The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations
Week ending DECEMBER 13, 1969
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER
    Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1156)
  1  113  6
  2THESE EYES
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35067)
  2  2  6  9
  3ELEANOR RIGBY
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2683)
  3  714  6
  4I WANT YOU BACK
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1157)
121924  6
  5BABY, I’M FOR REAL
    Originals (Soul 35066)
  5  3  211
  6FRIENDSHIP TRAIN
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35068)
  6  6  3  8
  7YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54188)
  4  4  4  9
  8BACKFIELD IN MOTION
    Mel & Tim (Bamboo 107)
  7  5  112
  9IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK
    Syl Johnson (Twinight 125)
  81723  7
10AIN’T IT FUNKY NOW (pt. 1)
    James Brown (King 6280)
182731  5
11YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE
    Gloria Taylor (Silver Fox 14)
  9111011
12TAKE A LETTER MARIA
    R.B. Greaves (Atco 6714)
10  8  710
13SAY YOU LOVE ME
    Impressions (Curtom 1946)
11  91510
14NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE
    Steam (Fontana 1667)
141522  6
15HELLO SUNSHINE
    Rev. Maceo Woods & Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir
    (Volt 4025)
262932  4
16TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK
    Nina Simone (RCA Victor 74-0269)
273037  4
17LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN (pt. 1)
    James Brown (King 6255)
15121110
18GOING IN CIRCLES
    Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0204)
1613  915
19JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA
    Garland Green (Uni 55143)
1714  817
20ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
    Dells (Cadet 5658)
202021  8
21CRUMBS OFF THE TABLE
    Glass House (Invictus 9071)
19161212
22JUST A LITTLE LOVE
    B.B. King (BluesWay 61029)
212525  9
23HOW I MISS YOU BABY
    Bobby Womack (Minit 32081)
293135  7
24WE MUST BE IN LOVE
    Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Curtom 1945)
23211910
25I LOVE YOU
    Otis Leavill (Dakar 614)
  1
26ANYWAY THAT YOU WANT ME
    Walter Jackson (Cotillion 44053)
313342  4
27DON’T LET LOVE HANG YOU UP
    Jerry Butler (Mercury 72991)
344143  5
28HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD
    Lovelites (Lock 723)
282836  4
29I’LL BE SWEETER TOMORROW
    Linda Jones (Neptune 17)
4049  3
30YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2682)
3032  3
31TOO MANY COOKS (Spoil The Soup)
    100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 6904)
364346  4
32LOVE BONES
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0055)
3337  3
33THE TOUCH OF YOU
    Brenda & Tabulations (Top And Bottom 401)
  1
34THEME FROM ELECTRIC SURFBOARD
    Brother Jack McDuff (Blue Note 1953)
43  2
35COMPARED TO WHAT
    Les McCann & Eddie Harris (Atlantic 2694)
  1
36LOOK-KA PY PY
    Meters (Josie 1015)
3745  3
37I’M JUST A PRISONER (Of Your Good Lovin’)
    Candi Staton (Fame 1460)
  1
38HURRY CHANGE (If You’re Coming)
    Tenison Stephens (Aries 2076)
383839  4
39I CAN’T MAKE IT ALONE
    Lou Rawls (Capitol 2668)
393941  6
40OLD LOVE
    Intruders (Gamble 240)
  1
41BEEN A LONG TIME
    Betty Everett (Uni 55174)
41  2
42WHAT YOU GAVE ME
    Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54187)
4242  3
43MY HONEY AND ME
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2104)
49  2
44DON’T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME
    Four Tops (Motown 1159)
4444  3
45FEELING ALRIGHT
    Mongo Santamaria (Atlantic 2689)
4548  3
46I’M SO GLAD I FELL FOR YOU
    David Ruffin (Motown 1158)
46  2
47HEY THERE LONELY GIRL
    Eddie Holman (ABC 11240)
47  2
48HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME
    Betty LaVette (Silver Fox 17)
  1
49BABY BOY
    Fred Hughes (Brunswick 755419)
50  2
50KOOL’S BACK AGAIN
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 523)
  1
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