| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 19, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith (Columbia 44616) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2 | SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6187) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions (ABC 11094) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | FOOL FOR YOU Impressions (Curtom 1932) | 10 | 16 | 22 | 7 | |
| 5 | THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 6 | LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 47-9550) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| 7 | SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54172) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 8 | COURT OF LOVE Unifics (Kapp 935) | 14 | 26 | 34 | 6 | |
| 9 | SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2508) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 10 | HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN Jerry Butler (Mercury 72850) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 8 | |
| 11 | I AIN’T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE Masqueraders (Bell 733) | 17 | 22 | 27 | 8 | |
| 12 | HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash (JAD 207) | 20 | 30 | 43 | 7 | |
| 13 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54169) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME? Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12226) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| 15 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Bobby Womack (Minit 32048) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
| 16 | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
| 17 | THE SNAKE Al Wilson (Soul City 767) | 16 | 10 | 9 | 18 | |
| 18 | DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Nina Simone (RCA Victor 47-9602) | 26 | 32 | 40 | 5 | |
| 19 | THE FUNKY JUDGE Bull & Matadors (Toddlin’ Town 108) | 25 | 27 | 29 | 7 | |
| 20 | DESTINATION: ANYWHERE Marvelettes (Tamla 54171) | 22 | 25 | 26 | 7 | |
| 21 | BREAK YOUR PROMISE Delfonics (Philly Groove 152) | 24 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 22 | MESSAGE FROM MARIA Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2617) | 23 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 23 | BROWN EYED WOMAN Bill Medley (MGM 13959) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 9 | |
| 24 | LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1135) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME Temptations (Gordy 7074) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| 26 | CHAINED Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54170) | 28 | 33 | 36 | 7 | |
| 27 | KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME HONEY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54173) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | FROM THE TEACHER TO THE PREACHER Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55387) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | SWEET YOUNG THING LIKE YOU Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11133) | 32 | 35 | 35 | 5 | |
| 30 | WHERE DO I GO Carla Thomas (Stax 0011) | 39 | 45 | 47 | 4 | |
| 31 | PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax 0005) | 21 | 18 | 18 | 11 | |
| 32 | HIP CITY (pt. 2) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35048) | 30 | 23 | 21 | 10 | |
| 33 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0009) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | 46 DRUMS – 1 GUITAR Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 598) | 34 | 38 | 39 | 5 | |
| 35 | THE B.B. JONES / YOU PUT IT ON ME B.B. King (BluesWay 61019) | 35 | 40 | 45 | 7 / 6 | |
| 36 | I’VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER Otis Redding (Atco 6612) | 37 | 41 | 42 | 4 | |
| 37 | PEACE OF MIND Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2283) | 45 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING/(You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION Vivian Reed (Epic 10382) | 43 | 46 | 49 | 4 | |
| 39 | ALWAYS TOGETHER Dells (Cadet 5621) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | I LOVE YOU MADLY Fantastic Four (Soul 35052) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | WHEN HE TOUCHES ME Gloria Jones (Minit 32051) | 44 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 42 | PICKIN’ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 748) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Eddie Floyd (Stax 0012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | (Funky) FOUR CORNERS JerryO (White Whale 282) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I’M GLAD YOU’RE BACK Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Botanic 1002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | CADILLAC JACK Andre Williams (Checker 1205) | 46 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | DOLLARS AND CENTS Cathy Lynn & Lou (Moondog) Lawton (Heart & Soul 204) | 48 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | LET MY PEOPLE GO Brother Jack McDuff (Cadet 5614) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | SOUL-LIMBO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0001) | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | |
| 50 | YOU GOT WHAT I NEED Z.Z. Hill (Kent 494) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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