| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 23, 1974 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | COURT AND SPARK Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 5 | 17 | |
| 4 | HOTCAKES Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002) | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | PLANET WAVES Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003) | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | 10 | 21 | |
| 7 | SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. BS 2695) | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908) | 6 | 9 | |
| 9 | BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | 8 | 15 | |
| 10 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA MCA2-10003) | 11 | 23 | |
| 11 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 9 | 54 | |
| 12 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 12 | 43 | |
| 13 | HEAD HUNTERS Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731) | 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA2-8001) | 14 | 29 | |
| 15 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433) | 16 | 8 | |
| 16 | THE SINGLES 1969-1973 Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | 15 | 17 | |
| 17 | SHIP AHOY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32408) | 17 | 20 | |
| 18 | THE WAY WE WERE Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830) | 18 | 6 | |
| 19 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | 19 | 10 | |
| 20 | UNBORN CHILD Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. W 2761) | 41 | 4 | |
| 21 | LOVE IS THE MESSAGE MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32707) | 28 | 9 | |
| 22 | THE STING Original Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch (MCA MCA-390) | 30 | 7 | |
| 23 | ALL AMERICAN BOY Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | 23 | 16 | |
| 24 | THE PAYBACK James Brown (Polydor PD 2-3007) | 29 | 15 | |
| 25 | I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-797) | 26 | 15 | |
| 26 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | 27 | 16 | |
| 27 | WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. W 2750) | 56 | 3 | |
| 28 | ROCK ON David Essex (Columbia PC 32560) | 33 | 9 | |
| 29 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | 21 | 24 | |
| 30 | POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499) | 38 | 45 | |
| 31 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor APL1-0285) | 35 | 20 | |
| 32 | BURN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. W 2766) | 62 | 3 | |
| 33 | ENERGIZED Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950) | 37 | 9 | |
| 34 | LIVIN’ FOR YOU Al Green (Hi ASHL 32082) | 25 | 13 | |
| 35 | WILD AND PEACEFUL Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2013) | 34 | 23 | |
| 36 | SAINTS & SINNERS Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32715) | 59 | 5 | |
| 37 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE AGAIN Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA199-G) | 39 | 7 | |
| 38 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266) | 48 | 4 | |
| 39 | LET ME BE THERE Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-389) | 36 | 12 | |
| 40 | PIANO MAN Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544) | 61 | 11 | |
| 41 | RINGO Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | 24 | 20 | |
| 42 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 330V1) | 75 | 2 | |
| 43 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 45 | 33 | |
| 44 | TODD Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BR 6952) | 69 | 3 | |
| 45 | 1990 Temptations (Gordy G 966V1) | 20 | 13 | |
| 46 | SHORT STORIES Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75065) | 49 | 13 | |
| 47 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor APL1-0433) | 70 | 5 | |
| 48 | MARIA MULDAUR Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | 64 | 25 | |
| 49 | ICE WATER Leo Kottke (Capitol ST-11262) | 51 | 8 | |
| 50 | STONE GON’ Barry White (20th Century T-423) | 43 | 19 | |
| 51 | THUNDERBOX Humble Pie (A&M SP-3611) | 67 | 4 | |
| 52 | ON THE THIRD DAY Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA188-F) | 31 | 13 | |
| 53 | SUNSHINE Original TV Soundtrack (MCA MCA-387) | 32 | 17 | |
| 54 | WILD TALES Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7288) | 22 | 10 | |
| 55 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | 42 | 24 | |
| 56 | IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | 40 | 23 | |
| 57 | SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | 50 | 8 | |
| 58 | UNREAL Bloodstone (London XPS 634) | 53 | 13 | |
| 59 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | 47 | 30 | |
| 60 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | 63 | 30 | |
