| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending AUGUST 23, 1969 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | HOOK AND SLING (pt. 1)
Eddie Bo–Scram 117 | 16 | 2 |
| 2 | OH HOW HAPPY
Blinky & Edwin Starr–Gordy 7090 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | WHO DO YOU LOVE
Quicksilver Messenger Service–Capitol 2557 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | SOUTH CAROLINA
Flirtations–Deram 85048 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | MOONLIGHT SONATA
Henry Mancini & Orchestra–RCA Victor 74-0212 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | IT’S TRUE I’M GONNA MISS YOU
Carolyn Franklin–RCA Victor 74-0188 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | LET ME BE THE MAN MY DADDY WAS
Chi-Lites–Brunswick 755414 | 27 | 5 |
| 8 | NO ONE IS GOING TO HURT YOU
Neon Philharmonic–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7311 | 22 | 3 |
| 9 | SWEET ’N’ SASSY
Jerry Smith–ABC 11230 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | BILLY, I’VE GOT TO GO TO TOWN
Geraldine Stevens–World Pacific 77927 | — | 1 |
| 11 | LIVE AND LEARN
Andy Williams–Columbia 44929 | 44 | 5 |
| 12 | RING OF BRIGHT WATER
Dee Dee Warwick–Mercury 72940 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | LIGHT OF LOVE
Cherry People–Heritage 815 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | NOAH
Bob Seger System–Capitol 2576 | 33 | 2 |
| 15 | KIND WOMAN
Percy Sledge–Atlantic 2646 | 9 | 4 |
| 16 | BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Bobby Russell–Elf 90,031 | 10 | 6 |
| 17 | FAREWELL LOVE SCENE
“Romeo & Juliet” Original Soundtrack–Capitol 2502 | — | 1 |
| 18 | RAIN
Jose Feliciano–RCA Victor 47-9757 | 34 | 2 |
| 19 | SON OF A PREACHER MAN
Carnival–World Pacific 77922 | 31 | 3 |
| 20 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Bar-Kays–Volt 4019 | 28 | 3 |
| 21 | IT’S GONNA RAIN
Bobby Womack–Minit 32071 | 37 | 2 |
| 22 | LIFE AND DEATH IN G & A
Abaco Dream–A&M 1081 | — | 1 |
| 23 | THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE
Jefferson–Decca 32501 | — | 1 |
| 24 | GOING IN CIRCLES
Friends Of Distinction–RCA Victor 74-0204 | — | 1 |
| 25 | THE REAL THING (pt. 1)
Russell Morris–Diamond 263 | 40 | 2 |
| 26 | PAIN
Mystics–Metromedia 130 | 38 | 2 |
| 27 | ROOM AT THE TOP
American Breed–Acta 836 | 29 | 3 |
| 28 | DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME
Joe South & Believers–Capitol 2592 | 36 | 2 |
| 29 | MARJORINE
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass–A&M 1102 | — | 1 |
| 30 | I DON’T KNOW HOW (To Fall Out Of Love)
Persians–GWP 509 | 41 | 2 |
| 31 | GOT IT TOGETHER
Nancy Wilson–Capitol 2555 | 42 | 5 |
| 32 | I’M GONNA MAKE IT UP TO YOU
Bobby Vee–Liberty 56124 | — | 1 |
| 33 | MAH-NA-MAH-NA
“Sweden Heaven And Hell” Soundtrack–Ariel 500 | — | 1 |
| 34 | I WANT TO YOU TO KNOW
New Colony Six–Mercury 72961 | — | 1 |
| 35 | HALLELUJAH (I Am The Preacher)
Deep Purple–Tetragrammaton 1537 | 23 | 4 |
| 36 | LET’S WORK TOGETHER (pt. 1)
Wilbert Harrison–Sue 11 | 39 | 3 |
| 37 | MacARTHUR PARK
Waylon Jennings & Kimberlys–RCA Victor 74-0210 | — | 1 |
| 38 | LA JEANNE
King Curtis–Atco 6695 | 49 | 5 |
| 39 | SON OF A LOVIN’ MAN
Buchanan Brothers–Event 3305 | — | 1 |
| 40 | MEMPHIS TRAIN
Buddy Miles Express–Mercury 72945 | 50 | 5 |
| 41 | LOVE’S SWEET SENSATION
William Bell & Mavis Staples–Stax 0043 | 20 | 8 |
| 42 | DID SHE MENTION MY NAME
Irish Rovers–Decca 732529 | 35 | 3 |
| 43 | A TIME FOR US
Astrud Gilberto–Verve 10643 | 25 | 6 |
| 44 | JIVE
Bobby Darin–Direction 352 | — | 1 |
| 45 | PASS THE APPLE EVE
B.J. Thomas–Scepter 12255 | 18 | 6 |
| 46 | AIN’T IT LIKE HIM
Edwin Hawkins’ Singers–Pavilion 20,002 | 45 | 2 |
| 47 | SAVED BY THE BELL
Robin Gibb–Atco 6698 | 24 | 4 |
| 48 | AGE (Where I Started Again)
Horatio–Event 3304 | 21 | 4 |
| 49 | SON-OF-A-PREACHERMAN
Gayletts–Steady 126 | — | 1 |
| 50 | SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME
Flying Machine–Congress 6000 | 47 | 4 |