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
---	recordlabel: GSF 6887 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell	Garnet Mimms	Somebody, Someplace	1972	GSF
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44162 writtenby: B. Sigler, P. Hurtt comments: [philly sound]	Garland Green	Running Scared	1972	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44146 writtenby: Larry Wade, Terry Collier, Billy Butler comments: [deep soul]	Garland Green	You Can't Get Away That Easy	1972	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44146 writtenby: Don Mancha, Mike Mancha	Garland Green	Get Rich Quick	1972	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44159 writtenby: Sheila Davis, Roberto and Erasmo Carlos	Garland Green	80-90-100 m.p.h.	1972	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Westbound 205 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: George Clinton and Bernie Worrell album: America Eats Its Young	Funkadelic	A Joyful Process	1972	Westbound
---	recordlabel: APT 26014 writtenby: H. Beatty	Fully Guaranteed	We Can't Make It Together	1972	APT
1	recordlabel: Stax 0139 chartposition: US #102 writtenby: Frederick Knight and Arron Varnell	Frederick Knight	Trouble	1972	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0117 chartposition: RandB #8, US #27, UK #22 writtenby: Posie Knight & Jerry Weaver album: I've Been Lonely for So Long / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Frederick Knight	I've Been Lonely for So Long	1972	Stax
3	recordlabel: Mankind 12009 chartposition: RandB #26, US #116 writtenby: J. Roach album: Friend	Freddie North	You and Me Together Forever	1972	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12011 writtenby: C. Whitehead, J. Williams, Jr., T. Davis album: Friend... comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: QRy9j483afw	Freddie North	I Did The Woman Wrong	1972	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12004 writtenby: G. Bonds comments: [ballad] mpcode: bDVOga9TDKE	Freddie North	Song 29 (I'm Your Man)	1972	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12009 writtenby: J. Williams Jr., G. Bonds, C. Whitehead album: Friend	Freddie North	Did I Come Back Too Soon	1972	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Janus 196 writtenby: Norris Davis	Freddie Hughes And The Chevelles	I Just Found Out	1972	Janus
---	recordlabel: Polydor 14150 writtenby: Billy Terrell and Ray Dahrouge comments: [ballad]	Fredde Lowe	I'm Slowly Losin' My Mind	1972	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Polydor 14145 writtenby: Bobby Byrd comments: [deep soul]	Fredde Lowe	I've Got To Find Someone To Love	1972	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Polydor 14145 writtenby: Billy Terrell, Ray Dahrouge comments: [southern soul ballad]	Fredde Lowe	We Ain't As Tight As We Used To Be	1972	Polydor
1	recordlabel: Invictus 9109 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #51, US #100 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Daphne Dumas album: Contact	Freda Payne	The Road We Didn't Take	1972	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Invictus 9128 writtenby: William Weatherspoon album: The Best of Freda Payne	Freda Payne	Through The Memory Of My Mind	1972	Invictus
1	recordlabel: People 607 chartposition: RandB #29, US #95 writtenby: James Brown	Fred Wesley & the J.B.s	Pass the Peas	1972	People
2	recordlabel: People 602 chartposition: RandB #11, US #67 writtenby: James Brown album: Food For Thought	Fred Wesley & the J.B.s	Gimme Some More	1972	People
3	recordlabel: Motown 1210 chartposition: RandB #8, US #53 writtenby: Frank Wilson and Pam Sawyer album: Nature Planned It comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	(It's the Way) Nature Planned It	1972	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1210 writtenby: K. Wakefield, L. Caston album: Nature Planned It comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	I'll Never Change	1972	Motown
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 858 chartposition: US #102 writtenby: Kathy Wakefield and Leonard Caston album: Nature Planned It comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	I Can't Quit Your Love	1972	Tamla Motown
2	recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 4330 chartposition: RandB #7, US #10, UK #18 writtenby: Brian Potter & Dennis Lambert album: Keeper of the Castle	Four Tops	Keeper of the Castle	1972	ABC/Dunhill
