Soul R&B Music Charts of 1968 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1968 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1968, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1968, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1968 . . .

The following songs were released in 1968 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1968 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
201	recordlabel: Bunky 7755 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Gilbert Moorer and Mill Edwards	The Esquires	Why Can't I Stop	1968	Bunky
202	recordlabel: President 135 chartposition: UK #1, US #32 writtenby: Eddy Grant album: Baby, Come Back comments: [pop soul]	The Equals	Baby, Come Back	1968	President
---	recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 311 writtenby: E. Ross comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: ld8P9yLl0vs	The Emanons	One Heart	1968	Phil L.A. of Soul
---	recordlabel: Atco 6638 writtenby: Showers, McGregor, Brown	The Dynells	Let Me Prove That I Love You	1968	Atco
---	recordlabel: Atco 6638 writtenby: Showers, McGregor, Brown	The Dynells	Call On Me	1968	Atco
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2471 chartposition: US #111 writtenby: Rose Marie McCoy and James Steward	The Drifters	Still Burning in My Heart	1968	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Crackerjack 4015 writtenby: H. Gates, F. Brown, J. Hunter	The Dramatics	Toy Soldier	1968	Crackerjack
1	recordlabel: Dynamo 122 chartposition: US #117 writtenby: Herb Rooney	The Diplomats	I Can Give You Love	1968	Dynamo
2	recordlabel: Ric Tic 135 chartposition: RandB #22, US #89 writtenby: Al Kent, Hermon Weems and William Garrett	The Detroit Emeralds	Show Time	1968	Ric Tic
3	recordlabel: Cadet 5599 chartposition: RandB #27, US #44 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: There Is... / The Best of The Dells	The Dells	Wear It on Our Face	1968	Cadet
4	recordlabel: Cadet 5621 chartposition: RandB #3, US #18 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together / The Best of The Dells comments: [love ballad]	The Dells	Always Together	1968	Cadet
5	recordlabel: Cadet 5631 chartposition: RandB #15, US #38 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together	The Dells	Does Anybody Know I'm Here	1968	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Cadet 804 writtenby: Willis album: There Is... comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: cnGb_H-cOgw	The Dells	Close Your Eyes	1968	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Cadet 5612 writtenby: B. Miller album: There Is... / The Best of The Dells	The Dells	Love Is So Simple	1968	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Cadet 804 writtenby: Smith, Miner album: There Is... comments: [album cut] mpcode: yOETOx5Mi5o	The Dells	Higher and Higher	1968	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Cadet 5599 writtenby: Bobby Miller album: There Is... / The Best of The Dells	The Dells	Please Don't Change Me Now	1968	Cadet
1	recordlabel: Cadet 5612 chartposition: RandB #1, US #10 writtenby: Wade Flemons, Bobby Miller & Barrett Strong album: There Is... / The Best of The Dells comments: [love ballad]	The Dells	Stay in My Corner	1968	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Cadet 5590 writtenby: Jackson, Miner album: There Is... mpcode: KNxnr83slKk	The Dells	Show Me	1968	Cadet
1	recordlabel: Cadet 5590 chartposition: RandB #11, US #20 writtenby: Raynard Miner & Bobby Miller album: There Is... / The Best of The Dells comments: [northern soul]	The Dells	There Is	1968	Cadet
2	recordlabel: Philly Groove 151 chartposition: RandB #15, US #42 writtenby: Thom Bell and William Hart album: La La Means I Love You / Delfonics Super Hits	The Delfonics	I'm Sorry	1968	Philly Groove
3	recordlabel: Moonshot 6703 chartposition: RandB #33, US #92 writtenby: Thom Bell, Stan Watson and William Hart	The Delfonics	He Don't Really Love You	1968	Moonshot
4	recordlabel: Philly Groove 154 chartposition: RandB #14, US #35 writtenby: Thom Bell and William Hart album: Sound of Sexy Soul / Delfonics Super Hits comments: [Sweet Soul]	The Delfonics	Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)	1968	Philly Groove
5	recordlabel: Philly Groove 152 chartposition: RandB #12, US #35 writtenby: Thom Bell and William Hart album: La La Means I Love You / Delfonics Super Hits comments: [Sweet Soul]	The Delfonics	Break Your Promise	1968	Philly Groove
