| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 17, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2 | TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD Rufus (ABC 11427) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | KUNG FU Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
| 4 | HANG ON IN THERE BABY Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | MY THANG James Brown (Polydor 14244) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 6 | THEN CAME YOU Dionne Warwicke & Spinners (Atlantic 3029) | 12 | 15 | 34 | 6 | |
| 7 | HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305) | 13 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| 8 | SECRETARY Betty Wright (Alston 4622) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | FUNKY PARTY Clarence Reid (Alston 4621) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 10 | GOOD THINGS DON’T LAST FOREVER Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| 11 | ROCK YOUR BABY George McCrae (T.K. 1004) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
| 12 | MY LOVE Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3032) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 13 | TIME FOR LIVIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140) | 15 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 14 | CITY IN THE SKY Staple Singers (Stax 0215) | 19 | 22 | 26 | 7 | |
| 15 | CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE Barry White (20th Century 2120) | 21 | 25 | 47 | 4 | |
| 16 | THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE Joe Simon (Spring 149) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| 17 | NOTHING FROM NOTHING Billy Preston (A&M 1544) | 22 | 31 | 39 | 5 | |
| 18 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296) | 20 | 23 | 28 | 7 | |
| 19 | KALIMBA STORY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070) | 23 | 27 | 32 | 7 | |
| 20 | LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Stylistics (Avco 4640) | 28 | 32 | 46 | 5 | |
| 21 | DANCE MASTER (pt. 1) Willie Henderson (Playboy 50057) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 22 | UP FOR THE DOWN STROKE Parliament (Casablanca 0013) | 34 | 39 | 48 | 7 | |
| 23 | RAINDROPS Barbara Acklin (Capitol 3892) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 24 | TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249) | 29 | 45 | 53 | 4 | |
| 25 | STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic (Westbound 224) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 12 | |
| 26 | YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN’ (pt. 1) Kay-Gees (Gang 1321) | 27 | 30 | 36 | 10 | |
| 27 | DO IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54248) | 30 | 36 | 44 | 5 | |
| 28 | LIVE IT UP (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | 31 | 41 | 52 | 4 | |
| 29 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | 39 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | LOVE MAKES IT RIGHT Soul Children (Stax 0218) | 32 | 35 | 42 | 5 | |
| 31 | THAT’S NOT HOW IT GOES Bloodstone (London 1055) | 35 | 44 | 51 | 6 | |
| 32 | I FEEL LIKE DYNAMITE King Floyd (Chimneyville 10202) | 37 | 49 | 56 | 6 | |
| 33 | MACHINE GUN Commodores (Motown 1307) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | |
| 34 | BETWEEN HER GOODBYE AND MY HELLO Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35111) | 33 | 33 | 22 | 9 | |
| 35 | ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU Persuaders (Atco 6964) | 41 | 46 | 50 | 5 | |
| 36 | YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252) | 49 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | MIDNIGHT FLOWER Four Tops (Dunhill/ABC 15005) | 42 | 47 | 54 | 4 | |
| 38 | DOOR TO YOUR HEART Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | 40 | 42 | 45 | 6 | |
| 39 | AIN’T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Bobby Bland (Dunhill/ABC 15003) | 44 | 50 | 57 | 4 | |
| 40 | YOU Bill Withers (Sussex 518) | 45 | 51 | 58 | 4 | |
| 41 | YOU’RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY Bobby Womack (United Artists 439) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 42 | YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN ME Natural Four (Curtom 2000) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 4 | |
| 43 | ROCK THE BOAT Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 44 | ON AND ON Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 423) | 24 | 24 | 14 | 15 | |
| 45 | BINGO Whispers (Janus 238) | 46 | 48 | 49 | 9 | |
| 46 | BLOW YOUR WHISTLE Soul Searchers (Sussex 517) | 43 | 34 | 29 | 9 | |
| 47 | HOOKED, HOGTIED AND COLLARED Paul Kelly (Warner Bros. 7823) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I NEED IT JUST AS BAD AS YOU Laura Lee (Invictus 1264) | 52 | 54 | 60 | 4 | |
| 49 | FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON Yvonne Fair (Motown 1306) | 51 | 56 | 61 | 5 | |
| 50 | YOUR LOVE IS PARADISE Executive Suite (Babylon 1113) | 53 | 61 | 64 | 5 | |
| 51 | IN THE BOTTLE Brother To Brother (Turbo 039) | 58 | 67 | 70 | 4 | |
| 52 | THEME FROM TOGETHER BROTHERS Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2107) | 54 | 57 | 62 | 5 | |
| 53 | TAKE THE TIME TO TELL HER Jerry Butler (Mercury 73495) | 56 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | DO IT, FLUID Blackbyrds (Fantasy 729) | 59 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | I REALLY GOT IT BAD FOR YOU Persuasions (A&M 1531) | 55 | 59 | 63 | 5 | |
| 56 | LET’S MAKE LOVE (At Home Sometime) Escorts (Alithia 6066) | 60 | — | — | 5 | |
| 57 | SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY Manhattans (Columbia 46081) | 62 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | I’M A FOOL FOR YOU Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7139) | 65 | 69 | 67 | 5 | |
| 59 | DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied) B.T. Express (Scepter/Roadshow 12396) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | MAIN LINE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 7811) | 61 | 63 | 68 | 4 | |
| 61 | LOVE IS THE ANSWER Van McCoy & Soul City Symphony (Avco 4639) | 64 | 65 | 69 | 4 | |
| 62 | DON’T CHANGE HORSES (In The Middle Of A Stream) Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7828) | 67 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | PUT THE MUSIC WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS Olympic Runners (London 202) | 66 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | HAPPINESS IS New York City (Chelsea 3000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | VIRGIN MAN Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54250) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | BETCHA IF YOU CHECK IT OUT Quadraphonics (Innovation II 7826) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | THE PLAYER First Choice (Philly Groove 200) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Franky & Spindles (TSOP 4755) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | SUGAR LUMP Leon Haywood (20th Century 2103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | DON’T SEND NOBODY ELSE Ace Spectrum (Atlantic 3012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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