| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1969 |
| TOP 100 R&B SINGLES (As published in the December 27, 1969, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 2 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 3 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) |
| 4 | WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) – Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul) |
| 5 | YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) – Lou Rawls (Capitol) |
| 6 | THE CHOKIN’ KIND – Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7) |
| 7 | IT’S YOUR THING – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 8 | MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) (pt. 1) – James Brown (King) |
| 9 | I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 10 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS – The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor) |
| 11 | SOULFUL STRUT – The Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick) |
| 12 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 13 | SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 14 | ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE – Jerry Butler (Mercury) |
| 15 | FOOLISH FOOL – Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury) |
| 16 | OH, WHAT A NIGHT – The Dells (Cadet) |
| 17 | GOING IN CIRCLES – The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor) |
| 18 | BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP – The Foundations (Uni) |
| 19 | LOVE CHILD – Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown) |
| 20 | MOODY WOMAN – Jerry Butler (Mercury) |
| 21 | THERE’LL COME A TIME – Betty Everett (Uni) |
| 22 | I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME – Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations (Motown) |
| 23 | CHOICE OF COLORS – The Impressions (Curtom) |
| 24 | AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) – The 5th Dimension (Soul City) |
| 25 | JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA – Garland Green (Uni) |
| 26 | CAN I CHANGE MY MIND – Tyrone Davis (Dakar) |
| 27 | CISSY STRUT – Meters (Josie) |
| 28 | WHAT’S THE USE OF BREAKING UP – Jerry Butler (Mercury) |
| 29 | RECONSIDER ME – Johnny Adams (SSS Int’l) |
| 30 | OH HAPPY DAY – The Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion) |
| 31 | I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER – William Bell (Stax) |
| 32 | BABY, BABY DON’T CRY – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla) |
| 33 | SO I CAN LOVE YOU – Emotions (Volt) |
| 34 | GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A LOOSE – James Brown (King) |
| 35 | I CAN SING A RAINBOW / LOVE IS BLUE – The Dells (Cadet) |
| 36 | TIME IS TIGHT – Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax) |
| 37 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) |
| 38 | BABY, I’M FOR REAL – The Originals (Soul) |
| 39 | THE NITTY GRITTY – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul) |
| 40 | TOO WEAK TO FIGHT – Clarence Carter (Atlantic) |
| 41 | MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (The Moment You Left Me) – David Ruffin (Motown) |
| 42 | BACKFIELD IN MOTION – Mel & Tim (Bamboo) |
| 43 | GIVE IT AWAY – The Chi-Lites (Brunswick) |
| 44 | THE WEIGHT – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 45 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 46 | TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOMEWORK – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 47 | RUN AWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 48 | I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (pts. 1 & 2) – James Brown (King) |
| 49 | CLOUD NINE – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 50 | BLACK PEARL – Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd. (A&M) |
| 51 | DO YOUR THING – The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts) |
| 52 | ICE CREAM SONG – The Dynamics (Cotillion) |
| 53 | CRUMBS OFF THE TABLE – The Glass House (Invictus) |
| 54 | DOIN’ OUR THING – Clarence Carter (Atlantic) |
| 55 | WHY I SING THE BLUES – B.B. King (BluesWay) |
| 56 | I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 57 | NOBODY BUT YOU BABE – Clarence Reid (Alston) |
| 58 | THIS IS MY COUNTRY – The Impressions (Curtom) |
| 59 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 60 | HOOK AND SLING (pt. 1) – Eddie Bo (Scram) |
| 61 | SOPHISTICATED CISSY – The Meters (Josie) |
| 62 | WHEN HE TOUCHES ME (Nothing Else Matters) – Peaches & Herb (Date) |
| 63 | THE SWEETER HE IS (pt. 1) – The Soul Children (Stax) |
| 64 | READY OR NOT HERE I COME (Can’t Hide From Love) – The Delfonics (Philly Groove) |
| 65 | BABY, DON’T BE LOOKING IN MY MIND – Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7) |
| 66 | I DO – The Moments (Stang) |
| 67 | TWENTY-FIVE MILES – Edwin Starr (Gordy) |
| 68 | LET’S GET TOGETHER – Little Milton (Checker) |
| 69 | ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN – Moms Mabley (Mercury) |
| 70 | GOTTA GET TO KNOW YOU – Bobby Bland (Duke) |
| 71 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME – Eddie Floyd (Stax) |
| 72 | PROUD MARY – Solomon Burke (Bell) |
| 73 | TESTIFY (I Wonna) – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 74 | I COULD NEVER BE PRESIDENT – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
| 75 | SNATCHING IT BACK – Clarence Carter (Atlantic) |
| 76 | A LOVER’S QUESTION – Otis Redding (Atco) |
| 77 | WALK ON BY – Isaac Hayes (Enterprise) |
| 78 | FRIENDSHIP TRAIN – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul) |
| 79 | SOULSHAKE – Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l) |
| 80 | ARE YOU HAPPY – Jerry Butler (Mercury) |
| 81 | IN A MOMENT – The Intrigues (Yew) |
| 82 | YOU GOT YOURS AND I’LL GET MINE – The Delfonics (Philly Groove) |
| 83 | PICKIN’ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES – Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l) |
| 84 | I’D RATHER BE AN OLD MAN’S SWEETHEART (Than A Young Man’s Fool) – Candi Staton (Fame) |
| 85 | IS IT SOMETHING YOU’VE GOT – Tyrone Davis (Dakar) |
| 86 | ONE NIGHT AFFAIR – The O’Jays (Neptune) |
| 87 | DON’T BE AFRAID (Do As I Say) – Frankie Karl & The Dreams (D.C.) |
| 88 | SWITCH IT ON – Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul) |
| 89 | SEE SAW – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 90 | STAND! – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) |
| 91 | LET ME BE THE MAN MY DADDY WAS – The Chi-Lites (Brunswick) |
| 92 | DON’T TOUCH ME – Bettye Swann (Capitol) |
| 93 | TAKE A LETTER MARIA – R.B. Greaves (Atco) |
| 94 | I TURNED YOU ON – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 95 | GOODBYE MY LOVE – James Brown (King) |
| 96 | MY CHERIE AMOUR – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 97 | WE GOT MORE SOUL – Dyke & The Blazers (Original Sound) |
| 98 | BUYING A BOOK – Joe Tex (Dial) |
| 99 | CHAINS OF LOVE – Bobby Bland (Duke) |
| 100 | BAD CONDITIONS – Lloyd Price (Turntable) |