| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 4, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | 2 | 10 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2 | I BELIEVE IN YOU (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | HERE I AM (Come And Take Me) Al Green (Hi 2247) | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | |
| 4 | NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT Bobby Womack (United Artists 255) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 5 | IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | |
| 6 | ANGEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969) | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | |
| 7 | I WAS CHECKIN’ OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN’ IN Don Covay (Mercury 73385) | 8 | 13 | 19 | 9 | |
| 8 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 9 | ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH Four Tops (Dunhill 4354) | 11 | 14 | 15 | 8 | |
| 10 | THAT LADY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | 14 | 26 | 48 | 5 | |
| 11 | WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
| 12 | SO VERY HARD TO GO Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | |
| 13 | THERE’S NO ME WITHOUT YOU Manhattans (Columbia 45838) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 14 | DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 621) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | YOU’RE GETTIN’ A LITTLE TOO SMART Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 213) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| 16 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (pt. 1) Intruders (Gamble 2506) | 13 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 17 | SWEET CHARLIE BABE Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | 18 | 23 | 28 | 9 | |
| 18 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Clarence Carter (Fame 250) | 22 | 27 | 35 | 6 | |
| 19 | SOUL MAKOSSA Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| 20 | IT’S FOREVER Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3529) | 17 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 21 | BABY I’VE BEEN MISSING YOU Independents (Wand 11258) | 27 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 22 | RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME Dr. John (Atco 6914) | 28 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 23 | THERE IT IS Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523) | 31 | 39 | 66 | 4 | |
| 24 | GYPSY MAN War (United Artists 281) | 33 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 6 | |
| 26 | MISDEMEANOR Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580) | 23 | 17 | 6 | 13 | |
| 27 | THERE YOU GO Edwin Starr (Soul 35103) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 12 | |
| 28 | SHORT STOPPING Veda Brown (Stax 1063) | 30 | 32 | 34 | 10 | |
| 29 | DARLING COME BACK HOME Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 10 | |
| 30 | FUTURE SHOCK Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987) | 38 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B. B. King (ABC 11373) | 35 | 44 | 50 | 5 | |
| 32 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon (Spring 138) | 44 | 60 | 69 | 4 | |
| 33 | DIDN’T I Sylvia (Vibration 524) | 36 | 40 | 44 | 6 | |
| 34 | STREET DANCE Fatback Band (Perception 526) | 37 | 38 | 40 | 12 | |
| 35 | SWEET HARMONY Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233) | 42 | 59 | — | 6 | |
| 36 | SOUL MAKOSSA Afrique (Mainstream 5542) | 32 | 30 | 32 | 9 | |
| 37 | BLACK BYRD Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212) | 34 | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| 38 | HANG LOOSE Mandrill (Polydor 14187) | 46 | 58 | 62 | 4 | |
| 39 | BONGO ROCK Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 14 | |
| 40 | LONELY TOWN, LONELY STREET / FRIEND OF MINE Bill Withers (Sussex 257) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 5 / 7 | |
| 41 | CAN’T UNDERSTAND IT Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73395) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 5 | |
| 42 | UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO New Birth (RCA Victor 0003) | 45 | 49 | 56 | 6 | |
| 43 | SPINNING AROUND Black Ivory (Today 1520) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 8 | |
| 44 | LOVE AIN’T GONNA RUN ME AWAY Luther Ingram (KoKo 2116) | 48 | 51 | 55 | 4 | |
| 45 | PARRTY (pt. 1) Maceo & Macks (People 624) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867) | 49 | 50 | 54 | 6 | |
| 47 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century 2042) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | STAY AWAY FROM ME Sylvers (MGM 14579) | 52 | 55 | 60 | 7 | |
| 49 | JUST OUT OF MY REACH Sam Dees (Atlantic 2937) | 50 | 53 | 59 | 6 | |
| 50 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | 56 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | FUNKY STUFF Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | WHOEVER’S THRILLING YOU (Is Killing Me) Rufus (ABC 11376) | 59 | 63 | 68 | 4 | |
| 55 | SLICK Willie Hutch (Motown 1252) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Don Downing (Roadshow 7004) | 58 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | YOU CAN’T STOP A MAN IN LOVE Carl Carlton (ABC 11378) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | GOTTA FIND A WAY Moments (Stang 5050) | 62 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LOVE OH LOVE Leroy Hutson (Curtom 1983) | 60 | 61 | 64 | 6 | |
| 60 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS (pt. 2) Oscar Weathers (Blue Candle 1498) | 64 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | I OWE YOU LOVE Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2034) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Soft Tones (Avco 4619) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | DON’T LET IT END (’Til You Let It Begin) Miracles (Tamla 54237) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | GIVING LOVE Voices Of East Harlem (Just Sunshine 504) | 66 | — | 52 | 12 | |
| 65 | ALL I NEED IS TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | LONELINESS (Will Bring Us Together Again) Brown Sugar (Chelsea 0125) | 68 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | YOU’VE GOT MY MIND MESSED UP Quiet Elegance (Hi 2245) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED Lee Charles (Hot Wax 7303) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | LET ME BE YOUR EYES Timmy Thomas (Glades 1712) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | FUNNY Priscilla Price (BASF 15151) | 67 | 68 | 70 | 5 | |
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