| The CASH BOX R&B Top 65 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 17, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098) | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | |
| 3 | LOVE TRAIN O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3524) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | GIVE ME YOUR LOVE Barbara Mason (Buddah 331) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
| 5 | AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like The One I’ve Got) Four Tops (Dunhill 4339) | 7 | 9 | 18 | 7 | |
| 6 | CALL ME (Come Back Home) Al Green (Hi 2235) | 9 | 13 | 38 | 5 | |
| 7 | COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE Spinners (Atlantic 2927) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 8 | MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941) | 11 | 14 | 23 | 6 | |
| 9 | BREAK UP TO MAKE UP Stylistics (Avco 4611) | 13 | 17 | 29 | 7 | |
| 10 | DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE Candi Staton (Fame 91009) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 11 | |
| 11 | I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (And I Want To Dance) (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14162) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| 12 | MASTERPIECE Temptations (Gordy 7126) | 14 | 22 | 41 | 5 | |
| 13 | A LETTER TO MYSELF Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491) | 15 | 19 | 33 | 6 | |
| 14 | DADDY’S HOME Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 15 | THE MESSAGE Cymande (Janus 203) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 16 | STIR IT UP Johnny Nash (Epic 10949) | 19 | 26 | 35 | 7 | |
| 17 | WE DID IT Syl Johnson (Hi 2229) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 14 | |
| 18 | STEP BY STEP Joe Simon (Spring 133) | 29 | 41 | 47 | 5 | |
| 19 | FUNKY WORM Ohio Players (Westbound 214) | 30 | 38 | 49 | 6 | |
| 20 | OH LA DE DA Staple Singers (Stax 0156) | 34 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | CAN I Vee Allen (Lion 140) | 23 | 29 | 32 | 8 | |
| 22 | GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE Diana Ross (Motown 1211) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 10 | |
| 23 | MY EVERYTHING YOU ARE Mark IV (Mercury 73353) | 22 | 24 | 25 | 8 | |
| 24 | DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY James Brown (Polydor 14168) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54230) | 27 | 33 | 36 | 6 | |
| 26 | DON’T LEAVE ME STARVIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE (pt. 1) Holland-Dozier Featuring Brian Holland (Invictus 9133) | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 27 | DO YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY Tommie Young (Soul Power 112) | 33 | 35 | 45 | 5 | |
| 28 | TIME IS LOVE Black Ivory (Today 1516) | 31 | 31 | 34 | 10 | |
| 29 | KISSING MY LOVE Bill Withers (Sussex 250) | 37 | 45 | 53 | 5 | |
| 30 | BACK UP Manhattans (DeLuxe 144) | 28 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
| 31 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO War (United Artists 50975) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| 32 | WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU Sylvers (Pride 1019) | 25 | 12 | 7 | 15 | |
| 33 | WOMAN STEALER Joe Tex (Dial 1020) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 9 | |
| 34 | THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE King Hannibal (Aware 027) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 15 | |
| 35 | TROUBLE MAN Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54228) | 32 | 21 | 9 | 14 | |
| 36 | THE CISCO KID War (United Artists 163) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | BLACKBIRD Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | 42 | 47 | 52 | 4 | |
| 38 | I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW New York City (Chelsea 0113) | 54 | 56 | 57 | 4 | |
| 39 | DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC Archie Bell & Drells (Glades 1707) | 43 | 51 | 60 | 4 | |
| 40 | MOM Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45747) | 39 | 43 | 46 | 6 | |
| 41 | YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3525) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | FRIENDS OR LOVERS Act I (Spring 132) | 47 | 52 | 63 | 5 | |
| 43 | LEAVING ME Independents (Wand 11252) | 48 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | I CAN UNDERSTAND IT New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | THINK ABOUT IT King Floyd (Chimneyville 446) | 49 | 53 | 55 | 4 | |
| 46 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | IT AIN’T ALWAYS WHAT YOU DO (It’s Who You Let See You Do It) Soul Children (Stax 0152) | 55 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | HALLELUJAH DAY Jackson 5 (Motown 1224) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | RIGHT HERE IS WHERE YOU BELONG Jerry Washington (Excello 2327) | 51 | 54 | 54 | 7 | |
| 50 | I WON’T LET THAT CHUMP BREAK YOUR HEART Carl Carlton (Back Beat 627) | 52 | — | — | 8 | |
| 51 | LOOSE BOOTY Funkadelic (Westbound 205) | 53 | 55 | 56 | 7 | |
| 52 | MR. MAGIC MAN Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 74-0898) | 57 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | PUT ON YOUR SHOES AND WALK Clarence Carter (Fame 179) | 56 | 59 | 59 | 5 | |
| 54 | I CAN UNDERSTAND IT (pt. 1) Valentinos (Clean 60005) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | ALWAYS Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | ACROSS 110TH STREET Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 196) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I’ BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU South Side Movement (Wand 11251) | 60 | 63 | 65 | 4 | |
| 58 | PILLOW TALK Sylvia (Vibration 521) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | I MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU WANT Mel & Tim (Stax 0154) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | MILLION DOLLARS Soul Generation (Ebony Sounds 176) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Leroy Hutson (Curtom 1980) | 64 | 65 | — | 4 | |
| 62 | ONE MAN BAND (Plays All Alone) Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | I’VE GOT TO GET YOU BACK Z. Z. Hill (United Artists 50977) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | EARLY ONE MORNING Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 174) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | I MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU WANT Bobby Sheen (Warner Bros. 7662) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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