Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 5, 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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1

Where Is The Love

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

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Last week

2

Weeks at no. 1

1

Weeks on chart

8

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 5, 1972

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- Where Is The Love
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 2
- 1
- 8
- - 2
  - 1
  - 8

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- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
  Luther Ingram
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

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- Rip Off
  Laura Lee
- 3
- 3
- 10
- - 3
  - 3
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

4
- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
  Detroit Emeralds
- 4
- 4
- 9
- - 4
  - 4
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

5
- Too Late To Turn Back Now
  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 6
- 5
- 9
- - 6
  - 5
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

6
- Pop That Thang
  The Isley Brothers
- 8
- 6
- 6
- - 8
  - 6
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

7
- Honky Tonk - Part 1
  The James Brown Soul Train
- 7
- 7
- 6
- - 7
  - 7
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

8
- Power Of Love
  Joe Simon
- 13
- 8
- 4
- - 13
  - 8
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

9
- I'm Still In Love With You
  Al Green
- 11
- 9
- 4
- - 11
  - 9
  - 4

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10
- I Miss You (Part I)
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 10
- 10
- 8
- - 10
  - 10
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

11
- Back Stabbers
  The O'Jays
- 14
- 11
- 5
- - 14
  - 11
  - 5

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12
- We've Come Too Far To End It Now
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 9
- 9
- 9
- - 9
  - 9
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

13
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
  Michael Jackson
- 5
- 2
- 10
- - 5
  - 2
  - 10

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14
- Lookin' Through The Windows
  Jackson 5
- 20
- 14
- 3
- - 20
  - 14
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

15
- Jealous
  Little Royal
- 16
- 15
- 11
- - 16
  - 15
  - 11

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16
- Lean On Me
  Bill Withers
- 12
- 1
- 15
- - 12
  - 1
  - 15

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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

17
- The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1)
  The Chi-lites
- 21
- 17
- 3
- - 21
  - 17
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

18
- Is It You Girl
  Betty Wright
- 19
- 18
- 7
- - 19
  - 18
  - 7

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19
- In The Ghetto
  Candi Staton
- 22
- 19
- 7
- - 22
  - 19
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fame

20
- Touching Me
  The Ovations
- 29
- 20
- 6
- - 29
  - 20
  - 6

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21
- Tell Me This Is A Dream
  The Delfonics
- 15
- 15
- 10
- - 15
  - 15
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly Groove

22
- Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
  The Trammps
- 23
- 22
- 6
- - 23
  - 22
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

23
- Starting All Over Again
  Mel And Tim
- 25
- 23
- 5
- - 25
  - 23
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

24
- Outa-Space
  Billy Preston
- 17
- 1
- 14
- - 17
  - 1
  - 14

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

25
- School Of Life
  Tommy Tate
- 27
- 25
- 7
- - 27
  - 25
  - 7

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26
- People Make The World Go Round
  The Stylistics
- 18
- 6
- 9
- - 18
  - 6
  - 9

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27
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On/Mother Nature
  The Temptations
- 28
- 27
- 4
- - 28
  - 27
  - 4

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28
- Was I Just A Fool
  Tyrone Davis
- 26
- 26
- 6
- - 26
  - 26
  - 6

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29
- I Could Never Be Happy
  The Emotions
- 32
- 29
- 4
- - 32
  - 29
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

30
- Think (About It)
  Lyn Collins
- 33
- 30
- 4
- - 33
  - 30
  - 4

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31
- Everybody Plays The Fool
  The Main Ingredient
- 36
- 31
- 4
- - 36
  - 31
  - 4

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32
- I Only Meant To Wet My Feet
  The Whispers
- 40
- 32
- 3
- - 40
  - 32
  - 3

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33
- Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
  Ray Charles
- 34
- 33
- 3
- - 34
  - 33
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/TRC

34
- (They Long To Be) Close To You
  Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager
- 44
- 34
- 2
- - 44
  - 34
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

35
- Love, Love, Love
  J.R. Bailey
- 35
- 35
- 6
- - 35
  - 35
  - 6

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36
- Bed And Board
  Barbara Mason
- 24
- 24
- 8
- - 24
  - 24
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

37
- Tear It On Down
  Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
- 37
- 37
- 4
- - 37
  - 37
  - 4

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38
- Sweet Sweet Tootie
  Lonnie Youngblood
- 43
- 38
- 3
- - 43
  - 38
  - 3

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39
- Just Because He Wants To Make Love (Doesn't Mean He Loves You)
  Moments
- 42
- 39
- 3
- - 42
  - 39
  - 3

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Songwriter(s):

R.Dahrouge

Producer(s):

G.Kerr

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang/All Platinum

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- My Man, A Sweet Man
  Millie Jackson
- -
- 40
- 1
- - -
  - 40
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

41
- Soultrain (Parts 1 & 2)
  Ramrods
- 41
- 41
- 5
- - 41
  - 41
  - 5

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42
- We're Almost Home
  Solomon Burke
- 45
- 42
- 3
- - 45
  - 42
  - 3

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43
- Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness
  The Soul Children
- 48
- 43
- 2
- - 48
  - 43
  - 2

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44
- Sittin' On A Time Bomb (Waitin' For The Hurt To Come)
  The Honey Cone
- 49
- 44
- 2
- - 49
  - 44
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

45