| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 20, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE PAYBACK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14223) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 3 | DANCING MACHINE Jackson 5 (Motown 1286) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| 4 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | OUTSIDE WOMAN Bloodstone (London 1052) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND Staple Singers (Stax 0196) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 7 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Stylistics (Avco 4634) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
| 8 | LET’S GET MARRIED Al Green (Hi 2262) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 6 | |
| 9 | MIGHTY MIGHTY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | |
| 10 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3544) | 29 | 40 | 58 | 4 | |
| 11 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| 12 | I’M WEAK FOR YOU / SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Or Take Your Love Back) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3543) | 13 | 18 | 22 | 6 | |
| 13 | SUMMER BREEZE (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253) | 16 | 27 | 39 | 6 | |
| 14 | I’M IN LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999) | 17 | 28 | 62 | 4 | |
| 15 | SWEET STUFF Sylvia (Vibration 529) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 10 | |
| 16 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 17 | DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | 23 | 31 | 63 | 4 | |
| 18 | WHO IS HE, AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU Creative Source (Sussex 509) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 10 | |
| 19 | BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John (MCA 40198) | 25 | 29 | 34 | 5 | |
| 20 | HEAVENLY Temptations (Gordy 7135) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 21 | GOIN’ DOWN SLOW Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4379) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 22 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236) | 31 | 39 | 47 | 5 | |
| 23 | CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002) | 24 | 25 | 29 | 7 | |
| 24 | CARRY ME Joe Simon (Spring 145) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 6 | |
| 25 | HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561) | 35 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH Bill Withers (Sussex 513) | 36 | 44 | 55 | 6 | |
| 27 | I BELIEVE Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3541) | 28 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 28 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782) | 34 | 41 | 48 | 7 | |
| 29 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 30 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor 0185) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| 31 | POWER OF LOVE Martha Reeves (MCA 40194) | 33 | 34 | 41 | 7 | |
| 32 | PEPPER BOX Peppers (Event 213) | 32 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| 33 | THE LONE RANGER Oscar Brown, Jr. (Atlantic 3001) | 42 | 51 | 57 | 5 | |
| 34 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 13 | |
| 35 | IF YOU WERE MY WOMAN Latimore (Glades 1720) | 37 | 38 | 40 | 7 | |
| 36 | THIS HEART Gene Redding (Haven 7000) | 43 | 47 | 51 | 7 | |
| 37 | I WOULDN’T GIVE YOU UP Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7151) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
| 38 | HONEY PLEASE, CAN’T YA SEE Barry White (20th Century 2077) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
| 39 | MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3006) | 27 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| 40 | GETTIN’ WHAT YOU WANT (Losin’ What You Got) William Bell (Stax 0198) | 47 | 55 | 59 | 5 | |
| 41 | TOUCH AND GO Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076) | 44 | 48 | 52 | 7 | |
| 42 | TRIBE Tribe (ABC 11409) | 48 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | HEY BABE (Is The Gettin’ Still Good?) (pt. 1) Joneses (Mercury 73458) | 54 | 60 | 65 | 4 | |
| 44 | LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS Natural Four (Curtom 1995) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | PARTY BUMP Gentlemen & Their Ladies (Jean 731) | 46 | 45 | 49 | 10 | |
| 46 | THE SAME FOLKS Mel & Tim (Stax 0202) | 51 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | SIDESHOW Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | WONDERFUL Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9095) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | YOUR FUNNY MOODS Skip McHoney & Casuals (DC Int’l 5003) | 49 | 52 | 54 | 10 | |
| 50 | LOVING YOU Johnny Nash (Epic 11070) | 50 | 54 | 56 | 6 | |
| 51 | TELL ME WHAT’CHA GONNA DO (When You Want To Be Loved) General Crook (Wand 11270) | 52 | 56 | 60 | 7 | |
| 52 | HELP YOURSELF Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7134) | 53 | 58 | 61 | 5 | |
| 53 | SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1003) | 39 | 32 | 32 | 10 | |
| 54 | CAN YOU TALK? Ron Holden (Now 6) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Love Unlimited (20th Century 2082) | 60 | 62 | 70 | 4 | |
| 56 | SALLY B. WHITE Charles Bevel (A&M 1501) | 61 | 63 | 69 | 4 | |
| 57 | ONE CHAIN DON’T MAKE NO PRISON Four Tops (Dunhill 4386) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells (Cadet 5702) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | SCRATCH Crusaders (Blue Thumb 249) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | WEYA Manu Dibango (Atlantic 3000) | 62 | 64 | 67 | 4 | |
| 61 | IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (And Don’t Need) Don Covay (Mercury 73469) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | MESSING UP A GOOD THING John Edwards (Aware 037) | 65 | 65 | 66 | 5 | |
| 63 | YOU MAKE THE SUNSHINE Temprees (We Produce 1813) | 63 | 66 | 68 | 4 | |
| 64 | COME DOWN TO EARTH New Censation (Pride 406) | 67 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO Gloria Scott (Casablanca 0005) | 66 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | EYEWITNESS NEWS Lenny Welch (Mainstream 5554) | 68 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME Montclairs (Paula 381) | 69 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | LIFE AND DEATH Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 1263) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | CHICAGO, DAMN Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note 395) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | WHAT ABOUT ME First Class (Today 1528) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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