| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 29, 1974 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | 3 | 22 | |
| 2 | BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | 1 | 29 | |
| 3 | THE STING Original Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch (MCA MCA-390) | 2 | 21 | |
| 4 | SHININ’ ON Grand Funk (Capitol SWAE-11278) | 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 | BUDDHA AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623) | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | CHICAGO VII Chicago (Columbia C2 32810) | 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | ON THE BORDER Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | 9 | 10 | |
| 9 | ON STAGE Loggins & Messina (Columbia PG 32848) | 11 | 8 | |
| 10 | COURT AND SPARK Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | 12 | 21 | |
| 11 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 8 | 31 | |
| 12 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705) | 17 | 9 | |
| 13 | SHOCK TREATMENT Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461) | 16 | 6 | |
| 14 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA MCA2-10003) | 10 | 37 | |
| 15 | BRIDGE OF SIGHS Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057) | 22 | 10 | |
| 16 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA2-8001) | 15 | 43 | |
| 17 | MARIA MULDAUR Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | 13 | 39 | |
| 18 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 23 | 43 | |
| 19 | PRETZEL LOGIC Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808) | 20 | 14 | |
| 20 | APOSTROPHE (’) Frank Zappa (DiscReet DS 2175) | 21 | 11 | |
| 21 | DIAMOND DOGS David Bowie (RCA Victor CPL1-0576) | 34 | 5 | |
| 22 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 18 | 47 | |
| 23 | MIGHTY LOVE Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296) | 14 | 16 | |
| 24 | LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Stylistics (Avco AV-69001-698) | 30 | 6 | |
| 25 | HARD LABOR Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD-50168) | 19 | 13 | |
| 26 | THE HOOPLE Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871) | 24 | 10 | |
| 27 | CROSSWINDS Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7300) | 25 | 10 | |
| 28 | MOONTAN Golden Earring (Track/MCA MCA-396) | 37 | 8 | |
| 29 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621) | 62 | 2 | |
| 30 | SWEET EXORCIST Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8601) | 45 | 6 | |
| 31 | OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411) | 48 | 18 | |
| 32 | OPEN OUR EYES Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | 29 | 15 | |
| 33 | ROAD FOOD Guess Who (RCA Victor APL1-0405) | 41 | 8 | |
| 34 | QUEEN II Queen (Elektra EKS-75082) | 31 | 8 | |
| 35 | CLAUDINE Original Soundtrack / Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5602 ST) | 44 | 14 | |
| 36 | THE BEST OF BREAD VOLUME TWO Bread (Elektra 7E-1005) | 50 | 5 | |
| 37 | SECOND HELPING Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA-413) | 36 | 10 | |
| 38 | APOCALYPSE Mahavishnu Orchestra with London Symphony Orchestra (Columbia KC 32957) | 47 | 6 | |
| 39 | VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531) | 40 | 15 | |
| 40 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 26 | 57 | |
| 41 | HIS 12 GREATEST HITS Neil Diamond (MCA MCA-2106) | 52 | 3 | |
| 42 | BODY HEAT Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617) | 66 | 7 | |
| 43 | HOTCAKES Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002) | 33 | 23 | |
| 44 | WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. W 2750) | 32 | 17 | |
| 45 | STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK King Crimson (Atlantic SD 7298) | 46 | 10 | |
| 46 | DARK LADY Cher (MCA MCA-2113) | 56 | 5 | |
| 47 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | 27 | 35 | |
| 48 | IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-411) | 87 | 3 | |
| 49 | LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284) | 51 | 12 | |
| 50 | WILD AND PEACEFUL Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2013) | 39 | 37 | |
| 51 | UNBORN CHILD Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. W 2761) | 35 | 18 | |
| 52 | LET ME IN YOUR LIFE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7292) | 42 | 16 | |
| 53 | WAR LIVE War (United Artists UA-LA193-J2) | 28 | 15 | |
| 54 | HEAD HUNTERS Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731) | 59 | 23 | |
| 55 | LOVE IS THE MESSAGE MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32707) | 38 | 23 | |
| 56 | DIANA ROSS LIVE AT CAESAR’S PALACE Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1) | 68 | 5 | |
| 57 | BURN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. W 2766) | 49 | 17 | |
