Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending October 5, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD COMPANY | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410) | ||||||
| 2 | ENDLESS SUMMER | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307) | ||||||
| 3 | FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1) | ||||||
| 4 | BACK HOME AGAIN | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548) | ||||||
| 5 | CARIBOU | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2116) | ||||||
| 6 | NOT FRAGILE | 8 | 12 | 15 | 6 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004) | ||||||
| 7 | SO FAR | 9 | 16 | 23 | 5 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 18100) | ||||||
| 8 | RAGS TO RUFUS | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCX-809) | ||||||
| 9 | IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW | 11 | 17 | 26 | 16 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411) | ||||||
| 10 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582) | ||||||
| 11 | 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801) | ||||||
| 12 | CAN'T GET ENOUGH | 14 | 23 | 40 | 5 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-444) | ||||||
| 13 | WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS | 15 | 25 | 41 | 5 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 3-200) | ||||||
| 14 | SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 33050) | ||||||
| 15 | ON THE BEACH | 16 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise R 2180) | ||||||
| 16 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 13 | 14 | 12 | 45 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 17 | SKIN TIGHT | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705) | ||||||
| 18 | BODY HEAT | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617) | ||||||
| 19 | THE SOUTHER-HILLMAN-FURAY BAND | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
| Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006) | ||||||
| 20 | ALICE COOPER'S GREATEST HITS | 25 | 33 | 59 | 5 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB W 2803) | ||||||
| 21 | CHICAGO VII | 20 | 21 | 24 | 28 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2-32810) | ||||||
| 22 | WRAP AROUND JOY | 73 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Carole King (Ode SR 77024) | ||||||
| 23 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE! | 21 | 9 | 7 | 12 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1) | ||||||
| 24 | I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN | 32 | 37 | 51 | 6 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP-3633) | ||||||
| 25 | HOLIDAY | 27 | 28 | 31 | 13 | |
| America (WB W 2808) | ||||||
| 26 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 22 | 15 | 11 | 37 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 27 | ANKA | 40 | 58 | 86 | 4 | |
| Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 314-G) | ||||||
| 28 | SUNDOWN | 28 | 29 | 29 | 35 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | ||||||
| 29 | BEFORE THE FLOOD | 26 | 24 | 16 | 13 | |
| Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum AB 201) | ||||||
| 30 | HIGHWAY CALL | 43 | 55 | 89 | 4 | |
| Richard Betts (Capricorn CP 0123) | ||||||
| 31 | SMALL TALK | 30 | 26 | 25 | 11 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic PE 32930) | ||||||
| 32 | LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY | 29 | 30 | 33 | 26 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284) | ||||||
| 33 | SECOND HELPING | 36 | 38 | 32 | 21 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413) | ||||||
| 34 | STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER | 35 | 36 | 38 | 10 | |
| Nitty Griity Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA 184-J2) | ||||||
| 35 | LIVE IT UP | 64 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33070) | ||||||
| 36 | BAND ON THE RUN | 24 | 22 | 18 | 43 |  |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 37 | THE O'JAYS LIVE IN LONDON | 34 | 31 | 30 | 14 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32953) | ||||||
| 38 | ILLUSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE | 39 | 40 | 44 | 7 | |
| Triumvirat (Harvest ST 11311) | ||||||
| 39 | ROCK YOUR BABY | 37 | 32 | 34 | 8 | |
| George McCrae (T.K. 501) | ||||||
| 40 | WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES | 53 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Traffic (Asylum 7E-1020) | ||||||
| 41 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH | 44 | 46 | 37 | 16 | |
| Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621) | ||||||
| 42 | THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY | 41 | 39 | 39 | 15 | |
| Richard Pryor (Partee PBS 2404) | ||||||
| 43 | WALKING MAN | 42 | 44 | 28 | 14 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2794) | ||||||
| 44 | HAMBURGER CONCERTO | 45 | 48 | 55 | 9 | |
| Focus (Atco SD 36-100) | ||||||
| 45 | GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLE | 52 | 62 | 93 | 4 | |
| Righteous Brothers (Haven/Capitol ST 9201) | ||||||
| 46 | COUNTRY | 48 | 53 | 65 | 6 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol ST 11324) | ||||||
| 47 | THRUST | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 32965) | ||||||
| 48 | THE KIDS AND ME | 65 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-3645) | ||||||
| 49 | JIM STAFFORD | 46 | 45 | 46 | 25 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947) | ||||||
| 50 | PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES: HIS GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD 835) | ||||||
| 51 | BRIDGE OF SIGHS | 47 | 41 | 27 | 23 | |
| Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057) | ||||||
