CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead
Week ending FEBRUARY 22, 1969
TW	TITLE   Artist–Label	LW	WKS
1	THE WAY IT USED TO BE   Engelbert Humperdinck–Parrot 40036	—	1
2	LONG GREEN   Fireballs–Atco 6651	—	1
3	MESCALITO   Shango–A&M 1014	—	1
4	IF   Al Hirt–RCA Victor 47-9717	5	3
5	GIVE IT AWAY   Chi-Lites–Brunswick 55398	32	2
6	NOVEMBER SNOW   Rejoice!–Dunhill 4176	20	3
7	30-60-90   Willie Mitchell–Hi 2154	10	3
8	LIGHT MY FIRE   Rhetta Hughes–Tetragrammaton 1513	4	6
9	ATLANTIS   Donovan–Epic 10434	—	1
10	THE MEDITATION   TNT Band–Cotique 136	7	10
11	THE WEDDING CAKE   Connie Francis–MGM 14034	46	2
12	ONLY YOU (And You Alone)   Bobby Hatfield–Verve 10634	—	1
13	DON’T FORGET ABOUT ME   Dusty Springfield–Atlantic 2606	—	1
14	APPLE CIDER   Five By Five–Paula 319	40	4
15	AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY   Albert King–Atlantic 2604	—	1
16	SHE’S ALMOST YOU   Billy Harner–Open 1253	18	3
17	THIS IS A LOVE SONG   Bill Medley–MGM 14025	—	1
18	A BROKEN MAN   Malibus–White Whale 289	6	6
19	MY SPECIAL PRAYER   Percy Sledge–Atlantic 2594	2	5
20	MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS   Gene & Debbe–TRX 5017	16	4
21	TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY   Esther Phillips–Roulette 7031	30	2
22	RED BALLOON   Cook E. Jarr–RCA Victor 47-9708	13	4
23	NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE   Flirtations–Deram 85038	8	5
24	RED RED WINE   Jimmy James & Vagabonds–Atco 6608	14	5
25	GOOD VIBRATIONS   Hugo Montenegro & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-9712	37	4
26	I’M JUST AN AVERAGE GUY   Masqueraders–AGP 108	17	5
27	A MAN WITHOUT A DREAM   Monkees–Colgems 5000	—	1
28	WOMAN, YOU MADE ME   Bobby Dixon–Probe 455	38	3
29	DREAM   Sajid Khan–Colgems 1034	23	5
30	HAWAII FIVE-O   Ventures–Liberty 56068	15	2
31	ONLY THE LONELY   Sonny James–Capitol 2370	19	4
32	GAMES PEOPLE PLAY   Boots Randolph–Monument 1125	31	3
33	I’D DO IT ALL AGAIN   Eloise Laws–Columbia 44737	27	2
34	DON’T TOUCH ME   Bettye Swann–Capitol 2382	36	3
35	SNAP-OUT   Interpertations–Bell 757	24	2
36	APRICOT BRANDY   Rhinoceros–Elektra 45647	25	3
37	CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG   New Christy Minstrels–Columbia 44631	39	3
38	WILLIE JEAN   Sunshine Company–Imperial 66324	42	5
39	LADY SAMANTHA   Elton John–DJM 70,008	45	2
40	RACE WITH THE DEVIL   The Gun–Epic 10413	29	2
41	ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE   Jerry Butler–Mercury 72898	—	1
42	THE WORM   Jimmy McGriff–Solid State 2524	41	9
43	LOVE IN THEM THERE HILLS   Maxine Brown–Epic 10424	44	5
44	GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME (Good Times)   Easybeats–United Artists 50488	—	1
45	DON’T MAKE PROMISES (You Can’t Keep)   Z.Z. Hill–Kent 502	48	5
46	GENTLE ON MY MIND   Dean Martin–Reprise 0812	33	2
47	I DON’T KNOW HOW (To Say I Love You) DON’T WALK AWAY   Superlatives–     Westbound 144	—	1
48	STONEY END   Peggy Lipton–Ode 114	49	5
49	COME LIVE WITH ME   Shadow Mann–Tomorrow’s Productions 0001	35	5
50	HERE COMES THE RAIN   Leapy Lee–Decca 32436	28	4

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