| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 18, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Temptations (Gordy 7093) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54185) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | GOING IN CIRCLES Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0204) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
| 4 | OH, WHAT A NIGHT Dells (Cadet 5649) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA Garland Green (Uni 55143) | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | |
| 6 | YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) Lou Rawls (Capitol 2550) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| 7 | DOIN’ OUR THING Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2660) | 14 | 20 | 29 | 5 | |
| 8 | WHAT’S THE USE OF BREAKING UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72960) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| 9 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10497) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | THE SWEETER HE IS (pt. 1) Soul Children (Stax 0050) | 10 | 12 | 23 | 6 | |
| 11 | WALK ON BY Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9003) | 11 | 18 | 27 | 6 | |
| 12 | IN A MOMENT Intrigues (Yew 1001) | 12 | 19 | 24 | 10 | |
| 13 | SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2650) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 14 | CRUMBS OFF THE TABLE Glass House (Invictus 9071) | 17 | 22 | 31 | 4 | |
| 15 | BABY, I’M FOR REAL Originals (Soul 35066) | 20 | 28 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | YOU GOT YOURS AND I’LL GET MINE Delfonics (Philly Groove 157) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
| 17 | THE BEST PART OF A LOVE AFFAIR Emotions (Volt 4021) | 18 | 23 | 32 | 5 | |
| 18 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9003) | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
| 19 | WORLD (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6258) | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| 20 | I COULD NEVER BE PRESIDENT Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0046) | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
| 21 | WE’LL CRY TOGETHER Maxine Brown (Commonwealth United 3001) | 22 | 29 | 40 | 6 | |
| 22 | LET A WOMAN BE A WOMAN – LET A MAN BE A MAN Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89) | 26 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| 23 | BACKFIELD IN MOTION Mel & Tim (Bamboo 107) | 28 | 36 | 43 | 4 | |
| 24 | GET OFF MY BACK WOMAN B.B. King (BluesWay 61026) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | |
| 25 | LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6255) | 30 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | BAD CONDITIONS Lloyd Price (Turntable 506) | 29 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | SAN FRANCISCO IS A LONELY TOWN Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2641) | 27 | 26 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | CHAINS OF LOVE Bobby Bland (Duke 449) | 23 | 15 | 13 | 9 | |
| 29 | YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE Gloria Taylor (Glo-Whiz 1) | 33 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Impressions (Curtom 1946) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | UH! UH! BOY, THAT’S A NO NO Candace Love (Aquarius 4010) | 31 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | DO WHAT YOU WANNA Ramsey Lewis (Cadet 5640) | 32 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | WE CAN MAKE IT Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11239) | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 34 | I’LL BET YOU Funkadelic (Westbound 150) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | GIRLS IT AIN’T EASY Honey Cone (Hot Wax 6903) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | HERE I GO AGAIN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54183) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | ALWAYS DAVID Ruby Winters (Diamond 265) | 37 | 43 | 49 | 4 | |
| 38 | MY BALLOON’S GOING UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2663) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 5 | |
| 39 | WE MUST BE IN LOVE Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Curtom 1945) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | POOR MAN Little Milton (Checker 1221) | 41 | 41 | 42 | 5 | |
| 41 | TAKE A LETTER MARIA R.B. Greaves (Atco 6714) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | THESE EYES Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35067) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | JUST A LITTLE LOVE B.B. King (BluesWay 61029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | I CAN’T BE ALL BAD Johnny Adams (SSS Int’l 780) | 45 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | (They Call Me) JESSIE JAMES Dreams (D.C. Sound 2) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | GIVE IT UP Lee Dorsey (Amy 11,057) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | WAS IT GOOD TO YOU? Isley Brothers (T-Neck 908) | 47 | 50 | 50 | 4 | |
| 48 | YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54188) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | SAD GIRL Intruders (Gamble 235) | 49 | 47 | 47 | 7 | |
| 50 | BOLD SOUL SISTER Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb 104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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