| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 18, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NOW RUN AND TELL THAT Denise LaSalle (Westbound 201) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | |
| 2 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Donnie Elbert (Avco 4587) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 3 | KING HEROIN James Brown (Polydor 14116) | 6 | 18 | 34 | 4 | |
| 4 | YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 5 | DO YOUR THING Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | 12 | 15 | 23 | 5 | |
| 6 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| 7 | IN THE RAIN Dramatics (Volt 4075) | 18 | 26 | 36 | 4 | |
| 8 | THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | 10 | 13 | 18 | 6 | |
| 9 | RUNNIN’ AWAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14109) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | |
| 11 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | 15 | 22 | 26 | 5 | |
| 12 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Al Green (Hi 2202) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 13 | GIMME SOME MORE JB’s (People 602) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND Temptations (Gordy 7115) | 21 | 30 | 38 | 5 | |
| 15 | FIRE AND WATER Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852) | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| 16 | TAURUS Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | 22 | 29 | 32 | 5 | |
| 17 | ROCKIN’ ROBIN Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | 27 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7201) | 25 | 33 | 42 | 4 | |
| 19 | MR. PENGUIN (pt. 1) Lunar Funk (Bell 45,172) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| 20 | AFRO-STRUT Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0591) | 28 | 38 | 49 | 8 | |
| 21 | KEEP ON DOIN’ WHAT YOU’RE DOIN’ Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4205) | 23 | 31 | 39 | 5 | |
| 22 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 36 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | JUNGLE FEVER Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
| 24 | THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847) | 19 | 17 | 12 | 18 | |
| 25 | DARLING BABY Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2861) | 31 | 43 | 47 | 5 | |
| 26 | FLOY JOY Supremes (Motown 1195) | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
| 27 | DO WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO Bobby Bland (Duke 472) | 17 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 28 | YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Linda Jones (Turbo 021) | 29 | 36 | 46 | 4 | |
| 29 | DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255) | 20 | 10 | 7 | 16 | |
| 31 | IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7113) | 24 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| 32 | BREAKING UP SOMEBODY’S HOME Ann Peebles (Hi 2205) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 8 | |
| 33 | THAT’S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO Little Milton (Stax 0111) | 30 | 24 | 27 | 6 | |
| 34 | GET YOUR BUSINESS STRAIGHT Albert Collins (Tumbleweed 1002) | 35 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| 35 | MY HONEY AND ME Emotions (Volt 4077) | 47 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | UP IN HEAH Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50881) | 38 | 40 | 44 | 5 | |
| 37 | HIS SONG SHALL BE SUNG Lou Rawls (MGM 14349) | 34 | 32 | 29 | 6 | |
| 38 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | SWEET SIXTEEN B. B. King (ABC 11319) | 42 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 40 | NO ONE TO DEPEND ON Santana (Columbia 45552) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | MISSING YOU Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | 44 | 47 | 51 | 6 | |
| 43 | LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME Al Green (Hi 2211) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | (Love Me) LOVE THE LIFE I LEAD Fantastics (Bell 45,157) | 45 | 49 | 55 | 6 | |
| 45 | MAMA’S LITTLE BABY (Loves Lovin’) Brotherly Love (Music Merchant 1004) | 46 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | POOL OF BAD LUCK Joe Simon (Spring 124) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | WE GOT TO HAVE PEACE Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1968) | 51 | 54 | — | 5 | |
| 48 | WHY NOT START ALL OVER AGAIN Counts (Westbound 191) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | HEARSAY Soul Children (Stax 0119) | 54 | 55 | 59 | 4 | |
| 50 | IT’S MY FAULT DARLING Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 59) | 50 | 52 | 58 | 4 | |
| 51 | I HAD IT ALL THE TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | LAY-AWAY Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | THANK GOD FOR YOU BABY PG&E (Columbia 45519) | 52 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | WALK IN THE NIGHT Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | INNER CITY BLUES Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu 902) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | I’M SO GLAD I’M ME Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3514) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I THINK ABOUT LOVIN’ YOU Earth, Wind & Fire (Warner Bros. 7549) | 55 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | LITTLE GHETTO BOY Donny Hathaway (Atco 6880) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE (pt. 1) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 546) | 60 | 57 | 60 | 4 | |
| 60 | YOU AND I Black Ivory (Today 1508) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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