Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 7, 1974

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS	8	17	50	4
Elton John (MCA 2128)
2	IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL	1	2	6	7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79101)
3	SERENADE	4	8	14	7
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 32919)
4	WAR CHILD	6	7	11	6
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1067)
5	CHEECH & CHONG'S WEDDING ALBUM	2	3	4	9
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77025)
6	NOT FRAGILE	7	4	5	15
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004)
7	PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES: HIS GREATEST HITS	5	6	3	10
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD 835)
8	ODDS & SODS	10	13	16	7
Who (MCA 2120)
9	MOTHER LODE	12	14	19	6
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 33175)
10	THIS IS THE MOODY BLUES	45	54	--	3
Moody Blues (Threshold 2THS 12/13)
11	WALLS AND BRIDGES	3	1	2	9
John Lennon (Apple SW-3410)
12	WRAP AROUND JOY	9	5	1	11
Carole King (Ode SR 77024)
13	BORBOLETTA	17	19	22	6
Santana (Columbia PC 33135)
14	LATE FOR THE SKY	15	16	18	9
Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1017)
15	SMILER	16	18	21	8
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-017)
16	FIRE	33	40	--	3
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1013)
17	ELDORADO	18	21	26	7
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 339-G)
18	BACK HOME AGAIN	13	12	8	23
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
19	DAVID LIVE	22	24	30	7
David Bowie (RCA CPL2-0771)
20	HOLIDAY	14	10	10	22
America (WB W 2808)
21	ANKA	21	22	24	13
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 314-G)
22	FREE AND EASY	26	32	39	6
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11348)
23	CAN'T GET ENOUGH	24	25	17	14
Barry White (20th Century T-444)
24	VERITIES & BALDERDASH	29	35	37	11
Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1012)
25	BAD COMPANY	28	30	27	19
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410)
26	CARIBOU	25	25	25	23
Elton John (MCA 2116)
27	BUTTERFLY	51	66	--	3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 33095)
28	WAITRESS IN A DONUT SHOP	34	36	40	5
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2194)
29	NIGHTMARES	35	37	41	7
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 18107)
30	GOODNIGHT VIENNA	56	--	--	2
Ringo Starr (Apple SW-3417)
31	I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART	57	82	98	4
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
32	SALLY CAN'T DANCE	27	23	23	9
Lou Reed (RCA CPL1-0611)
33	DRAGON FLY	39	48	57	6
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BPL1-0717)
34	EXPLORES YOUR MIND	49	69	--	3
Al Green (Hi SHL 32087)
35	DAVE MASON	48	60	84	5
Dave Mason (Columbia KG 33096)
36	ROCK AND ROLL OUTLAWS	41	45	59	5
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6956)
37	AVERAGE WHITE BAND	44	46	54	7
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
38	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	36	39	34	54
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
39	PERFECT ANGEL	40	34	29	11
Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561)
40	ROXY AND ELSEWHERE	31	31	32	10
Frank Zappa (Discreet 2DS 2202)
41	WHERE HAVE I KNOWN YOU BEFORE	43	44	46	8
Chick Corea (Polydor PD 6509)
42	TODD RUNDGREN'S UTOPIA	47	52	61	5
Utopia (Bearsville BR 6954)
43	STORMBRINGER	59	--	--	2
Deep Purple (WB PR 2832)
44	DANCING MACHINE	32	33	36	10
Jackson 5 (Motown M6 780S1)
45	THRUST	38	29	25	11
Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 32965)
46	CAUGHT UP	53	64	78	4
Millie Jackson (Spring SPR 6703)
47	PHOEBE SNOW	55	70	80	5
Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109)
48	FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE	50	38	33	18
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1)
49	WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES	11	11	13	12
Traffic (Asylum 7E-1020)
50	REMEMBER THE FUTURE	46	47	48	10
Nektar (Passport PPS 98002)
51	IN HEAT	54	57	65	7
Love Unlmited Orchestra (20th Century T-443)
52	IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW	19	9	9	25
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
53	SO FAR	20	15	7	14
