| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 30, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I FEEL A SONG (In My Heart) Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | YOU GOT THE LOVE Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12032) | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| 3 | SHE’S GONE Tavares (Capitol 3957) | 4 | 6 | 14 | 12 | |
| 4 | SHA-LA-LA (Make Me Happy) Al Green (Hi 2274) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Shirley Brown (Truth 3206) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING Barry White (20th Century 2133) | 12 | 17 | 28 | 5 | |
| 7 | KUNG FU FIGHTING Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140) | 15 | 23 | 36 | 7 | |
| 8 | SHOE SHOE SHINE Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| 9 | I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE George McCrae (T.K. 1007) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| 10 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l 3550) | 19 | 28 | 33 | 8 | |
| 11 | BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254) | 20 | 38 | 52 | 4 | |
| 12 | ROCKIN’ SOUL Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10066) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 8 | |
| 13 | LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT Latimore (Glades 1722) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 14 | PARTY DOWN (pt. 1) Little Beaver (Cat 1993) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 15 | HEAVY FALLIN’ OUT Stylistics (Avco 4647) | 24 | 31 | 38 | 6 | |
| 16 | TIME Mighty Clouds Of Joy (Dunhill/ABC 15012) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| 17 | THREE RING CIRCUS Blue Magic (Atco 7004) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 18 | WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3552) | 22 | 26 | 31 | 6 | |
| 19 | WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT Jackson 5 (Motown 1308) | 21 | 25 | 37 | 5 | |
| 20 | DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied) B.T. Express (Scepter/Roadshow 12396) | 23 | 12 | 9 | 17 | |
| 21 | LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3206) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 22 | DISTANT LOVER Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54253) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
| 23 | SUGAR PIE GUY (pt. 1) Joneses (Mercury 73614) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 24 | LA LA PEACE SONG Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30,200) | 25 | 30 | 35 | 7 | |
| 25 | ASK ME Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7159) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
| 26 | HIGHER PLANE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1562) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| 27 | WITHOUT LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224) | 33 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | SWEET EXORCIST Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 2005) | 30 | 35 | 42 | 6 | |
| 29 | EVERLASTING LOVE Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001) | 28 | 16 | 8 | 11 | |
| 30 | COLDBLOODED / FUNKY PRESIDENT (People It’s Bad) James Brown (Polydor 14258) | 32 | 33 | 46 | 1 / 5 | |
| 31 | SKIN TIGHT Ohio Players (Mercury 73609) | 29 | 24 | 15 | 18 | |
| 32 | FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU Barbara Mason (Buddah 441) | 51 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU Intruders (TSOP 4758) | 34 | 36 | 41 | 6 | |
| 34 | I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209) | 36 | 43 | 48 | 7 | |
| 35 | I’VE GOT TO SEE YOU TONIGHT Timmy Thomas (Glades 1723) | 37 | 45 | 51 | 5 | |
| 36 | I DON’T KNOW Bobby Womack (United Artists 561) | 38 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| 37 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Manhattans (Columbia 10045) | 44 | 55 | 64 | 4 | |
| 38 | SEXY IDA (pt. 1) Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528) | 39 | 40 | 43 | 9 | |
| 39 | WORDS (Are Impossible) Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3220) | 46 | 56 | 65 | 4 | |
| 40 | I BELONG TO YOU Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | 41 | 42 | 44 | 7 | |
| 41 | CALIFORNIA MY WAY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10095) | 42 | 44 | 50 | 5 | |
| 42 | YOU AND I Johnny Bristol (MGM 14762) | 43 | 46 | 57 | 4 | |
| 43 | PHILADELPHIA B. B. King (ABC 12029) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 44 | PARTY FREAKS Miami Featuring Robert Moore (Drive 6234) | 27 | 27 | 29 | 8 | |
| 45 | STREETRUNNER Nancy Wilson (Capitol 3956) | 48 | 53 | 58 | 6 | |
| 46 | I ENJOY LOVING YOU Sidney Joe Qualls (Dakar 4537) | 56 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038) | 60 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | I FEEL SANCTIFIED Commodores (Motown 1319) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | RELEASE YOURSELF Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8025) | 52 | 59 | 68 | 4 | |
| 50 | I WOULDN’T TREAT A DOG (The Way You Treated Me) Bobby Bland (Dunhill/ABC 15015) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | DOCTOR’S ORDERS Carol Douglas (Midland Int’l 10113) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | WAKE UP AND START STANDING Younghearts (20th Century 2130) | 53 | 54 | 55 | 7 | |
| 53 | SHOORAH! SHOORAH! Betty Wright (Alston 3711) | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 54 | LOOSE BOOTY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 50033) | 35 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 55 | PICK UP THE PIECES Average White Band (Atlantic 3229) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | HEARTBREAK ROAD / RUBY LEE Bill Withers (Sussex 629) | 58 | — | — | 1 / 2 | |
| 57 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748) | 59 | 63 | 66 | 5 | |
| 58 | SURE THING Dionne Warwicke (Warner Bros. 8026) | 64 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | BOOGIE JOE, THE GRINDER Quincy Jones (A&M 1638) | 61 | 64 | 69 | 4 | |
| 60 | YOU’RE SO RIGHT FOR ME Choice Four (RCA Victor 10088) | 54 | 58 | 62 | 4 | |
| 61 | BUMPIN’ Ground Hog (Germigo 100) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | JUICE IT UP (pt. 2) Hot Line (Red Coach 808) | 50 | 51 | 56 | 6 | |
| 63 | DO YOUR THING James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | SAD SWEET DREAMER Sweet Sensation (Pye 71002) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE Carl Graves (A&M 1620) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | I AM YOUR LEADER Walter Heath (Buddah 435) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | MAN TO WOMAN Lonnie Youngblood (Shakat 708) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | LOOK ON THE GOOD SIDE Invitations (Silver Blue 818) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | GET DANCIN’ Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | BABY (You Know I’m Gonna Miss You) (pt. 1) Montclairs (Paula 409) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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