Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending September 14, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1) | ||||||
| 2 | 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801) | ||||||
| 3 | BACK HOME AGAIN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548) | ||||||
| 4 | CARIBOU | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2116) | ||||||
| 5 | RAGS TO RUFUS | 6 | 8 | 26 | 9 | |
| Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCX-809) | ||||||
| 6 | BAD COMPANY | 8 | 9 | 25 | 7 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410) | ||||||
| 7 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE! | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1) | ||||||
| 8 | ON THE BEACH | 10 | 12 | 17 | 9 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise R 2180) | ||||||
| 9 | ENDLESS SUMMER | 13 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307) | ||||||
| 10 | THE SOUTHER-HILLMAN-FURAY BAND | 11 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006) | ||||||
| 11 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 5 | 5 | 6 | 34 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 12 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 9 | 10 | 9 | 42 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 13 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES | 17 | 20 | 29 | 10 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582) | ||||||
| 14 | SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS | 18 | 21 | 31 | 9 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 33050) | ||||||
| 15 | NOT FRAGILE | 20 | 27 | -- | 3 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004) | ||||||
| 16 | BEFORE THE FLOOD | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum AB 201) | ||||||
| 17 | MOONTAN | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
| Golden Earring (MCA 396) | ||||||
| 18 | BAND ON THE RUN | 16 | 17 | 7 | 40 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 19 | BODY HEAT | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617) | ||||||
| 20 | FROM THE MARS HOTEL | 19 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |
| Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102) | ||||||
| 21 | SKIN TIGHT | 22 | 22 | 24 | 19 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705) | ||||||
| 22 | ON STAGE | 23 | 24 | 13 | 19 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848) | ||||||
| 23 | SO FAR | 54 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 18100) | ||||||
| 24 | CHICAGO VII | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2-32810) | ||||||
| 25 | SMALL TALK | 27 | 29 | 36 | 8 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic PE 32930) | ||||||
| 26 | IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW | 28 | 30 | 28 | 13 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411) | ||||||
| 27 | BRIDGE OF SIGHS | 25 | 28 | 22 | 20 | |
| Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057) | ||||||
| 28 | WALKING MAN | 29 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2794) | ||||||
| 29 | SUNDOWN | 21 | 25 | 11 | 32 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | ||||||
| 30 | THE O'JAYS LIVE IN LONDON | 30 | 19 | 20 | 11 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32953) | ||||||
| 31 | HOLIDAY | 32 | 32 | 33 | 10 | |
| America (WB W 2808) | ||||||
| 32 | SECOND HELPING | 34 | 37 | 39 | 18 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413) | ||||||
| 33 | LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY | 39 | 41 | 60 | 23 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284) | ||||||
| 34 | ROCK YOUR BABY | 40 | 47 | 74 | 5 | |
| George McCrae (T.K. 501) | ||||||
| 35 | THE STING | 37 | 39 | 21 | 31 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390) | ||||||
| 36 | HELL | 41 | 50 | 57 | 7 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PB2-9001) | ||||||
| 37 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH | 24 | 23 | 10 | 13 |  |
| Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621) | ||||||
| 38 | STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER | 44 | 46 | 54 | 7 | |
| Nitty Griity Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA 184-J2) | ||||||
| 39 | THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY | 35 | 33 | 34 | 12 | |
| Richard Pryor (Partee PBS 2404) | ||||||
| 40 | CAN'T GET ENOUGH | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-444) | ||||||
| 41 | WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS | 78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 3-200) | ||||||
| 42 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION | 43 | 36 | 38 | 11 | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA APL1-0323) | ||||||
| 43 | PRETZEL LOGIC | 38 | 34 | 30 | 24 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808) | ||||||
| 44 | ILLUSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE | 59 | 67 | 87 | 4 | |
| Triumvirat (Harvest ST 11311) | ||||||
| 45 | STREET PARTY | 46 | 49 | 51 | 7 | |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 36-101) | ||||||
| 46 | JIM STAFFORD | 49 | 55 | 63 | 22 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947) | ||||||
| 47 | LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER | 47 | 45 | 47 | 17 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698) | ||||||
| 48 | SOME NICE THINGS I'VE MISSED | 48 | 51 | 67 | 5 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 2195) | ||||||
| 49 | MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER | 42 | 42 | 40 | 12 | |
| Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494) | ||||||
| 50 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 52 | 53 | 53 | 52 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 51 | I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN | 75 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP-3633) | ||||||
