Soul R&B Music Charts of 1972 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1972 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1972, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1972, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1972 . . .

The following songs were released in 1972 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1972 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
501	recordlabel: Stax 0122 chartposition: RandB #16, US #109 writtenby: Arthur Snyder	Johnnie Taylor	Doing My Own Thing (Part I)	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 142 writtenby: Bobby Newsome album: Super Taylor	Johnnie Taylor	Stop Teasin' Me	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Avco 4609 writtenby: A. Savoy, J. Wilson, W. Quezerque	Joe Wilson	You Need Me	1972	Avco
1	recordlabel: Dial 1010 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	A Mother's Prayer	1972	Dial
2	recordlabel: Dial 1021 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48 writtenby: Joe Tex album: Spills The Beans comments: [southern soul]	Joe Tex	All The Heaven A Man Really Needs	1972	Dial
3	recordlabel: Dial 1006 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40 writtenby: J. Tex album: Joe Tex Spills The Beans	Joe Tex	King Thaddeus	1972	Dial
4	recordlabel: Dial 1010 chartposition: RandB #1, US #2 writtenby: Joe Tex album: I Gotcha	Joe Tex	I Gotcha	1972	Dial
5	recordlabel: Dial 1012 chartposition: RandB #12, US #41 writtenby: Joe Tex album: I Gotcha	Joe Tex	You Said a Bad Word	1972	Dial
6	recordlabel: Spring 128 chartposition: RandB #1, US #11 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Joe Simon album: The Power Of Joe Simon comments: [southern soul]	Joe Simon	Power of Love	1972	Spring
7	recordlabel: Spring 130 chartposition: RandB #5 writtenby: Joe Simon and Raeford Gerald album: The Power of Joe Simon	Joe Simon	Trouble in My Home	1972	Spring
8	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 1508 chartposition: RandB #47, US #91 writtenby: Bob Montgomery	Joe Simon	Misty Blue	1972	Sound Stage Seven
9	recordlabel: Spring 130 chartposition: RandB #15, US #50 writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Phil Hurtt album: Drowning in the Sea of Love	Joe Simon	I Found My Dad	1972	Spring
10	recordlabel: Spring 124 chartposition: RandB #13, US #42 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Drowning in the Sea of Love	Joe Simon	Pool of Bad Luck	1972	Spring
11	recordlabel: GSF 6879 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Joe Quarterman	Joe Quarterman & Free Soul	(I Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind (Pt. 1)	1972	GSF
---	recordlabel: Duke 475 writtenby: Barbara Hammonds, D. Malone	Jo Ann Garrett	Sting Me Baby	1972	Duke
---	recordlabel: Soul 35092 writtenby: L. Brown album: The Groove Governor comments: [Motown Sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	Our Favorite Melody	1972	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35092 writtenby: Fuqua, Bristol, Johnson album: Forever comments: [Motown Sound]	Jimmy Ruffin	You Gave Me Love	1972	Soul
---	recordlabel: EMI 510 (UK) writtenby: Biddu	Jimmy James	A Man Like Me	1972	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: Island 003 writtenby: J. Cliff album: Many Rivers To Cross	Jimmy Cliff	Many Rivers To Cross	1972	Island
---	recordlabel: Island 6139 (UK) writtenby: J. Cliff album: The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording) comments: [Reggae]	Jimmy Cliff	The Harder They Come	1972	Island(UK)
---	recordlabel: Alston 4612 writtenby: C. Reid, W. Clarke	Jimmy Bo Horne	If You Want My Love	1972	Alston
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1018	Jewel Bass	I Tried It And I Like It	1972	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1018 comments: [deep soul]	Jewel Bass	All Good Things Must Come To An End	1972	Malaco
1	recordlabel: ZAY 30002 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Harry Warren and Mack Gordon	Jesse James	At Last	1972	ZAY
