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, Pt. 1 | James Brown |
| July 27 | My Thang, Pt. 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 | 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 and Chaka Khan |
| December 21 | She's Gone | Tavares |
| December 28 | Boogie On Reggae Woman | Stevie Wonder |
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