| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 16, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14139) | 4 | 7 | 17 | 7 | |
| 3 | POWER OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 128) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | 9 | 13 | 23 | 9 | |
| 5 | MY MAN, A SWEET MAN Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| 6 | BACK STABBERS O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 12 | 17 | 22 | 13 | |
| 8 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi 2216) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 9 | POP THAT THANG Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 10 | I’LL BE AROUND Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | 15 | 20 | — | 3 | |
| 11 | FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”) Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | 16 | 23 | 40 | 4 | |
| 12 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps (Buddah 306) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 13 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 14 | THINK (About It) Lyn Collins (People 608) | 20 | 21 | 25 | 11 | |
| 15 | SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946) | 19 | 25 | 34 | 5 | |
| 16 | THIS WORLD Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 17 | I COULD NEVER BE HAPPY Emotions (Volt 4083) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 18 | I MISS YOU (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516) | 17 | 9 | 6 | 16 | |
| 19 | WOMAN DON’T GO ASTRAY King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | 26 | 32 | 36 | 6 | |
| 20 | SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | |
| 21 | BEN Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | 27 | 37 | 44 | 4 | |
| 22 | TOAST TO THE FOOL Dramatics (Volt 4082) | 22 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| 23 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | 18 | 15 | 9 | 18 | |
| 24 | SLOW MOTION (pt. 1) Johnny Williams (Philadelphia Int’l 3518) | 30 | 38 | 45 | 5 | |
| 25 | DON’T EVER BE LONELY (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | 39 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | WE THE PEOPLE (pt. 1) Soul Searchers (Sussex 236) | 25 | 27 | 30 | 7 | |
| 27 | IF I COULD REACH YOU 5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | (It’s The Way) NATURE PLANNED IT Four Tops (Motown 1210) | 32 | 40 | 52 | 5 | |
| 29 | USE ME Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | 33 | 35 | 39 | 7 | |
| 31 | OPEN HOUSE AT MY HOUSE (pt. 1) Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 64) | 35 | 44 | 50 | 5 | |
| 32 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | 29 | 19 | 10 | 18 | |
| 33 | DON’T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS Soul Children (Stax 0132) | 37 | 39 | 42 | 8 | |
| 34 | HONEY I STILL LOVE YOU Mark IV (Mercury 73319) | 44 | 50 | 54 | 4 | |
| 35 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | 31 | 28 | 21 | 23 | |
| 36 | GUESS WHO B. B. King (ABC 11330) | 40 | 41 | 43 | 6 | |
| 37 | YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | 47 | 49 | 53 | 4 | |
| 38 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE Manhattans (DeLuxe 139) | 41 | 42 | 48 | 4 | |
| 39 | SOMEBODY’S ON YOUR CASE Ann Peebles (Hi 2219) | 36 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 40 | FOOL’S PARADISE Sylvers (Pride 1001) | 45 | 48 | 51 | 5 | |
| 41 | MY MIND KEEPS TELLING ME (That I Really Love You, Girl) Eddie Holman (GSF 6873) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 4 | |
| 42 | A LONELY MAN Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55483) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | PLAY IT BY EAR Sam Russell (Playboy 50013) | 48 | 53 | 56 | 4 | |
| 44 | WHY CAN’T WE BE LOVERS Holland-Dozier Featuring Lamont Dozier (Invictus 9125) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | GIVIN’ UP FOOD FOR FUNK (pt. 1) JB’s (People 610) | 50 | 52 | 57 | 4 | |
| 46 | STOP DOGGIN’ ME Johnny Taylor (Stax 0142) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | TROUBLE Frederick Knight (Stax 0139) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Temprees (We Produce 1808) | 55 | 56 | 59 | 4 | |
| 49 | BABY SITTER Betty Wright (Alston 4614) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | (Win, Place Or Show) SHE’S A WINNER Intruders (Gamble 4019) | 53 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | YOUR LOVE Z. Z. Hill (United Artists 50908) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | S.T.O.P. (Stop) Lorelei (Columbia 45629) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | COME BACK CHARLESTON BLUE Donny Hathaway with Margie Joseph (Atlantic 6899) | 52 | 54 | 58 | 4 | |
| 54 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Spoonbread (Stang 5043) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | SINCERELY Moonglows (RCA Victor 74-0759) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | I’LL ALWAYS HAVE YOU THERE Doug Gibbs (Oak 108) | 57 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | KEEP ON RUNNING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54223) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | IF YOU CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN’ (You Can Have My Chair) Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | NO TEARS, IN THE END Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu 909) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | A JOYFUL PROCESS Funkadelic (Westbound 205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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