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73301 chartposition: RandB #6, US #91 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: The Spice of Life	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1972	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 73290 chartposition: RandB #20, US #85 writtenby: Harry Warren and Al Dubin album: The Spice of Life	Jerry Butler	I Only Have Eyes for You	1972	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 73335 chartposition: RandB #6, US #52 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: The Spice of Life	Jerry Butler	One Night Affair	1972	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Motown 1201 chartposition: RandB #23, US #46, UK #51 writtenby: Wade Brown, David Jones Jr. & Johnny Bristol album: Jermaine [1972 album] comments: [Motown Sound]	Jermaine Jackson	That's How Love Goes	1972	Motown
6	recordlabel: Motown 1216 chartposition: RandB #3, US #9 writtenby: J. Shephard, W. Miller album: Jermaine comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	Jermaine Jackson	Daddy's Home	1972	Motown
---	recordlabel: Calla 185 writtenby: Henry Glover album: World, Here Comes Jean Wells comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: JGUFkTIxb3o	Jean Wells	Drown In My Own Tears	1972	Calla
1	recordlabel: Stax 0116 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Bernard Denimal	Jean Knight	Carry On	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 136 writtenby: J. Harris, V. Williams	Jean Knight	Helping Man	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stax 150 writtenby: Savoy, Quezergue	Jean Knight	Do Me	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Red Lite 119 writtenby: Sam Dees	Jean Battle	Love Making	1972	Red Lite
---	recordlabel: Cream 1019 writtenby: Gadson, Green	James Gadson	Just To Love You	1972	Cream
1	recordlabel: Cream 1014 chartposition: RandB #36	James Gadson	Got to Find My Baby	1972	Cream
2	recordlabel: Polydor 14157 chartposition: RandB #17, US #56 writtenby: James Brown, Lyn Collins and Dave Matthews	James Brown & Lyn Collins	What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin'	1972	Polydor
3	recordlabel: Polydor 14125 chartposition: RandB #4, US #43 writtenby: James Brown album: There It Is comments: [funk]	James Brown	There It Is (Part 1)	1972	Polydor
4	recordlabel: Polydor 14129 chartposition: RandB #7, US #44 writtenby: Bill Doggett, Henry Glover, Billy Butler, Shape Sheppard & Clifford Scott comments: [instrumental with very few words]	James Brown	Honky Tonk	1972	Polydor
5	recordlabel: Polydor 14153 chartposition: RandB #3, US #44 writtenby: James Brown album: Get on the Good Foot comments: [funk]	James Brown	I Got a Bag of My Own	1972	Polydor
6	recordlabel: Polydor 14109 chartposition: RandB #1, US #27 writtenby: James Brown & Bobby Byrd album: There It Is comments: [funk]	James Brown	Talking Loud and Saying Nothing	1972	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Polydor 3004 writtenby: James Brown, Fred Wesley, Bobby Byrd, Joe Mims, Charles Bobbit, etc. album: Get On The Good Foot comments: (full double album) mpcode: KzlxUHUKlrAandlist=PLj49iYBYQ-aiuSMeASrISWpQ52lzAM0rV	James Brown	Get On The Good Foot (complete album)	1972	Polydor
1	recordlabel: Polydor 14139 chartposition: RandB #1, US #18 writtenby: James Brown, Fred Wesley & Joe Mims album: Get on the Good Foot comments: [funk]	James Brown	Get on the Good Foot (Part 1)	1972	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Polydor 14116 chartposition: RandB #6, US #40 writtenby: James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Dave Matthews & Manny Rosen album: There It Is	James Brown	King Heroin	1972	Polydor
3	recordlabel: MCA 1160 (UK) chartposition: UK #9 writtenby: Van McCoy & Alicia Evelyn album: I Get the Sweetest Feeling comments: [northern soul]	Jackie Wilson	I Get the Sweetest Feeling	1972	MCA(UK)
4	recordlabel: Brunswick 55475 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Leo Graham and Dennis Miller	Jackie Wilson	The Girl Turned Me On	1972	Brunswick
5	recordlabel: Brunswick 55467 chartposition: RandB #22, US #93 writtenby: Eugene Record album: You Got Me Walking	Jackie Wilson	You Got Me Walking	1972	Brunswick
