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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.

(Search on '1968' returned 837 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 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
--- 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
1 recordlabel: Zodiac 1006
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Bridges, Eaton
Ruby Andrews Hey Boy (Take a Chance On Love) 1968 Zodiac
--- recordlabel: Zel 0040
writtenby: Owen
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: bBX1nF9_ESs
Tommy Marks Crazy Crazy 1968 Zel
--- recordlabel: Warner-Seven Arts 7270
writtenby: Mitchell, Jones
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: mluFTP15Sjk
Alice Clark Heaven's Will (Must Be Obeyed) 1968 WarnerSeven Arts
--- recordlabel: Warner-Seven Arts 7270
writtenby: G. Kerr, M. Valvano, S. Moy
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: 4ivnJ8Bac4k
Alice Clark You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) 1968 WarnerSeven Arts
1 recordlabel: Warner 0323
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Sammy Turner
Linda Jones My Heart Needs a Break 1968 Warner
2 recordlabel: Wand 1193
chartposition: RandB #29, US #91
writtenby: Richard McDougall
The Esquires You've Got the Power 1968 Wand
--- recordlabel: Wand 1191
writtenby: E. Croom
Diane Lewis Without Your Love 1968 Wand
--- recordlabel: Wand 1183
writtenby: E. Croom
Diane Lewis I Thank You Kindly 1968 Wand
1 recordlabel: Wand 1182
chartposition: RandB #20, US #94
writtenby: Lonnie Hewitt and Ernest Marbray
Freddie Hughes Send My Baby Back 1968 Wand
--- recordlabel: Wand 1172
writtenby: H. Thomas, L. Jones
The Masqueraders Sweet Lovin' Woman 1968 Wand
1 recordlabel: WB Seven Arts 7175
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44
writtenby: Hill, Rebennack
album: Hot Heat And Sweet Groove
comments: [instrumental]
The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Brown Sugar 1968 WB Seven Arts
--- recordlabel: Volt 4004
writtenby: Mann, Weil, Spector
The Charmels Lovin' Feeling 1968 Volt
1 recordlabel: Volt 4003
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Bettye Crutcher and Marvell Thomas
album: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads
The Mad Lads So Nice 1968 Volt
2 recordlabel: Volt 4002
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: George Davis, George Gordy and Ivy Joe Hunter
album: Something Special
Jimmy Hughes I Like Everything About You 1968 Volt
3 recordlabel: Volt 4001
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Dave Crawford
album: What a Man
Linda Lyndell What a Man 1968 Volt
4 recordlabel: Volt 163
chartposition: RandB #10, US #25, UK #24
writtenby: Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
album: The Immortal Otis Redding
comments: [southern soul]
Otis Redding The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) 1968 Volt
5 recordlabel: Volt 162
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Allen Jones
album: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads
The Mad Lads Whatever Hurts You 1968 Volt
6 recordlabel: Volt 157
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
writtenby: Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
album: The Dock of the Bay / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul]
Otis Redding (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay 1968 Volt
--- recordlabel: Verve 10625
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy
Howard Tate Sweet Love Child 1968 Verve
--- recordlabel: Verve 10624
writtenby: Billy Nichols
Garnet Mimms We Can Find That Love 1968 Verve
--- recordlabel: Verve 10624
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy
Garnet Mimms Can You Top This 1968 Verve
1 recordlabel: Verve 10610
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Marshall Boxley and Willie Cooper
The Webs We Belong Together 1968 Verve
--- recordlabel: Verve 10604
writtenby: Peter Chatman
album: Get It While You Can
mpcode: GUt2aYr_t24
Howard Tate Everyday I Have The Blues 1968 Verve
--- recordlabel: Verve 10597
writtenby: Williams
Porgy & the Monarchs Love Chain 1968 Verve
--- recordlabel: Verve 10596
writtenby: Garnet Mimms
Garnet Mimms Stop And Think It Over 1968 Verve
1 recordlabel: Verve 10592
chartposition: US #134
writtenby: Thomas Charnin
comments: [ballad]
Arthur Prysock Mamam 1968 Verve
2 recordlabel: Verve 10583
chartposition: US #100
writtenby: Don Covay
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith Chain of Fools 1968 Verve
3 recordlabel: Verve 10574
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #74, US AC #24
writtenby: Ed Bruce
Arthur Prysock A Working Man's Prayer 1968 Verve
4 recordlabel: Verve 10573
chartposition: RandB #15, US #76
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy & Mort Shuman
Howard Tate Stop 1968 Verve
5 recordlabel: Venture 632
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: D. Copper, E. Shelby, D. Carter
Vernon Garrett & Marie Franklin Second To None 1968 Venture
--- recordlabel: Venture 623
writtenby: C. Colbert, D. Carter
Vernon Garrett Love Has Caught Me 1968 Venture
1 recordlabel: Venture 615
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Billy Butler
The Ballads God Bless Our Love 1968 Venture
2 recordlabel: Venture 607
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Vicki Basemore and C. Paul
Neal Kimble I've Made a Reservation (In My Life for You) 1968 Venture
3 recordlabel: Venture 605
chartposition: RandB #22, US #72
writtenby: Calvin Arnold
Calvin Arnold Funky Way 1968 Venture
