Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 14, 1974

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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)