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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.

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: 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
202 recordlabel: Wand 1182
chartposition: RandB #20, US #94
writtenby: Lonnie Hewitt and Ernest Marbray
 		Freddie Hughes Send My Baby Back 1968 Wand
203 recordlabel: Goldwax 332
chartposition: RandB #16, US #63
writtenby: O.B. McClinton
album: A Man Needs a Woman
 		James Carr A Man Needs a Woman 1968 Goldwax
204 recordlabel: Brunswick 55365
chartposition: RandB #26, US #49
writtenby: Arthur Brooks, Jerry Butler and Richard Brooks
 		Jackie Wilson & Count Basie For Your Precious Love 1968 Brunswick
205 recordlabel: MGM 14000
chartposition: US #48
writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: Soft and Soulful
 		Bill Medley Peace Brother Peace 1968 MGM
206 recordlabel: Venture 605
chartposition: RandB #22, US #72
writtenby: Calvin Arnold
 		Calvin Arnold Funky Way 1968 Venture
207 recordlabel: Stateside 465
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
 		Lee Dorsey Can You Hear Me 1968 Stateside
208 recordlabel: ABC 11087
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Jimmy Roach
 		The Persians Too Much Pride 1968 ABC
209 recordlabel: Atco 6588
chartposition: RandB #17, US #58
writtenby: James McDougal & Titus Turner
album: Soul Directions / Best Of Arthur Conley
 		Arthur Conley People Sure Act Funny 1968 Atco
210 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2602
chartposition: RandB #22, US #49
writtenby: Darryl Carter
album: No Sad Songs
 		Joe Simon No Sad Songs 1968 Sound Stage Seven
211 recordlabel: Capitol 2283
chartposition: RandB #24, US #55, US AC #34
writtenby: Nick Woods
album: The Sound of Nancy Wilson
 		Nancy Wilson Peace of Mind 1968 Capitol
212 recordlabel: Reprise 0649
chartposition: US AC #36
writtenby: Jerry Chestnut
 		Brook Benton Weakness in a Man 1968 Reprise
213 recordlabel: Stax 246
chartposition: US #132, UK #53
writtenby: Booker T. Jones and Eddie Floyd
album: Rare Stamps
 		Eddie Floyd Big Bird 1968 Stax
214 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
215 recordlabel: Brunswick 55383
chartposition: RandB #22, US #82
writtenby: James Brown and Bud Hobgood (as Buddy Hobgood)
album: There Was a Time
 		Gene Chandler There Was a Time 1968 Brunswick
216 recordlabel: Brunswick 55388
chartposition: RandB #23, US #67
writtenby: Carl Davis and Eugene Record
album: Seven Days of Night
 		Barbara Acklin Just Ain't No Love 1968 Brunswick
217 recordlabel: Gordy 7070
chartposition: RandB #36, US #62, UK #55
writtenby: Allen Story, Billie Jean Brown, George Gordy and Margaret Johnson
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas I Promise to Wait My Love 1968 Gordy
218 recordlabel: Date 1592
chartposition: RandB #25, US #55
writtenby: Marshall Paul and Harvey Fuqua
album: Peaches and Herb's Greatest Hits
 		Peaches & Herb The Ten Commandments of Love 1968 Date
219 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 309
chartposition: RandB #32, US #56
writtenby: Jesse James
album: Boogaloo Down Broadway
 		The Fantastic Johnny C Got What You Need 1968 Phil L.A. Of Soul
220 recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 316
chartposition: RandB #23, US #82
writtenby: Jesse James
comments: [instrumental]
 		The James Boys The Mule 1968 Phil L.A. of Soul
221 recordlabel: Atco 6637
chartposition: RandB #37, US #134
writtenby: Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton
 		Ben E. King Til I Can't Take It Anymore 1968 Atco
222 recordlabel: Checker 1199
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon)
 		Gene Chandler River of Tears 1968 Checker
223 recordlabel: Minit 32049
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: J. Moore, Charles Ingersoll, Ronald Preyer and E. Carter
album: Sweet Soul Shakin'
 		The Younghearts I've Got Love for My Baby 1968 Minit
224 recordlabel: D.C. Sound 180
chartposition: RandB #23, US #93
writtenby: Billy Jackson (as William Jackson)
 		Frankie Karl & the Dreams Don't Be Afraid (Do As I Say) 1968 D.C. Sound
225 recordlabel: Dial 4076
chartposition: RandB #26, US #59
writtenby: Joe Tex
 		Joe Tex I'll Never Do You Wrong 1968 Dial
226 recordlabel: Smash 2142
chartposition: US #39
writtenby: Maurice Irby
 		Jay & the Techniques Strawberry Shortcake 1968 Smash
227 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
228 recordlabel: Gordy 7073
chartposition: RandB #40, US #48
