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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top R&B Songs of 1972

1971 <-1972-> 1973

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1.
08/1972

My Ding-a-Ling by Chuck Berry

from The London Chuck Berry Sessions   The London Chuck Berry Sessions
444

✫1
US


42
R&B
✫1
UK
[recorded live in manchester, england]
[novelty]
[Chess 2131]
written by Chuck Berry
2.
06/1972

I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash

from I Can See Clearly Now   I Can See Clearly Now
393

✫1
US
✫1
AC
38
R&B
5
UK
[Epic 10902]
written by Johnny Nash
3.
03/1972

Rockin' Robin by Michael Jackson

from Got to Be There   Got to Be There
377

2
US


2
R&B
3
UK
[Motown 1197]
written by Jimmie Thomas
4.
08/1972

Ben by Michael Jackson

from Ben   Ben
375

✫1
US
3
AC
5
R&B
7
UK
[Motown 1207]
written by Don Black & Walter Scharf
5.
03/1972

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack

from First Take   First Take
348

✫1
US
✫1
AC
4
R&B
14
UK
[R]
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1973]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1973]
[Atlantic 2864]
written by Ewan MacColl
6.
10/1972

Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul

from 360 Degrees of Billy Paul   360 Degrees of Billy Paul
345

✫1
US
10
AC
✫1
R&B
12
UK
[Philadelphia International 3521]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
7.
11/1972

Superstition by Stevie Wonder

from Talking Book   Talking Book
339

✫1
US
38
AC
✫1
R&B
11
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #74]
[Tamla 54226]
written by Stevie Wonder
8.
04/1972

Lean on Me by Bill Withers

from Still Bill   Still Bill
334

✫1
US
4
AC
✫1
R&B
18
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #205]
[Sussex 235]
written by Bill Withers
9.
04/1972

Oh Girl by The Chi-Lites

from A Lonely Man   A Lonely Man
328

✫1
US
34
AC
✫1
R&B
14
UK
[Brunswick 55471]
written by Eugene Record
10.
10/1972

Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by The Temptations

from All Directions   All Directions
312

✫1
US


5
R&B
14
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #168]
[Gordy 7121]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
11.
04/1972

I'll Take You There by The Staple Singers

from Be Altitude: Respect Yourself   Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
287

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
30
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #276]
[Stax 0125]
written by Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell)
12.
09/1972

If You Don't Know Me by Now by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from I Miss You   
286

3
US


✫1
R&B
9
UK
[Philadelphia International 3520]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
13.
02/1972

Betcha by Golly Wow by The Stylistics

from The Stylistics   The Stylistics
279

3
US
7
AC
2
R&B
13
UK
featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr.
[Avco 4591]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
14.
12/1972

Could It Be I'm Falling in Love by The Spinners [US band]

from Spinners   Spinners
275

4
US
14
AC
✫1
R&B
11
UK
[Atlantic 2927]
written by Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals
15.
11/1972

Why Can't We Live Together by Timmy Thomas

from Why Can't We Live Together   
270

3
US


✫1
R&B
12
UK
[Glades 1703]
written by Timmy Thomas
16.
04/1972

Outa-Space by Billy Preston

from I Wrote a Simple Song   I Wrote a Simple Song
250

2
US
23
AC
✫1
R&B
44
UK
[instrumental]
[A&M 1320]
written by Billy Preston & Joe Greene
17.
06/1972

Where Is the Love by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

from Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway   Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
234

