1. Gladys Knight & the Pips/ Eddie Kendricks/ The Honey Cone/ Bobby Hutton  

First aired: 10/2/1971    Production Code: 1

Gladys Knight and the Pips performed "Friendship Train" and "I Don't Wanna Do Wrong."
Eddie Kendricks performed "It's So Hard for Me to Say Goodbye" and "I Did It All For You."
The Honey Cone performed "Stick-Up" and "Want Ads."
Bobby Hutton performed "You're My Only Reason."

2. Charlie Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band/ Carla Thomas/ General Crook  

First aired: 10/9/1971    Production Code: 2

--Charlie Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band "Express Yourself" and "Your Love" --Carla Thomas "You Got a Cushion to Fall on" --General Crook "Do It for Me" and "What Time is It"

3. Chairmen of the Board/ Rufus Thomas/ Laura Lee  

First aired: 10/16/1971

--Chairmen of the Board "Give Me Just a little more Time" and "Hang on to a Memory" --Rufus Thomas "(Do the) Push and Pull", "Do the Funky Chicken" and "The World is Round" --Laura Lee "Women's Love Rights" and "Wedlock is Padlock"

4. Staple Singers/ Freda Payne  

First aired: 10/23/1971

--Staple Singers "Express Yourself" and "Heavy Makes You Happy" --Freda Payne "Band of Gold" and "Bring the Boys Home"

5. Bill Withers/ Al Green/ Viola Wills  

First aired: 10/30/1971

--Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Grandma's Hands" --Al Green "Let's Stay Together" and "Tired of Being Alone" --Viola Wills "Sweetback"

6. Lou Rawls/ The 100 Proof/ The Emotions  

First aired: 11/6/1971

--Lou Rawls- "Natural Man" --The 100 Proof "Somebody's Been Sleeping", "Driveway" and "One Man's Leftovers" --The Emotions "So I Can Love You" and "Show Me How"

7. Martha & the Vandellas/ The Intruders/ G.C. Cameron  

First aired: 11/13/1971

--Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - "Dancing In The Streets" and "Bless You" --The Intruders - "I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" & "Cowboys To Girls" --G.C. Cameron - "Act Like A Shotgun"

8. Friends of Distinction/ Clarence Carter  

First aired: 11/20/1971

--Friends of Distinction "Grazing in the Grass" and "I Need You" --Clarence Carter "Patches"

9. Chambers Brothers/ The Five Stairsteps  

First aired: 11/27/1971    Production Code: 9

--Chambers Brothers "Time Has Come Today", "Let's Do It Together" and "Funky" --Five Stairsteps "O-o-h Child" and "Didn't it Look So Easy"

10. Junior Walker & The All Stars/ Bobby Womack/ Thelma Houston  

First aired: 12/4/1971

Jr. Walker & The All-Stars - "Do That Shing-A-Ling" (live) and "These Eyes"

Bobby Womack - "Communication" and "That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha"

Thelma Houston - "I Want to Go Back There Again" and "Save The Country"

11. Jean Knight/ The Delfonics/ Maurice Jackson/ Ralphi Pagan  

First aired: 12/11/1971

--Jean Knight "Mr. Big Stuff" --The Delfonics "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" and "Hey Love" --Maurice Jackson "Step By Step" --Ralphi Pagan "Make It With Me"

12. Chi-Lites/ Joe Tex/ The Originals  

First aired: 12/18/1971

--Chi-Lites "For God Sakes, Give More Power to the People" and "Have you Seen Her" --Joe Tex "Give the Baby Anything the Baby Wants" and "Bad Feet" --The Originals "Baby I'm for Real" and "Keep Me"

13. Gene Chandler/ Simtex & Wylie/ The Free Movement  

First aired: 12/25/1971    Production Code: 13

--Gene Chandler "Yes I'm Ready (If you Don't Let Go)" and "Stone Cold Love" --Simtex & Wylie "Got To get Over the Hump" --The Free Movement "I Found Someone" and "The Harder I Try"

14. B.B. King/ O.C. Smith/ Patrice Halloway  

First aired: 1/1/1972

--B.B. King "Think it Over" --O.C. Smith "Little Green Apples" and "Help Me Make it Through the Night" --Patrice Halloway "Evidence" and "That's the Chance You Gotta Take"

15. Dennis Coffey/ Detroit Emeralds/ Jesse James  

First aired: 1/8/1972

--Dennis Coffey "Scorpio" --Detroit Emeralds "Wear This Ring with Love" and "You Want it, You Got it" --Jesse James "I Need You Baby" and "At Last"

16. Little Richard/ Undisputed Truth/ Nolan F. Porter  

First aired: 1/15/1972

--Little Richard "Freedom Blues" and "Greenwood Mississippi" --Undisputed Truth "Smiling Faces Sometimes" and "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth"

