Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of June 24, 1972

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Lean On Me

Bill Withers

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Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson, J.Gadson, M.Dunlap, B.Blackman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex/Columbia/Legacy

West Virginia Road Named For Native Bill Withers

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of June 24, 1972

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1
- Lean On Me
  Bill Withers
- 4
- 1
- 9
- - 4
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson, J.Gadson, M.Dunlap, B.Blackman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex/Columbia/Legacy

2
- Woman's Gotta Have It
  (The Preacher) Bobby Womack
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

3
- Outa-Space
  Billy Preston
- 5
- 3
- 8
- - 5
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

4
- I'll Take You There
  The Staple Singers
- 3
- 1
- 13
- - 3
  - 1
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Gold

5
- Troglodyte (Cave Man)
  The Jimmy Castor Bunch
- 9
- 5
- 6
- - 9
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

6
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
  Michael Jackson
- 8
- 6
- 4
- - 8
  - 6
  - 4

7
- You're The Man (Part 1)
  Marvin Gaye
- 7
- 7
- 6
- - 7
  - 7
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

8
- I've Been Lonely For So Long
  Frederick Knight
- 10
- 8
- 11
- - 10
  - 8
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

9
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
  Luther Ingram
- 13
- 9
- 4
- - 13
  - 9
  - 4

10
- Oh Girl
  Chi-Lites
- 2
- 1
- 12
- - 2
  - 1
  - 12

11
- Funk Factory
  Wilson Pickett
- 12
- 11
- 5
- - 12
  - 11
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

12
- All The Kings Horses/April Fools
  Aretha Franklin
- 15
- 12
- 3
- - 15
  - 12
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

13
- You Said A Bad Word
  Joe Tex
- 14
- 13
- 5
- - 14
  - 13
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

14
- Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
  Stevie Wonder
- 16
- 14
- 5
- - 16
  - 14
  - 5

15
- People Make The World Go Round
  The Stylistics
- 20
- 15
- 3
- - 20
  - 15
  - 3

16
- There It Is (Part 1)
  James Brown
- 6
- 4
- 7
- - 6
  - 4
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

17
- Victim Of A Foolish Heart
  Bettye Swann
- 17
- 17
- 7
- - 17
  - 17
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

18
- Rip Off
  Laura Lee
- 26
- 18
- 4
- - 26
  - 18
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

19
- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
  Detroit Emeralds
- 35
- 19
- 3
- - 35
  - 19
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

20
- I Only Have Eyes For You
  Jerry Butler
- 22
- 20
- 6
- - 22
  - 20
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

21
- Automatically Sunshine
  The Supremes
- 21
- 21
- 7
- - 21
  - 21
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

22
- Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I
  Independents
- 18
- 8
- 11
- - 18
  - 8
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

23
- We've Come Too Far To End It Now
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 36
- 23
- 3
- - 36
  - 23
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

24
- Look What You Done For Me
  Al Green
- 11
- 2
- 13
- - 11
  - 2
  - 13

25
- Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love
  Love Unlimited
- 23
- 6
- 14
- - 23
  - 6
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

26
- Ask Me What You Want
  Millie Jackson
- 19
- 4
- 15
- - 19
  - 4
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

27
- Where Is The Love
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 45
- 27
- 2
- - 45
  - 27
  - 2

28
- Love's Street And Fool's Road
  Solomon Burke
- 28
- 13
- 13
- - 28
  - 13
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

29
- Jealous
  Little Royal
- 34
- 29
- 5
- - 34
  - 29
  - 5

30
- That's The Way It's Got To Be (Body And Soul)
  Soul Generation
- 29
- 27
- 9
- - 29
  - 27
  - 9

31
- Tell Me This Is A Dream
  The Delfonics
- 38
- 31
- 4
- - 38
  - 31
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly Groove

32
- Not On The Outside
  Linda Jones
- 32
- 32
- 4
- - 32
  - 32
  - 4

33
- Pass The Peas
  The JB's
- 33
- 29
- 7
- - 33
  - 29
  - 7

34
- Too Late To Turn Back Now
  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 40
- 34
- 3
- - 40
  - 34
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

35
- Dreaming Out Of Season
  The Montclairs
- 37
- 35
- 5
- - 37
  - 35
  - 5

36
- Bed And Board
  Barbara Mason
- 44
- 36
- 2
- - 44
  - 36
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

37
- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
  The Undisputed Truth
- 49
- 37
- 2
- - 49
  - 37
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

38
- Giving Up
  Donny Hathaway
- 25
- 21
- 7
- - 25
  - 21
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of June 24, 1972

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Lean On Me

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Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

West Virginia Road Named For Native Bill Withers

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Lean On Me

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Woman's Gotta Have It

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Outa-Space

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I'll Take You There

Troglodyte (Cave Man)

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I Wanna Be Where You Are

You're The Man (Part 1)

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I've Been Lonely For So Long

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(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right

Oh Girl

Funk Factory

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All The Kings Horses/April Fools

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You Said A Bad Word

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Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)

People Make The World Go Round

There It Is (Part 1)

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Victim Of A Foolish Heart

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Rip Off

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Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)

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I Only Have Eyes For You

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Automatically Sunshine

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Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I

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We've Come Too Far To End It Now

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Look What You Done For Me

Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ask Me What You Want

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Where Is The Love

Love's Street And Fool's Road

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jealous

That's The Way It's Got To Be (Body And Soul)

Tell Me This Is A Dream

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Not On The Outside

Pass The Peas

Too Late To Turn Back Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dreaming Out Of Season

Bed And Board

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Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

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Giving Up

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