---	recordlabel: Dunhill 50129 album: Keeper Of The Castle comments: (complete album)	Four Tops	Keeper Of The Castle (full album)	1972	Dunhill
---	recordlabel: Motown 1198 writtenby: F. Wilson, P. Sawyer album: Nature Planned It comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	Happy (Is A Bumpy Road)	1972	Motown
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 823 (UK) writtenby: Matthews comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	L.A. (My Town)	1972	Tamla Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 823(UK) chartposition: UK #32 writtenby: Clay McMurray, James Dean and John Glover album: Nature Planned It comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	Walk with Me Talk with Me Darling	1972	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Paula 376 writtenby: H. Hawkins, B. Perry, S. Joseph comments: [ballad]	Fontella Bass	I'm Leaving The Choice To You	1972	Paula
---	recordlabel: Paula 376 writtenby: H. Hawkins, B. Perry, S. Joseph, R. Bass comments: [southern soul]	Fontella Bass	It Sure Is Good	1972	Paula
---	recordlabel: Paula 367 writtenby: Don Bryant album: Free comments: [deep soul]	Fontella Bass	I Want Everyone To Know	1972	Paula
---	recordlabel: Paula 360 writtenby: Oliver Sain album: Free comments: [southern soul]	Fontella Bass	Who You Gonna Blame	1972	Paula
---	recordlabel: Paula writtenby: H. Banks, B. Davis, R. Jackson album: Free comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: KlrrPfQYLQ8	Fontella Bass	Hold On This Time	1972	Paula
---	recordlabel: Scepter 12347 writtenby: A. Felder, N. Harris, R. Baker album: Armed And Extremely Dangerous	First Choice	This Is the House (Where Love Died)	1972	Scepter
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2872 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: D. Frazier	First Born	If This Is Our Last Time	1972	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Chess 2125 chartposition: RandB #31, US #108 writtenby: Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield and Robert West	Etta James	I Found a Love	1972	Chess
---	recordlabel: Kudu 09 writtenby: J. Roach album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [jazz soul ballad album cut] mpcode: GSZJnSlKTIs	Esther Phillips	You and Me Together	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 05 writtenby: Janis W. Tyrone album: From A Whisper To A Scream comments: [blues soul album cut] mpcode: 0Iz4hgwIRyc	Esther Phillips	Scarred Knees	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 09 writtenby: Chips Moman, Dan Penn album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: YMekbmflHVM	Esther Phillips	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 09 writtenby: Gilbert O'Sullivan album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [album cut] mpcode: Ad85h45SSE4	Esther Phillips	Alone Again (Naturally)	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 05 writtenby: D. Ervin, R. Love album: From A Whisper To A Scream comments: [jazz soul ballad album cut] mpcode: xWVBC3wTftc	Esther Phillips	Your Love Is So Doggone Good	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 09 writtenby: Sullivan, Rosenthal, Flynn album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [album cut] mpcode: pW3Z844RjcE	Esther Phillips	Georgia Rose	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 10 writtenby: Joe Turner, Pete Johnson album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [blues soul ballad] mpcode: jF9dtBIu-Nk	Esther Phillips	Cherry Red	1972	Kudu
1	recordlabel: Kudu 910 chartposition: RandB #17, US #106 writtenby: Al Bell, Booker T. Jones and Eddie Floyd album: Alone Again, Naturally	Esther Phillips	I've Never Found a Man (To Love Me Like You Do)	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 904 writtenby: E. Floyd, A. Isbell album: From A Whisper To A Scream mpcode: [jazz soul]	Esther Phillips	'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone	1972	Kudu
1	recordlabel: Kudu 906 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Anna Gordy Gaye (as Anna Gaye) album: From a Whisper to a Scream comments: [jazz soul ballad]	Esther Phillips	Baby, I'm for Real	1972	Kudu
2	recordlabel: Kudu 904 chartposition: RandB #40, US #122 writtenby: Gil Scott Heron album: From a Whisper to a Scream comments: [jazz soul]	Esther Phillips	Home Is Where the Hatred Is	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 09 writtenby: Bristol, Knight, Shaffner, Guest album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [album cut]	Esther Phillips	I Don't Want To Do Wrong	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: Kudu 09 writtenby: Johnny Nash album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [album cut] mpcode: 8akwLTgHX50	Esther Phillips	Let's Move and Groove	1972	Kudu
