| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 12, 1975 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHOESHINE BOY Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54257) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | L-O-V-E (Love) Al Green (Hi 2282) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 3 | SHINING STAR Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10090) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 4 | ONCE YOU GET STARTED Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12066) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | BAD LUCK (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3562) | 7 | 18 | 38 | 5 | |
| 6 | WALKING IN RHYTHM Blackbyrds (Fantasy 736) | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | |
| 7 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU Barry White (20th Century 2177) | 9 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 8 | LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah 453) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 9 | SHAKEY GROUND Temptations (Gordy 7142) | 13 | 16 | 23 | 7 | |
| 10 | LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A LITTLE Spinners (Atlantic 3252) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 7 | |
| 11 | MY LITTLE LADY Bloodstone (London 1061) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 12 | CRY TO ME Loleatta Holloway (Aware 047) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| 13 | ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7163) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 8 | |
| 14 | SUPERNATURAL THING (pt. 1) Ben E. King (Atlantic 3241) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 15 | WE’RE ALMOST THERE Michael Jackson (Motown 1341) | 20 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| 16 | GET DOWN, GET DOWN (Get On The Floor) Joe Simon (Spring 156) | 27 | 44 | 54 | 5 | |
| 17 | REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET Tavares (Capitol 4010) | 19 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 18 | BABY THAT’S BACKATCHA Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54258) | 21 | 30 | 36 | 6 | |
| 19 | SWING YOUR DADDY Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2006) | 23 | 29 | 32 | 7 | |
| 20 | SUN GODDESS Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10103) | 24 | 37 | 51 | 5 | |
| 21 | EXPRESS B.T. Express (Roadshow 7001) | 17 | 15 | 4 | 11 | |
| 22 | LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT Major Harris (Atlantic 3248) | 28 | 49 | 57 | 5 | |
| 23 | CHANGES (Messin’ With My Mind) Vernon Burch (United Artists 587) | 25 | 32 | 40 | 7 | |
| 24 | SATIN SOUL Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2162) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 25 | LOVIN’ YOU Minnie Riperton (Epic 50057) | 18 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| 26 | SHAME, SHAME, SHAME Shirley & Company (Vibration 532) | 15 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 27 | I AM LOVE Jackson 5 (Motown 1310) | 22 | 20 | 19 | 13 | |
| 28 | LADY MARMALADE LaBelle (Epic 50048) | 26 | 21 | 9 | 15 | |
| 29 | TOUCH ME BABY (Reaching Out For Your Love) Tamiko Jones (Arista 0110) | 35 | 43 | 50 | 5 | |
| 30 | GET READY FOR THE GET DOWN Willie Hutch (Motown 1339) | 32 | 38 | 45 | 6 | |
| 31 | ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Leroy Hutson (Curtom 0100) | 33 | 40 | 43 | 6 | |
| 32 | SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1567) | 37 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Betty Wright (Alston 3713) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | I WANT TO BE FREE Ohio Players (Mercury 73675) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | SHACKIN’ UP Barbara Mason (Buddah 459) | 41 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10224) | 42 | 52 | 63 | 4 | |
| 37 | WILL WE EVER COME TOGETHER Black Ivory (Buddah 443) | 40 | 41 | 44 | 8 | |
| 38 | I DIDN’T KNOW Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l 3561) | 39 | 42 | 46 | 5 | |
| 39 | HIJACK Herbie Mann (Atlantic 3246) | 49 | — | — | 8 | |
| 40 | COME ON DOWN (Get Your Head Out Of The Clouds) Greg Perry (Casablanca 817) | 48 | 53 | 58 | 6 | |
| 41 | GET DOWN Kay-Gees (Gang 1323) | 50 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | I CAN’T SEE WHAT YOU SEE IN ME Joneses (Mercury 73663) | 43 | 45 | 47 | 5 | |
| 43 | DYNOMITE (pt. 1) Tony Camillo’s Bazuka (A&M 1666) | 53 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | TAKE IT AWAY FROM HIM (Put It On Me) Paul Kelly (Warner Bros. 8067) | 47 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | CHECK IT OUT Bobby Womack (United Artists 621) | 58 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | CUT THE CAKE AWB (Atlantic 3261) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL EVERYBODY Little Beaver (Cat 1995) | 51 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | ROCKIN’ CHAIR Gwen McCrae (Cat 1996) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | LEAVE IT ALONE Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1342) | 63 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW THAT Frederick Knight (Truth 3216) | 60 | 61 | 67 | 4 | |
| 51 | HEAVEN RIGHT HERE ON EARTH Natural Four (Curtom 0101) | 52 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 52 | LOVE HAS FOUND ITS WAY TO ME Blue Magic (Atco 7014) | 31 | 36 | 41 | 6 | |
| 53 | STOMP AND BUCK DANCE Crusaders (ABC/Blue Thumb 261) | 55 | 57 | 62 | 5 | |
| 54 | THERE’S ANOTHER IN MY LIFE Phillip Mitchell (Event 223) | 56 | 59 | 65 | 4 | |
| 55 | THANK YOU BABY Stylistics (Avco 4652) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | HOMEWRECKERS Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4541) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | YOU’RE THE SONG (I’ve Always Wanted To Sing) Timmy Thomas (Glades 1723) | 61 | 63 | 68 | 4 | |
| 58 | GRANDDADDY (pt. 1) New Birth (Buddah 464) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Syl Johnson (Hi 2285) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | LOVE FREEZE First Choice (Philly Groove 204) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | RED HOT MOMMA Funkadelic (20th Century/Westbound 5000) | 62 | 66 | 69 | 4 | |
| 62 | IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE Notations (Gemigo 103) | 66 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | FRIENDS B. B. King (ABC 12053) | — | — | 61 | 3 | |
| 64 | SHARE A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART Love Unlimited (20th Century 2183) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | I’VE ALWAYS HAD YOU Benny Troy (De-Lite 1566) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | GEMINI Miracles (Tamla 54259) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | HONEY BABY (Be Mine) Innervision (Private Stock 45,015) | — | 69 | 70 | 3 | |
| 68 | SWEETER Major Lance (Playboy 6020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | LEAVE MY WORLD Johnny Bristol (MGM 14792) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | HAPPY ENDINGS Betty Everett (Fantasy 738) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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