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
601	recordlabel: Hi 2216 chartposition: RandB #2, US #4, UK #44 writtenby: Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell album: I'm Still in Love with You comments: [southern soul]	Al Green	I'm Still in Love with You	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi 2214 writtenby: Dave Crawford, Jackie Moore album: Trying To Live My Life Without You	Otis Clay	Precious Precious	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi 2213 writtenby: Thomas Bady	T-99	Sweetness Ain't Sweet No More	1972	Hi
1	recordlabel: Hi 2212 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Eugene Williams and John Harris	George Jackson	Aretha, Sing One for Me	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi 2211 writtenby: A. Green, W. Mitchell album: Let's Stay Together	Al Green	La-La For You	1972	Hi
1	recordlabel: Hi 2211 chartposition: RandB #2, US 4, UK #44 writtenby: Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell album: I'm Still in Love with You comments: [southern soul]	Al Green	Look What You Done for Me	1972	Hi
2	recordlabel: Hi 2205 chartposition: RandB #13, US #101 writtenby: Al Jackson & Timothy Matthews album: Straight from the Heart / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Ann Peebles	Breaking Up Somebody's Home	1972	Hi
3	recordlabel: Hi 2202 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US AC #36 writtenby: Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. album: Let's Stay Together comments: [beat ballad]	Al Green	Let's Stay Together	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: Hi writtenby: K. Kristofferson album: I'm Still In Love With You comments: [ballad album cut]	Al Green	For The Good Times	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: Heavy Duty 3 writtenby: Ronald McCoy, Wesley Adams	The Topics	All Good Things Must End	1972	Heavy Duty
---	recordlabel: Hawk Sound 102 writtenby: B. Wade, T. Loeb	The Mylestones	Sexy Lady	1972	Hawk Sound
---	recordlabel: Hamtown 50115 writtenby: Al Bount	Jack & The Mods	One is Enough for One	1972	Hamtown
---	recordlabel: Gospel Truth 1204 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff album: Truth Is Where It's At	Rance Allen Group	There's Gonna Be A Showdown	1972	Gospel Truth
---	recordlabel: Gospel Truth 1201	Rance Allen Group	Just My Imagination (Just My Salvation)	1972	Gospel Truth
---	recordlabel: Gordy 962 writtenby: Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield album: All Directions comments: (album version) mpcode: -eKA15PGadI	The Temptations	Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (long version)	1972	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Gordy 962 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson album: All Directions comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Love Woke Me Up This Morning	1972	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7122 chartposition: RandB #43, US #107 writtenby: Clay McMurray and Pam Sawyer album: Law of the Land comments: [Motown Sound]	The Undisputed Truth	Girl You're Alright	1972	Gordy
2	recordlabel: Gordy 7121 chartposition: RandB #5, US #1, UK #14 writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong album: All Directions / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	1972	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Gordy 7120 writtenby: Earl Moss comments: [Motown Sound]	The Festivals	So In Love	1972	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7119 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46, US #92 writtenby: Nick Zesses and Dino Fekaris album: All Directions comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Mother Nature	1972	Gordy
2	recordlabel: Gordy 7118 chartposition: RandB #37, US #103 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Black Magic comments: [Motown Sound]	Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas	Tear It on Down	1972	Gordy
3	recordlabel: Gordy 7117 chartposition: R&B #24, US #63 writtenby: Whitfield, Strong album: Law Of The Land comments: [Motown Sound]	The Undisputed Truth	Papa Was A Rollin' Stone	1972	Gordy
---	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
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7114 chartposition: RandB #24, US #71 writtenby: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield album: Face to Face with the Truth comments: [Motown Sound]	The Undisputed Truth	What It Is	1972	Gordy
2	recordlabel: Gordy 7113 chartposition: RandB #22, US #102 writtenby: H. Gordy, L. Brown album: Black Magic comments: [Motown Sound]	Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas	In and Out of My Life	1972	Gordy
3	recordlabel: Glades 1703 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #12 writtenby: Timmy Thomas album: Why Can't We Live Together	Timmy Thomas	Why Can't We Live Together	1972	Glades
4	recordlabel: Gamble 4019 chartposition: RandB #12 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	The Intruders	(Win, Place or Show) She's a Winner	1972	Gamble
---	recordlabel: Gamble 2505 writtenby: R.L. Martin	Ruby & The Party Gang	Ruby's Suprise Party	1972	Gamble
