Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending October 12, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENDLESS SUMMER | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307) | ||||||
| 2 | BAD COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410) | ||||||
| 3 | BACK HOME AGAIN | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548) | ||||||
| 4 | NOT FRAGILE | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004) | ||||||
| 5 | IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW | 9 | 11 | 17 | 17 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411) | ||||||
| 6 | SO FAR | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 18100) | ||||||
| 7 | FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1) | ||||||
| 8 | CARIBOU | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2116) | ||||||
| 9 | CAN'T GET ENOUGH | 12 | 14 | 23 | 6 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-444) | ||||||
| 10 | WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS | 13 | 15 | 25 | 6 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 3-200) | ||||||
| 11 | 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD | 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801) | ||||||
| 12 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582) | ||||||
| 13 | SKIN TIGHT | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705) | ||||||
| 14 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 16 | 13 | 14 | 46 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 15 | WRAP AROUND JOY | 22 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Carole King (Ode SR 77024) | ||||||
| 16 | RAGS TO RUFUS | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCX-809) | ||||||
| 17 | BODY HEAT | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617) | ||||||
| 18 | SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 33050) | ||||||
| 19 | ALICE COOPER'S GREATEST HITS | 20 | 25 | 33 | 6 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB W 2803) | ||||||
| 20 | ANKA | 27 | 40 | 58 | 5 | |
| Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 314-G) | ||||||
| 21 | CHICAGO VII | 21 | 20 | 21 | 29 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2-32810) | ||||||
| 22 | I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN | 24 | 32 | 37 | 7 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP-3633) | ||||||
| 23 | HOLIDAY | 25 | 27 | 28 | 14 | |
| America (WB W 2808) | ||||||
| 24 | HIGHWAY CALL | 30 | 43 | 55 | 5 | |
| Richard Betts (Capricorn CP 0123) | ||||||
| 25 | LIVE IT UP | 35 | 64 | 84 | 4 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33070) | ||||||
| 26 | PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES: HIS GREATEST HITS | 50 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD 835) | ||||||
| 27 | SECOND HELPING | 33 | 36 | 38 | 22 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413) | ||||||
| 28 | THE SOUTHER-HILLMAN-FURAY BAND | 19 | 17 | 10 | 12 | |
| Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006) | ||||||
| 29 | WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES | 40 | 53 | 79 | 4 | |
| Traffic (Asylum 7E-1020) | ||||||
| 30 | ON THE BEACH | 15 | 16 | 8 | 13 |  |
| Neil Young (Reprise R 2180) | ||||||
| 31 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 26 | 22 | 15 | 38 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 32 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE! | 23 | 21 | 9 | 13 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1) | ||||||
| 33 | THE KIDS AND ME | 48 | 65 | -- | 3 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-3645) | ||||||
| 34 | STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER | 34 | 35 | 36 | 11 | |
| Nitty Griity Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA 184-J2) | ||||||
| 35 | SUNDOWN | 28 | 28 | 29 | 36 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | ||||||
| 36 | THRUST | 47 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 32965) | ||||||
| 37 | THE O'JAYS LIVE IN LONDON | 37 | 34 | 31 | 15 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32953) | ||||||
| 38 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH | 41 | 44 | 46 | 17 | |
| Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621) | ||||||
| 39 | GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLE | 45 | 52 | 62 | 5 | |
| Righteous Brothers (Haven/Capitol ST 9201) | ||||||
| 40 | THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY | 42 | 41 | 39 | 16 | |
| Richard Pryor (Partee PBS 2404) | ||||||
| 41 | LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY | 32 | 29 | 30 | 27 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284) | ||||||
| 42 | ILLUSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE | 38 | 39 | 40 | 8 | |
| Triumvirat (Harvest ST 11311) | ||||||
| 43 | HAMBURGER CONCERTO | 44 | 45 | 48 | 10 | |
| Focus (Atco SD 36-100) | ||||||
| 44 | BEFORE THE FLOOD | 29 | 26 | 24 | 14 | |
| Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum AB 201) | ||||||
| 45 | COUNTRY | 46 | 48 | 53 | 7 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol ST 11324) | ||||||
| 46 | SMALL TALK | 31 | 30 | 26 | 12 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic PE 32930) | ||||||
| 47 | BAND ON THE RUN | 36 | 24 | 22 | 44 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 48 | ROCK YOUR BABY | 39 | 37 | 32 | 9 | |
| George McCrae (T.K. 501) | ||||||
| 49 | MOONTAN | 52 | 23 | 20 | 21 | |
| Golden Earring (MCA 396) | ||||||
| 50 | BRIDGE OF SIGHS | 51 | 47 | 41 | 24 | |
| Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057) | ||||||
| 51 | WALKING MAN | 43 | 42 | 44 | 15 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2794) | ||||||
| 52 | HERGEST RIDGE | 62 | 79 | 95 | 4 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-109) | ||||||
| 53 | COMIN' FROM ALL ENDS | 54 | 57 | 60 | 6 | |
