| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 17, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE MAKES A WOMAN Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55379) | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (Cadet 5612) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | YOU MET YOUR MATCH Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54168) | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | |
| 4 | SOUL-LIMBO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0001) | 11 | 21 | 29 | 6 | |
| 5 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54169) | 10 | 18 | 34 | 4 | |
| 6 | SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2508) | 9 | 10 | 18 | 8 | |
| 7 | STONED SOUL PICNIC 5th Dimension (Soul City 766) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 8 | THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 313) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 9 | I CAN’T STOP DANCING Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2534) | 13 | 16 | 25 | 5 | |
| 10 | (Love Is Like A) BASEBALL GAME Intruders (Gamble 217) | 17 | 25 | 33 | 7 | |
| 11 | LOVER’S HOLIDAY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 736) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 12 | YESTERDAY’S DREAMS Four Tops (Motown 1127) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| 13 | I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55381) | 14 | 22 | 31 | 6 | |
| 14 | I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO CRY, CRY, CRY James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6141) | 15 | 23 | 26 | 5 | |
| 15 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela (Uni 55066) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| 16 | THE SNAKE Al Wilson (Soul City 767) | 16 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| 17 | I’M A MIDNIGHT MOVER Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2528) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
| 18 | GOD BLESS OUR LOVE Ballads (Venture 615) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 7 | |
| 19 | THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | 29 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | BREAKIN’ DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE Bandwagon (Epic 10352) | 21 | 24 | 49 | 4 | |
| 21 | PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME Temptations (Gordy 7074) | 23 | 32 | 43 | 4 | |
| 22 | I’VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) Eddie Floyd (Stax 0002) | 24 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 23 | GIRLS CAN’T DO WHAT THE GUYS DO Betty Wright (Alston 4569) | 26 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | UNDERSTANDING Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11090) | 22 | 20 | 15 | 11 | |
| 25 | HITCH IT TO THE HORSE Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 315) | 20 | 12 | 9 | 10 | |
| 26 | CAN’T YOU FIND ANOTHER WAY (Of Doing It) Sam & Dave (Atlantic 2540) | 25 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | (You Keep Me) HANGIN’ ON Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2608) | 28 | 27 | 13 | 20 | |
| 28 | PRAYER MEETIN’ Willie Mitchell (Hi 2147) | 32 | 37 | 40 | 7 | |
| 29 | I’M GONNA DO WHAT THEY DO TO ME B.B. King (BluesWay 61018) | 31 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 30 | TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2145) | 36 | 38 | 35 | 7 | |
| 31 | PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE Rascals (Atlantic 2537) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 32 | NEVER GIVE YOU UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72798) | 19 | 11 | 7 | 17 | |
| 33 | KEEP THE ONE YOU GOT Joe Tex (Dial 4083) | 37 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35045) | 33 | 31 | 19 | 12 | |
| 35 | I LOVED AND LOST Impressions (ABC 11103) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54172) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | HARD TO HANDLE Otis Redding (Atco 6592) | 38 | 41 | 48 | 4 | |
| 39 | PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax 0005) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Bobby Womack (Minit 32048) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | M’LADY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10353) | 43 | 47 | 50 | 4 | |
| 42 | SUDDEN STOP Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2539) | 42 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER O’Jays (Bell 704) | 34 | 26 | 16 | 11 | |
| 44 | HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash (JAD 207) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I CAN’T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU’RE PLAYIN’ Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7075) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | THE WOMAN I LOVE B.B. King (Kent 492) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions (ABC 11094) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | HIP CITY (pt. 2) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35048) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith (Columbia 44616) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | LICKING STICK – LICKING STICK (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6166) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 14 | |
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