Top R&B Hits of 1973

August – December 1972
8/26: BACK STABBERS - The O'Jays
9/09: POWER OF LOVE - Joe Simon
9/16: EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL - The Main Ingredient
9/23: GET ON THE GOOD FOOT - James Brown
10/14: FREDDIE'S DEAD - Curtis Mayfield
10/28: I'LL BE AROUND - The Spinners
11/18: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
12/02: PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - The Temptations
12/16: YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME - Al Green
12/23: ME AND MRS. JONES - Billy Paul

January – May 1973
1/13: WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER? - Timmy Thomas
1/20: LOVE JONES - Brighter Side of Darkness
1/27: SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder
2/10: THE WORLD IS A GHETTO – War
2/17: COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE? - The Spinners
2/24: LOVE TRAIN - The O'Jays
3/03: KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - Roberta Flack
3/24: NEITHER ONE OF US Gladys Knight & The Pips
4/21: CALL ME (COME BACK HOME) - Al Green
4/28: MASTERPIECE - The Temptations
5/05: PILLOW TALK – Sylvia
5/19: LEAVING ME - The Independents
5/26: I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE, BABY - Barry White