| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 12, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2 | DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied) B.T. Express (Scepter/Roadshow 12396) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| 3 | YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14255) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| 5 | LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT Latimore (Glades 1722) | 18 | 39 | 55 | 4 | |
| 6 | IN THE BOTTLE Brother To Brother (Turbo 039) | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | |
| 7 | DO IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54248) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 8 | THE PLAYER First Choice (Philly Groove 200) | 12 | 18 | 23 | 10 | |
| 9 | HIGHER PLANE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 8 | |
| 10 | CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE Barry White (20th Century 2120) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 11 | DO IT, FLUID Blackbyrds (Fantasy 729) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 11 | |
| 12 | VIRGIN MAN Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54250) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 9 | |
| 13 | LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU Independents (Wand 11279) | 24 | 38 | 46 | 7 | |
| 14 | AIN’T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Bobby Bland (Dunhill/ABC 15003) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 15 | DON’T SEND NOBODY ELSE Ace Spectrum (Atlantic 3012) | 17 | 22 | 28 | 9 | |
| 16 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER William DeVaughn (Roxbury 2001) | 21 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| 18 | SHA-LA-LA (Make Me Happy) Al Green (Hi 2274) | 36 | 51 | 61 | 4 | |
| 19 | EVERLASTING LOVE Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001) | 23 | 30 | 42 | 4 | |
| 20 | PARTY DOWN (pt. 1) Little Beaver (Cat 1993) | 29 | 33 | 43 | 8 | |
| 21 | ASK ME Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7159) | 25 | 36 | 45 | 5 | |
| 22 | YOU GOT TO BE THE ONE Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55514) | 22 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 23 | CAREFUL MAN John Edwards (Aware 043) | 26 | 32 | 39 | 7 | |
| 24 | SOMETHING’S MIGHTY, MIGHTY WRONG Impressions (Curtom 2003) | 30 | 34 | 41 | 6 | |
| 25 | LEARNING TO LOVE YOU WAS EASY (It’s So Hard Trying To Get Over You) Dells (Cadet 5703) | 31 | 35 | 44 | 5 | |
| 26 | DISTANT LOVER Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54253) | 38 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3206) | 34 | 42 | 58 | 4 | |
| 28 | DEVOTION Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10026) | 35 | 46 | 57 | 4 | |
| 29 | YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER Tymes (RCA Victor 10022) | 32 | 41 | 53 | 4 | |
| 30 | AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING / EIGHT DAYS ON THE ROAD Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3200) | 15 | 17 | 22 | 8 / 2 | |
| 31 | SHE’S GONE Tavares (Capitol 3957) | 41 | 50 | 54 | 5 | |
| 32 | SHOE SHOE SHINE Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324) | 48 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | LIVE IT UP (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 34 | I FEEL A SONG (In My Heart) Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54249) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| 36 | SUGAR PIE GUY (pt. 1) Joneses (Mercury 73614) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | MIDNIGHT FLOWER Four Tops (Dunhill/ABC 15005) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | |
| 38 | DOOR TO YOUR HEART Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | 33 | 25 | 25 | 14 | |
| 39 | WORN OUT BROKEN HEART Sam Dees (Atlantic 3205) | 50 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | I SHOT THE SHERIFF Eric Clapton (RSO 500) | 43 | 56 | 65 | 4 | |
| 41 | IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN Quincy Jones (A&M 1606) | 42 | 44 | 47 | 6 | |
| 42 | I WASH MY HANDS OF THE WHOLE DAMN DEAL (pt. 1) New Birth (RCA Victor 10017) | 44 | 48 | 59 | 7 | |
| 43 | THEN CAME YOU Dionne Warwicke & Spinners (Atlantic 3029) | 19 | 16 | 8 | 14 | |
| 44 | KEEP ON STEPPIN’ Fatback Band (Event 217) | 47 | 58 | 62 | 8 | |
| 45 | I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE George McCrae (T.K. 1007) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | HOOKED, HOGTIED AND COLLARED Paul Kelly (Warner Bros. 7823) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 10 | |
| 47 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Moments (Stang 5056) | 51 | 66 | 69 | 5 | |
| 48 | MY EBONY PRINCESS Jimmy Briscoe & Little Beavers (Pi Kappa 600) | 49 | 52 | 52 | 8 | |
| 49 | HELL OF A FIX Marion Jarvis (Roxbury 2000) | 53 | 55 | 60 | 7 | |
| 50 | IT’S SEPTEMBER Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0226) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | HEY POCKY A-WAY Meters (Reprise 1307) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | HAPPINESS IS New York City (Chelsea 3000) | 27 | 27 | 33 | 9 | |
| 53 | YOU GOT THE LOVE Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | YOU’VE BEEN DOING WRONG FOR SO LONG Thelma Houston (Motown 1316) | 58 | 63 | 67 | 5 | |
| 55 | LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Stylistics (Avco 4640) | 20 | 10 | 7 | 13 | |
| 56 | THREE RING CIRCUS Blue Magic (Atco 7004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | YOU CAN’T GO HALFWAY Johnny Nash (Epic 50021) | 61 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | ROCKIN’ SOUL Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10066) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | TIME Mighty Clouds Of Joy (Dunhill/ABC 15012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | PHILADELPHIA B. B. King (ABC 12029) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | I CAN’T FIGHT YOUR LOVE Modulations (Buddah 418) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | SHE’S GONE Lou Rawls (Bell 45,608) | 66 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | PARTY FREAKS Miami Featuring Robert Moore (Drive 6234) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | YOU WERE RIGHT ON TIME Ripple (GRC 2030) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | SEXY IDA (pt. 1) Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | GANGSTER BOOGIE BUMP Willie Henderson (Playboy 6011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE Soul Generation (Ebony Sounds 183) | 68 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | I KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Z. Z. Hill (United Artists 536) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | LOOSE BOOTY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 50033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l 3550) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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