---	recordlabel: Philly Groove 150 writtenby: W. Hart comments: [northern soul]	The Delfonics	Can't Get Over Losing You	1968	Philly Groove
1	recordlabel: Philly Groove 1001 chartposition: RandB #2, US #4 writtenby: Thom Bell & William Hart album: La La Means I Love You comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]	The Delfonics	La-La Means I Love You	1968	Philly Groove
---	recordlabel: Philly Groove 151 writtenby: T. Bell, W. Hart album: La La Means I Love You / Delfonics Super Hits	The Delfonics	You're Gone	1968	Philly Groove
1	recordlabel: Shama 100 chartposition: RandB #24, US #121 writtenby: Syl Johnson, Jo Armstead and Jesse Anderson comments: [instrumental]	The Deacons	Sock It to Me (Part I)	1968	Shama
---	recordlabel: Gemini Star 30008 writtenby: David Henry comments: [northern soul]	The Constellations	I Don't Know About You	1968	Gemini Star
---	recordlabel: Revue 11018 writtenby: E. Record, C. Davis	The Chi-Lites	(Um, Um) My Baby Loves Me	1968	Revue
---	recordlabel: Volt 4004 writtenby: Mann, Weil, Spector	The Charmels	Lovin' Feeling	1968	Volt
1	recordlabel: Vault 945 chartposition: US #83 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) and Rudolph Isley	The Chambers Brothers	Shout	1968	Vault
2	recordlabel: Columbia 44414 chartposition: US #11 writtenby: Willie Chambers and Joseph Chambers	The Chambers Brothers	Time Has Come Today	1968	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 44679 chartposition: US #37 writtenby: Otis Redding album: A New Time, A New Day	The Chambers Brothers	I Can't Turn You Loose	1968	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Laurie 3441 writtenby: J. Giametta, R. McBrien	The Casualeers	Come Back To My Arms	1968	Laurie
1	recordlabel: Marquee 443 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #20, US #88 writtenby: Ron Sherae and Nick Ameno comments: [instrumental]	The Buena Vistas	Here Come Da Judge	1968	Marquee
2	recordlabel: Marquee 445 chartposition: US #126 writtenby: Tom Shannon, Carl Cisco and Nick Ameno comments: [instrumental]	The Buena Vistas	Soul Clappin	1968	Marquee
3	recordlabel: Venture 615 chartposition: RandB #8 writtenby: Billy Butler	The Ballads	God Bless Our Love	1968	Venture
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2491 writtenby: The Ambassadors	The Ambassadors	(I've Got To Find) Happiness	1968	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2547 writtenby: The Ambassadors	The Ambassadors	We Got Love	1968	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Soul City 766 chartposition: RandB #2, US #3 writtenby: Laura Nyro album: Stoned Soul Picnic comments: [pop soul]	The 5th Dimension	Stoned Soul Picnic	1968	Soul City
2	recordlabel: Soul City 768 chartposition: RandB #45, US #13 writtenby: Laura Nyro album: Stoned Soul Picnic	The 5th Dimension	Sweet Blindness	1968	Soul City
3	recordlabel: Soul City 770 chartposition: RandB #49, US #25 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Stoned Soul Picnic	The 5th Dimension	California Soul	1968	Soul City
4	recordlabel: Soul City 762 chartposition: US #29 writtenby: Jimmy Webb album: The Magic Garden	The 5th Dimension	Carpet Man	1968	Soul City
---	recordlabel: Revilot 224 writtenby: Raymond Moore, Larry Chambers	Terry Felton	You're Welcome Back	1968	Revilot
---	recordlabel: Revilot 224 writtenby: Don Culver comments: [deep soul]	Terry Felton	I Don't Want To Have To Wait	1968	Revilot
---	recordlabel: Cadet 5623 writtenby: C. Johnson, T. Callier	Terry Callier	Look At Me Now	1968	Cadet
---	recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2604 writtenby: Ted Ford, C.C. Spears comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: j2xF2s1uE6Q	Ted Ford	Please Give Me Another Chance	1968	Sound Stage Seven
---	recordlabel: Motown 652 writtenby: H. Fuqua, J. Bristol, S. May album: Irresistible Tammi Terrell comments: [Motown Sound album cut] mpcode: xfYry3A7NA	Tammi Terrell	Tears At The End Of A Love Affair	1968	Motown
1	recordlabel: Twinight 110 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Carl Smith and Syl Johnson album: Dresses Too Short	Syl Johnson	Dresses Too Short	1968	Twinight
