| The CASH BOX R&B Top 65 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 24, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2 | KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like The One I’ve Got) Four Tops (Dunhill 4339) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 4 | LOVE TRAIN O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3524) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | CALL ME (Come Back Home) Al Green (Hi 2235) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | |
| 6 | BREAK UP TO MAKE UP Stylistics (Avco 4611) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8 | |
| 7 | MASTERPIECE Temptations (Gordy 7126) | 12 | 14 | 22 | 6 | |
| 8 | MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 7 | |
| 9 | DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE Candi Staton (Fame 91009) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | |
| 10 | GIVE ME YOUR LOVE Barbara Mason (Buddah 331) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 11 | A LETTER TO MYSELF Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 7 | |
| 12 | COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE Spinners (Atlantic 2927) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 13 | STEP BY STEP Joe Simon (Spring 133) | 18 | 29 | 41 | 6 | |
| 14 | STIR IT UP Johnny Nash (Epic 10949) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 8 | |
| 15 | THE CISCO KID War (United Artists 163) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 16 | WE DID IT Syl Johnson (Hi 2229) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 15 | |
| 17 | FUNKY WORM Ohio Players (Westbound 214) | 19 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| 18 | OH LA DE DA Staple Singers (Stax 0156) | 20 | 34 | 49 | 4 | |
| 19 | DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY James Brown (Polydor 14168) | 24 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54230) | 25 | 27 | 33 | 7 | |
| 21 | GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE Diana Ross (Motown 1211) | 22 | 24 | 25 | 11 | |
| 22 | I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (And I Want To Dance) (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14162) | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | |
| 23 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | DO YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY Tommie Young (Soul Power 112) | 27 | 33 | 35 | 6 | |
| 25 | WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES / BLACKBIRD Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | 37 | 42 | 47 | 1 / 5 | |
| 26 | I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW New York City (Chelsea 0113) | 38 | 54 | 56 | 5 | |
| 27 | KISSING MY LOVE Bill Withers (Sussex 250) | 29 | 37 | 45 | 6 | |
| 28 | DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC Archie Bell & Drells (Glades 1707) | 39 | 43 | 51 | 5 | |
| 29 | CAN I Vee Allen (Lion 140) | 21 | 23 | 29 | 9 | |
| 30 | LEAVING ME Independents (Wand 11252) | 43 | 48 | 57 | 4 | |
| 31 | TIME IS LOVE Black Ivory (Today 1516) | 28 | 31 | 31 | 11 | |
| 32 | YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3525) | 41 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | HALLELUJAH DAY Jackson 5 (Motown 1224) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | I CAN UNDERSTAND IT New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912) | 44 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | FRIENDS OR LOVERS Act I (Spring 132) | 42 | 47 | 52 | 6 | |
| 36 | IT AIN’T ALWAYS WHAT YOU DO (It’s Who You Let See You Do It) Soul Children (Stax 0152) | 47 | 55 | 64 | 4 | |
| 37 | AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3526) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | THE MESSAGE Cymande (Janus 203) | 15 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
| 39 | DADDY’S HOME Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 40 | PEOPLE ARE CHANGIN’ Timmy Thomas (Glades 1709) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | MR. MAGIC MAN Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 74-0898) | 52 | 57 | 61 | 4 | |
| 42 | PILLOW TALK Sylvia (Vibration 521) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | ACROSS 110TH STREET Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 196) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London 1046) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU WANT Mel & Tim (Stax 0154) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | RIGHT HERE IS WHERE YOU BELONG Jerry Washington (Excello 2327) | 49 | 51 | 54 | 8 | |
| 47 | I CAN UNDERSTAND IT (pt. 1) Valentinos (Clean 60005) | 54 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | DON’T LEAVE ME STARVIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE (pt. 1) Holland-Dozier Featuring Brian Holland (Invictus 9133) | 26 | 17 | 11 | 12 | |
| 49 | LOOSE BOOTY Funkadelic (Westbound 205) | 51 | 53 | 55 | 8 | |
| 50 | ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS First Choice (Philly Groove 175) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | PUT ON YOUR SHOES AND WALK Clarence Carter (Fame 179) | 53 | 56 | 59 | 6 | |
| 52 | ALWAYS Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115) | 55 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | I’ BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU South Side Movement (Wand 11251) | 57 | 60 | 63 | 5 | |
| 54 | LORD DON’T MOVE THE MOUNTAIN Inez Andrews (Song Bird 1203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | ONE MAN BAND (Plays All Alone) Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY Barry White (20th Century 2018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | MILLION DOLLARS Soul Generation (Ebony Sounds 176) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | FENCEWALK Mandrill (Polydor 14163) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | IF I CAN’T FLY Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7301) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Leroy Hutson (Curtom 1980) | 61 | 64 | 65 | 5 | |
| 61 | I MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU WANT Bobby Sheen (Warner Bros. 7662) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | EARLY ONE MORNING Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 174) | 64 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | I MAY NOT BE ALL YOU WANT (But I’m All You Got) Carla Thomas (Stax 0149) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | MAMA FEELGOOD Lyn Collins (People 618) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | FUNKY ROBOT (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 1053) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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