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
201	recordlabel: SCM Records 1000 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #64 writtenby: S. Matthews	The Village Choir	Talk To Me Sometimes	1972	SCM Records
---	recordlabel: BRC 101 writtenby: Eugene Record	Wales Wallace	Talk A Little Louder	1972	BRC
1	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 967(UK) chartposition: RandB #10, UK #13, US #30 writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong album: Solid Rock / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Take a Look Around	1972	Tamla Motown (UK)
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 740699 writtenby: Franklin, Grant, Current, Williams	Swiss Movement	Take a Chance On a Sure Thing	1972	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Soul Power 110 writtenby: Steve Davis	Tommie Young	Take Time To Know Him	1972	Soul Power
---	recordlabel: Arden 3005	Barbara & the Uniques	Take Me As I Am (Don't Try To Change Me)	1972	Arden
---	recordlabel: Stax 123 writtenby: G. Jackson, L. Pierce, M. Buckins, H. Jones, R. Owens	Veda Brown	Take It Off Her Put it on Me	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Sussex 7014 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Still Bill comments: [album cut] mpcode: yhmO1N-3MX4	Bill Withers	Take It All In And Check It All Out	1972	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Mandala album: Taking A New Step comments: [album cut]	The Vibrations	Take A Step	1972	Mandala
---	recordlabel: Jay Walking 17 writtenby: Robert L. Martin album: Dream World	The Continental IV	Take A Little Time (To Know Me)	1972	Jay Walking
---	recordlabel: Hi 2213 writtenby: Thomas Bady	T-99	Sweetness Ain't Sweet No More	1972	Hi
---	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
1	recordlabel: London 10271 (UK) chartposition: UK #4 writtenby: Doug Morris and Eliot Greenberg album: Sweet Talking Guy comments: re release	The Chiffons	Sweet Talkin' Guy	1972	London(UK)
2	recordlabel: Turbo 026 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: George Kerr comments: [instrumental]	Lonnie Youngblood	Sweet Sweet Tootie	1972	Turbo
3	recordlabel: Probe 93335 chartposition: RandB #37, US #93 writtenby: Ahmet Ertegun (as Nugetre) album: L.A. Midnight	B.B. King	Sweet Sixteen	1972	Probe
---	recordlabel: Tamla 314 writtenby: S. Wonder album: Music Of My Mind comments: [album cut] mpcode: W_Oa-q7eAc8	Stevie Wonder	Sweet Little Girl	1972	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Black Gold 3	Ronnie Shannon	Sweet Games of Love	1972	Black Gold
1	recordlabel: United Artists 50946 chartposition: RandB #16, US #51 writtenby: Neil Diamond album: Understanding...	Bobby Womack	Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed so Good)	1972	United Artists
2	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
3	recordlabel: Horse 16 (UK) chartposition: UK #14 writtenby: Lee Thompson and Mulby comments: [Reggae]	Dandy Livingstone	Suzanne Beware Of The Devil	1972	Horse(UK)
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54216 chartposition: RandB #13, US #33 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Music of My Mind comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)	1972	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Tamla 54226 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #11, US AC #38 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Talking Book / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8 comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Superstition	1972	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Curtom 8014 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Superfly Soundtrack comments: (Full Album) mpcode: 9hBE6NL3KWg	Curtis Mayfield	Superfly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	1972	Curtom
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1978 chartposition: RandB #5, US #8, UK #52 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Superfly	Curtis Mayfield	Superfly	1972	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Ebony Sounds 176 writtenby: J. Burgess, S. Vincent album: Beyond Body And Soul	Soul Generation	Super Fine	1972	Ebony Sounds
---	recordlabel: Stax 0149 writtenby: Mack Rice, Marvell Thomas	Carla Thomas	Sugar	1972	Stax
1	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 7559 chartposition: US #18, US AC #8 writtenby: Richard Bean, Abel Zarate, Pablo Tellez album: Malo	Malo	Suavecito	1972	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: GSF 6873 writtenby: Harris, Baker, Felder	Eddie Holman	Stranded In A Dream	1972	GSF
1	recordlabel: Avco 4596 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #23 writtenby: J. Kluger, B. Astor album: Stories comments: [jazz funk]	Chakachas	Stories	1972	Avco
2	recordlabel: Moonsong 9001 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Al Gardner, Clinton Moon and Sam Dees	Bill Brandon	Stop This Merry Go Round	1972	Moonsong
---	recordlabel: Stax 142 writtenby: Bobby Newsome album: Super Taylor	Johnnie Taylor	Stop Teasin' Me	1972	Stax
1	recordlabel: Stax 0142 chartposition: RandB #13, US #101 writtenby: Arthur Snyder, Bettye Crutcher and Don Davis	Johnnie Taylor	Stop Doggin' Me	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: GSF 6874 writtenby: Truman Thomas	Garnet Mimms	Stop And Check Yourself	1972	GSF
1	recordlabel: Uni 55315 chartposition: US #113 writtenby: Conan Byrne and Warren Davis	The Foundations	Stoney Ground	1972	Uni
2	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
---	recordlabel: Duke 475 writtenby: Barbara Hammonds, D. Malone	Jo Ann Garrett	Sting Me Baby	1972	Duke
---	recordlabel: Sounds Of Memphis 706	The Minits	Still A Part Of Me	1972	Sounds Of Memphis
---	recordlabel: Prophesy 3002 writtenby: A. McKay, A. Smith	Brenton Wood	Sticky Boom Boom Too Cold	1972	Prophesy
---	recordlabel: Gamble 2502 writtenby: B. Bennett, L. Huff	The Futures	Stay With Me	1972	Gamble
---	recordlabel: Paramount 0165 writtenby: E. Perrell	Sly, Slick And Wicked	Stay My Love	1972	Paramount