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 18100)
54	ALICE COOPER'S GREATEST HITS	23	20	20	14
Alice Cooper (WB W 2803)
55	THE GREGG ALLMAN TOUR	68	88	--	3
Gregg Allman (Capricorn 2CP 0141)
56	STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES	30	28	15	22
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582)
57	VEEDON FLEECE	64	71	81	5
Van Morrison (WB BS 2805)
58	LIVE IT UP	37	27	12	12
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33070)
59	DO IT BABY	42	42	43	8
Miracles (Tamla T6 334S1)
60	LOVE ME FOR A REASON	71	80	89	4
Osmonds (MGM MG 4939)
61	CHICAGO VII	62	65	62	37
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
62	STREET LIFE SERENADE	69	81	92	4
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 33146)
63	LIGHT OF WORLDS	66	76	87	5
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 2014)
64	HEAVY	72	85	97	4
Stylistics (Avco AV 69004)
65	GOT TO FIND A WAY	75	84	94	4
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8604)
66	WHITE GOLD	76	91	--	3
Love Unlmited Orchestra (20th Century T-458)
67	PAPER MONEY	77	89	--	3
Montrose (WB BS 2823)
68	MILES OF AISLES	--	--	--	1
Joni Mitchell (Asylum AB 202)
69	ANDY KIM	58	51	53	9
Andy Kim (Capitol ST 11318)
70	DREAMS AND ALL THAT STUFF	79	90	--	3
Leo Kottke (Capitol ST-11335)
71	MELODIES OF LOVE	--	--	--	1
Bobby Vinton (ABC ABCD 851)
72	I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME	86	99	--	3
Kiki Dee (MCA 458)
73	WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS	65	43	31	14
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 3-200)
74	SKIN TIGHT	60	41	38	31
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
75	SOUTHERN COMFORT	90	100	--	3
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTSY 1002)
76	THE POWER AND THE GLORY	78	79	83	7
Gentle Giant (Capitol ST 11337)
77	I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU	61	55	44	11
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 4968)
78	RELEASE YOURSELF	81	97	--	3
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2814)
79	GOOD OLD BOYS	82	86	91	6
Randy Newman (WB MS 2193)
80	APPRENTICE	89	98	--	3
Dave Loggins (Epic NB 32833)
81	SNOWFLAKES ARE DREAMING	85	93	--	3
Tomita (RCA ARL1-0488)
82	IS IT IN	83	87	93	6
Eddie Harris (Atlantic SD 1659)
83	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II	80	50	45	46
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
84	WAR BABIES	88	95	--	3
Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 18109)
85	BRUJO	87	96	--	3
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia PC 33145)
86	THE PLACE I LOVE	91	--	--	2
Splinter (A&M SP-2001)
87	POWERFUL PEOPLE	93	--	--	2
Gino Vannelli (A&M SP-3630)
88	THE SONGS OF JIM WEATHERLY	99	--	--	2
Jim Weatherly (Buddah BDS 5608)
89	TOLEDO WINDOW BOX	--	--	--	1
George Carlin (Little David LD 3003)
90	ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR	92	94	--	3
Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 11317)
91	HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND	52	49	42	9
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2196)
92	THE KIDS AND ME	63	53	35	11
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3645)
93	PIECES OF DREAMS	--	--	--	1
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9465)
94	CANTAMOS	--	--	--	1
Poco (Epic PE 33192)
95	TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. . . LIVE	--	--	--	1
B.B. King & Bobby Bland (MCA DS 50190-2)
96	ARTISTRY	100	--	--	2
Deodato (MCA 457)
97	BODY HEAT	70	61	52	26
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617)
98	B.T. EXPRESS	--	--	--	1
B.T. Express (Scepter SPS 5117)
99	SECOND HELPING	94	56	51	30
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413)
100	THERE'S THE RUB	--	--	--	1
Wishbone Ash (MCA 464)

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:

   • "Climax" by Ohio Players (# 67)
   • "Rags To Rufus" by Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (# 73)
   • "Santana's Greatest Hits" by Santana (# 74)
   • "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" by Little Feat (# 84)
   • "Endless Summer" by Beach Boys (# 95)
   • "461 Ocean Boulevard" by Eric Clapton (# 96)
   • "The Sting" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 97)
   • "Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich (# 98)