| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 5, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | COLOR HIM FATHER Winstons (Metromedia 117) | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2 | MOODY WOMAN Jerry Butler (Mercury 72929) | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | |
| 3 | WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35062) | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | |
| 4 | MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6245) | 10 | 22 | 32 | 5 | |
| 5 | TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54181) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 6 | I CAN SING A RAINBOW/LOVE IS BLUE Dells (Cadet 5641) | 14 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
| 7 | SO I CAN LOVE YOU Emotions (Volt 4010) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 8 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0107) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 9 | I TURNED YOU ON Isley Brothers (T-Neck 902) | 9 | 14 | 18 | 6 | |
| 10 | OH HAPPY DAY Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion 20,001) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 11 | BLACK PEARL Sonny Charles & Checkmates, Ltd. (A&M 1053) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 9 | |
| 12 | LOVE MAN Otis Redding (Atco 6677) | 22 | 28 | 31 | 7 | |
| 13 | BABY, DON’T BE LOOKING IN MY MIND Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2634) | 21 | 26 | 36 | 4 | |
| 14 | RECONSIDER ME Johnny Adams (SSS Int’l 770) | 25 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 15 | ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Moms Mabley (Mercury 72935) | 27 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | WHY I SING THE BLUES B.B. King (BluesWay 61024) | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
| 17 | MRS. ROBINSON Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0037) | 18 | 25 | 28 | 5 | |
| 18 | THE FEELING IS RIGHT Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2642) | 24 | 34 | 37 | 4 | |
| 19 | THE POPCORN James Brown (King 6240) | 19 | 19 | 24 | 6 | |
| 20 | EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY (From Now On) Lee Dorsey (Amy 11,055) | 26 | 30 | 34 | 6 | |
| 21 | I’D RATHER BE AN OLD MAN’S SWEETHEART (Than A Young Man’s Fool) Candi Staton (Fame 1456) | 28 | 38 | 50 | 4 | |
| 22 | GIRL YOU’RE TOO YOUNG Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2644) | 35 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | LET’S GET TOGETHER Little Milton (Checker 1225) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | THE MINOTAUR Dick Hyman & Electric Eclectics (Command 4126) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 6 | |
| 25 | GOTTA GET TO KNOW YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 447) | 17 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| 26 | NO MATTER WHAT SIGN YOU ARE Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1148) | 20 | 20 | 23 | 7 | |
| 27 | IT’S MY THING (You Can’t Tell Me Who To Sock It To) Marva Whitney (King 6229) | 32 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
| 28 | CHOICE OF COLORS Impressions (Curtom 1943) | 30 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450) | 33 | 36 | 38 | 5 | |
| 30 | I DO Moments (Stang 5005) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54184) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) 5th Dimension (Soul City 772) | 31 | 31 | 29 | 18 | |
| 33 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Bettye Swann (Capitol 2515) | 34 | 37 | 40 | 5 | |
| 34 | YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) Lou Rawls (Capitol 2550) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | NOTHING CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF YOU Brook Benton (Cotillion 44034) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME KNOW YOU’RE GONE Howard Tate (Turntable 505) | 42 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | DON’T TELL YOUR MAMA (Where You’ve Been) Eddie Floyd (Stax 0036) | 39 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | STOP GIVING YOUR MAN AWAY Ella Washington (Sound Stage 7 2632) | 40 | 41 | 46 | 4 | |
| 39 | WHILE YOU’RE OUT LOOKING FOR SUGAR? Honey Cone (Hot Wax 6901) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | I’M STILL A STRUGGLING MAN Edwin Starr (Gordy 7087) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | FRIEND, LOVER, WOMAN, WIFE O.C. Smith (Columbia 44859) | 37 | 32 | 27 | 9 | |
| 42 | ONE NIGHT AFFAIR O’Jays (Neptune 12) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | MY CHERIE AMOUR Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54180) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | HOOK AND SLING (pt. 1) Eddie Bo (Scram 117) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Mad Lads (Volt 4016) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | WALKING WITH MY NEW LOVE Gloria Walker & Chevelles (Flaming Arrow 37) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | FUNNY FEELING Delfonics (Philly Groove 156) | 47 | 47 | 49 | 4 | |
| 48 | BLUE ON GREEN The Touch (Lecasver 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | THAT’S THE WAY Joe Tex (Dial 4093) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SO MUCH IN NEED Natura’elles (Venture 633) | 45 | 46 | 48 | 4 | |
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