Thursday January 31, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 26, 1974



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1 I GOT A NAME 1 4 7 7
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
2 THE SINGLES 69-73 3 1 3 9
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
3 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 5 6 11 39
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
4 MUSCLE OF LOVE 4 5 6 9
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
5 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 2 2 2 15
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
6 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 7 11 13 9
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
7 BAND ON THE RUN 10 12 20 7
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
8 BETTE MIDLER 9 15 19 8
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
9 THE JOKER 6 3 1 15
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
10 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 8 10 12 8
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
11 RINGO 11 7 5 12
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
12 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) 12 8 4 13
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
13 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 16 14 15 27
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
14 QUADROPHENIA 13 13 8 12
Who (MCA 2-10004)
15 DYLAN 17 22 29 5
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747)
16 FULL SAIL 15 9 9 12
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
17 WELCOME 18 16 17 9
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
18 IMAGINATION 19 17 10 15
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
19 SHIP AHOY 22 27 32 10
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
20 JOY 21 23 22 13
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
21 LIFE AND TIMES 14 18 18 49
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
22 LAID BACK 20 21 21 9
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
23 OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK 24 20 14 12
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
24 MIND GAMES 23 19 16 11
John Lennon (Apple SW-3414)
25 LOS COCHINOS 26 25 26 22
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
26 LIVING FOR YOU 31 37 48 5
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
27 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 32 33 35 11
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
28 INNERVISIONS 30 31 33 25
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
29 STONE GON' 27 26 27 10
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
30 OCCUPATION: FOOLE 28 29 28 12
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
31 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 29 30 31 14
Dawn (Bell 1130)
32 GOATS HEAD SOUP 25 24 24 18
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
33 THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT 34 40 51 6
Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484)
34 SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 35 42 45 7
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
35 LADIES INVITED 36 35 38 9
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286)
36 DON'T CRY NOW 38 38 40 12
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
37 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 40 47 53 19
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
38 1990 48 65 84 4
Temptations (Gordy G 966V1)
39 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 39 41 47 8
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
40 A NICE PAIR 41 49 54 5
Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257)
41 A TIME FOR US 43 50 59 6
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4930)
42 BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY 44 53 76 5
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766)
43 HIGH ON THE HOG 49 52 58 8
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
44 MOONDOG MATINEE 45 28 30 10
The Band (Capitol SW-11214)
45 BLACK AND BLUE 42 44 44 10
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407)
46 ALL AMERICAN BOY 52 58 65 6
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
47 PINUPS 33 32 23 12  
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291)
48 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 37 39 39 21  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
49 HEAD TO THE SKY 51 56 56 33
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
50 SPECTRUM 53 54 55 8
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
51 TUBULAR BELLS 54 55 57 9
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
52 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 47 51 43 46
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
53 THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM 60 68 79 4
Diana Ross (Motown M812V1)
54 CHICAGO VI 59 64 69 29
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
55 LET'S GET IT ON 58 43 41 19
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
56 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL 46 46 42 18
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160)
57 COAST TO COAST OVERTURE AND BEGINNERS 68 -- -- 2  
Faces (Mercury SRM-1-1697)
58 BROTHERS & SISTERS 50 36 36 23
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
59 HAT TRICK 63 57 25 12
America (WB BS 2728)
60 DIANA & MARVIN 57 34 34 12
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1)
61 HALF BREED 66 60 63 17
Cher (MCA 2104)
62 ASS 64 67 75 5
Badfinger (Apple SW-3411)
63 YEAH 72 81 96 4
Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102)
64 BRIGHT WHITE 71 84 98 4
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402)
65 RAISED ON ROCK 55 48 49 8
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0388)
66 LONG HARD CLIMB 61 62 66 25
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
67 I'M COMING HOME 69 71 73 8
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435)
68 UNREAL 78 87 -- 3
Bloodstone (London XPS 634)
69 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 74 76 78 28
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
70 MYSTERY TO ME 70 70 70 10
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158)
71 FOR EVERYMAN 56 45 46 11  
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067)
72 LIVE DATES 73 74 77 6
Wishbone Ash (MCA 2-8006)
73 BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (ANTHOLOGY) 75 77 82 5
Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD-2-806)
74 WAKE OF THE FLOOD 62 66 62 14  
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01)
75 TAPESTRY 77 80 87 139
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
76 BIG BAMBU 82 89 93 55
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
77 LIVING TOGETHER 85 94 -- 3
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3527)
78 3+3 83 85 85 20
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)
79 ON THE THIRD DAY 91 -- -- 2  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F)
80 ON THE ROAD 65 59 37 13  
Traffic (Island SMAS 9336)
81 HOTCAKES -- -- -- 1  
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
82 WILD TALES -- -- -- 1  
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7288)
83 THE PAYBACK 95 -- -- 2  
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907)
84 IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT 86 88 72 10
Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721)
85 SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH -- -- -- 1  
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695)
86 MEDDLE 87 91 -- 10
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS 832)
87 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 89 79 81 25
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
88 ANGEL CLARE 67 63 52 19  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474)
89 DIAMOND GIRL 88 78 80 40
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
90 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES -- -- -- 1  
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
91 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 90 90 91 42
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
92 SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND -- -- -- 1  
Genesis (Charisma FC 6060)
93 LED ZEPPELIN IV 93 92 94 50
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
94 THE BEST OF BREAD 97 93 95 45
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
95 SHOW AND TELL -- -- -- 1  
Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601)
96 LET ME BE THERE -- -- -- 1  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 389)
97 DELIVER THE WORD 99 98 92 22
War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F)
98 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II -- -- -- 1  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
99 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 98 96 97 44
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
100 OVER-NITE SENSATION 96 99 90 13
Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149)

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:

   • "Time Fades Away" by Neil Young (# 76)
   • "Cyan" by Three Dog Night (# 79)
   • "Heartbeat, It's A Lovebeat" by DeFranco Family (# 80)
   • "Sweet Freedom" by Uriah Heep (# 81)
   • "Barbra Streisand. . . And Other Musical Instruments" by Barbra Streisand (# 84)
   • "Jesus Was A Capricorn" by Kris Kristofferson (# 92)
   • "Killing Me Softly" by Roberta Flack (# 94)
   • "Tres Hombres" by ZZ Top (#100)

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