| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 26, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT Latimore (Glades 1722) | 2 | 5 | 18 | 6 | |
| 2 | HIGHER PLANE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 3 | DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied) B.T. Express (Scepter/Roadshow 12396) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| 4 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | 8 | 16 | 54 | 4 | |
| 5 | PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14255) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU Independents (Wand 11279) | 10 | 13 | 24 | 9 | |
| 7 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 8 | SHA-LA-LA (Make Me Happy) Al Green (Hi 2274) | 15 | 18 | 36 | 6 | |
| 9 | YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| 10 | PARTY DOWN (pt. 1) Little Beaver (Cat 1993) | 12 | 20 | 29 | 10 | |
| 11 | EVERLASTING LOVE Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001) | 14 | 19 | 23 | 6 | |
| 12 | DON’T SEND NOBODY ELSE Ace Spectrum (Atlantic 3012) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
| 13 | THE PLAYER First Choice (Philly Groove 200) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
| 14 | I FEEL A SONG (In My Heart) Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | 24 | 34 | 55 | 4 | |
| 15 | ASK ME Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7159) | 17 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| 16 | BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER William DeVaughn (Roxbury 2001) | 16 | 17 | 21 | 10 | |
| 17 | DISTANT LOVER Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54253) | 21 | 26 | 38 | 5 | |
| 18 | CAREFUL MAN John Edwards (Aware 043) | 19 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| 19 | LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3206) | 22 | 27 | 34 | 6 | |
| 20 | SOMETHING’S MIGHTY, MIGHTY WRONG Impressions (Curtom 2003) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 8 | |
| 21 | DEVOTION Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10026) | 23 | 28 | 35 | 6 | |
| 22 | SHE’S GONE Tavares (Capitol 3957) | 26 | 31 | 41 | 7 | |
| 23 | SHOE SHOE SHINE Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324) | 27 | 32 | 48 | 5 | |
| 24 | IN THE BOTTLE Brother To Brother (Turbo 039) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 25 | LEARNING TO LOVE YOU WAS EASY (It’s So Hard Trying To Get Over You) / BRING BACK THE LOVE OF YESTERDAY Dells (Cadet 5703) | 25 | 25 | 31 | 7 / 2 | |
| 26 | SUGAR PIE GUY (pt. 1) Joneses (Mercury 73614) | 31 | 36 | 52 | 4 | |
| 27 | I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE George McCrae (T.K. 1007) | 33 | 45 | 56 | 4 | |
| 28 | YOU GOT THE LOVE Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12032) | 35 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | VIRGIN MAN Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54250) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | |
| 30 | WORN OUT BROKEN HEART Sam Dees (Atlantic 3205) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 5 | |
| 31 | DO IT, FLUID Blackbyrds (Fantasy 729) | 18 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| 32 | YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER Tymes (RCA Victor 10022) | 28 | 29 | 32 | 6 | |
| 33 | TIME Mighty Clouds Of Joy (Dunhill/ABC 15012) | 40 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | DO IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54248) | 29 | 7 | 3 | 15 | |
| 35 | YOU GOT TO BE THE ONE Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55514) | 32 | 22 | 22 | 9 | |
| 36 | CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE Barry White (20th Century 2120) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| 37 | HEY POCKY A-WAY Meters (Reprise 1307) | 43 | 51 | 62 | 4 | |
| 38 | THREE RING CIRCUS Blue Magic (Atco 7004) | 46 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | ROCKIN’ SOUL Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10066) | 48 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | IT’S SEPTEMBER Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0226) | 42 | 50 | 59 | 4 | |
| 41 | LIVE IT UP (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | 37 | 33 | 8 | 14 | |
| 42 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Moments (Stang 5056) | 45 | 47 | 51 | 7 | |
| 43 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l 3550) | 52 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | KUNG FU FIGHTING Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | HELL OF A FIX Marion Jarvis (Roxbury 2000) | 47 | 49 | 53 | 9 | |
| 46 | PARTY FREAKS Miami Featuring Robert Moore (Drive 6234) | 51 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | LOOSE BOOTY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 50033) | 53 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | SHOORAH! SHOORAH! Betty Wright (Alston 3711) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | I BELONG TO YOU Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | PHILADELPHIA B. B. King (ABC 12029) | 56 | 60 | 64 | 4 | |
| 51 | YOU WERE RIGHT ON TIME Ripple (GRC 2030) | 57 | 64 | 67 | 4 | |
| 52 | A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU Intruders (TSOP 4758) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | SEXY IDA (pt. 1) Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | 59 | 65 | 69 | 4 | |
| 54 | SWEET EXORCIST Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 2005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3552) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | I CAN’T FIGHT YOUR LOVE Modulations (Buddah 418) | 60 | 61 | 65 | 4 | |
| 57 | I KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Z. Z. Hill (United Artists 536) | 62 | 68 | 70 | 4 | |
| 58 | GANGSTER BOOGIE BUMP Willie Henderson (Playboy 6011) | 61 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | IS IT IN Eddie Harris (Atlantic 3216) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | LA LA PEACE SONG Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30,200) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | WAKE UP AND START STANDING Younghearts (20th Century 2130) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | LA LA PEACE SONG O.C. Smith (Columbia 10031) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE Bob James (CTI 24) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | I DON’T KNOW Bobby Womack (United Artists 561) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | STREETRUNNER Nancy Wilson (Capitol 3956) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | JUICE IT UP (pt. 2) Hot Line (Red Coach 808) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | TRY SOMETHING Swiss Movement (Casablanca 805) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | BE TRUTHFUL TO ME Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3551) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | HEAVY FALLIN’ OUT Stylistics (Avco 4647) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | KEEP ON MOVIN’ Creative Source (Sussex 622) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: On this week’s original published chart, there were two #68s listed. |
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