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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
301 recordlabel: Cadet 5694
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Terry Callier and Larry Wade
album: Sweet As Funk Can Be / The Best of The Dells
 		The Dells Just As Long As We're in Love 1972 Cadet
302 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
303 recordlabel: Fame 91005
chartposition: RandB #40, US #83
writtenby: Barbara Wyrick
album: Candi Staton
 		Candi Staton Lovin' You, Lovin' Me 1972 Fame
304 recordlabel: Duke 477
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
 		Bobby Bland Do What You Set Out to Do 1972 Duke
305 recordlabel: BrownStone 4205
chartposition: RandB #40, US #88
writtenby: Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley and James Brown
 		Bobby Byrd Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' 1972 BrownStone
306 recordlabel: Cadet 5689
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Terry Callier and Larry Wade
comments: B side to It's All Up to You
 		The Dells Oh, My Dear 1972 Cadet
307 recordlabel: Astroscope 104
chartposition: RandB #40, US #102
writtenby: Frankie Lymon, Herman Santiago (uncredited), George Goldner (uncredited) and Morris Levy
 		Ponderosa Twins Plus One Why Do Fools Fall in Love 1972 Astroscope
308 recordlabel: A One 4002
chartposition: RandB #36
 		The Rimshots Save That Thing 1972 A One
309 recordlabel: Cream 1014
chartposition: RandB #36
 		James Gadson Got to Find My Baby 1972 Cream
310 recordlabel: Alston 4594
chartposition: RandB #44, US #109
album: I Love the Way You Love
 		Betty Wright I Love the Way You Love 1972 Alston
311 recordlabel: Uni 55315
chartposition: US #113
writtenby: Conan Byrne and Warren Davis
 		The Foundations Stoney Ground 1972 Uni
312 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
313 recordlabel: Polydor 14142
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Mandrill
album: Mandrill Is
 		Mandrill Git It All 1972 Polydor
314 recordlabel: Probe 93335
chartposition: RandB #37, US #93
writtenby: Ahmet Ertegun (as Nugetre)
album: L.A. Midnight
 		B.B. King Sweet Sixteen 1972 Probe
315 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
316 recordlabel: Stax 0129
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #114
writtenby: Randy Stewart
album: Did You Heard Me?
 		Rufus Thomas Love Trap 1972 Stax
317 recordlabel: Westbound 205
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: George Clinton and Bernie Worrell
album: America Eats Its Young
 		Funkadelic A Joyful Process 1972 Westbound
318 recordlabel: Deluxe 140
chartposition: RandB #38
comments: [deep soul]
 		Reuben Bell I Hear You Knocking (It's Too Late) 1972 Deluxe
319 recordlabel: Hi 2212
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Eugene Williams and John Harris
 		George Jackson Aretha, Sing One for Me 1972 Hi
320 recordlabel: Alston 4603
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Clarence Reid , Willie Clarke and Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey)
 		Clarence Reid Good Old Days 1972 Alston
321 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
322 recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11337
chartposition: RandB #47, US #115
writtenby: Betty Lapcevic
album: A Message from the People
 		Ray Charles Hey Mister 1972 ABC/TRC
323 recordlabel: Pride 1002
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancey
album: Sweet Surrender
 		Ollie Nightingale May the Best Man Win 1972 Pride
324 recordlabel: AandM 1320
chartposition: US #77
writtenby: Billy Preston and Joe Greene
album: I Wrote a Simple Song
 		Billy Preston I Wrote a Simple Song 1972 A&M
325 recordlabel: MGM 14349
chartposition: RandB #44, US #105
writtenby: Bobby Hebb and Sandy Baron
album: Silk and Soul
 		Lou Rawls His Song Shall Be Sung 1972 MGM
326 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
327 recordlabel: Buddah 277
chartposition: RandB #40, US #115
writtenby: Bobby Flax and Lanny Lambert
album: The Stairsteps
 		The Stairsteps I Love You - Stop 1972 Buddah
328 recordlabel: Dial 1006
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40
writtenby: J. Tex
album: Joe Tex Spills The Beans
 		Joe Tex King Thaddeus 1972 Dial
329 recordlabel: Cadet 5691
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40
writtenby: B. Bacharach, H. David
album: The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits
 		The Dells Walk On By 1972 Cadet
330 recordlabel: Sussex 236
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Chuck Brown and John Buchanan
album: We the People
 		The Soul Searchers We the People (Part I) 1972 Sussex
331 recordlabel: Bell 1202 (UK)
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #86
writtenby: Tony Macaulay and Roger Greenaway
album: The Fantastics
 		The Fantastics (Love Me) Love the Life I Lead 1972 Bell(UK)
332 recordlabel: RCA Victor 5756
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Johnny Bristol, William Guest, Katherine Schaffner, Merald
album: Coming Together