writtenby: Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson and Terry Johnson
album: Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers I Am Your Man 1968 Gordy
229 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
230 recordlabel: Capitol 2197
chartposition: RandB #34, US #62
writtenby: Neil Sedaka and Roger Atkins
 		Patti Drew Workin' on a Groovy Thing 1968 Capitol
231 recordlabel: Atlantic 2461
chartposition: RandB #20, US #62
writtenby: Clarence Carter , Wilbur Terrell, Rick Hall and Marcus Daniels
album: This Is Clarence Carter
 		Clarence Carter Looking for a Fox 1968 Atlantic
232 recordlabel: ABC 1227
chartposition: RandB #24, US #105
writtenby: Melvin Mason and Andrew Thomas
album: The Mighty Marvelows
 		The Mighty Marvelows In the Morning 1968 ABC
233 recordlabel: Duke 427
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: Buddy Lamp, Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) and Rudy Clark
 		The Lamp Sisters A Woman with the Blues 1968 Duke
234 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
235 recordlabel: Cadet 5576
chartposition: RandB #36, US #64
writtenby: Richard Evans
album: Groovin' with the Soulful Strings
comments: [instrumental]
 		The Soulful Strings Burning Spear 1968 Cadet
236 recordlabel: Double Shot 130
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Alfred Smith, Joseph Hooven and Jerry Winn
 		Brenton Wood Some Got It, Some Don't 1968 Double Shot
237 recordlabel: Columbia 44705
chartposition: RandB #40, US #63
writtenby: Ray Stevens
album: For One in My Life
 		O.C. Smith Isn't It Lonely Together 1968 Columbia
238 recordlabel: Tamla 54161
chartposition: RandB #27, US #68
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound] B side to If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
 		Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell If This World Were Mine 1968 Tamla
239 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 318
chartposition: US #68
writtenby: Jesse James
 		Cliff Nobles & Co. Horse Fever 1968 Phil L.A. Of Soul
240 recordlabel: Gordy 7076
chartposition: US #66, US AC #11
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
comments: [Motown Sound] [instrumental]
 		Eivets Rednow (Stevie Wonder) Alfie 1968 Gordy
241 recordlabel: Atco 6571
chartposition: RandB #44, US #117
writtenby: Gene Current, Kent Barker and Rex Garvin
 		Ben E. King Don't Take Your Love from Me 1968 Atco
242 recordlabel: Original Sound 79
chartposition: RandB #22, US #67
writtenby: Arlester Christian
 		Dyke & the Blazers Funky Walk (Part I East) 1968 Original Sound
243 recordlabel: Scepter 12226
chartposition: US #65
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: The Windows of the World
 		Dionne Warwick There's Always Something There to Remind Me 1968 Scepter
244 recordlabel: Bell 704
chartposition: RandB #27, US #89
writtenby: George Kerr and Larry Roberts
album: Back on Top
 		The O'Jays Look Over Your Shoulder 1968 Bell
245 recordlabel: Jubilee 5621
chartposition: RandB #22, US #65
writtenby: Mary Wells (as Mary Wells Womack) and Cecil Womack
album: Servin' Up Some Soul
 		Mary Wells The Doctor 1968 Jubilee
246 recordlabel: Chess 2037
chartposition: RandB #35, US #68
writtenby: Leonard Caston and Andrew Lloyd Webber (as Lloyd Webber)
 		The Radiants Hold On 1968 Chess
247 recordlabel: ABC 11135
chartposition: RandB #44, US #71
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
 		The Impressions Don't Cry My Love 1968 ABC
248 recordlabel: Brunswick 55392
chartposition: US #70
writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) and Orlando Murden
 		Jackie Wilson For Once in My Life 1968 Brunswick
249 recordlabel: Ric Tic 139
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Al Kent (as Albert Hamilton), Hermon Weems and William Garrett
album: Best Of The Fantastic Four
 		The Fantastic Four I've Got to Have You 1968 Ric Tic
250 recordlabel: Tangerine 984
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Charlie Singleton
 		The Raelettes I'm Gett'n Long Alright 1968 Tangerine
251 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
252 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 72622
chartposition: RandB #42, US #70
writtenby: Belford Hendricks and Brook Benton
 		Joe Simon Looking Back 1968 Sound Stage Seven
253 recordlabel: Roulette 7021
chartposition: RandB #50, US #131
writtenby: Ronnie Savoy
 		Brenda Jo Harris Standing on the Outside 1968 Roulette
254 recordlabel: Giant 704
chartposition: RandB #28, US #129
writtenby: Jo Armstead
 		Jo Armstead A Stone Good Lover 1968 Giant
