CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1972 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1972 Charts! |
| 1972 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 1 | Got To Be There - Michael Jackson | 37. What Am I Living For - Ray Charles |
| January 8 | Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright | 48. Floy Joy - Supremes |
| January 15 | Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Joe Simon | 42. See What You Done, Done (Hymn #9) - Delia Gartrell |
| January 22 | Let’s Stay Together - Al Green | 44. Now Run And Tell That - Denise LaSalle |
| January 29 | Let’s Stay Together - Al Green | 20. Talking Loud And Saying Nothing (pt. 1) - James Brown |
| February 5 | Let’s Stay Together - Al Green | 20. Runnin’ Away - Sly & Family Stone |
| February 12 | Let’s Stay Together - Al Green | 44. The Day I Found Myself - Honey Cone |
| February 19 | Let’s Stay Together - Al Green | 36. Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes |
| February 26 | Let’s Stay Together - Al Green | 34. King Heroin - James Brown |
| March 4 | You Want It, You Got It - Detroit Emeralds | 41. Rockin’ Robin - Michael Jackson |
| March 11 | You Want It, You Got It - Detroit Emeralds | 40. Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin |
| March 18 | Now Run And Tell That - Denise LaSalle | 41. Let’s Stay Together - Isaac Hayes |
| March 25 | Now Run And Tell That - Denise LaSalle | 43. Help Me Make It Through The Night - Gladys Knight & Pips |
| April 1 | King Heroin - James Brown | 52. Oh Girl - Chi-Lites |
| April 8 | In The Rain - Dramatics | 42. I’ll Take You There - Staple Singers |
| April 15 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack | 44. Smilin’ - Sly & Family Stone |
| April 22 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack | 33. Little Bitty Pretty One - Jackson 5 |
| April 29 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack | 42. There It Is (pt. 1) - James Brown |
| May 6 | Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin | 41. Troglodyte (Cave Man) - Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| May 13 | Oh Girl - Chi-Lites | 40. You Said A Bad Word - Joe Tex |
| May 20 | I’ll Take You There - Staple Singers | 41. You’re The Man (pt. 1) - Marvin Gaye |
| May 27 | I’ll Take You There - Staple Singers | 37. People Make The World Go Round - Stylistics |
| June 3 | I’ll Take You There - Staple Singers | 40. All The King’s Horses - Aretha Franklin |
| June 10 | Outa-Space - Billy Preston | 43. Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| June 17 | Outa-Space - Billy Preston | 44. Honky Tonk (pt. 1) - James Brown Soul Train |
| June 24 | Lean On Me - Bill Withers | 29. Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| July 1 | Lean On Me - Bill Withers | 43. I’m Still In Love With You - Al Green |
| July 8 | Lean On Me - Bill Withers | 44. Lookin’ Through The Windows - Jackson 5 |
| July 15 | Lean On Me - Bill Withers | 51. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On - Temptations |
| July 22 | I Wanna Be Where You Are - Michael Jackson | 34. The Coldest Days Of My Life (pt. 1) - Chi-Lites |
| July 29 | Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 46. Sittin’ On A Time Bomb (Waitin’ For The Hurt To Come) - Honey Cone |
| August 5 | Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 44. Get On The Good Foot (pt. 1) - James Brown |
| August 12 | I Miss You (pt. 1) - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes | 43. How Could I Let You Get Away - Spinners |
| August 19 | I’m Still In Love With You - Al Green | 42. Wholy Holy - Aretha Franklin |
| August 26 | Back Stabbers - O’Jays | 40. Freddie’s Dead (Theme From “Superfly”) - Curtis Mayfield |
| September 2 | Back Stabbers - O’Jays | 20. I’ll Be Around - Spinners |
| September 9 | Power OF Love - Joe Simon | 46. Use Me - Bill Withers |
| September 16 | Everybody Plays The Fool - Main Ingredient | 42. A Lonely Man - Chi-Lites |
| September 23 | Get On The Good Foot (pt. 1) - James Brown | 47. Man Sized Job - Denise LaSalle |
| September 30 | Get On The Good Foot (pt. 1) - James Brown | 48. Slaughter - Billy Preston |
| October 7 | Get On The Good Foot (pt. 1) - James Brown | 41. If You Don’t Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes |
| October 14 | Freddie’s Dead (Theme From “Superfly”) - Curtis Mayfield | 52. I Hear You Knocking (It’s Too Late) - Reuben Bell |
| October 21 | Freddie’s Dead (Theme From “Superfly”) - Curtis Mayfield | 40. Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - Temptations |
| October 28 | I’ll Be Around - Spinners | 40. You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green |
| November 4 | I’ll Be Around - Spinners | 43. One Night Affair - Jerry Butler |
| November 11 | I’ll Be Around - Spinners | 44. 992 Arguments - O’Jays |
| November 18 | If You Don’t Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes | 43. I Got A Bag Of My Own - James Brown |
| November 25 | If You Don’t Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes | 42. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield |
| December 2 | Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - Temptations | 41. I’ll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) - Luther Ingram |
| December 9 | Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - Temptations | 47. That’s How Love Goes - Jermaine Jackson |
| December 16 | You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green | 41. Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye |
| December 23 | Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul | 43. We Need Order - Chi-Lites |
| December 30 | Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul | 47. You’ve Got To Take It (If You Want It) - Main Ingredient |
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