| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 23, 1967 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CHAIN OF FOOLS Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2464) | 2 | 9 | — | 3 | |
| 2 | I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35039) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | I SECOND THAT EMOTION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54159) | 8 | 23 | 44 | 8 | |
| 4 | BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 305) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | YESTERDAY Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11009) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
| 6 | SKINNY LEGS AND ALL Joe Tex (Dial 4063) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | |
| 7 | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12203) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 8 | TELL MAMA Etta James (Cadet 5578) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
| 9 | I’LL BE SWEETER TOMORROW (Than I Was Today) O’Jays (Bell 691) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 6 | |
| 10 | IN AND OUT OF LOVE Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1116) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | HONEY CHILE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7067) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 7 | |
| 12 | I’M IN LOVE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2448) | 13 | 18 | 25 | 5 | |
| 13 | PIECE OF MY HEART Erma Franklin (Shout 221) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| 14 | IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54161) | 16 | 44 | 49 | 4 | |
| 15 | AND GET AWAY Esquires (Bunky 7752) | 18 | 21 | 22 | 6 | |
| 16 | PATA PATA Miriam Makeba (Reprise 0606) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 17 | LOVE POWER Sandpebbles (Calla 141) | 19 | 28 | 28 | 9 | |
| 18 | BACK UP TRAIN Al Greene & Soul Mates (Hot Line 15,000) | 23 | 31 | 39 | 5 | |
| 19 | COME SEE ABOUT ME Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35041) | 25 | 27 | 31 | 6 | |
| 20 | O-O, I LOVE YOU Dells (Cadet 5574) | 20 | 22 | 21 | 8 | |
| 21 | WHERE IS THE PARTY Helena Ferguson (Compass 7009) | 22 | 20 | 20 | 13 | |
| 22 | I CAN’T STAND MYSELF (When You Touch Me) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6144) | 31 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | I CALL IT LOVE Manhattans (Carnival 533) | 21 | 24 | 24 | 8 | |
| 24 | WINDY Wes Montgomery (A&M 883) | 35 | 42 | 43 | 6 | |
| 25 | SOUL MAN Sam & Dave (Stax 231) | 15 | 10 | 3 | 17 | |
| 26 | UP TIGHT, GOOD MAN Laura Lee (Chess 2030) | 28 | 33 | 40 | 5 | |
| 27 | SINCE YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO BE HAPPY Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55354) | 27 | 29 | 30 | 6 | |
| 28 | UNITED (pt. 1) Music Makers (Gamble 210) | 29 | 30 | 32 | 8 | |
| 29 | A TOUCH OF BLUES Bobby Bland (Duke 426) | 30 | 34 | 37 | 5 | |
| 30 | SOCKIN’ 1-2-3-4 John Roberts (Duke 425) | 36 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| 31 | SOMETHING’S MISSING Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Buddah 20) | 32 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54158) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) COUNT THE DAYS Inez & Charlie Foxx (Dynamo 112) | 33 | 45 | 50 | 4 | |
| 34 | EVERLASTING LOVE Robert Knight (Rising Sons 705) | 17 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 35 | STORYBOOK CHILDREN Billy Vera & Judy Clay (Atlantic 2445) | 45 | 35 | 38 | 5 | |
| 36 | THIS THING CALLED LOVE Webs (Pop-Side 4593) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | STAG-O-LEE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2448) | 24 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 38 | MOCKINGBIRD Aretha Franklin (Columbia 44381) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | SHAME ON ME Chuck Jackson (Wand 1166) | 37 | 32 | 35 | 11 | |
| 40 | DETROIT CITY Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2459) | 40 | 39 | 48 | 4 | |
| 41 | SPOOKY Classics IV (Imperial 66259) | 43 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | HOW BEAUTIFUL OUR LOVE IS Platters (Musicor 1288) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | SOMEBODY’S SLEEPING IN MY BED Johnnie Taylor (Stax 235) | 41 | 41 | 42 | 5 | |
| 44 | HEY JOYCE Lou Courtney (Pop-Side 4594) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | MORE AND MORE Little Milton (Checker 1189) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | FINDERS KEEPERS Al Kent (Ric-Tic 133) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | PICK UP THE PIECES Carla Thomas (Stax 239) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | A MAN NEEDS A WOMAN James Carr (Goldwax 332) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | I’D RATHER GO BLIND Etta James (Cadet 5578) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I HAVE NO ONE Big John Hamilton (Minaret 129) | 44 | 47 | 46 | 7 | |
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