Bolstered by a "feel-good" vibe, "I'll Take You There" peaked at number-one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart for four weeks May 1972. In June, "I'll Take You There" reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot 100 for one week. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 19 song for 1972. The song, ranked #276 on the "Rolling Stone" list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, remains the most successful and recognizable single of the Staples' half-century-long career.