| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending APRIL 5, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Jerry Butler (Mercury 72898) | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2 | RUN AWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD Temptations (Gordy 7084) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |
| 3 | MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (The Moment You Left Me) David Ruffin (Motown 1140) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | THE CHOKIN’ KIND Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2628) | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | |
| 5 | THE WEIGHT Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2603) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | IT’S YOUR THING Isley Brothers (T-Neck 901) | 11 | 14 | 27 | 4 | |
| 7 | FOOLISH FOOL Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury 72880) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 8 | TWENTY-FIVE MILES Edwin Starr (Gordy 7083) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | |
| 9 | GIVE IT AWAY Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55398) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 10 | ICE CREAM SONG Dynamics (Cotillion 44021) | 13 | 17 | 22 | 10 | |
| 11 | SNATCHING IT BACK Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2605) | 12 | 13 | 19 | 7 | |
| 12 | DO YOUR THING Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7250) | 14 | 16 | 23 | 10 | |
| 13 | AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) 5th Dimension (Soul City 772) | 17 | 21 | 29 | 5 | |
| 14 | THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12241) | 18 | 19 | 25 | 6 | |
| 15 | GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A LOOSE James Brown (King 6213) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 16 | I’LL TRY SOMETHING NEW Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown 1142) | 19 | 23 | 33 | 5 | |
| 17 | DON’T TOUCH ME Bettye Swann (Capitol 2382) | 21 | 27 | 30 | 6 | |
| 18 | IS IT SOMETHING YOU’VE GOT Tyrone Davis (Dakar 605) | 23 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | WHEN HE TOUCHES ME (Nothing Else Matters) Peaches & Herb (Date 1637) | 24 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 20 | SWITCH IT ON Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul 324) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |
| 21 | TIME IS TIGHT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0028) | 27 | 32 | 39 | 4 | |
| 22 | NEVER GONNA LET HIM KNOW Debbie Taylor (GWP 501) | 35 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | I LIKE WHAT YOU’RE DOING (To Me) Carla Thomas (Stax 0024) | 31 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | THERE’LL COME A TIME Betty Everett (Uni 55100) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| 25 | MINI-SKIRT MINNIE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2611) | 28 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0107) | 32 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | TRACKS OF MY TEARS Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2603) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | SOUL PRIDE (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6222) | 26 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | I STILL LOVE YOU Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55402) | 30 | 33 | 45 | 4 | |
| 30 | BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP Foundations (Uni 55101) | 22 | 18 | 6 | 15 | |
| 31 | IT’S A MIRACLE Willie Hightower (Capitol 2226) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 32 | GOTTA FIND ME A LOVER (24 Hours A Day) Erma Franklin (Brunswick 55403) | 33 | 38 | 43 | 4 | |
| 33 | DIDN’T YOU KNOW (You’d Have To Cry Sometime) Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35057) | 36 | 31 | 35 | 5 | |
| 34 | TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY Esther Phillips (Roulette 7031) | 34 | 35 | 38 | 8 | |
| 35 | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Bobby Womack (Minit 32059) | 38 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (pts. 1 & 2) James Brown (King 6224) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | CISSY STRUT Meters (Josie 1005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | I CAN’T DO ENOUGH Dells (Cadet 5636) | 39 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | BABY, BABY DON’T CRY Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54178) | 37 | 20 | 11 | 14 | |
| 40 | BUYING A BOOK Joe Tex (Dial 4090) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | I FEEL LIKE I’M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Fantastic Four (Soul 35058) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | GIVING UP Ad Libs (Share 104) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I’LL UNDERSTAND Soul Children (Stax 0018) | 42 | 39 | 41 | 4 | |
| 44 | COUNTRY GIRL Johnny Otis Show (Kent 506) | 46 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | PLEDGING MY LOVE Laura Greene & Johnny McKinnis (Silver Fox 1) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | TO LOVE SOMEBODY James Carr (Goldwax 340) | 48 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | BLACK IS! Brother Jack McDuff (Cadet 5632) | 43 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | JUST A LITTLE BIT Little Milton (Checker 1217) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | GOT TO BE LOVE (Something Stupid) Profiles (Bamboo 104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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