| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 18, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | HERE I AM (Come And Take Me) Al Green (Hi 2247) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | I BELIEVE IN YOU (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT Bobby Womack (United Artists 255) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | ANGEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | I WAS CHECKIN’ OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN’ IN Don Covay (Mercury 73385) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 8 | THAT LADY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| 9 | ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH Four Tops (Dunhill 4354) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 10 | THERE IT IS Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523) | 12 | 23 | 31 | 6 | |
| 11 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
| 12 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Clarence Carter (Fame 250) | 13 | 18 | 22 | 8 | |
| 13 | BABY I’VE BEEN MISSING YOU Independents (Wand 11258) | 15 | 21 | 27 | 7 | |
| 14 | GYPSY MAN War (United Artists 281) | 17 | 24 | 33 | 5 | |
| 15 | SO VERY HARD TO GO Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| 16 | WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363) | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| 17 | SOUL MAKOSSA Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 11 | |
| 18 | FUTURE SHOCK Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987) | 22 | 30 | 38 | 5 | |
| 19 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon (Spring 138) | 25 | 32 | 44 | 6 | |
| 20 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | 37 | 50 | 56 | 5 | |
| 21 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 8 | |
| 22 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century 2042) | 33 | 47 | 57 | 4 | |
| 23 | DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 621) | 21 | 14 | 9 | 16 | |
| 24 | SWEET HARMONY Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233) | 27 | 35 | 42 | 8 | |
| 25 | PARRTY (pt. 1) Maceo & Macks (People 624) | 34 | 45 | 61 | 4 | |
| 26 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B. B. King (ABC 11373) | 29 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| 27 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | SWEET CHARLIE BABE Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| 29 | THERE’S NO ME WITHOUT YOU Manhattans (Columbia 45838) | 16 | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
| 30 | RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME Dr. John (Atco 6914) | 20 | 22 | 28 | 6 | |
| 31 | UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO New Birth (RCA Victor 0003) | 39 | 42 | 45 | 8 | |
| 32 | SHORT STOPPING Veda Brown (Stax 1063) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 12 | |
| 33 | DON’T LET IT END (’Til You Let It Begin) Miracles (Tamla 54237) | 40 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | HANG LOOSE Mandrill (Polydor 14187) | 35 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| 35 | EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888) | 38 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | FUNKY STUFF Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557) | 45 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | LOVE AIN’T GONNA RUN ME AWAY Luther Ingram (KoKo 2116) | 41 | 44 | 48 | 6 | |
| 38 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867) | 42 | 46 | 49 | 8 | |
| 39 | HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | WHOEVER’S THRILLING YOU (Is Killing Me) Rufus (ABC 11376) | 50 | 54 | 59 | 6 | |
| 41 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | 49 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | YOU CAN’T STOP A MAN IN LOVE Carl Carlton (ABC 11378) | 51 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | SLICK Willie Hutch (Motown 1252) | 46 | 55 | 65 | 4 | |
| 44 | GHETTO CHILD Spinners (Atlantic 2973) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | STAY AWAY FROM ME Sylvers (MGM 14579) | 48 | 48 | 52 | 9 | |
| 46 | HEY GIRL (I Like Your Style) Temptations (Gordy 7131) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | GOTTA FIND A WAY Moments (Stang 5050) | 56 | 58 | 62 | 5 | |
| 48 | ALL I NEED IS TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107) | 57 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | SEXY, SEXY, SEXY James Brown (Polydor 14194) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | TRYING TO SLIP (Away) Lloyd Price (GSF 6904) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Soft Tones (Avco 4619) | 58 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | STREET DANCE Fatback Band (Perception 526) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 14 | |
| 55 | DIDN’T I Sylvia (Vibration 524) | 32 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 56 | YES WE CAN CAN Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I OWE YOU LOVE Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2034) | 61 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED Lee Charles (Hot Wax 7303) | 65 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LAW OF THE LAND Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7130) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | LONELINESS (Will Bring Us Together Again) Brown Sugar (Chelsea 0125) | 62 | 66 | 68 | 5 | |
| 61 | GIVING LOVE Voices Of East Harlem (Just Sunshine 504) | 63 | 64 | 66 | 14 | |
| 62 | KOKE (pt. 1) Tribe (ABC 11366) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | CHECK IT OUT Tavares (Capitol 3674) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN New York City (Chelsea 0025) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | GIRL BLUE Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0046) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | SOUL JE T’AIME Sylvia & Ralfi Pagan (Vibration 525) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | LOOK ME UP Blue Magic (Atco 6930) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER Escorts (Alithia 6052) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | DON’T BLAME THE MAN Roy C. (Mercury 73391) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SOUL PRESIDENT NUMBER ONE John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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