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
801	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
802	recordlabel: Atlantic 10216 (UK) chartposition: UK #9 writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil album: I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing comments: (re release) [pop soul]	The Drifters	Come On Over to My Place	1972	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: United Artists 35339 writtenby: Leon Ware, Bob Hilliard album: Communication... mpcode: Vs7yyYuoDG4	Bobby Womack	Come L'amore	1972	United Artists
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: Music Merchant 1003 writtenby: Holland, Dozier	The Jones Girls	Come Back	1972	Music Merchant
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2869 writtenby: Clayton Ivey, Mickey Buckins	Bettye Swann	Cold Day (In Hell)	1972	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Clintone 10 writtenby: Sam Dees, Bill Brandon album: The Show Must Go On comments: [southern soul] mpcode: LzsWkoW2GYE	Sam Dees	Claim Jumpin'	1972	Clintone
---	recordlabel: Avco 11006 writtenby: Linda Creed, Thom Bell album: Round 2 comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: Wz0pynI3M9I	The Stylistics	Children Of The Night	1972	Avco
---	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
---	recordlabel: Shout 248 writtenby: Moses Dillard comments: [southern soul]	Moses Dillard & Martha Starr	Cheating, Teasing and Misleading	1972	Shout
---	recordlabel: Sky Disc 642 writtenby: C. Simmons, D. Bradshaw album: Family Circle	The Family Circle	Change	1972	Sky Disc
---	recordlabel: Westbound 2012 writtenby: Denise LaSalle album: Trapped By A Thing Called Love / Doin' It Right comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: A-HptRa0KS0	Denise LaSalle	Catch Me If You Can	1972	Westbound
1	recordlabel: Stax 0116 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Bernard Denimal	Jean Knight	Carry On	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Wand 11249 writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy album: The First Time We met	The Independents	Can't Understand It	1972	Wand
---	recordlabel: Janus 3041 writtenby: Dee Irvin album: The Whispers' Love Story comments: [album cut] mpcode: enAswh62QQM	The Whispers	Can't Stop Talkin'	1972	Janus
1	recordlabel: Janus 174 chartposition: RandB #35, US #114 writtenby: Michael Gately and Robert John album: The Whispers' Love Story comments: [sweet soul]	The Whispers	Can't Help But Love You	1972	Janus
---	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
---	recordlabel: Duke 473 writtenby: Robert Spencer	Rhonda Davis	Can You Remember	1972	Duke
1	recordlabel: Reprise 1106 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52 writtenby: Arthur Neville album: Cabbage Alley	The Meters	Cabbage Alley	1972	Reprise
2	recordlabel: Volt 4076 chartposition: RandB #35, US #96 writtenby: Na Allen	Hot Sauce	Bring It On Home (And Give It to Me)	1972	Volt
---	recordlabel: Hot Wax 715 album: Think Of The Children	Satisfaction Unlimited	Bright City Lights	1972	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: Abet 9446 writtenby: George Jackson	Art Gentry	Breakthrough	1972	Abet
1	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
---	recordlabel: Westbound (UK) writtenby: D. LaSalle album: On The Loose / Doin' It Right comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: hPecG8xan1A	Denise LaSalle	Breaking Up Somebody's Home	1972	Westbound (UK)
1	recordlabel: Astroscope 103 chartposition: RandB #41, US #102 writtenby: Bobby Massey and Bobby Dukes album: 2+2+1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One	Ponderosa Twins Plus One	Bound	1972	Astroscope
---	recordlabel: Rocky Road 30067 writtenby: John Fogerty	Al Wilson	Born On The Bayou	1972	Rocky Road
---	recordlabel: Stang 5037 writtenby: G. Kerr, M. Burton album: Whatnauts On The Rocks	The Whatnauts	Blues Fly Away	1972	Stang
1	recordlabel: AandM 1411 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25 writtenby: Lennon, McCartney album: Music Is My Life	Billy Preston	Blackbird	1972	A&M
---	recordlabel: Soul Power 109 writtenby: Louis Viller	African Music Machine	Black Water Gold (Pearl)	1972	Soul Power
---	recordlabel: Capitol 3265 writtenby: L. Stallman, S. Jacobson	Patrice Holloway	Black Mother Goose	1972	Capitol
---	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: Invictus 9801 album: Bittersweet comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: BFCD92s7iD8	Chairmen Of The Board	Bittersweet (full album)	1972	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Invictus 9105 writtenby: J. Johnson, G. Perry album: Bittersweet	Chairmen of the Board	Bittersweet	1972	Invictus
---	recordlabel: Stone Dogg 802 writtenby: Clarence Reid	Charlie Whitehead	Between the Lines	1972	Stone Dogg
---	recordlabel: Cat 1979 writtenby: Clarence Reid comments: [southern soul] mpcode: DKPf43KHUnQ	Willie Johnson	Between The Lines	1972	Cat
---	recordlabel: Sussex 235 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Just As I Am	Bill Withers	Better Off Dead	1972	Sussex