New Birth I Don't Want to Do Wrong 1972 RCA Victor
333 recordlabel: Dial 1010
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Joe Tex
 		Joe Tex A Mother's Prayer 1972 Dial
334 recordlabel: Curtom 1970
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Leroy Hutson and Michael Hawkins
 		The Impressions This Loves for Real 1972 Curtom
335 recordlabel: Ronn 59
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Miles Grayson and Lermon Horton
 		Little Johnny Taylor It's My Fault Darling 1972 Ronn
336 recordlabel: Atlantic 2875
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: Herbert Carter, Timothy Matthews
 		Clarence Carter & Candi If You Can't Beat 'Em 1972 Atlantic
337 recordlabel: Stang 5036
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: M. Burton and Sylvia Robinson
 		The Moments Thanks a Lot 1972 Stang
338 recordlabel: Calla 181
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Charles White
 		The Naturals I Can't Share You 1972 Calla
339 recordlabel: Rampage 1000
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Curtis
 		The Ramrods Soultrain (Part 1 and 2) 1972 Rampage
340 recordlabel: RCA 740740
chartposition: RandB #41
weeksinr&bchart: 3
 		Love, Peace & Happiness I Don't Want To Do Wrong 1972 RCA
341 recordlabel: Stax 0121
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson
 		Albert King Angel of Mercy 1972 Stax
342 recordlabel: Back Beat 627
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: Can't Stop a Man in Love
 		Carl Carlton I Won't Let That Chump Break Your Heart 1972 Back Beat
343 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
344 recordlabel: Alston 4609
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: C. Reid, W. Clarke
album: I Love the Way You Love
 		Betty Wright I'm Gettin' Tired Baby 1972 Alston
345 recordlabel: MGM 14402
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Solomon Burke Jr. and Solomon Burke (as Solomon Burke Sr.
album: We're Almost Home
 		Solomon Burke We're Almost Home 1972 MGM
346 recordlabel: Hi 452201
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Willie Mitchell and Al Jackson
album: Back For A Taste Of Your Love
 		Syl Johnson The Love You Left Behind 1972 Hi
347 recordlabel: Polydor 14128
chartposition: RandB #43
 		Hank Ballard & the Midnight Lighters From the Love Side 1972 Polydor
348 recordlabel: AandM 1340
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Billy Preston and Joe Greene
 		Billy Preston The Bus 1972 A&M
349 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
350 recordlabel: Roulette 7123
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Charlie Hodges and Mickey Gentile
 		Tony & Carol You and I 1972 Roulette
351 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
352 recordlabel: Brunswick 55475
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Leo Graham and Dennis Miller
 		Jackie Wilson The Girl Turned Me On 1972 Brunswick
353 recordlabel: Columbia 45634
chartposition: RandB #44, US #101
writtenby: War
album: Upendo Ni Pamoja
 		Ramsey Lewis Slippin' into Darkness 1972 Columbia
354 recordlabel: Stax 0116
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Bernard Denimal
 		Jean Knight Carry On 1972 Stax
355 recordlabel: RCA Victor 0657
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Vernon Bullock and Harvey Fuqua
album: Coming Together
 		New Birth Unh Song 1972 RCA Victor
356 recordlabel: Westbound 204
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Ohio Players
album: Pleasure
 		Ohio Players Pleasure 1972 Westbound
357 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
358 recordlabel: Janus 6146027
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Jim Weatherly
 		Cissy Houston Midnight Train to Georgia 1972 Janus
359 recordlabel: Duke 477
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: D. Malone
comments: [soul blues]
 		Bobby Bland I'm So Tired 1972 Duke
360 recordlabel: Buddah 2011080
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Roots...
 		Curtis Mayfield Beautiful Brother of Mine 1972 Buddah
361 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
362 recordlabel: Roulette 7117
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
album: So Much Love
 		The Three Degrees Trade Winds 1972 Roulette
363 recordlabel: Back Beat 626
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #46
writtenby: A. Jones, M. Gregory
comments: [southern soul]
 		O.V. Wright Drowning On Dry Land 1972 Back Beat
364 recordlabel: Today 1511
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Patrick Adams and Leroy Burgess
album: Don't Turn Around
Black Ivory I'll Find A Way 1972 Today
365 recordlabel: Fame 91006
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Oliver Sain
 		Clarence Carter Back in Your Arms 1972 Fame
366 recordlabel: Tumbleweed 1002
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Gwen Collins (as Gwendolyn Collins)
 		Albert Collins Get Your Business Straight 1972 Tumbleweed
367 recordlabel: Soul 35097
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Johnny Bristol
album: Moody Jr.
