Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 21, 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

1

Weeks at no. 1

2

Weeks on chart

8

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 21, 1973

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Masterpiece
  The Temptations
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

2
- Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)
  Four Tops
- 3
- 2
- 11
- - 3
  - 2
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

3
- Pillow Talk
  Sylvia (r&b)
- 7
- 3
- 5
- - 7
  - 3
  - 5

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Producer(s):

Sylvia, Not Listed

4
- Oh La De Da
  The Staple Singers
- 5
- 4
- 7
- - 5
  - 4
  - 7

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Producer(s):

A.Bell, Not Listed

5
- Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

6
- Step By Step
  Joe Simon
- 8
- 6
- 8
- - 8
  - 6
  - 8

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Producer(s):

R.Gerald, Not Listed

7
- Call Me (Come Back Home)
  Al Green
- 4
- 2
- 9
- - 4
  - 2
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi

8
- Funky Worm
  Ohio Players
- 11
- 8
- 7
- - 11
  - 8
  - 7

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Producer(s):

Ohio Players, Not Listed

9
- Cisco Kid
  War
- 18
- 9
- 4
- - 18
  - 9
  - 4

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Producer(s):

J.Goldstein, L.Jordan, H.Scott

10
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
  Stevie Wonder
- 14
- 10
- 5
- - 14
  - 10
  - 5

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Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

11
- It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)
  The Soul Children
- 12
- 11
- 9
- - 12
  - 11
  - 9

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12
- Break Up To Make Up
  The Stylistics
- 6
- 5
- 10
- - 6
  - 5
  - 10

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Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

13
- Down And Out In New York City
  James Brown
- 15
- 13
- 5
- - 15
  - 13
  - 5

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Producer(s):

J.Brown, Not Listed

14
- Hallelujah Day
  Jackson 5
- 17
- 14
- 5
- - 17
  - 14
  - 5

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Producer(s):

E.Perren, F.Mizell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

15
- Leaving Me
  The Independents
- 24
- 15
- 4
- - 24
  - 15
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

16
- Yesterday I Had The Blues
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 21
- 16
- 4
- - 21
  - 16
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

17
- Mr. Magic Man
  Wilson Pickett
- 20
- 17
- 6
- - 20
  - 17
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

18
- Killing Me Softly With His Song
  Roberta Flack
- 13
- 2
- 12
- - 13
  - 2
  - 12

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Producer(s):

J.Dorn, Not Listed

19
- Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)
  Aretha Franklin
- 9
- 8
- 10
- - 9
  - 8
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

20
- Across 110th Street
  Bobby Womack & Peace
- 22
- 20
- 4
- - 22
  - 20
  - 4

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Producer(s):

B.Womack, Not Listed

21
- I Can Understand It
  The New Birth
- 26
- 21
- 5
- - 26
  - 21
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

22
- Dancing To Your Music
  Archie Bell & The Drells
- 16
- 11
- 8
- - 16
  - 11
  - 8

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Producer(s):

P.Mitchell, Not Listed

23
- Without You In My Life
  Tyrone Davis
- 27
- 23
- 4
- - 27
  - 23
  - 4

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Producer(s):

W.Henderson, Not Listed

24
- A Letter To Myself
  The Chi-lites
- 10
- 3
- 11
- - 10
  - 3
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

25
- I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More Baby
  Barry White
- 33
- 25
- 3
- - 33
  - 25
  - 3

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Producer(s):

B.White, Not Listed

26
- I' Been Watchin' You
  The South Side Movement
- 28
- 26
- 8
- - 28
  - 26
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

27
- It's Hard To Stop (Doing Something When It's Good To You)
  Betty Wright
- 32
- 27
- 3
- - 32
  - 27
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alston

28
- Do You Still Feel The Same Way
  Tommie Young
- 29
- 28
- 8
- - 29
  - 28
  - 8

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29
- Always
  Luther Ingram
- 34
- 29
- 3
- - 34
  - 29
  - 3

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Producer(s):

J.Baylor, Not Listed

30
- Spell
  Blue Magic
- 31
- 30
- 4
- - 31
  - 30
  - 4

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31
- I'm Doin' Fine Now
  New York City
- 36
- 31
- 4
- - 36
  - 31
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

32
- Super Fly Meets Shaft
  John & Ernest
- 37
- 32
- 2
- - 37
  - 32
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rainy Wednesday

33
- Natural High
  Bloodstone
- 38
- 33
- 2
- - 38
  - 33
  - 2

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Producer(s):

M.Vernon, Not Listed

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- People Are Changin'
  Timmy Thomas
- 40
- 34
- 3
- - 40
  - 34
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Glades

35
- I Don't Want To Lose You
  Classic Sullivans
- 35
- 35
- 4
- - 35
  - 35
  - 4

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36
- Will It Go Round In Circles
  Billy Preston
- 39
- 36
- 4
- - 39
  - 36
  - 4

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Producer(s):

B.Preston, Not Listed

37
- Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation
  The Dells
- 46
- 37
- 2
- - 46
  - 37
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadet

38
- Am I Black Enough For You
  Billy Paul
- 43
- 38
- 3
- - 43
  - 38
  - 3

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Producer(s):

Gamble-huff, Not Listed

39
- Armed And Extremely Dangerous
  First Choice
- 44
- 39
- 4
- - 44
  - 39
  - 4

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Producer(s):

Stan & Harris, Not Listed

40
- I'll Make It Worth Your While
  Little Johnny Taylor
- 42
- 40
- 2
- - 42
  - 40
  - 2

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41 NEW
NEW
- Breakaway
  Millie Jackson
- -
- 41
- 1
- - -
  - 41
  - 1

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Producer(s):

Not Listed

42
- Fencewalk
  Mandrill
- 45
- 42
- 3
- - 45
  - 42
  - 3

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Producer(s):

A.Brown, Mandrill, Not Listed

43 NEW
NEW
- Don't Let It Get You Down
  The Crusaders
- -
- 43
- 1
- - -
  - 43
  - 1

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Producer(s):

S.Levine, Not Listed