---	recordlabel: Scepter 12366 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield mpcode: v0NFljQUZ8M	Patti Jo	Stay Away From Me	1972	Scepter
1	recordlabel: Stax 0127 chartposition: RandB #4, US #19 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell album: Starting All Over Again / Stax Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul ballad]	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again	1972	Stax
2	recordlabel: Stax 0114 chartposition: RandB #12, US #74 writtenby: Bobby Newsome and Kent Barker	Johnnie Taylor	Standing in for Jody	1972	Stax
---	recordlabel: Janus 201 writtenby: Barbara Mason comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: 0d8AuXqHSxw	The Image	Spellbound	1972	Janus
1	recordlabel: Rampage 1000 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Curtis	The Ramrods	Soultrain (Part 1 and 2)	1972	Rampage
---	recordlabel: Reprise 1109 writtenby: Allen Toussaint album: Life, Love And Faith	Allen Toussaint	Soul Sister	1972	Reprise
---	recordlabel: Sussex 246 writtenby: N. Willard, G. Willard album: Segments Of Time	Segments Of Time	Song To The System	1972	Sussex
---	recordlabel: Mankind 12004 writtenby: G. Bonds comments: [ballad] mpcode: bDVOga9TDKE	Freddie North	Song 29 (I'm Your Man)	1972	Mankind
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 7662 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell	Bobby Sheen	Something New To Do	1972	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7112 writtenby: J. Akines, J. Bellmon, R. Turner, V. Drayton mpcode: szZ68L4OlCo	Silent Majority	Something New About You	1972	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2861 writtenby: Dave Crawford, Willie Martin album: Sweet Charlie Babe	Jackie Moore	Something In A Look	1972	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: GSF 6887 writtenby: Phillip Mitchell	Garnet Mimms	Somebody, Someplace	1972	GSF
1	recordlabel: Hi 2219 chartposition: RandB #32, US #117 writtenby: Earl Randle album: Straight from the Heart / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits comments: [southern soul]	Ann Peebles	Somebody's on Your Case	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: Sounds Of Memphis 717 album: Hooked On A Feeling	The Ovations	So Nice To Be Loved By You	1972	Sounds Of Memphis
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1980 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #63 album: Love Oh Love	Leroy Hutson	So In Love With You	1972	Curtom
---	recordlabel: Gordy 7120 writtenby: Earl Moss comments: [Motown Sound]	The Festivals	So In Love	1972	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Invictus 527 (UK) writtenby: General Johnson, Greg Perry album: Bittersweet mpcode: CNShH_YjqiQ	Chairmen of The Board	So Glad You're Mine	1972	Invictus(UK)
1	recordlabel: Blue Thumb 217 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #114, US AC #39 writtenby: Carole King album: Crusaders 1 comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]	The Crusaders	So Far Away	1972	Blue Thumb
---	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 832 (UK) writtenby: Whitfield, Strong album: Sky's the Limit comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Smiling Faces Sometimes	1972	Tamla Motown(UK)
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: United Artists 50867 chartposition: RandB #12, US #16 writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, H. Brown, B.B. Dickerson, L. Jordan, C. Miller, Lee Oskar and Scott album: All Day Music	War	Slippin' into Darkness	1972	United Artists
3	recordlabel: Columbia 45634 chartposition: RandB #44, US #101 writtenby: War album: Upendo Ni Pamoja	Ramsey Lewis	Slippin' into Darkness	1972	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Bell 45,214 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #57 writtenby: J. Davis, L. Williams, W. Flemister	Lunar Funk	Slip The Drummer One	1972	Bell ,
5	recordlabel: AandM 1380 chartposition: RandB #17, US #50 writtenby: Billy Preston	Billy Preston	Slaughter	1972	A&M
6	recordlabel: Buddah 013 chartposition: US #108 writtenby: Billy Ward and Rose Marks album: The Legendary Zing Album	The Trammps	Sixty Minute Man	1972	Buddah
7	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7205 chartposition: RandB #33, US #96 writtenby: General Johnson and Greg Perry album: Love, Peace and Soul	The Honey Cone	Sittin' on a Time Bomb (Waitin' for the Hurt to Come)	1972	Hot Wax
8	recordlabel: RCA 740759 chartposition: RandB #43 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed album: The Return of the Moonglows comments: [re recording]	The Moonglows	Sincerely	1972	RCA
---	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7211 writtenby: C. Wilson, R. Dunbar album: 100 Proof Aged In Soul mpcode: TsckA81eQ5g	100 Proof (Aged In Soul)	Since You Been Gone	1972	Hot Wax
1	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7201 chartposition: RandB #24, US #76 writtenby: Buddy Johnson album: Women's Love Rights / The Best of Laura Lee	Laura Lee	Since I Fell for You	1972	Hot Wax
---	recordlabel: Hi 32074 writtenby: Al Green album: I'm Still In Love With You comments: [ballad] mpcode: kA9rWfCaDz0	Al Green	Simply Beautiful	1972	Hi
---	recordlabel: United Artists 5577 writtenby: Bobby Womack, Joe Hicks album: Understanding... comments: [southern soul album cut] mpcode: GFub7Zk3joQ	Bobby Womack	Simple Man	1972	United Artists
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54224 chartposition: RandB #24, US #63 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead album: Valerie Simpson comments: [Motown Sound]	Valerie Simpson	Silly Wasn't I	1972	Tamla
2	recordlabel: UK 4549012 chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) album: The Best Of The Roy C comments: [southern soul]	Roy C	Shotgun Wedding	1972	UK
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3531 writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff, G. McFadden, J. Whitehead album: Back Stabbers comments: [philly sound] mpcode: Yh7Fo21KqcU	The O'Jays	Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People	1972	P.I.R.