---	recordlabel: Gamble 2503 writtenby: Gamble, Huff, Gilbert	Ruth McFadden	Ghetto Woman	1972	Gamble
---	recordlabel: Gamble 2502 writtenby: B. Bennett, L. Huff	The Futures	Stay With Me	1972	Gamble
1	recordlabel: Gambit 006 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52 writtenby: Jerry Freman	The Endeavors	Sexy Woman	1972	Gambit
---	recordlabel: GSF 6887 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell	Garnet Mimms	Somebody, Someplace	1972	GSF
1	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: GSF 6874 writtenby: Truman Thomas	Garnet Mimms	Stop And Check Yourself	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: GSF 6873 writtenby: Harris, Baker, Felder	Eddie Holman	Stranded In A Dream	1972	GSF
---	recordlabel: Frontiersman 5665 writtenby: L. Barbour, R. Logan	Leroy Barbour	I Ain't Going Nowhere	1972	Frontiersman
---	recordlabel: Flying Dutchman 26023 writtenby: Leon Thomas, Pee Wee Ellis	Leon Thomas	Let's Go Down To Lucy's	1972	Flying Dutchman
---	recordlabel: Flying Dutchman 26023	Leon Thomas	Love Each Other	1972	Flying Dutchman
1	recordlabel: Fame 91006 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Oliver Sain	Clarence Carter	Back in Your Arms	1972	Fame
2	recordlabel: Fame 91005 chartposition: RandB #40, US #83 writtenby: Barbara Wyrick album: Candi Staton	Candi Staton	Lovin' You, Lovin' Me	1972	Fame
3	recordlabel: Fame 91001 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29, US #95 writtenby: George Jackson, Raymond Moore album: Travis Wammack	Travis Wammack	Whatever Turns You On	1972	Fame
4	recordlabel: Fame 91000 chartposition: RandB #12, US #48 writtenby: Mac Davis album: Candi Staton	Candi Staton	In the Ghetto	1972	Fame
---	recordlabel: Excello 2326 writtenby: Noomi Neville album: Thank You	Bobby Powell	All These Things (Make You Mine)	1972	Excello
---	recordlabel: Excello comments: [unreleased as a single]	Art Gentry	This is My Chance	1972	Excello
1	recordlabel: Epic 7943(UK) writtenby: Smokey Robinson	Donnie Elbert	Get Ready	1972	Epic (UK)
---	recordlabel: Epic 7632 (UK) writtenby: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart album: There's A Riot Goin' On comments: [funk] mpcode: uJZHm5_i1vI	Sly & The Family Stone	Luv N' Haight	1972	Epic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Epic 510898 writtenby: Van McCoy	Brenda & the Tabulations	A Little Bit Of Love	1972	Epic
1	recordlabel: Epic 510850 chartposition: RandB #21, US #42 writtenby: S. Stewart album: There's a Riot Goin' On	Sly & the Family Stone	Smilin'	1972	Epic
2	recordlabel: Epic 10902 chartposition: RandB #38, US #1, UK #5, US AC #1 writtenby: Johnny Nash album: I Can See Clearly Now comments: [reggae]	Johnny Nash	I Can See Clearly Now	1972	Epic
3	recordlabel: Epic 10873 chartposition: US #12, UK #13, US AC #6 writtenby: Bob Marley album: I Can See Clearly Now comments: [Reggae]	Johnny Nash	Stir It Up	1972	Epic
4	recordlabel: Epic 10829 chartposition: RandB #15, US #23, UK #17, US AC #26 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: There's a Riot Goin' On	Sly & the Family Stone	Runnin' Away	1972	Epic
---	recordlabel: Entrance 7512 writtenby: A. Spector, M. Collier	Mitty Collier	I'd Like To Change Places With His Part Time Lover	1972	Entrance
---	recordlabel: Entrance 7512 writtenby: D. Frazier	Mitty Collier	If This Is Our Last Time	1972	Entrance
1	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: Enterprise 9050 writtenby: Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson album: Victim Of The Joke?....An Opera	David Porter	I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over	1972	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9047 writtenby: Eric Mercury, William Smith	Eric Mercury	What's Usual Seems Natr'l	1972	Enterprise
1	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
2	recordlabel: Enterprise 9042 chartposition: RandB #3, US #30 writtenby: Isaac Hayes album: Shaft	Isaac Hayes	Do Your Thing	1972	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Enterprise 9041 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Mack Rice	Eric Mercury	I Can Smell That Funky Music	1972	Enterprise
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 2000 writtenby: E. Davenport, S. Vincent album: Beyond Body and Soul comments: [album cut] mpcode: nlKlqyVE5ZM	Soul Generation	Black Man	1972	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 2000 writtenby: S. Vincent album: Beyond Body and Soul comments: [sweet soul ballad album cut] mpcode: 3kzgdiYBFcs	Soul Generation	Wait So Long	1972	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 2000 writtenby: S. Vincent album: Beyond Body and Soul comments: [sweet soul album cut] mpcode: Lwq0TJMZxbU	Soul Generation	Sweet Thing	1972	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 177 writtenby: E. Brigati, S. Cavallere album: Beyond Body And Soul	Soul Generation	Ray Of Hope	1972	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 177 writtenby: S. Vincent album: Beyond Body and Soul	Soul Generation	Young Bird	1972	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 176 writtenby: J. Burgess, S. Vincent album: Beyond Body And Soul	Soul Generation	Super Fine	1972	Ebony Sounds
