| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 17, 1974 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | CARIBOU Elton John (MCA MCA-2116) | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | BACK HOME AGAIN John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0548) | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801) | 5 | 5 | |
| 4 | BEFORE THE FLOOD Bob Dylan / The Band (Asylum AB-201) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | 6 | 31 | |
| 6 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621) | 4 | 9 | |
| 7 | BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | 9 | 36 | |
| 8 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 7 | 38 | |
| 9 | SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | 10 | 29 | |
| 10 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE! Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1) | 11 | 5 | |
| 11 | ON STAGE Loggins & Messina (Columbia PG 32848) | 12 | 15 | |
| 12 | BODY HEAT Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617) | 13 | 14 | |
| 13 | DIAMOND DOGS David Bowie (RCA Victor CPL1-0576) | 8 | 12 | |
| 14 | THE STING Original Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch (MCA MCA-390) | 16 | 28 | |
| 15 | WALKING MAN James Taylor (Warner Bros. W 2794) | 15 | 7 | |
| 16 | FROM THE MARS HOTEL Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102) | 17 | 6 | |
| 17 | MOONTAN Golden Earring (Track/MCA MCA-396) | 19 | 15 | |
| 18 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 18 | 50 | |
| 19 | FULFILLINGNESS’ FIRST FINALE Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1) | 49 | 2 | |
| 20 | IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-411) | 20 | 10 | |
| 21 | LIVE IN LONDON O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32953) | 24 | 9 | |
| 22 | THE SOUTHER, HILLMAN, FURAY BAND Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006) | 26 | 5 | |
| 23 | ON THE BEACH Neil Young (Reprise R 2180) | 38 | 5 | |
| 24 | HOLIDAY America (Warner Bros. W 2808) | 25 | 6 | |
| 25 | BRIDGE OF SIGHS Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057) | 14 | 17 | |
| 26 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705) | 28 | 16 | |
| 27 | ENDLESS SUMMER Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB-11307) | 30 | 5 | |
| 28 | BUDDHA AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623) | 21 | 19 | |
| 29 | CHICAGO VII Chicago (Columbia C2 32810) | 22 | 21 | |
| 30 | HIS 12 GREATEST HITS Neil Diamond (MCA MCA-2106) | 29 | 10 | |
| 31 | PRETZEL LOGIC Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808) | 34 | 21 | |
| 32 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor APL1-0323) | 33 | 10 | |
| 33 | MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494) | 31 | 10 | |
| 34 | ELVIS AS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor CPL1-0606) | 37 | 6 | |
| 35 | THAT NIGGER’S CRAZY Richard Pryor (Partee PBS-2404) | 36 | 10 | |
| 36 | SANTANA’S GREATEST HITS Santana (Columbia PC 33050) | 43 | 5 | |
| 37 | LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Stylistics (Avco AV-69001-698) | 23 | 13 | |
| 38 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582) | 46 | 15 | |
| 39 | RAGS TO RUFUS Rufus (ABC ABCX-809) | 54 | 9 | |
| 40 | SHININ’ ON Grand Funk (Capitol SWAE-11278) | 40 | 21 | |
| 41 | SECOND HELPING Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA-413) | 41 | 17 | |
| 42 | SHOCK TREATMENT Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461) | 27 | 13 | |
| 43 | CLAUDINE Original Soundtrack / Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5602 ST) | 32 | 21 | |
| 44 | SMALL TALK Sly & Family Stone (Epic PE 32930) | 52 | 4 | |
| 45 | WONDERWORLD Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. W 2800) | 47 | 6 | |
| 46 | COURT AND SPARK Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | 44 | 28 | |
| 47 | BAD COMPANY Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410) | 56 | 7 | |
| 48 | HOLLIES Hollies (Epic KE 32574) | 48 | 14 | |
| 49 | GARCIA Jerry Garcia (Round RX-102) | 39 | 8 | |
| 50 | OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411) | 45 | 25 | |
| 51 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA MCA2-10003) | 51 | 44 | |
| 52 | STOP ALL THAT JAZZ Leon Russell (Shelter SR-2108) | 35 | 9 | |
| 53 | OPEN OUR EYES Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | 55 | 22 | |
| 54 | SWEET EXORCIST Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8601) | 53 | 13 | |
| 55 | BLUE MAGIC Blue Magic (Atco SD 7038) | 50 | 25 | |
| 56 | APOSTROPHE (’) Frank Zappa (DiscReet DS 2175) | 42 | 18 | |
| 57 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 59 | 64 | |
| 58 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA2-8001) | 61 | 50 | |
