| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 4, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54176) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | SOULFUL STRUT Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick 55391) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | TOO WEAK TO FIGHT Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2569) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown 1137) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | |
| 5 | LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1135) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10407) | 9 | 15 | 22 | 6 | |
| 7 | THIS IS MY COUNTRY Impressions (Curtom 1934) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | |
| 8 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54174) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 9 | READY OR NOT HERE I COME (Can’t Hide From Love) Delfonics (Philly Groove 154) | 13 | 20 | 31 | 6 | |
| 10 | I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER William Bell (Stax 0015) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 6 | |
| 11 | CLOUD NINE Temptations (Gordy 7081) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 | ARE YOU HAPPY Jerry Butler (Mercury 72876) | 17 | 28 | 36 | 4 | |
| 13 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0009) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | DON’T BE AFRAID (Do As I Say) Frankie Karl & Dreams (D.C. 180) | 18 | 22 | 23 | 9 | |
| 15 | SEE SAW Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2574) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| 16 | GOODBYE MY LOVE James Brown (King 6198) | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 17 | LOOKING BACK Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2622) | 19 | 19 | 24 | 5 | |
| 18 | CAN I CHANGE MY MIND Tyrone Davis (Dakar 602) | 27 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | PICKIN’ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 748) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
| 20 | MALINDA Bobby Taylor & Vancouvers (Gordy 7079) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 6 | |
| 21 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Eddie Floyd (Stax 0012) | 16 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
| 22 | PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG Otis Redding (Atco 6636) | 25 | 29 | 29 | 6 | |
| 23 | MY SONG Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2574) | 26 | 33 | 40 | 4 | |
| 24 | PEOPLE Tymes (Columbia 44630) | 21 | 17 | 21 | 6 | |
| 25 | YOU GOT SOUL Johnny Nash (JAD 209) | 28 | 36 | 46 | 4 | |
| 26 | HEY JUDE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2591) | 31 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | THE BEGINNING OF MY END Unifics (Kapp 957) | 32 | 40 | 44 | 4 | |
| 28 | NOT ON THE OUTSIDE Moments (Stang 5000) | 30 | 34 | 33 | 6 | |
| 29 | SOUL SISTER, BROWN SUGAR Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2590) | 34 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ Bobby Womack (Minit 32055) | 33 | 38 | 41 | 4 | |
| 31 | (There’s Gonna Be A) SHOWDOWN Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2583) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP Foundations (Uni 55101) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | ONE EYE OPEN Maskman & Agents (Dynamo 125) | 43 | 45 | 48 | 4 | |
| 34 | IF IT WASN’T FOR BAD LUCK Ray Charles & Jimmy Davis (ABC/TRC 11170) | 39 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | ROCKIN’ IN THE SAME OLD BOAT Bobby Bland (Duke 440) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 7 | |
| 36 | THE MEDITATION TNT Band (Cotique 136) | 37 | 39 | 43 | 5 | |
| 37 | BABY, BABY DON’T CRY Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54178) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | FREEDOM TRAIN James Carr (Goldwax 338) | 36 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| 39 | YOU’VE GOT THE POWER Esquires (Wand 1193) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | HE CALLED ME BABY Ella Washington (Sound Stage 7 2621) | 22 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 41 | LOVE WON’T WEAR OFF (As The Years Wear On) J.R. Bailey (Calla 158) | 41 | 44 | 50 | 4 | |
| 42 | DON’T MAKE THE GOOD GIRLS GO BAD Della Humphrey (Arctic 144) | 29 | 24 | 15 | 10 | |
| 43 | LOVE MACHINE O’Kaysions (ABC 11153) | 38 | 37 | 39 | 5 | |
| 44 | DOES ANYBODY KNOW I’M HERE Dells (Cadet 5631) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOMEWORK Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0023) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | 30-60-90 Willie Mitchell (Hi 2154) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | UNTIE ME James & Bobby Purify (Bell 751) | 48 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | I’VE GOT LOVE FOR MY BABY Young Hearts (Minit 32049) | 35 | 21 | 17 | 8 | |
| 49 | TALKING ABOUT MY BABY Gloria Walker (Flaming Arrow 35) | 23 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
| 50 | STRANGEST FEELING Ted Taylor (Ronn 29) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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