| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 9, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FOOL FOR YOU Impressions (Curtom 1932) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0009) | 5 | 10 | 33 | 5 | |
| 3 | COURT OF LOVE Unifics (Kapp 935) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith (Columbia 44616) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 5 | HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash (JAD 207) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | |
| 6 | SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6187) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 7 | LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1135) | 9 | 14 | 24 | 5 | |
| 8 | HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN Jerry Butler (Mercury 72850) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 9 | DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Nina Simone (RCA Victor 47-9602) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 8 | |
| 10 | THE FUNKY JUDGE Bull & Matadors (Toddlin’ Town 108) | 10 | 11 | 19 | 10 | |
| 11 | KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME HONEY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54173) | 14 | 17 | 27 | 5 | |
| 12 | GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions (ABC 11094) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 13 | FROM THE TEACHER TO THE PREACHER Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55387) | 16 | 22 | 28 | 5 | |
| 14 | PICKIN’ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 748) | 22 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 15 | I AIN’T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE Masqueraders (Bell 733) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
| 16 | DESTINATION: ANYWHERE Marvelettes (Tamla 54171) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 10 | |
| 17 | ALWAYS TOGETHER Dells (Cadet 5621) | 21 | 27 | 39 | 4 | |
| 18 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Eddie Floyd (Stax 0012) | 26 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 19 | SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54172) | 15 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 20 | WHERE DO I GO Carla Thomas (Stax 0011) | 20 | 23 | 30 | 7 | |
| 21 | TALKING ABOUT MY BABY Gloria Walker (Flaming Arrow 35) | 28 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | BREAK YOUR PROMISE Delfonics (Philly Groove 152) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 11 | |
| 23 | SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2508) | 17 | 16 | 9 | 20 | |
| 24 | THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| 25 | CHAINED Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54170) | 24 | 26 | 26 | 10 | |
| 26 | LET’S MAKE A PROMISE Peaches & Herb (Date 1623) | 33 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | I LOVE YOU MADLY Fantastic Four (Soul 35052) | 29 | 38 | 40 | 5 | |
| 28 | TOO WEAK TO FIGHT Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2569) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | THE B.B. JONES / YOU PUT IT ON ME B.B. King (BluesWay 61019) | 30 | 33 | 35 | 10 / 9 | |
| 30 | PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax 0005) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 14 | |
| 31 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54174) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | PEACE OF MIND Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2283) | 34 | 36 | 37 | 6 | |
| 33 | DON’T MAKE THE GOOD GIRLS GO BAD Della Humphrey (Arctic 144) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | AUNT DORA’S LOVE SOUL SHACK Arthur Conley (Atco 6622) | 38 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Bobby Womack (Minit 32048) | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | |
| 36 | HOW YA GONNA GET RESPECT (When You Haven’t Cut Your Process Yet) Hank Ballard with Dapps (King 6196) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | HE’S BAD BAD BAD Betty Wright (Alston 4571) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | GOODBYE MY LOVE James Brown (King 6198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | MESSAGE FROM MARIA Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2617) | 25 | 24 | 22 | 12 | |
| 40 | I’M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD Four Tops (Motown 1132) | 45 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW O.V. Wright (Back Beat 597) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | AND BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL Nickie Lee (Mala 12,025) | 46 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | CLOUD NINE Temptations (Gordy 7081) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | RELEASE ME Johnny Adams (SSS Int’l 750) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 47-9665) | 48 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | DON’T BE AFRAID (Do As I Say) Frankie Karl & Dreams (D.C. 180) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | YOU GOT WHAT I NEED Z.Z. Hill (Kent 494) | 47 | 49 | 50 | 4 | |
| 48 | ’OH MY SOUL Swordsmen (Ninandy 1014) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Hesitations (Kapp 948) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | 46 DRUMS – 1 GUITAR Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 598) | 36 | 37 | 34 | 8 | |
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