| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 20, 1969 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU Temptations (Gordy 7093) | 3 | 6 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2 | SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2650) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | OH, WHAT A NIGHT Dells (Cadet 5649) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) Lou Rawls (Capitol 2550) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 5 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54185) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
| 6 | WHAT’S THE USE OF BREAKING UP Jerry Butler (Mercury 72960) | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 | |
| 7 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10497) | 12 | 12 | 26 | 5 | |
| 8 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9003) | 18 | 25 | 38 | 4 | |
| 9 | THE NITTY GRITTY Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35063) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 10 | CHAINS OF LOVE Bobby Bland (Duke 449) | 24 | 27 | 40 | 5 | |
| 11 | NOBODY BUT YOU BABE Clarence Reid (Alston 4574) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 12 | I COULD NEVER BE PRESIDENT Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0046) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
| 13 | CHOICE OF COLORS Impressions (Curtom 1943) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 14 | YOU GOT YOURS AND I’LL GET MINE Delfonics (Philly Groove 157) | 26 | 26 | 32 | 7 | |
| 15 | MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6245) | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
| 16 | WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35062) | 14 | 15 | 9 | 18 | |
| 17 | LET’S GET TOGETHER Little Milton (Checker 1225) | 13 | 17 | 22 | 13 | |
| 18 | WORLD (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6258) | 31 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | GOING IN CIRCLES Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor 74-0204) | 35 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | IT’S TOO LATE Ted Taylor (Ronn 34) | 21 | 29 | 44 | 6 | |
| 21 | I DO Moments (Stang 5005) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
| 22 | LOWDOWN POPCORN James Brown (King 6250) | 16 | 19 | 28 | 5 | |
| 23 | HOOK AND SLING (pt. 1) Eddie Bo (Scram 117) | 17 | 13 | 6 | 12 | |
| 24 | JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA Garland Green (Uni 55143) | 33 | 34 | 35 | 5 | |
| 25 | GET OFF MY BACK WOMAN B.B. King (BluesWay 61026) | 40 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | LET ME BE THE MAN MY DADDY WAS Chi-Lites (Brunswick 755414) | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | |
| 27 | WALK ON BY Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9003) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | IT’S TRUE I’M GONNA MISS YOU Carolyn Franklin (RCA Victor 74-0188) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 9 | |
| 29 | IN A MOMENT Intrigues (Yew 1001) | 23 | 24 | 31 | 6 | |
| 30 | THE SWEETER HE IS (pt. 1) Soul Children (Stax 0050) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | DADDY’S LITTLE MAN O.C. Smith (Columbia 44948) | 42 | 39 | 41 | 4 | |
| 32 | DOIN’ OUR THING Clarence Carter (Atlantic 2660) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | FREE ME Otis Redding (Atco 6700) | 27 | 21 | 18 | 8 | |
| 34 | OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND Little Anthony & Imperials (United Artists 50552) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 9 | |
| 35 | THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME KNOW YOU’RE GONE Howard Tate (Turntable 505) | 37 | 43 | 46 | 13 | |
| 36 | YOU MADE A BELIEVER (Out Of Me) Ruby Andrews (Zodiac 1015) | 34 | 31 | 25 | 7 | |
| 37 | KOOL AND THE GANG Kool & Gang (De-Lite 519) | 39 | 38 | 45 | 4 | |
| 38 | THE BEST PART OF A LOVE AFFAIR Emotions (Volt 4021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Mad Lads (Volt 4016) | 36 | 36 | 50 | 10 | |
| 40 | LET A WOMAN BE A WOMAN – LET A MAN BE A MAN Dyke & Blazers (Original Sound 89) | 44 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | TILL YOU GET ENOUGH Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7298) | 38 | 40 | 42 | 5 | |
| 42 | MY BALLOON’S GOING UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic 2663) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | LIFE AND DEATH IN G & A Abaco Dream (A&M 1081) | 48 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | AQUARIUS / GREEN ONIONS Dick Hyman (Command 4129) | 46 | 45 | 48 | 4 | |
| 45 | HELPLESS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55418) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | WE’LL CRY TOGETHER Maxine Brown (Commonwealth United 3001) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | SAD GIRL Intruders (Gamble 235) | 47 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | POOR MAN Little Milton (Checker 1221) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION Joe Bataan (Uptite 0014) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME Joe South & Believers (Capitol 2592) | 49 | 48 | 49 | 5 | |
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