| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 31, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54181) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2 | IT’S YOUR THING Isley Brothers (T-Neck 901) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | OH HAPPY DAY Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion 20,001) | 7 | 12 | 15 | 5 | |
| 4 | CISSY STRUT Meters (Josie 1005) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0107) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 6 | THE CHOKIN’ KIND Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2628) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 7 | I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6224) | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 8 | I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2619) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | |
| 9 | TIME IS TIGHT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0028) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 10 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 11 | GOTTA GET TO KNOW YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 447) | 14 | 19 | 26 | 6 | |
| 12 | WHY I SING THE BLUES B.B. King (BluesWay 61024) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 7 | |
| 13 | TESTIFY (I Wonna) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0033) | 19 | 25 | 31 | 5 | |
| 14 | PROUD MARY Solomon Burke (Bell 783) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 6 | |
| 15 | WE GOT MORE SOUL Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 86) | 17 | 24 | 28 | 6 | |
| 16 | SO I CAN LOVE YOU Emotions (Volt 4010) | 20 | 26 | 35 | 5 | |
| 17 | AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) 5th Dimension (Soul City 772) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | |
| 18 | I WANT TO LOVE YOU BABY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 769) | 18 | 23 | 25 | 6 | |
| 19 | BUYING A BOOK Joe Tex (Dial 4090) | 10 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| 20 | DON’T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN Temptations (Gordy 7086) | 28 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | NEVER GONNA LET HIM KNOW Debbie Taylor (GWP 501) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| 22 | WHAT IS A MAN Four Tops (Motown 1147) | 26 | 29 | 29 | 5 | |
| 23 | FRIEND, LOVER, WOMAN, WIFE O.C. Smith (Columbia 44859) | 27 | 33 | 39 | 4 | |
| 24 | ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Jerry Butler (Mercury 72898) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 25 | COLOR HIM FATHER Winstons (Metromedia 117) | 31 | 38 | 48 | 4 | |
| 26 | WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35062) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | I CAN SING A RAINBOW/LOVE IS BLUE Dells (Cadet 5641) | 33 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | I CAN’T SAY NO TO YOU Betty Everett (Uni 55122) | 25 | 22 | 23 | 8 | |
| 29 | WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY Otis & Carla (Atco 6665) | 29 | 34 | 37 | 6 | |
| 30 | MOODY WOMAN Jerry Butler (Mercury 72929) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | BLACK PEARL Sonny Charles & Checkmates, Ltd. (A&M 1053) | 36 | 39 | 45 | 4 | |
| 32 | SUNDAY Moments (Stang 5003) | 30 | 30 | 32 | 7 | |
| 33 | LET ME LOVE YOU Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11213) | 35 | 36 | 40 | 4 | |
| 34 | NO MATTER WHAT SIGN YOU ARE Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1148) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | WALK AWAY Ann Peebles (Hi 2157) | 32 | 35 | 36 | 8 | |
| 36 | THE APRIL FOOLS Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12249) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | (We’ve Got) HONEY LOVE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7085) | 24 | 21 | 20 | 8 | |
| 38 | LOVE MAN Otis Redding (Atco 6677) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | I TURNED YOU ON Isley Brothers (T-Neck 902) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | THE POPCORN James Brown (King 6240) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | IT’S YOUR THING Senor Soul (Whiz 611) | 45 | 46 | 47 | 4 | |
| 42 | MY WIFE, MY DOG, MY CAT Maskman & Agents (Dynamo 131) | 46 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | WHY SHOULD WE STOP NOW Natural Four (ABC 11205) | 44 | 45 | 46 | 4 | |
| 44 | EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY (From Now On) Lee Dorsey (Amy 11,055) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | JUST A LITTLE BIT Little Milton (Checker 1217) | 37 | 31 | 34 | 9 | |
| 46 | DIRTY OLD MAN Irene Reid (Old Town 2004) | 47 | 48 | 49 | 4 | |
| 47 | THE MINOTAUR Dick Hyman & Electric Eclectics (Command 4126) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | NEW SHOES Jessie Lee Ferguson & Outer Limits (Metromedia 111) | 49 | 49 | 50 | 4 | |
| 49 | IS THIS THE WAY TO TREAT A GIRL (You Bet It Is) Hesitations (GWP 504) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | IT’S MY THING (You Can’t Tell Me Who To Sock It To) Marva Whitney (King 6229) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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