| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 22, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I’m A Changed Man) Impressions (Curtom 1997) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | ROCK YOUR BABY George McCrae (T.K. 1004) | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3 | SIDESHOW Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 | ON AND ON Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 423) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
| 5 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3544) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 6 | I’M COMING HOME Spinners (Atlantic 3027) | 10 | 17 | 20 | 7 | |
| 7 | SON OF SAGITTARIUS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54247) | 8 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
| 8 | I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells (Cadet 5702) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 9 | ROCK THE BOAT Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232) | 17 | 22 | 26 | 6 | |
| 10 | HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 11 | WHAT GOES UP (Must Come Down) Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4532) | 12 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 12 | JIVE TURKEY (pt. 1) Ohio Players (Mercury 73480) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 7 | |
| 13 | WILDFLOWER New Birth (RCA Victor 0265) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| 14 | ONE CHAIN DON’T MAKE NO PRISON Four Tops (Dunhill 4386) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
| 15 | TOO LATE Tavares (Capitol 3882) | 20 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| 16 | I’VE BEEN BORN AGAIN Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0208) | 19 | 23 | 32 | 7 | |
| 17 | IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (And Don’t Need) Don Covay (Mercury 73469) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 11 | |
| 18 | THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY PEACE (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55512) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | |
| 19 | FISH AIN’T BITIN’ Lamont Dozier (ABC 11438) | 23 | 35 | 47 | 5 | |
| 20 | ARISE AND SHINE (Let’s Get It On) Independents (Wand 11273) | 21 | 25 | 28 | 7 | |
| 21 | HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MORNING AFTER Millie Jackson (Spring 147) | 25 | 32 | 40 | 6 | |
| 22 | DAMN RIGHT I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 1) Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 638) | 24 | 31 | 38 | 6 | |
| 23 | MACHINE GUN Commodores (Motown 1307) | 27 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 24 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 25 | I’M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU Little Anthony & Imperials (Avco 4635) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 9 | |
| 26 | MY THANG James Brown (Polydor 14244) | 32 | 40 | 52 | 4 | |
| 27 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Little Milton (Stax 0210) | 29 | 36 | 46 | 6 | |
| 28 | FUNKY PARTY Clarence Reid (Alston 4621) | 34 | 41 | 57 | 4 | |
| 29 | IT’S HER TURN TO LIVE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54246) | 30 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| 30 | MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME Montclairs (Paula 381) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 12 | |
| 31 | WONDERFUL Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9095) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 11 | |
| 32 | SECRETARY Betty Wright (Alston 4622) | 36 | 42 | 55 | 4 | |
| 33 | MY LOVE Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3032) | 37 | 51 | 62 | 6 | |
| 34 | KUNG FU Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999) | 40 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | SHO NUFF BOOGIE (pt. 1) Sylvia & Moments (All Platinum 2350) | 35 | 37 | 45 | 8 | |
| 36 | LIKE I’M NOT YOUR MAN Johnny “Guitar” Watson (Fantasy 721) | 38 | 39 | 44 | 6 | |
| 37 | LOVE TRAIN (pt. 1) Bunny Sigler (Philadelphia Int’l 3545) | 41 | 44 | 54 | 5 | |
| 38 | MIDNIGHT AND YOU Solomon Burke (Dunhill 4388) | 44 | 52 | 70 | 4 | |
| 39 | TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD Rufus (ABC 11427) | 56 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | BALLERO War (United Artists 432) | 46 | 54 | 64 | 4 | |
| 41 | GOOD THINGS DON’T LAST FOREVER Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156) | 50 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | YOU’VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE Temptations (Gordy 7136) | 49 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic (Westbound 224) | 43 | 48 | 60 | 4 | |
| 44 | YOU’RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY Bobby Womack (United Artists 439) | 52 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE Trammps (Golden Fleece 3253) | 48 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 46 | IT’S WORTH THE HURT Gwen McCrae (Cat 1992) | 45 | 46 | 50 | 6 | |
| 47 | A FUNKY SONG Ripple (GRC 2017) | 51 | 60 | 61 | 6 | |
| 48 | I’M IN LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| 49 | DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | 33 | 9 | 6 | 13 | |
| 50 | WHO ARE YOU B. B. King (ABC 11433) | 55 | 63 | 67 | 4 | |
| 51 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH Bill Withers (Sussex 513) | 26 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 52 | BLOW YOUR WHISTLE Soul Searchers (Sussex 517) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | DANCE MASTER (pt. 1) Willie Henderson (Playboy 50057) | 61 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | BETWEEN HER GOODBYE AND MY HELLO Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | POSITIVE THING Mandrill (Polydor 14235) | 63 | 67 | 69 | 4 | |
| 56 | MUSIC MAKES YOU MOVE (pt. 1) Funkhouse Express (Buddah 412) | 64 | 65 | 65 | 4 | |
| 57 | CHOOSING UP ON YOU Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | 65 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305) | 66 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN’ (pt. 1) Kay-Gees (Gang 1321) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | WHAT GOES AROUND (Comes Around) Black Ivory (Kwanza 7800) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | LYING TO MYSELF Delfonics (Philly Groove 184) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD (Cures A Whole Lot Of Bad) Sam & Dave (United Artists 438) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | DO IT OVER Olympic Runners (London 202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE Joe Simon (Spring 149) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | RAINDROPS Barbara Acklin (Capitol 3892) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | (These Are) THE MOMENTS David Harris (Pleasure 1104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | BINGO Whispers (Janus 238) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | LONG AS THERE’S YOU (I Got Love) Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | SWEET SWEET LADY Moments (Stang 5054) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | FEAR NO EVIL The Mission (Paramount 0288) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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