1	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 175 chartposition: RandB #27, US #115 writtenby: Paul Kyser (as Paul L. Kyser) album: Beyond Body and Soul comments: [sweet soul love ballad]	Soul Generation	That's the Way It's Got to Be (Body and Soul)	1972	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Eastbound 601	Unique Blend	Yes I'm In Love	1972	Eastbound
---	recordlabel: EMI 510 (UK) writtenby: Biddu	Jimmy James	A Man Like Me	1972	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: EMI 507 (UK) writtenby: Biddu comments: [northern soul]	Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon	Honey Bee	1972	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: Dunhill 50129 album: Keeper Of The Castle comments: (complete album)	Four Tops	Keeper Of The Castle (full album)	1972	Dunhill
1	recordlabel: Duke 477 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45 writtenby: D. Malone comments: [soul blues]	Bobby Bland	I'm So Tired	1972	Duke
2	recordlabel: Duke 477 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)	Bobby Bland	Do What You Set Out to Do	1972	Duke
---	recordlabel: Duke 475 writtenby: Barbara Hammonds, D. Malone	Jo Ann Garrett	Sting Me Baby	1972	Duke
---	recordlabel: Duke 473 writtenby: Robert Spencer	Rhonda Davis	Can You Remember	1972	Duke
---	recordlabel: Dolphin 101 writtenby: Clarence Gillespie	The Determinations	Got To Get You Off My Mind	1972	Dolphin
1	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
2	recordlabel: Dial 1012 chartposition: RandB #12, US #41 writtenby: Joe Tex album: I Gotcha	Joe Tex	You Said a Bad Word	1972	Dial
3	recordlabel: Dial 1010 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	A Mother's Prayer	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 1006 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40 writtenby: J. Tex album: Joe Tex Spills The Beans	Joe Tex	King Thaddeus	1972	Dial
6	recordlabel: Deluxe 140 chartposition: RandB #38 comments: [deep soul]	Reuben Bell	I Hear You Knocking (It's Too Late)	1972	Deluxe
---	recordlabel: Decca 325 album: This World Today Is A Mess	Donna Hightower	This World Today Is A Mess	1972	Decca
1	recordlabel: DeLuxe 139 chartposition: RandB #3, US #102 writtenby: Winfred Lovett album: A Million to One	The Manhattans	One Life to Live	1972	DeLuxe
2	recordlabel: DeLuxe 137 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Bert Keyes and Myrna March album: A Million to One	The Manhattans	Cry If You Wanna Cry	1972	DeLuxe
3	recordlabel: DeLuxe 137 chartposition: RandB #47, US #114 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo and Victoria Pike album: A Million to One	The Manhattans	A Million to One	1972	DeLuxe
---	recordlabel: DeLite 554 writtenby: Dan Brantley	The New Cymbals	I Will Always Love You	1972	DeLite
1	recordlabel: De-Lite 553 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #59 writtenby: Gene Redd album: Music Is The Message comments: [funk]	Kool & the Gang	Funky Granny	1972	DeLite
2	recordlabel: De lite 546 chartposition: RandB #31, US #107 writtenby: Gene Redd and Kool and the Gang album: Music Is the Message	Kool & the Gang	Love the Life You Live (Part I)	1972	De lite
---	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
---	recordlabel: Dakar 76902 writtenby: Christopher Allen, Eugene Record album: Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits comments: [album cut] mpcode: _IH-xV8vttk	Tyrone Davis	Judge Me Right	1972	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 76901 writtenby: L. Graham, W. Henderson album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits comments: [album cut] mpcode: eQ_PUvpZwYo	Tyrone Davis	Your Love Keeps Haunting Me	1972	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4513 writtenby: Leo Graham, Dennis Miller, Carl Davis, Raymond Haley album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	Was It Just A Feeling	1972	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Dakar 4513 chartposition: RandB #28, US #107 writtenby: Raymond Haley and Richard Parker album: Without You in My Life / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	If You Had a Change in Mind	1972	Dakar
2	recordlabel: Dakar 4510 chartposition: US #119 writtenby: Richard Parker album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	Come and Get This Ring	1972	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4507 writtenby: Richard Parker album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	After All This Time	1972	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Dakar 4507 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Leo Graham, G. Davis and Raymond Haley album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	Was I Just a Fool	1972	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4505	Wales Wallace	A Love Like Mine (Ain't The Finding Kind)	1972	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Dakar 4501 chartposition: RandB #5, US #61 writtenby: Richard Parker & Willie Henderson album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits	Tyrone Davis	I Had It All the Time	1972	Dakar

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