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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 4, 1975



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1 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 1 1 1 8
Elton John (MCA 2128)
2 SERENADE 2 2 2 11
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 32919)
3 WAR CHILD 3 3 4 10
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1067)
4 BACK HOME AGAIN 7 10 10 27
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
5 THIS IS THE MOODY BLUES 6 7 8 7
Moody Blues (Threshold 2THS 12/13)
6 NOT FRAGILE 4 4 5 19
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004)
7 FIRE 8 9 11 7
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1013)
8 MOTHER LODE 5 5 7 10
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 33175)
9 MILES OF AISLES 11 18 42 5
Joni Mitchell (Asylum AB 202)
10 VERITIES & BALDERDASH 10 11 17 15
Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1012)
11 FREE AND EASY 12 14 18 10
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11348)
12 GOODNIGHT VIENNA 13 15 19 6
Ringo Starr (Apple SW-3417)
13 EXPLORES YOUR MIND 14 19 26 7
Al Green (Hi SHL 32087)
14 BUTTERFLY 15 17 21 7
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 33095)
15 STORMBRINGER 16 22 33 6
Deep Purple (WB PR 2832)
16 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 24 30 37 58
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
17 IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL 9 6 3 11
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79101)
18 I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART 20 24 27 8
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
19 DRAGON FLY 21 25 29 10
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BPL1-0717)
20 AVERAGE WHITE BAND 23 27 32 11
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
21 WAITRESS IN A DONUT SHOP 22 23 24 9
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2194)
22 HEART LIKE A WHEEL 28 38 49 4
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
23 ELDORADO 19 16 16 11
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 339-G)
24 PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES: HIS GREATEST HITS 18 8 6 14
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD 835)
25 MELODIES OF LOVE 37 47 57 5  
Bobby Vinton (ABC ABCD 851)
26 RELAYER 38 57 -- 3  
Yes (Atlantic SD 18122)
27 DAVID LIVE 17 13 15 11
David Bowie (RCA CPL2-0771)
28 ALL THE GIRLS IN THE WORLD BEWARE 46 73 -- 3  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SO-11356)
29 LATE FOR THE SKY 27 21 14 13
Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1017)
30 ROCK AND ROLL OUTLAWS 32 34 35 9
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6956)
31 PHOEBE SNOW 31 33 40 9
Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109)
32 DAVE MASON 29 29 31 9
Dave Mason (Columbia KG 33096)
33 CAUGHT UP 34 37 41 8
Millie Jackson (Spring SPR 6703)
34 TODD RUNDGREN'S UTOPIA 36 36 38 9
Utopia (Bearsville BR 6954)
35 FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE 35 40 43 22
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1)
36 DARK HORSE 43 82 -- 3
George Harrison (Apple SMAS 3418)
37 BAD COMPANY 33 28 25 23
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410)
38 JOY TO THE WORLD / THEIR GREATEST HITS 47 77 -- 3
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSD 50178)
39 THE SILVER FOX 50 69 88 4  
Charlie Rich (Epic PE 32250)
40 CARIBOU 39 39 39 27
Elton John (MCA 2116)
41 WHITE GOLD 48 54 58 7
Love Unlmited Orchestra (20th Century T-458)
42 SOUTHERN COMFORT 49 56 64 7
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTSY 1002)
43 CHEECH & CHONG'S WEDDING ALBUM 25 12 9 13  
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77025)
44 ANKA 45 43 34 17
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 314-G)
45 CAN'T GET ENOUGH 40 42 44 18
Barry White (20th Century T-444)
46 B.T. EXPRESS 53 66 89 5
B.T. Express (Scepter SPS 5117)
47 WRAP AROUND JOY 30 32 22 15  
Carole King (Ode SR 77024)
48 BORBOLETTA 44 39 13 10
Santana (Columbia PC 33135)
49 TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. . . LIVE 57 62 73 5
B.B. King & Bobby Bland (MCA DS 50190-2)
50 WALLS AND BRIDGES 41 26 20 13
John Lennon (Apple SW-3410)
51 I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME 42 45 61 7
