Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 14, 1973

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

Masterpiece

The Temptations

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Last week

3

Weeks at no. 1

1

Weeks on chart

7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

Broadway's Temptations Musical 'Ain't Too Proud' to Close in January

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 14, 1973

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Masterpiece
  The Temptations
- 3
- 1
- 7
- - 3
  - 1
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

2
- Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

3
- Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)
  Four Tops
- 4
- 3
- 10
- - 4
  - 3
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

4
- Call Me (Come Back Home)
  Al Green
- 2
- 2
- 8
- - 2
  - 2
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi

5
- Oh La De Da
  The Staple Singers
- 7
- 5
- 6
- - 7
  - 5
  - 6

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Producer(s):

A.Bell, Not Listed

6
- Break Up To Make Up
  The Stylistics
- 5
- 5
- 9
- - 5
  - 5
  - 9

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Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

7
- Pillow Talk
  Sylvia (r&b)
- 13
- 7
- 4
- - 13
  - 7
  - 4

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Producer(s):

Sylvia, Not Listed

8
- Step By Step
  Joe Simon
- 10
- 8
- 7
- - 10
  - 8
  - 7

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Producer(s):

R.Gerald, Not Listed

9
- Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)
  Aretha Franklin
- 8
- 8
- 9
- - 8
  - 8
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

10
- A Letter To Myself
  The Chi-lites
- 6
- 3
- 10
- - 6
  - 3
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

11
- Funky Worm
  Ohio Players
- 16
- 11
- 6
- - 16
  - 11
  - 6

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Producer(s):

Ohio Players, Not Listed

12
- It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)
  The Soul Children
- 14
- 12
- 8
- - 14
  - 12
  - 8

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13
- Killing Me Softly With His Song
  Roberta Flack
- 9
- 2
- 11
- - 9
  - 2
  - 11

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Producer(s):

J.Dorn, Not Listed

14
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
  Stevie Wonder
- 18
- 14
- 4
- - 18
  - 14
  - 4

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Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

15
- Down And Out In New York City
  James Brown
- 19
- 15
- 4
- - 19
  - 15
  - 4

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Producer(s):

J.Brown, Not Listed

16
- Dancing To Your Music
  Archie Bell & The Drells
- 11
- 11
- 7
- - 11
  - 11
  - 7

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Producer(s):

P.Mitchell, Not Listed

17
- Hallelujah Day
  Jackson 5
- 20
- 17
- 4
- - 20
  - 17
  - 4

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Producer(s):

E.Perren, F.Mizell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

18
- Cisco Kid
  War
- 21
- 18
- 3
- - 21
  - 18
  - 3

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Producer(s):

J.Goldstein, L.Jordan, H.Scott

19
- One Man Band (Plays All Alone)
  Ronnie Dyson
- 15
- 15
- 9
- - 15
  - 15
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

20
- Mr. Magic Man
  Wilson Pickett
- 23
- 20
- 5
- - 23
  - 20
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

21
- Yesterday I Had The Blues
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 29
- 21
- 3
- - 29
  - 21
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

22
- Across 110th Street
  Bobby Womack & Peace
- 26
- 22
- 3
- - 26
  - 22
  - 3

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Producer(s):

B.Womack, Not Listed

23
- Love Train
  The O'Jays
- 12
- 1
- 13
- - 12
  - 1
  - 13

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24
- Leaving Me
  The Independents
- 35
- 24
- 3
- - 35
  - 24
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

25
- Friends Or Lovers
  Act I
- 22
- 22
- 8
- - 22
  - 22
  - 8

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26
- I Can Understand It
  The New Birth
- 36
- 26
- 4
- - 36
  - 26
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

27
- Without You In My Life
  Tyrone Davis
- 31
- 27
- 3
- - 31
  - 27
  - 3

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Producer(s):

W.Henderson, Not Listed

28
- I' Been Watchin' You
  The South Side Movement
- 33
- 28
- 7
- - 33
  - 28
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

29
- Do You Still Feel The Same Way
  Tommie Young
- 32
- 29
- 7
- - 32
  - 29
  - 7

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30
- If I Could Only Be Sure
  Nolan Porter
- 30
- 29
- 8
- - 30
  - 29
  - 8

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Producer(s):

G.Mekler, Not Listed

31
- Spell
  Blue Magic
- 34
- 31
- 3
- - 34
  - 31
  - 3

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32
- It's Hard To Stop (Doing Something When It's Good To You)
  Betty Wright
- 38
- 32
- 2
- - 38
  - 32
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alston

33
- I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More Baby
  Barry White
- 41
- 33
- 2
- - 41
  - 33
  - 2

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Producer(s):

B.White, Not Listed

34
- Always
  Luther Ingram
- 42
- 34
- 2
- - 42
  - 34
  - 2

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Producer(s):

J.Baylor, Not Listed

35
- I Don't Want To Lose You
  Classic Sullivans
- 39
- 35
- 3
- - 39
  - 35
  - 3

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36
- I'm Doin' Fine Now
  New York City
- 43
- 36
- 3
- - 43
  - 36
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

37 NEW
NEW
- Super Fly Meets Shaft
  John & Ernest
- -
- 37
- 1
- - -
  - 37
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rainy Wednesday

38 NEW
NEW
- Natural High
  Bloodstone
- -
- 38
- 1
- - -
  - 38
  - 1

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Producer(s):

M.Vernon, Not Listed

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- Will It Go Round In Circles
  Billy Preston
- 44
- 39
- 3
- - 44
  - 39
  - 3

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Producer(s):

B.Preston, Not Listed

40
- People Are Changin'
  Timmy Thomas
- 45
- 40
- 2
- - 45
  - 40
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Glades

41
- Put On Your Shoes And Walk
  Clarence Carter
- 40
- 40
- 5
- - 40
  - 40
  - 5

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42 NEW
NEW
- I'll Make It Worth Your While
  Little Johnny Taylor
- -
- 42
- 1
- - -
  - 42
  - 1

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43
- Am I Black Enough For You
  Billy Paul
- 48
- 43
- 2
- - 48
  - 43
  - 2

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Producer(s):

Gamble-huff, Not Listed

44
- Armed And Extremely Dangerous
  First Choice
- 47
- 44
- 3