| 59 | THE BEST OF BREAD VOLUME TWO Bread (Elektra 7E-1005) | 57 | 12 | |
| 60 | KEEP ON SMILIN’ Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0128) | 70 | 12 | |
| 61 | LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284) | 65 | 19 | |
| 62 | SENSE OF DIRECTION Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-7501) | 62 | 11 | |
| 63 | ON THE BORDER Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | 58 | 17 | |
| 64 | POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499) | 66 | 66 | |
| 65 | DIANA ROSS LIVE AT CAESAR’S PALACE Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1) | 60 | 12 | |
| 66 | HELL James Brown (Polydor PD 2-9001) | 75 | 4 | |
| 67 | THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-11002) | 68 | 12 | |
| 68 | WILD AND PEACEFUL Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2013) | 64 | 44 | |
| 69 | STREET PARTY Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 36-101) | 77 | 5 | |
| 70 | TOGETHER BROTHERS Original Soundtrack / Barry White (20th Century ST-101) | 73 | 6 | |
| 71 | JIM STAFFORD Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947) | 67 | 25 | |
| 72 | ROAD FOOD Guess Who (RCA Victor APL1-0405) | 72 | 15 | |
| 73 | BOOGITY BOOGITY Ray Stevens (Barnaby BR 6003) | 63 | 11 | |
| 74 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 76 | 54 | |
| 75 | MARIA MULDAUR Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | 69 | 46 | |
| 76 | STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA184-J2) | 85 | 5 | |
| 77 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century T-441) | 71 | 8 | |
| 78 | EUPHRATES RIVER Main Ingredient (RCA Victor APL1-0335) | 83 | 23 | |
| 79 | ANTHOLOGY Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown M 794R3) | 80 | 7 | |
| 80 | THE BLACKBYRDS Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9444) | 90 | 8 | |
| 81 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266) | 79 | 24 | |
| 82 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 82 | 75 | |
| 83 | YOU SMILE – THE SONG BEGINS Herb Alpert & T.J.B. (A&M SP-3620) | 84 | 13 | |
| 84 | MIGHTY LOVE Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296) | 74 | 23 | |
| 85 | PIANO RAGS BY SCOTT JOPLIN, VOLUMES I & II Joshua Rifkin (Nonesuch HB-73026) | 86 | 7 | |
| 86 | SOME NICE THINGS I’VE MISSED Frank Sinatra (Reprise F 2195) | 125 | 3 | |
| 87 | THE SINGLES 1969-1973 Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | 89 | 38 | |
| 88 | IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | 94 | 44 | |
| 89 | SEALS & CROFTS I AND II Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 2WS 2809) | 101 | 3 | |
| 90 | THE HOOPLE Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871) | 81 | 17 | |
| 91 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 93 | 78 | |
| 92 | HAMBURGER CONCERTO Focus (Atco SD 36-100) | 97 | 4 | |
| 93 | AVALANCHE Mountain (Columbia/Windfall KC 33088) | 105 | 3 | |
| 94 | HOTCAKES Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002) | 92 | 30 | |
| 95 | ROCK YOUR BABY George McCrae (T.K. T.K. 501) | 160 | 2 | |
| 96 | FALL INTO SPRING Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-3627) | 78 | 13 | |
| 97 | SPOOKY LADY’S SIDESHOW Kris Kristofferson (Monument PZ 32914) | 87 | 13 | |
| 98 | WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. W 2750) | 88 | 24 | |
| 99 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 95 | 75 | |
| 100 | UNBORN CHILD Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. W 2761) | 96 | 25 | |
| 101 | TRUCK TURNER Original Soundtrack / Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-7507) | 121 | 4 | |
| 102 | WAR LIVE War (United Artists UA-LA193-J2) | 109 | 22 | |
| 103 | APOCALYPSE Mahavishnu Orchestra with London Symphony Orchestra (Columbia KC 32957) | 91 | 13 | |
| 104 | HEAD HUNTERS Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731) | 98 | 30 | |
| 105 | THE RED BACK BOOK Scott Joplin (Angel S-36060) | 104 | 23 | |
| 106 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 107 | 79 | |
| 107 | I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-797) | 99 | 36 | |
| 108 | OKIE J. J. Cale (Shelter SR-2107) | 110 | 9 | |
| 109 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 115 | 74 | |
| 110 | ILLUSIONS ON DOUBLE DIMPLE Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11311) | 171 | 2 | |
| 111 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | 102 | 42 | |
| 112 | DARK LADY Cher (MCA MCA-2113) | 103 | 12 | |
| 113 | SCRATCH Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 6010) | 106 | 20 | |
| 114 | LIGHT SHINE Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 2790) | 113 | 17 | |
| 115 | WILD HONEY / 20 / 20 Beach Boys (Warner Bros. 2MS 2166) | 126 | 2 | |
| 116 | RAMPANT Nazareth (A&M SP-3641) | 118 | 6 | |
