| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending DECEMBER 28, 1968 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | THE BEGINNING OF MY END
Unifics–Kapp 957 | — | 2 |
| 2 | I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You)
Al Martino–Capitol 2355 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | TAKE FIVE
Willie Mitchell–Hi 2154 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE WORLD
Mason Williams–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7248 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | THE GROOVIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD
Fun And Games–Uni 55098 | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY
Peppermint Rainbow–Decca 32410 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | AIN’T GOT NO; I GOT LIFE
Nina Simone–RCA Victor 47-9686 | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE
Cilla Black–DJM 70,007 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | SO TRUE
Peaches & Herb–Date 1633 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | I’M INTO LOOKIN’ FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE ME
Bobby Vee–Liberty 56080 | 20 | 3 |
| 11 | LONG LINE RIDER
Bobby Darin–Direction 350 | 21 | 2 |
| 12 | FOX ON THE RUN
Manfred Mann–Mercury 72879 | 15 | 2 |
| 13 | FIFTY TWO PER CENT
Max Frost & Troopers–Tower 452 | 14 | 4 |
| 14 | HAYRIDE
Saturday Morning Cartoon Show–Elf 90,021 | 18 | 5 |
| 15 | OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA
Arthur Conley–Atco 6640 | — | 1 |
| 16 | KUM BA YAH
Tommy Leonetti–Decca 32421 | 19 | 2 |
| 17 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET
Central Park West–Event 3301 | 25 | 2 |
| 18 | SHAKE A POO POO
Chet “Poison” Ivey & Fabulous Avengers–Tangerine 989 | — | 1 |
| 19 | FREEDOM TRAIN
James Carr–Goldwax 338 | 22 | 3 |
| 20 | MY SONG
Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2574 | — | 1 |
| 21 | KAY
John Wesley Ryles I–Columbia 44682 | 24 | 5 |
| 22 | I GOT A LINE ON YOU
Spirit–Ode 115 | 29 | 4 |
| 23 | HEART-TEASER
Flavor–Columbia 44673 | 31 | 2 |
| 24 | MY MAN
Barbra Streisand–Columbia 44704 | — | 1 |
| 25 | BUBBLE GUM MUSIC
Rock And Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co.
Of Philadelphia-19141–Buddah 78 | 43 | 2 |
| 26 | THE WORM
Jimmy McGriff–Solid State 2524 | 37 | 2 |
| 27 | HARD TO HANDLE
Patti Drew–Capitol 2339 | 26 | 8 |
| 28 | TAKE A HEART
Don Fardon–GNP Crescendo 418 | 32 | 3 |
| 29 | BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
First Edition–Reprise 0799 | — | 1 |
| 30 | WHY ARE WE SLEEPING?
Soft Machine–Probe 452 | 33 | 4 |
| 31 | RELEASE ME
Johnny Adams–SSS Int’l 750 | 35 | 8 |
| 32 | THE MEDITATION
TNT Band–Cotique 136 | 39 | 2 |
| 33 | LET’S GO ALL THE WAY
Troy Shondell–TRX 5015 | 45 | 2 |
| 34 | UNTIE ME
James & Bobby Purify–Bell 751 | — | 1 |
| 35 | BORN TO BE WITH YOU
Sonny James–Capitol 2271 | 27 | 3 |
| 36 | GET ON YOUR KNEES
Los Canarios–Calla 156 | 44 | 5 |
| 37 | ONLY FOR LOVERS
Roger Williams–Kapp 949 | 46 | 9 |
| 38 | I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER
William Bell–Stax 0015 | — | 1 |
| 39 | THE CANDY KID (From The Mission On The Bowery)
Cowsills–MGM 14011 | 28 | 3 |
| 40 | COO COO
Big Brother & Holding Company–Mainstream 678 | 41 | 6 |
| 41 | HELLO IT’S ME
Nazz–SGC 001 | 40 | 6 |
| 42 | HUSANDS AND WIVES
Wayne Newton–MGM 14014 | 34 | 2 |
| 43 | SOUL BROTHER, SOUL SISTER
Capitols–Karen 1543 | — | 1 |
| 44 | THE SPLIT
Lou Rawls–Capitol 2348 | 30 | 7 |
| 45 | LET ME GET THROUGH TO YOU, BABY
Ginny Tiu & The Few–Amaret 100 | 36 | 3 |
| 46 | LOVE WON’T WEAR OFF (As The Years Wear On)
J.R. Bailey–Calla 158 | — | 1 |
| 47 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE
B.B. King–BluesWay 61021 | 7 | 5 |
| 48 | TIL I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE
Ben E. King–Atco 6637 | 42 | 4 |
| 49 | I’M A TIGER
Lulu–Epic 10420 | 47 | 4 |
| 50 | I’M A FOOL
Peanut Butter Conspiracy–Columbia 44667 | 50 | 6 |