The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 14, 1972 | |||||
TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | FREDDIES DEAD (Theme From Superfly) Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
2 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14139) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
3 | ILL BE AROUND Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
4 | USE ME Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | 6 | 8 | 20 | 6 | |
5 | BEN Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | |
6 | MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
7 | WOMAN DONT GO ASTRAY King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 10 | |
8 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
9 | HONEY I STILL LOVE YOU Mark IV (Mercury 73319) | 11 | 16 | 26 | 8 | |
10 | SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
11 | BACK STABBERS OJays (Philadelphia Intl 3517) | 10 | 9 | 6 | 16 | |
12 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
13 | DONT EVER BE LONELY (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 7 | |
14 | POWER OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 128) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 16 | |
15 | WHY CANT WE BE LOVERS Holland-Dozier Featuring Lamont Dozier (Invictus 9125) | 17 | 24 | 32 | 5 | |
16 | (Win, Place Or Show) SHES A WINNER Intruders (Gamble 4019) | 18 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
17 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 13 | 11 | 8 | 17 | |
18 | SLOW MOTION (pt. 1) Johnny Williams (Philadelphia Intl 3518) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 9 | |
19 | MY MAN, A SWEET MAN Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | 15 | 14 | 9 | 13 | |
20 | A LONELY MAN Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55483) | 24 | 25 | 31 | 5 | |
21 | MY MIND KEEPS TELLING ME (That I Really Love You, Girl) Eddie Holman (GSF 6873) | 21 | 26 | 34 | 8 | |
22 | BABY SITTER Betty Wright (Alston 4614) | 25 | 31 | 40 | 5 | |
23 | OPEN HOUSE AT MY HOUSE (pt. 1) Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 64) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
24 | TOAST TO THE FOOL Dramatics (Volt 4082) | 20 | 23 | 22 | 11 | |
25 | FOOLS PARADISE Sylvers (Pride 1001) | 26 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
26 | (Its The Way) NATURE PLANNED IT Four Tops (Motown 1210) | 30 | 29 | 27 | 9 | |
27 | YOURE STILL A YOUNG MAN Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | |
28 | GUILTY Al Green (Bell 45,258) | 31 | 43 | 53 | 4 | |
29 | STOP DOGGIN ME Johnny Taylor (Stax 0142) | 32 | 35 | 37 | 5 | |
30 | IF YOU DONT KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl 3520) | 41 | | | 2 | |
31 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE Manhattans (DeLuxe 139) | 34 | 40 | 38 | 8 | |
32 | ILL ALWAYS HAVE YOU THERE Doug Gibbs (Oak 108) | 33 | 44 | 45 | 7 | |
33 | MAN SIZED JOB Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206) | 35 | 37 | 47 | 4 | |
34 | THEME FROM THE MEN Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058) | 43 | | | 2 | |
35 | A JOYFUL PROCESS Funkadelic (Westbound 205) | 37 | 45 | 56 | 5 | |
36 | ENDLESSLY Mavis Staples (Volt 4086) | 46 | | | 2 | |
37 | I JUST WANT TO BE THERE Independents (Wand 11249) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 4 | |
38 | SLAUGHTER Billy Preston (A&M 1380) | 39 | 48 | | 3 | |
39 | THATS HOW LOVE GOES Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | 40 | 47 | 57 | 4 | |
40 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Spoonbread (Stang 5043) | 44 | 53 | 52 | 5 | |
41 | GUESS WHO B. B. King (ABC 11330) | 38 | 41 | 36 | 10 | |
42 | IF YOU LET ME Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222) | 47 | 49 | 60 | 4 | |
43 | IM STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi 2216) | 23 | 15 | 10 | 16 | |
44 | IF YOU CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN (You Can Have My Chair) Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207) | 49 | 50 | 55 | 5 | |
45 | THINK (About It) Lyn Collins (People 608) | 27 | 18 | 12 | 15 | |
46 | THIS WORLD Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | 29 | 19 | 17 | 13 | |
47 | TROUBLE Frederick Knight (Stax 0139) | 42 | 38 | 39 | 5 | |
48 | S.T.O.P. (Stop) Lorelei (Columbia 45629) | 50 | 51 | 51 | 6 | |
49 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | 45 | 33 | 29 | 11 | |
50 | IM SO TIRED Bobby Bland (Duke 477) | 52 | 55 | 59 | 4 | |
51 | MAY THE BEST MAN WIN Ollie Nightingale (Pride 1002) | 53 | | | 2 | |
52 | I HEAR YOU KNOCKING (Its Too Late) Reuben Bell (DeLuxe 140) | | | | 1 | |
53 | INNOCENT TIL PROVEN GUILTY Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7208) | 54 | | | 2 | |
54 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Johnny Adams (Atlantic 2905) | 56 | 59 | | 3 | |
55 | PEACE IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE Persuaders (Win Or Lose 225) | | | | 1 | |
56 | IT AINT NO USE Z. Z. Hill (Mankind 12012) | 60 | | | 2 | |
57 | HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME Lea Roberts (United Artists 50896) | 55 | 57 | | 3 | |
58 | SO FAR AWAY Crusaders (Blue Thumb 217) | | | | 1 | |
59 | CABBAGE ALLEY Meters (Reprise 1106) | | | | 1 | |
60 | I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOULL EVER KNOW Donny Hathaway (Atco 6903) | | | | 1 |
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