| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 6, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 313) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | THINK Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2518) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela (Uni 55066) | 7 | 10 | 29 | 4 | |
| 4 | NEVER GIVE YOU UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72798) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | LOVER’S HOLIDAY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 736) | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | LICKING STICK – LICKING STICK (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6166) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 7 | STONED SOUL PICNIC 5th Dimension (Soul City 766) | 10 | 12 | 21 | 5 | |
| 8 | YESTER LOVE Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54167) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| 9 | AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54163) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 10 | (You Keep Me) HANGIN’ ON Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2608) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| 11 | UNITED Peaches & Herb (Date 1603) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 8 | |
| 12 | I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) Temptations (Gordy 7072) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 13 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35045) | 15 | 18 | 19 | 6 | |
| 14 | HERE COMES THE JUDGE Shorty Long (Soul 35044) | 16 | 32 | 40 | 5 | |
| 15 | LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER O’Jays (Bell 704) | 18 | 28 | 39 | 5 | |
| 16 | I’LL NEVER DO YOU WRONG Joe Tex (Dial 4076) | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
| 17 | I’M A MIDNIGHT MOVER Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2528) | 21 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | FACE IT GIRL, IT’S OVER Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2136) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | |
| 19 | UNDERSTANDING Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11090) | 23 | 31 | 35 | 5 | |
| 20 | THE DOCTOR Mary Wells (Jubilee 5621) | 20 | 24 | 26 | 10 | |
| 21 | HERE COMES THE JUDGE Pigmeat Markham (Chess 2049) | 24 | 39 | 46 | 4 | |
| 22 | YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2517) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 8 | |
| 23 | TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2478) | 13 | 9 | 7 | 14 | |
| 24 | AMEN Otis Redding (Atco 6592) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | I PROMISE TO WAIT MY LOVE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7070) | 22 | 16 | 8 | 12 | |
| 26 | LOVE MAKES A WOMAN Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55379) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | HITCH IT TO THE HORSE Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 315) | 33 | 36 | 41 | 4 | |
| 28 | SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54165) | 25 | 17 | 10 | 15 | |
| 29 | YOUNG BOY Barbara Greene (Renee 5001) | 30 | 40 | 44 | 6 | |
| 30 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (Cadet 5612) | 32 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1126) | 26 | 30 | 36 | 4 | |
| 32 | THE SNAKE Al Wilson (Soul City 767) | 34 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | TO LOVE SOMEBODY Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2529) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | LISTEN HERE Eddie Harris (Atlantic 2487) | 29 | 22 | 28 | 6 | |
| 35 | LET ME BE LONELY Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12216) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 5 | |
| 36 | I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Fantastic Four (Ric-Tic 139) | 38 | 41 | 47 | 6 | |
| 37 | HERE COME DA JUDGE Buena Vistas (Marquee 443) | 28 | 20 | 25 | 6 | |
| 38 | SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2508) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | GOOD OLD MUSIC Parliaments (Revilot 223) | 40 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY Tams (ABC 11066) | 41 | 45 | 45 | 8 | |
| 41 | PEOPLE SURE ACT FUNNY Arthur Conley (Atco 6588) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | GOD BLESS OUR LOVE Ballads (Venture 615) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | RIVER OF TEARS Gene Chandler (Checker 1199) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | YOURS UNTIL TOMORROW Vivian Reed (Epic 10319) | 45 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 45 | (Love Is Like A) BASEBALL GAME Intruders (Gamble 217) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2145) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | I’M GONNA DO WHAT THEY DO TO ME B.B. King (BluesWay 61018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | PRAYER MEETIN’ Willie Mitchell (Hi 2147) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | THERE WAS A TIME Dapps Featuring Alfred Ellis (King 6169) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I CAN REMEMBER James & Bobby Purify (Bell 721) | 35 | 25 | 23 | 11 | |
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