CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead
Week ending APRIL 6, 1968
TWTITLE   Artist–LabelLWWKS
  1(You Keep Me) HANGIN’ ON   Joe Simon–Sound Stage 7 2608  1
  2LOUISIANA MAN   Bobbie Gentry–Capitol 2147  1
  3SHOW TIME   Detroit Emeralds–Ric-Tic 135  4  8
  4HOLY MAN   Scott McKenzie–Ode 107  1
  5COME DOWN   Honey Ltd.–LHI 120817  3
  6COME LIVE WITH ME   Tony Scotti–Liberty 5600612  4
  7IF YOU LOVED ME (Soul Coaxing–Ame Caline)   Peggy March–RCA Victor 47-9494  1
  8IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT   Dick Hyman & “The Group”–Command 4114  5  7
  9HERE’S TO YOU   Hamilton Camp–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7165  7  5
10UP FROM THE SKIES   Jimi Hendrix Experience–Reprise 066519  5
11BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX   Magnificent Men–Capitol 2134  9  5
12LOVE IS BLUE (L’Amour Est Bleu)   Claudine Longet–A&M 90920  7
13WHY SAY GOODBYE (A Comme Amour)   Connie Francis–MGM 13923  1
14(Sittin’ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY   King Curtis & Kingpins–Atco 6562  2  5
15DR. JON (The Medicine Man)   Jon & Robin & In Crowd–Abnak 127  2
16A WOMAN WITH THE BLUES   Lamp Sisters–Duke 42726  3
17I’LL BE YOURS (Nel Sol)   Wayne Thomas–ABC 1105838  3
18IF MY WORLD FALLS THROUGH   Rose Garden–Atco 6564  6  4
19LOOK AT WHAT I ALMOST MISSED   Parliaments–Revilot 217  1
20BILLY SUNSHINE   Evie Sands–Cameo 2002  1
21I TRULY, TRULY BELIEVE   Temptations–Gordy 7068  2
22BABY PLEASE DON’T GO   Amboy Dukes–Mainstream 676  8  9
23CHAIN OF FOOLS (pt. 1)   Jimmy Smith–Verve 1058315  5
24THE LEGEND OF XANADU   Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich–Imperial 6628732  2
25ILLUSION   Bob Brady & Con Chords–Chariot 52541  2
26I GUESS THAT DON’T MAKE ME A LOSER   Brothers Of Soul–Boo 100439  2
27BLACK ON WHITE   North Atlantic Invasion Force–Mr. G 80830  3
28DAYS OF PEARLY SPENCER   David McWilliams–Kapp 89629  2
29INSTANT HEARTBREAK (Just Add Tears)   Precisions–Drew 100421  5
30A STOP ALONG THE WAY   Timothy Carr–Hot Biscuit 1454  1
31IN SOME TIME   Ronnie Dove–Diamond 240  3
32FLIGHTS OF FANTASY   Ventures–Liberty 5601910  6
33NO OTHER LOVE   Jay & Americans–United Artists 5028240  2
34SHE’LL BE THERE   Vikki Carr–Liberty 56026  2
35THE GYPSIES, THE JUGGLERS AND THE CLOWNS   Jack Jones–Kapp 90034  3
36WAYS   Candymen–ABC 1104814  3
37NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN   Moody Blues–Deram 8502347  6
38BABY YOU’RE SO RIGHT FOR ME   Brenda & Tabulations–Dionn 507  2
39CHECK YOURSELF   Debbie Taylor–Decca 3225928  2
40WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS   Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66–A&M 91037  3
41MEAN MAN   Betty Harris–Sansu 47823  4
42I DON’T WANT TO LOVE YOU   Barry Lee Show–Independence 8446  4
43DO DROP INN   Fifth Estate–Jubilee 561722  3
44HOW’D WE EVER GET THIS WAY   Andy Kim–Steed 707  1
45WHAT IS LOVE   Miriam Makeba–Reprise 067116  3
46(Mama Come Quick, And Bring Your) LICKIN’ STICK   George Torrence & Naturals–
    Shout 224
3610
47THE POWER OF LOVE   Robert Knight–Rising Sons 708  1
48YOU SAY   Esquires–Bunky 775344  7
49SALLY WAS A GOOD OLD GIRL   Trini Lopez–Reprise 065942  8
50QUICKSAND   Youngbloods–RCA Victor 47-94225012
NOTE: On the original Cash Box charts for this week, “(You Keep Me) Hangin’ On” by Joe Simon was listed both at #94 on the Top 100 and at #1 on the Looking Ahead chart.
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