| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 5, 1975 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHINING STAR Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2 | ONCE YOU GET STARTED Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12066) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | SHOESHINE BOY Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | L-O-V-E (Love) Al Green (Hi 2282) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| 5 | SUPERNATURAL THING (pt. 1) Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | WALKING IN RHYTHM Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736) | 9 | 15 | 20 | 8 | |
| 7 | BAD LUCK (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3562) | 18 | 38 | 51 | 4 | |
| 8 | LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah 453) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 9 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU Barry White (20th Century 2177) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 6 | |
| 10 | SATIN SOUL Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2162) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 11 | CRY TO ME Loleatta Holloway (Aware 047) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| 12 | MY LITTLE LADY Bloodstone (London 1061) | 14 | 18 | 24 | 9 | |
| 13 | SHAKEY GROUND Temptations (Gordy 7142) | 16 | 23 | 34 | 6 | |
| 14 | LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A LITTLE Spinners (Atlantic 3252) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 6 | |
| 15 | SHAME, SHAME, SHAME Shirley & Company (Vibration 532) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 16 | ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7163) | 19 | 24 | 30 | 7 | |
| 17 | EXPRESS B.T. Express (Roadshow 7001) | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| 18 | LOVIN’ YOU Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 19 | REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET Tavares (Capitol 4010) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
| 20 | WE’RE ALMOST THERE Michael Jackson (Motown 1341) | 25 | 30 | 39 | 5 | |
| 21 | BABY THAT’S BACKATCHA Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54258) | 30 | 36 | 41 | 5 | |
| 22 | I AM LOVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1310) | 20 | 19 | 6 | 12 | |
| 23 | SWING YOUR DADDY Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2006) | 29 | 32 | 38 | 6 | |
| 24 | SUN GODDESS Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10103) | 37 | 51 | 68 | 4 | |
| 25 | CHANGES (Messin’ With My Mind) Vernon Burch (United Artists 587) | 32 | 40 | 48 | 6 | |
| 26 | LADY MARMALADE LaBelle (Epic 50048) | 21 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| 27 | GET DOWN, GET DOWN (Get On The Floor) Joe Simon (Spring 156) | 44 | 54 | 70 | 4 | |
| 28 | LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT Major Harris (Atlantic 3248) | 49 | 57 | 69 | 4 | |
| 29 | REALITY James Brown (Polydor 14268) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 7 | |
| 30 | LOVE CORPORATION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10200) | 26 | 22 | 23 | 9 | |
| 31 | LOVE HAS FOUND ITS WAY TO ME Blue Magic (Atco 7014) | 36 | 41 | 47 | 5 | |
| 32 | GET READY FOR THE GET DOWN Willie Hutch (Motown 1339) | 38 | 45 | 54 | 5 | |
| 33 | ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Leroy Hutson (Curtom 0100) | 40 | 43 | 45 | 5 | |
| 34 | STAR ON A TV SHOW / HEY GIRL, COME AND GET IT Stylistics (Avco 4649) | 22 | 17 | 17 | 11 / 5 | |
| 35 | TOUCH ME BABY (Reaching Out For Your Love) Tamiko Jones (Arista 0110) | 43 | 50 | 58 | 4 | |
| 36 | SMOKIN’ ROOM Carl Carlton (ABC 12059) | 34 | 37 | 43 | 10 | |
| 37 | SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1567) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | BUMP ME BABY (pt. 1) Dooley Silverspoon (Cotton 636) | 24 | 27 | 33 | 9 | |
| 39 | I DIDN’T KNOW Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l 3561) | 42 | 46 | 53 | 4 | |
| 40 | WILL WE EVER COME TOGETHER Black Ivory (Buddah 443) | 41 | 44 | 46 | 7 | |
| 41 | SHACKIN’ UP Barbara Mason (Buddah 459) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10224) | 52 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | I CAN’T SEE WHAT YOU SEE IN ME Joneses (Mercury 73663) | 45 | 47 | 50 | 4 | |
| 44 | THE BOTTLE (La Botella) Bataan (Salsoul 8701) | 46 | 48 | 49 | 6 | |
| 45 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 3713) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | SUPER DUPER LOVE (Are You Diggin’ On Me) (pt. 1) Sugar Billy (Fast Track 2501) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 12 | |
| 47 | TAKE IT AWAY FROM HIM (Put It On Me) Paul Kelly (Warner Bros. 8067) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | COME ON DOWN (Get Your Head Out Of The Clouds) Greg Perry (Casablanca 817) | 53 | 58 | 60 | 5 | |
| 49 | HIJACK Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246) | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 50 | GET DOWN Kay-Gees (Gang 1323) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL EVERYBODY Little Beaver (Cat 1995) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | HEAVEN RIGHT HERE ON EARTH Natural Four (Curtom 0101) | 55 | 60 | 61 | 5 | |
| 53 | DYNOMITE (pt. 1) Tony Camillo’s Bazuka (A&M 1666) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | I WANT TO BE FREE Ohio Players (Mercury 73675) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | STOMP AND BUCK DANCE Crusaders (ABC/Blue Thumb 261) | 57 | 62 | 64 | 4 | |
| 56 | THERE’S ANOTHER IN MY LIFE Phillip Mitchell (Event 223) | 59 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | MIGRATION Creative Source (Sussex 632) | 60 | 66 | 67 | 5 | |
| 58 | CHECK IT OUT Bobby Womack (United Artists 621) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | CUT THE CAKE AWB (Atlantic 3261) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | I BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW THAT Frederick Knight (Truth 3216) | 61 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | YOU’RE THE SONG (I’ve Always Wanted To Sing) Timmy Thomas (Glades 1723) | 63 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | RED HOT MOMMA Funkadelic (20th Century/Westbound 5000) | 66 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | LEAVE IT ALONE Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1342) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | LOVE FREEZE First Choice (Philly Groove 204) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | ROCKIN’ CHAIR Gwen McCrae (Cat 1996) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE Notations (Gemigo 103) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | SHARE A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART Love Unlimited (20th Century 2183) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | I’VE ALWAYS HAD YOU Benny Troy (De-Lite 1566) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Syl Johnson (Hi 2285) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | LEAVE MY WORLD Johnny Bristol (MGM 14792) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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