US & UK hit charts

Top R&B Songs of 1968 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1967 <-

1968

-> 1969

Top songs: #1: I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye - #2: (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding - #3: For Once in My Life by Stevie Wonder - #4: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations - #5: Love Child by The Supremes

11/1968

I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye

from I Heard It through the Grapevine

460 pts

R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #80]
[Tamla 54176]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

01/1968

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding

from The Dock of the Bay

401 pts

R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #28] [recorded some days before his death]
[Volt 157]
written by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper

11/1968

For Once in My Life
Stevie Wonder

from For Once in My Life

365 pts

R&B

[Tamla 54174]
written by Ron Miller & Orlando Murden

12/1968

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations

from Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations

365 pts

R&B

[Motown 1137]
written by Kenny Gamble, Jerry Ross & Jerry Williams

10/1968

Love Child
The Supremes

from Love Child

309 pts

R&B

as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1135]
written by Henry Cosby, Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer, Deke Richards & R. Dean Taylor

07/1968

Light My Fire
José Feliciano

from Feliciano!

280 pts

R&B

[RCA 9550]
written by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore

08/1968

Hold Me Tight
Johnny Nash

from Hold Me Tight

278 pts

R&B

[JAD 207]
written by Johnny Nash

11/1968

Everyday People
Sly & the Family Stone

from Stand!

273 pts

R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #145]
[Epic 10407]
written by Sylvester Stewart

03/1968

Tighten Up
Archie Bell & the Drells

from Tighten Up

262 pts

R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #265]
[Atlantic 2478]
written by Archie Bell & Billy Buttier

#10

06/1968

Grazing in the Grass
Hugh Masekela

256 pts

R&B

instrumental
[Uni 55066]
written by Philemon Hou

#11

08/1968

I Say a Little Prayer
Aretha Franklin

from Aretha Now

249 pts

R&B

B side to The House That Jack Built
[Atlantic 2546]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

#12

08/1968

Little Green Apples
O.C. Smith

from Hickory Holler Revisited

234 pts

R&B

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1969
[Columbia 44616]
written by Bobby Russell

#13

07/1968

People Got to Be Free
The Rascals

from Freedom Suite

229 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 45-2537]
written by Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere

#14

05/1968

The Horse
Cliff Nobles & Co.

from The Horse

228 pts

R&B

instrumental
[Phil.-L.A. 313]
written by Jesse James

#15

01/1968

Dance to the Music
Sly & the Family Stone

from Dance to the Music

220 pts

R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #223]
[Epic 10256]
written by Sylvester Stewart

#16

11/1968

Cloud Nine
The Temptations

from Cloud Nine

213 pts

R&B

[Gordy 7081]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

#17

04/1968

Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Dionne Warwick

from Valley of the Dolls

208 pts

R&B

[Scepter 12216]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

#18

11/1968

Soulful Strut
Young-Holt Unlimited

from Soulful Strut

206 pts

R&B

instrumental
[Brunswick 55391]
written by Eugene Record & William Sanders

#19

02/1968

The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp
O.C. Smith

from Hickory Holler Revisited

205 pts

R&B

[Columbia 44425]
written by Dallas Frazier

#20

01/1968

I Wish It Would Rain
The Temptations

from The Temptations Wish It Would Rain

196 pts

R&B

[Gordy 7068]
written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong & Roger Penzabene

#21

07/1968

You're All I Need to Get By
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from You're All I Need

194 pts

R&B

[Tamla 54169]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

#22

09/1968

Do What You Gotta Do
Nina Simone

from 'Nuff Said!