4 recordlabel: Veep 1280
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: James Peterson
Tina Britt Who Was That 1968 Veep
5 recordlabel: Veep 1279
chartposition: RandB #39, US #120
writtenby: George McGregor
Timmy Willis Mr. Soul Satisfaction 1968 Veep
6 recordlabel: Veep 1278
chartposition: US #98
writtenby: K. Seymour, T. Randazzo, V. Pike
Little Anthony & the Imperials I'm Hypnotized 1968 Veep
7 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
--- recordlabel: Uptite 250
writtenby: Y. Greene, P. Kyser
comments: [northern soul]
The Superlatives I Still Love You 1968 Uptite
--- recordlabel: UpTight 1196810
writtenby: Gary Russell
The Intentions I'm Losin' Your Love 1968 UpTight
--- recordlabel: UpFront 021
chartposition: 999
writtenby: Saphire, Korb
Ralph Graham She Just Sits There 1968 UpFront
--- recordlabel: Up Tight 151
writtenby: Eddie Williams, Richard Caiton
Richard Caiton I Like To Get Near You 1968 Up Tight
--- recordlabel: United Artists 50451
writtenby: Karmen
Steve Karmen Big Band ft. Jimmy Radcliffe Breakaway 1968 United Artists
1 recordlabel: Uni 55085
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #71
writtenby: Lemmy Mabaso
Hugh Masekela Puffin' Down the Track 1968 Uni
2 recordlabel: Uni 55066
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, US AC #15
writtenby: Philemon Hou
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Hugh Masekela Grazing in the Grass 1968 Uni
3 recordlabel: Uni 55058
chartposition: US #59, UK #18
writtenby: Tony Macaulay and John Macleod
album: Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations Back on My Feet Again 1968 Uni
4 recordlabel: UNI 55101
chartposition: US #3, UK #2
writtenby: Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay
album: Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup 1968 UNI
5 recordlabel: UNI 55073
chartposition: UK #48
writtenby: Tony Macaulay and John Macleod
album: Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations Any Old Time (You're Lonely and Sad) 1968 UNI
6 recordlabel: Twinight 110
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Carl Smith and Syl Johnson
album: Dresses Too Short
Syl Johnson Dresses Too Short 1968 Twinight
--- recordlabel: Tower 430
writtenby: Penn, Fritts
Bill Brandon Rainbow Road 1968 Tower
--- recordlabel: Toi 201
writtenby: Banks, Cope, Phillips
comments: [ballad]
Moments Of Truth I'll Step Aside 1968 Toi
--- recordlabel: Toddlin\' 113
writtenby: George Vineyard
mpcode: o4TN3AD70iU
Deniece Chandler (Deniece Williams) & Lee Sain Hey Baby 1968 Toddlin\'
--- recordlabel: Toddlin' Town 114
writtenby: Wylie Dixon and Ronald Simmons
Simtec Simmons & Wylie Dixon Socking Soul Power 1968 Toddlin' Town
1 recordlabel: Toddlin' Town 111
chartposition: RandB #13, US #66
writtenby: Alvin Cash , Ira Gates, Howard Scott [Howard Seaphus Scott] and Walter Scott
Alvin Cash Keep On Dancing 1968 Toddlin' Town
2 recordlabel: Toddlin' Town 108
chartposition: RandB #9, US #39
writtenby: Leo Hutton and Andre Williams
Bull & the Matadors The Funky Judge 1968 Toddlin' Town
--- recordlabel: Toddlin' Town 104
writtenby: Eddie Silvers
Alvin Cash Alvin's Bag 1968 Toddlin' Town
--- 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: 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 1546
writtenby: J. Armstead, J. Venson
Rhetta Hughes I Can't Stand Under This Pressure 1968 Tetragrammaton
--- recordlabel: Tetragrammaton 1520
writtenby: J. Armstead
album: Re Light My Fire
Rhetta Hughes Hip Old Lady On A Honda 1968 Tetragrammaton
1 recordlabel: Tetragrammation 1504
chartposition: US #129
writtenby: Bobby Paris
album: Let Me Show You the Way
comments: [northern soul]
Bobby Paris Per-so-nal-ly 1968 Tetragrammation
2 recordlabel: Tangerine 986
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Billy Preston (as William E. Preston)
The Raelettes I Want to Thank You 1968 Tangerine
3 recordlabel: Tangerine 984
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Charlie Singleton
The Raelettes I'm Gett'n Long Alright 1968 Tangerine
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 961
chartposition: US #77, UK #52
writtenby: James Dean, William Weatherspoon and Stephen Bowden
album: Ruff 'N Ready
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jimmy Ruffin I'll Say Forever My Love 1968 Tamla Motown
5 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 918
chartposition: UK #17
writtenby: Eddie Holland Jr., R. Dean Taylor and Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller]
album: I Think, Therefore I Am / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2
comments: [Motown Sound]
R. Dean Taylor Gotta See Jane 1968 Tamla Motown
--- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 844 (UK)
writtenby: Whitfield, Penzabene, Grant
album: Silk n' Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
Gladys Knight & the Pips You're My Everything 1968 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 8402
chartposition: RandB #9, US #40
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and William
album: Feelin' Bluesy
comments: [Motown Sound]
Gladys Knight & the Pips It Should Have Been Me 1968 Tamla Motown
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 762
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Sylvia Moy and Richard Morris
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to I Promise to Wait My Love
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas Forget Me Not 1968 Tamla Motown
--- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 702
writtenby: Hunter, Stover, Gaye
album: Green Grow the Lilacs