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54165 writtenby: Moy, Wonder, Hardaway, Cosby comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Why Don't You Lead Me To Love	1968	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54168 chartposition: RandB #2, US #35, UK #53 writtenby: Lula Mae Hardaway, Don Hunter & Stevie Wonder album: For Once in My Life comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	You Met Your Match	1968	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54174 chartposition: RandB #2, US #2, UK #3 writtenby: Ronald Miller & Orlando Murden album: For Once in My Life / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	For Once in My Life	1968	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54165 chartposition: RandB #1, US #9, UK #46 writtenby: Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy & Stevie Wonder album: For Once in My Life / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day	1968	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54174 writtenby: Cosby, Moy, Wonder album: My Cherie Amour comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Angie Girl	1968	Tamla
---	recordlabel: United Artists 50451 writtenby: Karmen	Steve Karmen Big Band ft. Jimmy Radcliffe	Breakaway	1968	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Goldwax 337 writtenby: Q. Claunch, D. Hall, C. Taylor	Spencer Wiggins	Once In A While (Is Better Than Never At All)	1968	Goldwax
---	recordlabel: Goldwax 333	Spencer Wiggins	That's How Much I Care	1968	Goldwax
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2456 chartposition: US #107 writtenby: Willie Ellison comments: [deep soul]	Soul Brothers Six	What Can You Do When You Ain't Got Nobody	1968	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2507 chartposition: RandB #32, US #68 writtenby: Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas	Solomon Burke	I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)	1968	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2483 chartposition: US #112 writtenby: Don Covay	Solomon Burke	Party People	1968	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54162 chartposition: RandB #3, US #11, UK #50 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Special Occasion / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	If You Can Want	1968	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Tamla 54172 chartposition: RandB #4, US #26 writtenby: Smokey Robinson & Al Cleveland album: Special Occasion comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Special Occasion	1968	Tamla
6	recordlabel: Tamla 54167 chartposition: RandB #9, US #31 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland album: Special Occasion comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Yester Love	1968	Tamla
7	recordlabel: Epic 10256 chartposition: RandB #9, US #8, UK #7 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Dance to the Music	Sly & the Family Stone	Dance to the Music	1968	Epic
8	recordlabel: Epic 10353 chartposition: RandB #93, US #37 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)	Sly & the Family Stone	Life	1968	Epic
9	recordlabel: Epic 510353 chartposition: US #93, UK #32 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Life comments: B side to Life	Sly & the Family Stone	M'Lady	1968	Epic
10	recordlabel: Epic 510407 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #36 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Stand!	Sly & the Family Stone	Everyday People	1968	Epic
11	recordlabel: Excello 2294 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Slim Harpo (as James Moore)	Slim Harpo	Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu	1968	Excello
---	recordlabel: Toddlin' Town 114 writtenby: Wylie Dixon and Ronald Simmons	Simtec Simmons & Wylie Dixon	Socking Soul Power	1968	Toddlin' Town
1	recordlabel: Soul 35040 chartposition: RandB #42, US #75 writtenby: Clarence Paul and Shorty Long (as Frederick Long) album: Here Comes the Judge comments: [Motown Sound]	Shorty Long	Night Fo' Last	1968	Soul
2	recordlabel: Soul 35044 chartposition: RandB #4, US #8, UK #30 writtenby: Billie Jean Brown, Shorty Long (as Frederick Long) & Suzanne DePasse album: Here Comes the Judge comments: [Motown Sound]	Shorty Long	Here Comes the Judge	1968	Soul
---	recordlabel: Epic 510384 writtenby: J. Webb comments: [northern soul]	Shane Martin	I Need You	1968	Epic
---	recordlabel: Coral 762559 writtenby: Norris Wilson	Sandra Wright	Gotta See My Baby	1968	Coral
