Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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Week of October 19, 1968

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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1

Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1)

James Brown

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Last week

1

Weeks at no. 1

3

Weeks on chart

6

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 19, 1968

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1
- Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1)
  James Brown
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

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2
- Slip Away
  Clarence Carter
- 2
- 2
- 16
- - 2
  - 2
  - 16

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

3
- I Say A Little Prayer
  Aretha Franklin
- 3
- 3
- 8
- - 3
  - 3
  - 8

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4
- Little Green Apples
  O.C. Smith
- 4
- 4
- 6
- - 4
  - 4
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

5
- Fool For You
  The Impressions
- 5
- 5
- 5
- - 5
  - 5
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

6
- Hey, Western Union Man
  Jerry Butler
- 8
- 6
- 5
- - 8
  - 6
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

7
- Court Of Love
  The Unifics
- 23
- 7
- 5
- - 23
  - 7
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

8
- I've Got Dreams To Remember
  Otis Redding
- 21
- 8
- 3
- - 21
  - 8
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

9
- The Funky Judge
  Bull & The Matadors
- 12
- 9
- 8
- - 12
  - 9
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Toddlin' Town

10
- Please Return Your Love To Me
  The Temptations
- 6
- 4
- 10
- - 6
  - 4
  - 10

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11
- Girl Watcher
  The O'Kaysions
- 10
- 6
- 11
- - 10
  - 6
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

12
- Break Your Promise
  The Delfonics
- 13
- 12
- 7
- - 13
  - 12
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly Groove

13
- I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else
  The Masqueraders
- 17
- 13
- 7
- - 17
  - 13
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

14
- Hip City - Pt. 2
  Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- 14
- 7
- 8
- - 14
  - 7
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

15
- Special Occasion
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 11
- 4
- 8
- - 11
  - 4
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

16
- Fly Me To The Moon
  Bobby Womack
- 16
- 16
- 9
- - 16
  - 16
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Minit

17
- Don't Change Your Love
  Five Stairsteps & Cubie
- 15
- 15
- 8
- - 15
  - 15
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

18
- The House That Jack Built
  Aretha Franklin
- 9
- 2
- 9
- - 9
  - 2
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

19
- You're All I Need To Get By
  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- 7
- 1
- 12
- - 7
  - 1
  - 12

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20
- I Wish It Would Rain
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 18
- 18
- 6
- - 18
  - 18
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

21
- I Like Everything About You
  Jimmy Hughes
- 26
- 21
- 6
- - 26
  - 21
  - 6

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22
- There Was A Time
  Gene Chandler
- 22
- 22
- 6
- - 22
  - 22
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

23
- Private Number
  Judy Clay & William Bell
- 24
- 23
- 7
- - 24
  - 23
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

24
- I Love You Madly
  Fantastic Four
- 30
- 24
- 4
- - 30
  - 24
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

25
- Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do
  Betty Wright
- 19
- 15
- 12
- - 19
  - 15
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alston

26
- Stay In My Corner
  The Dells
- 20
- 1
- 22
- - 20
  - 1
  - 22

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Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/RCA/Unknown

27 NEW
NEW
- Who's Making Love
  Johnnie Taylor
- -
- 27
- 1
- - -
  - 27
  - 1

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28
- Chained
  Marvin Gaye
- 33
- 28
- 4
- - 33
  - 28
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

29
- Light My Fire
  Jose Feliciano
- 29
- 29
- 5
- - 29
  - 29
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

30
- If I Didn't Love You
  The Profiles
- 32
- 30
- 4
- - 32
  - 30
  - 4

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31
- Message From Maria
  Joe Simon
- 31
- 31
- 6
- - 31
  - 31
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sound Stage 7

32
- I Found A True Love
  Wilson Pickett
- 34
- 32
- 4
- - 34
  - 32
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

33 NEW
NEW
- Always Together
  The Dells
- -
- 33
- 1
- - -
  - 33
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadet

34
- Hold Me Tight
  Johnny Nash
- 35
- 34
- 3
- - 35
  - 34
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jad

35
- So Nice
  The Mad Lads
- 38
- 35
- 2
- - 38
  - 35
  - 2

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36
- Oh Lord, Why Lord
  Los Pop Tops
- 37
- 35
- 6
- - 37
  - 35
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Calla

37
- Peace Of Mind
  Nancy Wilson
- 47
- 37
- 3
- - 47
  - 37
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

38
- Let Me Down Easy
  Little Milton
- 39
- 38
- 2
- - 39
  - 38
  - 2