| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
| 1. | 08/1972 | | 341
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 42 | [recorded live in manchester, england]
[novelty]
[Chess 2131]
written by Chuck Berry |
 | 2. | 06/1972 | | 313
| US ✫1
UK 5
US AC ✫1
US R&B 38 | [Epic 10902]
written by Johnny Nash |
|
| 3. | 03/1972 | | 300
| US ✫1
UK 14
US AC ✫1
US R&B 4 |  [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1973]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1973]
[Atlantic 2864]
written by Ewan MacColl |
 | 4. | 03/1972 | | 287
| US 2
UK 3
US R&B 2 | [Motown 1197]
written by Jimmie Thomas |
 | 5. | 08/1972 | | 278
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC 3
US R&B 5 | [Motown 1207]
written by Don Black & Walter Scharf |
| 6. | 11/1972 | | 272
| US ✫1
UK 12
US AC 10
US R&B ✫1 | [P.i. 3521]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert |
 | 7. | 04/1972 | | 263
| US ✫1
UK 18
US AC 4
US R&B ✫1 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #205]
[Sussex 235]
written by Bill Withers |
| 8. | 11/1972 | | 253
| US ✫1
UK 11
US AC 38
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #74]
[Tamla 54226]
written by Stevie Wonder |
| 9. | 04/1972 | | 244
| US ✫1
UK 14
US AC 34
US R&B ✫1 | [Brunswick 55471]
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record |
| 10. | 10/1972 | | 229
| US ✫1
UK 14
US R&B 5 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #168]
[Gordy 7121]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong |
| 11. | 09/1972 | | 223
| US 3
UK 9
US R&B ✫1 | written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
 | 12. | 02/1972 | | 223
| US 3
UK 13
US AC 7
US R&B 2 | featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr.
[Avco 4591]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed |
| 13. | 12/1972 | | 220
| US 4
UK 11
US AC 14
US R&B ✫1 | written by Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals |
| 14. | 04/1972 | | 218
| US ✫1
UK 30
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #276]
[Stax 0125]
written by Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) |
| 15. | 11/1972 | | 209
| US 3
UK 12
US R&B ✫1 | [Glades 1703]
written by Timmy Thomas |
| 16. | 01/1972 | | 190
| US 2
US R&B ✫1 | [Dial 1010]
written by Joe Tex |
| 17. | 04/1972 | | 188
| US 2
UK 44
US AC 23
US R&B ✫1 | [instrumental]
[A&M 1320]
written by Billy Preston & Joe Greene |
| 18. | 06/1972 | | 188
| US 5
UK 29
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Atlantic 2879]
written by Ralph MacDonald & William Salter |
| 19. | 05/1972 | | 179
| US 2
US AC 6
US R&B 5 | [United Artists 50910]
written by Eddie Cornelius |
| 20. | 07/1972 | | 179
| US 3
UK 35
US AC 33
US R&B ✫1 | [Hi 2216]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell |
| 21. | 1972 | | 176
| US 3
US AC 31
US R&B ✫1 | B side to How Could I Let You Get Away
written by Thom Bell & Phil Hurtt |
| 22. | 10/1972 | | 175
| US 3
UK 51
US AC 28
US R&B ✫1 | [Hi 2227]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell |
| 23. | 07/1972 | | 168
| US 3
UK 52
US AC 25
US R&B 2 | [RCA Victor 0731]
written by Jim Bailey, Rudy Clark & Ken Williams |
| 24. | 08/1972 | | 167
| US 2
US AC 14
US R&B 2 | [Sussex 241]
written by Bill Withers |
| 25. | 06/1972 | | 166
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | [KoKo 2111]
written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton & Raymond Jackson |
| 26. | 10/1972 | | 163
| US 10
UK 9
US AC 27
US R&B 4 | [Avco 4603]
written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed & Anthony Bell |
| 27. | 07/1972 | | 161
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Philadelphia International 3517]
written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead |
| 28. | 04/1972 | | 159
| US 4
UK 44
US R&B 2 | [Hi 2211]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell |
| 29. | 03/1972 | | 146
| US 5
US AC 11
US R&B ✫1 | [Atlantic 2866]
written by Aretha Franklin |
 | 30. | 01/1972 | | 143
| US 16
UK 9
US AC 33
