| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 4, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Temptations (Gordy 7093) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54185) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3 | OH, WHAT A NIGHT Dells (Cadet 5649) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2650) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 5 | YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) Lou Rawls (Capitol 2550) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 6 | WHAT’S THE USE OF BREAKING UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72960) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 7 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10497) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | |
| 8 | GOING IN CIRCLES Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0204) | 10 | 19 | 35 | 5 | |
| 9 | WORLD (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6258) | 9 | 18 | 31 | 5 | |
| 10 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9003) | 8 | 8 | 18 | 6 | |
| 11 | JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA Garland Green (Uni 55143) | 19 | 24 | 33 | 7 | |
| 12 | THE SWEETER HE IS (pt. 1) Soul Children (Stax 0050) | 23 | 30 | 43 | 4 | |
| 13 | YOU GOT YOURS AND I’LL GET MINE Delfonics (Philly Groove 157) | 14 | 14 | 26 | 9 | |
| 14 | I COULD NEVER BE PRESIDENT Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0046) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| 15 | CHAINS OF LOVE Bobby Bland (Duke 449) | 13 | 10 | 24 | 7 | |
| 16 | NOBODY BUT YOU BABE Clarence Reid (Alston 4574) | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| 17 | IT’S TOO LATE Ted Taylor (Ronn 34) | 17 | 20 | 21 | 8 | |
| 18 | WALK ON BY Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9003) | 27 | 27 | 45 | 4 | |
| 19 | IN A MOMENT Intrigues (Yew 1001) | 24 | 29 | 23 | 8 | |
| 20 | DOIN’ OUR THING Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2660) | 29 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | GET OFF MY BACK WOMAN B.B. King (BluesWay 61026) | 21 | 25 | 40 | 5 | |
| 22 | CRUMBS OFF THE TABLE Glass House (Invictus 9071) | 31 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | THE BEST PART OF A LOVE AFFAIR Emotions (Volt 4021) | 32 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | DADDY’S LITTLE MAN O.C. Smith (Columbia 44948) | 26 | 31 | 42 | 6 | |
| 25 | THE NITTY GRITTY Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35063) | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 26 | SAN FRANCISCO IS A LONELY TOWN Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2641) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 27 | LET A WOMAN BE A WOMAN – LET A MAN BE A MAN Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89) | 36 | 40 | 44 | 5 | |
| 28 | BABY, I’M FOR REAL Originals (Soul 35066) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 29 | WE’LL CRY TOGETHER Maxine Brown (Commonwealth United 3001) | 40 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 30 | LOWDOWN POPCORN James Brown (King 6250) | 25 | 22 | 16 | 7 | |
| 31 | IT’S TRUE I’M GONNA MISS YOU Carolyn Franklin (RCA Victor 74-0188) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 32 | LET ME BE THE MAN MY DADDY WAS Chi-Lites (Brunswick 755414) | 30 | 26 | 20 | 13 | |
| 33 | DO WHAT YOU WANNA Ramsey Lewis (Cadet 5640) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Mad Lads (Volt 4016) | 34 | 39 | 36 | 12 | |
| 35 | MY BALLOON’S GOING UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2663) | 35 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | BACKFIELD IN MOTION Mel & Tim (Bamboo 107) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | BAD CONDITIONS Lloyd Price (Turntable 506) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME KNOW YOU’RE GONE Howard Tate (Turntable 505) | 38 | 35 | 37 | 15 | |
| 39 | HELPLESS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55418) | 39 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | HOOK AND SLING (pt. 1) Eddie Bo (Scram 117) | 33 | 23 | 17 | 14 | |
| 41 | POOR MAN Little Milton (Checker 1221) | 42 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | KOOL AND THE GANG Kool & Gang (De-Lite 519) | 37 | 37 | 39 | 6 | |
| 43 | ALWAYS DAVID Ruby Winters (Diamond 265) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE Gloria Taylor (Glo-Whiz 1) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | GIRLS IT AIN’T EASY Honey Cone (Hot Wax 6903) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | LIFE AND DEATH IN G & A Abaco Dream (A&M 1081) | 45 | 43 | 48 | 5 | |
| 47 | SAD GIRL Intruders (Gamble 235) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 5 | |
| 48 | CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION Joe Bataan (Uptite 0014) | 48 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | I CAN’T BE ALL BAD Johnny Adams (SSS Int’l 780) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | WAS IT GOOD TO YOU? Isley Brothers (T-Neck 908) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
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