Billboard No. 1 R & B singles of 1972

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"Family Affair" - Sly and the Family Stone
17
16%
"Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
12
11%
"Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" - James Brown
10
9%
"I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
1
1%
"In the Rain" - The Dramatics
4
4%
"Day Dreaming" - Aretha Franklin
5
5%
"I'll Take You There" - Staple Singers
8
7%
"Oh, Girl" - The Chi-lites
5
5%
"Woman's Gotta Have It" - Bobby Womack
1
1%
"Lean on Me" - Bill Withers
9
8%
"Outa Space" - Billy Preston
0
No votes
"(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to be Right" - Luther Ingram
0
No votes
"Where is the Love?" - Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway
3
3%
"I'm Still in Love With You" - Al Green
3
3%
"Power of Love" - Joe Simon
0
No votes
"Back stabbers" - The O'Jays
15
14%
"Get on the Good Foot" James Brown
5
5%
"I'll Be Around" - The Spinners
6
6%
"If You Don't Know Me by Now" - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
3
3%
"You Ought to be with Me" - Al Green
0
No votes
"Me and Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul
2
2%
 
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Billboard No. 1 R & B singles of 1972

Postby pcqgod » 15 Nov 2017, 17:44

Pick up to five of your favorites. That's fair, isn't it?

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Postby Count Machuki » 15 Nov 2017, 17:56

both JBs
Family Affair
Backstabbers
I'll Take You There

I think I love every one of those songs....
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Postby harvey k-tel » 15 Nov 2017, 18:23

Family Affair
I'll Take You There
Back Stabbers
Good Foot
Me and Mrs Jones

I'm surprised that Billy Preston tune went to #1.
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Postby Count Machuki » 15 Nov 2017, 20:24

Harvey K-Tel wrote:
I'm surprised that Billy Preston tune went to #1.


Definitely the weakest track on this list.
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Postby Ranking Ted » 15 Nov 2017, 20:50

Exhibit A in the evidence that this pop music thing peaked years ago. What a list! Family Affair, Talking Loud, I'll Take
You There, Lean On Me, Back Stabbers.
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Postby toomanyhatz » 15 Nov 2017, 21:05

Yeah, really tough call - so many good ones. I went with "Family Affair" (certainly the most nervy single here), "Let's Stay Together," "Talkin' Loud" (ever-so-slightly over "Good Foot"), the Staples and the O'Jays (which is their classic track and possibly the best thing here). REALLY tough to leave off the Spinners and Melvin.
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Postby The Modernist » 15 Nov 2017, 21:52

What a great selection -some of my favourite records. I went for Family Affair, Daydreaming, Backstabbers, In the Rain and Talkin' Loud.
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Postby The Modernist » 15 Nov 2017, 21:54

Count Machuki wrote:
Harvey K-Tel wrote:
I'm surprised that Billy Preston tune went to #1.


Definitely the weakest track on this list.


I came close to voting for it. It swings like hell.
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Postby clive gash » 15 Nov 2017, 22:31

Sly, Talkin’, Bill, Backstabbers and, the best of the bunch Day Dreaming.
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Postby Bent Fabric » 15 Nov 2017, 22:42

"Day Dreaming" is such a post-psychedelic masterpiece.
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Postby The Modernist » 15 Nov 2017, 22:42

kewl klive wrote: the best of the bunch Day Dreaming.


Can't believe it's only got 3 votes.
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Re: Billboard No. 1 R & B singles of 1972

Postby fange » 15 Nov 2017, 23:04

There have been more than 50 votes, and 'In The Rain' has one vote. One. :cry:


Backstabbers
In The Rain
I'll Be Around
Day Dreaming
Talkin' Loud


But it almost hurts not to be able to vote for another half-dozen, like 'Oh, Girl'.
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Postby Bent Fabric » 15 Nov 2017, 23:06

fange wrote:There have been more than 50 votes, and 'In The Rain' has one vote. One. :cry:


No, it hurt me a bit not to vote for it. I was spoiled for choice.
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Postby fange » 16 Nov 2017, 01:06

There is some fantastic music on offer, no doubt. But 'ITR' still stands as a condiderable peak for me, even in such lofty company.
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Postby The Write Profile » 16 Nov 2017, 03:45

fange wrote:There is some fantastic music on offer, no doubt. But 'ITR' still stands as a condiderable peak for me, even in such lofty company.


Oh man, I'm a big fan of that song too. The jittery rhythm and the mournful, melodramatic vocals are just begging to be sampled by someone. It's an incredible song. In fact, so are most of those on this list, but I'm going for the tough, punchy "Talking Loud", the plaintive yet somehow mellifluous "Oh Girl", the narcotic, spacey groove of "Family Affair", and the warm wraparound that is "Let's Stay Together". But really, there isn't a bad track on that list.
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Re: Billboard No. 1 R & B singles of 1972

Postby harvey k-tel » 16 Nov 2017, 14:19

The Modernist wrote:
Count Machuki wrote:
Harvey K-Tel wrote:
I'm surprised that Billy Preston tune went to #1.


Definitely the weakest track on this list.


I came close to voting for it. It swings like hell.


Don't get me wrong - I love it to bits. I just had no idea it was a #1.
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