---	recordlabel: We Produce 1809 writtenby: Leon Moore album: Electrified	Ernie Hines	What Would I Do	1972	We Produce
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9047 writtenby: Eric Mercury, William Smith	Eric Mercury	What's Usual Seems Natr'l	1972	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9041 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Mack Rice	Eric Mercury	I Can Smell That Funky Music	1972	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Gordy 7116 writtenby: R. Gordy, C. Chapman, E. McClinton, R. Dixon comments: [Motown Sound]	Eric And The Vikings	It's Too Much For Man To Take Too Long	1972	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Mainstream 377 writtenby: Jimmy Briggs album: Ellerine comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 4NLBAhN9jnw	Ellerine Harding	I Ain't Got Much (But Whatever I Got It's Yours Baby)	1972	Mainstream
---	recordlabel: Mainstream writtenby: Jimmy Briggs album: Ellerine comments: [ballad album cut]	Ellerine Harding	If It Makes You Feel Good, It's All Right	1972	Mainstream
---	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 1507 writtenby: E. Washington, M. Williams	Ella Washington	If Time Could Stand Still	1972	Sound Stage Seven
---	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 1507 writtenby: H.G. Jackson, G.C. Carter, J. Keyes, R. Hall	Ella Washington	Too Weak To Fight	1972	Sound Stage Seven
---	recordlabel: Brown Sugar 0101 writtenby: Eldridge Holmes	Eldridge Holmes	Love Affair	1972	Brown Sugar
1	recordlabel: Sussex 230 chartposition: RandB #39, US #104 writtenby: Eddy Senay (as Edward James Harris) album: Hot Thang comments: [instrumental]	Eddy Senay	Hot Thang	1972	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54218 writtenby: A. Poree, F. Wilson album: People...Hold On comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Kendricks	Let Me Run Into Your Lonely Heart	1972	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54218 chartposition: RandB #35, US #77 writtenby: Leonard Caston and Anita Poree album: People... Hold On comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Kendricks	Eddie's Love	1972	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54222 chartposition: RandB #17, US #66 writtenby: Frank Wilson album: People... Hold On comments: [Motown Sound]	Eddie Kendricks	If You Let Me	1972	Tamla
---	recordlabel: GSF 6873 writtenby: Harris, Baker, Felder	Eddie Holman	Stranded In A Dream	1972	GSF
1	recordlabel: GSF 6873 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Ron Baker comments: [Sweet Soul]	Eddie Holman	My Mind Keeps Telling Me (That I Really Love You, Girl)	1972	GSF
---	recordlabel: Stax 134 writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Mack Rice	Eddie Floyd	You're Good Enough (To Be My Baby)	1972	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0109 chartposition: RandB #49, US #122 writtenby: Eddie Floyd, M. Rice and Steve Cropper	Eddie Floyd	Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Chess 2133 writtenby: Billy Cox	Eddie Bradford	Push Mr Pride Aside	1972	Chess
---	recordlabel: Chess 2133 writtenby: George Soule, Terry Woodford	Eddie Bradford	You Made Your Bed	1972	Chess
1	recordlabel: Oak 108 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Bruce Fisher and Doug Gibbs	Doug Gibbs	I'll Always Have You There	1972	Oak
---	recordlabel: Avco Records 4599 writtenby: Paul Davis	Dorothy Moore	Same Old Feeling	1972	Avco Records
---	recordlabel: Avco 4590	Dorothy Moore	See How They've Done My Love	1972	Avco
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12013 album: A Legend In Her Own Time comments: [southern soul]	Doris Duke	I Don't Know How To Fall Out Of Love With You	1972	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Music City 45894 writtenby: Pulliam, Tanner album: Let My People Go	Dorando	Listen To My Song	1972	Music City
---	recordlabel: Avalanche 36014 writtenby: C. Armstead	Donny Mann	No More Childs Play	1972	Avalanche
1	recordlabel: Atco 6899 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #52, US #102 writtenby: Donny Hathaway, Quincy Jones and Al Cleveland album: Come Back, Charleston Blue OST	Donny Hathaway ft. Margie Joseph	Come Back Charleston Blue	1972	Atco
