| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 20, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE JONES Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2002) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2 | SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54226) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
| 3 | WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | SUPERFLY Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1978) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO War (United Artists 50975) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | |
| 6 | TROUBLE MAN Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54228) | 10 | 13 | 19 | 6 | |
| 7 | ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3521) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 8 | I GOT A BAG OF MY OWN James Brown (Polydor 14153) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| 9 | I’LL BE YOUR SHELTER (In Time Of Storm) Luther Ingram (KoKo 2113) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| 10 | HARRY HIPPIE Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50988) | 16 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| 11 | YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME Al Green (Hi 2227) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 12 | TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU Otis Clay (Hi 2226) | 14 | 19 | 27 | 14 | |
| 13 | DADDY’S HOME Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216) | 17 | 20 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | TROUBLE IN MY HOME Joe Simon (Spring 130) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
| 15 | KEEPER OF THE CASTLE Four Tops (Dunhill 4330) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 16 | I’VE NEVER FOUND A MAN (To Love Me Like You Do) Esther Phillips (Kudu 910) | 18 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 17 | I MISS YOU BABY Millie Jackson (Spring 131) | 22 | 28 | 35 | 6 | |
| 18 | CORNER OF THE SKY Jackson 5 (Motown 1214) | 13 | 10 | 4 | 12 | |
| 19 | PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE Temptations (Gordy 7121) | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | |
| 20 | COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE Spinners (Atlantic 2927) | 36 | 42 | 48 | 4 | |
| 21 | OH NO, NOT MY BABY Merry Clayton (Ode 66030) | 23 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| 22 | I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU Stylistics (Avco 4603) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
| 23 | WE NEED ORDER Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55489) | 24 | 30 | 36 | 5 | |
| 24 | YOU’VE GOT TO TAKE IT (If You Want It) Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0856) | 33 | 39 | 47 | 4 | |
| 25 | BREAKING UP SOMEBODY’S HOME Albert King (Stax 0147) | 29 | 35 | 43 | 5 | |
| 26 | WHAT MY BABY NEEDS NOW IS A LITTLE MORE LOVIN’ James Brown & Lyn Collins (People 14157) | 27 | 32 | 38 | 5 | |
| 27 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 74-0836) | 26 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| 28 | WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU Sylvers (Pride 1019) | 37 | 41 | 42 | 7 | |
| 29 | TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2921) | 31 | 36 | 41 | 5 | |
| 30 | REELIN’ AND ROCKIN’ Chuck Berry (Chess 2136) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 31 | WE DID IT Syl Johnson (Hi 2229) | 34 | 40 | 46 | 6 | |
| 32 | SILLY WASN’T I Valerie Simpson (Tamla 54224) | 32 | 34 | 39 | 5 | |
| 33 | THE MESSAGE Cymande (Janus 203) | 39 | 44 | 49 | 4 | |
| 34 | DON’T LEAVE ME STARVIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE (pt. 1) Holland-Dozier Featuring Brian Holland (Invictus 9133) | 40 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | LET US LOVE Bill Withers (Sussex 247) | 35 | 38 | 40 | 6 | |
| 36 | GRAND CENTRAL SHUTTLE Johnny Griffith, Inc. (RCA Victor 74-0805) | 38 | 49 | — | 9 | |
| 37 | LOVE TRAIN O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3524) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | IT AIN’T WHO YOU KNOW Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2902) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | I CAN’T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54255) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | GIVE ME YOUR LOVE Barbara Mason (Buddah 331) | 48 | 54 | 55 | 5 | |
| 41 | (I Got) SO MUCH TROUBLE IN MY MIND (pt. 1) Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (GSF 6879) | 41 | 43 | 44 | 11 | |
| 42 | THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE King Hannibal (Aware 027) | 43 | 45 | 45 | 7 | |
| 43 | AFTER HOURS J. R. Bailey (Toy 3805) | 45 | 53 | 56 | 5 | |
| 44 | GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE Diana Ross (Motown 1211) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (And I Want To Dance) (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14162) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | THE OVERTIME MAN Don Covay (Mercury 73311) | 47 | 47 | 50 | 4 | |
| 47 | KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | WOMAN STEALER Joe Tex (Dial 1020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | BACK UP Manhattans (DeLuxe 144) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THINK IT OVER Delfonics (Philly Groove 174) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | I WON’T LET THAT CHUMP BREAK YOUR HEART Carl Carlton (Back Beat 627) | 51 | 52 | 52 | 4 | |
| 52 | I’M SORRY Barbara Jean English (Alithia 6042) | 53 | 56 | 58 | 5 | |
| 53 | LET ME DO MY THING People’s Choice (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 358) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | TIME IS LOVE Black Ivory (Today 1516) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | HOT WIRE Al Green (Bell 45,305) | 56 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | ONE NIGHT AFFAIR Jerry Butler (Mercury 73335) | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | |
| 57 | DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE Candi Staton (Fame 91009) | 59 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | BRAND NEW KEY Four Of A Kind (Toy 3804) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | FEEL THE NEED IN ME Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 209) | 25 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| 60 | SOMEBODY LOVES YOU Whispers (Janus 200) | — | — | — | 5 | |
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