CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1974 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1974 Charts! |
| 1974 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 5 | The Joker - Steve Miller Band | 159. Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John |
| January 12 | The Singles 1969-1973 - Carpenters | 113. Live Coast To Coast - Overture And Beginners - Rod Stewart/Faces |
| January 19 | I Got A Name - Jim Croce | 103. Wild Tales - Graham Nash |
| January 26 | I Got A Name - Jim Croce | 81. Hotcakes - Carly Simon |
| February 2 | John Denver’s Greatest Hits - John Denver | 122. Rhapsody In White - Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| February 9 | John Denver’s Greatest Hits - John Denver | 24. Planet Waves - Bob Dylan |
| February 16 | John Denver’s Greatest Hits - John Denver | 69. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand |
| February 23 | Planet Waves - Bob Dylan | 126. Saints & Sinners - Johnny Winter |
| March 2 | Planet Waves - Bob Dylan | 77. Love Song - Anne Murray |
| March 9 | Planet Waves - Bob Dylan | 69. What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits - Doobie Brothers |
| March 16 | Court And Spark - Joni Mitchell | 75. Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks |
| March 23 | The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand | 62. Live Rhymin’ - Paul Simon with Urubamba & Jessy Dixon Singers |
| March 30 | John Denver’s Greatest Hits - John Denver | 43. Shinin’ On - Grand Funk |
| April 6 | Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield | 96. Hard Labor - Three Dog Night |
| April 13 | Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings | 53. Buddha And The Chocolate Box - Cat Stevens |
| April 20 | Love Is The Message - MFSB | 85. Anthology - Marvin Gaye |
| April 27 | The Sting - Original Soundtrack/Marvin Hamlisch | 65. On The Border - Eagles |
| May 4 | The Sting - Original Soundtrack/Marvin Hamlisch | 151. Home, Home On The Road - New Riders Of The Purple Sage |
| May 11 | The Sting - Original Soundtrack/Marvin Hamlisch | 68. On Stage - Loggins & Messina |
| May 18 | The Sting - Original Soundtrack/Marvin Hamlisch | 131. Positive Vibrations - Ten Years After |
| May 25 | The Sting - Original Soundtrack/Marvin Hamlisch | 66. Shock Treatment - Edgar Winter Group |
| June 1 | The Sting - Original Soundtrack/Marvin Hamlisch | 102. Diana Ross Live At Caesar’s Palace - Diana Ross |
| June 8 | Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings | 125. Boogity Boogity - Ray Stevens |
| June 15 | Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings | 69. His 12 Greatest Hits - Neil Diamond |
| June 22 | Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings | 62. Journey To The Centre Of The Earth - Rick Wakeman |
| June 29 | Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot | 131. Garcia - Jerry Garcia |
| July 6 | Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot | 28. Caribou - Elton John |
| July 13 | Caribou - Elton John | 56. Before The Flood - Bob Dylan/The Band |
| July 20 | Caribou - Elton John | 50. Marvin Gaye Live! - Marvin Gaye |
| July 27 | Caribou - Elton John | 88. Small Talk - Sly & Family Stone |
| August 3 | Caribou - Elton John | 124. Seals & Crofts I And II - Seals & Crofts |
| August 10 | Back Home Again - John Denver | 49. Fulfillingness’ First Finale - Stevie Wonder |
| August 17 | Caribou - Elton John | 155. I Can Stand A Little Rain - Joe Cocker |
| August 24 | 461 Ocean Boulevard - Eric Clapton | 125. Country - Anne Murray |
| August 31 | 461 Ocean Boulevard - Eric Clapton | 27. Not Fragile - Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| September 7 | Fulfillingness’ First Finale - Stevie Wonder | 54. So Far - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| September 14 | Fulfillingness’ First Finale - Stevie Wonder | 123. Mirror Image - Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| September 21 | Fulfillingness’ First Finale - Stevie Wonder | 79. When The Eagle Flies - Traffic |
| September 28 | Fulfillingness’ First Finale - Stevie Wonder | 65. The Kids & Me - Billy Preston |
| October 5 | Bad Company - Bad Company | 50. Photographs And Memories (HIs Greatest Hits) - Jim Croce |
| October 12 | Endless Summer - Beach Boys | 58. Cheech & Chong’s Wedding Album - Cheech & Chong |
| October 19 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know - Olivia Newton-John | 103. Nightmares (... |
| October 26 | Not Fragile - Bachman-Turner Overdrive | 69. It’s Only Rock ’N Roll - Rolling Stones |
| November 2 | Can’t Get Enough - Barry White | 71. Borboletta - Santana |
| November 9 | So Far - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 65. Waitress In A Donut Shop - Maria Muldaur |
| November 16 | Wrap Around Joy - Carole King | 50. Elton John’s Greatest Hits - Elton John |
| November 23 | Walls And Bridges - John Lennon | 40. Fire - Ohio Players |
| November 30 | It’s Only Rock ’N Roll - Rolling Stones | 56. Goodnight Vienna - Ringo Starr |
| December 7 | Elton John’s Greatest Hits - Elton John | 68. Miles Of Aisles - Joni Mitchell |
| December 14 | Elton John’s Greatest Hits - Elton John | 84. Sinatra – The Main Event “Live” From Madison Square Garden - Frank Sinatra |
| December 21 | Elton John’s Greatest Hits - Elton John | 57. Relayer - Yes |
| December 28 | Elton John’s Greatest Hits - Elton John | 163. The Trial Of Billy Jack - Original Soundtrack |
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