Kiki Dee (MCA 458)
52 LOVE ME FOR A REASON 51 51 54 8
Osmonds (MGM MG 4939)
53 MOTT THE HOOPLE LIVE 67 74 85 4  
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 33282)
54 TOLEDO WINDOW BOX 66 72 80 5  
George Carlin (Little David LD 3003)
55 STREET LIFE SERENADE 52 53 55 8
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 33146)
56 THERE'S THE RUB 62 64 72 5
Wishbone Ash (MCA 464)
57 BARRY MANILOW II 70 81 96 4  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016)
58 THE MAIN EVENT LIVE 68 76 84 4
Frank Sinatra (WB FS 2207)
59 CANTAMOS 64 67 76 5
Poco (Epic PE 33192)
60 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 55 44 46 29
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
61 APPRENTICE 63 65 71 7
Dave Loggins (Epic NB 32833)
62 HOLIDAY 56 35 30 26
America (WB W 2808)
63 I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU 65 70 75 15
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 4968)
64 FURTHERMORE 69 78 93 4
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-3662)
65 I CAN HELP 72 87 98 4
Billy Swan (Columbia KZ 32279)
66 ODDS & SODS 26 20 12 11  
Who (MCA 2120)
67 LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY 75 88 -- 3
Genesis (Atco SD 2401)
68 NEW AND IMPROVED 78 90 -- 3
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18118)
69 SOUVENIRS 76 83 91 4
Dan Fogelberg (Epic KE 33137)
70 HERE'S JOHNNY -- MAGIC MOMENTS FROM THE TONIGHT SHOW 80 98 -- 3
Johnny Carson (Casablanca SPNE 1296)
71 PIECES OF DREAMS 73 75 82 5
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9465)
72 RED 77 85 94 4
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 18110)
73 SHEER HEART ATTACK 82 91 -- 3
Queen (Elektra E-1026)
74 WITH EVERYTHING I FEEL IN ME 81 96 -- 3
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 18116)
75 PRIME TIME 92 -- -- 2  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 1317)
76 THE PLACE I LOVE 74 71 74 6
Splinter (A&M SP-2001)
77 CHICAGO VII 83 92 65 41
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
78 SATIN DOLL 85 94 -- 3
Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note BNLA 344-G)
79 LIVE OBLIVION, VOL. 1 90 -- -- 2  
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (RCA CPL1-0645)
80 LOST IN A DREAM 87 95 -- 3
REO Speedwagon (Epic RE 32948)
81 TOTAL ECLIPSE 95 -- -- 2  
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 18121)
82 THE GREGG ALLMAN TOUR 54 52 53 7  
Gregg Allman (Capricorn 2CP 0141)
83 KUNG FU FIGHTING AND OTHER GREAT LOVE SONGS -- -- -- 1  
Karl Douglas (20th Century T-464)
84 IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES 93 -- -- 2
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654)
85 FOR YOU 94 -- -- 2
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-335S1)
86 PAPER MONEY 58 60 63 7  
Montrose (WB BS 2823)
87 WHERE WE ALL BELONG 96 -- -- 2
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 2C 0145)
88 THE THREE DEGREES 98 -- -- 2
Three Degrees (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32406)
89 NIGHTMARES 61 31 28 11  
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 18107)
90 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 88 68 70 50
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
91 THE MAGIC OF THE BLUE -- -- -- 1  
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-103)
92 IN HEAT 60 58 50 11  
Love Unlmited Orchestra (20th Century T-443)
93 SEDAKA'S BACK -- -- -- 1  
Neil Sedaka (Rocket MCA 463)
94 DREAMS AND ALL THAT STUFF 59 49 52 7  
Leo Kottke (Capitol ST-11335)
95 FLYING START -- -- -- 1  
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472)
96 GOT TO FIND A WAY 71 59 60 8  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8604)
97 JOHN DAWSON WINTER III 100 -- -- 2
Johnny Winter (Blue Sky PZ 33292)
98 WAR BABIES 79 79 81 7  
Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 18109)
99 SMILER 86 46 36 12  
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-017)
100 GOOD OLD BOYS 78 79 82 8  
Randy Newman (WB MS 2193)

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:

   • "Heavy" by Stylistics (# 84)
   • "Where Have I Known You Before" by Chick Corea (# 89)
   • "Perfect Angel" by Minnie Riperton (# 91)
   • "She Called Me Baby" by Charlie Rich (# 97)
   • "Dancing Machine" by Jackson 5 (# 99)

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