US R&B 5 | [Motown 1195]
written by Smokey Robinson |
 | 31. | 08/1972 | | 143
| US 4
US R&B 2 | [Curtom 1975]
written by Curtis Mayfield |
| 32. | 07/1972 | | 138
| US 16
UK 9
US R&B 5 | [Motown 1205]
written by Clifton Davis |
| 33. | 02/1972 | | 135
| US 5
US R&B ✫1 | written by Tony Hester |
| 34. | 11/1972 | | 126
| US 84
UK 3
US R&B 42 | [Avco 4602]
written by Sandy Linzer |
| 35. | 01/1972 | | 125
| US 8
UK 29
US R&B 11 | [instrumental]
[Polydor 15030]
written by Bill Ador |
| 36. | 11/1972 | | 125
| US 10
UK 18
US R&B 7 | written by Brian Potter & Dennis Lambert |
| 37. | 04/1972 | | 122
| US 14
UK 14
US R&B 6 | featuring Barry White
[Uni 55319]
written by Barry White |
| 38. | 11/1972 | | 122
| US 8
UK 52
US R&B 5 | [Curtom 1978]
written by Curtis Mayfield |
 | 39. | 05/1972 | | 121
| US 6
US R&B 4 | as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[novelty]
[RCA 1029]
written by Harry Jensen, Gerald Thomas, Douglas Gibson, Robert Manigault, Jimmy Castor & Langdon Fridie Jr. |
| 40. | 04/1972 | | 116
| US 8
US AC 2
US R&B 28 | [Bell 45195]
written by Tony Macaulay |
| 41. | 11/1972 | | 114
| US 110
UK 4
US R&B 22 | [Westbound 209]
written by Abrim Tilmon |
| 42. | 11/1972 | | 112
| US 7
US R&B 3 | [United Artists 50975]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Leroy Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oscar Levitin & Howard Scott |
| 43. | 01/1972 | | 110
| US 22
UK 11
US R&B 14 | [Avco 4587]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. |
| 44. | 12/1972 | | 110
| US 7
US R&B 4 | [Tamla 54228]
written by Marvin Gaye |
| 45. | 12/1972 | | 105
| US 9
US R&B 3 | [Motown 1216]
written by James Sheppard & William H. Miller |
| 46. | 03/1972 | | 103
| US 33
UK 11
US AC 25
US R&B 13 | [Soul 35094]
written by Kris Kristofferson |
| 47. | 02/1972 | | 98
| US 23
UK 17
US AC 26
US R&B 15 | [Epic 10829]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) |
| 48. | 01/1972 | | 96
| US 36
UK 12
US R&B 5 | [Westbound 192]
written by Abrim Tilmon |
 | 49. | 05/1972 | | 94
| US 37
UK 10
US AC 17
US R&B 21 | [Motown 1200]
written by Smokey Robinson |
| 50. | 03/1972 | | 90
| US 30
UK 13
US R&B 10 | [Gordy 7115]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong |
| 51. | 07/1972 | | 90
| US 11
US R&B ✫1 | [Spring 128]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Joe Simon |
| 52. | 04/1972 | | 87
| US 27
UK 22
US R&B 8 | [Stax 0117]
written by Posie Knight & Jerry Weaver |
 | 53. | 05/1972 | | 75
| US 16
US R&B 2 | [Motown 1202]
written by Leon Ware & Arthur Ross (as Arthur "T-Boy" Ross) |
 | 54. | 08/1972 | | 74
| US 18
US R&B ✫1 | [Polydor 14139]
written by James Brown, Fred Wesley & Joe Mims |
| 55. | 10/1972 | | 72
| US 16
US R&B 3 | [20th Century 2002]
written by Murph, Eskridge & Johnson |
| 56. | 04/1972 | | 72
| US 46
UK 16
US R&B 10 | [instrumental]
[Soul 35095]
written by Johnny Bristol & Marilyn McLeod |
| 57. | 07/1972 | | 71
| US 19
US R&B 4 | [Stax 0127]
written by Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell) |
| 58. | 04/1972 | | 70
| US 13
US R&B 8 | [Motown 1199]
written by Bobby Day |
| 59. | 01/1972 | | 70
| US 16
US R&B 12 | [United Artists 50867]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar & Howard E. Scott |
| 60. | 10/1972 | | 61
| US 18
US R&B 9 | [Motown 1214]
written by Stephen Schwartz |
| 61. | 07/1972 | | 60
| US 24
US R&B 3 | [T-neck 935]
written by Herman Kelly, Clyde Otis, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley), Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley |
| 62. | 02/1972 | | 60
| US 18
US R&B 11 | as Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band
[instrumental]
[Sussex 233]
written by Dennis Coffey |
| 63. | 05/1972 | | 59
| US 24
US R&B 4 | [Westbound 203]
written by Abrim Tilmon |
| 64. | 06/1972 | | 56
| US 25
US AC 25
US R&B 6 | [Avco 4595]
written by Linda Creed & Thom Bell |
| 65. | 02/1972 | | 53
| US 27
US R&B ✫1 | [Polydor 14109]
written by James Brown & Bobby Byrd |
| 66. | 03/1972 | | 53
