The CASH BOX R&B Top 70
Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 1, 1975
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LADY MARMALADE
    LaBelle (Epic 50048)
  2  413  9
  2SHAME, SHAME, SHAME
    Shirley & Company (Vibration 532)
  81215  8
  3EXPRESS
    B.T. Express (Roadshow 7001)
  61118  5
  4I BELONG TO YOU
    Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141)
  1  2  320
  5SUPERNATURAL THING (pt. 1)
    Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241)
111421  7
  6FIRE
    Ohio Players (Mercury 73643)
  3  3  113
  7DON’T CHA LOVE IT
    Miracles (Tamla 54256)
  7  81213
  8HAPPY PEOPLE
    Temptations (Gordy 7138)
  5  6  912
  9I AM LOVE
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1310)
132126  7
10LOVIN’ YOU
    Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057)
142329  7
11I GET LIFTED
    George McCrae (T.K. 1007)
20263611
12PICK UP THE PIECES
    Average White Band (Atlantic 3229)
  4  1  215
13RHYME TYME PEOPLE
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1563)
10  91012
14SUPER DUPER LOVE (Are You Diggin’ On Me) (pt. 1)
    Sugar Billy (Fast Track 2501)
192228  7
15MIDNIGHT SKY (pt. 1)
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2255)
  9101111
16IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT
    Millie Jackson (Spring 155)
172027  6
17I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU / LET ME BE THE ONE
    Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30,202)
15151610
18SATIN SOUL
    Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2162)
253749  6
19I AM I AM
    Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54251)
12  5  613
20TOBY
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55515)
16161910
21JUST AS LONG AS WE’RE TOGETHER (In My Life There Will Never Be Another)
    Gloria Scott (Casablanca 815)
263139  7
22YOU’RE AS RIGHT AS RAIN
    Nancy Wilson (Capitol 3973)
27324310
23SHOESHINE BOY
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257)
344158  4
24REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET
    Tavares (Capitol 4010)
303845  6
25LOVE IS A FIVE LETTER WORD
    Jimmy Witherspoon (Capitol 3998)
293340  7
26STAR ON A TV SHOW
    Stylistics (Avco 4649)
314047  6
27BELIEVE HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE (And None Of What You Hear)
    Leon Haywood (20th Century 2146)
28293213
28SHINING STAR
    Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090)
354452  5
29ONCE YOU GET STARTED
    Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12066)
4652  3
30CRY TO ME
    Loleatta Holloway (Aware 047)
374657  4
31DANCE THE KUNG FU
    Carl Douglas (20th Century 2168)
384553  4
32FEEL THE NEED
    Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8061)
333541  9
33WALKING IN RHYTHM
    Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736)
4449  3
34LOVE CORPORATION
    Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10200)
414767  4
35MY LITTLE LADY
    Bloodstone (London 1061)
424855  4
36LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY
    Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah 453)
4550  3
37THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE (pt. 1)
    Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3232)
39394210
38MOTHER’S SON
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 2006)
181923  7
39YOU AND YOUR BABY BLUES
    Solomon Burke (Chess 2159)
404250  6
40L-O-V-E (Love)
    Al Green (Hi 2282)
54  2
41REALITY
    James Brown (Polydor 14268)
61  2
42PARTY IS A GROOVY THING
    People’s Choice (TSOP 4759)
434346  9
43I’LL BE HOLDING ON
    Al Downing (Chess 2158)
4855  3
44DOCTOR’S ORDERS
    Carol Douglas (Midland Int’l 10113)
21  7  815
45GIRLS (pt. 1)
    Moments & Whatnauts (Stang 5057)
24252212
46DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME
    Manhattans (Columbia 10045)
3617  417
47SING IT AGAIN – SAY IT AGAIN
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3249)
4966  3
48ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY
    Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7163)
60  2
49WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE
    Zulema (RCA Victor 10116)
5665  3
50HIJACK
    Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246)
525662  5
51SMOKIN’ ROOM
    Carl Carlton (ABC 12059)
586165  5
52DEDICATE (My Life To You)
    Younghearts (20th Century 2130)
555759  4
53TOM CAT
    Tom Scott & L.A. Express (Ode 66105)
535461  5
54WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU
    Barry White (20th Century 2177)
  1
55I JUST CAN’T SAY GOODBYE
    Philly Devotions (Columbia 10076)
596066  4
56LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A LITTLE
    Spinners (Atlantic 3252)
  1
57LOVE DON’T GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME
    Sister Sledge (Atco 7008)
323435  9
58BUMP ME BABY (pt. 1)
    Dooley Silverspoon (Cotton 636)
626470  4
59SHAKEY GROUND
    Temptations (Gordy 7142)
  1
60WILL WE EVER COME TOGETHER
    Black Ivory (Buddah 443)
65  2
61FUN HOUSE
    Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note 592)
6468  3
62THE BOTTLE (La Botella)
    Bataan (Salsoul 8701)
  1
63I’LL BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE
    Charles Brinkley (Music Machine 3145)
6669  3
64ALL OUR DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE
    Gene Page (Atlantic 3247)
  1
65GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT – BABY (pt. 1)
    Ebb Tide (Sound Gems 100)
6770  3
66THE JONESES (pt. 1)
    S.O.U.L. (Musicor 1500)
69  4
67SOME OTHER TIME
    Simtec Simmons (Innovation II 8047)
68  2
68I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE IT (pt. 1)
    Dawson Smith (Scepter 12400)
70  2
69CHANGES (Messin’ With My Mind)
    Vernon Burch (United Artists 587)
  1
70SWING YOUR DADDY
    Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2006)
  1
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