| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 20, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | 3 | 8 | 16 | 8 | |
| 3 | OH GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Jackson 5 (Motown 1199) | 6 | 10 | 21 | 5 | |
| 5 | THERE IT IS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14125) | 7 | 14 | 42 | 4 | |
| 6 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 8 | LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME Al Green (Hi 2211) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 9 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| 10 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 14 | 21 | 27 | 6 | |
| 11 | WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | 18 | 24 | 31 | 5 | |
| 12 | HEARSAY Soul Children (Stax 0119) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| 13 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | 22 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | 17 | 23 | 29 | 9 | |
| 15 | SMILIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 6 | |
| 16 | POOL OF BAD LUCK Joe Simon (Spring 124) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
| 17 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049) | 20 | 32 | 46 | 4 | |
| 18 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 28 | 39 | 48 | 4 | |
| 19 | I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | 23 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| 20 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 | |
| 21 | ROCKIN’ ROBIN Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | |
| 22 | JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (pt. 1) Independents (Wand 11245) | 24 | 28 | 35 | 5 | |
| 23 | EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) (Hot Wax 7202) | 25 | 18 | 18 | 9 | |
| 24 | IN THE RAIN Dramatics (Volt 4075) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | |
| 25 | PASS THE PEAS JB’s (People 607) | 34 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | YOU SAID A BAD WORD Joe Tex (Dial 1012) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | YOU AND I Black Ivory (Today 1508) | 27 | 27 | 30 | 10 | |
| 28 | I GOT SOME HELP I DON’T NEED B. B. King (ABC 11321) | 29 | 30 | 39 | 5 | |
| 29 | WALK IN THE NIGHT Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | 32 | 29 | 22 | 10 | |
| 30 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Jerry Butler (Mercury 73290) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE Supremes (Motown 1200) | 33 | 34 | 44 | 4 | |
| 32 | VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869) | 39 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | GOTTA BE FUNKY Monk Higgins & Specialties (United Artists 50897) | 41 | 52 | 58 | 4 | |
| 34 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | 42 | 44 | 49 | 6 | |
| 35 | IF THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL LOVE (I Don’t Want No Part Of It) Persuaders (Win Or Lose 222) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 7 | |
| 36 | GIVING UP Donny Hathaway (Atco 6884) | 45 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | LOVE’S STREET AND FOOL’S ROAD Solomon Burke (MGM 14353) | 30 | 22 | 25 | 7 | |
| 38 | PLEDGING MY LOVE Oscar Weathers (Top And Bottom 412) | 47 | 55 | 56 | 5 | |
| 39 | SUPERWOMAN (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094) | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 41 | YOU’RE THE MAN (pt. 1) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | FUNK FACTORY Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 26 | 20 | 15 | 18 | |
| 45 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | LOVE TRAP Rufus Thomas (Stax 0129) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | FEEL GOOD Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50913) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | BED AND BOARD Barbara Mason (Buddah 296) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | BEAUTIFUL BROTHER OF MINE Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1972) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME David T. Walker (Ode 66025) | 48 | 51 | 52 | 5 | |
| 52 | I WANNA BE YOUR BABY Three Degrees (Roulette 7125) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | HOT THANG Eddy Senay (Sussex 230) | 46 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 54 | I FOUND A LOVE Etta James (Chess 2125) | 57 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Like You Say You Love Me) Betty Wright (Alston 4609) | 35 | 37 | 47 | 6 | |
| 56 | JODY, COME BACK AND GET YOUR SHOES Bobby Newsome (Spring 125) | 58 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) L. J. Reynolds & Chocolate Syrup (Law-Ton 1556) | 56 | 57 | 59 | 4 | |
| 58 | YOU AND I Tony & Carol (Roulette 7123) | 37 | 35 | 38 | 6 | |
| 59 | IT’S THE SAME OLD LOVE Courtship (Tamla 54217) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | THAT’S THE WAY IT’S GOT TO BE (Body And Soul) Soul Generation (Ebony Sounds 175) | — | — | 55 | 6 | |
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