---	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)
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2860 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #58 album: Howard Tate	Howard Tate	She's A Burglar	1972	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Gambit 006 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52 writtenby: Jerry Freman	The Endeavors	Sexy Woman	1972	Gambit
---	recordlabel: Hawk Sound 102 writtenby: B. Wade, T. Loeb	The Mylestones	Sexy Lady	1972	Hawk Sound
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2893 writtenby: Maria Tynes, Richard Caiton, Joe Broussard comments: [northern soul]	The Pointer Sisters	Send Him Back	1972	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Avco 4590	Dorothy Moore	See How They've Done My Love	1972	Avco
1	recordlabel: Mankind 12012 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Jerry Williams Jr., Don Hollinger and Gary U.S. Bonds album: The Brand New Z.Z. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	Second Chance	1972	Mankind
2	recordlabel: Ko Ko 2112 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Tommy Tate & Mickey Gregory	Tommy Tate	School of Life	1972	Ko Ko
---	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: Brownstone 4209 writtenby: James Brown	Bobby Byrd	Saying It And Doing It Are Two Different Things	1972	Brownstone
---	recordlabel: Stax 2025123 writtenby: Horace Shipp, Jr., William Bell album: Phases Of Reality	William Bell	Save Us	1972	Stax
1	recordlabel: A One 4002 chartposition: RandB #36	The Rimshots	Save That Thing	1972	A One
2	recordlabel: Motown 1174 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, UK #43 writtenby: John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie album: The Jackson 5 Christmas Album comments: [Motown Sound] [christmas]	The Jackson 5	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	1972	Motown
---	recordlabel: Avco Records 4599 writtenby: Paul Davis	Dorothy Moore	Same Old Feeling	1972	Avco Records
1	recordlabel: Columbia 45629 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48 writtenby: D. Oriolo, M. Barkan comments: [northern soul]	The Lorelei	S.T.O.P. (Stop)	1972	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 44162 writtenby: B. Sigler, P. Hurtt comments: [philly sound]	Garland Green	Running Scared	1972	Cotillion
1	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: Gamble 2505 writtenby: R.L. Martin	Ruby & The Party Gang	Ruby's Suprise Party	1972	Gamble
---	recordlabel: United Artists 5577 writtenby: Bobby Womack, Joe Hicks album: Understanding... comments: [album cut] mpcode: NezyG2oNYvs	Bobby Womack	Ruby Dean	1972	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Invictus 9132 writtenby: Holland Dozier, R. Miner album: Aries	Danny Woods	Roller Coaster	1972	Invictus
1	recordlabel: Motown 1197 chartposition: RandB #2, US #2, UK #3 writtenby: Jimmie Thomas album: Got to Be There / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7 comments: [pop soul] [Motown Sound]	Michael Jackson	Rockin' Robin	1972	Motown
2	recordlabel: MGM Verve 10677 chartposition: #37 US AC writtenby: Gene McDaniels album: Natural Juice mpcode: gNuBRkoYQTk	Universal Jones (Gene McDaniels)	River	1972	MGM Verve
3	recordlabel: Capricorn 0006 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #58 writtenby: Conley, Williams, Jr.	Arthur Conley	Rita	1972	Capricorn
4	recordlabel: Hot Wax 7204 chartposition: RandB #3, US #68 writtenby: William Weatherspoon & Angelo Bond album: Two Sides of Laura Lee / The Best of Laura Lee comments: [northern soul]	Laura Lee	Rip Off	1972	Hot Wax
5	recordlabel: Sussex 237 chartposition: RandB #43, US #93 writtenby: Dennis Coffey album: Goin' for Myself	Dennis Coffey	Ride, Sally, Ride	1972	Sussex
6	recordlabel: Chess 2136 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #27, UK #18 writtenby: Chuck Berry album: The London Chuck Berry Sessions	Chuck Berry	Reelin' and Rockin'	1972	Chess

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