5
US
✫1
AC
✫1
R&B
29
UK
[Atlantic 2879]
written by Ralph MacDonald & William Salter
18.
05/1972

Too Late to Turn Back Now by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

from Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose   
231

2
US
6
AC
5
R&B


[United Artists 50910]
written by Eddie Cornelius
19.
08/1972

Use Me by Bill Withers

from Still Bill   Still Bill
230

2
US
14
AC
2
R&B


[Sussex 241]
written by Bill Withers
20.
01/1972

I Gotcha by Joe Tex

from I Gotcha   
227

2
US


✫1
R&B


[Dial 1010]
written by Joe Tex
21.
07/1972

I'm Still in Love with You by Al Green

from I'm Still in Love with You   I'm Still in Love with You
224

3
US
33
AC
✫1
R&B
35
UK
[Hi 2216]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell
22.
10/1972

You Ought to Be with Me by Al Green

from Call Me   Call Me
216

3
US
28
AC
✫1
R&B
51
UK
[Hi 2227]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell
23.
07/1972

Everybody Plays the Fool by The Main Ingredient

from Bitter Sweet   
211

3
US
25
AC
2
R&B
52
UK
[RCA Victor 0731]
written by J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark & Ken Williams
24.
10/1972

I'm Stone in Love with You by The Stylistics

from Round 2   Round 2
206

10
US
27
AC
4
R&B
9
UK
[Avco 4603]
written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed & Anthony Bell
25.
04/1972

Look What You Done for Me by Al Green

from I'm Still in Love with You   I'm Still in Love with You
199

4
US


2
R&B
44
UK
[Hi 2211]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell
26.
09/1972

I'll Be Around by The Spinners [US band]

from Spinners   Spinners
199

3
US
31
AC
✫1
R&B


B side to How Could I Let You Get Away
[Atlantic 2904]
written by Thom Bell & Phil Hurtt
27.
06/1972

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right by Luther Ingram

from (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right   
195

3
US


✫1
R&B


[KoKo 2111]
written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton & Raymond Jackson
28.
07/1972

Back Stabbers by The O'Jays

from Back Stabbers   Back Stabbers
195

3
US


✫1
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3517]
written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead
29.
03/1972

Day Dreaming by Aretha Franklin

from Young, Gifted and Black   Young, Gifted and Black
182

5
US
11
AC
✫1
R&B


[Atlantic 2866]
written by Aretha Franklin
30.
01/1972

Floy Joy by The Supremes

from Floy Joy   Floy Joy
181

16
US
33
AC
5
R&B
9
UK
[Motown 1195]
written by Smokey Robinson
31.
08/1972

Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly) by Curtis Mayfield

from Superfly   Superfly
180

4
US


2
R&B


[Curtom 1975]
written by Curtis Mayfield
32.
07/1972

Lookin' Through the Windows by Jackson 5

from Lookin' Through the Windows   Lookin' Through the Windows
177

16
US


5
R&B
9
UK
[Motown 1205]
written by Clifton Davis
33.
02/1972

In the Rain by The Dramatics [1°]

from Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get   Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
170

5
US


✫1
R&B


[Volt 4075]
written by Tony Hester
34.
11/1972

You Can Do Magic by Limmie & the Family Cookin'

167

84
US


42
R&B
3
UK
[Avco 4602]
written by Sandy Linzer
35.
11/1972

Keeper of the Castle by Four Tops

from Keeper of the Castle   
160

10
US


7
R&B
18
UK
[Dunhill/ABC 4330]
written by Brian Potter & Dennis Lambert
36.
03/1972

Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love by Love Unlimited

from Love Unlimited   
157

14
US


6
R&B
14
UK
featuring Barry White
[Uni 55319]
written by Barry White
37.
11/1972

Feel the Need in Me by The Detroit Emeralds

from You Want It, You Got It   
157

110
US


22
R&B
4
UK
[Westbound 209]
written by Abrim Tilmon
38.
01/1972

Jungle Fever by The Chakachas

from Jungle Fever   Jungle Fever
150

8
US


11
R&B
29
UK
[instrumental]
[Polydor 15030]
written by Bill Ador
39.
05/1972

Troglodyte (Cave Man) by Jimmy Castor

from It's Just Begun   
148

6
US


4
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[novelty]
[RCA Victor 1029]
written by Harry Jensen, Gerald Thomas, Douglas Gibson, Robert Manigault, Jimmy Castor & Lenny Fridie (as Langdon Fridie Jr.)
40.
11/1972

