| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 10, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE MAKES A WOMAN Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55379) | 7 | 11 | 19 | 7 | |
| 2 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (Cadet 5612) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| 3 | STONED SOUL PICNIC 5th Dimension (Soul City 766) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | LOVER’S HOLIDAY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 736) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | YOU MET YOUR MATCH Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54168) | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5 | |
| 6 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela (Uni 55066) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | I’M A MIDNIGHT MOVER Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2528) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 8 | THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 313) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 9 | SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2508) | 10 | 18 | 25 | 7 | |
| 10 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54169) | 18 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 11 | SOUL-LIMBO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0001) | 21 | 29 | 42 | 5 | |
| 12 | YESTERDAY’S DREAMS Four Tops (Motown 1127) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 5 | |
| 13 | I CAN’T STOP DANCING Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2534) | 16 | 25 | 38 | 4 | |
| 14 | I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55381) | 22 | 31 | 41 | 5 | |
| 15 | I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO CRY, CRY, CRY James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6141) | 23 | 26 | 33 | 4 | |
| 16 | THE SNAKE Al Wilson (Soul City 767) | 17 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 17 | (Love Is Like A) BASEBALL GAME Intruders (Gamble 217) | 25 | 33 | 31 | 6 | |
| 18 | GOD BLESS OUR LOVE Ballads (Venture 615) | 19 | 23 | 34 | 6 | |
| 19 | NEVER GIVE YOU UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72798) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 20 | HITCH IT TO THE HORSE Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 315) | 12 | 9 | 18 | 9 | |
| 21 | BREAKIN’ DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE Bandwagon (Epic 10352) | 24 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | UNDERSTANDING Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11090) | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | |
| 23 | PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME Temptations (Gordy 7074) | 32 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | I’VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) Eddie Floyd (Stax 0002) | 34 | 41 | 49 | 4 | |
| 25 | CAN’T YOU FIND ANOTHER WAY (Of Doing It) Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2540) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | GIRLS CAN’T DO WHAT THE GUYS DO Betty Wright (Alston 4569) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | HERE COMES THE JUDGE Pigmeat Markham (Chess 2049) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 9 | |
| 28 | (You Keep Me) HANGIN’ ON Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2608) | 27 | 13 | 7 | 19 | |
| 29 | THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 30 | LICKING STICK – LICKING STICK (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6166) | 15 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| 31 | I’M GONNA DO WHAT THEY DO TO ME B.B. King (BluesWay 61018) | 33 | 37 | 40 | 6 | |
| 32 | PRAYER MEETIN’ Willie Mitchell (Hi 2147) | 37 | 40 | 43 | 6 | |
| 33 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35045) | 31 | 19 | 11 | 11 | |
| 34 | LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER O’Jays (Bell 704) | 26 | 16 | 13 | 10 | |
| 35 | YOU’RE TUFF ENOUGH Junior Wells (Blue Rock 4052) | 36 | 39 | 44 | 4 | |
| 36 | TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2145) | 38 | 35 | 36 | 6 | |
| 37 | KEEP THE ONE YOU GOT Joe Tex (Dial 4083) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | HARD TO HANDLE Otis Redding (Atco 6592) | 41 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | TO LOVE SOMEBODY Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2529) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 7 | |
| 40 | SAVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME Bobby Bland (Duke 435) | 30 | 38 | 50 | 8 | |
| 41 | SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54172) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | SUDDEN STOP Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2539) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | M’LADY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10353) | 47 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | I LOVED AND LOST Impressions (ABC 11103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax 0005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Bobby Womack (Minit 32048) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | FACE IT GIRL, IT’S OVER Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2136) | 46 | 22 | 20 | 15 | |
| 48 | THE WOMAN I LOVE B.B. King (Kent 492) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY Tams (ABC 11066) | 42 | 36 | 37 | 13 | |
| 50 | I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Fantastic Four (Ric-Tic 139) | 29 | 30 | 32 | 11 | |
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