Sunday September 8, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 7, 1974



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1 FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE 2 4 19 5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1)
2 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD 1 1 3 8
Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801)
3 BACK HOME AGAIN 3 2 2 10
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
4 CARIBOU 4 3 1 10
Elton John (MCA 2116)
5 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 5 6 5 33
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
6 RAGS TO RUFUS 8 26 39 8
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCX-809)
7 MARVIN GAYE LIVE! 7 8 10 8
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1)
8 BAD COMPANY 9 25 47 6
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410)
9 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 10 9 8 41
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
10 ON THE BEACH 12 17 23 8
Neil Young (Reprise R 2180)
11 THE SOUTHER-HILLMAN-FURAY BAND 15 18 22 7
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006)
12 BEFORE THE FLOOD 6 5 4 9
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum AB 201)
13 ENDLESS SUMMER 18 23 27 7
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
14 BODY HEAT 11 12 12 13
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617)
15 MOONTAN 16 16 17 16
Golden Earring (MCA 396)
16 BAND ON THE RUN 17 7 7 39
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
17 STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 20 29 38 9
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582)
18 SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS 21 31 36 8
Santana (Columbia PC 33050)
19 FROM THE MARS HOTEL 13 14 16 8
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102)
20 NOT FRAGILE 27 -- -- 2
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004)
21 SUNDOWN 25 11 9 31
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
22 SKIN TIGHT 22 24 26 18
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
23 ON STAGE 24 13 11 18
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848)
24 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH 23 10 6 12
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621)
25 BRIDGE OF SIGHS 28 22 25 19
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057)
26 CHICAGO VII 26 27 29 24
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
27 SMALL TALK 29 36 44 7
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic PE 32930)
28 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 30 28 20 12
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
29 WALKING MAN 14 15 15 10  
James Taylor (WB BS 2794)
30 THE O'JAYS LIVE IN LONDON 19 20 21 10  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32953)
31 DIAMOND DOGS 31 19 13 14
David Bowie (RCA CPL1-0576)
32 HOLIDAY 32 33 24 9
America (WB W 2808)
33 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 43 49 51 47
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
34 SECOND HELPING 37 39 41 17
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413)
35 THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY 33 34 35 11
Richard Pryor (Partee PBS 2404)
36 ELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS 35 32 34 9
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0606)
37 THE STING 39 21 14 30
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
38 PRETZEL LOGIC 34 30 31 23
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808)
39 LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY 41 60 61 22
Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284)
40 ROCK YOUR BABY 47 74 95 4
George McCrae (T.K. 501)
41 HELL 50 57 66 6
James Brown (Polydor PB2-9001)
42 MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER 42 40 33 11
Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494)
43 FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 36 38 32 10
Hues Corporation (RCA APL1-0323)
44 STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER 46 54 76 6
Nitty Griity Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA 184-J2)
45 TRES HOMBRES 38 35 18 38
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
46 STREET PARTY 49 51 69 6
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 36-101)
47 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 45 47 37 16
Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698)
48 SOME NICE THINGS I'VE MISSED 51 67 86 4
Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 2195)
49 JIM STAFFORD 55 63 71 21
Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947)
50 WONDERWORLD 44 42 45 9
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2800)
51 SHININ' ON 48 45 40 24
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278)
52 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 53 53 58 51
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
53 KEEP ON SMILIN' 54 56 60 7
Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0128)
54 SO FAR -- -- -- 1  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 18100)
55 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 57 61 57 59
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
56 BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX 58 37 28 22
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623)
57 12 GREATEST HITS 61 44 30 13
Neil Diamond (MCA 2106)
58 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 59 62 64 33
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
59 ILLUSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE 67 87 -- 3
Triumvirat (Harvest ST 11311)
60 INNERVISIONS 62 72 62 57
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
61 TOGETHER BROTHERS 64 68 70 7
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century ST 101)
62 MIGHTY LOVE 66 75 84 24
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296)
63 GARCIA 56 55 49 10
Jerry Garcia (Round RX 102)
64 HAMBURGER CONCERTO 71 81 92 5
Focus (Atco SD 36-100)
65 SENSE OF DIRECTION 65 65 73 10
Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS 7501)
66 SEALS & CROFTS 1 AND 2 70 78 89 4
Seals & Crofts (WB 2WS 2809)
67 ON THE BORDER 69 69 63 20
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
68 BLUE MAGIC 60 58 55 23
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038)
69 ROAD FOOD 72 70 72 16
Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220)
70 COURT AND SPARK 73 43 46 31
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
71 EUPHRATES RIVER 76 77 78 25
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335)
72 THE BLACKBYRDS 68 71 80 5
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F 9444)
73 AVALANCHE 75 83 93 4
Mountain (Columbia KC 33088)
74 ANTHOLOGY 74 76 79 7
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown M9-794A3)
75 I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN 87 -- -- 2  
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-3633)
76 COUNTRY 85 -- -- 2
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 11324)
77 CLAUDINE 40 41 43 24  
Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST)
78 WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS -- -- -- 1  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 3-200)
79 THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 52 50 50 16  
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411)
80 ALICE COOPER'S GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Alice Cooper (WB W 2803)
81 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE 63 64 65 14  
Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1)
82 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 91 88 84 23
Dawn (Bell 1130)
83 TRUCK DRIVER 84 90 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (Enterprise ENS 2-7507)
84 OPEN OUR EYES 78 52 53 25
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712)
85 WILD HONEY 90 93 -- 3
Beach Boys (WB 2MS 2166)
86 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 94 91 82 78
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
87 TALKING BOOK 89 94 91 67
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
88 THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO 92 100 59 14
Bread (Elektra 7E 1005)
89 SHOCK TREATMENT 79 48 42 16
Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461)
90 THE HOLLIES 81 46 48 11
Hollies (Epic KE 32574)
91 SWEET EXORCIST 77 79 54 14  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8601)
92 CAN'T GET ENOUGH -- -- -- 1  
Barry White (20th Century T-444)
93 COMIN' FROM ALL ENDS -- -- -- 1  
New Birth (RCA APL1-0494)
94 IMAGINATION 80 82 88 47  
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
95 BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS -- -- -- 1  
Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (ABC ABCX 824)
96 THE SINGLES 69-73 83 84 87 41  
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
97 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 97 66 67 11
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11002)
98 STOP ALL THAT JAZZ 82 59 52 12  
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2108)
99 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 93 99 99 71
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
100 MARIA MULDAUR 95 88 -- 36
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)

designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Wild And Peaceful" by Kool & The Gang (# 86)
   • "Apostrophe (')" by Frank Zappa (# 88)
   • "Love Song" by Anne Murray (# 96)
   • "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" by Doobie Brothers (# 98)
   • "Unborn Child" by Seals & Crofts (# 99)
   • "The Hoople" by Mott The Hoople (#100)

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