Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 28, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2128) | ||||||
| 2 | SERENADE | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 32919) | ||||||
| 3 | WAR CHILD | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1067) | ||||||
| 4 | NOT FRAGILE | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004) | ||||||
| 5 | MOTHER LODE | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 33175) | ||||||
| 6 | THIS IS THE MOODY BLUES | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 2THS 12/13) | ||||||
| 7 | BACK HOME AGAIN | 10 | 10 | 18 | 26 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548) | ||||||
| 8 | FIRE | 9 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1013) | ||||||
| 9 | IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79101) | ||||||
| 10 | VERITIES & BALDERDASH | 11 | 17 | 24 | 14 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1012) | ||||||
| 11 | MILES OF AISLES | 18 | 42 | 68 | 4 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum AB 202) | ||||||
| 12 | FREE AND EASY | 14 | 18 | 22 | 9 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11348) | ||||||
| 13 | GOODNIGHT VIENNA | 15 | 19 | 30 | 5 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SW-3417) | ||||||
| 14 | EXPLORES YOUR MIND | 19 | 26 | 34 | 6 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32087) | ||||||
| 15 | BUTTERFLY | 17 | 21 | 27 | 6 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 33095) | ||||||
| 16 | STORMBRINGER | 22 | 33 | 43 | 5 | |
| Deep Purple (WB PR 2832) | ||||||
| 17 | DAVID LIVE | 13 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| David Bowie (RCA CPL2-0771) | ||||||
| 18 | PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES: HIS GREATEST HITS | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD 835) | ||||||
| 19 | ELDORADO | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 339-G) | ||||||
| 20 | I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART | 24 | 27 | 31 | 7 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612) | ||||||
| 21 | DRAGON FLY | 25 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt BPL1-0717) | ||||||
| 22 | WAITRESS IN A DONUT SHOP | 23 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2194) | ||||||
| 23 | AVERAGE WHITE BAND | 27 | 32 | 37 | 10 | |
| Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308) | ||||||
| 24 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 30 | 37 | 38 | 57 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 25 | CHEECH & CHONG'S WEDDING ALBUM | 12 | 9 | 5 | 12 |  |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77025) | ||||||
| 26 | ODDS & SODS | 20 | 12 | 8 | 10 | |
| Who (MCA 2120) | ||||||
| 27 | LATE FOR THE SKY | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1017) | ||||||
| 28 | HEART LIKE A WHEEL | 38 | 49 | -- | 3 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358) | ||||||
| 29 | DAVE MASON | 29 | 31 | 35 | 8 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia KG 33096) | ||||||
| 30 | WRAP AROUND JOY | 32 | 22 | 12 | 14 | |
| Carole King (Ode SR 77024) | ||||||
| 31 | PHOEBE SNOW | 33 | 40 | 47 | 8 | |
| Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109) | ||||||
| 32 | ROCK AND ROLL OUTLAWS | 34 | 35 | 36 | 8 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6956) | ||||||
| 33 | BAD COMPANY | 28 | 25 | 25 | 22 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410) | ||||||
| 34 | CAUGHT UP | 37 | 41 | 46 | 7 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring SPR 6703) | ||||||
| 35 | FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE | 40 | 43 | 48 | 21 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1) | ||||||
| 36 | TODD RUNDGREN'S UTOPIA | 36 | 38 | 42 | 8 | |
| Utopia (Bearsville BR 6954) | ||||||
| 37 | MELODIES OF LOVE | 47 | 57 | 71 | 4 | |
| Bobby Vinton (ABC ABCD 851) | ||||||
| 38 | RELAYER | 57 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 18122) | ||||||
| 39 | CARIBOU | 41 | 41 | 41 | 26 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2116) | ||||||
| 40 | CAN'T GET ENOUGH | 42 | 44 | 23 | 17 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-444) | ||||||
| 41 | WALLS AND BRIDGES | 26 | 20 | 11 | 12 | |
| John Lennon (Apple SW-3410) | ||||||
| 42 | I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME | 45 | 61 | 72 | 6 | |
| Kiki Dee (MCA 458) | ||||||
| 43 | DARK HORSE | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| George Harrison (Apple SMAS 3418) | ||||||
| 44 | BORBOLETTA | 39 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 33135) | ||||||
| 45 | ANKA | 43 | 34 | 21 | 16 | |
| Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 314-G) | ||||||
| 46 | ALL THE GIRLS IN THE WORLD BEWARE | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SO-11356) | ||||||
| 47 | JOY TO THE WORLD / THEIR GREATEST HITS | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSD 50178) | ||||||
| 48 | WHITE GOLD | 54 | 58 | 66 | 6 | |
| Love Unlmited Orchestra (20th Century T-458) | ||||||
| 49 | SOUTHERN COMFORT | 56 | 64 | 75 | 6 | |
| Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTSY 1002) | ||||||
| 50 | THE SILVER FOX | 69 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic PE 32250) | ||||||
| 51 | LOVE ME FOR A REASON | 51 | 54 | 60 | 7 | |
| Osmonds (MGM MG 4939) | ||||||
| 52 | STREET LIFE SERENADE | 53 | 55 | 62 | 7 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia PC 33146) | ||||||
