| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 6, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1156) | 1 | 13 | 22 | 5 | |
| 2 | THESE EYES Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35067) | 2 | 6 | 15 | 8 | |
| 3 | ELEANOR RIGBY Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2683) | 7 | 14 | 23 | 5 | |
| 4 | YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54188) | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | BABY, I’M FOR REAL Originals (Soul 35066) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | FRIENDSHIP TRAIN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35068) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | BACKFIELD IN MOTION Mel & Tim (Bamboo 107) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 8 | IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK Syl Johnson (Twinight 125) | 17 | 23 | 32 | 6 | |
| 9 | YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE Gloria Taylor (Silver Fox 14) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
| 10 | TAKE A LETTER MARIA R.B. Greaves (Atco 6714) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 11 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Impressions (Curtom 1946) | 9 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 12 | I WANT YOU BACK Jackson 5 (Motown 1157) | 19 | 24 | 33 | 5 | |
| 13 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Temptations (Gordy 7093) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 14 | NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam (Fontana 1667) | 15 | 22 | 31 | 5 | |
| 15 | LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6255) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| 16 | GOING IN CIRCLES Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0204) | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| 17 | JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA Garland Green (Uni 55143) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| 18 | AIN’T IT FUNKY NOW (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6280) | 27 | 31 | 40 | 4 | |
| 19 | CRUMBS OFF THE TABLE Glass House (Invictus 9071) | 16 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |
| 20 | ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY Dells (Cadet 5658) | 20 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| 21 | JUST A LITTLE LOVE B.B. King (BluesWay 61029) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 8 | |
| 22 | BAD CONDITIONS Lloyd Price (Turntable 506) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
| 23 | WE MUST BE IN LOVE Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Curtom 1945) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| 24 | THE SWEETER HE IS (pt. 1) Soul Children (Stax 0050) | 22 | 20 | 10 | 13 | |
| 25 | GIRLS IT AIN’T EASY Honey Cone (Hot Wax 6903) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 10 | |
| 26 | HELLO SUNSHINE Rev. Maceo Woods & Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir (Volt 4025) | 29 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK Nina Simone (RCA Victor 74-0269) | 30 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD Lovelites (Lock 723) | 28 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | HOW I MISS YOU BABY Bobby Womack (Minit 32081) | 31 | 35 | 39 | 6 | |
| 30 | YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2682) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | ANYWAY THAT YOU WANT ME Walter Jackson (Cotillion 44053) | 33 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | MUST BE YOUR THING Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.– Seven Arts 7338) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | LOVE BONES Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0055) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | DON’T LET LOVE HANG YOU UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72991) | 41 | 43 | 49 | 4 | |
| 35 | DOIN’ OUR THING Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2660) | 23 | 18 | 12 | 12 | |
| 36 | TOO MANY COOKS (Spoil The Soup) 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 6904) | 43 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | LOOK-KA PY PY Meters (Josie 1015) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | HURRY CHANGE (If You’re Coming) Tenison Stephens (Aries 2076) | 38 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | I CAN’T MAKE IT ALONE Lou Rawls (Capitol 2668) | 39 | 41 | 44 | 5 | |
| 40 | I’LL BE SWEETER TOMORROW Linda Jones (Neptune 17) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | BEEN A LONG TIME Betty Everett (Uni 55174) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | WHAT YOU GAVE ME Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54187) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | THEME FROM ELECTRIC SURFBOARD Brother Jack McDuff (Blue Note 1953) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | DON’T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Four Tops (Motown 1159) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | FEELING ALRIGHT Mongo Santamaria (Atlantic 2689) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | I’M SO GLAD I FELL FOR YOU David Ruffin (Motown 1158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman (ABC 11240) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | IT’S A FUNKY THING – RIGHT ON (pt. 1) (Memphis Underground) Herbie Mann (Atlantic 2671) | 46 | 44 | 45 | 4 | |
| 49 | MY HONEY AND ME Luther Ingram (KoKo 2104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BABY BOY Fred Hughes (Brunswick 755419) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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