| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 15, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 2 | 5 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2 | IN THE RAIN Dramatics (Volt 4075) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | ROCKIN’ ROBIN Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
| 5 | DO YOUR THING Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 | DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | |
| 7 | LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME Al Green (Hi 2211) | 11 | 16 | 30 | 5 | |
| 8 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 9 | HEARSAY Soul Children (Stax 0119) | 15 | 20 | 39 | 8 | |
| 10 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | 14 | 18 | 29 | 6 | |
| 11 | DARLING BABY Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2861) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 9 | |
| 12 | POOL OF BAD LUCK Joe Simon (Spring 124) | 17 | 23 | 35 | 5 | |
| 13 | LAY-AWAY Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | 23 | 29 | 41 | 5 | |
| 14 | KING HEROIN James Brown (Polydor 14116) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 15 | NOW RUN AND TELL THAT Denise LaSalle (Westbound 201) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
| 16 | THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| 17 | I HAD IT ALL THE TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501) | 19 | 27 | 47 | 6 | |
| 18 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094) | 27 | 33 | 43 | 4 | |
| 19 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND Temptations (Gordy 7115) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 20 | OH GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | 35 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | MAMA’S LITTLE BABY (Loves Lovin’) Brotherly Love (Music Merchant 1004) | 22 | 31 | 42 | 7 | |
| 22 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045) | 24 | 24 | 27 | 5 | |
| 23 | TAURUS Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 24 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | MY HONEY AND ME Emotions (Volt 4077) | 25 | 26 | 31 | 7 | |
| 26 | EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) (Hot Wax 7202) | 32 | 39 | 48 | 4 | |
| 27 | WALK IN THE NIGHT Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | 37 | 40 | 44 | 5 | |
| 28 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Donnie Elbert (Avco 4587) | 18 | 13 | 6 | 12 | |
| 29 | YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192) | 20 | 15 | 9 | 19 | |
| 30 | RUNNIN’ AWAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829) | 21 | 19 | 13 | 11 | |
| 31 | TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14109) | 26 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
| 32 | AFRO-STRUT Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0591) | 28 | 21 | 18 | 12 | |
| 33 | GIMME SOME MORE JB’s (People 602) | 29 | 25 | 21 | 14 | |
| 34 | YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Linda Jones (Turbo 021) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 35 | IF THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL LOVE (I Don’t Want No Part Of It) Persuaders (Win Or Lose 222) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | LITTLE GHETTO BOY Donny Hathaway (Atco 6880) | 40 | 44 | 54 | 6 | |
| 37 | LOVE’S STREET AND FOOL’S ROAD Solomon Burke (MGM 14353) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | DOING MY OWN THING (pt. 1) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122) | 39 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | BREAKING UP SOMEBODY’S HOME Ann Peebles (Hi 2205) | 36 | 37 | 40 | 12 | |
| 40 | (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | 45 | 49 | 60 | 4 | |
| 41 | HOT THANG Eddy Senay (Sussex 230) | 44 | 46 | 55 | 4 | |
| 42 | IT’S MY FAULT DARLING Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 59) | 41 | 45 | 49 | 8 | |
| 43 | IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7113) | 33 | 30 | 28 | 14 | |
| 44 | SMILIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | DO WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO Bobby Bland (Duke 472) | 43 | 42 | 33 | 12 | |
| 46 | I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | YOU AND I Black Ivory (Today 1508) | 50 | 56 | 58 | 5 | |
| 48 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS Esther Phillips (Kudu 904) | 52 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | MONEY RUNNER Quincy Jones (Reprise 1072) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Like You Say You Love Me) Betty Wright (Alston 4609) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | YOU’VE GOT TO SHOW ME Sammy Jones (Jenesis 234) | 54 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | YOU AND I Tony & Carol (Roulette 7123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | 55 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | STOP THIS MERRY-GO-ROUND Bill Brandon (Moonsong 9001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | UNH SONG New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0657) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | SHE’S A BURGLAR Howard Tate (Atlantic 2860) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | ENNY-MEENY-MINY-MO (Three’s A Crowd) 8th Day (Invictus 9117) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | BODY AND SOUL (That’s The Way It’s Got To Be) Soul Generation (Ebony Sounds 175) | 57 | 60 | — | 3 | |
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