Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of December 30, 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

Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

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Last week

1

Weeks at no. 1

4

Weeks on chart

10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

Soul Singer Billy Paul Dies at 81

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of December 30, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Me And Mrs. Jones
  Billy Paul
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

2
- Superstition
  Stevie Wonder
- 5
- 2
- 6
- - 5
  - 2
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

3
- Why Can't We Live Together
  Timmy Thomas
- 3
- 3
- 8
- - 3
  - 3
  - 8

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4
- You Ought To Be With Me
  Al Green
- 2
- 1
- 9
- - 2
  - 1
  - 9

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5
- Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad
  Joe Simon
- 6
- 5
- 5
- - 6
  - 5
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

6
- I Got A Bag Of My Own
  James Brown
- 8
- 6
- 7
- - 8
  - 6
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

7
- Keeper Of The Castle
  Four Tops
- 7
- 7
- 7
- - 7
  - 7
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

8
- Superfly
  Curtis Mayfield
- 11
- 8
- 6
- - 11
  - 8
  - 6

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9
- If You Don't Know Me By Now
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 4
- 1
- 12
- - 4
  - 1
  - 12

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10
- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
  The Temptations
- 10
- 5
- 12
- - 10
  - 5
  - 12

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11
- I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm)
  Luther Ingram
- 14
- 11
- 5
- - 14
  - 11
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Koko

12
- Love Jones
  Brighter Side Of Darkness
- 15
- 12
- 10
- - 15
  - 12
  - 10

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13
- Corner Of The Sky
  Jackson 5
- 9
- 9
- 8
- - 9
  - 9
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

14
- I'm Stone In Love With You
  The Stylistics
- 12
- 4
- 12
- - 12
  - 4
  - 12

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15
- The World Is A Ghetto
  War
- 20
- 15
- 5
- - 20
  - 15
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

16
- 992 Arguments
  The O'Jays
- 13
- 13
- 7
- - 13
  - 13
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

17
- I've Never Found A Man (To Love Me Like You Do)
  Esther Phillips
- 18
- 17
- 5
- - 18
  - 17
  - 5

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18
- We Need Order
  The Chi-lites
- 22
- 18
- 4
- - 22
  - 18
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

19
- One Night Affair
  Jerry Butler
- 16
- 6
- 8
- - 16
  - 6
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

20
- Trouble Man
  Marvin Gaye
- 38
- 20
- 2
- - 38
  - 20
  - 2

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21
- Work To Do
  The Isley Brothers
- 17
- 11
- 9
- - 17
  - 11
  - 9

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22
- Harry Hippie
  Bobby Womack & Peace
- 32
- 22
- 3
- - 32
  - 22
  - 3

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23
- Feel The Need
  Detroit Emeralds
- 30
- 23
- 6
- - 30
  - 23
  - 6

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Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound/Unknown

24
- Silly Wasn't I
  Valerie Simpson
- 28
- 24
- 3
- - 28
  - 24
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

25
- My Thing
  Moments
- 34
- 25
- 5
- - 34
  - 25
  - 5

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Songwriter(s):

S.Robinson

Producer(s):

Sylvia

26
- One Life To Live
  The Manhattans
- 19
- 3
- 18
- - 19
  - 3
  - 18

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27
- Trying To Live My Life Without You
  Otis Clay
- 27
- 24
- 9
- - 27
  - 24
  - 9

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28
- We Did It
  Syl Johnson
- 29
- 28
- 4
- - 29
  - 28
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi

29
- I Miss You Baby
  Millie Jackson
- 39
- 29
- 4
- - 39
  - 29
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

30
- Baby Sitter
  Betty Wright
- 21
- 6
- 15
- - 21
  - 6
  - 15

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alston

31 NEW
NEW
- Daddy's Home
  Jermaine Jackson
- -
- 31
- 1
- - -
  - 31
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

32
- (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind Pt. 1
  Joe Quarterman
- 36
- 32
- 6
- - 36
  - 32
  - 6

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33
- Man Sized Job
  Denise LaSalle
- 23
- 4
- 13
- - 23
  - 4
  - 13

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

34
- Today I Started Loving You Again
  Bettye Swann
- 42
- 34
- 3
- - 42
  - 34
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

35
- Just As Long As We're In Love
  The Dells
- 35
- 35
- 8
- - 35
  - 35
  - 8

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36 NEW
NEW
- Let Us Love
  Bill Withers
- -
- 36
- 1
- - -
  - 36
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

37
- Peace In The Valley Of Love
  The Persuaders
- 24
- 21
- 12
- - 24
  - 21
  - 12

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38
- Save That Thing
  Rimshots
- 41
- 38
- 4
- - 41
  - 38
  - 4

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39
- Give Me Your Love
  Barbara Mason
- 45
- 39
- 3
- - 45
  - 39
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

40
- What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin'
  James Brown-Lyn Collins
- 46
- 40
- 2
- - 46
  - 40
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

41
- Breaking Up Somebody's Home
  Albert King
- 43
- 41
- 3
- - 43
  - 41
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

42 NEW
NEW
- I Can't Stand To See You Cry
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- -
- 42
- 1
- - -
  - 42
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

43
- Crumbs Off The Table
  Laura Lee
- 49
- 43
- 2
- - 49
  - 43
  - 2

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44
- I Won't Let That Chump Break Your Heart
  Carl Carlton
- 48
- 44
- 3
- - 48
  - 44
  - 3

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