190 pts

R&B

charted as Ain't Got No - I Got Life / Do What You Gotta Do in UK charts
[RCA 9602]
written by Jimmy Webb

#23

06/1968

Stoned Soul Picnic
The 5th Dimension

from Stoned Soul Picnic

185 pts

R&B

[Soul City 766]
written by Laura Nyro

#24

03/1968

(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
Aretha Franklin

from Lady Soul

182 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2486]
written by Aretha Franklin & Ted White

#25

05/1968

Think
Aretha Franklin

from Aretha Now

179 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2518]
written by Aretha Franklin & Teddy White

#26

02/1968

La-La Means I Love You
The Delfonics

from La La Means I Love You

175 pts

R&B

[Philly Groove 150]
written by Thom Bell & William Hart

#27

10/1968

Who's Making Love
Johnnie Taylor

from Who's Making Love…

166 pts

R&B

[Stax 0009]
written by Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis & Raymond Jackson

#28

03/1968

If I Were a Carpenter
Four Tops

from Reach Out

166 pts

R&B

[Motown 1124]
written by Tim Hardin

#29

12/1968

Can I Change My Mind
Tyrone Davis

from Can I Change My Mind

164 pts

R&B

[Dakar 602]
written by Barry Despenza & Carl Wolfolk

#30

04/1968

A Beautiful Morning
The Rascals

from Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits

162 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 45-2493]
written by Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati

#31

04/1968

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from You're All I Need

157 pts

R&B

[Tamla 54163]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

#32

03/1968

Cowboys to Girls
The Intruders

from Cowboys to Girls

153 pts

R&B

[Gamble 214]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

#33

03/1968

I Got the Feelin'
James Brown

from I Got the Feelin'

152 pts

R&B

[King 6155]
written by James Brown

#34

08/1968

Girl Watcher
The O'Kaysions

from Girl Watcher

152 pts

R&B

[ABC 11094]
written by Ronald B. Killette & Wayne Pittman

#35

06/1968

Here Comes the Judge
Shorty Long

from Here Comes the Judge

152 pts

R&B

[novelty]
[Soul 35044]
written by Billie Jean Brown, Frederick Long & Suzanne DePasse

#36

07/1968

Slip Away
Clarence Carter

from This Is Clarence Carter

149 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2508]
written by William Armstrong, Marcus Lewis Daniel & Wilbur Terrell

#37

08/1968

The House That Jack Built
Aretha Franklin

from Aretha's Gold

148 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2546]
written by Bobby Lance & Fran Robbins

#38

04/1968

Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
Stevie Wonder

from For Once in My Life

140 pts

R&B

[Tamla 54165]
written by Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy & Stevie Wonder

#39

01/1968

I Thank You
Sam & Dave

from The Best of Sam & Dave

139 pts

R&B

[Stax 242]
written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter

#40

12/1968

You Got Soul
Johnny Nash

from Hold Me Tight

133 pts

R&B

[JAD 209]
written by Margaret Nash

#41

06/1968

Here Comes the Judge
Pigmeat Markham

129 pts

R&B

[novelty]
[Chess 2049]
written by Bob Astor, Dewey Markham, Dick Allen & Sarah Harvey

#42

05/1968

I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
The Temptations

from The Temptations Wish It Would Rain

119 pts

R&B

[Gordy 7072]
written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong & Roger Penzabene

#43

02/1968

If You Can Want
The Miracles

from Special Occasion

118 pts

R&B

as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54162]
written by Smokey Robinson

#44

12/1968

Hey Jude
Wilson Pickett

from Hey Jude

116 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2591]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

#45

06/1968

Stay in My Corner
The Dells

from There Is

116 pts

R&B

R
[Cadet 5612]
written by Wade Flemons, Bobby Miller & Barrett Strong

#46

09/1968

Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part 1)
James Brown

from Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud

115 pts

R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #305]
[King 6187]
written by James Brown & Alfred Ellis

#47

08/1968

Private Number
Judy Clay & William Bell

114 pts

R&B

[Stax 0005]
written by William Bell & Booker T. Jones

#48

07/1968

I Can't Stop Dancing
Archie Bell & the Drells

from I Can't Stop Dancing

112 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2534]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

