| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 4, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DANCING MACHINE Jackson 5 (Motown 1286) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Stylistics (Avco 4634) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 3 | MIGHTY MIGHTY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 4 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 5 | LET’S GET MARRIED Al Green (Hi 2262) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 6 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3544) | 7 | 10 | 29 | 6 | |
| 7 | THE PAYBACK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14223) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 8 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236) | 10 | 22 | 31 | 7 | |
| 9 | I’M IN LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 6 | |
| 10 | I’M WEAK FOR YOU / SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Or Take Your Love Back) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3543) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | |
| 11 | DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | 13 | 17 | 23 | 6 | |
| 12 | SUMMER BREEZE (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 8 | |
| 13 | BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John (MCA 40198) | 15 | 19 | 25 | 7 | |
| 14 | HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561) | 18 | 25 | 35 | 5 | |
| 15 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 16 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782) | 23 | 28 | 34 | 9 | |
| 17 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH Bill Withers (Sussex 513) | 21 | 26 | 36 | 8 | |
| 18 | OUTSIDE WOMAN Bloodstone (London 1052) | 16 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 19 | SWEET STUFF Sylvia (Vibration 529) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 20 | CARRY ME Joe Simon (Spring 145) | 22 | 24 | 30 | 8 | |
| 21 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND Staple Singers (Stax 0196) | 17 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 22 | THE LONE RANGER Oscar Brown, Jr. (Atlantic 3001) | 28 | 33 | 42 | 7 | |
| 23 | I BELIEVE Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3541) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 9 | |
| 24 | HEY BABE (Is The Gettin’ Still Good?) (pt. 1) Joneses (Mercury 73458) | 32 | 43 | 54 | 6 | |
| 25 | CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002) | 26 | 23 | 24 | 9 | |
| 26 | HEAVENLY Temptations (Gordy 7135) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 10 | |
| 27 | WHO IS HE, AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU Creative Source (Sussex 509) | 29 | 18 | 20 | 12 | |
| 28 | GOIN’ DOWN SLOW Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4379) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 11 | |
| 29 | THIS HEART Gene Redding (Haven 7000) | 31 | 36 | 43 | 9 | |
| 30 | IF YOU WERE MY WOMAN Latimore (Glades 1720) | 33 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| 31 | LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS Natural Four (Curtom 1995) | 37 | 44 | 58 | 4 | |
| 32 | SIDESHOW Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | 38 | 47 | 55 | 4 | |
| 33 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540) | 24 | 11 | 6 | 12 | |
| 34 | GETTIN’ WHAT YOU WANT (Losin’ What You Got) William Bell (Stax 0198) | 36 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| 35 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | 27 | 16 | 8 | 14 | |
| 36 | PEPPER BOX Peppers (Event 213) | 34 | 32 | 32 | 11 | |
| 37 | THE SAME FOLKS Mel & Tim (Stax 0202) | 40 | 46 | 51 | 5 | |
| 38 | ONE CHAIN DON’T MAKE NO PRISON Four Tops (Dunhill 4386) | 44 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I’m A Changed Man) Impressions (Curtom 1997) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells (Cadet 5702) | 47 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME Montclairs (Paula 381) | 53 | 67 | 69 | 5 | |
| 42 | TRIBE Tribe (ABC 11409) | 43 | 42 | 48 | 5 | |
| 43 | WONDERFUL Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9095) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 4 | |
| 44 | SCRATCH Crusaders (Blue Thumb 249) | 48 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | HELP YOURSELF Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7134) | 49 | 52 | 53 | 7 | |
| 46 | I’M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU Little Anthony & Imperials (Avco 4635) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | TELL ME WHAT’CHA GONNA DO (When You Want To Be Loved) General Crook (Wand 11270) | 50 | 51 | 52 | 9 | |
| 48 | SALLY B. WHITE Charles Bevel (A&M 1501) | 52 | 56 | 61 | 6 | |
| 49 | IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (And Don’t Need) Don Covay (Mercury 73469) | 56 | 61 | 64 | 4 | |
| 50 | CAN YOU TALK? Ron Holden (Now 6) | 55 | 54 | 59 | 4 | |
| 51 | MESSING UP A GOOD THING John Edwards (Aware 037) | 57 | 62 | 65 | 7 | |
| 52 | YOU MAKE THE SUNSHINE Temprees (We Produce 1813) | 58 | 63 | 63 | 6 | |
| 53 | COME DOWN TO EARTH New Censation (Pride 406) | 60 | 64 | 67 | 5 | |
| 54 | SON OF SAGITTARIUS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54247) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO Gloria Scott (Casablanca 0005) | 62 | 65 | 66 | 5 | |
| 56 | TOO LATE Tavares (Capitol 3882) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | WHAT GOES UP (Must Come Down) Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4532) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | CHICAGO, DAMN Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note 395) | 63 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | IT’S HER TURN TO LIVE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54246) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | THE BOY NEXT DOOR Bettye Swann (Atlantic 3019) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY PEACE (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55512) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | WHAT ABOUT ME First Class (Today 1528) | 65 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | STRUT YOUR STUFF Tom Scott & L.A. Express (Ode 66043) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | (You Keep Me) HANGING ON Ann Peebles (Hi 2265) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | TIME WILL TELL Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7796) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | THAT’S THE WAY IT WILL STAY Tomorrow’s Promise (Capitol 3855) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | WILDFLOWER New Birth (RCA Victor 0265) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE Crown Heights Affair (RCA Victor 0243) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | MAKING MY DAYDREAM REAL We The People (Lion 164) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | SHO NUFF BOOGIE (pt. 1) Sylvia & Moments (All Platinum 2350) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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