| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 13, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ROCK THE BOAT Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | ROCK YOUR BABY George McCrae (T.K. 1004) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | ON AND ON Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 423) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | FISH AIN’T BITIN’ Lamont Dozier (ABC 11438) | 6 | 9 | 19 | 8 | |
| 5 | MACHINE GUN Commodores (Motown 1307) | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | |
| 6 | MY THANG James Brown (Polydor 14244) | 8 | 18 | 26 | 7 | |
| 7 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I’m A Changed Man) Impressions (Curtom 1997) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 8 | I’M COMING HOME Spinners (Atlantic 3027) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 9 | JIVE TURKEY (pt. 1) Ohio Players (Mercury 73480) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 10 | TOO LATE Tavares (Capitol 3882) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 11 | HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MORNING AFTER Millie Jackson (Spring 147) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| 12 | SECRETARY Betty Wright (Alston 4622) | 15 | 19 | 32 | 7 | |
| 13 | MY LOVE Margie Joseph (Atlantic 3032) | 20 | 22 | 33 | 9 | |
| 14 | I’VE BEEN BORN AGAIN Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0208) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 15 | FUNKY PARTY Clarence Reid (Alston 4621) | 18 | 21 | 28 | 7 | |
| 16 | IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (And Don’t Need) Don Covay (Mercury 73469) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | |
| 17 | KUNG FU Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1999) | 21 | 23 | 34 | 6 | |
| 18 | FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 3025) | 33 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | GOOD THINGS DON’T LAST FOREVER Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7156) | 25 | 31 | 41 | 6 | |
| 20 | DAMN RIGHT I AM SOMEBODY (pt. 1) Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 638) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 9 | |
| 21 | TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD Rufus (ABC 11427) | 27 | 34 | 39 | 6 | |
| 22 | YOU’RE WELCOME, STOP ON BY Bobby Womack (United Artists 439) | 32 | 38 | 44 | 6 | |
| 23 | LOVE TRAIN (pt. 1) Bunny Sigler (Philadelphia Int’l 3545) | 26 | 32 | 37 | 8 | |
| 24 | I WISH IT WAS ME YOU LOVED Dells (Cadet 5702) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 25 | BETWEEN HER GOODBYE AND MY HELLO Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35111) | 37 | 46 | 54 | 4 | |
| 26 | HANG ON IN THERE BABY Johnny Bristol (MGM 14715) | 44 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | BALLERO War (United Artists 432) | 30 | 35 | 40 | 7 | |
| 28 | DANCE MASTER (pt. 1) Willie Henderson (Playboy 50057) | 35 | 44 | 53 | 6 | |
| 29 | MIDNIGHT AND YOU Solomon Burke (Dunhill 4388) | 31 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| 30 | STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON Funkadelic (Westbound 224) | 38 | 41 | 43 | 7 | |
| 31 | BLOW YOUR WHISTLE Soul Searchers (Sussex 517) | 36 | 39 | 52 | 4 | |
| 32 | YOU’VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE Temptations (Gordy 7136) | 34 | 37 | 42 | 6 | |
| 33 | HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0305) | 40 | 50 | 58 | 6 | |
| 34 | WHAT GOES UP (Must Come Down) Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4532) | 22 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 35 | THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE Joe Simon (Spring 149) | 42 | 51 | 64 | 4 | |
| 36 | WILDFLOWER New Birth (RCA Victor 0265) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| 37 | DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1296) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | SWEET SWEET LADY Moments (Stang 5054) | 51 | 64 | 69 | 4 | |
| 39 | TIME FOR LIVIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11140) | 46 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE Trammps (Golden Fleece 3253) | 41 | 42 | 45 | 7 | |
| 41 | RAINDROPS Barbara Acklin (Capitol 3892) | 50 | 63 | 65 | 4 | |
| 42 | WHAT GOES AROUND (Comes Around) Black Ivory (Kwanza 7800) | 52 | 55 | 60 | 4 | |
| 43 | A FUNKY SONG Ripple (GRC 2017) | 43 | 47 | 47 | 9 | |
| 44 | DOOR TO YOUR HEART / CHOOSING UP ON YOU Dramatics (Cadet 5704) | 47 | 52 | 57 | 1 / 6 | |
| 45 | WHO ARE YOU B. B. King (ABC 11433) | 45 | 49 | 50 | 7 | |
| 46 | YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP ON BUMPIN’ (pt. 1) Kay-Gees (Gang 1321) | 49 | 54 | 59 | 5 | |
| 47 | LOVIN’ MAN Hodges, James & Smith (20th Century 2099) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | CITY IN THE SKY Staple Singers (Stax 0215) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | SON OF SAGITTARIUS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54247) | 23 | 8 | 7 | 11 | |
| 50 | LYING TO MYSELF Delfonics (Philly Groove 184) | 54 | 59 | 61 | 5 | |
| 51 | SIDESHOW Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | 17 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 52 | HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561) | 39 | 26 | 10 | 15 | |
| 53 | LIKE I’M NOT YOUR MAN Johnny “Guitar” Watson (Fantasy 721) | 29 | 30 | 36 | 9 | |
| 54 | A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD (Cures A Whole Lot Of Bad) Sam & Dave (United Artists 438) | 57 | 60 | 62 | 5 | |
| 55 | TOM THE PEEPER Act I (Spring 140) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | KALIMBA STORY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46070) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | BINGO Whispers (Janus 238) | 61 | 66 | 67 | 4 | |
| 58 | TAKE YOUR PLEASURE WHERE YOU FIND IT Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0309) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | FEVER IN THE FUNKHOUSE General Crook (Wand 11276) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | THEN CAME YOU Dionne Warwicke & Spinners (Atlantic 3029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | I FEEL LIKE DYNAMITE King Floyd (Chimneyville 10202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | FEAR NO EVIL The Mission (Paramount 0288) | 64 | 69 | 70 | 4 | |
| 63 | LET ME BE THAT SPECIAL ONE Whatnauts (Stang 5055) | 65 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | UP FOR THE DOWN STROKE Parliament (Casablanca 0013) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | LET’S MAKE LOVE (At Home Sometime) Escorts (Alithia 6066) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | EASY EVIL Sylvia (Vibration 530) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | GRAPEVINE WILL LIE SOMETIME Roshell Anderson (Sunburst 529) | 67 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME Montclairs (Paula 381) | — | 45 | 30 | 14 | |
| 69 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (I Want To Be Loved) Ann Sexton (Seventy-Seven 900) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | THAT’S NOT HOW IT GOES Bloodstone (London 1055) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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