---	recordlabel: Coral 62556 writtenby: Norris Wilson, Steve Davis comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: uaLMvdYIIzU	Sandra Wright	Unbelievable	1968	Coral
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2540 chartposition: RandB #19, US #54 writtenby: Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson album: The Best of Sam and Dave	Sam & Dave	Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It)	1968	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2517 chartposition: RandB #20, US #48, UK #50 writtenby: Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper album: The Best of Sam and Dave	Sam & Dave	You Don't Know What You Mean to Me	1968	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2568 chartposition: US #73 writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter	Sam & Dave	Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody	1968	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Stax 169028 (FR) writtenby: Loman Pauling album: Soul Men comments: [southern soul] mpcode: gTxg0V_Jkuk	Sam & Dave	I'm With You	1968	Stax(FR)
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2590 chartposition: RandB #18, UK #15, US #41 writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter comments: [southern soul]	Sam & Dave	Soul Sister, Brown Sugar	1968	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Stax 242 chartposition: RandB #4, US #9, UK #34 writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter album: The Best of Sam & Dave	Sam & Dave	I Thank You	1968	Stax
---	recordlabel: SSS Int'l 732 writtenby: Sam Dees, William Crump	Sam Dees	Lonely For You Baby	1968	SSS Int'l
---	recordlabel: SSS Int'l 732 writtenby: Sam Dees, William Crump	Sam Dees	I Need You Girl	1968	SSS Int'l
1	recordlabel: Stax 250 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49 writtenby: R. Thomas, B. Rice, W. Sparks	Rufus Thomas	The Memphis Train	1968	Stax
2	recordlabel: Zodiac 1010 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Bobby Eaton, Fred Bridges and Richard Knight comments: [deep soul]	Ruby Andrews	The Love I Need	1968	Zodiac
3	recordlabel: Zodiac 1006 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Bridges, Eaton	Ruby Andrews	Hey Boy (Take a Chance On Love)	1968	Zodiac
---	recordlabel: Zodiac 1010 writtenby: Bridges, Knight, Eaton album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Ruby Andrews	Just Loving You	1968	Zodiac
---	recordlabel: Toast 509 (UK) writtenby: Ashford, Simpson and Holland	Rosetta Hightower	I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You	1968	Toast(UK)
---	recordlabel: Toast 506 (UK) writtenby: Billy Page	Rosetta Hightower	Pretty Red Balloons	1968	Toast(UK)
---	recordlabel: King 6173 writtenby: A. Bell, B. Butler	Roosevelt Matthews With Billy Ball & The Upsetters	Tighten Up	1968	King
---	recordlabel: King 6173 writtenby: R. Matthews album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Roosevelt Matthews With Billy Ball & The Upsetters	You Got Me Diggin' You	1968	King
---	recordlabel: Excello 2297 writtenby: R. Hatcher	Roger Hatcher	I'm Gonna Dedicate My Song To You	1968	Excello
---	recordlabel: Groove City 201 writtenby: C. Wilson	Robert Ward	My Love Is Strictly Reserved For You	1968	Groove City
1	recordlabel: Rising Sons 707 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden	Robert Knight	Blessed Are the Lonely	1968	Rising Sons
2	recordlabel: Elf 90019 chartposition: US #97 writtenby: Ray Stevens	Robert Knight	Isn't It Lonely Together	1968	Elf
---	recordlabel: Up Tight 151 writtenby: Eddie Williams, Richard Caiton	Richard Caiton	I Like To Get Near You	1968	Up Tight
---	recordlabel: Tetragrammaton 1546 writtenby: J. Armstead, J. Venson	Rhetta Hughes	I Can't Stand Under This Pressure	1968	Tetragrammaton
---	recordlabel: Tetragrammaton 1546 writtenby: Jo Armstead album: Re Light My Fire	Rhetta Hughes	You're Doing With Her, When It Should Be Me	1968	Tetragrammaton
---	recordlabel: Tetragrammaton 1520 writtenby: J. Armstead album: Re Light My Fire	Rhetta Hughes	Hip Old Lady On A Honda	1968	Tetragrammaton
---	recordlabel: Murco 1046 writtenby: R. Bell	Reuben Bell	You're Gonna Miss Me	1968	Murco
1	recordlabel: ABC 11133 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Charlie Williams and Glen Garrison	Ray Charles	Listen, They're Playing My Song	1968	ABC

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