| 53 | B.T. EXPRESS | 66 | 89 | 98 | 4 | |
| B.T. Express (Scepter SPS 5117) | ||||||
| 54 | THE GREGG ALLMAN TOUR | 52 | 53 | 55 | 6 | |
| Gregg Allman (Capricorn 2CP 0141) | ||||||
| 55 | IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW | 44 | 46 | 52 | 28 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411) | ||||||
| 56 | HOLIDAY | 35 | 30 | 20 | 25 | |
| America (WB W 2808) | ||||||
| 57 | TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. . . LIVE | 62 | 73 | 95 | 4 | |
| B.B. King & Bobby Bland (MCA DS 50190-2) | ||||||
| 58 | PAPER MONEY | 60 | 63 | 67 | 6 | |
| Montrose (WB BS 2823) | ||||||
| 59 | DREAMS AND ALL THAT STUFF | 49 | 52 | 70 | 6 | |
| Leo Kottke (Capitol ST-11335) | ||||||
| 60 | IN HEAT | 58 | 50 | 51 | 10 | |
| Love Unlmited Orchestra (20th Century T-443) | ||||||
| 61 | NIGHTMARES | 31 | 28 | 29 | 10 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 18107) | ||||||
| 62 | THERE'S THE RUB | 64 | 72 | 100 | 4 | |
| Wishbone Ash (MCA 464) | ||||||
| 63 | APPRENTICE | 65 | 71 | 80 | 6 | |
| Dave Loggins (Epic NB 32833) | ||||||
| 64 | CANTAMOS | 67 | 76 | 94 | 4 | |
| Poco (Epic PE 33192) | ||||||
| 65 | I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU | 70 | 75 | 77 | 14 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 4968) | ||||||
| 66 | TOLEDO WINDOW BOX | 72 | 80 | 79 | 4 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 3003) | ||||||
| 67 | MOTT THE HOOPLE LIVE | 74 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 33282) | ||||||
| 68 | THE MAIN EVENT LIVE | 76 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Frank Sinatra (WB FS 2207) | ||||||
| 69 | FURTHERMORE | 78 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-3662) | ||||||
| 70 | BARRY MANILOW II | 81 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016) | ||||||
| 71 | GOT TO FIND A WAY | 59 | 60 | 65 | 7 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8604) | ||||||
| 72 | I CAN HELP | 87 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Billy Swan (Columbia KZ 32279) | ||||||
| 73 | PIECES OF DREAMS | 75 | 82 | 93 | 4 | |
| Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9465) | ||||||
| 74 | THE PLACE I LOVE | 71 | 74 | 86 | 5 | |
| Splinter (A&M SP-2001) | ||||||
| 75 | LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Genesis (Atco SD 2401) | ||||||
| 76 | SOUVENIRS | 83 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Dan Fogelberg (Epic KE 33137) | ||||||
| 77 | RED | 85 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| King Crimson (Atlantic SD 18110) | ||||||
| 78 | NEW AND IMPROVED | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 18118) | ||||||
| 79 | WAR BABIES | 79 | 81 | 84 | 6 | |
| Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 18109) | ||||||
| 80 | HERE'S JOHNNY -- MAGIC MOMENTS FROM THE TONIGHT SHOW | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Carson (Casablanca SPNE 1296) | ||||||
| 81 | WITH EVERYTHING I FEEL IN ME | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 18116) | ||||||
| 82 | SHEER HEART ATTACK | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Queen (Elektra E-1026) | ||||||
| 83 | CHICAGO VII | 92 | 65 | 61 | 40 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2-32810) | ||||||
| 84 | HEAVY | 55 | 59 | 64 | 7 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 69004) | ||||||
| 85 | SATIN DOLL | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note BNLA 344-G) | ||||||
| 86 | SMILER | 46 | 36 | 15 | 11 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-017) | ||||||
| 87 | LOST IN A DREAM | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic RE 32948) | ||||||
| 88 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 68 | 70 | 83 | 49 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 89 | WHERE HAVE I KNOWN YOU BEFORE | 48 | 39 | 41 | 11 | |
| Chick Corea (Polydor PD 6509) | ||||||
| 90 | LIVE OBLIVION, VOL. 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (RCA CPL1-0645) | ||||||
| 91 | PERFECT ANGEL | 50 | 45 | 39 | 14 | |
| Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561) | ||||||
| 92 | PRIME TIME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 1317) | ||||||
| 93 | IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654) | ||||||
| 94 | FOR YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-335S1) | ||||||
| 95 | TOTAL ECLIPSE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 18121) | ||||||
| 96 | WHERE WE ALL BELONG | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 2C 0145) | ||||||
| 97 | SHE CALLED ME BABY | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Charlie Rich (RCA APL1-0686) | ||||||
| 98 | THE THREE DEGREES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Three Degrees (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32406) | ||||||
| 99 | DANCING MACHINE | 61 | 47 | 44 | 13 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M6 780S1) | ||||||
| 100 | JOHN DAWSON WINTER III | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnny Winter (Blue Sky PZ 33292) | ||||||
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:
• "When The Eagle Flies" by Traffic (# 63)
• "Brujo" by New Riders Of The Purple Sage (# 80)
• "Thrust" by Herbie Hancock (# 84)
• "The Songs Of Jim Weatherly" by Jim Weatherly (# 86)
• "Snowflakes Are Dreaming" by Tomita (# 89)
• "Sally Can't Dance" by Lou Reed (# 93)
• "Light Of Worlds" by Kool & The Gang (# 97)
• "Veedon Fleece" by Van Morrison (#100)