| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 6, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | OH GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | 4 | 11 | 20 | 6 | |
| 3 | LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME Al Green (Hi 2211) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 4 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | 7 | 14 | 24 | 5 | |
| 5 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 6 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 7 | HEARSAY Soul Children (Stax 0119) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 8 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | 16 | 30 | 54 | 6 | |
| 9 | IN THE RAIN Dramatics (Volt 4075) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 10 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Jackson 5 (Motown 1199) | 21 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 11 | POOL OF BAD LUCK Joe Simon (Spring 124) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |
| 12 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 7 | |
| 13 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 14 | THERE IT IS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14125) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 15 | ROCKIN’ ROBIN Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 16 | SMILIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | 19 | 29 | 44 | 4 | |
| 17 | DO YOUR THING Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | |
| 18 | EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) (Hot Wax 7202) | 18 | 23 | 26 | 7 | |
| 19 | IF THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL LOVE (I Don’t Want No Part Of It) Persuaders (Win Or Lose 222) | 20 | 25 | 35 | 5 | |
| 20 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 15 | 13 | 8 | 16 | |
| 21 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 27 | 36 | 48 | 4 | |
| 22 | LOVE’S STREET AND FOOL’S ROAD Solomon Burke (MGM 14353) | 25 | 34 | 37 | 5 | |
| 23 | (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | 29 | 38 | 40 | 7 | |
| 24 | WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | 31 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | LAY-AWAY Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | |
| 26 | I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | 32 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 27 | YOU AND I Black Ivory (Today 1508) | 30 | 39 | 47 | 8 | |
| 28 | JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (pt. 1) Independents (Wand 11245) | 35 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | WALK IN THE NIGHT Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | 22 | 24 | 27 | 8 | |
| 30 | I GOT SOME HELP I DON’T NEED B. B. King (ABC 11321) | 39 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | I HAD IT ALL THE TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 9 | |
| 32 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | HOT THANG Eddy Senay (Sussex 230) | 36 | 40 | 41 | 7 | |
| 34 | AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE Supremes (Motown 1200) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | YOU AND I Tony & Carol (Roulette 7123) | 38 | 47 | 53 | 4 | |
| 36 | DARLING BABY Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2861) | 23 | 17 | 11 | 12 | |
| 37 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Like You Say You Love Me) Betty Wright (Alston 4609) | 47 | 48 | 51 | 4 | |
| 38 | MY HONEY AND ME Emotions (Volt 4077) | 24 | 28 | 25 | 10 | |
| 39 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS Esther Phillips (Kudu 904) | 41 | 44 | 49 | 6 | |
| 41 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | 26 | 19 | 16 | 13 | |
| 43 | DOING MY OWN THING (pt. 1) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122) | 33 | 35 | 38 | 6 | |
| 44 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 4 | |
| 45 | TAURUS Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | 34 | 27 | 23 | 12 | |
| 46 | PASS THE PEAS JB’s (People 607) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | KING HEROIN James Brown (Polydor 14116) | 28 | 18 | 14 | 11 | |
| 48 | VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | ENNY-MEENY-MINY-MO (Three’s A Crowd) 8th Day (Invictus 9117) | 51 | 55 | 59 | 5 | |
| 50 | IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2336) | 50 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME David T. Walker (Ode 66025) | 52 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | GOTTA BE FUNKY Monk Higgins & Specialties (United Artists 50897) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | STOP THIS MERRY-GO-ROUND Bill Brandon (Moonsong 9001) | 53 | 53 | 56 | 4 | |
| 54 | GIVING UP Donny Hathaway (Atco 6884) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | PLEDGING MY LOVE Oscar Weathers (Top And Bottom 412) | 56 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | EXPLAIN IT TO HER MAMA Temprees (We Produce 1807) | 57 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) L. J. Reynolds & Chocolate Syrup (Law-Ton 1556) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | I FOUND A LOVE Etta James (Chess 2125) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | JODY, COME BACK AND GET YOUR SHOES Bobby Newsome (Spring 125) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | I CAN’T QUIT YOUR LOVE Four Tops (Motown 1198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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