Saturday December 14, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 14, 1974



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1 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 1 8 17 5
Elton John (MCA 2128)
2 SERENADE 3 4 8 8
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 32919)
3 IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL 2 1 2 8
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79101)
4 WAR CHILD 4 6 7 7
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1067)
5 NOT FRAGILE 6 7 4 16
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004)
6 PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES: HIS GREATEST HITS 7 5 6 11
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD 835)
7 MOTHER LODE 9 12 14 7
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 33175)
8 THIS IS THE MOODY BLUES 10 45 54 4
Moody Blues (Threshold 2THS 12/13)
9 CHEECH & CHONG'S WEDDING ALBUM 5 2 3 10
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77025)
10 BACK HOME AGAIN 18 13 12 24
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
11 FIRE 16 33 40 4
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1013)
12 ODDS & SODS 8 10 13 8
Who (MCA 2120)
13 BORBOLETTA 13 17 19 7
Santana (Columbia PC 33135)
14 LATE FOR THE SKY 14 15 16 10
Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1017)
15 DAVID LIVE 19 22 24 8
David Bowie (RCA CPL2-0771)
16 ELDORADO 17 18 21 8
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 339-G)
17 VERITIES & BALDERDASH 24 29 35 12
Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1012)
18 FREE AND EASY 22 26 32 7
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11348)
19 GOODNIGHT VIENNA 30 56 -- 3  
Ringo Starr (Apple SW-3417)
20 WALLS AND BRIDGES 11 3 1 10
John Lennon (Apple SW-3410)
21 BUTTERFLY 27 51 66 4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 33095)
22 WRAP AROUND JOY 12 9 5 12
Carole King (Ode SR 77024)
23 CARIBOU 26 26 26 24
Elton John (MCA 2116)
24 WAITRESS IN A DONUT SHOP 28 34 36 6
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2194)
25 BAD COMPANY 25 28 30 20
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410)
26 EXPLORES YOUR MIND 34 49 69 4
Al Green (Hi SHL 32087)
27 I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART 31 57 82 5
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
28 NIGHTMARES 29 35 37 8
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 18107)
29 DRAGON FLY 33 39 48 7
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BPL1-0717)
30 HOLIDAY 20 14 10 23
America (WB W 2808)
31 DAVE MASON 35 48 60 6
Dave Mason (Columbia KG 33096)
32 AVERAGE WHITE BAND 37 44 46 8
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
33 STORMBRINGER 43 59 -- 3
Deep Purple (WB PR 2832)
34 ANKA 21 21 22 14  
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 314-G)
35 ROCK AND ROLL OUTLAWS 36 41 45 6
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6956)
36 SMILER 15 16 18 9  
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-017)
37 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 38 36 39 55
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
38 TODD RUNDGREN'S UTOPIA 42 47 52 6
Utopia (Bearsville BR 6954)
39 WHERE HAVE I KNOWN YOU BEFORE 41 43 44 9
Chick Corea (Polydor PD 6509)
40 PHOEBE SNOW 47 55 70 6
Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109)
41 CAUGHT UP 46 53 64 5
Millie Jackson (Spring SPR 6703)
42 MILES OF AISLES 68 -- -- 2  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum AB 202)
43 FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE 48 50 38 19
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1)
44 CAN'T GET ENOUGH 23 24 25 15  
Barry White (20th Century T-444)
45 PERFECT ANGEL 39 40 34 12
Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561)
46 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 52 19 9 26
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
47 DANCING MACHINE 44 32 33 11
Jackson 5 (Motown M6 780S1)
48 THRUST 45 38 29 12
Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 32965)
49 HEART LIKE A WHEEL -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
50 IN HEAT 51 54 57 8
Love Unlmited Orchestra (20th Century T-443)
51 SALLY CAN'T DANCE 32 27 23 10  
Lou Reed (RCA CPL1-0611)
52 DREAMS AND ALL THAT STUFF 70 79 90 4  