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

from Superfly   Superfly
140

8
US


5
R&B
52
UK
[Curtom 1978]
written by Curtis Mayfield
41.
01/1972

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by Donnie Elbert

139

22
US


14
R&B
11
UK
[Avco 4587]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
42.
11/1972

The World Is a Ghetto by War

from The World Is a Ghetto   The World Is a Ghetto
137

7
US


3
R&B


[United Artists 50975]
written by Papa Dee Allen (as Sylvester Allen), Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson (as Morris Dickerson), Lonnie Jordan (as Leroy Jordan), Charles Miller, Lee Oskar (as Lee Oskar Levitin) & Howard Scott
43.
04/1972

(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All by The 5th Dimension

from Individually and Collectively   
137

8
US
2
AC
28
R&B


[Bell 45,195]
written by Tony Macaulay
44.
12/1972

Trouble Man by Marvin Gaye

from Trouble Man   Trouble Man
136

7
US


4
R&B


[Tamla 54228]
written by Marvin Gaye
45.
03/1972

Help Me Make It Through the Night by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Standing Ovation   
126

33
US
25
AC
13
R&B
11
UK
[Soul 35094]
written by Kris Kristofferson
46.
05/1972

Automatically Sunshine by The Supremes

from Floy Joy   Floy Joy
124

37
US
17
AC
21
R&B
10
UK
[Motown 1200]
written by Smokey Robinson
47.
01/1972

You Want It, You Got It by The Detroit Emeralds

from You Want It, You Got It   
121

36
US


5
R&B
12
UK
[Westbound 192]
written by Abrim Tilmon
48.
02/1972

Runnin' Away by Sly & the Family Stone

from There's a Riot Goin' On   There's a Riot Goin' On
121

23
US
26
AC
15
R&B
17
UK
[Epic 10829]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
49.
12/1972

Daddy's Home by Jermaine Jackson

from Jermaine [1972 album]   
120

9
US


3
R&B


[Motown 1216]
written by James Sheppard & William H. Miller
50.
03/1972

Take a Look Around by The Temptations

from Solid Rock   Solid Rock
117

30
US


10
R&B
13
UK
[Gordy 7115]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
51.
07/1972

Power of Love by Joe Simon

from The Power of Joe Simon   
115

11
US


✫1
R&B


[Spring 128]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Joe Simon
52.
04/1972

I've Been Lonely for So Long by Frederick Knight

101

27
US


8
R&B
22
UK
[Stax 0117]
written by Posie Knight & Jerry Weaver
53.
04/1972

Walk in the Night by Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

from Moody Jr.   
93

46
US


10
R&B
16
UK
[instrumental]
[Soul 35095]
written by Johnny Bristol & Marilyn McLeod
54.
05/1972

I Wanna Be Where You Are by Michael Jackson

from Got to Be There   Got to Be There
92

16
US


2
R&B


[Motown 1202]
written by Leon Ware & Arthur Ross (as Arthur "T-Boy" Ross)
55.
08/1972

Get on the Good Foot (Part 1) by James Brown

from Get on the Good Foot   Get on the Good Foot
91

18
US


✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14139]
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley & Joe Mims
56.
04/1972

Little Bitty Pretty One by Jackson 5

from Lookin' Through the Windows   Lookin' Through the Windows
90

13
US


8
R&B


[Motown 1199]
written by Bobby Day
57.
10/1972

Love Jones by Brighter Side of Darkness

88

16
US


3
R&B


[20th Century 2002]
written by Ralph Eskridge, Randolph Murph & Clarence Johnson
58.
07/1972

Starting All Over Again by Mel & Tim

from Starting All Over Again   
79

19
US


4
R&B


[Stax 0127]
written by Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell)
59.
01/1972

Slippin' into Darkness by War

from All Day Music   All Day Music
78

16
US


12
R&B


[United Artists 50867]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard Scott (as Howard E. Scott)
60.
10/1972

