| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 11, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Donnie Elbert (Avco 4587) | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | |
| 3 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Al Green (Hi 2202) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 4 | NOW RUN AND TELL THAT Denise LaSalle (Westbound 201) | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | |
| 5 | RUNNIN’ AWAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
| 6 | KING HEROIN James Brown (Polydor 14116) | 18 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 7 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | |
| 8 | FIRE AND WATER Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 9 | TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14109) | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| 10 | THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | 13 | 18 | 31 | 5 | |
| 11 | MR. PENGUIN (pt. 1) Lunar Funk (Bell 45,172) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | DO YOUR THING Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | 15 | 23 | 36 | 4 | |
| 13 | GIMME SOME MORE JB’s (People 602) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 9 | |
| 14 | JUNGLE FEVER Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | |
| 15 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | 22 | 26 | 40 | 4 | |
| 16 | FLOY JOY Supremes (Motown 1195) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | |
| 17 | DO WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO Bobby Bland (Duke 472) | 19 | 25 | 29 | 7 | |
| 18 | IN THE RAIN Dramatics (Volt 4075) | 26 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847) | 17 | 12 | 2 | 17 | |
| 20 | AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 21 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND Temptations (Gordy 7115) | 30 | 38 | 45 | 4 | |
| 22 | TAURUS Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | 29 | 32 | 47 | 4 | |
| 23 | KEEP ON DOIN’ WHAT YOU’RE DOIN’ Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4205) | 31 | 39 | 48 | 4 | |
| 24 | IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7113) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| 25 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7201) | 33 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | BREAKING UP SOMEBODY’S HOME Ann Peebles (Hi 2205) | 28 | 30 | 42 | 7 | |
| 27 | ROCKIN’ ROBIN Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | AFRO-STRUT Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0591) | 38 | 49 | 60 | 7 | |
| 29 | YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Linda Jones (Turbo 021) | 36 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | THAT’S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO Little Milton (Stax 0111) | 24 | 27 | 39 | 5 | |
| 31 | DARLING BABY Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2861) | 43 | 47 | 59 | 4 | |
| 32 | IT’S ALL UP TO YOU Dells (Cadet 5689) | 23 | 19 | 23 | 7 | |
| 33 | SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS War (United Artists 50867) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | |
| 34 | HIS SONG SHALL BE SUNG Lou Rawls (MGM 14349) | 32 | 29 | 34 | 5 | |
| 35 | GET YOUR BUSINESS STRAIGHT Albert Collins (Tumbleweed 1002) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 5 | |
| 36 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | YOU AND ME TOGETHER FOREVER Freddie North (Mankind 12009) | 21 | 20 | 24 | 6 | |
| 38 | UP IN HEAH Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50881) | 40 | 44 | 53 | 4 | |
| 39 | STANDING IN FOR JODY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0114) | 27 | 21 | 19 | 8 | |
| 40 | DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091) | 25 | 16 | 10 | 15 | |
| 42 | SWEET SIXTEEN B. B. King (ABC 11319) | 46 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | TOGETHER LET’S FIND LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,170) | 42 | 37 | 30 | 11 | |
| 44 | MISSING YOU Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | 47 | 51 | 52 | 5 | |
| 45 | (Love Me) LOVE THE LIFE I LEAD Fantastics (Bell 45,157) | 49 | 55 | 56 | 5 | |
| 46 | MAMA’S LITTLE BABY (Loves Lovin’) Brotherly Love (Music Merchant 1004) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | MY HONEY AND ME Emotions (Volt 4077) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | NO ONE TO DEPEND ON Santana (Columbia 45552) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | IT’S MY FAULT DARLING Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 59) | 52 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | WE GOT TO HAVE PEACE Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1968) | 54 | — | 44 | 4 | |
| 52 | THANK GOD FOR YOU BABY PG&E (Columbia 45519) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | INNER CITY BLUES Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu 902) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | HEARSAY Soul Children (Stax 0119) | 55 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | I THINK ABOUT LOVIN’ YOU Earth, Wind & Fire (Warner Bros. 7549) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | IF WE ONLY HAVE LOVE Dionne Warwicke (Warner Bros. 7560) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | I HAD IT ALL THE TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | WHAT IT IS Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7114) | 60 | 57 | 54 | 4 | |
| 59 | LITTLE GHETTO BOY Donny Hathaway (Atco 6880) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE (pt. 1) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 546) | 57 | 60 | — | 3 | |
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