| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 12, 1974 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | ENDLESS SUMMER Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB-11307) | 2 | 13 | |
| 2 | BAD COMPANY Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410) | 1 | 15 | |
| 3 | BACK HOME AGAIN John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0548) | 4 | 15 | |
| 4 | NOT FRAGILE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004) | 6 | 7 | |
| 5 | IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-411) | 9 | 18 | |
| 6 | SO FAR Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 18100) | 7 | 6 | |
| 7 | FULFILLINGNESS’ FIRST FINALE Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1) | 3 | 10 | |
| 8 | CARIBOU Elton John (MCA MCA-2116) | 5 | 15 | |
| 9 | CAN’T GET ENOUGH Barry White (20th Century T-444) | 12 | 7 | |
| 10 | WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS – LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 3-200) | 13 | 6 | |
| 11 | 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801) | 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582) | 10 | 23 | |
| 13 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705) | 17 | 24 | |
| 14 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 16 | 46 | |
| 15 | WRAP AROUND JOY Carole King (Ode SP-77024) | 22 | 3 | |
| 16 | RAGS TO RUFUS Rufus (ABC ABCX-809) | 8 | 17 | |
| 17 | BODY HEAT Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617) | 18 | 22 | |
| 18 | SANTANA’S GREATEST HITS Santana (Columbia PC 33050) | 14 | 13 | |
| 19 | ALICE COOPER’S GREATEST HITS Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. W 2803) | 20 | 6 | |
| 20 | ANKA Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA314-G) | 24 | 6 | |
| 21 | CHICAGO VII Chicago (Columbia C2 32810) | 21 | 29 | |
| 22 | I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN Joe Cocker (A&M SP-3633) | 27 | 9 | |
| 23 | HOLIDAY America (Warner Bros. W 2808) | 25 | 14 | |
| 24 | HIGHWAY CALL Richard Betts (Capricorn CP 0123) | 30 | 6 | |
| 25 | LIVE IT UP Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33070) | 35 | 6 | |
| 26 | PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORIES (His Greatest Hits) Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-835) | 50 | 2 | |
| 27 | SECOND HELPING Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA-413) | 33 | 25 | |
| 28 | THE SOUTHER, HILLMAN, FURAY BAND Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006) | 19 | 13 | |
| 29 | WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES Traffic (Asylum 7E-1020) | 40 | 4 | |
| 30 | ON THE BEACH Neil Young (Reprise R 2180) | 15 | 13 | |
| 31 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | 26 | 39 | |
| 32 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE! Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1) | 23 | 13 | |
| 33 | THE KIDS & ME Billy Preston (A&M SP-3645) | 48 | 3 | |
| 34 | STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA184-J2) | 34 | 13 | |
| 35 | SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | 28 | 37 | |
| 36 | THRUST Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 32965) | 47 | 3 | |
| 37 | LIVE IN LONDON O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32953) | 37 | 17 | |
| 38 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621) | 41 | 17 | |
| 39 | GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLE Righteous Brothers (Haven/Capitol ST-9201) | 45 | 6 | |
| 40 | THAT NIGGER’S CRAZY Richard Pryor (Partee PBS-2404) | 42 | 18 | |
| 41 | LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284) | 32 | 27 | |
