List of number one R&B albums in the US (1972)

This is a listing of the number one albums on the Billboard US R&B album sales charts in 1972. There were ten number one albums that year.

← 1971 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1973 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) January 1, 1972 - January 14, 1972 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Sly & the Family Stone There's a riot goin 'on - Jan 15, 1972 - March 3, 1972 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Isaac Hayes Black Moses - March 4, 1972 - March 17, 1972 2 weeks (total 2) 2 The Temptations Solid rock - March 18, 1972 - May 26, 1972 10 weeks (total 10) 10 Al Green Let's stay together - May 27, 1972 - June 9, 1972 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Roberta Flack First take - June 10, 1972 - July 14, 1972 5 weeks (total 5) 5 The Chi-Lites A Lonely Man - July 15, 1972 - August 25, 1972 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Bill Withers Still Bill - August 26, 1972 - October 13, 1972 7 weeks (all in all -) - - no published R&B album charts - October 14, 1972 - November 24, 1972 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Curtis Mayfield Superfly - November 25, 1972 - December 1, 1972 1 week (total 1) 1 The Temptations All Directions - December 2, 1972 - December 29, 1972 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Al Green I'm still in love with you -
← 1971				→ 1973 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1970–1974

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin 'On)
2. ↑ Discogs (Isaac Hayes - Black Moses)
3. ↑ Discogs (The Temptations - Solid Rock)
4. ↑ Discogs (Al Green - Let's Stay Together)
5. ↑ Discogs (Roberta Flack - First Take)
6. ↑ Discogs (The Chi-Lites - A Lonely Man)
7. ↑ Discogs (Bill Withers - Still Bill)
8. ↑ Discogs (Curtis Mayfield - Superfly)
9. ↑ Discogs (The Temptations - All Directions)
10. ↑ Discogs (Al Green - I'm Still in Love with You)