| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 23, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540) | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2 | MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3006) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 3 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | 8 | 11 | 17 | 7 | |
| 4 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor 0185) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| 6 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | THE PAYBACK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14223) | 10 | 20 | 41 | 5 | |
| 8 | OUTSIDE WOMAN Bloodstone (London 1052) | 12 | 17 | 27 | 7 | |
| 9 | I WISH IT WAS ME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| 10 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND Staple Singers (Stax 0196) | 15 | 21 | 43 | 5 | |
| 11 | WE’RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
| 12 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
| 13 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | 14 | 18 | 25 | 8 | |
| 14 | DANCING MACHINE Jackson 5 (Motown 1286) | 17 | 23 | 55 | 4 | |
| 15 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Stylistics (Avco 4634) | 18 | 22 | 56 | 4 | |
| 16 | MIGHTY MIGHTY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007) | 30 | 39 | 57 | 4 | |
| 17 | I WOULDN’T GIVE YOU UP Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7151) | 20 | 25 | 36 | 9 | |
| 18 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| 19 | HOMELY GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 20 | MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269) | 25 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| 21 | I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME Millie Jackson (Spring 144) | 26 | 31 | 40 | 7 | |
| 22 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 23 | LET’S GET MARRIED Al Green (Hi 2262) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | I JUST CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Four Tops (Dunhill 4377) | 19 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| 25 | I’LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN Soul Children (Stax 0182) | 21 | 9 | 4 | 15 | |
| 26 | WHO IS HE, AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU Creative Source (Sussex 509) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 6 | |
| 27 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Persuaders (Atco 6956) | 28 | 32 | 34 | 7 | |
| 28 | SWEET STUFF Sylvia (Vibration 529) | 35 | 37 | 44 | 6 | |
| 29 | HONEY PLEASE, CAN’T YA SEE Barry White (20th Century 2077) | 34 | 40 | 53 | 5 | |
| 30 | WILLIE PASS THE WATER Ripple (GRC 1013) | 33 | 34 | 35 | 7 | |
| 31 | NEWSY NEIGHBORS First Choice (Philly Groove 183) | 32 | 33 | 39 | 8 | |
| 32 | HEAVENLY Temptations (Gordy 7135) | 40 | 46 | 59 | 4 | |
| 33 | GOIN’ DOWN SLOW Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4379) | 38 | 41 | 51 | 5 | |
| 34 | SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1003) | 37 | 45 | 54 | 6 | |
| 35 | CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002) | 44 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | I’M WEAK FOR YOU / SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Or Take Your Love Back) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3543) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | I TOLD YOU SO Delfonics (Philly Groove 182) | 23 | 24 | 28 | 13 | |
| 38 | WHEN THE FUEL RUNS OUT Executive Suite (Babylon 1111) | 41 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| 39 | I BELIEVE Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3541) | 51 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | SWEET DAN Betty Everett (Fantasy 714) | 42 | 42 | 47 | 11 | |
| 41 | SHE CALLS ME BABY J. Kelly & Premiers (Roadshow 7005) | 43 | 43 | 48 | 9 | |
| 42 | PEPPER BOX Peppers (Event 213) | 52 | 61 | 66 | 5 | |
| 43 | IF YOU WERE MY WOMAN Latimore (Glades 1720) | 45 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | SUMMER BREEZE (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE B.B. King (ABC 11406) | 24 | 12 | 6 | 16 | |
| 46 | AND I PANICKED / BEWARE OF THE MAN (Wth The Candy In His Hand) Dramatics (Volt 4105) | 47 | 48 | 61 | 4 | |
| 47 | SAME BEAT (pt. 1) Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 632) | 29 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
| 48 | CORAZON LTG Exchange (Wand 11269) | 36 | 36 | 37 | 9 | |
| 49 | POWER OF LOVE Martha Reeves (MCA 40194) | 61 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | CARRY ME Joe Simon (Spring 145) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | THE FUNKY BIRD Rufus Thomas (Stax 0192) | 53 | 54 | 60 | 7 | |
| 52 | PARTY BUMP Gentlemen & Their Ladies (Jean 731) | 54 | 56 | 63 | 6 | |
| 53 | THIS HEART Gene Redding (Haven 7000) | 55 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | YOUR FUNNY MOODS Skip McHoney & Casuals (DC Int’l 5003) | 56 | 58 | 64 | 6 | |
| 55 | TOUCH AND GO Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076) | 57 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John (MCA 40198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I’M YOURS Syl Johnson (Hi 2260) | 59 | 62 | 67 | 4 | |
| 58 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782) | 62 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LOVING YOU Johnny Nash (Epic 11070) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | THROUGH THE LOVE IN MY HEART Sylvers (MGM 14678) | 63 | 65 | 69 | 4 | |
| 61 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH Bill Withers (Sussex 513) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | (It’s Gonna Be) A LONG LONG WINTER Linda Clifford (Paramount 0269) | 67 | 67 | 70 | 4 | |
| 63 | HELP YOURSELF Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7134) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | TELL ME WHAT’CHA GONNA DO (When You Want To Be Loved) General Crook (Wand 11270) | 68 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO Chambers Brothers (Avco 4632) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | TIN PAN ALLEY Little Milton (Stax 0191) | 39 | 38 | 42 | 9 | |
| 68 | GETTIN’ WHAT YOU WANT (Losin’ What You Got) William Bell (Stax 0198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | THE LONE RANGER Oscar Brown, Jr. (Atlantic 3001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | MESSING UP A GOOD THING John Edwards (Aware 037) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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