| 42 | ILLUSIONS ON DOUBLE DIMPLE Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11311) | 38 | 10 | |
| 43 | HAMBURGER CONCERTO Focus (Atco SD 36-100) | 44 | 12 | |
| 44 | BEFORE THE FLOOD Bob Dylan / The Band (Asylum AB-201) | 29 | 14 | |
| 45 | COUNTRY Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11324) | 46 | 8 | |
| 46 | SMALL TALK Sly & Family Stone (Epic PE 32930) | 31 | 12 | |
| 47 | BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | 36 | 44 | |
| 48 | ROCK YOUR BABY George McCrae (T.K. T.K. 501) | 39 | 10 | |
| 49 | MOONTAN Golden Earring (Track/MCA MCA-396) | 52 | 23 | |
| 50 | BRIDGE OF SIGHS Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057) | 51 | 25 | |
| 51 | WALKING MAN James Taylor (Warner Bros. W 2794) | 43 | 15 | |
| 52 | HERGEST RIDGE Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-109) | 62 | 5 | |
| 53 | COMIN’ FROM ALL ENDS New Birth (RCA Victor APL1-0494) | 54 | 9 | |
| 54 | AN ANTHOLOGY VOL. II Duane Allman (Capricorn 2CP 0139) | 56 | 6 | |
| 55 | JIM STAFFORD Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947) | 49 | 33 | |
| 56 | ON STAGE Loggins & Messina (Columbia PG 32848) | 53 | 23 | |
| 57 | PUSSY CATS Harry Nilsson (RCA Victor CPL1-0570) | 59 | 6 | |
| 58 | CHEECH & CHONG’S WEDDING ALBUM Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77025) | — | 1 | |
| 59 | THE STING Original Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch (MCA MCA-390) | 61 | 36 | |
| 60 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 55 | 62 | |
| 61 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770) | 66 | 30 | |
| 62 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 64 | 72 | |
| 63 | THE BLACKBYRDS Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9444) | 65 | 16 | |
| 64 | SOME NICE THINGS I’VE MISSED Frank Sinatra (Reprise F 2195) | 60 | 11 | |
| 65 | FROM THE MARS HOTEL Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102) | 57 | 14 | |
| 66 | ROAD FOOD Guess Who (RCA Victor APL1-0405) | 67 | 23 | |
| 67 | PERFECT ANGEL Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561) | 76 | 12 | |
| 68 | ROXY & ELSEWHERE Frank Zappa / Mothers (DiscReet 2DS 2202) | 89 | 2 | |
| 69 | VERITIES & BALDERDASH Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1012) | 79 | 6 | |
| 70 | MIRROR IMAGE Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 32929) | 75 | 5 | |
| 71 | I’M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob M3G 4968) | 84 | 5 | |
| 72 | DAWN’S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1130) | 71 | 36 | |
| 73 | ON THE BORDER Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | 68 | 25 | |
| 74 | MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494) | 74 | 18 | |
| 75 | SALLY CAN’T DANCE Lou Reed (RCA Victor CPL1-0611) | 135 | 2 | |
| 76 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 58 | 58 | |
| 77 | SENSE OF DIRECTION Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-7501) | 77 | 19 | |
| 78 | BUDDHA AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623) | 69 | 27 | |
| 79 | POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499) | 72 | 74 | |
| 80 | REMEMBER THE FUTURE Nektar (Passport PPS-98002) | 90 | 12 | |
| 81 | DANCING MACHINE Jackson 5 (Motown M6-780S1) | 92 | 3 | |
| 82 | WALLS AND BRIDGES John Lennon (Apple SW-3416) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | CHILD OF THE NOVELTY Mahogany Rush (20th Century/Nine T-451) | 93 | 7 | |
| 84 | FEATS DON’T FAIL ME NOW Little Feat (Warner Bros. BS 2784) | 120 | 6 | |
| 85 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA MCA2-10003) | 73 | 52 | |
| 86 | HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. MS 2196) | 110 | 2 | |
