Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 24, 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

The Chokin' Kind

Joe Simon

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Last week

1

Weeks at no. 1

2

Weeks on chart

9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sound Stage 7

Roy Rifkind, Spring Records Co-Founder, Dies at 94

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 24, 1969

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Chokin' Kind
  Joe Simon
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sound Stage 7

2
- It's Your Thing
  The Isley Brothers
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

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3
- I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'
  James Brown
- 3
- 3
- 7
- - 3
  - 3
  - 7

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4
- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
  Marvin Gaye
- 5
- 4
- 4
- - 5
  - 4
  - 4

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5
- I Can't See Myself Leaving You
  Aretha Franklin
- 9
- 5
- 5
- - 9
  - 5
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

6
- Cissy Strut
  The Meters
- 4
- 4
- 6
- - 4
  - 4
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Josie

7
- Time Is Tight
  Booker T. & The MG's
- 8
- 7
- 8
- - 8
  - 7
  - 8

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8
- Oh Happy Day
  Edwin Hawkins
- 14
- 8
- 3
- - 14
  - 8
  - 3

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9
- Grazing In The Grass
  The Friends Of Distinction
- 11
- 9
- 8
- - 11
  - 9
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

10
- Only The Strong Survive
  Jerry Butler
- 7
- 1
- 12
- - 7
  - 1
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

11
- Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
  The 5th Dimension
- 6
- 6
- 9
- - 6
  - 6
  - 9

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12
- So I Can Love You
  The Emotions
- 21
- 12
- 4
- - 21
  - 12
  - 4

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13
- We Got More Soul
  Dyke And The Blazers
- 26
- 13
- 5
- - 26
  - 13
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Original Sound

14
- Stand!
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 23
- 14
- 6
- - 23
  - 14
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

15
- Just A Little Bit
  Little Milton
- 16
- 15
- 5
- - 16
  - 15
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Checker

16
- Proud Mary
  Solomon Burke
- 17
- 16
- 3
- - 17
  - 16
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

17
- Testify (I Wonna)
  Johnnie Taylor
- 19
- 17
- 3
- - 19
  - 17
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

18
- Buying A Book
  Joe Tex
- 10
- 10
- 6
- - 10
  - 10
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

19
- Is It Something You've Got
  Tyrone Davis
- 12
- 5
- 9
- - 12
  - 5
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dakar

20
- Sunday
  The Moments
- 13
- 13
- 7
- - 13
  - 13
  - 7

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Songwriter(s):

S.Robinson, B.Keyes

Producer(s):

Sylvia, B.Keyes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang

21
- The Composer
  Diana Ross & The Supremes
- 24
- 21
- 3
- - 24
  - 21
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

22
- Never Gonna Let Him Know
  Debbie Taylor
- 22
- 18
- 10
- - 22
  - 18
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

GWP

23
- Run Away Child, Running Wild
  The Temptations
- 18
- 1
- 13
- - 18
  - 1
  - 13

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

24
- Gotta Get To Know You
  Bobby Bland
- 49
- 24
- 3
- - 49
  - 24
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duke

25
- Do Your Thing
  The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- 20
- 12
- 14
- - 20
  - 12
  - 14

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

26
- Seven Years
  The Impressions
- 15
- 15
- 6
- - 15
  - 15
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

27
- (We've Got) Honey Love
  Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
- 28
- 27
- 5
- - 28
  - 27
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

28
- Black Pearl
  Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd.
- 40
- 28
- 2
- - 40
  - 28
  - 2

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Songwriter(s):

P.Spector, T.Wine, I.Levine

Producer(s):

P.Spector

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

29
- I Can't Say No To You
  Betty Everett
- 30
- 29
- 5
- - 30
  - 29
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

30
- Don't Touch Me
  Bettye Swann
- 25
- 14
- 10
- - 25
  - 14
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

31
- Why Should We Stop Now
  Natural Four
- 32
- 31
- 4
- - 32
  - 31
  - 4

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32
- Why I Sing The Blues
  B.B. King
- 34
- 32
- 4
- - 34
  - 32
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

BluesWay

33
- My Wife, My Dog, My Cat
  The Maskman & The Agents
- 38
- 33
- 4
- - 38
  - 33
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dynamo

34
- It's A Groovy World!
  The Unifics
- 27
- 27
- 6
- - 27
  - 27
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

35
- Walk Away
  Ann Peebles
- 31
- 22
- 6
- - 31
  - 22
  - 6

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36
- T.C.B. or T.Y.A.
  Bobby Patterson
- 37
- 36
- 5
- - 37
  - 36
  - 5

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37
- I Want To Love You Baby
  Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
- 45
- 37
- 3
- - 45
  - 37
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

SSS International

38 NEW
NEW
- It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To)
  Marva Whitney
- -
- 38
- 1
- - -
  - 38
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

King

39 NEW
NEW
- Let Me Love You
  Ray Charles
- -
- 39
- 1
- - -
  - 39
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/TRC

40
- Just A Dream
  Ruby Winters
- 44
- 40
- 3
- - 44
  - 40
  - 3

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41 NEW
NEW
- I Want To Take You Higher
  Sly & The Family Stone
- -
- 41
- 1
- - -
  - 41
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

42
- Me Tarzan You Jane
  The Intruders
- 41
- 41
- 4
- - 41
  - 41
  - 4

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43
- Stuff
  Jeanette
- 43
- 39
- 5
- - 43
  - 39
  - 5

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