#49

07/1968

Soul Limbo
Booker T. & the MG's

from Soul Limbo

109 pts

R&B

instrumental
[Stax 0001]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg

#50

03/1968

Funky Street
Arthur Conley

from Soul Directions

105 pts

R&B

[Atco 6563]
written by Arthur Conley & Earl Simms

#51

11/1968

Hang 'Em High
Booker T. & the MG's

from Soul Limbo

101 pts

R&B

instrumental
[Stax 0013]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg

#52

03/1968

Take Time to Know Her
Percy Sledge

from Take Time to Know Her

98 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2490]
written by Steve Davis

#53

11/1968

Too Weak to Fight
Clarence Carter

from The Dynamic Clarence Carter

96 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2569]
written by John M. Keyes, Clarence Carter, Rick Hall & George Jackson

#54

04/1968

The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)
Otis Redding

from The Immortal Otis Redding

95 pts

R&B

[Volt 163]
written by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper

#55

05/1968

Licking Stick - Licking Stick (Part 1)
James Brown

from Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud

95 pts

R&B

[King 6166]
written by James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Alfred Ellis

#56

08/1968

Hey, Western Union Man
Jerry Butler

from The Ice Man Cometh

93 pts

R&B

[Mercury 72850]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler

#57

12/1968

Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
Sam & Dave

93 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2590]
written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter

#58

07/1968

Love Makes a Woman
Barbara Acklin

from Love Makes a Woman

89 pts

R&B

[Brunswick 55379]
written by Eugene Record, William Sanders & Carl Davis

#59

11/1968

People
The Tymes

from People

86 pts

R&B

[Columbia 44630]
written by Bob Merrill & Jule Styne

#60

02/1968

The End of Our Road
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Feelin' Bluesy

86 pts

R&B

[Soul 35042]
written by Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield

#61

07/1968

Hard to Handle
Otis Redding

from The Immortal Otis Redding

83 pts

R&B

B side to Amen
[Atco 6592]
written by Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell & Otis Redding

#62

04/1968

She's Lookin' Good
Wilson Pickett

from I'm in Love

82 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2504]
written by Rodger Collins

#63

11/1968

See Saw
Aretha Franklin

from Aretha Now

82 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2574]
written by Steve Cropper & Don Covay

#64

06/1968

I'm a Midnight Mover
Wilson Pickett

from The Midnight Mover

82 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2528]
written by Bobby Womack & Wilson Pickett

#65

10/1968

Bring It On Home to Me
Eddie Floyd

80 pts

R&B

[Stax 0012]
written by Sam Cooke

#66

10/1968

Always Together
The Dells

from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together

79 pts

R&B

[Cadet 5621]
written by Bobby Miller

#67

03/1968

Forever Came Today
The Supremes

from Reflections

78 pts

R&B

as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1122]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

#68

03/1968

Sweet Inspiration
The Sweet Inspirations

from The Sweet Inspirations

77 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2476]
written by Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham

#69

04/1968

Ain't No Way
Aretha Franklin

from Lady Soul

76 pts

R&B

B side to (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
[Atlantic 2486]
written by Carolyn Franklin

#70

11/1968

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Otis Redding

from In Person At the Whisky A Go Go

76 pts

R&B

live
[Atco 6636]
written by James Brown

#71

09/1968

Sweet Blindness
The 5th Dimension

from Stoned Soul Picnic

76 pts

R&B

[Soul City 768]
written by Laura Nyro

#72

11/1968

Promises, Promises
Dionne Warwick

from Promises, Promises

73 pts

R&B

[Scepter 12231]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

#73

05/1968

Never Give You Up
Jerry Butler

from The Soul Goes On

73 pts

R&B

[Mercury 72798]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler

#74

09/1968

Fool for You
The Impressions

from This Is My Country

70 pts

R&B

[Curtom 1932]
written by Curtis Mayfield

#75

12/1968

(There's Gonna Be a) Showdown
Archie Bell & the Drells

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown

67 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 2583]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

#76

07/1968

You Met Your Match
Stevie Wonder

from For Once in My Life

66 pts

R&B

[Tamla 54168]
written by Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway & Don Hunter