| 117 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | 119 | 51 | |
| 118 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | 114 | 51 | |
| 119 | CROSSWINDS Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7300) | 122 | 17 | |
| 120 | PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Al Stewart (Janus JLS 3063) | 100 | 16 | |
| 121 | REGGAE Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1655) | 123 | 5 | |
| 122 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 128 | 177 | |
| 123 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | 131 | 37 | |
| 124 | GET YOUR WINGS Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32847) | 129 | 21 | |
| 125 | STEVIE WONDER PRESENTS SYREETA Syreeta (Motown M6 808S1) | 136 | 4 | |
| 126 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 130 | 89 | |
| 127 | DAWN’S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1130) | — | 28 | |
| 128 | HARD LABOR Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD-50168) | 112 | 20 | |
| 129 | I NEED TIME Bloodstone (London APS 647) | 141 | 3 | |
| 130 | TURN OF THE CARDS Renaissance (Sire SAS-7502) | 132 | 11 | |
| 131 | BO DONALDSON AND THE HEYWOODS Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC ABCD-824) | 162 | 4 | |
| 132 | SECRET TREATIES Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia KC 32858) | 134 | 17 | |
| 133 | SCHOOL PUNKS Brownsville Station (Big Tree BT 89500) | 135 | 9 | |
| 134 | KISS Kiss (Casablanca NB 9001) | 120 | 23 | |
| 135 | THE BEST OF DAVE MASON Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 6013) | 133 | 7 | |
| 136 | MONKEY GRIP Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones COC 79100) | 137 | 11 | |
| 137 | VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531) | 117 | 22 | |
| 138 | WHALE MEAT AGAIN Jim Capaldi (Island ILPS 9254) | 158 | 3 | |
| 139 | THE BEST OF CHARLIE RICH Charlie Rich (Epic KE 31933) | 124 | 16 | |
| 140 | KANSAS Kansas (Kirschner KZ 32817) | 145 | 9 | |
| 141 | ROCK AND ROLL QUEEN Mott The Hoople (Atlantic SD 7297) | 139 | 9 | |
| 142 | LET IT FLOW Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0134) | 161 | 3 | |
| 143 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER Impressions (Curtom CRS 8019) | 108 | 9 | |
| 144 | PRESERVATION ACT 2 Kinks (RCA Victor CPL2-5040) | 111 | 12 | |
| 145 | THE LORD’S PRAYER Sister Janet Mead (A&M SP-3639) | 147 | 5 | |
| 146 | REMEMBER THE FUTURE Nektar (Passport PPS-98002) | 151 | 4 | |
| 147 | THE VERY BEST OF GORDON LIGHTFOOT Gordon Lightfoot (United Artists UA-LA243-G) | 143 | 6 | |
| 148 | ANTHOLOGY Marvin Gaye (Motown M 791A3) | 140 | 18 | |
| 149 | LOVE IS THE MESSAGE MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32707) | 150 | 30 | |
| 150 | FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME Marlo Thomas & Friends (Bell 1110) | 148 | 49 | |
| 151 | SEVEN Poco (Epic KE 32895) | 156 | 15 | |
| 152 | MA! HE’S MAKING EYES AT ME Lena Zavaroni (Stax STS 5511) | 159 | 4 | |
| 153 | IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob M3G 4944) | 157 | 3 | |
| 154 | CLOSE UP THE HONKY TONKS Flying Burrito Brothers (A&M SP-3631) | 155 | 6 | |
| 155 | I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN Joe Cocker (A&M SP-3633) | — | 1 | |
| 156 | DREAMER Bobby Bland (Dunhill DSX-50169) | — | 1 | |
| 157 | WHIRLWINDS Deodato (MCA MCA-410) | 146 | 15 | |
| 158 | FRIENDS B. B. King (ABC ABCD-825) | — | 1 | |
| 159 | POSITIVE VIBRATIONS Ten Years After (Columbia PC 32851) | 142 | 14 | |
| 160 | PERFECT ANGEL Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561) | 164 | 4 | |
| 161 | I AM NOT AFRAID Masekela (Blue Thumb BTS 6015) | 165 | 2 | |
| 162 | LYDIA Cold Blood (Warner Bros. BS 2806) | — | 1 | |
| 163 | RIO GRANDE MUD Z Z Top (London XPS 612) | 154 | 19 | |
| 164 | KIMONO MY HOUSE Sparks (Island ILPS 9272) | 167 | 2 | |
| 165 | PIANO MAN Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544) | 163 | 32 | |
| 166 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770) | — | 22 | |
| 167 | ISIS Isis (Buddah BDS 5605) | 169 | 2 | |
| 168 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughhn (Roxbury RLX 100) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD Frank Sinatra (Capitol ST-11309) | 168 | 3 | |
| 170 | BURN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. W 2766) | 152 | 24 | |
| 171 | HERE COME THE WARM JETS Eno (Island ILPS 9268) | — | 1 | |
| 172 | COMIN’ FROM ALL ENDS New Birth (RCA Victor APL1-0494) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | ANTHOLOGY Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Motown M 793R3) | — | 11 | |
| 174 | RIDE ’EM COWBOY Paul Davis (Bang BLP 401) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic (Westbound WB 1001) | — | 1 | |
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