| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 9, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SEXY MAMA Moments (Stang 5052) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2 | PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3535) | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | |
| 3 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | |
| 4 | JUNGLE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | 7 | 12 | 17 | 10 | |
| 6 | CAN THIS BE REAL Natural Four (Curtom 1990) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | |
| 7 | I’LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN Soul Children (Stax 0182) | 13 | 19 | 24 | 9 | |
| 8 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 9 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE B.B. King (ABC 11406) | 15 | 23 | 29 | 10 | |
| 10 | WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2252) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 11 | JOY (pt. 1) Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 8 | |
| 12 | THERE’S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (To Appreciate The Sunshine) Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011) | 14 | 16 | 21 | 10 | |
| 13 | STOP TO START Blue Magic (Atco 6949) | 18 | 22 | 27 | 9 | |
| 14 | LET YOUR HAIR DOWN Temptations (Gordy 7133) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 15 | I MISS YOU Dells (Cadet 5700) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | |
| 16 | LOVE’S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | 19 | 21 | 8 | 10 | |
| 17 | YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54244) | 21 | 27 | 39 | 5 | |
| 18 | MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3006) | 22 | 29 | 37 | 5 | |
| 19 | WE’RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193) | 24 | 32 | 46 | 5 | |
| 20 | LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 21 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538) | 26 | 31 | 47 | 5 | |
| 22 | I’D RATHER BE (Blind, Cripple And Crazy) O.V. Wright (Back Beat 628) | 23 | 24 | 31 | 10 | |
| 23 | BABY COME CLOSE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | 20 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| 24 | LIVIN’ FOR YOU Al Green (Hi 2257) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 25 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | 34 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | I WISH IT WAS ME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529) | 33 | 44 | 60 | 5 | |
| 27 | WISH THAT YOU WERE MINE Manhattans (Columbia 45971) | 27 | 28 | 35 | 9 | |
| 28 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor 0185) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 4 | |
| 29 | A MOTHER FOR MY CHILDREN Whispers (Janus 231) | 31 | 36 | 45 | 8 | |
| 30 | WITCH DOCTOR BUMP Chubukos (Mainstream 5546) | 36 | 45 | 55 | 8 | |
| 31 | I JUST CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Four Tops (Dunhill 4377) | 37 | 43 | 52 | 4 | |
| 32 | SO TIED UP Sam Dees (Atlantic 2991) | 32 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| 33 | HOMELY GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505) | 49 | 59 | 67 | 4 | |
| 34 | YOU’RE SO UNIQUE Billy Preston (A&M 1492) | 44 | 50 | 63 | 4 | |
| 35 | SOUL POWER 74 (pt. 1) Maceo & Macks (People 631) | 35 | 37 | 40 | 9 | |
| 36 | NO TIME TO BURN Black Heat (Atlantic 2987) | 39 | 42 | 44 | 9 | |
| 37 | QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City (Chelsea 0150) | 38 | 39 | 41 | 11 | |
| 38 | THE FIRST TIME WE MET Independents (Wand 11267) | 40 | 40 | 43 | 7 | |
| 39 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM Diana Ross (Motown 1278) | 43 | 49 | 59 | 5 | |
| 40 | IF IT’S IN YOU TO DO WRONG Impressions (Curtom 1994) | 41 | 41 | 42 | 6 | |
| 41 | I WANNA GET FUNKY / THAT’S WHAT THE BLUES IS ALL ABOUT Albert King (Stax 0189) | 46 | 53 | 69 | 4 | |
| 42 | I TOLD YOU SO Delfonics (Philly Groove 182) | 48 | 54 | 64 | 7 | |
| 43 | THAT’S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES Tavares (Capitol 3794) | 51 | 57 | 62 | 5 | |
| 44 | I WILL Ruby Winters (Polydor 14202) | 45 | 46 | 49 | 7 | |
| 45 | CORAZON LTG Exchange (Wand 11269) | 52 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | TIN PAN ALLEY Little Milton (Stax 0191) | 56 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | NEWSY NEIGHBORS First Choice (Philly Groove 183) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | I NEED SOMEONE Linda Perry (Mainstream 5550) | 50 | 52 | 53 | 6 | |
| 50 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | 61 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | SAME BEAT (pt. 1) Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 632) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | TALKING ABOUT THE BOSS AND I Harmon Bethea (Musicor 1483) | 53 | 55 | 58 | 7 | |
| 54 | BABY I LOVE YOU Benny Johnson (Today 1527) | 58 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| 55 | SWEET DAN Betty Everett (Fantasy 714) | 62 | 64 | 66 | 5 | |
| 56 | WILLIE PASS THE WATER Ripple (GRC 1013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Persuaders (Atco 6956) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | I WANNA DO THINGS FOR YOU Eddie Floyd (Stax 0188) | 63 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | SHE CALLS ME BABY J. Kelly & Premiers (Roadshow 7005) | 66 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | OUTSIDE WOMAN Bloodstone (London 1052) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | I WOULDN’T GIVE YOU UP Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7151) | 67 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | THANKS DAD (pt. 1) Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (GSF 6911) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | GET YOUR THING TOGETHER Annette Snell (Dial 1025) | 68 | 67 | 70 | 4 | |
| 64 | I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME Millie Jackson (Spring 144) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH Que Sunryse (Just Sunshine 514) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | WHEN THE FUEL RUNS OUT Executive Suite (Babylon 1111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | THE FUNKY BIRD Rufus Thomas (Stax 0192) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | FEVER Veda Brown (Stax 0194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | DON’T NOBODY LIVE HERE (By The Name Of Fool) Denise LaSalle (Westbound 221) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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