| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 6, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | THE PAYBACK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14223) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 4 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | DANCING MACHINE Jackson 5 (Motown 1286) | 9 | 14 | 17 | 6 | |
| 6 | OUTSIDE WOMAN Bloodstone (London 1052) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| 7 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND Staple Singers (Stax 0196) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 7 | |
| 8 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
| 9 | MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3006) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 10 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| 11 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Stylistics (Avco 4634) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 6 | |
| 12 | MIGHTY MIGHTY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007) | 13 | 16 | 30 | 6 | |
| 13 | LET’S GET MARRIED Al Green (Hi 2262) | 15 | 23 | 48 | 4 | |
| 14 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor 0185) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 15 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| 16 | I WOULDN’T GIVE YOU UP Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7151) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| 17 | MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269) | 18 | 20 | 25 | 9 | |
| 18 | I’M WEAK FOR YOU / SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Or Take Your Love Back) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3543) | 22 | 36 | 50 | 4 | |
| 19 | SWEET STUFF Sylvia (Vibration 529) | 23 | 28 | 35 | 8 | |
| 20 | I GOT TO TRY IT ONE TIME Millie Jackson (Spring 144) | 20 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 21 | HONEY PLEASE, CAN’T YA SEE Barry White (20th Century 2077) | 25 | 29 | 34 | 7 | |
| 22 | WHO IS HE, AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU Creative Source (Sussex 509) | 24 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 23 | HEAVENLY Temptations (Gordy 7135) | 27 | 32 | 40 | 6 | |
| 24 | GOIN’ DOWN SLOW Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4379) | 28 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| 25 | CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002) | 29 | 35 | 44 | 5 | |
| 26 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Persuaders (Atco 6956) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 9 | |
| 27 | SUMMER BREEZE (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253) | 39 | 44 | 58 | 4 | |
| 28 | I’M IN LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John (MCA 40198) | 34 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | I BELIEVE Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3541) | 33 | 39 | 51 | 5 | |
| 31 | DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1003) | 32 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 33 | CARRY ME Joe Simon (Spring 145) | 42 | 50 | 60 | 4 | |
| 34 | POWER OF LOVE Martha Reeves (MCA 40194) | 41 | 49 | 61 | 5 | |
| 35 | PEPPER BOX Peppers (Event 213) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 7 | |
| 36 | WE’RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193) | 19 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
| 37 | I WISH IT WAS ME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529) | 17 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
| 38 | IF YOU WERE MY WOMAN Latimore (Glades 1720) | 40 | 43 | 45 | 5 | |
| 39 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236) | 47 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3544) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782) | 48 | 58 | 62 | 5 | |
| 42 | HOMELY GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | |
| 43 | AND I PANICKED Dramatics (Volt 4105) | 45 | 46 | 47 | 6 | |
| 44 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH Bill Withers (Sussex 513) | 55 | 61 | 66 | 4 | |
| 45 | PARTY BUMP Gentlemen & Their Ladies (Jean 731) | 49 | 52 | 54 | 8 | |
| 46 | SHE CALLS ME BABY J. Kelly & Premiers (Roadshow 7005) | 46 | 41 | 43 | 11 | |
| 47 | THIS HEART Gene Redding (Haven 7000) | 51 | 53 | 55 | 5 | |
| 48 | TOUCH AND GO Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076) | 52 | 55 | 57 | 5 | |
| 49 | HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I’M YOURS Syl Johnson (Hi 2260) | 53 | 57 | 59 | 6 | |
| 51 | THE LONE RANGER Oscar Brown, Jr. (Atlantic 3001) | 57 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | YOUR FUNNY MOODS Skip McHoney & Casuals (DC Int’l 5003) | 54 | 54 | 56 | 8 | |
| 53 | THE FUNKY BIRD Rufus Thomas (Stax 0192) | 50 | 51 | 53 | 9 | |
| 54 | LOVING YOU Johnny Nash (Epic 11070) | 56 | 59 | 64 | 4 | |
| 55 | GETTIN’ WHAT YOU WANT (Losin’ What You Got) William Bell (Stax 0198) | 59 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | TELL ME WHAT’CHA GONNA DO (When You Want To Be Loved) General Crook (Wand 11270) | 60 | 64 | 68 | 5 | |
| 57 | TRIBE Tribe (ABC 11409) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | HELP YOURSELF Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7134) | 61 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | THE SAME FOLKS Mel & Tim (Stax 0202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | HEY BABE (Is The Gettin’ Still Good?) (pt. 1) Joneses (Mercury 73458) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO Chambers Brothers (Avco 4632) | 64 | 66 | 70 | 4 | |
| 62 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Love Unlimited (20th Century 2082) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | SALLY B. WHITE Charles Bevel (A&M 1501) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | WEYA Manu Dibango (Atlantic 3000) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | MESSING UP A GOOD THING John Edwards (Aware 037) | 66 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | YOU MAKE THE SUNSHINE Temprees (We Produce 1813) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO Gloria Scott (Casablanca 0005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | COME DOWN TO EARTH New Censation (Pride 406) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | EYEWITNESS NEWS Lenny Welch (Mainstream 5554) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME Montclairs (Paula 381) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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