| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 31, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2508) | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (Cadet 5612) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | LOVE MAKES A WOMAN Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55379) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54169) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
| 5 | I CAN’T STOP DANCING Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2534) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |
| 6 | (Love Is Like A) BASEBALL GAME Intruders (Gamble 217) | 8 | 10 | 17 | 9 | |
| 7 | THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | 10 | 19 | 29 | 4 | |
| 8 | SOUL-LIMBO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0001) | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | |
| 9 | PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME Temptations (Gordy 7074) | 13 | 21 | 23 | 6 | |
| 10 | I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55381) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 8 | |
| 11 | YOU MET YOUR MATCH Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54168) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 12 | PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE Rascals (Atlantic 2537) | 20 | 31 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | THE SNAKE Al Wilson (Soul City 767) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | |
| 14 | I’VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) Eddie Floyd (Stax 0002) | 15 | 22 | 24 | 7 | |
| 15 | I LOVED AND LOST Impressions (ABC 11103) | 23 | 35 | 44 | 4 | |
| 16 | STONED SOUL PICNIC 5th Dimension (Soul City 766) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| 17 | I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO CRY, CRY, CRY James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6141) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 7 | |
| 18 | GIRLS CAN’T DO WHAT THE GUYS DO Betty Wright (Alston 4569) | 21 | 23 | 26 | 5 | |
| 19 | YESTERDAY’S DREAMS Four Tops (Motown 1127) | 18 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| 20 | GOD BLESS OUR LOVE Ballads (Venture 615) | 22 | 18 | 18 | 9 | |
| 21 | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | 32 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 313) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| 23 | SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54172) | 29 | 36 | 41 | 4 | |
| 24 | KEEP THE ONE YOU GOT Joe Tex (Dial 4083) | 26 | 33 | 37 | 5 | |
| 25 | LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith (Columbia 44616) | 37 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 47-9550) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | CAN’T YOU FIND ANOTHER WAY (Of Doing It) Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2540) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 5 | |
| 28 | TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2145) | 28 | 30 | 36 | 9 | |
| 29 | GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions (ABC 11094) | 36 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | PRAYER MEETIN’ Willie Mitchell (Hi 2147) | 27 | 28 | 32 | 9 | |
| 31 | PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax 0005) | 34 | 39 | 45 | 4 | |
| 32 | WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME? Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12226) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Bobby Womack (Minit 32048) | 35 | 40 | 46 | 4 | |
| 34 | I CAN’T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU’RE PLAYIN’ Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7075) | 39 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | SEND MY BABY BACK Freddie Hughes (Wand 1182) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | HIP CITY (pt. 2) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35048) | 38 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | MESSAGE FROM MARIA Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2617) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | LOVER’S HOLIDAY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 736) | 17 | 11 | 4 | 19 | |
| 39 | THE B.B. JONES B.B. King (BluesWay 61019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | LISTEN HERE Eddie Harris (Atlantic 2487) | 42 | — | — | 8 | |
| 41 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela (Uni 55066) | 19 | 15 | 6 | 12 | |
| 42 | HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN Jerry Butler (Mercury 72850) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | BROWN EYED WOMAN Bill Medley (MGM 13959) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35047) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | THE MULE James Boys (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 316) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | I AIN’T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE Masqueraders (Bell 733) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | DON’T CHANGE YOUR LOVE Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Curtom 1931) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I’M A MIDNIGHT MOVER Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2528) | 24 | 17 | 7 | 11 | |
| 49 | BREAK YOUR PROMISE Delfonics (Philly Groove 152) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I’M GONNA DO WHAT THEY DO TO ME B.B. King (BluesWay 61018) | 33 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
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