1	recordlabel: Avco 6105011 chartposition: RandB #2, US #3, UK #13, US AC #7 writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed album: The Stylistics comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]	The Stylistics	Betcha by Golly Wow	1972	Avco
---	recordlabel: Janus 194 writtenby: B. Sigler, P. Hurtt comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: KDTIRnQBhOs	The Image	Betcha Didn't Know	1972	Janus
1	recordlabel: Motown 1207 chartposition: RandB #5, US #1, UK #7, US AC #3 writtenby: Don Black & Walter Scharf album: Ben / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	Michael Jackson	Ben	1972	Motown
2	recordlabel: Paula 375 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Phil Perry album: Dreaming Out of Season comments: [Sweet Soul]	The Montclairs	Beggin' Is Hard to Do	1972	Paula
---	recordlabel: Atco 6905 writtenby: B. Carrington, T. Lester, R. Brown, J. Blunt, W. Lester	True Reflection	Beer Cans And Empty Hands	1972	Atco
1	recordlabel: Buddah 296 chartposition: RandB #24, US #70 writtenby: Flax, Lambert album: Give Me Your Love / The Very Best of Barbara Mason	Barbara Mason	Bed And Board	1972	Buddah
2	recordlabel: Buddah 2011080 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Roots...	Curtis Mayfield	Beautiful Brother of Mine	1972	Buddah
---	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.
1	recordlabel: Fame 91006 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Oliver Sain	Clarence Carter	Back in Your Arms	1972	Fame
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3517 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #14 writtenby: Leon Huff, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead album: Back Stabbers / The Best Of Philadelphia comments: [philly sound]	The O'Jays	Back Stabbers	1972	P.I.R.
3	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
4	recordlabel: Roulette 7129 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.	Geraldine Hunt	Baby, I Need Your Loving	1972	Roulette
5	recordlabel: Alston 4614 chartposition: RandB #6, US #46 writtenby: Betty Wright, Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke album: Hard to Stop comments: [southern soul]	Betty Wright	Baby Sitter	1972	Alston
---	recordlabel: Mercury 358 writtenby: C. Brooks	Chuck Brooks	Baby Please Don't Set Me Free	1972	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Westbound 203 chartposition: RandB #4, US #24 writtenby: Abrim Tilmon album: You Want It, You Got It / Abe, James and Ivory	The Detroit Emeralds	Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)	1972	Westbound
---	recordlabel: Mercury 73310 writtenby: D. Gates	Aaron Neville	Baby I'm A Want You	1972	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 821(UK) chartposition: UK #10, RandB #21, US #37, US AC #17 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Floy Joy / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes	Automatically Sunshine	1972	Tamla Motown (UK)
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 10148 (UK) chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil album: Saturday Night At The Club comments: (re release) [pop soul]	The Drifters	At the Club -- Saturday Night At The Movies	1972	Atlantic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Hot Wax 714 writtenby: H. Warren, M. Gordon album: Two Sides of Laura Lee / The Best of Laura Lee comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: cmk2RhgzVTo	Laura Lee	At Last (My Love Has Come Along)	1972	Hot Wax
1	recordlabel: ZAY 30002 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Harry Warren and Mack Gordon	Jesse James	At Last	1972	ZAY
2	recordlabel: Spring 123 chartposition: RandB #4, US #27 writtenby: Millie Jackson & Billy Nichols album: Millie Jackson	Millie Jackson	Ask Me What You Want	1972	Spring
3	recordlabel: Ronn 66 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45 writtenby: J. Strickland, B. Patterson album: Open House At My House	Little Johnny Taylor	As Long As I Don't See You	1972	Ronn
4	recordlabel: Hi 2212 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Eugene Williams and John Harris	George Jackson	Aretha, Sing One for Me	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: UNI 55349 writtenby: Linda James, Diane Taylor, Glodean James album: Love Unlimited	Love Unlimited	Are You Sure	1972	UNI
---	recordlabel: Stax 0137 writtenby: Banks, Jackson album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself comments: [album cut] mpcode: 41QDjRU_Yhk	The Staple Singers	Are You Sure	1972	Stax
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2883 chartposition: RandB #7 weeksinr&bchart: 1	Aretha Franklin	April Fools	1972	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Hi 2229 writtenby: Earl Randle album: Back For A Taste of Your Love comments: [southern soul] mpcode: SFZ77Lz9LG8	Syl Johnson	Any Way The Wind Blows	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: Sussex 7014 writtenby: Bill Withers, Benorce Blackman album: Still Bill comments: [album cut] mpcode: xqggJk9FTAw	Bill Withers	Another Day To Run	1972	Sussex
1	recordlabel: Stax 0121 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson	Albert King	Angel of Mercy	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Bob G 101	Reggie Garner	Angel	1972	Bob G
