| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 18, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2478) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2 | COWBOYS TO GIRLS Intruders (Gamble 214) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54165) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| 4 | DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12216) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| 5 | PAYING THE COST TO BE THE BOSS B.B. King (BluesWay 61015) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 6 | AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54163) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 6 | |
| 7 | I GOT THE FEELIN’ James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6155) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 8 | TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2490) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 9 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER Four Tops (Motown 1124) | 9 | 12 | 24 | 5 | |
| 10 | I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) Temptations (Gordy 7072) | 12 | 21 | 39 | 4 | |
| 11 | SHE’S LOOKIN’ GOOD Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2504) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | |
| 12 | I PROMISE TO WAIT MY LOVE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7070) | 13 | 16 | 21 | 5 | |
| 13 | DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME Bobby Taylor & Vancouvers (Gordy 7069) | 16 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
| 14 | FUNKY STREET Arthur Conley (Atco 6563) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | |
| 15 | NEVER GIVE YOU UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72798) | 19 | 29 | 43 | 4 | |
| 16 | THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) Otis Redding (Volt 163) | 20 | 25 | 36 | 4 | |
| 17 | (You Keep Me) HANGIN’ ON Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2608) | 23 | 26 | 32 | 7 | |
| 18 | DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10256) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |
| 19 | WE’RE ROLLING ON (pt. 1) Impressions (ABC 11071) | 15 | 18 | 19 | 6 | |
| 20 | THINK Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2518) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 21 | SWEET INSPIRATION Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2476) | 17 | 9 | 5 | 10 | |
| 22 | WEAR IT ON OUR FACE Dells (Cadet 5599) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 6 | |
| 23 | I’LL NEVER DO YOU WRONG Joe Tex (Dial 4076) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | IN THE MORNING Mighty Marvelows (ABC 11011) | 30 | 28 | 26 | 12 | |
| 25 | SOUL SERENADE Willie Mitchell (Hi 2140) | 21 | 15 | 11 | 14 | |
| 26 | AS LONG AS I GOT YOU Laura Lee (Chess 2041) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 7 | |
| 27 | I CAN REMEMBER James & Bobby Purify (Bell 721) | 29 | 34 | 45 | 4 | |
| 28 | LICKING STICK – LICKING STICK (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6166) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 29 | I GOT YOU BABE Etta James (Cadet 5606) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | FACE IT GIRL, IT’S OVER Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2136) | 32 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | I GOT A SURE THING Ollie & Nightingales (Stax 245) | 33 | 35 | 46 | 4 | |
| 32 | LOVER’S HOLIDAY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 736) | 35 | 37 | 41 | 4 | |
| 33 | UNITED Peaches & Herb (Date 1603) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | SUGAR (Don’t Take Away My Candy) Jive Five (Musicor 1305) | 37 | 43 | 49 | 5 | |
| 35 | I WISH I KNEW (How It Would Feel To Be Free) Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2507) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2517) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | I AM THE MAN FOR YOU BABY Edwin Starr (Gordy 7071) | 31 | 33 | 37 | 5 | |
| 38 | THE DOCTOR Mary Wells (Jubilee 5621) | 42 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | BABY MAKE YOUR OWN SWEET MUSIC Bandwagon (Epic 10255) | 40 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | A TRIBUTE TO A KING William Bell (Stax 248) | 47 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | HE DON’T REALLY LOVE YOU Delfonics (Moon Shot 6703) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | DON’T SIGN THE PAPER BABY (I Want You Back) Jimmy Delphs (Karen 1538) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | AMERICA IS MY HOME (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | A PLACE Precisions (Drew 1005) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | YOU LEFT THE WATER RUNNING Maurice & Mac (Checker 1197) | 43 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 313) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN Hesitations (Kapp 911) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | CHAIN GANG Jackie Wilson & Count Basie (Brunswick 55373) | 36 | 41 | 44 | 5 | |
| 49 | I’M SORRY Delfonics (Philly Groove 151) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY Tams (ABC 11066) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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