| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 19, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | LIVIN’ FOR YOU Al Green (Hi 2257) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 | STONED TO THE BONE (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14210) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 6 | SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
| 7 | JUNGLE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 9 | |
| 8 | LOVE’S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | |
| 9 | CAN THIS BE REAL Natural Four (Curtom 1990) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 10 | BABY COME CLOSE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 11 | SEXY MAMA Moments (Stang 5052) | 11 | 15 | 22 | 8 | |
| 12 | PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3535) | 12 | 17 | 29 | 6 | |
| 13 | LET YOUR HAIR DOWN Temptations (Gordy 7133) | 14 | 24 | 36 | 6 | |
| 14 | THIS TIME I’M GONE FOR GOOD Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4369) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | |
| 15 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | 18 | 38 | 55 | 4 | |
| 16 | WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2252) | 16 | 20 | 28 | 7 | |
| 17 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | 19 | 23 | 37 | 7 | |
| 18 | I MISS YOU Dells (Cadet 5700) | 20 | 22 | 27 | 11 | |
| 19 | JOY (pt. 1) Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085) | 23 | 31 | 43 | 5 | |
| 20 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES (pt. 1) Seventh Wonder (Abet 9454) | 21 | 26 | 32 | 13 | |
| 21 | THERE’S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (To Appreciate The Sunshine) Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011) | 28 | 34 | 42 | 7 | |
| 22 | NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White (20th Century 2058) | 15 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 23 | STORMY MONDAY Latimore (Glades 1716) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | |
| 24 | I’LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN Soul Children (Stax 0182) | 31 | 45 | 52 | 6 | |
| 25 | IF YOU’RE READY (Come Go With Me) Staple Singers (Stax 0179) | 24 | 14 | 9 | 14 | |
| 26 | POWER OF LOVE Jerry Butler (Mercury 73443) | 32 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| 27 | STOP TO START Blue Magic (Atco 6949) | 35 | 41 | 48 | 6 | |
| 28 | SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0174) | 30 | 32 | 34 | 10 | |
| 29 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE B.B. King (ABC 11406) | 36 | 43 | 45 | 7 | |
| 30 | I’M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Clarence Carter (Fame 330) | 22 | 21 | 23 | 13 | |
| 31 | I’D RATHER BE (Blind, Cripple And Crazy) O.V. Wright (Back Beat 628) | 39 | 42 | 44 | 7 | |
| 32 | KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 11 | |
| 33 | GIVE ME JUST ANOTHER DAY Miracles (Tamla 54240) | 40 | 47 | 49 | 9 | |
| 34 | CAN’T SAY NOTHIN’ Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1993) | 34 | 36 | 39 | 8 | |
| 35 | WISH THAT YOU WERE MINE Manhattans (Columbia 45971) | 38 | 40 | 46 | 6 | |
| 36 | I’VE GOT TO BREAK AWAY Baby Washington (Master Five 9107) | 37 | 37 | 38 | 8 | |
| 37 | MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3006) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | SO TIED UP Sam Dees (Atlantic 2991) | 46 | 57 | 66 | 5 | |
| 39 | YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54244) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | SOUL POWER 74 (pt. 1) Maceo & Macks (People 631) | 41 | 44 | 47 | 6 | |
| 41 | QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City (Chelsea 0150) | 42 | 46 | 54 | 8 | |
| 42 | IF IT’S IN YOU TO DO WRONG Impressions (Curtom 1994) | 45 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | THE FIRST TIME WE MET Independents (Wand 11267) | 47 | 63 | 64 | 4 | |
| 44 | NO TIME TO BURN Black Heat (Atlantic 2987) | 44 | 49 | 53 | 6 | |
| 45 | A MOTHER FOR MY CHILDREN Whispers (Janus 231) | 50 | 62 | 63 | 5 | |
| 46 | WE’RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | ME AND BABY BROTHER War (United Artists 350) | 29 | 19 | 14 | 12 | |
| 49 | I WILL Ruby Winters (Polydor 14202) | 58 | 61 | 69 | 4 | |
| 50 | NEVER STOP LOVIN’ ME Watts Line (Capitol 3790) | 53 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | I HAD A TALK WITH MY MAN Inez Foxx (Volt 4101) | 54 | 56 | 60 | 6 | |
| 52 | I JUST CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Four Tops (Dunhill 4377) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | I NEED SOMEONE Linda Perry (Mainstream 5550) | 55 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | DON’T WRITE A CHECK WITH YOUR MOUTH Sonny Green (Hill 339) | 57 | 58 | 62 | 5 | |
| 55 | WITCH DOCTOR BUMP Chubukos (Mainstream 5546) | 61 | 64 | 68 | 5 | |
| 56 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor 0185) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | LOVE EPIDEMIC Trammps (Golden Fleece 3251) | 60 | 60 | 61 | 7 | |
| 58 | TALKING ABOUT THE BOSS AND I Harmon Bethea (Musicor 1483) | 62 | 65 | 67 | 4 | |
| 59 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM Diana Ross (Motown 1278) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | I WISH IT WAS ME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | WHAT IS HIP? Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7748) | 63 | 66 | 65 | 5 | |
| 62 | THAT’S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES Tavares (Capitol 3794) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | YOU’RE SO UNIQUE Billy Preston (A&M 1492) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | I TOLD YOU SO Delfonics (Philly Groove 182) | 66 | 68 | 70 | 4 | |
| 65 | BABY I LOVE YOU Benny Johnson (Today 1527) | 67 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | SWEET DAN Betty Everett (Fantasy 714) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | HOMELY GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | WANG DANG DOODLE Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | I WANNA GET FUNKY / THAT’S WHAT THE BLUES IS ALL ABOUT Albert King (Stax 0189) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | GET YOUR THING TOGETHER Annette Snell (Dial 1025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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