| 87 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | 101 | 59 | |
| 88 | MIAMI James Gang (Atco SD 36-102) | 107 | 6 | |
| 89 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 82 | 82 | |
| 90 | SLOW FLUX Steppenwolf (Mums PZ 33093) | 108 | 4 | |
| 91 | STEVIE WONDER PRESENTS SYREETA Syreeta (Motown M6 808S1) | 88 | 12 | |
| 92 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY Chicago (Columbia GP 8) | 98 | 75 | |
| 93 | ANDY KIM Andy Kim (Capitol ST-11318) | 109 | 4 | |
| 94 | PRETZEL LOGIC Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808) | 63 | 29 | |
| 95 | COURT AND SPARK Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | 100 | 36 | |
| 96 | THE MIRROR Spooky Tooth (Island ILPS 9292) | 105 | 7 | |
| 97 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 80 | 83 | |
| 98 | LATE FOR THE SKY Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1017) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | OPEN OUR EYES Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | 95 | 30 | |
| 100 | SHEET MUSIC 10 C.C. (UK AUKS 53107) | 94 | 8 | |
| 101 | PAPER LACE Paper Lace (Mercury SRM-1-1008) | 102 | 7 | |
| 102 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA2-8001) | 83 | 58 | |
| 103 | HANG ON IN THERE BABY Johnny Bristol (MGM M3G 4959) | 103 | 6 | |
| 104 | SMILER Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-1017) | — | 1 | |
| 105 | KIMONO MY HOUSE Sparks (Island ILPS 9272) | 106 | 10 | |
| 106 | STREET PARTY Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 36-101) | 78 | 13 | |
| 107 | THE ENTERTAINER Marvin Hamlisch (MCA MCA-2115) | 81 | 8 | |
| 108 | TRUCK TURNER Original Soundtrack / Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-7507) | 104 | 12 | |
| 109 | BO DONALDSON AND THE HEYWOODS Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC ABCD-824) | 85 | 12 | |
| 110 | DIAMOND DOGS David Bowie (RCA Victor CPL1-0576) | 111 | 20 | |
| 111 | HELL James Brown (Polydor PD 2-9001) | 70 | 12 | |
| 112 | LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Stylistics (Avco AV-69001-698) | 86 | 21 | |
| 113 | MACHINE GUN Commodores (Motown M6-798S1) | 115 | 8 | |
| 114 | APOSTROPHE (’) Frank Zappa (DiscReet DS 2175) | 116 | 26 | |
| 115 | MIGHTY LOVE Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296) | 87 | 31 | |
| 116 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 121 | 185 | |
| 117 | DO IT BABY Miracles (Tamla T6-334S1) | 128 | 4 | |
| 118 | AWB Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308) | 136 | 4 | |
| 119 | IRISH TOUR ’74 Rory Gallagher (Polydor PD 2-9501) | 122 | 7 | |
| 120 | HIS 12 GREATEST HITS Neil Diamond (MCA MCA-2106) | 96 | 18 | |
| 121 | HIGH ENERGY Freddie Hubbard (Columbia KC 33048) | 132 | 4 | |
| 122 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 119 | 97 | |
| 123 | TURN OF THE CARDS Renaissance (Sire SAS-7502) | 124 | 19 | |
| 124 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor APL1-0323) | 91 | 18 | |
| 125 | BLUE MAGIC Blue Magic (Atco SD 7038) | 97 | 33 | |
| 126 | LET IT FLOW Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0134) | 129 | 11 | |
| 127 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 99 | 86 | |
| 128 | SEALS & CROFTS I AND II Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 2WS 2809) | 112 | 11 | |
| 129 | THE MIGHTY MIGHTY DELLS Dells (Cadet CA 60030) | 138 | 4 | |
| 130 | THE SINGLES 1969-1973 Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | 127 | 46 | |
| 131 | WHERE HAVE I KNOWN YOU BEFORE Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea (Polydor PD 6509) | 155 | 3 | |
| 132 | CITY IN THE SKY Staple Singers (Stax STS-5515) | 134 | 4 | |