| 52 | MOONTAN | 23 | 20 | 17 | 20 | |
| Golden Earring (MCA 396) | ||||||
| 53 | ON STAGE | 38 | 35 | 22 | 22 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848) | ||||||
| 54 | COMIN' FROM ALL ENDS | 57 | 60 | 77 | 5 | |
| New Birth (RCA APL1-0494) | ||||||
| 55 | INNERVISIONS | 56 | 57 | 60 | 61 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 56 | AN ANTHOLOGY, VOLUME II | 58 | 65 | 95 | 4 | |
| Duane Allman (Capricorn 2CP 0139) | ||||||
| 57 | FROM THE MARS HOTEL | 31 | 27 | 20 | 12 | |
| Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102) | ||||||
| 58 | TRES HOMBRES | 54 | 49 | 53 | 42 | |
| ZZ Top (London XPS 631) | ||||||
| 59 | PUSSY CATS | 69 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Nilsson (RCA CPL1-0570) | ||||||
| 60 | SOME NICE THINGS I'VE MISSED | 51 | 50 | 48 | 8 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 2195) | ||||||
| 61 | THE STING | 61 | 51 | 35 | 34 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390) | ||||||
| 62 | HERGEST RIDGE | 79 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-109) | ||||||
| 63 | PRETZEL LOGIC | 59 | 52 | 43 | 27 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808) | ||||||
| 64 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 62 | 59 | 54 | 63 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 65 | THE BLACKBYRDS | 66 | 68 | 70 | 9 | |
| Blackbyrds (Fantasy F 9444) | ||||||
| 66 | BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME | 75 | 86 | -- | 20 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770) | ||||||
| 67 | SENSE OF DIRECTION | 78 | 80 | 63 | 14 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS 7501) | ||||||
| 68 | ON THE BORDER | 68 | 72 | 73 | 24 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | ||||||
| 69 | BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX | 63 | 61 | 58 | 26 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623) | ||||||
| 70 | HELL | 33 | 34 | 36 | 10 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PB2-9001) | ||||||
| 71 | NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES | 71 | 74 | 78 | 27 | |
| Dawn (Bell 1130) | ||||||
| 72 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 70 | 64 | 66 | 37 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 73 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 60 | 56 | 52 | 51 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 74 | MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER | 72 | 66 | 49 | 15 | |
| Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494) | ||||||
| 75 | MIRROR IMAGE | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 32929) | ||||||
| 76 | PERFECT ANGEL | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561) | ||||||
| 77 | ROAD FOOD | 67 | 69 | 72 | 20 | |
| Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220) | ||||||
| 78 | STREET PARTY | 55 | 43 | 45 | 10 | |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 36-101) | ||||||
| 79 | VERITIES & BALDERDASH | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1012) | ||||||
| 80 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 74 | 76 | 81 | 82 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 81 | THE ENTERTAINER | 83 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 2115) | ||||||
| 82 | THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO | 77 | 82 | 87 | 18 | |
| Bread (Elektra 7E 1005) | ||||||
| 83 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 80 | 81 | 50 | 55 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 84 | I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 4968) | ||||||
| 85 | BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS | 88 | 90 | 91 | 5 | |
| Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (ABC ABCX 824) | ||||||
| 86 | LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER | 49 | 47 | 47 | 20 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698) | ||||||
| 87 | MIGHTY LOVE | 90 | 63 | 64 | 28 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296) | ||||||
| 88 | STEVIE WONDER PRESENTS SYREETA WRIGHT | 93 | 96 | 99 | 4 | |
| Syreeta Wright (Motown M6-808S1) | ||||||
| 89 | ROXY AND ELSEWHERE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Frank Zappa (Discreet 2DS 2202) | ||||||
| 90 | REMEMBER THE FUTURE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Nektar (Passport PPS 98002) | ||||||
| 91 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION | 50 | 42 | 42 | 14 | |
| Hues Corporation (RCA APL1-0323) | ||||||
| 92 | DANCING MACHINE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M6 780S1) | ||||||
| 93 | CHILD OF THE NOVELTY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mahogany Rush (20th Century T-451) | ||||||
| 94 | SHEET MUSIC | 95 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| 10cc (U.K. UKS 53107) | ||||||
| 95 | OPEN OUR EYES | 96 | 94 | 88 | 29 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | ||||||
| 96 | 12 GREATEST HITS | 97 | 77 | 61 | 17 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 2106) | ||||||
| 97 | BLUE MAGIC | 81 | 75 | 71 | 27 | |
| Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038) | ||||||
| 98 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY | 100 | -- | -- | 17 | |
| Chicago (Columbia GP 8) | ||||||
| 99 | TALKING BOOK | 82 | 83 | 84 | 71 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L) | ||||||
| 100 | COURT AND SPARK | 86 | 67 | 69 | 35 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | ||||||
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 Honey" by Beach Boys (# 84)
• "Avalanche" by Mountain (# 85)
• "Keep On Smilin'" by Wet Willie (# 89)
• "Diamond Dogs" by David Bowie (# 92)
• "Seals & Crofts 1 And 2" by Seals & Crofts (# 99)