| 52 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 33 | 43 | 49 | 48 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 53 | TRES HOMBRES | 45 | 38 | 35 | 39 | |
| ZZ Top (London XPS 631) | ||||||
| 54 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 55 | 57 | 61 | 60 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 55 | HAMBURGER CONCERTO | 64 | 71 | 81 | 6 | |
| Focus (Atco SD 36-100) | ||||||
| 56 | KEEP ON SMILIN' | 53 | 54 | 56 | 8 | |
| Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0128) | ||||||
| 57 | DIAMOND DOGS | 31 | 31 | 19 | 15 | |
| David Bowie (RCA CPL1-0576) | ||||||
| 58 | BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX | 56 | 58 | 37 | 23 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623) | ||||||
| 59 | ALICE COOPER'S GREATEST HITS | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB W 2803) | ||||||
| 60 | INNERVISIONS | 60 | 62 | 72 | 58 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 61 | 12 GREATEST HITS | 57 | 61 | 44 | 14 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 2106) | ||||||
| 62 | SHININ' ON | 51 | 48 | 45 | 25 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278) | ||||||
| 63 | SENSE OF DIRECTION | 65 | 65 | 65 | 11 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS 7501) | ||||||
| 64 | MIGHTY LOVE | 62 | 66 | 75 | 25 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296) | ||||||
| 65 | COUNTRY | 76 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol ST 11324) | ||||||
| 66 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 58 | 59 | 62 | 34 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 67 | SEALS & CROFTS 1 AND 2 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 5 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB 2WS 2809) | ||||||
| 68 | AVALANCHE | 73 | 75 | 83 | 5 | |
| Mountain (Columbia KC 33088) | ||||||
| 69 | COURT AND SPARK | 70 | 73 | 43 | 32 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | ||||||
| 70 | THE BLACKBYRDS | 72 | 68 | 71 | 6 | |
| Blackbyrds (Fantasy F 9444) | ||||||
| 71 | BLUE MAGIC | 68 | 60 | 58 | 24 | |
| Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038) | ||||||
| 72 | ROAD FOOD | 69 | 72 | 70 | 17 | |
| Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220) | ||||||
| 73 | ON THE BORDER | 67 | 69 | 69 | 21 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | ||||||
| 74 | TOGETHER BROTHERS | 61 | 64 | 68 | 8 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century ST 101) | ||||||
| 75 | ELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS | 36 | 35 | 32 | 10 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0606) | ||||||
| 76 | WONDERWORLD | 50 | 44 | 42 | 10 | |
| Uriah Heep (WB BS 2800) | ||||||
| 77 | COMIN' FROM ALL ENDS | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Birth (RCA APL1-0494) | ||||||
| 78 | NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES | 82 | 91 | 88 | 24 | |
| Dawn (Bell 1130) | ||||||
| 79 | GARCIA | 63 | 56 | 55 | 11 | |
| Jerry Garcia (Round RX 102) | ||||||
| 80 | EUPHRATES RIVER | 71 | 76 | 77 | 26 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335) | ||||||
| 81 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 86 | 94 | 91 | 79 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 82 | TRUCK DRIVER | 83 | 84 | 90 | 4 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Enterprise ENS 2-7507) | ||||||
| 83 | ANTHOLOGY | 74 | 74 | 76 | 8 | |
| Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown M9-794A3) | ||||||
| 84 | TALKING BOOK | 87 | 89 | 94 | 68 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L) | ||||||
| 85 | WILD HONEY | 85 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| Beach Boys (WB 2MS 2166) | ||||||
| 86 | ANKA | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 314-G) | ||||||
| 87 | THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO | 88 | 92 | 100 | 15 | |
| Bread (Elektra 7E 1005) | ||||||
| 88 | OPEN OUR EYES | 84 | 78 | 52 | 26 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | ||||||
| 89 | HIGHWAY CALL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Richard Betts (Capricorn CP 0123) | ||||||
| 90 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 99 | 93 | 99 | 72 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 91 | BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (ABC ABCX 824) | ||||||
| 92 | SHOCK TREATMENT | 89 | 79 | 48 | 17 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461) | ||||||
| 93 | GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Righteous Brothers (Haven/Capitol ST 9201) | ||||||
| 94 | CLAUDINE | 77 | 40 | 41 | 25 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST) | ||||||
| 95 | AN ANTHOLOGY, VOLUME II | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Duane Allman (Capricorn 2CP 0139) | ||||||
| 96 | LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE | 81 | 63 | 64 | 15 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1) | ||||||
| 97 | MARIA MULDAUR | 100 | 95 | 88 | 37 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | ||||||
| 98 | I NEED TIME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bloodstone (London APS 647) | ||||||
| 99 | STEVIE WONDER PRESENTS SYREETA WRIGHT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Syreeta Wright (Motown M6-808S1) | ||||||
| 100 | THE SINGLES 69-73 | 96 | 83 | 84 | 42 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | ||||||
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:
• "The Ozark Mountain Daredevils" by Ozark Mountain Daredevils (# 79)
• "The Hollies" by Hollies (# 90)
• "Sweet Exorcist" by Curtis Mayfield (# 91)
• "Imagination" by Gladys Knight & The Pips (# 94)
• "That's Entertainment" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 97)
• "Stop All That Jazz" by Leon Russell (# 98)