The Corner of the Sky by Jackson 5

from Skywriter   Skywriter
73

18
US


9
R&B


[Motown 1214]
written by Stephen Schwartz
61.
02/1972

Taurus by Dennis Coffey

from Goin' for Myself   
71

18
US


11
R&B


as Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band
[instrumental]
[Sussex 233]
written by Dennis Coffey
62.
02/1972

Talking Loud and Saying Nothing (Part 1) by James Brown

from There It Is   There It Is
70

27
US


✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14109]
written by James Brown & Bobby Byrd
63.
07/1972

Pop That Thang by The Isley Brothers

from Brother, Brother, Brother   
68

24
US


3
R&B


[T-Neck 935]
written by Herman Kelly, Clyde Otis, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley), Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley
64.
05/1972

Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) by The Detroit Emeralds

from You Want It, You Got It   
67

24
US


4
R&B


[Westbound 203]
written by Abrim Tilmon
65.
06/1972

People Make the World Go Round by The Stylistics

from The Stylistics   The Stylistics
67

25
US
25
AC
6
R&B


[Avco 4595]
written by Linda Creed, Thom Bell & George Perry
66.
02/1972

(The Day I Lost You Was) The Day I Found Myself by The Honey Cone

from Soulful Tapestry   
62

23
US


8
R&B


[Hot Wax 7113]
written by Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar), Brian Holland (as part of Edith Wayne), Lamont Dozier (as part of Edith Wayne), Eddie Holland Jr. (as part of Edith Wayne) & General Johnson
67.
09/1972

Why Can't We Be Lovers by Holland-Dozier

61

57
US


9
R&B
29
UK
[Invictus 9125]
written by Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier
68.
03/1972

Ask Me What You Want by Millie Jackson

from Millie Jackson   
61

27
US


4
R&B


[Spring 123]
written by Millie Jackson & Billy Nichols
69.
09/1972

Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

from Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose   
58

23
US
27
AC
28
R&B


[United Artists 50954]
written by Eddie Cornelius
70.
06/1972

All the King's Horses by Aretha Franklin

from Young, Gifted and Black   Young, Gifted and Black
57

26
US


7
R&B


charted as All the King's Horses / April Fools in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2883]
written by Aretha Franklin
71.
02/1972

Do Your Thing by Isaac Hayes

from Shaft   Shaft
56

30
US


3
R&B


[Enterprise 9042]
written by Isaac Hayes
72.
01/1972

Together Let's Find Love by The 5th Dimension

from The 5th Dimension Live!   The 5th Dimension Live!
46

37
US
8
AC
22
R&B


[live]
[Bell 45,170]
written by James W. Alexander & Willie Hutchinson
73.
12/1972

Harry Hippie by Bobby Womack

from Understanding   Understanding
46

31
US


8
R&B


with Peace
[United Artists 50946]
written by Jim Ford
74.
12/1972

Give Me Your Love by Barbara Mason

from Give Me Your Love   
44

31
US


9
R&B


produced by Curtis Mayfield
[Buddah 331]
written by Curtis Mayfield
75.
04/1972

Woman's Gotta Have It by Bobby Womack

from Understanding   Understanding
44

60
US


✫1
R&B


[United Artists 50902]
written by Darryl Carter, Bobby Womack & Linda Womack
76.
10/1972

Theme from The Men by Isaac Hayes

42

38
US
12
AC
19
R&B


[instrumental]
[Enterprise 9058]
written by Isaac Hayes
77.
11/1972

I Got a Bag of My Own by James Brown

from Get on the Good Foot   Get on the Good Foot
42

44
US


3
R&B


[Polydor 14153]
written by James Brown
78.
07/1972

You're Still a Young Man by Tower of Power

from Bump City   Bump City
42

29
US


24
R&B


[Warner 7612]
written by Stephen Kupka (as Stephen "Doc" Kupka), Emilio Castillo, Williams & Gordon
79.
08/1972

This World by The Staple Singers

from Be Altitude: Respect Yourself   Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
41

38
US


6
R&B


[Stax 0137]
written by Gary W. Friedman (as Gary William Friedman) & Herb Shapiro
80.
02/1972

