CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead
Week ending JANUARY 13, 1968
TW	TITLE   Artist–Label	LW	WKS
1	UNITED (pt. 1)   Music Makers–Gamble 210	—	5
2	WORDS   Bee Gees–Atco 6548	—	1
3	MALAYISHA   Miriam Makeba–Reprise 0654	—	1
4	STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE   Jay & Techniques–Smash 2142	—	1
5	7:30 GUIDED TOUR   Five Americans–Abnak 126	10	5
6	UP TIGHT, GOOD MAN   Laura Lee–Chess 2030	—	4
7	DEEP IN THE NIGHT   Candymen–ABC 11023	8	3
8	I CALL IT LOVE   Manhattans–Carnival 533	—	8
9	LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN   Long John Baldry–Warner Bros. 7098	11	3
10	TOYLAND   Alan Bown–Music Factory 402	23	3
11	MELLOW MOONLIGHT   Leon Haywood–Decca 32230	28	7
12	UP–UP AND AWAY   Hugh Masekela–Uni 55037	—	2
13	DO UNTO ME   James & Bobby Purify–Bell 700	20	2
14	IT’S A GAS   Hombres–Verve Forecast 5076	17	2
15	I WISH I HAD TIME   Last Words–Atco 6542	18	3
16	LIVING IN A WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVE   Good & Plenty–Senate 2105	16	3
17	BREAK MY MIND   Bobby Wood–MGM 13797	22	4
18	EXPECTING TO FLY   Buffalo Springfield–Atco 6545	13	3
19	BIRDS OF A FEATHER   Joe South–Capitol 2060	21	3
20	BIG DADDY   Boots Randolph–Monument 1038	7	5
21	THERE WAS A TIME   James Brown & Famous Flames–King 6144	—	1
22	HEY LITTLE ONE   Glen Campbell–Capitol 2076	—	1
23	ANOTHER TIME   Sagittarius–Columbia 44398	25	2
24	HOW BEAUTIFUL OUR LOVE IS   Platters–Musicor 1288	27	6
25	WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing)   Oscar Toney, Jr.–Bell 699	31	2
26	I CAN’T SHAKE THIS FEELING   Carmel–MGM 13869	29	3
27	YAKETY YAK   Sam The Sham–MGM 13863	15	6
28	PLAYBOY   Gene & Debbe–TRX 5006	47	3
29	CAMELOT   King Richard’s Fluegel Knights–MTA 138	34	3
30	DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO   Al Wilson–Soul City 761	32	5
31	I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER   King Curtis & Kingpins–Atco 6547	—	1
32	A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE   Balloon Farm–Laurie 3405	45	2
33	BLESSED ARE THE LONELY   Robert Knight–Rising Sons 707	48	2
34	IT’S NOT EASY   Will-O-Bees–Date 1583	43	2
35	SIMON SAYS   1910 Fruitgum Co.–Buddah 24	46	2
36	OCTOBER COUNTRY   October Country–Epic 10252	40	2
37	A HOUSE BUILT ON SAND   Leslie Uggams–Atlantic 2469	—	1
38	A LOVE THAT’S REAL   Intruders–Gamble 209	37	12
39	THIS THING CALLED LOVE   Webs–Pop-Side 4593	9	2
40	THERE IS   Dells–Cadet 5590	—	1
41	NEVER TOO MUCH LOVE   Bards–Capitol 2041	38	7
42	SOMEBODY’S SLEEPING IN MY BED   Johnnie Taylor–Stax 235	14	8
43	THAT’S ALL RIGHT   Brenda Lee–Decca 32248	—	1
44	TRESPASSIN’   Ohio Players–Compass 7015	—	1
45	TO BE MY GIRL   John Roberts–Duke 429	—	1
46	WHY GIRL   Precisions–Drew 1002	—	1
47	HOORAY FOR THE SALVATION ARMY BAND   Bill Cosby–Warner Bros. 7096	33	3
48	DO UNTO OTHERS   Paul Revere & Raiders–Columbia 44335	26	6
49	DON’T LOSE YOUR GROOVE   Lavell Hardy–Rojac 117	42	7
50	MAGIC COLORS   Lesley Gore–Mercury 72759	35	5

NOTE: On the original Cash Box charts for this week, “Up Tight, Good Man” by Laura Lee was listed both at #96 on the Top 100 and at #6 on the Looking Ahead chart.

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