Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of March 22, 1969

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

Run Away Child, Running Wild

The Temptations

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Last week

2

Weeks at no. 1

1

Weeks on chart

4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

Broadway's Temptations Musical 'Ain't Too Proud' to Close in January

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of March 22, 1969

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Run Away Child, Running Wild
  The Temptations
- 2
- 1
- 4
- - 2
  - 1
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

2
- My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)
  David Ruffin
- 3
- 2
- 5
- - 3
  - 2
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

3
- Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
  James Brown
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

King

4
- The Weight
  Aretha Franklin
- 6
- 4
- 4
- - 6
  - 4
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

5
- Only The Strong Survive
  Jerry Butler
- 22
- 5
- 3
- - 22
  - 5
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

6
- Baby, Baby Don't Cry
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 5
- 3
- 10
- - 5
  - 3
  - 10

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7
- There'll Come A Time
  Betty Everett
- 4
- 2
- 11
- - 4
  - 2
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

8
- Sophisticated Cissy
  The Meters
- 7
- 7
- 8
- - 7
  - 7
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Josie

9
- Snatching It Back
  Clarence Carter
- 38
- 9
- 3
- - 38
  - 9
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

10
- Give It Away
  The Chi-lites
- 10
- 10
- 7
- - 10
  - 10
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

11
- This Girl's In Love With You
  Dionne Warwick
- 14
- 11
- 4
- - 14
  - 11
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

12
- I Like What You're Doing (To Me)
  Carla Thomas
- 20
- 12
- 5
- - 20
  - 12
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

13
- Soulshake
  Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
- 13
- 13
- 6
- - 13
  - 13
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

SSS International

14
- Twenty-Five Miles
  Edwin Starr
- 24
- 14
- 5
- - 24
  - 14
  - 5

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15
- Take Care Of Your Homework
  Johnnie Taylor
- 8
- 2
- 9
- - 8
  - 2
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

16
- I Don't Know Why
  Stevie Wonder
- 27
- 16
- 3
- - 27
  - 16
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

17
- Foolish Fool
  Dee Dee Warwick
- 17
- 17
- 6
- - 17
  - 17
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

18
- Do Your Thing
  The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- 19
- 18
- 5
- - 19
  - 18
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

19
- Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By
  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- 11
- 11
- 5
- - 11
  - 11
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

20
- One Eye Open
  The Maskman & The Agents
- 21
- 20
- 10
- - 21
  - 20
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dynamo

21
- It's Your Thing
  The Isley Brothers
- 42
- 21
- 2
- - 42
  - 21
  - 2

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22
- Everyday People
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 9
- 1
- 14
- - 9
  - 1
  - 14

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23
- Baby Make Me Feel So Good
  Five Stairsteps & Cubie
- 12
- 12
- 6
- - 12
  - 12
  - 6

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24
- Can I Change My Mind
  Tyrone Davis
- 15
- 1
- 14
- - 15
  - 1
  - 14

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25
- I'm Just An Average Guy
  The Masqueraders
- 30
- 24
- 10
- - 30
  - 24
  - 10

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26 NEW
NEW
- I'll Try Something New
  Supremes & Temptations
- -
- 26
- 1
- - -
  - 26
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

27 NEW
NEW
- Don't Touch Me
  Bettye Swann
- -
- 27
- 1
- - -
  - 27
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

28
- Sing A Simple Song
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 28
- 28
- 8
- - 28
  - 28
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

29
- A Lover's Question
  Otis Redding
- 37
- 29
- 2
- - 37
  - 29
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

30
- My Deceiving Heart
  The Impressions
- 41
- 30
- 3
- - 41
  - 30
  - 3

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31
- Ice Cream Song
  The Dynamics
- 35
- 31
- 4
- - 35
  - 31
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion

32
- I'll Understand
  The Soul Children
- 29
- 29
- 7
- - 29
  - 29
  - 7

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33
- Am I The Same Girl
  Barbara Acklin
- 34
- 33
- 5
- - 34
  - 33
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

34
- Switch It On
  Cliff Nobles & Co.
- 25
- 22
- 6
- - 25
  - 22
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phil-L.A. of Soul

35
- When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters)
  Peaches & Herb
- 40
- 35
- 3
- - 40
  - 35
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Date

36
- Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry
  Esther Phillips
- 46
- 36
- 3
- - 46
  - 36
  - 3

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37
- Cloud Nine
  Mongo Santamaria
- 33
- 33
- 5
- - 33
  - 33
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

38
- Almost Persuaded
  Etta James
- 32
- 32
- 11
- - 32
  - 32
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadet

39 NEW
NEW
- Didn't You Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime)
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- -
- 39
- 1
- - -
  - 39
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

40 NEW
NEW
- Without You
  Vernon Garrett
- -
- 40
- 1
- - -
  - 40
  - 1

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41 NEW
NEW
- Tracks Of My Tears
  Aretha Franklin
- -
- 41
- 1
- - -
  - 41
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

42
- I Don't Know
  The Esquires
- 47
- 42
- 3
- - 47
  - 42
  - 3

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43
- Giving Up
  The Ad Libs
- 45
- 43
- 2
- - 45
  - 43
  - 2

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44 NEW
NEW
- Never Gonna Let Him Know
  Debbie Taylor
- -
- 44
- 1
- - -
  - 44