| 61 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B. B. King (ABC ABCX-794) | 65 | 20 | |
| 62 | LIVE RHYMIN’ Paul Simon with Urubamba & Jessy Dixon Singers (Columbia PC 32855) | — | 1 | |
| 63 | A NEW LIFE Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0124) | 96 | 3 | |
| 64 | LAID BACK Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | 60 | 18 | |
| 65 | OUT HERE ON MY OWN Lamont Dozier (ABC ABCX-804) | 68 | 9 | |
| 66 | ANTHOLOGY Gladys Knight & Pips (Motown M 792S2) | 76 | 6 | |
| 67 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | 66 | 27 | |
| 68 | SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601) | 44 | 13 | |
| 69 | LET ME IN YOUR LIFE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7292) | 108 | 2 | |
| 70 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM Diana Ross (Motown M 812V1) | 46 | 13 | |
| 71 | ELVIS A LEGENDARY PERFORMER VOLUME 1 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor CPL1-0341) | 52 | 9 | |
| 72 | BETTE MIDLER Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270) | 54 | 16 | |
| 73 | SPECTRUM Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268) | 55 | 18 | |
| 74 | MUSCLE OF LOVE Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2748) | 57 | 17 | |
| 75 | HIGH ON THE HOG Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | 58 | 20 | |
| 76 | WAR LIVE War (United Artists UA-LA193-J2) | — | 1 | |
| 77 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 73 | 58 | |
| 78 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | 71 | 21 | |
| 79 | ROCK N ROLL ANIMAL Lou Reed (RCA Victor APL1-0472) | 120 | 3 | |
| 80 | DON’T CRY NOW Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | 74 | 23 | |
| 81 | BACK TO OAKLAND Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. BS 2749) | 104 | 3 | |
| 82 | VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | LONG HARD CLIMB Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | 84 | 33 | |
| 84 | ANTHOLOGY Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Motown M 793R3) | 87 | 6 | |
| 85 | OPEN OUR EYES Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | — | 1 | |
| 86 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 77 | 54 | |
| 87 | EUPHRATES RIVER Main Ingredient (RCA Victor APL1-0335) | 125 | 2 | |
| 88 | CHECK IT OUT Tavares (Capitol ST-11258) | 89 | 9 | |
| 89 | IT’S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 2BS 2760) | 157 | 2 | |
| 90 | FULL SAIL Loggins & Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | 78 | 20 | |
| 91 | DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11269) | 94 | 6 | |
| 92 | BANG James Gang (Atco SD 7037) | 72 | 14 | |
| 93 | QUADROPHENIA The Who (Track/MCA MCA2-10004) | 79 | 20 | |
| 94 | THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 2RS 6484) | 80 | 15 | |
| 95 | THE BEST OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD: SKELETONS FROM THE CLOSET Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. W 2764) | 115 | 2 | |
| 96 | DYLAN Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747) | 81 | 13 | |
| 97 | JOY Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | 83 | 22 | |
| 98 | CHICAGO VI Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | 85 | 37 | |
| 99 | BRIGHT WHITE Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402) | 86 | 14 | |
| 100 | BIG BAMBU Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77014) | 92 | 68 | |
| 101 | MIGHTY LOVE Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296) | 123 | 2 | |
| 102 | LYNYRD SKYNYRD (Pronounced Leh´-nerd Skin´-nerd) Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA-363) | 106 | 22 | |
| 103 | GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. BS 2763) | 111 | 6 | |
| 104 | THE PHOSPHORESCENT RAT Hot Tuna (Grunt BFL1-0348) | 101 | 7 | |
| 105 | KNIGHT TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul S 741V1) | 121 | 2 | |
| 106 | MANHOLE Grace Slick (Grunt BFL1-0347) | 102 | 8 | |
| 107 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 109 | 53 | |
| 108 | IT’S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721) | 105 | 19 | |
| 109 | FM LIVE Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-2-7411) | 107 | 18 | |
| 110 | LIVE FROM DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Parmount PAS 1017) | 114 | 6 | |
| 111 | THAT’S A PLENTY Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 6009) | 126 | 3 | |
| 112 | I’M COMING HOME Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435) | 113 | 20 | |
| 113 | BLUE MAGIC Blue Magic (Atco SD 7038) | 147 | 4 | |
| 114 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | 116 | 50 | |
| 115 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 122 | 68 | |
| 116 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 100 | 156 | |
| 117 | LOUD ’N’ PROUD Nazareth (A&M SP-3609) | 128 | 3 | |
| 118 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA MCA-2104) | 103 | 27 | |