Leo Kottke (Capitol ST-11335)
53 THE GREGG ALLMAN TOUR 55 68 88 4
Gregg Allman (Capricorn 2CP 0141)
54 LOVE ME FOR A REASON 60 71 80 5
Osmonds (MGM MG 4939)
55 STREET LIFE SERENADE 62 69 81 5
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 33146)
56 VEEDON FLEECE 57 64 71 6
Van Morrison (WB BS 2805)
57 MELODIES OF LOVE 71 -- -- 2  
Bobby Vinton (ABC ABCD 851)
58 WHITE GOLD 66 76 91 4
Love Unlmited Orchestra (20th Century T-458)
59 HEAVY 64 72 85 5
Stylistics (Avco AV 69004)
60 GOT TO FIND A WAY 65 75 84 5
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8604)
61 I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME 72 86 99 4  
Kiki Dee (MCA 458)
62 LIGHT OF WORLDS 63 66 76 6
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 2014)
63 PAPER MONEY 67 77 89 4
Montrose (WB BS 2823)
64 SOUTHERN COMFORT 75 90 100 4  
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTSY 1002)
65 CHICAGO VII 61 62 65 38
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
66 DO IT BABY 59 42 42 9
Miracles (Tamla T6 334S1)
67 WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES 49 11 11 13  
Traffic (Asylum 7E-1020)
68 SO FAR 53 20 15 15  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 18100)
69 ALICE COOPER'S GREATEST HITS 54 23 20 15  
Alice Cooper (WB W 2803)
70 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 83 80 50 47  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
71 APPRENTICE 80 89 98 4
Dave Loggins (Epic NB 32833)
72 THERE'S THE RUB 100 -- -- 2  
Wishbone Ash (MCA 464)
73 TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. . . LIVE 95 -- -- 2  
B.B. King & Bobby Bland (MCA DS 50190-2)
74 THE PLACE I LOVE 86 91 -- 3  
Splinter (A&M SP-2001)
75 I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU 77 61 55 12
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 4968)
76 CANTAMOS 94 -- -- 2  
Poco (Epic PE 33192)
77 RELEASE YOURSELF 78 81 97 4
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2814)
78 GOOD OLD BOYS 79 82 86 7
Randy Newman (WB MS 2193)
79 SNOWFLAKES ARE DREAMING 81 85 93 4
Tomita (RCA ARL1-0488)
80 TOLEDO WINDOW BOX 79 -- -- 2
George Carlin (Little David LD 3003)
81 WAR BABIES 84 88 95 4
Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 18109)
82 PIECES OF DREAMS 93 -- -- 2  
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9465)
83 BRUJO 85 87 96 4
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia PC 33145)
84 THE MAIN EVENT LIVE -- -- -- 1  
Frank Sinatra (WB FS 2207)
85 MOTT THE HOOPLE LIVE -- -- -- 1  
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 33282)
86 POWERFUL PEOPLE 87 93 -- 3
Gino Vannelli (A&M SP-3630)
87 THE SONGS OF JIM WEATHERLY 88 99 -- 3
Jim Weatherly (Buddah BDS 5608)
88 THE SILVER FOX -- -- -- 1  
Charlie Rich (Epic PE 32250)
89 B.T. EXPRESS 98 -- -- 2
B.T. Express (Scepter SPS 5117)
90 REMEMBER THE FUTURE 50 46 47 11  
Nektar (Passport PPS 98002)
91 SOUVENIRS -- -- -- 1  
Dan Fogelberg (Epic KE 33137)
92 ROXY AND ELSEWHERE 40 31 31 11  
Frank Zappa (Discreet 2DS 2202)
93 FURTHERMORE -- -- -- 1  
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-3662)
94 RED -- -- -- 1  
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 18110)
95 ARTISTRY 96 100 -- 3
Deodato (MCA 457)
96 BARRY MANILOW II -- -- -- 1  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016)
97 STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 56 30 28 23  
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582)
98 I CAN HELP -- -- -- 1  
Billy Swan (Columbia KZ 32279)
99 SKIN TIGHT 74 60 41 32  
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
100 LIVE IT UP 58 37 27 13  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33070)

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:

   • "Andy Kim" by Andy Kim (# 69)
   • "Welcome Back My Friends" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 73)
   • "The Power And The Glory" by Gentle Giant (# 76)
   • "Is It In" by Eddie Harris (# 82)
   • "All In Love Is Fair" by Nancy Wilson (# 90)
   • "Heroes Are Hard To Find" by Fleetwood Mac (# 91)
   • "The Kids And Me" by Billy Preston (# 92)
   • "Body Heat" by Quincy Jones (# 97)
   • "Second Helping" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (# 99)

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