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 2861 chartposition: RandB #22, US #106 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. album: Sweet Charlie Babe	Jackie Moore	Darling Baby	1972	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2861 writtenby: Dave Crawford, Willie Martin album: Sweet Charlie Babe	Jackie Moore	Something In A Look	1972	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Hamtown 50115 writtenby: Al Bount	Jack & The Mods	One is Enough for One	1972	Hamtown
1	recordlabel: Toy 3801 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: J.R. Bailey and Ken Williams album: Just Me 'N You	J.R. Bailey	Love, Love, Love	1972	Toy
2	recordlabel: Enterprise 9045 chartposition: RandB #25, US #48, US AC #21 writtenby: Al Green, Willie Mitchell and Al Jackson Jr. comments: [instrumental]	Isaac Hayes	Let's Stay Together	1972	Enterprise
3	recordlabel: Enterprise 9042 chartposition: RandB #3, US #30 writtenby: Isaac Hayes album: Shaft	Isaac Hayes	Do Your Thing	1972	Enterprise
4	recordlabel: Enterprise 9058 chartposition: RandB #19, US #38, US AC #12 writtenby: Isaac Hayes comments: [instrumental] (from the ABC TV series 'The Men')	Isaac Hayes	Theme from the Men	1972	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 10167 (UK) writtenby: Adams, Savoy, Hamilton album: Full Time Woman: Lost Cotillion Album comments: [southern soul] mpcode: hAtiGCpke8	Irma Thomas	She's Taken My Part	1972	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Volt 4087 writtenby: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson	Inez Foxx	Watch The Dog (That Brings The Bone)	1972	Volt
---	recordlabel: Stax 2025151 (UK) writtenby: Mack Rice	Inez Foxx	You Hurt Me For The Last Time	1972	Stax(UK)
1	recordlabel: United Artists 174 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Roger Whittaker album: Let Me Touch Your Mind	Ike & Tina Turner	Early One Morning	1972	United Artists
2	recordlabel: United Artists 50955 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #60 writtenby: Oliver Sain album: Let Me Touch Your Mind	Ike & Tina Turner	Let Me Touch Your Mind	1972	United Artists
3	recordlabel: United Artists 50881 chartposition: RandB #43, US #106, UK #51 writtenby: Tina Turner	Ike & Tina Turner	Up in Heah	1972	United Artists
4	recordlabel: United Artists 50913 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48 writtenby: Tina Turner album: Feel Good	Ike & Tina Turner	Feel Good	1972	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Prestige 756 writtenby: Sakina Muhammad album: Peace and Rhythm comments: [jazz funk]	Idris Muhammad ft. Sakina Muhammad	I'm A Believer	1972	Prestige
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2860 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #58 album: Howard Tate	Howard Tate	She's A Burglar	1972	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Westbound 194 writtenby: Calvin Owens, Reginald T. Forch	Houston Outlaws	I Just Got To Be Loving You	1972	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Westbound 211	Houston Outlaws	What Am I Gonna Do	1972	Westbound
1	recordlabel: Volt 4076 chartposition: RandB #35, US #96 writtenby: Na Allen	Hot Sauce	Bring It On Home (And Give It to Me)	1972	Volt
2	recordlabel: Invictus 9125 chartposition: RandB #9, US #57, UK #29 writtenby: Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier album: Love And Beauty comments: [ballad]	Holland & Dozier Featuring Lamont Dozier	Why Can't We Be Lovers	1972	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Dash 5004 writtenby: Clarence Reid	Helene Smith	Help Me To Keep What I've Got	1972	Dash
---	recordlabel: Dash 5004 writtenby: Clarence Reid	Helene Smith	I Tried Hard To Be Good To You	1972	Dash
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3520 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #9 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: I Miss You / The Best Of Philadelphia comments: [philly sound ballad]	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	If You Don't Know Me by Now	1972	P.I.R.