| 119 | DAWN’S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1130) | 88 | 23 | |
| 120 | JIM STAFFORD Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947) | 133 | 4 | |
| 121 | YEAH! Brownsville Station (Big Tree BT 2102) | 90 | 23 | |
| 122 | BROTHERS AND SISTERS Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CP 0111) | 93 | 31 | |
| 123 | FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME Marlo Thomas & Friends (Bell 1110) | 134 | 28 | |
| 124 | GOATS HEAD SOUP Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 50101) | 95 | 26 | |
| 125 | OL’ BLUE EYES IS BACK Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | 97 | 22 | |
| 126 | FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE LAST HARD TOWN Tom T. Hall (Mercury STM 1-687) | 98 | 8 | |
| 127 | BADFINGER Badfinger (Warner Bros. BS 2762) | 138 | 2 | |
| 128 | CREATIVE SOURCE Creative Source (Sussex SRA 8027) | 129 | 9 | |
| 129 | SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks (Bell 1307) | 164 | 3 | |
| 130 | SMOKEY Smokey Robinson (Tamla T 328L) | 99 | 26 | |
| 131 | DIANA & MARVIN Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M 803V1) | 119 | 20 | |
| 132 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2694) | 131 | 53 | |
| 133 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2699) | 117 | 49 | |
| 134 | ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY Stylistics (Avco AV-11010-598) | 124 | 18 | |
| 135 | SOLAR FIRE Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Polydor PD-6019) | 146 | 5 | |
| 136 | ERES TU Mocedades (Tara TRS-53000) | 148 | 3 | |
| 137 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone) Tanya Tucker (Columbia KC 32744) | — | 1 | |
| 138 | 3 + 3 Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | 127 | 29 | |
| 139 | ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS Lettermen (Capitol SW-11249) | 139 | 7 | |
| 140 | HERE COMES INSPIRATION Paul Williams (A&M SP-3606) | 149 | 2 | |
| 141 | THAT’S WHAT I’M HERE FOR Roy Buchanan (Polydor PD 6020) | 150 | 3 | |
| 142 | TWIN PEAKS Mountain (Columbia/Windfall PG 32818) | 145 | 3 | |
| 143 | STOMP YOUR HANDS, CLAP YOUR FEET Slade (Warner Bros. BS 2770) | 151 | 2 | |
| 144 | THE MISSING WHITE HOUSE TAPES National Lampoon (Banana BTS 6008) | 155 | 2 | |
| 145 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 135 | 33 | |
| 146 | SONG FOR JULI Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 2734) | 140 | 24 | |
| 147 | FERGUSLIE PARK Stealers Wheel (A&M SP-4419) | 141 | 13 | |
| 148 | INSANE ASYLUM Kathi McDonald (Capitol ST-1224) | 159 | 2 | |
| 149 | THE SOUL OF A CITY BOY Jesse Colin Young (Capitol ST-11267) | 144 | 5 | |
| 150 | SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND Genesis (Charisma FC 6060) | 156 | 15 | |
| 151 | SOMETHIN’S HAPPENING Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3619) | — | 1 | |
| 152 | LONDON UNDERGROUND Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1648) | — | 1 | |
| 153 | QUEEN OF THE NIGHT Maggie Bell (Atlantic SD 7293) | — | 1 | |
| 154 | FOR EVERYMAN Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067) | 162 | 18 | |
| 155 | DELIVER THE WORD War (United Artists UA-LA128-F) | 143 | 30 | |
| 156 | JAMALCA Ahmad Jamal (20th Century T-432) | — | 1 | |
| 157 | IN CONCERT Deodato /Airto (CTI CTI 6041) | — | 1 | |
| 158 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi XSHL 32079) | 169 | 3 | |
| 159 | SUZI QUATRO Suzi Quatro (Bell 1302) | 173 | 3 | |
| 160 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century T-407) | 163 | 32 | |
| 161 | LADIES INVITED J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286) | 112 | 18 | |
| 162 | DARIN 1936-1973 Bobby Darin (Motown M 813V1) | — | 1 | |
| 163 | HERO AND HEROINE Strawbs (A&M SP-3607) | — | 1 | |
| 164 | THE DELLS VS. THE DRAMATICS Dells / Dramatics (Cadet CA 60027) | — | 1 | |
| 165 | GIANT BOX Don Sebesky (CTI CTX 6031/32) | 168 | 6 | |
| 166 | PRESS ON David T. Walker (Ode SP-77020) | 167 | 8 | |
| 167 | ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS First Choice (Philly Groove PG 1400) | 171 | 6 | |
| 168 | MONTROSE Montrose (Warner Bros. BS 2740) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | LIVING AND DYING IN 3/4 TIME Jimmy Buffett (Dunhill DSD-50132) | 170 | 2 | |
| 170 | TOM SCOTT AND THE L.A. EXPRESS Tom Scott & L.A. Express (Ode SP-77021) | 174 | 2 | |
| 171 | MAKOSSA MAN Manu Dibango (Atlantic SD 7276) | — | 1 | |
| 172 | KISS Kiss (Casablanca NB 9001) | 175 | 2 | |
| 173 | ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic SD 7269) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | WOVOKA Redbone (Epic KE 32462) | — | 4 | |
| 175 | THE TALE OF THE GIANT RAT FROM SUMATRA Firesign Theatre (Columbia KC 32730) | — | 1 | |
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