---	recordlabel: United Artists 5577 writtenby: John Lennon, Paul McCartney album: Understanding... comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: nnvKnPNjx_E	Bobby Womack	And I Love Her	1972	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Kudu 09 writtenby: Gilbert O'Sullivan album: Alone Again, Naturally comments: [album cut] mpcode: Ad85h45SSE4	Esther Phillips	Alone Again (Naturally)	1972	Kudu
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2883 chartposition: RandB #7, US #26 writtenby: Aretha Franklin album: Young, Gifted and Black comments: [ballad]	Aretha Franklin	All the King's Horses	1972	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Alston 33-388 writtenby: Willie Clarke, Willie Hale album: I Love The Way You Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: TRplClWakYI	Betty Wright	All Your Kissin' Sho' Don't Make True Lovin'	1972	Alston
---	recordlabel: Excello 2326 writtenby: Noomi Neville album: Thank You	Bobby Powell	All These Things (Make You Mine)	1972	Excello
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
---	recordlabel: Heavy Duty 3 writtenby: Ronald McCoy, Wesley Adams	The Topics	All Good Things Must End	1972	Heavy Duty
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1018 comments: [deep soul]	Jewel Bass	All Good Things Must Come To An End	1972	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Mainstream 362 album: Alice Clark comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: 4qXVEgEopk8	Alice Clark	Alice Clark (full album)	1972	Mainstream
---	recordlabel: Volt 4085 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield	Major Lance	Ain't No Sweat	1972	Volt
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 826(UK) chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Got to Be There / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7 comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	Michael Jackson	Ain't No Sunshine	1972	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: Alston 33-388 writtenby: Bill Withers album: I Love The Way You Love comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 0MISLOUO4WA	Betty Wright	Ain't No Sunshine	1972	Alston
---	recordlabel: Scepter 12366 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield mpcode: G_hYEXMbLJs	Patti Jo	Ain't No Love Lost	1972	Scepter
---	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
---	recordlabel: Jetstream 817 writtenby: Garfield Williams, Leroy Tuna comments: Deep Soul	Lorraine Rudolph	After All I've Been Through For You	1972	Jetstream
1	recordlabel: RCA Victor 0591 chartposition: RandB #24, US #49 writtenby: Charles Hearndon and Harvey Fuqua album: Instrumental Directions	The Nite-Liters	Afro-Strut	1972	RCA Victor
2	recordlabel: Dial 1010 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	A Mother's Prayer	1972	Dial
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: Westbound 206 writtenby: D. LaSalle album: On The Loose / Doin' It Right comments: [southern soul] mpcode: ZYOgNJGDLRU	Denise LaSalle	A Man Sized Job	1972	Westbound
---	recordlabel: MGM 14489 writtenby: Larry Weiss album: A Man Of Value mpcode: RLf-LNTCIJw	Lou Rawls	A Man Of Value	1972	MGM
---	recordlabel: EMI 510 (UK) writtenby: Biddu	Jimmy James	A Man Like Me	1972	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: Soul Power 108 writtenby: Strickland, Giles, Barnes	George Perkins	A Man In Love	1972	Soul Power
---	recordlabel: Dakar 4505	Wales Wallace	A Love Like Mine (Ain't The Finding Kind)	1972	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55483 chartposition: RandB #25, US #57 writtenby: Eugene Record and J. Edward Haycroft album: A Lonely Man / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits	The Chi-Lites	A Lonely Man	1972	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Motown 1204 writtenby: B. Miller album: David Ruffin comments: [Motown Sound]	David Ruffin	A Little More Trust	1972	Motown
---	recordlabel: Epic 510898 writtenby: Van McCoy	Brenda & the Tabulations	A Little Bit Of Love	1972	Epic
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: Janus 3041 writtenby: Ron Carson album: The Whispers' Love Story comments: [album cut] mpcode: 2zdK4_i9DU8	The Whispers	A Hopeless Situation	1972	Janus
---	recordlabel: Motown 751 writtenby: R. White, W. Robinson album: Floy Joy comments: [album cut] mpcode: YyXk-WEmg8A	The Supremes	A Heart Like Mine	1972	Motown
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54213 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: The Return Of The Marvelettes comments: [Motown Sound]	The Marvelettes	A Breath Taking Guy	1972	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Black Rock 2001 writtenby: G. McGregor	Chuck Armstrong	A Better Place	1972	Black Rock
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3522 chartposition: RandB #13, US#57 writtenby: Gamble, Huff, Whitehead, McFadden album: Back Stabbers	The O'Jays	992 Arguments	1972	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44159 writtenby: Sheila Davis, Roberto and Erasmo Carlos	Garland Green	80-90-100 m.p.h.	1972	Cotillion
1	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

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