| The CASH BOX R&B Top 65 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 21, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CALL ME (Come Back Home) Al Green (Hi 2235) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | MASTERPIECE Temptations (Gordy 7126) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 3 | PILLOW TALK Sylvia (Vibration 521) | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | |
| 4 | LEAVING ME Independents (Wand 11252) | 9 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| 5 | NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 6 | FUNKY WORM Ohio Players (Westbound 214) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11 | |
| 7 | AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like The One I’ve Got) Four Tops (Dunhill 4339) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 8 | THE CISCO KID War (United Artists 163) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | |
| 9 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY Barry White (20th Century 2018) | 17 | 29 | 44 | 5 | |
| 10 | OH LA DE DA Staple Singers (Stax 0156) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 11 | DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY James Brown (Polydor 14168) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 12 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 6 | |
| 13 | I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW New York City (Chelsea 0113) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 9 | |
| 14 | WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519) | 19 | 30 | 45 | 4 | |
| 15 | KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 16 | DO YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY Tommie Young (Soul Power 112) | 18 | 21 | 21 | 10 | |
| 17 | I CAN UNDERSTAND IT New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912) | 20 | 27 | 30 | 7 | |
| 18 | STEP BY STEP Joe Simon (Spring 133) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 19 | SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 201) | 29 | 45 | 54 | 4 | |
| 20 | HALLELUJAH DAY Jackson 5 (Motown 1224) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 6 | |
| 21 | IT AIN’T ALWAYS WHAT YOU DO (It’s Who You Let See You Do It) Soul Children (Stax 0152) | 22 | 23 | 31 | 8 | |
| 22 | FENCEWALK Mandrill (Polydor 14163) | 26 | 35 | 53 | 5 | |
| 23 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London 1046) | 30 | 32 | 39 | 5 | |
| 24 | YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3525) | 24 | 26 | 27 | 7 | |
| 25 | ACROSS 110TH STREET Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 196) | 28 | 31 | 38 | 6 | |
| 26 | WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 5 | |
| 27 | AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3526) | 27 | 28 | 35 | 5 | |
| 28 | ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS First Choice (Philly Groove 175) | 33 | 37 | 42 | 5 | |
| 29 | DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC Archie Bell & Drells (Glades 1707) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 9 | |
| 30 | ALWAYS Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115) | 35 | 41 | 51 | 7 | |
| 31 | PEOPLE ARE CHANGIN’ Timmy Thomas (Glades 1709) | 31 | 34 | 34 | 5 | |
| 32 | GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION Dells (Cadet 5696) | 39 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | MR. MAGIC MAN Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 74-0898) | 34 | 36 | 37 | 8 | |
| 34 | I’ BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU South Side Movement (Wand 11251) | 40 | 49 | 50 | 9 | |
| 35 | GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54230) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | |
| 36 | BREAK UP TO MAKE UP Stylistics (Avco 4611) | 15 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 37 | HEY YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN Dramatics (Volt 4090) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | WALKING THE BACK STREETS AND CRYING Little Milton (Stax 0124) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | FRIENDS OR LOVERS Act I (Spring 132) | 32 | 33 | 33 | 10 | |
| 40 | DRIFT AWAY Dobie Gray (Decca 33057) | 41 | 43 | 46 | 4 | |
| 41 | BLOOD DONORS NEEDED (Give All You Can) David Ruffin (Motown 1223) | 43 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | LORD DON’T MOVE THE MOUNTAIN Inez Andrews (Song Bird 1203) | 44 | 48 | 49 | 5 | |
| 43 | DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN Crusaders (Blue Thumb 225) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941) | 36 | 16 | 7 | 11 | |
| 45 | BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, GIRL The Persuaders (Atco 6919) | 47 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | ONE OF A KIND (Love Affair) Spinners (Atlantic 2962) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | IT’S HARD TO STOP (Doing Something When It’s Good To You) Betty Wright (Alston 4617) | 49 | 56 | 65 | 4 | |
| 48 | BROTHER’S GONNA WORK IT OUT Willie Hutch (Motown 1222) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | I MAY NOT BE ALL YOU WANT (But I’m All You Got) Carla Thomas (Stax 0149) | 50 | 52 | 57 | 5 | |
| 50 | IF I CAN’T FLY Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7301) | 52 | 53 | 56 | 5 | |
| 51 | LOVE MUSIC Lloyd Price (GSF 6894) | 53 | 55 | 60 | 4 | |
| 52 | ALL THE HEAVEN A MAN REALLY NEEDS Joe Tex (Dial 1021) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | MAMA FEELGOOD Lyn Collins (People 618) | 58 | 59 | 61 | 5 | |
| 54 | YOUR TURN TO CRY Betty LaVette (Atco 6913) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | LOVE AND HAPPINESS Earnest Jackson (Stone 200) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | SAY YOU LOVE ME TOO Charles Mann (ABC 11347) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | LOVIN’ ON BORROWED TIME William Bell (Stax 0157) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | ONE GIRL TOO LATE Brenda & Tabulations (Epic 10954) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | HUNG UP ON YOU Billy Butler & Infinity (Pride 1026) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | I’M GONNA PROVE IT Soft Tones (Avco 4613) | 61 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | BREAKAWAY Millie Jackson (Spring 134) | 62 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | JUST A LITTLE BIT Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2021) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | INSTIGATING (Trouble Making Fool) Whatnauts (GSF 6897) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (pt. 1) Intruders (Gamble 2506) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | I DON’T WANT TO MAKE YOU WAIT Delfonics (Philly Groove 176) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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