| New Birth (RCA APL1-0494) | ||||||
| 54 | AN ANTHOLOGY, VOLUME II | 56 | 58 | 65 | 5 | |
| Duane Allman (Capricorn 2CP 0139) | ||||||
| 55 | JIM STAFFORD | 49 | 46 | 45 | 26 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947) | ||||||
| 56 | ON STAGE | 53 | 38 | 35 | 23 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848) | ||||||
| 57 | PUSSY CATS | 59 | 69 | 87 | 4 | |
| Nilsson (RCA CPL1-0570) | ||||||
| 58 | CHEECH & CHONG'S WEDDING ALBUM | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77025) | ||||||
| 59 | THE STING | 61 | 61 | 51 | 35 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390) | ||||||
| 60 | INNERVISIONS | 55 | 56 | 57 | 62 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 61 | BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME | 66 | 75 | 86 | 21 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770) | ||||||
| 62 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 64 | 62 | 59 | 64 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 63 | THE BLACKBYRDS | 65 | 66 | 68 | 10 | |
| Blackbyrds (Fantasy F 9444) | ||||||
| 64 | SOME NICE THINGS I'VE MISSED | 60 | 51 | 50 | 9 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 2195) | ||||||
| 65 | SENSE OF DIRECTION | 67 | 78 | 80 | 15 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS 7501) | ||||||
| 66 | ROAD FOOD | 77 | 67 | 69 | 21 | |
| Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220) | ||||||
| 67 | PERFECT ANGEL | 76 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561) | ||||||
| 68 | ROXY AND ELSEWHERE | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Frank Zappa (Discreet 2DS 2202) | ||||||
| 69 | VERITIES & BALDERDASH | 79 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1012) | ||||||
| 70 | MIRROR IMAGE | 75 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 32929) | ||||||
| 71 | I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU | 84 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 4968) | ||||||
| 72 | NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES | 71 | 71 | 74 | 28 | |
| Dawn (Bell 1130) | ||||||
| 73 | ON THE BORDER | 68 | 68 | 72 | 25 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | ||||||
| 74 | MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER | 74 | 72 | 66 | 16 | |
| Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494) | ||||||
| 75 | SALLY CAN'T DANCE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lou Reed (RCA CPL1-0611) | ||||||
| 76 | TRES HOMBRES | 58 | 54 | 49 | 43 | |
| ZZ Top (London XPS 631) | ||||||
| 77 | FROM THE MARS HOTEL | 57 | 31 | 27 | 13 | |
| Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102) | ||||||
| 78 | BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX | 69 | 63 | 61 | 27 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623) | ||||||
| 79 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 72 | 70 | 64 | 38 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 80 | REMEMBER THE FUTURE | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Nektar (Passport PPS 98002) | ||||||
| 81 | DANCING MACHINE | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M6 780S1) | ||||||
| 82 | WALLS AND BRIDGES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Lennon (Apple SW-3410) | ||||||
| 83 | CHILD OF THE NOVELTY | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mahogany Rush (20th Century T-451) | ||||||
| 84 | FEATS DON'T FAIL ME NOW | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Little Feat (WB BS 2784) | ||||||
| 85 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 73 | 60 | 56 | 52 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 86 | HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2196) | ||||||
| 87 | LOS COCHINOS | -- | -- | -- | 38 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 88 | MIAMI | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Gang (Atco SD 36-102) | ||||||
| 89 | THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO | 82 | 77 | 82 | 19 | |
| Bread (Elektra 7E 1005) | ||||||
| 90 | SLOW FLUX | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Steppenwolf (Mums PZ 33093) | ||||||
| 91 | STEVIE WONDER PRESENTS SYREETA WRIGHT | 88 | 93 | 96 | 5 | |
| Syreeta Wright (Motown M6-808S1) | ||||||
| 92 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY | 98 | 100 | -- | 18 | |
| Chicago (Columbia GP 8) | ||||||
| 93 | ANDY KIM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Andy Kim (Capitol ST 11318) | ||||||
| 94 | PRETZEL LOGIC | 63 | 59 | 52 | 28 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808) | ||||||
| 95 | COURT AND SPARK | 100 | 86 | 67 | 36 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | ||||||
| 96 | THE MIRROR | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Spooky Tooth (Island ILPS 9292) | ||||||
| 97 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 80 | 74 | 76 | 83 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 98 | LATE FOR THE SKY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1017) | ||||||
| 99 | OPEN OUR EYES | 95 | 96 | 94 | 30 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | ||||||
| 100 | SHEET MUSIC | 94 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| 10cc (U.K. UKS 53107) | ||||||
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:
• "Hell" by James Brown (# 70)
• "Street Party" by Black Oak Arkansas (# 78)
• "The Entertainer" by Marvin Hamlisch (# 81)
• "American Graffiti" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 83)
• "Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods" by Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (# 85)
• "Let's Put It All Together" by Stylistics (# 86)
• "Mighty Love" by Spinners (# 87)
• "Freedom For The Stallion" by Hues Corporation (# 91)
• "12 Greatest Hits" by Neil Diamond (# 96)
• "Blue Magic" by Blue Magic (# 97)
• "Talking Book" by Stevie Wonder (# 99)