| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1975 |
| TOP 100 R&B SINGLES (As published in the December 27, 1975, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | GET DOWN TONIGHT – K.C. & The Sunshine Band (T.K.) |
| 2 | I BELONG TO YOU – Love Unlimited (20th Century) |
| 3 | MISTER MAGIC – Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu) |
| 4 | ROCKIN’ CHAIR – Gwen McCrae (Cat) |
| 5 | FIGHT THE POWER (pt. 1) – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 6 | LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT – Major Harris (Atlantic) |
| 7 | FIRE – The Ohio Players (Mercury) |
| 8 | YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING – Barry White (20th Century) |
| 9 | I FEEL A SONG (In My Heart) – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah) |
| 10 | THEY JUST CAN’T STOP IT (The Games People Play) – The Spinners (Atlantic) |
| 11 | BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 12 | KUNG FU FIGHTING – Carl Douglas (20th Century) |
| 13 | GET DOWN, GET DOWN (Get On The Floor) – Joe Simon (Spring) |
| 14 | SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 15 | SHAKEY GROUND – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 16 | SHINING STAR – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 17 | DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA – People’s Choice (TSOP) |
| 18 | PICK UP THE PIECES – AWB (Atlantic) |
| 19 | THE HUSTLE – Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony (Avco) |
| 20 | LOOK AT ME (I’m In Love) – The Moments (Stang) |
| 21 | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN – The Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 22 | THIS WILL BE – Natalie Cole (Capitol) |
| 23 | SHA-LA-LA (Make Me Happy) – Al Green (Hi) |
| 24 | THAT’S THE WAY (I Like It) – K.C. & The Sunshine Band (T.K.) |
| 25 | YOU GOT THE LOVE – Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC) |
| 26 | SHOESHINE BOY – Eddie Kendricks (Tamla) |
| 27 | THE WAY WE WERE / TRY TO REMEMBER – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah) |
| 28 | BABY THAT’S BACKATCHA – Smokey Robinson (Tamla) |
| 29 | SHE’S GONE – Tavares (Capitol) |
| 30 | LET’S DO IT AGAIN – The Staple Singers (Curtom) |
| 31 | WOMAN TO WOMAN – Shirley Brown (Truth) |
| 32 | FLY, ROBIN, FLY – The Silver Convention (Midland Int’l) |
| 33 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME – The Manhattans (Columbia) |
| 34 | BAD LUCK (pt. 1) – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 35 | SUPERNATURAL THING (pt. 1) – Ben E. King (Atlantic) |
| 36 | IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE – Tavares (Capitol) |
| 37 | L-O-V-E (Love) – Al Green (Hi) |
| 38 | 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) – Gary Toms Empire (P.I.P.) |
| 39 | DREAMING A DREAM – Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite) |
| 40 | CUT THE CAKE – AWB (Atlantic) |
| 41 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 42 | SOONER OR LATER – The Impressions (Curtom) |
| 43 | LADY MARMALADE – LaBelle (Epic) |
| 44 | YOUR LOVE – Graham Central Station (Warner Bros.) |
| 45 | DREAM MERCHANT – New Birth (Buddah) |
| 46 | ONCE YOU GET STARTED – Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC) |
| 47 | SHAME, SHAME, SHAME – Shirley & Company (Vibration) |
| 48 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU – Barry White (20th Century) |
| 49 | DYNOMITE (pt. 1) – Tony Camillo’s Bazuka (A&M) |
| 50 | TAKE ME TO THE RIVER – Syl Johnson (Hi) |
| 51 | TO EACH HIS OWN – Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA Victor) |
| 52 | DON’T CHA LOVE IT – The Miracles (Tamla) |
| 53 | REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET – Tavares (Capitol) |
| 54 | HOPE THAT WE CAN BE TOGETHER SOON – Sharon Paige & Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
(Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 55 | I LOVE MUSIC (pt. 1) – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 56 | SEXY – MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 57 | DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied) – B.T. Express (Scepter/Roadshow) |
| 58 | HOW LONG (Betcha’ Got A Chick On The Side) – The Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb) |
| 59 | LOVIN’ YOU – Minnie Riperton (Epic) |
| 60 | DOCTOR’S ORDERS – Carol Douglas (Midland Int’l) |
| 61 | LOW RIDER – War (United Artists) |
| 62 | MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A WOMAN – Jackie Moore (Kayvette) |
| 63 | EXPRESS – B.T. Express (Roadshow) |
| 64 | RHYME TYME PEOPLE – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 65 | JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU – Michael Jackson (Motown) |
| 66 | MY LITTLE LADY – Bloodstone (London) |
| 67 | WALKING IN RHYTHM – The Blackbyrds (Fantasy) |
| 68 | AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME – Candi Staton (Warner Bros.) |
| 69 | SO IN LOVE – Curtis Mayfield (Curtom) |
| 70 | FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU – Barbara Mason (Buddah) |
| 71 | FREE MAN – South Shore Commission (Wand) |
| 72 | SHACKIN’ UP – Barbara Mason (Buddah) |
| 73 | FUNKY PRESIDENT (People It’s Bad) / COLDBLOODED – James Brown (Polydor) |
| 74 | GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 75 | I AM LOVE – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 76 | I AM I AM – Smokey Robinson (Tamla) |
| 77 | I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE – George McCrae (T.K.) |
| 78 | HEAVY FALLIN’ OUT – The Stylistics (Avco) |
| 79 | ME AND MRS. JONES – Ron Banks & The Dramatics (ABC) |
| 80 | WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS? – War (United Artists) |
| 81 | WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES – Esther Phillips (Kudu) |
| 82 | THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 83 | LET ME START TONITE – Lamont Dozier (ABC) |
| 84 | I WANT’A DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO YOU – Leon Haywood (20th Century) |
| 85 | FOREVER CAME TODAY – The Jackson 5 (Motown) |
| 86 | GLASSHOUSE – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 87 | SAME THING IT TOOK – Impressions (Curtom) |
| 88 | LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT – Latimore (Glades) |
| 89 | LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 90 | MIDNIGHT SKY (pt. 1) – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 91 | KEEP THE HOME FIRE BURNIN’ – Latimore (Glades) |
| 92 | THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE – The Reflections (Capitol) |
| 93 | WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 94 | LEAVE IT ALONE – The Dynamic Superiors (Motown) |
| 95 | MUSIC IN MY BONES – Joe Simon (Spring) |
| 96 | SATIN SOUL – The Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century) |
| 97 | CRY TO ME – Loleatta Holloway (Aware) |
| 98 | ROCKIN’ SOUL – The Hues Corporation (RCA Victor) |
| 99 | ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE – The Main Ingredient (RCA Victor) |
| 100 | HIJACK – Herbie Mann (Atlantic) |