| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 20, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | CHEAPER TO KEEP HER Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176) | 11 | 29 | 45 | 4 | |
| 5 | THE LOVE I LOST (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3533) | 8 | 17 | 23 | 6 | |
| 6 | FUNKY STUFF Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 7 | CHECK IT OUT Tavares (Capitol 3674) | 9 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 9 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown 1277) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 10 | HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 11 | SPACE RACE Billy Preston (A&M 1463) | 16 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
| 12 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 12 | |
| 13 | YES WE CAN CAN Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 10 | |
| 14 | LET ME BE YOUR LOVEMAKER Betty Wright (Alston 4619) | 17 | 26 | 32 | 7 | |
| 15 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 16 | IF YOU DON’T GET IT THE FIRST TIME, BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN, PARTY Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 627) | 29 | 45 | 56 | 4 | |
| 17 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | 21 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| 18 | TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU’RE WITH Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 8 | |
| 19 | IN THE RAIN Arthur Prysock (Old Town 100) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
| 20 | MY PRETENDING DAYS ARE OVER Dells (Cadet 5698) | 22 | 24 | 30 | 8 | |
| 21 | YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280) | 24 | 32 | 41 | 4 | |
| 22 | BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE Syl Johnson (Hi 2250) | 25 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| 23 | SEXY, SEXY, SEXY James Brown (Polydor 14194) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 24 | I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY Ripple (GRC 1004) | 23 | 25 | 36 | 7 | |
| 25 | HEY GIRL (I Like Your Style) Temptations (Gordy 7131) | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | |
| 26 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon (Spring 138) | 12 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
| 27 | ALL THE WAY DOWN Etta James (Chess 2144) | 32 | 38 | 48 | 5 | |
| 28 | NEVER LET YOU GO Bloodstone (London 1051) | 30 | 33 | 37 | 8 | |
| 29 | HAVING A PARTY (Medley) Ovations Featuring Louis Williams (MGM 14623) | 34 | 41 | 51 | 5 | |
| 30 | SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Persuaders (Atco 6943) | 43 | 60 | 67 | 4 | |
| 31 | ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY Stylistics (Avco 4625) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | WRAPPED UP IN YOUR WARM AND TENDER LOVE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4526) | 42 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | YOU OUGHTA’ BE HERE WITH ME Annette Snell (Dial 1023) | 41 | 48 | 64 | 6 | |
| 34 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Dixie Hummingbirds (Peacock 3198) | 35 | 37 | 47 | 6 | |
| 35 | I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME Intruders (Gamble 2508) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | BLOW YOUR WHISTLE K.C. & Sunshine Junkanoo Band (T.K. 1001) | 39 | 42 | 52 | 8 | |
| 37 | NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White (20th Century 2058) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | HYMN NUMBER 5 Earl Gaines (Seventy-Seven 131) | 38 | 39 | 43 | 8 | |
| 39 | YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE IT Manhattans (Columbia 45927) | 40 | 43 | 59 | 4 | |
| 40 | THIS TIME I’M GONE FOR GOOD Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4369) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | SMARTY PANTS First Choice (Philly Groove 179) | 44 | 47 | 66 | 4 | |
| 42 | GET INVOLVED George Soule (Fame 302) | 46 | 51 | 62 | 5 | |
| 43 | FELL FOR YOU Dramatics (Volt 4099) | 49 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | THAT LADY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | 26 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| 45 | I’VE GOT TO GO ON WITHOUT YOU William Bell (Stax 0175) | 52 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | THIS TIME IT’S REAL Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733) | 48 | 50 | 61 | 6 | |
| 47 | FOR YOUR LOVE Gwen McCrae (Cat 1989) | 56 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | DO YOU EVER Manhattans (DeLuxe 152) | 50 | 53 | 58 | 6 | |
| 49 | BABY, LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN (Gently On My Bed) Eddie Floyd (Stax 0171) | 55 | 58 | 70 | 4 | |
| 50 | I’LL CATCH YOU WHEN YOU FALL Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7305) | 51 | 52 | 54 | 7 | |
| 51 | SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE Four Tops (Dunhill 4366) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | JESSE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2982) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | (Well I’m) DOIN’ WHAT CUMS NATURALLY (pt. 1) Charles Wright (Dunhill 4364) | 60 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | DANGWA Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2983) | 61 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | IF YOU’RE READY (Come Go With Me) Staple Singers (Stax 0179) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | YOU CAN’T HIDE LOVE Creative Source (Sussex 501) | 62 | 63 | 69 | 4 | |
| 58 | COME LAY SOME LOVIN’ ON ME Margie Joseph (Atlantic 2988) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | STORMY MONDAY Latimore (Glades 1716) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | I DON’T NEED HALF A LOVE Z. Z. Hill (United Artists 307) | 65 | 66 | 68 | 4 | |
| 61 | LET ME LOVE YOU RIGHT OR WRONG Jerry Washington (Excello 2333) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE General Crook (Wand 11260) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | IF I WERE ONLY A CHILD AGAIN Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1991) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | I’M A WINNER NOW Executive Suite (Babylon 1109) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | FUNKEY KEY Dynamics (Black Gold 9) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | NJIA (Nija) WALK (Street Walk) Fatback Band (Perception 540) | 67 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | IT’S ALL OVER Independents (Wand 11263) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | HEY, LITTLE GIRL Foster Sylvers (MGM 14630) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | SOMEBODY’S BEEN ENJOYING MY HOME Don Covay (Mercury 73430) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | WHEN YOU SMILE Leroy Hutson (Curtom 1989) | 63 | 65 | — | 3 | |
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