| 58 | BLUE MAGIC Blue Magic (Atco SD 7038) | 61 | 18 | |
| 59 | STOP ALL THAT JAZZ Leon Russell (Shelter SR-2108) | 74 | 2 | |
| 60 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 43 | 68 | |
| 61 | FALL INTO SPRING Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-3627) | 83 | 6 | |
| 62 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 64 | 71 | |
| 63 | KISS Kiss (Casablanca NB 9001) | 63 | 16 | |
| 64 | YOU SMILE – THE SONG BEGINS Herb Alpert & T.J.B. (A&M SP-3620) | 72 | 6 | |
| 65 | THE BEST OF CHARLIE RICH Charlie Rich (Epic KE 31933) | 69 | 9 | |
| 66 | IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | 53 | 37 | |
| 67 | SPOOKY LADY’S SIDESHOW Kris Kristofferson (Monument PZ 32914) | 76 | 6 | |
| 68 | POSITIVE VIBRATIONS Ten Years After (Columbia PC 32851) | 73 | 7 | |
| 69 | THE GREAT GATSBY Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS 2-3001) | 71 | 9 | |
| 70 | BOOGITY BOOGITY Ray Stevens (Barnaby BR 6003) | 82 | 4 | |
| 71 | SECRET TREATIES Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia KC 32858) | 54 | 10 | |
| 72 | JIM STAFFORD Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947) | 75 | 18 | |
| 73 | SON OF DRACULA Nilsson (Rapple ABL1-0220) | 55 | 10 | |
| 74 | EUPHRATES RIVER Main Ingredient (RCA Victor APL1-0335) | 65 | 16 | |
| 75 | ANTHOLOGY Marvin Gaye (Motown M 791A3) | 58 | 11 | |
| 76 | POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499) | 80 | 59 | |
| 77 | LIGHT SHINE Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 2790) | 60 | 10 | |
| 78 | STREET LADY Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA140-F) | 67 | 13 | |
| 79 | THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CX 0131) | 90 | 38 | |
| 80 | MEETING OF THE MINDS Four Tops (Dunhill DSD-50166) | 57 | 11 | |
| 81 | I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-797) | 84 | 29 | |
| 82 | GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. BS 2763) | 70 | 20 | |
| 83 | +’JUSTMENTS Bill Withers (Sussex SRA 8032) | 77 | 14 | |
| 84 | DESITIVELY BONNAROO Dr. John (Atco SD 7043) | 86 | 10 | |
| 85 | MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494) | 102 | 3 | |
| 86 | WHIRLWINDS Deodato (MCA MCA-410) | 78 | 8 | |
| 87 | STRAIGHT AHEAD Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express (RCA Victor APL1-0454) | 81 | 14 | |
| 88 | THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-11002) | 101 | 5 | |
| 89 | BLACKS AND BLUES Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note BN-LA142-G) | 79 | 10 | |
| 90 | SEVEN Poco (Epic KE 32895) | 91 | 8 | |
| 91 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 95 | 68 | |
| 92 | THAT NIGGER’S CRAZY Richard Pryor (Partee PBS-2404) | 106 | 3 | |
| 93 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 98 | 72 | |
| 94 | GET YOUR WINGS Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32847) | 88 | 14 | |
| 95 | STRANDED Roxy Music (Atco SD 7045) | 94 | 7 | |
| 96 | THE SINGLES 1969-1973 Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | 89 | 31 | |
| 97 | PIANO MAN Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544) | 97 | 25 | |
| 98 | HOLLIES Hollies (Epic KE 32574) | 130 | 7 | |
| 99 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 330V1) | 99 | 16 | |
| 100 | THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801) | 92 | 20 | |
| 101 | IN TOO MUCH TOO SOON New York Dolls (Mercury SRM-1-1001) | 109 | 6 | |
| 102 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown M 783V1) | 103 | 31 | |
| 103 | PRESERVATION ACT 2 Kinks (RCA Victor CPL2-5040) | 119 | 5 | |
| 104 | THE PAYBACK James Brown (Polydor PD 2-3007) | 100 | 29 | |
| 105 | GENESIS – LIVE Genesis (Charisma CAS-1666) | 121 | 6 | |
| 106 | SCRATCH Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 6010) | 93 | 13 | |
| 107 | HOME, HOME ON THE ROAD New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia PC 32870) | 104 | 9 | |
| 108 | BOOGIE BROTHERS Savoy Brown (London APS 638) | 96 | 10 | |
| 109 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582) | 122 | 8 | |
| 110 | SUZI QUATRO Suzi Quatro (Bell 1302) | 85 | 17 | |
| 111 | DAMN RIGHT I AM SOMEBODY Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People PE 6602) | 133 | 4 | |
| 112 | HISTORY OF BRITISH ROCK Various Artists (Sire SAS 3702) | 105 | 10 | |
| 113 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | 112 | 44 | |
| 114 | MADRUGADA Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-48001) | 114 | 10 | |
| 115 | HOT SOX Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra KSBS 2600) | 124 | 5 | |
| 116 | SPECTRUM Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268) | 111 | 32 | |
| 117 | QUEEN OF THE NIGHT Maggie Bell (Atlantic SD 7293) | 108 | 15 | |
| 118 | SENSE OF DIRECTION Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-7501) | 142 | 4 | |
