The CASH BOX R&B Top 60
Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JULY 22, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
  4  5  510
  2TROGLODYTE (Cave Man)
    Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
  3  3  212
  3LEAN ON ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
  1  1  113
  4WHERE IS THE LOVE
    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
  81117  7
  5(If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
  2  2  410
  6TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
101722  5
  7BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms)
    Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
  7  81210
  8I MISS YOU (pt. 1)
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516)
111318  8
  9RIP OFF
    Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204)
121620  8
10ALL THE KING’S HORSES
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883)
  6  610  8
11OUTA-SPACE
    Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
  5  4  315
12HONKY TONK (pt. 1)
    James Brown Soul Train (Polydor 14129)
162128  6
13TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM
    Delfonics (Philly Groove 172)
141925  9
14POP THAT THANG
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
202939  5
15PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
    Stylistics (Avco 4595)
  9  7  6  9
16WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW
    Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
212431  9
17VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART
    Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869)
19151512
18I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG
    Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
13  9  715
19I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Al Green (Hi 2216)
263443  4
20BED AND BOARD
    Barbara Mason (Buddah 296)
15141611
21IN THE GHETTO
    Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
232529  7
22LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1205)
3344  3
23JEALOUS
    Little Royal & Swingmasters (Tri-Us 912)
253138  9
24YOU SAID A BAD WORD
    Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
24201111
25POWER OF LOVE
    Joe Simon (Spring 128)
344049  4
26PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
    Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
29272615
27LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA
    Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329)
303747  4
28BACK STABBERS
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517)
364151  4
29DREAMING OUT OF SEASON
    Montclairs (Paula 363)
313236  8
30PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE
    Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7117)
272832  9
31IS IT YOU GIRL
    Betty Wright (Alston 4611)
323341  5
32ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
    Trammps (Buddah 306)
4448  3
33SUPERWOMAN (Where Were You When I Needed You)
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
35262111
34THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (pt. 1)
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478)
  1
35STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN
    Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
404546  5
36FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON
    Temptations (Gordy 7119)
51  2
37STORIES??
    Chakachas (Avco 4596)
435054  4
38LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
    J. R. Bailey (Toy 3801)
414750  9
39EDDIE’S LOVE
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54218)
383637  7
40I WANNA BE YOUR BABY
    Three Degrees (Roulette 7125)
424952  8
41WE’RE ALMOST HOME
    Solomon Burke (MGM 14402)
465153  6
42EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
545658  4
43GOT PLEASURE
    Ohio Players (Westbound 204)
393033  7
44TOUCHING ME
    Ovations (MGM/Sounds Of Memphis 708)
  1
45SECOND CHANCE
    Z. Z. Hill (Mankind 12012)
485256  9
46I COULD NEVER BE HAPPY
    Emotions (Volt 4083)
  1
47THINK (About It)
    Lyn Collins (People 608)
5054  3
48MY MAN, A SWEET MAN
    Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
  1
49THIS WORLD
    Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
  1
50SWEET SWEET TOOTIE
    Lonnie Youngblood (Turbo 026)
525355  6
51TEAR IT ON DOWN
    Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7118)
  1
52IF THIS IS OUR LAST TIME
    First Born (Atlantic 2872)
535557  5
53HEART OF GOLD
    Betty LaVette (Atco 6891)
5557  3
54JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MAKE LOVE (Doesn’t Mean He Loves You)
    Moments (Stang 5041)
60  2
55WALK ON BY
    Dells (Cadet 5691)
5659  3
56BABY, I’M FOR REAL
    Esther Phillips (Kudu 906)
575860  4
57I NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD
    Jesse James (Zay 30,003)
5860  3
58I’LL FIND A WAY (Loneliest Man In Town)
    Black Ivory (Today 1511)
59  2
59MY DING-A-LING
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
  1
60I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU (pt. 1)
    Albert King (Stax 0135)
  1
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