| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 15, 1975 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PICK UP THE PIECES Average White Band (Atlantic 3229) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2 | I BELONG TO YOU Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 | FIRE Ohio Players (Mercury 73643) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | LADY MARMALADE LaBelle (Epic 50048) | 13 | 18 | 30 | 7 | |
| 5 | I AM I AM Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54251) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | HAPPY PEOPLE Temptations (Gordy 7138) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 10 | |
| 7 | DOCTOR’S ORDERS Carol Douglas (Midland Int’l 10113) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
| 8 | DON’T CHA LOVE IT Miracles (Tamla 54256) | 12 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| 9 | RHYME TYME PEOPLE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1563) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| 10 | MIDNIGHT SKY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2255) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 11 | EXPRESS B.T. Express (Roadshow 7001) | 18 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | SHAME, SHAME, SHAME Shirley & Company (Vibration 532) | 15 | 28 | 41 | 6 | |
| 13 | BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| 14 | SUPERNATURAL THING (pt. 1) Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241) | 21 | 39 | 59 | 5 | |
| 15 | I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU / LET ME BE THE ONE Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30,202) | 16 | 20 | 26 | 8 | |
| 16 | TOBY Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55515) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 8 | |
| 17 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Manhattans (Columbia 10045) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 18 | STRUTTIN’ Billy Preston (A&M 1644) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| 19 | MOTHER’S SON Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 2006) | 23 | 29 | 37 | 5 | |
| 20 | IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Millie Jackson (Spring 155) | 27 | 32 | 46 | 4 | |
| 21 | I AM LOVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1310) | 26 | 34 | 44 | 5 | |
| 22 | SUPER DUPER LOVE (Are You Diggin’ On Me) (pt. 1) Sugar Billy (Fast Track 2501) | 28 | 38 | 53 | 5 | |
| 23 | LOVIN’ YOU Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057) | 29 | 40 | 52 | 5 | |
| 24 | LET ME START TONITE Lamont Dozier (ABC 12044) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 25 | GIRLS (pt. 1) Moments & Whatnauts (Stang 5057) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 10 | |
| 26 | I GET LIFTED George McCrae (T.K. 1007) | 36 | 43 | 58 | 9 | |
| 27 | AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038) | 14 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| 28 | YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING Barry White (20th Century 2133) | 20 | 19 | 10 | 16 | |
| 29 | BELIEVE HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE (And None Of What You Hear) Leon Haywood (20th Century 2146) | 32 | 33 | 34 | 11 | |
| 30 | GET DANCIN’ Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 12 | |
| 31 | JUST AS LONG AS WE’RE TOGETHER (In My Life There Will Never Be Another) Gloria Scott (Casablanca 815) | 39 | 56 | 66 | 5 | |
| 32 | YOU’RE AS RIGHT AS RAIN Nancy Wilson (Capitol 3973) | 43 | 49 | 60 | 8 | |
| 33 | LOVE IS A FIVE LETTER WORD Jimmy Witherspoon (Capitol 3998) | 40 | 48 | 57 | 5 | |
| 34 | LOVE DON’T GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME Sister Sledge (Atco 7008) | 35 | 37 | 45 | 7 | |
| 35 | FEEL THE NEED Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8061) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 7 | |
| 36 | HOT DAWGIT Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10056) | 34 | 35 | 39 | 11 | |
| 37 | SATIN SOUL Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2162) | 49 | 55 | 68 | 4 | |
| 38 | REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET Tavares (Capitol 4010) | 45 | 51 | 61 | 4 | |
| 39 | THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE (pt. 1) Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3232) | 42 | 45 | 55 | 8 | |
| 40 | STAR ON A TV SHOW Stylistics (Avco 4649) | 47 | 53 | 65 | 4 | |
| 41 | SHOESHINE BOY Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | YOU AND YOUR BABY BLUES Solomon Burke (Chess 2159) | 50 | 57 | 69 | 4 | |
| 43 | PARTY IS A GROOVY THING People’s Choice (TSOP 4759) | 46 | 52 | 62 | 7 | |
| 44 | SHINING STAR Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090) | 52 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | DANCE THE KUNG FU Carl Douglas (20th Century 2168) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | CRY TO ME Loleatta Holloway (Aware 047) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | LOVE CORPORATION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 10200) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | MY LITTLE LADY Bloodstone (London 1061) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | WALKING IN RHYTHM Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah 453) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | I’M A PUSHOVER K.C. & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 1008) | 54 | 61 | 64 | 6 | |
| 52 | ONCE YOU GET STARTED Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12066) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | PEOPLE SAY Meters (Reprise 1314) | 60 | 65 | 70 | 4 | |
| 54 | TOM CAT Tom Scott & L.A. Express (Ode 66105) | 61 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | I’LL BE HOLDING ON Al Downing (Chess 2158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | HIJACK Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246) | 62 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | DEDICATE (My Life To You) Younghearts (20th Century 2130) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | SOUTH AFRICAN MAN (pt. 1) Hamilton Bohannon (Dakar 4539) | 63 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | NEVER GONNA BREAK IT UP Hodges, James & Smith (20th Century 2148) | 64 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | I JUST CAN’T SAY GOODBYE Philly Devotions (Columbia 10076) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | SMOKIN’ ROOM Carl Carlton (ABC 12059) | 65 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | I HEAR THOSE CHURCH BELLS RINGING / CHAPEL OF LOVE Shirley (Prodigal 611) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Garland Green (Spring 151) | 69 | — | 67 | 3 | |
| 64 | BUMP ME BABY (pt. 1) Dooley Silverspoon (Cotton 636) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Zulema (RCA Victor 10116) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | SING IT AGAIN – SAY IT AGAIN Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3249) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC/Dunhill 15025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | FUN HOUSE Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note 592) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | I’LL BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE Charles Brinkley (Music Machine 3145) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT – BABY (pt. 1) Ebb Tide (Sound Gems 100) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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