| 119 | BACK TO OAKLAND Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. BS 2749) | 117 | 17 | |
| 120 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433) | 110 | 22 | |
| 121 | MONKEY GRIP Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones COC 79100) | 136 | 4 | |
| 122 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor APL1-0433) | 120 | 19 | |
| 123 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor APL1-0285) | 113 | 34 | |
| 124 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 127 | 82 | |
| 125 | PURE SMOKEY Smokey Robinson (Tamla T 331V1) | 115 | 13 | |
| 126 | KEEP ON SMILIN’ Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0128) | 138 | 5 | |
| 127 | INTRODUCING THE ELEVENTH HOUSE Eleventh House With Larry Coryell (Vanguard VSDA 79342) | 123 | 13 | |
| 128 | SUPER TAYLOR Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS-5509) | 134 | 6 | |
| 129 | SHIP AHOY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32408) | 116 | 34 | |
| 130 | FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME Marlo Thomas & Friends (Bell 1110) | 126 | 42 | |
| 131 | GARCIA Jerry Garcia (Round RX-102) | — | 1 | |
| 132 | OKIE J. J. Cale (Shelter SR-2107) | 149 | 2 | |
| 133 | ROCK N ROLL ANIMAL Lou Reed (RCA Victor APL1-0472) | 128 | 17 | |
| 134 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 137 | 170 | |
| 135 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | 135 | 44 | |
| 136 | PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Al Stewart (Janus JLS 3063) | 141 | 9 | |
| 137 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century T-441) | — | 1 | |
| 138 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor APL1-0323) | 152 | 3 | |
| 139 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | 129 | 30 | |
| 140 | ARLO GUTHRIE Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2183) | 143 | 5 | |
| 141 | TURN OF THE CARDS Renaissance (Sire SAS-7502) | 146 | 4 | |
| 142 | ENERGIZED Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950) | 131 | 23 | |
| 143 | ANTHOLOGY Gladys Knight & Pips (Motown M 792S2) | 144 | 20 | |
| 144 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 147 | 67 | |
| 145 | LIVE IN LONDON O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32953) | 163 | 2 | |
| 146 | LIVE ’N’ KICKIN’ West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 32899) | 145 | 5 | |
| 147 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER Impressions (Curtom CRS 8019) | 157 | 2 | |
| 148 | LAID BACK Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | 132 | 32 | |
| 149 | MR. NATURAL Bee Gees (RSO SO 4800) | 150 | 3 | |
| 150 | ROCK AND ROLL QUEEN Mott The Hoople (Atlantic SD 7297) | 160 | 2 | |
| 151 | LIVING AND DYING IN 3/4 TIME Jimmy Buffett (Dunhill DSD-50132) | 155 | 11 | |
| 152 | PARADISE AND LUNCH Ry Cooder (Reprise MS 2179) | 156 | 3 | |
| 153 | THE RED BACK BOOK Scott Joplin (Angel S-36060) | 159 | 16 | |
| 154 | INNER SPECTRUM Ace Spectrum (Atlantic SD 7299) | 158 | 3 | |
| 155 | RAGS TO RUFUS Rufus (ABC ABCX-809) | 171 | 2 | |
| 156 | BIG FUN Miles Davis (Columbia PG 32866) | 162 | 6 | |
| 157 | MY LOVE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot APAS 71065) | 161 | 2 | |
| 158 | SCHOOL PUNKS Brownsville Station (Big Tree BT 89500) | 166 | 2 | |
| 159 | LOVING AND FREE Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA MCA-395) | 164 | 3 | |
| 160 | ANTHOLOGY Steve Miller Band (Capitol SVBB-11114) | 167 | 19 | |
| 161 | LIVE IN EUROPE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32952) | — | 1 | |
| 162 | JUST A SINGER Lobo (Big Tree BT 89501) | 170 | 2 | |
| 163 | LONDON UNDERGROUND Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1648) | 165 | 11 | |
| 164 | SOLAR WIND Ramsey Lewis (Columbia KC 32897) | 172 | 2 | |
| 165 | I WANNA BE SELFISH Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. BS 2789) | — | 1 | |
| 166 | PHAEDRA Tangerine Dream (Virgin VR 13-108) | 169 | 2 | |
| 167 | VISIONS Paul Horn (Columbia KE 32837) | 173 | 2 | |
| 168 | KANSAS Kansas (Kirschner KZ 32817) | 174 | 2 | |
| 169 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266) | — | 17 | |
| 170 | THE WAY WE WERE Andy Williams (Columbia KC 32949) | 154 | 4 | |
| 171 | SAVE THE CHILDREN Various Artists (Motown M 800R2) | 175 | 2 | |
| 172 | HOLES AND MELLOW ROLLS Gabriel Kaplan (ABC ABCD-815) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | THE BLACKBYRDS Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9444) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | THE ANDREWS SISTERS IN OVER HERE Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KS32961) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | DON’T CRY NOW Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | — | 35 | |
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