Saturday January 5, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 5, 1974



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1 THE JOKER 2 4 4 12
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
2 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 1 3 2 12
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
3 THE SINGLES 69-73 4 8 14 6
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
4 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) 3 1 1 10
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
5 RINGO 5 2 3 9
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
6 MUSCLE OF LOVE 7 15 28 6
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
7 I GOT A NAME 9 16 38 4
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
8 QUADROPHENIA 6 5 6 9
Who (MCA 2-10004)
9 FULL SAIL 11 12 15 9
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
10 IMAGINATION 10 10 11 12
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
11 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 14 9 5 36
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
12 BRIAN SALAD SURGERY 15 19 35 5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
13 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 16 22 36 6
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
14 OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK 13 7 8 9
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
15 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 18 25 29 24
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
16 MIND GAMES 8 6 7 8
John Lennon (Apple SW-3414)
17 WELCOME 19 24 26 6
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
18 LIFE AND TIMES 17 13 10 46
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
19 BETTE MIDLER 22 29 41 5
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
20 BAND ON THE RUN 23 44 65 4
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
21 LAID BACK 21 27 37 6
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
22 JOY 12 11 12 10
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
23 PINUPS 20 21 23 9
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291)
24 GOATS HEAD SOUP 24 14 9 15
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
25 HAT TRICK 25 26 30 9
America (WB BS 2728)
26 LOS COCHINOS 29 37 22 19
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
27 STONE GON' 32 33 39 7
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
28 OCCUPATION: FOOLE 30 31 34 9
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
29 DYLAN 51 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747)
30 MOONDOG MATINEE 34 40 47 7
The Band (Capitol SW-11214)
31 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 31 32 33 11
Dawn (Bell 1130)
32 SHIP AHOY 37 43 49 7
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
33 INNERVISIONS 28 23 16 22
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
34 DIANA & MARVIN 35 18 19 9
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1)
35 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 36 39 44 8
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
36 BROTHERS & SISTERS 27 20 13 20
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
37 ON THE ROAD 26 28 21 10  
Traffic (Island SMAS 9336)
38 LADIES INVITED 44 51 61 6
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286)
39 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 40 47 54 18
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
40 DON'T CRY NOW 39 41 43 9
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
41 LET'S GET IT ON 38 42 42 16
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
42 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL 43 45 31 15
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160)
43 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 42 36 32 43
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
44 BLACK AND BLUE 47 50 59 7
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407)
45 SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 54 66 95 4
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
46 FOR EVERYMAN 48 48 50 8
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067)
47 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 56 63 70 5
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
48 LIVING FOR YOU 77 -- -- 2  
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
49 RAISED ON ROCK 52 60 68 5
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0388)
50 BARBRA STREISAND. . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 46 49 51 7
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655)
51 THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT 70 90 -- 3  
Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484)
52 ANGEL CLARE 41 34 20 16  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474)
53 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 63 65 63 16
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
54 A NICE PAIR 79 -- -- 2  
Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257)
55 SPECTRUM 58 70 79 5
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
56 HEAD TO THE SKY 57 58 60 30
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
57 TUBULAR BELLS 60 68 76 6
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
58 HIGH ON THE HOG 64 72 81 5
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
59 A TIME FOR US 73 85 -- 3  
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4930)
60 SWEET FREEDOM 49 35 24 13  
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2724)
61 CYAN 59 38 18 12
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50158)
62 WAKE OF THE FLOOD 33 17 17 11  
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01)
63 HALF BREED 55 55 40 14
Cher (MCA 2104)
64 HEARTBEAT, IT'S A LOVEBEAT 50 52 53 10  
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-422)
65 ALL AMERICAN BOY 74 83 -- 3
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
66 LONG HARD CLIMB 67 75 62 22
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
67 ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED 45 30 27 10  
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450)
68 TIME FADES AWAY 53 53 25 11  
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151)
69 CHICAGO VI 62 46 48 26
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
70 MYSTERY TO ME 71 71 72 7
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158)
71 WITNESS 65 67 71 7
Spooky Tooth (Island SW 9337)
72 IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT 61 62 66 7  
Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721)
73 I'M COMING HOME 78 82 85 5
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435)
74 LIVE AT THE RAINBOW 68 69 73 6
Focus (Sire SAS 7408)
75 ASS 83 -- -- 2
Badfinger (Apple SW-3411)
76 BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY 93 -- -- 2  
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766)
77 LIVE DATES 80 89 -- 3
Wishbone Ash (MCA 2-8006)
78 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 69 56 45 25
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
79 THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown M812V1)
80 DIAMOND GIRL 84 76 75 37
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
81 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 75 61 56 22
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
82 BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (ANTHOLOGY) 91 -- -- 2
Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD-2-806)
83 JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN 76 80 82 23
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909)
84 1990 -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy G 966V1)
85 3+3 72 59 55 17  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)
86 EVERYBODY LOVES SOME KIND OF MUSIC 66 54 46 9  
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526)
87 TAPESTRY 87 88 94 136
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
88 KILLING ME SOFTLY 82 64 58 19
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271)
89 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 94 100 -- 3
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673)
90 OVER-NITE SENSATION 81 57 52 10
Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149)
91 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 90 81 84 39
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
92 DELIVER THE WORD 89 78 69 19
War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F)
93 BIG BAMBU 95 91 93 52
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
94 LED ZEPPELIN IV 99 97 98 47
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
95 THE BEST OF BREAD 97 96 97 42
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
96 YEAH -- -- -- 1  
Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102)
97 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 96 93 86 41
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
98 BRIGHT WHITE -- -- -- 1  
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402)
99 CURTIS IN CHICAGO 100 -- -- 2
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8018)
100 TRES HOMBRES 98 86 83 19
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)

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:

   • "Eddie Kendricks" by Eddie Kendricks (# 85)
   • "Full Moon" by Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (# 86)
   • "His California Album" by Bobby "Blue" Bland (# 88)
   • "The Marshall Tucker Band" by Marshall Tucker Band (# 92)
   • "Fantasy" by Carole King (#100)

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