CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1974*
POS-ALBUM-ARTIST-LABEL-PEAK MONTH 1 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS-JOHN DENVER-RCA 2 BAND ON THE RUN-WINGS-Apple 3 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD-ELTON JOHN-MCA 4 THE SINGLES 1969-1973-CARPENTERS-A&M 5 BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE II-BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE-Mercury 6 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM-JIM CROCE-ABC 7 THE STING-SOUNDTRACK-MCA 8 CHICAGO VII-Chicago-Columbia 9 INNERVISIONS-Stevie Wonder-Tamla 10 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS-Charlie Rich-Epic 11 Back Home Again-John Denver-RCA 12 Caribou-Elton John-MCA 13 American Graffiti-Soundtrack-MCA 14 Court & Spark-Joni Mitchell-Asylum 15 Sundown-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise 16 Shinin' On-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol 17 Tubular Bells-Mike Oldfield-Virgin 18 The Joker-Steve Miller Band-Capitol 19 Hot Cakes-Carly Simon-Elektra 20 If You Love Me Let Me Know-Olivia Newton John-MCA 21 Skin Tight-Ohio Players-Mercury 22 Not Fragile-Bachman Turner Overdrive-Mercury 23 Buddah & Chocolate Bar-Cat Stevens-A&M 24 I Got A Name-Jim Croce-ABC 25 Ringo-Ringo Starr-Apple 26 Fulfillingness First Finale-Stevie Wonder-Tamla 27 On Stage-Loggins & Messina-Columbia 28 Bad Company-Bad Company-Swan Song 29 Imagination-Gladys Knight & The Pips-Buddah 30 Holiday-America-Warner Brothers 31 Jonathan Livingston Seagull-Neil Diamond-Columbia 32 Maria Muldar-Maria Muldar-Reprise 33 Los Cochinos-Cheech & Chong-Ode 34 461 Ocean Blvd.-Eric Clapton-RSO 35 Love Song For Jeffrey-Helen Reddy-Capitol 36 Goats Head Soup-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones 37 Love Is The Message-MFSB-Philadelphia International 38 Body Heat-Quincy Jones-A&M 39 Tres Hombres-ZZ Top-London 40 Bridge Of Sighs-Robin Trower-Chrysalis 41 Pretzel Logic-Steely Dan-ABC 42 The Way We Were-Barbra Streisand-Columbia 43 Stop & Smell The Roses-Mac Davis-Columbia 44 Second Helping-Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA 45 Journey To The Center Of The Earth-Rick Wakeman-A&M 46 Quadrophenia-Who-MCA 47 Planet Waves-Bob Dylan-Columbia 48 Marvin Gaye Live-Marvin Gaye-Tamla 49 Ship Ahoy-O'Jays-Philadelphia International 50 So Far-Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young-Atlantic 51 Moontan-Golden Earring-MCA 52 Can't Get Enough-Barry White-20th Century 53 Endless Summer-Beach Boys-Capitol 54 Wrap Around Joy-Carole King-Ode 55 Open Your Eyes-Earth,Wind & Fire-Columbia 56 Unborn Child-Seals & Crofts-Warner Brothers 57 Under The Influence Of-Love Unlimited-20th Century 58 Before The Flood-Bob Dylan & The Band-Asylum 59 Brothers And Sisters-Allman Brothers-Capricorn 60 On The Border-Eagles-Asylum 61 What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits-Dobbie Brothers-Warner Brothers 62 Bette Midler-Bette Midler-Atlantic 63 Joy-Isaac Hayes-Enterprise 64 Full Sail-Loggins & Messina-Columbia 65 On The Beach-Neil Young-Reprise 66 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath-Black Sabbath-Warner Brothers 67 Wild & Peaceful-Kool & The Gang-De Lite 68 Let's Put It All Together-Stylistics-Avco 69 Head Hunters-Herbie Hancock-Columbia 70 Rhapsody In White-Love Unlimited Orchestra-20th Century 71 Stone Gon'-Barry White-20th Century 72 Rags To Rufus-Rufus-ABC 73 Apostrophe-Frank Zappa-Discreet 74 Diamond Dogs-David Bowie-RCA 75 Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album-Cheech & Chong-Ode 76 It's Only Rock & Roll-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones 77 Old Blue Eyes Is Back-Frank Sinatra-Reprise 78 Mighty Love-Spinners-Atlantic 79 Burn-Deep Purple-Warner Brothers 80 Santana's Greatest Hits-Santana-Columbia 81 Live In London-The O'Jays-Philadelphia International 82 Hard Labor-Three Dog Night-ABC 83 Let's Get It On-Marvin Gaye-Tamla 84 Mind Games-John Lennon-Apple 85 Shock Treatment-Edgar Winter Group-Epic 86 The Souther,Mullar & Furay Band-Asylum 87 Tales From Topographic Oceans-Yes-Atlantic 88 War Live-War-United Artists 89 Payback-James Brown-Polydor 90 Poems,Prayers & Promises-John Denver-RCA 91 Let Me In You Life-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic 92 Angel Clare-Art Garfunkel-Columbia 93 Walking Man-James Taylor-Warner Brothers 94 Walls & Bridges-John Lennon-Apple 95 Livin' For You-Al Green-Hi 96 Very Special Love Song-Charlie Rich-Epic 97 Welcome-Santana-Columbia 98 That Nigger's Crazy-Richard Pryor-Partee 99 Laid Back-Greg Allman-Capricorn 100 War Child-Jethro Tull-Chrysalis *As published in the December 28th,1974 issue of Cash Box Magazine. .