---	recordlabel: Curtom 1971 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway & June Conquest	Just Another Reason	1972	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1971 chartposition: RandB #41, US #94 weeksinr&bchart: 5 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield comments: (reissue)	Donny Hathaway & June Conquest	I Thank You	1972	Curtom
2	recordlabel: Atco 6880 chartposition: RandB #25, US 109 writtenby: Earl DeRouen and Edward Howard album: Donna Hathaway Live / Come Back, Charleston Blue OST	Donny Hathaway	Little Ghetto Boy	1972	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 386 writtenby: D. Hathaway, L. Hutson album: Donny Hathaway Live / The Best of Donny Hathaway comments: [album cut] mpcode: XealDvQwim8	Donny Hathaway	The Ghetto (live version)	1972	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6884 chartposition: RandB #21, US#81 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Donny Hathaway / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	Giving Up	1972	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6884 writtenby: John Lennon album: Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	Jealous Guy	1972	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atco 6903 chartposition: RandB #20, US #60 writtenby: Al Kooper album: Extension of a Man	Donny Hathaway	I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know	1972	Atco
2	recordlabel: Avco 4587 chartposition: RandB #14, US #22, UK #11 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. comments: [northern soul]	Donnie Elbert	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)	1972	Avco
3	recordlabel: All Platinum 2336 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Donnie Elbert album: Where Did Our Love Go	Donnie Elbert	If I Can't Have You	1972	All Platinum
4	recordlabel: All Platinum 2333 chartposition: RandB #30, US #90 writtenby: Donnie Elbert album: Where Did Our Love Go	Donnie Elbert	Sweet Baby	1972	All Platinum
5	recordlabel: All Platinum 2337 chartposition: UK #27 writtenby: Donnie Elbert and James Dallas album: Where Did Our Love Go comments: [northern soul]	Donnie Elbert	Little Piece of Leather	1972	All Platinum
6	recordlabel: Mojo 2092040(UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and Sylvia Moy comments: [northern soul]	Donnie Elbert	This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)	1972	Mojo (UK)
7	recordlabel: Epic 7943(UK) writtenby: Smokey Robinson	Donnie Elbert	Get Ready	1972	Epic (UK)
---	recordlabel: Decca 325 album: This World Today Is A Mess	Donna Hightower	This World Today Is A Mess	1972	Decca
1	recordlabel: Roadshow 7001 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #55 writtenby: Don Downing	Don Downing	Love Walked Out	1972	Roadshow
---	recordlabel: Roadshow 7001	Don Downing	Thread And Needle	1972	Roadshow
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73311 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46 writtenby: D. Covay album: Super Dude I	Don Covay	Overtime Man	1972	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Scepter 12352 chartposition: US #113 writtenby: Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham	Dionne Warwick	I'm Your Puppet	1972	Scepter
3	recordlabel: Warner 7560 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #56, US #84, US AC #37 writtenby: Jacques Brel, Eric Blau and Mort Shuman album: Dionne [1972 album]	Dionne Warwick	If We Only Have Love	1972	Warner
4	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 812(UK) chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Deke Richards album: Everything Is Everything / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7 comments: [Motown Sound]	Diana Ross	Doobedood'Ndoobe Doobedood'Ndoobe	1972	Tamla Motown (UK)
5	recordlabel: Sussex 208 chartposition: RandB #75, US #93 writtenby: Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore comments: [instrumental] charted as Getting It On / Ride, Sally, Ride in US Hot 100 charts	Dennis Coffey	Getting It On	1972	Sussex
6	recordlabel: Sussex 237 chartposition: RandB #43, US #93 writtenby: Dennis Coffey album: Goin' for Myself	Dennis Coffey	Ride, Sally, Ride	1972	Sussex
7	recordlabel: Sussex 233 chartposition: RandB #11, US #18 writtenby: Dennis Coffey album: Goin' for Myself comments: [instrumental]	Dennis Coffey	Taurus	1972	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Westbound 206 writtenby: M. Stubbs album: On The Loose / Doin' It Right comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: xbCJavI8bko	Denise LaSalle	I'm Over You	1972	Westbound

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