| 133 | MANDRILLAND Mandrill (Polydor PD-2-9002) | 145 | 3 | |
| 134 | HARD CORE POETRY Tavares (Capitol ST-11316) | 143 | 3 | |
| 135 | STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic (Westbound WB 1001) | 137 | 9 | |
| 136 | THE POINTER SISTERS LIVE AT OPERA HOUSE Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 8002) | 140 | 4 | |
| 137 | PHOEBE SNOW Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109) | 147 | 5 | |
| 138 | WILD HONEY / 20 / 20 Beach Boys (Warner Bros. 2MS 2166) | 113 | 10 | |
| 139 | GOOD OLD BOYS Randy Newman (Warner Bros. MS 2193) | 149 | 2 | |
| 140 | KEEP ON SMILIN’ Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0128) | 114 | 20 | |
| 141 | GREATEST HITS Sonny & Cher (MCA MCA-2117) | 144 | 4 | |
| 142 | NOBODY DOES IT LIKE ME Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA214-G) | 153 | 3 | |
| 143 | RUSH Rush (Mercury SRM-1-1011) | 152 | 3 | |
| 144 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughhn (Roxbury RLX 100) | 146 | 9 | |
| 145 | THIRD ANNUAL PIPE DREAM Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD 6027) | 148 | 4 | |
| 146 | SHOCK TREATMENT Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461) | 118 | 21 | |
| 147 | ONE Bob James (CTI CTI 6043) | 151 | 7 | |
| 148 | FACES IN REFLECTION George Duke (MPS/BASF MC 22018) | 150 | 6 | |
| 149 | STOP ALL THAT JAZZ Leon Russell (Shelter SR-2108) | 123 | 17 | |
| 150 | WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. W 2750) | 130 | 32 | |
| 151 | LIGHT OF WORLDS Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2014) | 160 | 4 | |
| 152 | ELDORADO Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA339-G) | — | 1 | |
| 153 | ILLUMINATIONS Turiya Alice Coltrane & Devadip Carlos Santana (Columbia PC 32900) | — | 1 | |
| 154 | ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST-11317) | 169 | 2 | |
| 155 | HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN GRILL Hawkwind (United Artists UA-LA328-G) | 173 | 2 | |
| 156 | DREAMER Bobby Bland (Dunhill DSX-50169) | 158 | 9 | |
| 157 | PEACE ON YOU Roger McGuinn (Columbia KC 32956) | 161 | 3 | |
| 158 | RELEASE YOURSELF Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. BS 2814) | — | 1 | |
| 159 | THE SONGS OF JIM WEATHERLY Jim Weatherly (Buddah BDS-5608) | 162 | 2 | |
| 160 | QUATRO Suzi Quatro (Bell 1313) | 174 | 2 | |
| 161 | SNOWFLAKES ARE DANCING Tomita (RCA Victor ARL1-0488) | 163 | 5 | |
| 162 | POWERFUL PEOPLE Gino Vannelli (A&M SP-3630) | 166 | 2 | |
| 163 | INTRODUCING EDDY AND THE FALCONS Roy Wood’s Wizzard (United Artists UA-LA219-G) | 164 | 2 | |
| 164 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 157 | 83 | |
| 165 | PERRY Perry Como (RCA Victor CPL1-0585) | 159 | 7 | |
| 166 | ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Vikki Carr (Columbia KC 32860) | 168 | 2 | |
| 167 | BIG BAMBU Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77014) | — | 78 | |
| 168 | TIM MOORE Tim Moore (Asylum 7E-1019) | 171 | 3 | |
| 169 | I’VE GOT MY OWN ALBUM TO DO Ron Wood (Warner Bros. BS 2819) | 170 | 2 | |
| 170 | HOOKED ON A FEELING Blue Swede (EMI ST-11286) | — | 13 | |
| 171 | THE LATEST EDITION John Mayall (Polydor PD 6030) | 172 | 3 | |
| 172 | CHANGE UP THE GROOVE Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor PD 6032) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | LADIES LOVE OUTLAWS Tom Rush (Columbia KC 33054) | 175 | 2 | |
| 174 | WILD AND PEACEFUL Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2013) | 167 | 52 | |
| 175 | STREETLIGHTS Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. BS 2818) | — | 1 | |
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