| The CASH BOX R&B Top 60 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 19, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Al Green (Hi 2202) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 3 | FIRE AND WATER Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14109) | 9 | 12 | 20 | 4 | |
| 6 | FLOY JOY Supremes (Motown 1195) | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | |
| 7 | JUNGLE FEVER Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11 | |
| 8 | YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192) | 10 | 14 | 22 | 11 | |
| 9 | RUNNIN’ AWAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829) | 12 | 20 | — | 3 | |
| 10 | MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 11 | MR. PENGUIN (pt. 1) Lunar Funk (Bell 45,172) | 16 | 26 | 39 | 5 | |
| 12 | SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS War (United Artists 50867) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 13 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Donnie Elbert (Avco 4587) | 19 | 30 | 41 | 4 | |
| 14 | SUGAR DADDY Jackson 5 (Motown 1194) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 15 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 20 | 39 | 43 | 5 | |
| 16 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2851) | 13 | 13 | 19 | 8 | |
| 17 | NOW RUN AND TELL THAT Denise LaSalle (Westbound 201) | 25 | 31 | 32 | 5 | |
| 18 | GIMME SOME MORE JB’s (People 602) | 24 | 33 | 47 | 6 | |
| 19 | STANDING IN FOR JODY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0114) | 18 | 22 | 30 | 5 | |
| 20 | DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 120) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 21 | SHOW ME HOW Emotions (Volt 4066) | 17 | 15 | 11 | 14 | |
| 22 | CLEAN UP WOMAN Betty Wright (Alston 4601) | 15 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| 23 | IT’S ALL UP TO YOU Dells (Cadet 5689) | 27 | 35 | 44 | 4 | |
| 24 | YOU AND ME TOGETHER FOREVER Freddie North (Mankind 12009) | 32 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (pt. 1) Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112) | 22 | 24 | 27 | 10 | |
| 26 | IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7113) | 38 | 40 | 40 | 6 | |
| 27 | SON OF SHAFT Bar-Kays (Volt 4073) | 23 | 19 | 17 | 9 | |
| 28 | CAN’T HELP BUT LOVE YOU Whispers (Janus 174) | 28 | 28 | 35 | 9 | |
| 29 | DO WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO Bobby Bland (Duke 472) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 4 | |
| 30 | TOGETHER LET’S FIND LOVE 5th Dimension (Bell 45,170) | 33 | 29 | 24 | 8 | |
| 31 | THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | RAINBOW ROAD Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2848) | 35 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | YOU ARE EVERYTHING Stylistics (Avco 4581) | 21 | 16 | 8 | 17 | |
| 34 | HIS SONG SHALL BE SUNG Lou Rawls (MGM 14349) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW (pt. 1) Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110) | 26 | 17 | 10 | 15 | |
| 36 | DO YOUR THING Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | LOVE GONNA PACK UP (And Walk Out) Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220) | 40 | 34 | 33 | 12 | |
| 38 | TRADE WINDS Three Degrees (Roulette 7117) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 4 | |
| 39 | THAT’S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO Little Milton (Stax 0111) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | I LOVE YOU – STOP Stairsteps (Buddah 277) | 42 | 44 | 46 | 6 | |
| 42 | BREAKING UP SOMEBODY’S HOME Ann Peebles (Hi 2205) | 45 | 55 | 58 | 4 | |
| 43 | I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 54 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | WE GOT TO HAVE PEACE Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1968) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND Temptations (Gordy 7115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | ONLY THE LONELY KNOWS Ted Taylor (Ronn 57) | 52 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | TAURUS Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | KEEP ON DOIN’ WHAT YOU’RE DOIN’ Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | A SIMPLE GAME Four Tops (Motown 1196) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | GET YOUR BUSINESS STRAIGHT Albert Collins (Tumbleweed 1002) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | YOUR LOVE Persians (Capitol 3230) | 51 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | MISSING YOU Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | UP IN HEAH Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50881) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | WHAT IT IS Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7114) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | I’M A ONE MAN WOMAN Barbara Lynn (Atlantic 2853) | 46 | 47 | 49 | 5 | |
| 56 | (Love Me) LOVE THE LIFE I LEAD Fantastics (Bell 45,157) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | THE HARDER I TRY (The Bluer I Get) Free Movement (Columbia 45512) | 55 | 43 | 50 | 5 | |
| 58 | I CAN’T SHARE YOU Naturals (Calla 181) | 48 | 50 | 53 | 7 | |
| 59 | DARLING BABY Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2861) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | AFRO-STRUT Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0591) | — | 54 | 45 | 4 | |
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