| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 2, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HIGHER PLANE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562) | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| 2 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | |
| 3 | LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT Latimore (Glades 1722) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 4 | LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU Independents (Wand 11279) | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
| 5 | SHA-LA-LA (Make Me Happy) Al Green (Hi 2274) | 8 | 15 | 18 | 7 | |
| 6 | PARTY DOWN (pt. 1) Little Beaver (Cat 1993) | 10 | 12 | 20 | 11 | |
| 7 | DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied) B.T. Express (Scepter/Roadshow 12396) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 8 | I FEEL A SONG (In My Heart) Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | 14 | 24 | 34 | 5 | |
| 9 | EVERLASTING LOVE Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 7 | |
| 10 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 11 | YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54252) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 12 | ASK ME Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7159) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 13 | DON’T SEND NOBODY ELSE Ace Spectrum (Atlantic 3012) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 14 | DISTANT LOVER Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54253) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| 15 | SHOE SHOE SHINE Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324) | 23 | 27 | 32 | 6 | |
| 16 | LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3206) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
| 17 | SHE’S GONE Tavares (Capitol 3957) | 22 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 18 | BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER William DeVaughn (Roxbury 2001) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| 19 | I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE George McCrae (T.K. 1007) | 27 | 33 | 45 | 5 | |
| 20 | DEVOTION Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10026) | 21 | 23 | 28 | 7 | |
| 21 | SUGAR PIE GUY (pt. 1) Joneses (Mercury 73614) | 26 | 31 | 36 | 5 | |
| 22 | YOU GOT THE LOVE Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12032) | 28 | 35 | 53 | 4 | |
| 23 | TIME Mighty Clouds Of Joy (Dunhill/ABC 15012) | 33 | 40 | 59 | 4 | |
| 24 | PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14255) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 25 | CAREFUL MAN John Edwards (Aware 043) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 10 | |
| 26 | SOMETHING’S MIGHTY, MIGHTY WRONG Impressions (Curtom 2003) | 20 | 20 | 24 | 9 | |
| 27 | WORN OUT BROKEN HEART Sam Dees (Atlantic 3205) | 30 | 34 | 39 | 6 | |
| 28 | IN THE BOTTLE Brother To Brother (Turbo 039) | 24 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| 29 | THE PLAYER First Choice (Philly Groove 200) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 30 | THREE RING CIRCUS Blue Magic (Atco 7004) | 38 | 46 | 56 | 4 | |
| 31 | ROCKIN’ SOUL Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10066) | 39 | 48 | 58 | 4 | |
| 32 | HEY POCKY A-WAY Meters (Reprise 1307) | 37 | 43 | 51 | 5 | |
| 33 | BRING BACK THE LOVE OF YESTERDAY Dells (Cadet 5703) | 25 | 25 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | PARTY FREAKS Miami Featuring Robert Moore (Drive 6234) | 46 | 51 | 63 | 4 | |
| 35 | DO IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54248) | 34 | 29 | 7 | 16 | |
| 36 | IT’S SEPTEMBER Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0226) | 40 | 42 | 50 | 5 | |
| 37 | WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3552) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Moments (Stang 5056) | 42 | 45 | 47 | 8 | |
| 39 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l 3550) | 43 | 52 | 70 | 4 | |
| 40 | YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING Barry White (20th Century 2133) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | LA LA PEACE SONG Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30,200) | 61 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | KUNG FU FIGHTING Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | 44 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | LOOSE BOOTY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 50033) | 47 | 53 | 69 | 4 | |
| 44 | SHOORAH! SHOORAH! Betty Wright (Alston 3711) | 48 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | LIVE IT UP (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2254) | 41 | 37 | 33 | 15 | |
| 46 | I BELONG TO YOU Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | 49 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | SWEET EXORCIST Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 2005) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | PHILADELPHIA B. B. King (ABC 12029) | 50 | 56 | 60 | 5 | |
| 49 | A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU Intruders (TSOP 4758) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | SEXY IDA (pt. 1) Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | 53 | 59 | 65 | 5 | |
| 51 | WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT Jackson 5 (Motown 1308) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | I CAN’T FIGHT YOUR LOVE Modulations (Buddah 418) | 56 | 60 | 61 | 5 | |
| 53 | I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209) | 59 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | I DON’T KNOW Bobby Womack (United Artists 561) | 65 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | HEAVY FALLIN’ OUT Stylistics (Avco 4647) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | FUNKY PRESIDENT (People It’s Bad) James Brown (Polydor 14258) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Z. Z. Hill (United Artists 536) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| 58 | GANGSTER BOOGIE BUMP Willie Henderson (Playboy 6011) | 58 | 61 | 66 | 4 | |
| 59 | IS IT IN Eddie Harris (Atlantic 3216) | 60 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | CALIFORNIA MY WAY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10095) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | I’VE GOT TO SEE YOU TONIGHT Timmy Thomas (Glades 1723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | WAKE UP AND START STANDING Younghearts (20th Century 2130) | 62 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | LA LA PEACE SONG O.C. Smith (Columbia 10031) | 63 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | STREETRUNNER Nancy Wilson (Capitol 3956) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | JUICE IT UP (pt. 2) Hot Line (Red Coach 808) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | BE TRUTHFUL TO ME Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3551) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | TRY SOMETHING Swiss Movement (Casablanca 805) | 68 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | I SHOT THE SHERIFF Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | KEEP ON MOVIN’ Creative Source (Sussex 622) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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