| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JUNE 7, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54181) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2 | OH HAPPY DAY Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion 20,001) | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |
| 3 | CISSY STRUT Meters (Josie 1005) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| 4 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0107) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | IT’S YOUR THING Isley Brothers (T-Neck 901) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | THE CHOKIN’ KIND Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2628) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 7 | I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2619) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| 8 | PROUD MARY Solomon Burke (Bell 783) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 7 | |
| 9 | GOTTA GET TO KNOW YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 447) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 7 | |
| 10 | TESTIFY (I Wonna) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0033) | 13 | 19 | 25 | 6 | |
| 11 | WHY I SING THE BLUES B.B. King (BluesWay 61024) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| 12 | 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) | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | |
| 13 | SO I CAN LOVE YOU Emotions (Volt 4010) | 16 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 14 | WE GOT MORE SOUL Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 86) | 15 | 17 | 24 | 7 | |
| 15 | DON’T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN Temptations (Gordy 7086) | 20 | 28 | 41 | 4 | |
| 16 | COLOR HIM FATHER Winstons (Metromedia 117) | 25 | 31 | 38 | 5 | |
| 17 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| 18 | TIME IS TIGHT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0028) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 19 | FRIEND, LOVER, WOMAN, WIFE O.C. Smith (Columbia 44859) | 23 | 27 | 33 | 5 | |
| 20 | MOODY WOMAN Jerry Butler (Mercury 72929) | 30 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | WHAT IS A MAN Four Tops (Motown 1147) | 22 | 26 | 29 | 6 | |
| 22 | AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) 5th Dimension (Soul City 772) | 17 | 11 | 9 | 14 | |
| 23 | WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35062) | 26 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | I WANT TO LOVE YOU BABY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l 769) | 18 | 18 | 23 | 7 | |
| 25 | I CAN SING A RAINBOW/LOVE IS BLUE Dells (Cadet 5641) | 27 | 33 | 44 | 4 | |
| 26 | NO MATTER WHAT SIGN YOU ARE Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown 1148) | 34 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | I CAN’T SAY NO TO YOU Betty Everett (Uni 55122) | 28 | 25 | 22 | 9 | |
| 28 | BLACK PEARL Sonny Charles & Checkmates, Ltd. (A&M 1053) | 31 | 36 | 39 | 5 | |
| 29 | BUYING A BOOK Joe Tex (Dial 4090) | 19 | 10 | 14 | 10 | |
| 30 | I TURNED YOU ON Isley Brothers (T-Neck 902) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Jerry Butler (Mercury 72898) | 24 | 22 | 6 | 16 | |
| 32 | THE MINOTAUR Dick Hyman & Electric Eclectics (Command 4126) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | NEVER GONNA LET HIM KNOW Debbie Taylor (GWP 501) | 21 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
| 34 | THE APRIL FOOLS Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12249) | 36 | 42 | 47 | 4 | |
| 35 | THE POPCORN James Brown (King 6240) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | LOVE MAN Otis Redding (Atco 6677) | 38 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | LET ME LOVE YOU Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11213) | 33 | 35 | 36 | 5 | |
| 38 | WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY Otis & Carla (Atco 6665) | 29 | 29 | 34 | 7 | |
| 39 | SUNDAY Moments (Stang 5003) | 32 | 30 | 30 | 8 | |
| 40 | EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY (From Now On) Lee Dorsey (Amy 11,055) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | IT’S YOUR THING Senor Soul (Whiz 611) | 41 | 45 | 46 | 5 | |
| 42 | MRS. ROBINSON Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0037) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | MY WIFE, MY DOG, MY CAT Maskman & Agents (Dynamo 131) | 42 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 44 | WALK AWAY Ann Peebles (Hi 2157) | 35 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| 45 | I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10450) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | WHY SHOULD WE STOP NOW Natural Four (ABC 11205) | 43 | 44 | 45 | 5 | |
| 47 | IT’S MY THING (You Can’t Tell Me Who To Sock It To) Marva Whitney (King 6229) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6245) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | IS THIS THE WAY TO TREAT A GIRL (You Bet It Is) Hesitations (GWP 504) | 49 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Bettye Swann (Capitol 2515) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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