List of number-one R&B albums of 1972 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums
that reached number one in 1972. Of note, Billboard suspended publishing of the R&B Albums chart from August 26 to October 7, so no albums were posted in that time.
See also: 1972 in music
, R&B number-one hits of 1972 (USA)
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that reached number one in 1972. Of note, Billboard suspended publishing of the R&B Albums chart from August 26 to October 7, so no albums were posted in that time.
See also: 1972 in music
1972 in music
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, R&B number-one hits of 1972 (USA)
R&B number-one hits of 1972 (USA)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1972:See also: 1972 in music, List of number-one R&B hits -Chart comparisons:...
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 1 | There's a Riot Goin' On There's a Riot Goin' On There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by American funk and soul band Sly & the Family Stone, released November 20, 1971 on Epic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place primarily throughout 1970 to 1971 at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California... |
Sly & the Family Stone Sly & the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music... |
| January 8 | There's a Riot Goin' On | Sly & the Family Stone |
| January 15 | Black Moses Black Moses (album) Black Moses is a double album by Isaac Hayes, released on Stax Records' Enterprise label in 1971. The follow-up to Hayes' successful soundtrack for Shaft , Black Moses features Hayes' version of The Jackson 5's hit single "Never Can Say Goodbye"... |
Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the... |
| January 22 | Black Moses | Isaac Hayes |
| January 29 | Black Moses | Isaac Hayes |
| February 5 | Black Moses | Isaac Hayes |
| February 12 | Black Moses | Isaac Hayes |
| February 19 | Black Moses | Isaac Hayes |
| February 26 | Black Moses | Isaac Hayes |
| March 4 | Solid Rock | The Temptations The Temptations The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,... |
| March 11 | Solid Rock | The Temptations |
| March 18 | Let's Stay Together Let's Stay Together (album) Let's Stay Together is a 1972 album by soul singer Al Green, and is the follow-up to his moderate success Al Green Gets Next to You. It was recorded at Royal Recording Studio, 1320 S... |
Al Green Al Green Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"... |
| March 25 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| April 1 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| April 8 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| April 15 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| April 22 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| April 29 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| May 6 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| May 13 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| May 20 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| May 27 | First Time First Take (album) First Take is the debut album by the Jazz singer Roberta Flack. It was released in 1969 on Atlantic Records. After a track from this album, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was included by Clint Eastwood in his 1971 film Play Misty for Me with the song becoming a #1 hit in the United States,... |
Roberta Flack Roberta Flack Roberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music... |
| June 3 | First Time | Roberta Flack |
| June 10 | A Lonely Man A Lonely Man A Lonely Man is the fourth studio album by American soul group The Chi-Lites, produced and largely written by lead singer Eugene Record. The album was released in 1972 on the Brunswick label.-History:... |
The Chi-Lites The Chi-Lites The Chi-Lites are a Chicago-based smooth soul vocal quartet from the early 1970s, one of the few from the period not to come from Memphis or Philadelphia... |
| June 17 | A Lonely Man | The Chi-Lites |
| June 24 | A Lonely Man | The Chi-Lites |
| July 1 | A Lonely Man | The Chi-Lites |
| July 8 | A Lonely Man | The Chi-Lites |
| July 15 | Still Bill Still Bill Still Bill is the second studio album by American soul musician Bill Withers, released in 1972 by Sussex Records. It includes two hit singles: "Lean on Me", which is number 205 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and went to number 1 on the Billboard pop and R&B charts in summer of... |
Bill Withers Bill Withers William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"... |
| July 22 | Still Bill | Bill Withers |
| July 29 | Still Bill | Bill Withers |
| August 5 | Still Bill | Bill Withers |
| August 12 | Still Bill | Bill Withers |
| August 19 | Still Bill | Bill Withers |
| October 14 | Super Fly | Soundtrack / Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly... |
| October 21 | Super Fly | Soundtrack / Curtis Mayfield |
| October 28 | Super Fly | Soundtrack / Curtis Mayfield |
| November 4 | Super Fly | Soundtrack / Curtis Mayfield |
| November 11 | Super Fly | Soundtrack / Curtis Mayfield |
| November 18 | Super Fly | Soundtrack / Curtis Mayfield |
| November 25 | All Directions All Directions -Personnel:* Dennis Edwards: vocals* Damon Harris: vocals* Richard Street: vocals* Melvin Franklin: vocals* Otis Williams: vocals* The Andantes: Additional background vocals on "Love Woke Me Up This Morning"* Norman Whitfield: producer... |
The Temptations |
| December 2 | I'm Still In Love With You I'm Still in Love with You (Al Green album) I'm Still in Love with You is the fifth studio album by American gospel and soul singer Al Green, released October 23, 1972 on Hi Records. Recording sessions took place during 1972. The album was produced solely by Willie Mitchell... |
Al Green |
| December 9 | I'm Still In Love With You | Al Green |
| December 16 | I'm Still In Love With You | Al Green |
| December 23 | I'm Still In Love With You | Al Green |
| December 30 | I'm Still In Love With You | Al Green |