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Jr. Walker & the All Stars Groove Thang 1972 Soul
368 recordlabel: Mercury 73311
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46
writtenby: D. Covay
album: Super Dude I
 		Don Covay Overtime Man 1972 Mercury
369 recordlabel: Lion 122
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Landy McNeal (as Landy McNeil)
 		We The People You Made Me (A Brand New World) 1972 Lion
370 recordlabel: Invictus 9129
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. (as Edward Holland Jr.)
album: Thanks I Needed That
 		The Glass House Thanks I Needed That 1972 Invictus
371 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
372 recordlabel: Roulette 7129
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
 		Geraldine Hunt Baby, I Need Your Loving 1972 Roulette
373 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
374 recordlabel: We Produce 1807
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Cleophas Fultz and Leon Moore
album: Lovemen / The Best of The Temprees
 		The Temprees Explain It to Her Mama 1972 We Produce
375 recordlabel: Spring 125
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Bobby Newsome
 		Bobby Newsome Jody, Come Back and Get Your Shoes 1972 Spring
376 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
377 recordlabel: Cat 1977
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Little Beaver (as Willie Hale) and Willie Clarke
 		Little Beaver Joey 1972 Cat
378 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
379 recordlabel: Atco 6891
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #48
 		Bettye LaVette Heart Of Gold 1972 Atco
380 recordlabel: United Artists 50913
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: Tina Turner
album: Feel Good
 		Ike & Tina Turner Feel Good 1972 United Artists
381 recordlabel: Ronn 63
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: Ted Taylor
album: Ever Wonderful Vol.2
comments: [southern soul blues]
 		Ted Taylor I'm Just A Crumb In Your Bread Box Of Love 1972 Ronn
382 recordlabel: Columbia 45629
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: D. Oriolo, M. Barkan
comments: [northern soul]
 		The Lorelei S.T.O.P. (Stop) 1972 Columbia
383 recordlabel: Atlantic 2901
chartposition: RandB #49, US #81
writtenby: Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson & Al Cleveland (as Alfred Cleveland)
album: Amazing Grace
 		Aretha Franklin Wholy Holy 1972 Atlantic
384 recordlabel: Brunswick 55501
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
album: I Call It Trouble
 		Barbara Acklin I Call It Trouble 1972 Brunswick
385 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
386 recordlabel: United Artists 8029
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49
writtenby: Fred Hughes
album: The Best Thing That's Happened To Me
comments: [southern soul]
 		Z.Z. Hill Your Love 1972 United Artists
387 recordlabel: Alithia 6042
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #49
writtenby: Ronnie Self
album: So Many Ways...
 		Barbara Jean English I'm Sorry 1972 Alithia
388 recordlabel: Stax 0113
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson
 		Carla Thomas You've Got a Cushion to Fall On 1972 Stax
389 recordlabel: Jenesis 234
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: John Washington, James Saunders
comments: [deep soul]
 		Sammy Jones You've Got To Show Me 1972 Jenesis
390 recordlabel: Atlantic 2872
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: D. Frazier
 		First Born If This Is Our Last Time 1972 Atlantic
391 recordlabel: People 610
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: Fred Wesley, James Brown
album: James Brown's Funky People
comments: [funk]
 		The J.B.s Givin' Up Food For Funk 1972 People
392 recordlabel: Pip 8928
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Bill Dean
album: It's Been a Long Time a'Comin'
Street Christians Hey, Did You Give Some Love Today? 1972 Pip
393 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
394 recordlabel: Epic 7943(UK)
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
 		Donnie Elbert Get Ready 1972 Epic (UK)
395 recordlabel: Stax 0139
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Frederick Knight and Arron Varnell
 		Frederick Knight Trouble 1972 Stax
396 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3514
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #51
writtenby: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
album: The Ebonys
comments: [northern soul]
 		The Ebonys I'm So Glad I'm Me 1972 P.I.R.
397 recordlabel: Reprise 1106
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52
writtenby: Arthur Neville
album: Cabbage Alley
 		The Meters Cabbage Alley 1972 Reprise
398 recordlabel: MGM 14440
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: William Backer
 		Brook Benton If You Got the Time 1972 MGM
399 recordlabel: Blue Horizon 304
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52
writtenby: O. Spann
album: Fleetwood Mac in Chicago
comments: [soul blues]
 		Otis Spann with Fleetwood Mac Hungry Country Girl 1972 Blue Horizon
400 recordlabel: Roulette 7125
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52
writtenby: Leon Huff
comments: [ballad]
 		The Three Degrees I Wanna Be Your Baby 1972 Roulette

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