| US 27
US R&B 4 | [Spring 123]
written by Millie Jackson & Billy Nichols |
| 67. | 02/1972 | | 52
| US 23
US R&B 8 | [Hot Wax 7113]
written by Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar), Edith Wayne & General Johnson |
| 68. | 09/1972 | | 50
| US 23
US AC 27
US R&B 28 | [United Artists 50954]
written by Eddie Cornelius |
| 69. | 09/1972 | | 49
| US 57
UK 29
US R&B 9 | [Invictus 9125]
written by Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier |
| 70. | 02/1972 | | 48
| US 30
US R&B 3 | [Enterprise 9042]
written by Isaac Hayes |
| 71. | 06/1972 | | 48
| US 26
US R&B 7 | charted as All the King's Horses / April Fools in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2883]
written by Aretha Franklin |
| 72. | 12/1972 | | 43
| US 31
US R&B 8 | with Peace
[United Artists 50946]
written by Jim Ford |
| 73. | 01/1972 | | 38
| US 37
US AC 8
US R&B 22 | [live]
[Bell 45170]
written by James W. Alexander & Willie Hutchinson |
| 74. | 07/1972 | | 37
| US 29
US R&B 24 | [Warner 7612]
written by Stephen Kupka (as Stephen "Doc" Kupka), Emilio Castillo, Williams & Gordon |
 | 75. | 05/1972 | | 36
| US 33
US R&B 13 | [Tamla 54216]
written by Stevie Wonder |
| 76. | 08/1972 | | 35
| US 38
US R&B 6 | [Stax 0137]
written by Gary William Friedman & Herb Shapiro |
| 77. | 10/1972 | | 34
| US 38
US AC 12
US R&B 19 | [instrumental]
[Enterprise 9058]
written by Isaac Hayes |
| 78. | 05/1972 | | 34
| US 60
US R&B ✫1 | [United Artists 50902]
written by Darryl Carter, Bobby Womack & Linda Womack |
| 79. | 02/1972 | | 33
| US 46
US R&B 3 | [Westbound 201]
written by Denise LaSalle |
| 80. | 03/1972 | | 32
| US 40
US R&B 6 | [spoken]
[Polydor 14116]
written by James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Dave Matthews & Manny Rosen |
| 81. | 11/1972 | | 32
| US 44
US R&B 3 | [Polydor 14153]
written by James Brown |
| 82. | 09/1972 | | 31
| US 53
US R&B 3 | [Chimneyville 443]
written by King Floyd |
| 83. | 12/1972 | | 31
| US 37
US AC 10
US R&B 43 | [United Artists 50996]
written by Eddie Cornelius & Carter Cornelius |
| 84. | 05/1972 | | 31
| US 43
US R&B 4 | [Polydor 14125]
written by James Brown |
| 85. | 03/1972 | | 31
| US 44
US R&B 5 | [Stax 0119]
written by John Colbert & Norman West |
| 86. | 12/1972 | | 30
| US 40
US R&B 9 | [KoKo 2113]
written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton & Raymond Jackson |
| 87. | 09/1972 | | 30
| US 46
UK 51
US R&B 23 | [Motown 1201]
written by Wade Brown, David Jones Jr. & Johnny Bristol |
| 88. | 10/1972 | | 29
| US 55
US R&B 4 | [Westbound 206]
written by Denise LaSalle |
| 89. | 06/1972 | | 29
| US 68
US R&B 3 | [Hot Wax 7204]
written by William Weatherspoon & Angelo Bond |
| 90. | 10/1972 | | 28
| US 46
US R&B 6 | [Alston 4614]
written by Betty Wright, Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke |
| 91. | 08/1972 | | 28
| US 42
US R&B 7 | [Spring 127]
written by Raeford Gerald |
| 92. | 06/1972 | | 27
| US 44
US R&B 7 | [instrumental]
[Polydor 14129]
written by Bill Doggett, Henry Glover, Billy Butler, Shape Sheppard & Clifford Scott |
| 93. | 03/1972 | | 26
| US 61
US R&B 5 | [Dakar 4501]
written by Richard Parker & Willie Henderson |
| 94. | 04/1972 | | 26
| US 54
US R&B 6 | [T-neck 934]
written by Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) & Rudolph Isley |
| 95. | 11/1972 | | 26
| US 52
US R&B 6 | [Mercury 73335]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
| 96. | 07/1972 | | 25
| US 47
US R&B 8 | [Brunswick 55478]
written by Carl Davis & Eugene Record |
| 97. | 06/1972 | | 25
| US 46
US R&B 9 | as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54220]
written by Wade Brown, David Jones Jr. & Johnny Bristol |
| 98. | 05/1972 | | 24
| US 50
US R&B 7 | [Tamla 54221]
written by Kenneth Stover & Marvin Gaye |
| 99. | 05/1972 | | 24
| US 41
US R&B 12 | [Dial 1012]
written by Joe Tex |
| 100. | 07/1972 | | 24
| US 58
US R&B 7 | written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
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