| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 5, 1968 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2508) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 3 | GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions (ABC 11094) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 4 | SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6187) | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | |
| 5 | LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith (Columbia 44616) | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
| 6 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54169) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME Temptations (Gordy 7074) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2546) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |
| 9 | LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor 47-9550) | 13 | 16 | 17 | 7 | |
| 10 | THE SNAKE Al Wilson (Soul City 767) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |
| 11 | WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME? Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12226) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 7 | |
| 12 | HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN Jerry Butler (Mercury 72850) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 13 | SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54172) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 14 | LOVE MAKES A WOMAN Barbara Acklin (Brunswick 55379) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 15 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Bobby Womack (Minit 32048) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 9 | |
| 16 | FOOL FOR YOU Impressions (Curtom 1932) | 22 | 29 | 36 | 5 | |
| 17 | SOUL-LIMBO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0001) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | |
| 18 | PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax 0005) | 18 | 19 | 24 | 9 | |
| 19 | BROWN EYED WOMAN Bill Medley (MGM 13959) | 20 | 27 | 32 | 7 | |
| 20 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (Cadet 5612) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | |
| 21 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35047) | 24 | 31 | 34 | 6 | |
| 22 | I AIN’T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE Masqueraders (Bell 733) | 27 | 35 | 37 | 6 | |
| 23 | HIP CITY (pt. 2) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35048) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 24 | MESSAGE FROM MARIA Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2617) | 28 | 26 | 29 | 7 | |
| 25 | DESTINATION: ANYWHERE Marvelettes (Tamla 54171) | 26 | 33 | 38 | 5 | |
| 26 | COURT OF LOVE Unifics (Kapp 935) | 34 | 38 | 43 | 4 | |
| 27 | THE FUNKY JUDGE Bull & Matadors (Toddlin’ Town 108) | 29 | 30 | 33 | 5 | |
| 28 | BREAK YOUR PROMISE Delfonics (Philly Groove 152) | 31 | 36 | 40 | 6 | |
| 29 | I FOUND A TRUE LOVE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2558) | 33 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash (JAD 207) | 43 | 48 | — | 5 | |
| 31 | OH LORD, WHY LORD Los Pop Tops (Calla 154) | 30 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 32 | DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Nina Simone (RCA Victor 47-9602) | 40 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | CHAINED Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54170) | 36 | 40 | 42 | 5 | |
| 34 | DON’T CHANGE YOUR LOVE Five Stairsteps & Cubie (Curtom 1931) | 32 | 32 | 35 | 6 | |
| 35 | SWEET YOUNG THING LIKE YOU Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11133) | 35 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | I CAN’T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU’RE PLAYIN’ Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7075) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 8 | |
| 37 | (I Can Feel Your Love) SLIPPING AWAY Barbara Mason (Arctic 142) | 37 | 42 | 45 | 4 | |
| 38 | 46 DRUMS – 1 GUITAR Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat 598) | 39 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | PUFFIN’ ON DOWN THE TRACK Hugh Masekela (Uni 55085) | 41 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | THE B.B. JONES / YOU PUT IT ON ME B.B. King (BluesWay 61019) | 45 | 46 / 49 | — / 49 | 5 / 4 | |
| 41 | I’VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER Otis Redding (Atco 6612) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | HE’S MY MAN Patti LaBelle & Bluebelles (Atlantic 2548) | 38 | 45 | 47 | 4 | |
| 43 | THERE WAS A TIME Gene Chandler (Brunswick 55383) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | THE CHOICE / GOING GOING GONE O’Jays (Bell 737) | 46 | 47 | 50 | 4 | |
| 45 | WHERE DO I GO Carla Thomas (Stax 0011) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING/(You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION Vivian Reed (Epic 10382) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | CADILLAC JACK Andre Williams (Checker 1205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | WHEN HE TOUCHES ME Gloria Jones (Minit 32051) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | PEACE OF MIND Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2283) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | DOLLARS AND CENTS Cathy Lynn & Lou (Moondog) Lawton (Heart & Soul 204) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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