| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 13, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela (Uni 55066) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2 | THINK Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2518) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 313) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | LOVER’S HOLIDAY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 736) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 5 | STONED SOUL PICNIC 5th Dimension (Soul City 766) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | |
| 6 | NEVER GIVE YOU UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72798) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | LICKING STICK – LICKING STICK (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6166) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | (You Keep Me) HANGIN’ ON Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2608) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | |
| 9 | YESTER LOVE Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54167) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 10 | AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54163) | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |
| 11 | I’M A MIDNIGHT MOVER Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2528) | 17 | 21 | 33 | 4 | |
| 12 | UNITED Peaches & Herb (Date 1603) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 13 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35045) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 7 | |
| 14 | LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER O’Jays (Bell 704) | 15 | 18 | 28 | 6 | |
| 15 | I’LL NEVER DO YOU WRONG Joe Tex (Dial 4076) | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | |
| 16 | HERE COMES THE JUDGE Shorty Long (Soul 35044) | 14 | 16 | 32 | 6 | |
| 17 | UNDERSTANDING / ELEANOR RIGBY Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11090) | 19 | 23 | 31 | 6 / 1 | |
| 18 | AMEN Otis Redding (Atco 6592) | 24 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2517) | 22 | 19 | 19 | 9 | |
| 20 | I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) Temptations (Gordy 7072) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 21 | FACE IT GIRL, IT’S OVER Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2136) | 18 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 22 | LOVE MAKES A WOMAN Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55379) | 26 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | HERE COMES THE JUDGE Pigmeat Markham (Chess 2049) | 21 | 24 | 39 | 5 | |
| 24 | THE DOCTOR Mary Wells (Jubilee 5621) | 20 | 20 | 24 | 11 | |
| 25 | HITCH IT TO THE HORSE Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 315) | 27 | 33 | 36 | 5 | |
| 26 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (Cadet 5612) | 30 | 32 | 44 | 4 | |
| 27 | TO LOVE SOMEBODY Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2529) | 33 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | YOUNG BOY Barbara Greene (Renee 5001) | 29 | 30 | 40 | 7 | |
| 29 | THE SNAKE Al Wilson (Soul City 767) | 32 | 34 | 38 | 4 | |
| 30 | TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2478) | 23 | 13 | 9 | 15 | |
| 31 | YESTERDAY’S DREAMS Four Tops (Motown 1127) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 32 | I PROMISE TO WAIT MY LOVE Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7070) | 25 | 22 | 16 | 13 | |
| 33 | YOU MET YOUR MATCH Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54168) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2508) | 38 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Fantastic Four (Ric-Tic 139) | 36 | 38 | 41 | 7 | |
| 36 | GOOD OLD MUSIC Parliaments (Revilot 223) | 39 | 40 | 42 | 4 | |
| 37 | (Love Is Like A) BASEBALL GAME Intruders (Gamble 217) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2145) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY Tams (ABC 11066) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 40 | YOURS UNTIL TOMORROW Vivian Reed (Epic 10319) | 44 | 45 | 48 | 5 | |
| 41 | GOD BLESS OUR LOVE Ballads (Venture 615) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | RIVER OF TEARS Gene Chandler (Checker 1199) | 43 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | PEOPLE SURE ACT FUNNY Arthur Conley (Atco 6588) | 41 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | PRAYER MEETIN’ Willie Mitchell (Hi 2147) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I’M GONNA DO WHAT THEY DO TO ME B.B. King (BluesWay 61018) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | LIFE Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10353) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | SOUL-LIMBO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | THERE WAS A TIME Dapps Featuring Alfred Ellis (King 6169) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | LONELY LONELY MAN AM I Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35046) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55381) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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