| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 6, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 6 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | 7 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| 7 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon (Spring 138) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 8 | FUNKY STUFF Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 9 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century 2042) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 10 | THAT LADY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 | |
| 11 | SEXY, SEXY, SEXY James Brown (Polydor 14194) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 9 | |
| 12 | BROTHER LOUIE Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | 13 | 18 | 23 | 7 | |
| 13 | CHECK IT OUT Tavares (Capitol 3674) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 8 | |
| 14 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown 1277) | 18 | 22 | 24 | 7 | |
| 15 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| 16 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| 17 | THE LOVE I LOST (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3533) | 23 | 30 | 64 | 4 | |
| 18 | HEY GIRL (I Like Your Style) Temptations (Gordy 7131) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 9 | |
| 19 | YES WE CAN CAN Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | 20 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 20 | TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU’RE WITH Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049) | 22 | 27 | 34 | 6 | |
| 21 | SPACE RACE Billy Preston (A&M 1463) | 28 | 37 | 57 | 4 | |
| 22 | IN THE RAIN Arthur Prysock (Old Town 100) | 24 | 34 | 43 | 7 | |
| 23 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | 26 | 33 | 40 | 7 | |
| 24 | MY PRETENDING DAYS ARE OVER Dells (Cadet 5698) | 30 | 36 | 44 | 6 | |
| 25 | I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY Ripple (GRC 1004) | 36 | 44 | 53 | 5 | |
| 26 | LET ME BE YOUR LOVEMAKER Betty Wright (Alston 4619) | 32 | 40 | 48 | 5 | |
| 27 | GHETTO CHILD Spinners (Atlantic 2973) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 28 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B. B. King (ABC 11373) | 21 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 29 | CHEAPER TO KEEP HER Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE Syl Johnson (Hi 2250) | 38 | 45 | 55 | 5 | |
| 31 | GOTTA FIND A WAY Moments (Stang 5050) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 12 | |
| 32 | YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | NEVER LET YOU GO Bloodstone (London 1051) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 6 | |
| 34 | GYPSY MAN War (United Artists 281) | 27 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 35 | PARRTY (pt. 1) Maceo & Macks (People 624) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| 36 | GIRL BLUE Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0046) | 39 | 42 | 45 | 8 | |
| 37 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Dixie Hummingbirds (Peacock 3198) | 47 | 54 | 67 | 4 | |
| 38 | ALL THE WAY DOWN Etta James (Chess 2144) | 48 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | HYMN NUMBER 5 Earl Gaines (Seventy-Seven 131) | 43 | 47 | 49 | 6 | |
| 40 | LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER Escorts (Alithia 6052) | 44 | 49 | 52 | 8 | |
| 41 | HAVING A PARTY (Medley) Ovations Featuring Louis Williams (MGM 14623) | 51 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | BLOW YOUR WHISTLE K.C. & Sunshine Junkanoo Band (T.K. 1001) | 52 | 56 | 60 | 6 | |
| 43 | YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE IT Manhattans (Columbia 45927) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | LOOK ME UP Blue Magic (Atco 6930) | 49 | 53 | 56 | 8 | |
| 45 | IF YOU DON’T GET IT THE FIRST TIME, BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN, PARTY Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 627) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN New York City (Chelsea 0025) | 46 | 48 | 51 | 9 | |
| 47 | SMARTY PANTS First Choice (Philly Groove 179) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | YOU OUGHTA’ BE HERE WITH ME Annette Snell (Dial 1023) | 64 | 66 | 69 | 4 | |
| 49 | WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO Lou Courtney (Rags 100) | 55 | 57 | 58 | 5 | |
| 50 | THIS TIME IT’S REAL Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733) | 61 | 63 | 65 | 4 | |
| 51 | GET INVOLVED George Soule (Fame 302) | 62 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | I’LL CATCH YOU WHEN YOU FALL Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7305) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 5 | |
| 53 | DO YOU EVER Manhattans (DeLuxe 152) | 58 | 60 | 62 | 4 | |
| 54 | COSMIC SLOP Fundadelic (Westbound 218) | 60 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | WHERE WERE YOU (When I Needed You) Jimmy Briscoe & Little Beavers (Pi Kappa 400) | 57 | 59 | 59 | 6 | |
| 56 | FELL FOR YOU Dramatics (Volt 4099) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I’VE GOT TO GO ON WITHOUT YOU William Bell (Stax 0175) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | BABY, LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN (Gently On My Bed) Eddie Floyd (Stax 0171) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | WRAPPED UP IN YOUR WARM AND TENDER LOVE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4526) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Persuaders (Atco 6943) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | IF I’M IN LUCK I MIGHT GET PICKED UP Betty Davis (Just Sunshine 503) | 65 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Little Richard (Greene Mountain 413) | 63 | 64 | 68 | 5 | |
| 63 | YOU CAN’T HIDE LOVE Creative Source (Sussex 501) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | ALL I NEED IS TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107) | 40 | 32 | 36 | 10 | |
| 65 | WHEN YOU SMILE Leroy Hutson (Curtom 1989) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | I DON’T NEED HALF A LOVE Z. Z. Hill (United Artists 307) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | (Well I’m) DOIN’ WHAT CUMS NATURALLY (pt. 1) Charles Wright (Dunhill 4364) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | DANGWA Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2983) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | NJIA (Nija) WALK (Street Walk) Fatback Band (Perception 540) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | FOR YOUR LOVE Gwen McCrae (Cat 1989) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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