R&B number-one hits of 1974 (USA)

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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1974:

See also: 1974 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)

Issue Date Song Artist
January 5 Living for the City Stevie Wonder
January 12 Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin
January 19 I've Got to Use My Imagination Gladys Knight & the Pips
January 26 Livin' For You Al Green
February 2 Let Your Hair Down The Temptations
February 9 Boogie Down Eddie Kendricks
February 16 Boogie Down Eddie Kendricks
February 23 Boogie Down Eddie Kendricks
March 2 Mighty Love The Spinners
March 9 Mighty Love The Spinners
March 16 Lookin' For A Love Bobby Womack
March 23 Lookin' For A Love Bobby Womack
March 30 Lookin' For A Love Bobby Womack
April 6 Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Gladys Knight & the Pips
April 13 Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Gladys Knight & the Pips
April 20 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) MFSB with The Three Degrees
April 27 The Payback, Pt. 1 James Brown
May 4 The Payback, Pt. 1 James Brown
May 11 Dancing Machine The Jackson 5
May 18 I'm in Love Aretha Franklin
May 25 I'm in Love Aretha Franklin
June 1 Be Thankful for What You Got William DeVaughn
June 8 Hollywood Swinging Kool & the Gang
June 15 Sideshow Blue Magic
June 22 Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man) The Impressions
June 29 Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man) The Impressions
July 6 Rock Your Baby George McCrae
July 13 Rock Your Baby George McCrae
July 20 My Thang (Part 1) James Brown
July 27 My Thang (Part 1) James Brown
August 3 Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack
August 10 Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack
August 17 Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack
August 24 Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack
August 31 Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack
September 7 Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe Barry White
September 14 Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe Barry White
September 21 Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe Barry White
September 28 You Haven't Done Nothin' Stevie Wonder
October 5 You Haven't Done Nothin' Stevie Wonder
October 12 Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1) James Brown
October 19 Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express
October 26 Higher Plane Kool & the Gang
November 2 Let's Straighten It Out Latimore
November 9 Let's Straighten It Out Latimore
November 16 Woman to Woman Shirley Brown
November 23 Woman to Woman Shirley Brown
November 30 I Feel a Song (In My Heart) Gladys Knight & the Pips
December 7 I Feel a Song (In My Heart) Gladys Knight & the Pips
December 14 You Got the Love Rufus
December 21 She's Gone Tavares
December 28 Boogie on Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder
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