| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 14, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE Barry White (20th Century 2120) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2 | DO IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54248) | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | |
| 3 | YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252) | 11 | 14 | 20 | 7 | |
| 4 | HANG ON IN THERE BABY Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | NOTHING FROM NOTHING Billy Preston (A&M 1544) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| 6 | LIVE IT UP (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| 7 | LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Stylistics (Avco 4640) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 8 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | 10 | 13 | 19 | 7 | |
| 9 | THEN CAME YOU Dionne Warwicke & Spinners (Atlantic 3029) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 10 | PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14255) | 15 | 21 | 44 | 4 | |
| 11 | FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 12 | TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD Rufus (ABC 11427) | 12 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| 13 | TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| 14 | AIN’T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Bobby Bland (Dunhill/ABC 15003) | 17 | 20 | 32 | 8 | |
| 15 | UP FOR THE DOWN STROKE Parliament (Casablanca 0013) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| 16 | DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied) B.T. Express (Scepter/Roadshow 12396) | 24 | 32 | 42 | 6 | |
| 17 | MIDNIGHT FLOWER Four Tops (Dunhill/ABC 15005) | 23 | 29 | 35 | 8 | |
| 18 | IN THE BOTTLE Brother To Brother (Turbo 039) | 22 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
| 19 | YOU Bill Withers (Sussex 518) | 19 | 23 | 31 | 8 | |
| 20 | HIGHER PLANE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562) | 30 | 39 | 56 | 4 | |
| 21 | STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic (Westbound 224) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 16 | |
| 22 | KUNG FU Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 23 | DO IT, FLUID Blackbyrds (Fantasy 729) | 31 | 40 | 49 | 7 | |
| 24 | ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU Persuaders (Atco 6964) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 25 | I FEEL LIKE DYNAMITE King Floyd (Chimneyville 10202) | 25 | 28 | 30 | 10 | |
| 26 | DOOR TO YOUR HEART Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | 28 | 33 | 36 | 10 | |
| 27 | AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3200) | 32 | 43 | 53 | 4 | |
| 28 | THE PLAYER First Choice (Philly Groove 200) | 35 | 41 | 48 | 6 | |
| 29 | THAT’S NOT HOW IT GOES Bloodstone (London 1055) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 30 | VIRGIN MAN Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54250) | 37 | 48 | 61 | 5 | |
| 31 | HOOKED, HOGTIED AND COLLARED Paul Kelly (Warner Bros. 7823) | 34 | 35 | 40 | 6 | |
| 32 | YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN ME Natural Four (Curtom 2000) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 33 | YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN’ (pt. 1) Kay-Gees (Gang 1321) | 29 | 24 | 25 | 14 | |
| 34 | DON’T SEND NOBODY ELSE Ace Spectrum (Atlantic 3012) | 41 | 58 | 67 | 5 | |
| 35 | BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER William DeVaughn (Roxbury 2001) | 43 | 54 | 64 | 4 | |
| 36 | LOVE MAKES IT RIGHT Soul Children (Stax 0218) | 33 | 26 | 26 | 9 | |
| 37 | HAPPINESS IS New York City (Chelsea 3000) | 46 | 56 | 60 | 5 | |
| 38 | CITY IN THE SKY Staple Singers (Stax 0215) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 39 | I’M A FOOL FOR YOU Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7139) | 40 | 44 | 46 | 9 | |
| 40 | YOU GOT TO BE THE ONE Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55514) | 49 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | KALIMBA STORY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070) | 20 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| 42 | CAREFUL MAN John Edwards (Aware 043) | 50 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | TIME FOR LIVIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140) | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 44 | SUGAR LUMP Leon Haywood (20th Century 2103) | 47 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 45 | LET’S MAKE LOVE (At Home Sometime) Escorts (Alithia 6066) | 45 | 47 | 50 | 9 | |
| 46 | I NEED IT JUST AS BAD AS YOU Laura Lee (Invictus 1264) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 8 | |
| 47 | SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY Manhattans (Columbia 46081) | 48 | 51 | 52 | 7 | |
| 48 | SOMETHING’S MIGHTY, MIGHTY WRONG Impressions (Curtom 2003) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | DON’T CHANGE HORSES (In The Middle Of A Stream) Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7828) | 52 | 53 | 58 | 7 | |
| 50 | IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN Quincy Jones (A&M 1606) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | PUT THE MUSIC WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS Olympic Runners (London 202) | 54 | 57 | 59 | 7 | |
| 52 | LOVE IS THE ANSWER Van McCoy & Soul City Symphony (Avco 4639) | 53 | 55 | 57 | 8 | |
| 53 | PARTY DOWN (pt. 1) Little Beaver (Cat 1993) | 60 | 64 | 66 | 4 | |
| 54 | MY EBONY PRINCESS Jimmy Briscoe & Little Beavers (Pi Kappa 600) | 56 | 61 | 63 | 4 | |
| 55 | LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU Independents (Wand 11279) | 61 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | LEARNING TO LOVE YOU WAS EASY (It’s So Hard Trying To Get Over You) Dells (Cadet 5703) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | ASK ME Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7159) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | SHE’S GONE Tavares (Capitol 3957) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH YOU Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4536) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | ROCK ME AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN Lyn Collins (People 641) | 62 | 65 | 69 | 4 | |
| 61 | I WASH MY HANDS OF THE WHOLE DAMN DEAL (pt. 1) New Birth (RCA Victor 10017) | 63 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | HELL OF A FIX Marion Jarvis (Roxbury 2000) | 66 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | KEEP ON STEPPIN’ Fatback Band (Event 217) | 65 | 67 | 70 | 4 | |
| 64 | I DON’T WANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT Percy Mayfield (Atlantic 3207) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | KEEP ON SEARCHING Margie Alexander (Future Stars 1005) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | PEACE O’Jays (Astroscope 110) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | YOU’RE SAVIN’ YOUR BEST LOVING FOR ME Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 78) | 68 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | YOU’VE BEEN DOING WRONG FOR SO LONG Thelma Houston (Motown 1316) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | YOU CALL ME BACK Clyde Brown (Atlantic 2908) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Moments (Stang 5056) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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