Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 26, 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

Power Of Love

Joe Simon

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Last week

2

Weeks at no. 1

1

Weeks on chart

7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

Roy Rifkind, Spring Records Co-Founder, Dies at 94

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 26, 1972

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1
- Power Of Love
  Joe Simon
- 2
- 1
- 7
- - 2
  - 1
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

2
- Back Stabbers
  The O'Jays
- 4
- 2
- 8
- - 4
  - 2
  - 8

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3
- I'm Still In Love With You
  Al Green
- 1
- 1
- 7
- - 1
  - 1
  - 7

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4
- Pop That Thang
  The Isley Brothers
- 3
- 3
- 9
- - 3
  - 3
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

5
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
  Luther Ingram
- 5
- 1
- 13
- - 5
  - 1
  - 13

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6
- Lookin' Through The Windows
  Jackson 5
- 6
- 6
- 6
- - 6
  - 6
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

7
- I Miss You (Part I)
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 7
- 7
- 11
- - 7
  - 7
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

8
- The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1)
  The Chi-lites
- 9
- 8
- 6
- - 9
  - 8
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

9
- Starting All Over Again
  Mel And Tim
- 11
- 9
- 8
- - 11
  - 9
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

10
- This World
  The Staple Singers
- 15
- 10
- 4
- - 15
  - 10
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

11
- (They Long To Be) Close To You
  Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager
- 14
- 11
- 5
- - 14
  - 11
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

12
- In The Ghetto
  Candi Staton
- 12
- 12
- 10
- - 12
  - 12
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fame

13
- Everybody Plays The Fool
  The Main Ingredient
- 22
- 13
- 7
- - 22
  - 13
  - 7

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14
- Where Is The Love
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 8
- 1
- 11
- - 8
  - 1
  - 11

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15
- Think (About It)
  Lyn Collins
- 17
- 15
- 7
- - 17
  - 15
  - 7

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16
- Too Late To Turn Back Now
  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 10
- 5
- 12
- - 10
  - 5
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

17
- Get On The Good Foot-Part 1
  James Brown
- 27
- 17
- 3
- - 27
  - 17
  - 3

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18
- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
  Detroit Emeralds
- 16
- 4
- 12
- - 16
  - 4
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

19
- Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
  The Trammps
- 20
- 19
- 9
- - 20
  - 19
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

20
- My Man, A Sweet Man
  Millie Jackson
- 29
- 20
- 4
- - 29
  - 20
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

21
- Honky Tonk - Part 1
  The James Brown Soul Train
- 13
- 7
- 9
- - 13
  - 7
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

22
- School Of Life
  Tommy Tate
- 23
- 22
- 10
- - 23
  - 22
  - 10

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23
- I Could Never Be Happy
  The Emotions
- 24
- 23
- 7
- - 24
  - 23
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

24
- Touching Me
  The Ovations
- 19
- 19
- 9
- - 19
  - 19
  - 9

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25
- Just Because He Wants To Make Love (Doesn't Mean He Loves You)
  Moments
- 26
- 25
- 6
- - 26
  - 25
  - 6

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Songwriter(s):

R.Dahrouge

Producer(s):

G.Kerr

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang/All Platinum

26
- Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness
  The Soul Children
- 33
- 26
- 5
- - 33
  - 26
  - 5

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27
- I Only Meant To Wet My Feet
  The Whispers
- 28
- 27
- 6
- - 28
  - 27
  - 6

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28
- We've Come Too Far To End It Now
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 18
- 9
- 12
- - 18
  - 9
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

29
- Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love
  The Supremes
- 36
- 29
- 3
- - 36
  - 29
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

30
- Open House At My House (Part 1)
  Little Johnny Taylor
- 37
- 30
- 3
- - 37
  - 30
  - 3

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31
- Love, Love, Love
  J.R. Bailey
- 31
- 31
- 9
- - 31
  - 31
  - 9

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32
- Sweet Sweet Tootie
  Lonnie Youngblood
- 32
- 32
- 6
- - 32
  - 32
  - 6

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33
- Sittin' On A Time Bomb (Waitin' For The Hurt To Come)
  The Honey Cone
- 34
- 33
- 5
- - 34
  - 33
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

34
- Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")
  Curtis Mayfield
- 39
- 34
- 3
- - 39
  - 34
  - 3

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35
- How Could I Let You Get Away
  The Spinners
- 43
- 35
- 2
- - 43
  - 35
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

36
- Somebody's On Your Case
  Ann Peebles
- 40
- 36
- 4
- - 40
  - 36
  - 4

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37
- (Win, Place Or Show) She's A Winner
  The Intruders
- 44
- 37
- 2
- - 44
  - 37
  - 2

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38
- Ben
  Michael Jackson
- 48
- 38
- 2
- - 48
  - 38
  - 2

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39
- Toast To The Fool
  The Dramatics
- 49
- 39
- 2
- - 49
  - 39
  - 2

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40
- We The People - Part I
  Soulsearcher
- 42
- 40
- 5
- - 42
  - 40
  - 5

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41
- I Don't Want To Do Wrong
  Love, Peace & Happiness
- 41
- 41
- 3
- - 41
  - 41
  - 3

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42
- I'll Play The Blues For You
  Albert King
- 45
- 42
- 2
- - 45
  - 42
  - 2

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43
- Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
  Ray Charles
- 25
- 25
- 6
- - 25
  - 25
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/TRC

44
- Honey I Still Love You
  The Mark IV
- 50
- 44
- 2
- - 50
  - 44
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury