| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 15, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SIDESHOW Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I’m A Changed Man) Impressions (Curtom 1997) | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | |
| 3 | ROCK YOUR BABY George McCrae (T.K. 1004) | 8 | 10 | 27 | 6 | |
| 4 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3544) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | ON AND ON Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 423) | 7 | 9 | 22 | 6 | |
| 6 | HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 8 | SON OF SAGITTARIUS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54247) | 11 | 15 | 23 | 7 | |
| 9 | I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells (Cadet 5702) | 12 | 16 | 21 | 9 | |
| 10 | I’M COMING HOME Spinners (Atlantic 3027) | 17 | 20 | 31 | 6 | |
| 11 | I’M IN LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 12 | WHAT GOES UP (Must Come Down) Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4532) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 7 | |
| 13 | THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY PEACE (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55512) | 13 | 14 | 25 | 7 | |
| 14 | ONE CHAIN DON’T MAKE NO PRISON Four Tops (Dunhill 4386) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
| 15 | JIVE TURKEY (pt. 1) Ohio Players (Mercury 73480) | 18 | 23 | 33 | 6 | |
| 16 | WILDFLOWER New Birth (RCA Victor 0265) | 19 | 22 | 29 | 7 | |
| 17 | ROCK THE BOAT Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232) | 22 | 26 | 57 | 5 | |
| 18 | IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (And Don’t Need) Don Covay (Mercury 73469) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 10 | |
| 19 | I’VE BEEN BORN AGAIN Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0208) | 23 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| 20 | TOO LATE Tavares (Capitol 3882) | 27 | 31 | 36 | 7 | |
| 21 | ARISE AND SHINE (Let’s Get It On) Independents (Wand 11273) | 25 | 28 | 40 | 6 | |
| 22 | I’M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU Little Anthony & Imperials (Avco 4635) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 23 | FISH AIN’T BITIN’ Lamont Dozier (ABC 11438) | 35 | 47 | 62 | 4 | |
| 24 | DAMN RIGHT I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 1) Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 638) | 31 | 38 | 42 | 5 | |
| 25 | HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MORNING AFTER Millie Jackson (Spring 147) | 32 | 40 | 47 | 5 | |
| 26 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH Bill Withers (Sussex 513) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| 27 | MACHINE GUN Commodores (Motown 1307) | 34 | 41 | 56 | 4 | |
| 28 | MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME Montclairs (Paula 381) | 28 | 29 | 32 | 11 | |
| 29 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Little Milton (Stax 0210) | 36 | 46 | 58 | 5 | |
| 30 | IT’S HER TURN TO LIVE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54246) | 26 | 27 | 34 | 7 | |
| 31 | WONDERFUL Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9095) | 33 | 36 | 37 | 10 | |
| 32 | MY THANG James Brown (Polydor 14244) | 40 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
| 34 | FUNKY PARTY Clarence Reid (Alston 4621) | 41 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | SHO NUFF BOOGIE (pt. 1) Sylvia & Moments (All Platinum 2350) | 37 | 45 | 50 | 7 | |
| 36 | SECRETARY Betty Wright (Alston 4622) | 42 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | MY LOVE Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3032) | 51 | 62 | 65 | 5 | |
| 38 | LIKE I’M NOT YOUR MAN Johnny “Guitar” Watson (Fantasy 721) | 39 | 44 | 51 | 5 | |
| 39 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782) | 14 | 8 | 9 | 15 | |
| 40 | KUNG FU Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | LOVE TRAIN (pt. 1) Bunny Sigler (Philadelphia Int’l 3545) | 44 | 54 | 69 | 4 | |
| 42 | (You Keep Me) HANGING ON Ann Peebles (Hi 2265) | 43 | 48 | 52 | 8 | |
| 43 | STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic (Westbound 224) | 48 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | MIDNIGHT AND YOU Solomon Burke (Dunhill 4388) | 52 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | IT’S WORTH THE HURT Gwen McCrae (Cat 1992) | 46 | 50 | 67 | 5 | |
| 46 | BALLERO War (United Artists 432) | 54 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | TIME WILL TELL Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7796) | 45 | 49 | 55 | 8 | |
| 48 | WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE Trammps (Golden Fleece 3253) | 56 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | YOU’VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE Temptations (Gordy 7136) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | GOOD THINGS DON’T LAST FOREVER Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | A FUNKY SONG Ripple (GRC 2017) | 60 | 61 | 64 | 5 | |
| 52 | YOU’RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY Bobby Womack (United Artists 439) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | DANCING MACHINE Jackson 5 (Motown 1286) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 16 | |
| 54 | THE BOY NEXT DOOR Bettye Swann (Atlantic 3019) | 47 | 51 | 53 | 8 | |
| 55 | WHO ARE YOU B. B. King (ABC 11433) | 63 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD Rufus (ABC 11427) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | MAKING MY DAYDREAM REAL We The People (Lion 164) | 50 | 56 | 60 | 8 | |
| 58 | THAT’S THE WAY IT WILL STAY Tomorrow’s Promise (Capitol 3855) | 49 | 53 | 59 | 8 | |
| 59 | STUMBLIN’ BLOCKS, STEPPIN’ STONES (What Took Me So Long) Joshie Jo Armstead (The Gospel Truth 1214) | 53 | 58 | 61 | 6 | |
| 60 | EVERYBODY WALKING TOGETHER Prophecy (All Platinum 2349) | 55 | 59 | 63 | 4 | |
| 61 | DANCE MASTER (pt. 1) Willie Henderson (Playboy 50057) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | SNEAKIN’ IN THE BACK Tom Scott & L.A. Express (Ode 66043) | 62 | 63 | 66 | 5 | |
| 63 | POSITIVE THING Mandrill (Polydor 14235) | 67 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | MUSIC MAKES YOU MOVE (pt. 1) Funkhouse Express (Buddah 412) | 65 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | CHOOSING UP ON YOU Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN’ (pt. 1) Kay-Gees (Gang 1321) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | LONG AS THERE’S YOU (I Got Love) Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | LYING TO MYSELF Delfonics (Philly Groove 184) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD (Cures A Whole Lot Of Bad) Sam & Dave (United Artists 438) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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