| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 27, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MY THANG James Brown (Polydor 14244) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | ROCK YOUR BABY George McCrae (T.K. 1004) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | ROCK THE BOAT Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | MY LOVE Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3032) | 7 | 13 | 20 | 11 | |
| 5 | FISH AIN’T BITIN’ Lamont Dozier (ABC 11438) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | MACHINE GUN Commodores (Motown 1307) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 7 | SECRETARY Betty Wright (Alston 4622) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| 8 | TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD Rufus (ABC 11427) | 11 | 21 | 27 | 8 | |
| 9 | FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025) | 13 | 18 | 33 | 5 | |
| 10 | KUNG FU Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 11 | FUNKY PARTY Clarence Reid (Alston 4621) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 12 | HANG ON IN THERE BABY Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715) | 19 | 26 | 44 | 5 | |
| 13 | GOOD THINGS DON’T LAST FOREVER Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156) | 15 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 14 | ON AND ON Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 423) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 15 | HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MORNING AFTER Millie Jackson (Spring 147) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY Bobby Womack (United Artists 439) | 17 | 22 | 32 | 8 | |
| 17 | JIVE TURKEY (pt. 1) Ohio Players (Mercury 73480) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 18 | I’VE BEEN BORN AGAIN Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0208) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
| 19 | DANCE MASTER (pt. 1) Willie Henderson (Playboy 50057) | 23 | 28 | 35 | 8 | |
| 20 | MIDNIGHT AND YOU Solomon Burke (Dunhill 4388) | 24 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| 21 | HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305) | 26 | 33 | 40 | 8 | |
| 22 | BETWEEN HER GOODBYE AND MY HELLO Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35111) | 22 | 25 | 37 | 6 | |
| 23 | THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE Joe Simon (Spring 149) | 27 | 35 | 42 | 6 | |
| 24 | IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (And Don’t Need) Don Covay (Mercury 73469) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| 25 | TIME FOR LIVIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140) | 33 | 39 | 46 | 5 | |
| 26 | CITY IN THE SKY Staple Singers (Stax 0215) | 31 | 48 | 58 | 4 | |
| 27 | STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic (Westbound 224) | 28 | 30 | 38 | 9 | |
| 28 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296) | 32 | 37 | 53 | 4 | |
| 29 | BLOW YOUR WHISTLE Soul Searchers (Sussex 517) | 29 | 31 | 36 | 6 | |
| 30 | BALLERO War (United Artists 432) | 25 | 27 | 30 | 9 | |
| 31 | SWEET SWEET LADY Moments (Stang 5054) | 36 | 38 | 51 | 6 | |
| 32 | KALIMBA STORY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070) | 37 | 56 | 66 | 4 | |
| 33 | RAINDROPS Barbara Acklin (Capitol 3892) | 35 | 41 | 50 | 6 | |
| 34 | THEN CAME YOU Dionne Warwicke & Spinners (Atlantic 3029) | 46 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I’m A Changed Man) Impressions (Curtom 1997) | 20 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |
| 36 | YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN’ (pt. 1) Kay-Gees (Gang 1321) | 43 | 46 | 49 | 7 | |
| 37 | LOVE TRAIN (pt. 1) Bunny Sigler (Philadelphia Int’l 3545) | 21 | 23 | 26 | 10 | |
| 38 | WHAT GOES AROUND (Comes Around) Black Ivory (Kwanza 7800) | 40 | 42 | 52 | 6 | |
| 39 | NOTHING FROM NOTHING Billy Preston (A&M 1544) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | YOU’VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE Temptations (Gordy 7136) | 30 | 32 | 34 | 8 | |
| 41 | WHO ARE YOU B. B. King (ABC 11433) | 41 | 45 | 45 | 9 | |
| 42 | LOVE MAKES IT RIGHT Soul Children (Stax 0218) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | LOVIN’ MAN Hodges, James & Smith (20th Century 2099) | 44 | 47 | 56 | 4 | |
| 44 | DO IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54248) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | DOOR TO YOUR HEART / CHOOSING UP ON YOU Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | 42 | 44 | 47 | 3 / 8 | |
| 46 | LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Stylistics (Avco 4640) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE Barry White (20th Century 2120) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | UP FOR THE DOWN STROKE Parliament (Casablanca 0013) | 57 | 64 | 68 | 4 | |
| 49 | BINGO Whispers (Janus 238) | 51 | 57 | 61 | 6 | |
| 50 | ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU Persuaders (Atco 6964) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | THAT’S NOT HOW IT GOES Bloodstone (London 1055) | 62 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | LIVE IT UP (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | MIDNIGHT FLOWER Four Tops (Dunhill/ABC 15005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | FEVER IN THE FUNKHOUSE General Crook (Wand 11276) | 56 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | I FEEL LIKE DYNAMITE King Floyd (Chimneyville 10202) | 58 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | AIN’T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Bobby Bland (Dunhill/ABC 15003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | YOU Bill Withers (Sussex 518) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN ME Natural Four (Curtom 2000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | I NEED IT JUST AS BAD AS YOU Laura Lee (Invictus 1264) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON Yvonne Fair (Motown 1306) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | THEME FROM TOGETHER BROTHERS Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2107) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | I REALLY GOT IT BAD FOR YOU Persuasions (A&M 1531) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | YOUR LOVE IS PARADISE Executive Suite (Babylon 1113) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME Montclairs (Paula 381) | 66 | 68 | — | 16 | |
| 66 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (I Want To Be Loved) Ann Sexton (Seventy-Seven 900) | 68 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | I’M A FOOL FOR YOU Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7139) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | MAIN LINE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 7811) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | LOVE IS THE ANSWER Van McCoy & Soul City Symphony (Avco 4639) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | IN THE BOTTLE Brother To Brother (Turbo 039) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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