| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 26, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY Barry White (20th Century 2018) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2 | LEAVING ME Independents (Wand 11252) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | PILLOW TALK Sylvia (Vibration 521) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | ONE OF A KIND (Love Affair) Spinners (Atlantic 2962) | 5 | 7 | 21 | 6 | |
| 6 | GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION Dells (Cadet 5696) | 9 | 13 | 16 | 8 | |
| 7 | WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | 7 | 8 | 20 | 10 | |
| 8 | I CAN UNDERSTAND IT New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 9 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London 1046) | 12 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| 10 | FUNKY WORM Ohio Players (Westbound 214) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 11 | DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105) | 16 | 20 | 30 | 5 | |
| 12 | HEY YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN Dramatics (Volt 4090) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 7 | |
| 13 | ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS First Choice (Philly Groove 175) | 14 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| 14 | SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 201) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 15 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 16 | I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW New York City (Chelsea 0113) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 17 | FENCEWALK Mandrill (Polydor 14163) | 18 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 18 | BROTHER’S GONNA WORK IT OUT Willie Hutch (Motown 1222) | 20 | 25 | 32 | 6 | |
| 19 | DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 621) | 24 | 28 | 43 | 4 | |
| 20 | WITH A CHILD’S HEART Michael Jackson (Motown 1218) | 25 | 29 | 47 | 4 | |
| 21 | I’ BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU South Side Movement (Wand 11251) | 21 | 23 | 24 | 14 | |
| 22 | WALKING THE BACK STREETS AND CRYING Little Milton (Stax 0124) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 7 | |
| 23 | TIME TO GET DOWN O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3531) | 32 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | FINDER’S KEEPERS Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 1251) | 29 | 43 | 57 | 4 | |
| 25 | THINK James Brown (Polydor 14177) | 27 | 32 | 42 | 5 | |
| 26 | WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A GOOD WOMAN (That’s What It Takes To Keep Her) Denise LaSalle (Westbound 215) | 28 | 36 | 44 | 5 | |
| 27 | LOVE AND HAPPINESS Earnest Jackson (Stone 200) | 30 | 37 | 45 | 7 | |
| 28 | MISDEMEANOR Foster Sylvers (Pride 1031) | 33 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (pt. 1) Intruders (Gamble 2506) | 40 | 47 | 55 | 6 | |
| 30 | YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (If You Break My Heart) Stylistics (Avco 4618) | 45 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | LORD DON’T MOVE THE MOUNTAIN Inez Andrews (Song Bird 1203) | 31 | 33 | 38 | 10 | |
| 32 | BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, GIRL The Persuaders (Atco 6919) | 35 | 38 | 41 | 8 | |
| 33 | IT’S HARD TO STOP (Doing Something When It’s Good To You) Betty Wright (Alston 4617) | 34 | 35 | 36 | 9 | |
| 34 | DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN Crusaders (Blue Thumb 225) | 36 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 35 | LOVIN’ ON BORROWED TIME William Bell (Stax 0157) | 38 | 40 | 51 | 6 | |
| 36 | HERE IS WHERE THE LOVE IS Bobby Wilson (Chain 2101) | 37 | 39 | 48 | 5 | |
| 37 | I DON’T WANT TO MAKE YOU WAIT Delfonics (Philly Groove 176) | 39 | 42 | 53 | 6 | |
| 38 | FOREVER Baby Washington & Don Gardner (Master Five 9103) | 43 | 53 | 67 | 4 | |
| 39 | INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOY Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2961) | 41 | 52 | 62 | 5 | |
| 40 | THERE’S NO ME WITHOUT YOU Manhattans (Columbia 45838) | 42 | 54 | 59 | 5 | |
| 41 | I CAN MAKE IT THRU THE DAYS (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11351) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 4 | |
| 42 | IT’S FOREVER Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3529) | 50 | 60 | 69 | 4 | |
| 43 | SAY YOU LOVE ME TOO Charles Mann (ABC 11347) | 44 | 45 | 49 | 7 | |
| 44 | BRA Cymande (Janus 215) | 51 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | BREAKAWAY Millie Jackson (Spring 134) | 46 | 48 | 52 | 8 | |
| 46 | BONGO ROCK Incredible Bongo Band (Pride 1015) | 55 | 65 | 68 | 4 | |
| 47 | I GOT TO BE MYSELF Rance Allen Group (The Gospel Truth 1208) | 53 | 62 | 70 | 4 | |
| 48 | MASTERPIECE Temptations (Gordy 7126) | 17 | 12 | 3 | 15 | |
| 49 | YOU CAN CALL ME ROVER Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0939) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | INSTIGATING (Trouble Making Fool) Whatnauts (GSF 6897) | 52 | 55 | 58 | 6 | |
| 51 | ALWAYS Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 12 | |
| 52 | I’LL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 69) | 54 | 57 | 60 | 5 | |
| 53 | MOTHER-IN-LAW Clarence Carter (Fame 250) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | THERE YOU GO Edwin Starr (Soul 35103) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | MY HEART JUST KEEPS ON BREAKIN’ Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55496) | 59 | 63 | 63 | 4 | |
| 56 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Maxayn (Capricorn 0017) | 58 | 58 | 64 | 5 | |
| 57 | THEY SAY THE GIRL’S CRAZY Invitations (Silver Blue 801) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | WOMAN Barrabas (RCA Victor 74-0863) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | GIVING LOVE Voices Of East Harlem (Just Sunshine 504) | 64 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | THINK Soul Searchers (Sussex 253) | 62 | 64 | 65 | 4 | |
| 61 | BEWARE OF THE STRANGER Hypnotics (Reprise 1140) | 63 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | I FELL IN LOVE (With A Married Woman) Mark IV (Mercury 73378) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | SWEET HARMONY Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233) | 66 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | STREET DANCE Fatback Band (Perception 526) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | BLACK BYRD Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | TALK TO ME SOMETIMES Village Choir (Paramount 0210) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | I’M GLAD TO DO IT Little Royal (Tri-Us 916) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | SO VERY HARD TO GO Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | WHAT A SHAME Dynamics (Black Gold 8) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | ALL WE NEED (Is Another Chance) Escorts (Alithia 6048) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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