CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead
Week ending JANUARY 11, 1969
TW	TITLE   Artist–Label	LW	WKS
1	KAY   John Wesley Ryles I–Columbia 44682	1	7
2	SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE WORLD   Mason Williams–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7248	5	6
3	TAKE FIVE   Willie Mitchell–Hi 2154	4	5
4	SWEETS FOR MY SWEET   Central Park West–Event 3301	6	4
5	HOME COOKIN’   Jr. Walker & All Stars–Soul 35055	—	1
6	SHAKE A POO POO   Chet “Poison” Ivey & Fabulous Avengers–Tangerine 989	9	3
7	WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE   Cilla Black–DJM 70,007	7	7
8	MY SONG   Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2574	12	3
9	BUBBLE GUM MUSIC   Rock And Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co.     Of Philadelphia-19141–Buddah 78	13	4
10	MY MAN   Barbra Streisand–Columbia 44704	15	3
11	PROUD MARY   Creedence Clearwater Revival–Fantasy 619	—	1
12	FOX ON THE RUN   Manfred Mann–Mercury 72879	8	4
13	THE GROOVIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD   Fun And Games–Uni 55098	14	7
14	HAYRIDE   Saturday Morning Cartoon Show–Elf 90,021	10	7
15	LIGHT MY FIRE   Rhetta Hughes–Tetragrammaton 1513	—	1
16	SO TRUE   Peaches & Herb–Date 1633	16	4
17	THE MEDITATION   TNT Band–Cotique 136	23	4
18	AIN’T GOT NO; I GOT LIFE   Nina Simone–RCA Victor 47-9686	11	6
19	I GOT A LINE ON YOU   Spirit–Ode 115	17	6
20	FIFTY TWO PER CENT   Max Frost & Troopers–Tower 452	18	6
21	STEP INSIDE LOVE   Madeline Bell–Philips 40582	—	1
22	FREEDOM TRAIN   James Carr–Goldwax 338	20	5
23	LET’S GO ALL THE WAY   Troy Shondell–TRX 5015	21	4
24	WHY ARE WE SLEEPING?   Soft Machine–Probe 452	29	6
25	THERE’LL COME A TIME   Betty Everett–Uni 55100	—	1
26	SOUL BROTHER, SOUL SISTER   Capitols–Karen 1543	28	3
27	HE CALLED ME BABY   Ella Washington–Sound Stage 7 2621	—	1
28	UNTIE ME   James & Bobby Purify–Bell 751	31	3
29	GET ON YOUR KNEES   Los Canarios–Calla 156	22	7
30	RELEASE ME   Johnny Adams–SSS Int’l 750	25	10
31	TAKE A HEART   Don Fardon–GNP Crescendo 418	27	5
32	ONLY FOR LOVERS   Roger Williams–Kapp 949	33	11
33	THE TRA LA LA SONG (One Banana, Two Banana)   Banana Splits–Decca 32429	36	2
34	THE GREATEST LOVE   Dorsey Burnette–Liberty 56087	—	1
35	HARD TO HANDLE   Patti Drew–Capitol 2339	26	10
36	THE HIVE   Richard Harris–Dunhill 4175	30	2
37	JULIE   Billy Vera–Atlantic 2586	35	2
38	WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?   Wes Montgomery–A&M 1008	32	2
39	BORN TO BE WITH YOU   Sonny James–Capitol 2271	37	5
40	LOVE WON’T WEAR OFF (As The Years Wear On)   J.R. Bailey–Calla 158	44	3
41	I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU   Kasenetz-Katz Super Cirkus–Buddah 82	40	2
42	THE CANDY KID (From The Mission On The Bowery)   Cowsills–MGM 14011	38	5
43	HUSANDS AND WIVES   Wayne Newton–MGM 14014	48	4
44	HELLO IT’S ME   Nazz–SGC 001	39	8
45	PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE   B.B. King–BluesWay 61021	42	7
46	COO COO   Big Brother & Holding Company–Mainstream 678	43	8
47	I’M A FOOL   Peanut Butter Conspiracy–Columbia 44667	47	8
48	TIL I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE   Ben E. King–Atco 6637	45	6
49	SOME PEOPLE SLEEP   Tokens–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7255	46	2
50	THE SPLIT   Lou Rawls–Capitol 2348	50	9

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