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3516 chartposition: RandB #7, US #58 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: I Miss You / The Best Of Philadelphia comments: [philly sound ballad]	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	I Miss You	1972	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 31648 writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff album: I Miss You comments: [philly sound ballad album cut] mpcode: ywnzwpvuyjk	Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes	Let It Be You	1972	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3520 writtenby: Felder, K. Gamble, Harris album: I Miss You comments: [philly sound ballad] mpcode: H37Gg_99_5o	Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes	Let Me Into Your World	1972	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 31648 writtenby: M. Bailey album: I Miss You comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: PA0lDVDMA1Q	Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes	Ebony Woman	1972	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3569 writtenby: L. Huff, C. Gilbert, album: I Miss You	Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes	Be For Real	1972	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1012 writtenby: J. Broussard, A. Savoy, H. Sample, E.Small	Hank Sample	Got To Find The Nerve	1972	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Polydor 14128 chartposition: RandB #43	Hank Ballard & the Midnight Lighters	From the Love Side	1972	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Columbia 445684 writtenby: C. Reid, S. Alaimo, B. Latimore, H. Casey	Gwen McCrae	Leave The Driving To Us	1972	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 445684 writtenby: W. Hale	Gwen McCrae	I'm Losing The Feeling	1972	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 4 45578 writtenby: W. Carson, M. James, J. Christopher	Gwen McCrae	You Were Always On My Mind	1972	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 45578 writtenby: T. Wine, I. Levine	Gwen McCrae	He's Not You	1972	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Kudu 909 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Ralph MacDonald and William Salter album: All The King's Horses comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	Grover Washington, Jr.	No Tears, in the End	1972	Kudu
2	recordlabel: Kudu 902 chartposition: RandB #42, US #120 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and James Nyx album: Inner City Blues comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	Grover Washington, Jr.	Inner City Blues	1972	Kudu
3	recordlabel: Blue Mountain 1016 (UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Bobby Darin album: Leave The Reggae To Us comments: [reggae]	Greyhound	Dream Lover	1972	Blue Mountain(UK)
4	recordlabel: Trojan 7853 (UK) chartposition: UK #20 writtenby: Richard Kerr, Scott English comments: [reggae]	Greyhound	I Am What I Am	1972	Trojan(UK)
5	recordlabel: AandM 1342 (UK) chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer album: Black and White comments: [reggae]	Greyhound	Moon River	1972	A&M(UK)
---	recordlabel: King 6400 writtenby: N. L. Mills, A.L. Lewis	Gloria Edwards	(Need Nobody To Help Me) Keep Up With My Man	1972	King
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 813(UK) chartposition: UK #35 writtenby: Helen Mastor and Kay Miller album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7 comments: [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Just Walk in My Shoes	1972	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Soul 35094 writtenby: C. McMurray, P. Sawyer album: Standing Ovation comments: [The Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	If You Gonna Leave (Just Leave)	1972	Soul
---	recordlabel: Soul 35098 writtenby: J. Bristol, D. Jones Jr., W. Brown Jr. album: Neither One Of Us comments: [The Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Can't Give It Up No More	1972	Soul
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 830(UK) chartposition: RandB #13, US #33, UK #11, US AC #25 writtenby: Kris Kristofferson album: Standing Ovation / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Help Me Make It Through the Night	1972	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 55481 writtenby: Steve Dorff album: Love Is A Merry Go Round	Ginji James	Love Changed His Face	1972	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Roulette 7129 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.	Geraldine Hunt	Baby, I Need Your Loving	1972	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Soul Power 108 writtenby: R. Williams, T. Boone	George Perkins	When You Try To Use A Good Man	1972	Soul Power
---	recordlabel: Soul Power 108 writtenby: Strickland, Giles, Barnes	George Perkins	A Man In Love	1972	Soul Power
1	recordlabel: Hi 2212 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Eugene Williams and John Harris	George Jackson	Aretha, Sing One for Me	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1979 writtenby: E. Dixon, L. Thompson	Gene Chandler	Don't Have To Be Lying Babe	1972	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73258 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Eugene Record and Reve Gipson	Gene Chandler	Yes I'm Ready (If I Don't Get To Go)	1972	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Luna 804 writtenby: Geater Davis comments: [southern soul] mpcode: ChLKaVTVMKg	Geater Davis	I Don't Worry (About Jody)	1972	Luna
---	recordlabel: GSF 6874 writtenby: Truman Thomas	Garnet Mimms	Stop And Check Yourself	1972	GSF

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