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Originals You're The One 1968 Tamla Motown
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 692
chartposition: US #119
writtenby: Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.) and Smokey Robinson
album: Involved
comments: [Motown Sound]
Edwin Starr Way Over There 1968 Tamla Motown
--- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 682
writtenby: Moy, Cosby, Willis
album: Home Cookin'
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jr. Walker & the All Stars Home Cookin 1968 Tamla Motown
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 675
chartposition: RandB #23, US #51, UK #27
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and R. Dean Taylor
album: Yesterday's Dreams / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
Four Tops I'm in a Different World 1968 Tamla Motown
--- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 671 (UK)
writtenby: Dean, Lussier
album: Wish It Would Rain
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Why Did You Leave Me Darling 1968 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 669
chartposition: RandB #24, US #42
writtenby: Deke Richards and Debbie Dean
comments: [Motown Sound]
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing 1968 Tamla Motown
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 664
chartposition: US #113
writtenby: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jimmy Ruffin Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me 1968 Tamla Motown
3 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 651
chartposition: UK #59
writtenby: Smokey Robinson (as William
comments: [Motown Sound]
Chuck Jackson Girls Girls Girls 1968 Tamla Motown
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 640
chartposition: RandB #7, US #34, UK #52
writtenby: Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Coga & Ivy Jo Hunter
album: I Heard It through the Grapevine
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye You 1968 Tamla Motown
5 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 109
chartposition: RandB #17, US #28, UK #28
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Reflections
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) Forever Came Today 1968 Tamla Motown
--- recordlabel: Tamla Motown
writtenby: D. Dean, D. Richards, J. Bradford
album: Love Child
comments: [Motown Sound] [album cut] [northern soul] re released in 2005
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) Honey Bee (Keep On Stinging Me) 1968 Tamla Motown
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54177
writtenby: Dean, Barnes, Weatherspoon
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Don't Make Hurting Me A Habit 1968 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54176
writtenby: Story, Gordy, Gordy
album: I Heard It Through the Grapevine
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye You're What's Happening (In the World Today) 1968 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54176
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: In The Groove / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through the Grapevine 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
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54174
writtenby: Cosby, Moy, Wonder
album: My Cherie Amour
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Angie Girl 1968 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54173
chartposition: RandB #11, US #24
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: You're All I Need
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Keep On Lovin' Me Honey 1968 Tamla
2 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
3 recordlabel: Tamla 54171
chartposition: RandB #28, US #63
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Destination Anywhere 1968 Tamla
4 recordlabel: Tamla 54171
chartposition: US #114
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes What's Easy for Two Is Hard for One 1968 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54170
writtenby: Gaye, Gaye, Stover
album: I Heard It Through the Grapevine
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye At Last (I Found a Love) 1968 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54170
chartposition: RandB #8, US #32
writtenby: Frank Wilson
album: I Heard It Through the Grapevine
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Chained 1968 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54169
chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #19
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: You're All I Need / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell You're All I Need to Get By 1968 Tamla
3 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
4 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
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54166
chartposition: RandB #14, US #44
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Here I Am Baby 1968 Tamla
6 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 54165
writtenby: Moy, Wonder, Hardaway, Cosby
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Why Don't You Lead Me To Love 1968 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54164
chartposition: RandB #22, US #121, UK #52
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Doin' Their Thing
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Isley Brothers Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) 1968 Tamla

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