Now Run and Tell That by Denise LaSalle

from Trapped by a Thing Called Love   
41

46
US


3
R&B


[Westbound 201]
written by Denise LaSalle
81.
05/1972

There It Is (Part 1) by James Brown

from There It Is   There It Is
41

43
US


4
R&B


[Polydor 14125]
written by James Brown
82.
09/1972

That's How Love Goes by Jermaine Jackson

from Jermaine [1972 album]   
41

46
US


23
R&B
51
UK
[Motown 1201]
written by Wade Brown Jr. (as Wade Brown), David Jones Jr. & Johnny Bristol
83.
05/1972

Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) by Stevie Wonder

from Music of My Mind   Music of My Mind
40

33
US


13
R&B


[Tamla 54216]
written by Stevie Wonder
84.
12/1972

I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

from Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose   
39

37
US
10
AC
43
R&B


[United Artists 50996]
written by Eddie Cornelius & Carter Cornelius
85.
03/1972

King Heroin by James Brown

from There It Is   There It Is
39

40
US


6
R&B


[spoken]
[Polydor 14116]
written by James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Dave Matthews & Manny Rosen
86.
03/1972

Hearsay by The Soul Children

from Genesis   
39

44
US


5
R&B


[Stax 0119]
written by J. Blackfoot (as John Colbert) & Norman West
87.
08/1972

Woman Don't Go Astray by King Floyd

from King Floyd   
38

53
US


3
R&B


[Chimneyville 443]
written by King Floyd
88.
08/1972

My Man Is a Sweet Man by Millie Jackson

from Millie Jackson   
36

42
US


7
R&B


[Spring 127]
written by Ray Godfrey (as Raeford Gerald)
89.
10/1972

Man Sized Job by Denise LaSalle

from On the Loose   
36

55
US


4
R&B


[Westbound 206]
written by Denise LaSalle
90.
09/1972

Baby Sitter by Betty Wright

from Hard to Stop   
36

46
US


6
R&B


[Alston 4614]
written by Betty Wright, Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
91.
12/1972

I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time of Storm) by Luther Ingram

from (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right   
35

40
US


9
R&B


[KoKo 2113]
written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton & Raymond Jackson
92.
06/1972

Honky Tonk (Part 1) by James Brown

35

44
US


7
R&B


[instrumental]
[Polydor 14129]
written by Bill Doggett, Henry Glover, Billy Butler, Shep Shepherd & Clifford Scott
93.
06/1972

Rip Off by Laura Lee

from Two Sides of Laura Lee   
34

68
US


3
R&B


[Hot Wax 7204]
written by William Weatherspoon & Angelo Bond
94.
11/1972

One Night Affair by Jerry Butler

from The Spice of Life   
33

52
US


6
R&B


[Mercury 73335]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
95.
03/1972

Lay Away by The Isley Brothers

from Brother, Brother, Brother   
33

54
US


6
R&B


[T-Neck 934]
written by Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) & Rudolph Isley
96.
03/1972

I Had It All the Time by Tyrone Davis

from I Had It All the Time   
32

61
US


5
R&B


[Dakar 4501]
written by Richard Parker & Willie Henderson
97.
07/1972

The Coldest Days of My Life (Part 1) by The Chi-Lites

from A Lonely Man   A Lonely Man
32

47
US


8
R&B


[Brunswick 55478]
written by Carl Davis & Eugene Record
98.
05/1972

You're the Man by Marvin Gaye

32

50
US


7
R&B


[Tamla 54221]
written by Kenny Stover (as Kenneth Stover) & Marvin Gaye
99.
05/1972

You Said a Bad Word by Joe Tex

from I Gotcha   
32

41
US


12
R&B


[Dial 1012]
written by Joe Tex
100.
06/1972

We've Come Too Far to End It Now by The Miracles

from Flying High Together   
32

46
US


9
R&B


as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54220]
written by Wade Brown Jr. (as Wade Brown), David Jones Jr. & Johnny Bristol
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