| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 19, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi 2216) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2 | POP THAT THANG Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | BACK STABBERS O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517) | 6 | 9 | 19 | 8 | |
| 4 | I MISS YOU (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | POWER OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 128) | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | |
| 6 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 8 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps (Buddah 306) | 14 | 19 | 25 | 7 | |
| 9 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 10 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| 11 | IN THE GHETTO Candi Staton (Fame 91000) | 13 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 12 | HONKY TONK (pt. 1) James Brown Soul Train (Polydor 14129) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 13 | I COULD NEVER BE HAPPY Emotions (Volt 4083) | 16 | 22 | 37 | 5 | |
| 14 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 18 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 15 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | |
| 16 | THIS WORLD Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | 22 | 25 | 35 | 5 | |
| 17 | I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| 18 | MY MAN, A SWEET MAN Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | 23 | 30 | 40 | 5 | |
| 19 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | |
| 20 | THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (pt. 1) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 5 | |
| 21 | SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634) | 28 | 38 | 49 | 4 | |
| 22 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 21 | 17 | 16 | 19 | |
| 23 | SITTIN’ ON A TIME BOMB (Waitin’ For The Hurt To Come) Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7205) | 25 | 35 | 46 | 4 | |
| 24 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14139) | 37 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 9 | |
| 26 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301) | 31 | 39 | 48 | 4 | |
| 27 | WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220) | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| 28 | RIP OFF Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204) | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12 | |
| 29 | STORIES?? Chakachas (Avco 4596) | 30 | 33 | 34 | 8 | |
| 30 | TOAST TO THE FOOL Dramatics (Volt 4082) | 34 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS Jackson 5 (Motown 1205) | 29 | 26 | 20 | 7 | |
| 33 | THINK (About It) Lyn Collins (People 608) | 38 | 40 | 42 | 7 | |
| 34 | TOUCHING ME Ovations (MGM/Sounds Of Memphis 708) | 35 | 37 | 39 | 5 | |
| 35 | MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | 45 | 50 | 55 | 5 | |
| 36 | TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM Delfonics (Philly Groove 172) | 26 | 21 | 14 | 13 | |
| 37 | WE THE PEOPLE (pt. 1) Soul Searchers (Sussex 236) | 42 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | WOMAN DON’T GO ASTRAY King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J. R. Bailey (Toy 3801) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 13 | |
| 40 | WALK ON BY Dells (Cadet 5691) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 41 | SOMEBODY’S ON YOUR CASE Ann Peebles (Hi 2219) | 46 | 51 | 56 | 4 | |
| 42 | WHOLY HOLY Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2901) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | 24 | 18 | 5 | 16 | |
| 44 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | 49 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | SECOND CHANCE Z. Z. Hill (Mankind 12012) | 44 | 47 | 54 | 13 | |
| 46 | DON’T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS Soul Children (Stax 0132) | 50 | 53 | 57 | 4 | |
| 47 | SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I DON’T WANT TO DO WRONG Love, Peace & Happiness (RCA Victor 74-0740) | 53 | 57 | 60 | 4 | |
| 49 | I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU (pt. 1) Albert King (Stax 0135) | 52 | 55 | 59 | 5 | |
| 50 | (I’m Just A Crumb In Your) BREAD BOX OF LOVE Ted Taylor (Ronn 63) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MAKE LOVE (Doesn’t Mean He Loves You) Moments (Stang 5041) | 48 | 49 | 51 | 6 | |
| 52 | GUESS WHO B. B. King (ABC 11330) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | SCHOOL OF LIFE Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112) | 56 | 58 | — | 5 | |
| 54 | OPEN HOUSE AT MY HOUSE (pt. 1) Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 64) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | FOOL’S PARADISE Sylvers (Pride 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | I’LL FIND A WAY (Loneliest Man In Town) Black Ivory (Today 1511) | 55 | 56 | 58 | 6 | |
| 57 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVING Geraldine Hunt (Roulette 7129) | 57 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | I’M LIVING A LIE Barbara Jean English (Alithia 6040) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | SLOW MOTION (pt. 1) Johnny Williams (Philadelphia Int’l 3518) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | (It’s The Way) NATURE PLANNED IT Four Tops (Motown 1210) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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