| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 28, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54176) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | SOULFUL STRUT Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick 55391) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | |
| 3 | TOO WEAK TO FIGHT Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2569) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1135) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54174) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown 1137) | 11 | 14 | 30 | 4 | |
| 7 | CLOUD NINE Temptations (Gordy 7081) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | THIS IS MY COUNTRY Impressions (Curtom 1934) | 10 | 12 | 25 | 5 | |
| 9 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10407) | 15 | 22 | 35 | 5 | |
| 10 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0009) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 11 | I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER William Bell (Stax 0015) | 14 | 18 | 27 | 5 | |
| 12 | SEE SAW Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2574) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| 13 | READY OR NOT HERE I COME (Can’t Hide From Love) Delfonics (Philly Groove 154) | 20 | 31 | 38 | 5 | |
| 14 | GOODBYE MY LOVE James Brown (King 6198) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 15 | PICKIN’ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 748) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
| 16 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Eddie Floyd (Stax 0012) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 11 | |
| 17 | ARE YOU HAPPY Jerry Butler (Mercury 72876) | 28 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | DON’T BE AFRAID (Do As I Say) Frankie Karl & Dreams (D.C. 180) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 8 | |
| 19 | LOOKING BACK Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2622) | 19 | 24 | 36 | 4 | |
| 20 | MALINDA Bobby Taylor & Vancouvers (Gordy 7079) | 23 | 27 | 31 | 5 | |
| 21 | PEOPLE Tymes (Columbia 44630) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 5 | |
| 22 | HE CALLED ME BABY Ella Washington (Sound Stage 7 2621) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 6 | |
| 23 | TALKING ABOUT MY BABY Gloria Walker (Flaming Arrow 35) | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
| 24 | ROCKIN’ IN THE SAME OLD BOAT Bobby Bland (Duke 440) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 6 | |
| 25 | PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG Otis Redding (Atco 6636) | 29 | 29 | 32 | 5 | |
| 26 | MY SONG Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2574) | 33 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | CAN I CHANGE MY MIND Tyrone Davis (Dakar 602) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | YOU GOT SOUL Johnny Nash (JAD 209) | 36 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | DON’T MAKE THE GOOD GIRLS GO BAD Della Humphrey (Arctic 144) | 24 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 30 | NOT ON THE OUTSIDE Moments (Stang 5000) | 34 | 33 | 34 | 5 | |
| 31 | HEY JUDE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2591) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | THE BEGINNING OF MY END Unifics (Kapp 957) | 40 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ Bobby Womack (Minit 32055) | 38 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | SOUL SISTER, BROWN SUGAR Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2590) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | I’VE GOT LOVE FOR MY BABY Young Hearts (Minit 32049) | 21 | 17 | 17 | 7 | |
| 36 | FREEDOM TRAIN James Carr (Goldwax 338) | 35 | 37 | 43 | 6 | |
| 37 | THE MEDITATION TNT Band (Cotique 136) | 39 | 43 | 46 | 4 | |
| 38 | LOVE MACHINE O’Kaysions (ABC 11153) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 4 | |
| 39 | IF IT WASN’T FOR BAD LUCK Ray Charles & Jimmy Davis (ABC/TRC 11170) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | (There’s Gonna Be A) SHOWDOWN Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2583) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | LOVE WON’T WEAR OFF (As The Years Wear On) J.R. Bailey (Calla 158) | 44 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP Foundations (Uni 55101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | ONE EYE OPEN Maskman & Agents (Dynamo 125) | 45 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | JUST AIN’T NO LOVE Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55388) | 27 | 28 | 22 | 6 | |
| 45 | YOU’VE GOT THE POWER Esquires (Wand 1193) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | I CAN’T TURN YOU LOOSE Chambers Brothers (Columbia 44679) | 31 | 30 | 37 | 5 | |
| 47 | DOES ANYBODY KNOW I’M HERE Dells (Cadet 5631) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | UNTIE ME James & Bobby Purify (Bell 751) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | 30-60-90 Willie Mitchell (Hi 2154) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SOCK IT TO ME (pt. 1) Deacons (Shama 100) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 7 | |
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