17. Curtis Mayfield/ The Honey Cone/ The Persuaders  

First aired: 1/22/1972    Production Code: 17

--Curtis Mayfield "Move on Up" and "Get Down" --The Honey Cone "Stick Up" and "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" --The Persuaders "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" and "Love Gonna Pack Up"

18. The Impressions/ Mary Clayton/ The Three Degrees  

First aired: 1/29/1972

--The Impressions "Ain't Got Time" and "Love Me" --Merry Clayton "After All This Time" --The Three Degrees "There's So Much Love", "Maybe" and "Trade Winds"

19. The Dells/ Kim Weston/ Luther Ingram  

First aired: 2/5/1972

--The Dells "It's All Up to You" and "The Love We Had" --Kim Weston "Little By Little And Bit By Bit" and "If I Had it My Way" --Luther Ingram "Be Good to Me Baby" and "I'll Love You Until the End"

20. Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee/ Joe Tex/ Hodges, Smith, James & Crawford  

First aired: 2/12/1972

--Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager "Ain't Understanding Mellow" --Jerry Butler "Walk Easy my Son" and "How Did We Lose it Baby" --Joe Tex "I Gotcha" and "A Mother's Prayer" --Hodges, Smith, James & Crawford "Signal Your Intention"

21. Al Green/ The Whispers/ Denise LaSalle  

First aired: 2/19/1972

--Al Green "Look What you Done For Me" and "Driving Wheel" --The Whispers "I Only Meant to Wet My Feet" and "Can't Help But Love You" --Denise LaSalle "Trapped By this Thing Called Love" and "Now Run and Tell That"

22. The Four Tops/ Jackie Wilson/ Kool & the Gang  

First aired: 2/26/1972

--The Four Tops "A Simple Game" and "MacArthur Park" --Jackie Wilson "Your Love Keeps Lifting me Higher and Higher" and "Love is Funny That Way" --Kool & the Gang "I Want to Take You Higher" and "Love The Life You Live"

23. Gladys Knight & the Pips/ The Ohio Players/ Garland Green  

First aired: 3/4/1972

--Gladys Knight & the Pips "Make me the Woman That you Go Home to" and "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" --The Ohio Players "Got Pleasure" and "Pain" --Garland Green "Just My Way of Loving You" and "Plain and Simple Girl"

24. Rufus Thomas/ The Bar-Kays/ Laura Lee  

First aired: 3/11/1972

--Rufus Thomas "Do the Funky Penguin" and "Breakdown" --The Bar-Kays "Son of Shaft" --Laura Lee "Rip Off" and "Since I Fell for You"

25. The Chi-Lites/ Edwin Starr/ James Gadsen  

First aired: 3/18/1972

--The Chi-Lites "Oh Girl" and "The Coldest days of My Life" --Edwin Starr "War" and "Dougle Agent O Soul" --James Gadsen

26. Wilson Pickett/ Curtis Mayfield/ War  

First aired: 3/25/1972

--Curtis Mayfield - "We Got To Have Peace" & "Get Down" --War - "All Day Music" & "Slippin' Into Darkness" --Wilson Pickett (performing live) - "Fire and Water," "I'm In Love" and "Don't Knock My Love" From different source: --Wilson Pickett "Don't Knock My Love", "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You" and "Call My Name, I'll be There" --Curtis Mayfield "We Gotta Have Peace" and "Beautiful Brother of Mine"

27. Joe Tex/ Gloria Lynn/ Independents  

First aired: 4/1/1972

--Joe Tex "You Said a Bad Word" --Gloria Lynne "Watermelon Man" and "I Wish You Love" --Independents "Just as Long as You Need Me"

28. Lou Rawls/ Otis Clay/ Peaches  

First aired: 4/8/1972

--Lou Rawls "His Song Shall be Sung" --Otis Clay "Trying to Live My Life without you" --Peaches “In My Heart” and “You Couldn’t Have Been Thinking About Me”

29. Isley Brothers/ Love Unlimited/ Millie Jackson  

First aired: 4/15/1972

--The Isley Brothers - "Lay Away" and "Pop That Thang" --Love Unlimited - "Walkin' in the Rain (with the One I Love) and "Fragile (Handle With Care)" --Millie Jackson - "Ask Me What You Want" & "My Man, A Sweet Man"

30. Ike & Tina Turner/ Jerry Butler/ Brenda Lee Eager  

First aired: 4/22/1972

--Ike & Tina Turner - "I Want To Take You Higher," "Feels Good" and "Proud Mary" --Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager "Close to You" --Jerry Butler "I Only Have Eyes for You"