| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 8, 1975 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHAME, SHAME, SHAME Shirley & Company (Vibration 532) | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2 | EXPRESS B.T. Express (Roadshow 7001) | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | |
| 3 | SUPERNATURAL THING (pt. 1) Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241) | 5 | 11 | 14 | 8 | |
| 4 | LADY MARMALADE LaBelle (Epic 50048) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | LOVIN’ YOU Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057) | 10 | 14 | 23 | 8 | |
| 6 | FIRE Ohio Players (Mercury 73643) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 7 | I AM LOVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1310) | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | |
| 8 | DON’T CHA LOVE IT Miracles (Tamla 54256) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 9 | I BELONG TO YOU Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | |
| 10 | I GET LIFTED George McCrae (T.K. 1007) | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | |
| 11 | SUPER DUPER LOVE (Are You Diggin’ On Me) (pt. 1) Sugar Billy (Fast Track 2501) | 14 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| 12 | PICK UP THE PIECES Average White Band (Atlantic 3229) | 12 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 13 | ONCE YOU GET STARTED Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12066) | 29 | 46 | 52 | 4 | |
| 14 | SATIN SOUL Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2162) | 18 | 25 | 37 | 7 | |
| 15 | REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET Tavares (Capitol 4010) | 24 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| 16 | SHOESHINE BOY Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257) | 23 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 17 | RHYME TYME PEOPLE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1563) | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| 18 | SHINING STAR Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090) | 28 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| 19 | YOU’RE AS RIGHT AS RAIN Nancy Wilson (Capitol 3973) | 22 | 27 | 32 | 11 | |
| 20 | JUST AS LONG AS WE’RE TOGETHER (In My Life There Will Never Be Another) Gloria Scott (Casablanca 815) | 21 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 21 | STAR ON A TV SHOW / HEY GIRL, COME AND GET IT Stylistics (Avco 4649) | 26 | 31 | 40 | 7 / 1 | |
| 22 | LOVE IS A FIVE LETTER WORD Jimmy Witherspoon (Capitol 3998) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
| 23 | CRY TO ME Loleatta Holloway (Aware 047) | 30 | 37 | 46 | 5 | |
| 24 | L-O-V-E (Love) Al Green (Hi 2282) | 40 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah 453) | 36 | 45 | 50 | 4 | |
| 26 | WALKING IN RHYTHM Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736) | 33 | 44 | 49 | 4 | |
| 27 | LOVE CORPORATION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10200) | 34 | 41 | 47 | 5 | |
| 28 | DANCE THE KUNG FU Carl Douglas (20th Century 2168) | 31 | 38 | 45 | 5 | |
| 29 | MY LITTLE LADY Bloodstone (London 1061) | 35 | 42 | 48 | 5 | |
| 30 | REALITY James Brown (Polydor 14268) | 41 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | HAPPY PEOPLE Temptations (Gordy 7138) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 32 | LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A LITTLE Spinners (Atlantic 3252) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU Barry White (20th Century 2177) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | MIDNIGHT SKY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2255) | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 35 | THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE (pt. 1) Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3232) | 37 | 39 | 39 | 11 | |
| 36 | ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7163) | 48 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Millie Jackson (Spring 155) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 7 | |
| 38 | YOU AND YOUR BABY BLUES Solomon Burke (Chess 2159) | 39 | 40 | 42 | 7 | |
| 39 | I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU / LET ME BE THE ONE Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30,202) | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | |
| 40 | I’LL BE HOLDING ON Al Downing (Chess 2158) | 43 | 48 | 55 | 4 | |
| 41 | TOBY Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55515) | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | |
| 42 | SHAKEY GROUND Temptations (Gordy 7142) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | SING IT AGAIN – SAY IT AGAIN Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3249) | 47 | 49 | 66 | 4 | |
| 44 | FEEL THE NEED Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8061) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 10 | |
| 45 | BUMP ME BABY (pt. 1) Dooley Silverspoon (Cotton 636) | 58 | 62 | 64 | 5 | |
| 46 | WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Zulema (RCA Victor 10116) | 49 | 56 | 65 | 4 | |
| 47 | HIJACK Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246) | 50 | 52 | 56 | 6 | |
| 48 | SMOKIN’ ROOM Carl Carlton (ABC 12059) | 51 | 58 | 61 | 6 | |
| 49 | BELIEVE HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE (And None Of What You Hear) Leon Haywood (20th Century 2146) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 14 | |
| 50 | MOTHER’S SON Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 2006) | 38 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| 51 | SWING YOUR DADDY Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2006) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | WE’RE ALMOST THERE Michael Jackson (Motown 1341) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | THE BOTTLE (La Botella) Bataan (Salsoul 8701) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | WILL WE EVER COME TOGETHER Black Ivory (Buddah 443) | 60 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | BABY THAT’S BACKATCHA Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54258) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | CHANGES (Messin’ With My Mind) Vernon Burch (United Artists 587) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | LOVE HAS FOUND ITS WAY TO ME Blue Magic (Atco 7014) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Leroy Hutson (Curtom 0100) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | ALL OUR DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE Gene Page (Atlantic 3247) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | THE JONESES (pt. 1) S.O.U.L. (Musicor 1500) | 66 | 69 | — | 5 | |
| 61 | SOME OTHER TIME Simtec Simmons (Innovation II 8047) | 67 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE IT (pt. 1) Dawson Smith (Scepter 12400) | 68 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | HEAVEN RIGHT HERE ON EARTH Natural Four (Curtom 0101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | DEEPER AND DEEPER Bobby Wilson (Buddah 449) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | BUMPIN’ BUS STOP Thunder & Lightning (Private Stock 45,010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | THINK ABOUT ME Flamingos (Worlds 103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | COME ON DOWN (Get Your Head Out Of The Clouds) Greg Perry (Casablanca 817) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | GET READY FOR THE GET DOWN Willie Hutch (Motown 1339) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | MIGRATION Creative Source (Sussex 632) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SPECIAL LOVING Barbara Acklin (Capitol 4013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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