#77

08/1968

Who Is Gonna Love Me?
Dionne Warwick

from Promises, Promises

64 pts

R&B

B side to Who Is Gonna Love Me?
[Scepter 12226]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

#78

07/1968

Yesterday's Dreams
Four Tops

from Yesterday's Dreams

64 pts

R&B

[Motown 1127]
written by Vernon Bullock, Jack Goga, Ivy Jo Hunter & Pam Sawyer

#79

09/1968

Court of Love
The Unifics

from Sittin'in In At the Court of Love

63 pts

R&B

[Kapp 935]
written by Guy Draper

#80

01/1968

There Is
The Dells

from There Is

63 pts

R&B

[Cadet 5590]
written by Raynard Miner & Bobby Miller

#81

03/1968

Soul Serenade
Willie Mitchell

62 pts

R&B

instrumental
[Hi 2140]
written by Luther Dixon & King Curtis

#82

08/1968

The Snake
Al Wilson

from Searching for the Dolphins

61 pts

R&B

produced by Johnny Rivers
[Soul City 767]
written by Oscar Brown Jr.

#83

08/1968

Special Occasion
The Miracles

from Special Occasion

60 pts

R&B

as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54172]
written by Smokey Robinson & Al Cleveland

#84

08/1968

Please Return Your Love to Me
The Temptations

from The Temptations Wish It Would Rain

60 pts

R&B

[Gordy 7074]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

#85

07/1968

(Love Is Like a) Baseball Game
The Intruders

from Cowboys to Girls

60 pts

R&B

[Gamble 217]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

#86

06/1968

Some Things You Never Get Used To
The Supremes

from Love Child

60 pts

R&B

as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1126]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

#87

06/1968

Eleanor Rigby
Ray Charles

from A Portrait of Ray

58 pts

R&B

[ABC/TRC 11090]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

#88

10/1968

I'm in a Different World
Four Tops

from Yesterday's Dreams

58 pts

R&B

[Motown 1132]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & R. Dean Taylor

#89

01/1968

You
Marvin Gaye

from I Heard It through the Grapevine

57 pts

R&B

[Tamla 54160]
written by Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Coga & Ivy Jo Hunter

#90

11/1968

This Is My Country
The Impressions

from This Is My Country

56 pts

R&B

[Curtom 1934]
written by Curtis Mayfield

#91

10/1968

Keep On Lovin' Me Honey
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from You're All I Need

55 pts

R&B

[Tamla 54173]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

#92

04/1968

(You Keep Me) Hangin' On
Joe Simon

from No Sad Songs

54 pts

R&B

[Sound Stage 7 2608]
written by Buddy Mize & Ira Allen

#93

04/1968

Does Your Mama Know About Me
Bobby Taylor

52 pts

R&B

as Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers
[Gordy 7069]
written by Thomas Chong & Tom Baird

#94

03/1968

Security
Etta James

from Tell Mama

52 pts

R&B

[Cadet 5594]
written by Otis Redding & Margaret Wessen

#95

10/1968

Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries
Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson

52 pts

R&B

[SSS International 748]
written by Cliff Thomas, Ed Thomas Jr. & Bob McRee

#96

04/1968

Face It Girl, It's Over
Nancy Wilson

from Easy

49 pts

R&B

[Capitol 2136]
written by Frank Stanton & Andy Badale

#97

10/1968

Hi-Heel Sneakers
José Feliciano

from Souled

49 pts

R&B

B side to Hitchcock Railway
[RCA 9641]
written by Robert Higginbotham

#98

12/1968

A Ray of Hope
The Rascals

from Freedom Suite

47 pts

R&B

[Atlantic 45-2584]
written by Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere

#99

07/1968

I've Never Found a Girl (to Love Me Like You Do)
Eddie Floyd

from Never Found a Girl

47 pts

R&B

[Stax 0002]
written by Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd & Alvertis Isbell

#100

01/1968

There Was a Time
James Brown

from I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)

47 pts

R&B

[King 6144]
written by James Brown & Bud Hobgood

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