255 recordlabel: Solid State 2524
chartposition: RandB #28, US #97
writtenby: Fats Theus
album: The Worm
comments: [instrumental]
 		Jimmy McGriff The Worm 1968 Solid State
256 recordlabel: Uni 55085
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #71
writtenby: Lemmy Mabaso
 		Hugh Masekela Puffin' Down the Track 1968 Uni
257 recordlabel: Scepter 12216
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27, US #71
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Valley of the Dolls
 		Dionne Warwick Let Me Be Lonely 1968 Scepter
258 recordlabel: Hi 2145
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #28, US #82
writtenby: D. Malone, J. Scott
album: Turn On Your Love Light
comments: [instrumental]
 		Bill Black's Combo Turn On Your Love Light 1968 Hi
259 recordlabel: Karen 1538
chartposition: RandB #29, US #96
writtenby: Popcorn Wylie (as Richard Wylie) and Tony Hester
 		Jimmy Delphs Don't Sign the Paper Baby (I Want You Back) 1968 Karen
260 recordlabel: Wand 1193
chartposition: RandB #29, US #91
writtenby: Richard McDougall
 		The Esquires You've Got the Power 1968 Wand
261 recordlabel: BluesWay 4561019
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #98
writtenby: Quincy Jones and Maya Angelou
 		B.B. King The B.B. Jones 1968 BluesWay
262 recordlabel: Bluesway 61019
chartposition: RandB #25, US #82
writtenby: Quincy Jones and Maya Angelou
 		B.B. King You Put It on Me 1968 Bluesway
263 recordlabel: ABC 11153
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37, US #76
writtenby: Tom Dorsey
album: Girl Watcher
mpcode: _P44SX7BtXk
 		The O'Kaysions Love Machine 1968 ABC
264 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
265 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2617
chartposition: RandB #31, US #75
writtenby: Al Reed
 		Joe Simon Message from Maria 1968 Sound Stage Seven
266 recordlabel: Atlantic 2529
chartposition: RandB #30, US #74
writtenby: Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
 		The Sweet Inspirations To Love Somebody 1968 Atlantic
267 recordlabel: Date 1623
chartposition: RandB #34, US #75
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Mikki (as Mikki Farrow) and Thom Bell
 		Peaches & Herb Let's Make a Promise 1968 Date
268 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
269 recordlabel: Revilot 217
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #104
writtenby: George Clinton and Tamla Lewis
 		The Parliaments Look at What I Almost Missed 1968 Revilot
270 recordlabel: SSS Int'l 750
chartposition: RandB #34, US #82
writtenby: Eddie Miller, James Pebworth and Robert Yount
album: Heart and Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Johnny Adams Release Me 1968 SSS Int'l
271 recordlabel: Bluesway 61018
chartposition: RandB #26, US #74
writtenby: B.B. King
 		B.B. King I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me 1968 Bluesway
272 recordlabel: BluesWay/ABC 61021
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #102
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
 		B.B. King Please Send Me Someone to Love 1968 BluesWay/ABC
273 recordlabel: ABC 11066
chartposition: RandB #26, US #61, UK #32
writtenby: Keith Whitley and James Cobb
album: A Little More Soul / The Best Of The Tams
 		The Tams Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy 1968 ABC
274 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
275 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
276 recordlabel: Gordy 7080
chartposition: RandB #45, US #80
writtenby: Richard Morris
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas Sweet Darlin' 1968 Gordy
277 recordlabel: AandM 7001
chartposition: RandB #35, US #78
writtenby: Phil Trim
 		Los Pop Tops Oh Lord, Why Lord 1968 A&M
278 recordlabel: Alston 4571
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #103
writtenby: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
album: My First Time Around
 		Betty Wright He's Bad Bad Bad 1968 Alston
279 recordlabel: Cadet 5606
chartposition: RandB #32, US #69
writtenby: Sonny Bono
 		Etta James I Got You Babe 1968 Cadet
280 recordlabel: Bell 735
chartposition: RandB #31, US #94
writtenby: Scott English, Mark Barkan and Jerry Ross
 		James & Bobby Purify Help Yourself (To All My Lovin') 1968 Bell
281 recordlabel: MS 203
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Fred Brown and Harry Lee Gates
 		Louis Curry A Toast to You 1968 MS
282 recordlabel: Atco 6582
chartposition: US #83
writtenby: André Previn and Dory Previn
 		King Curtis Valley of the Dolls 1968 Atco
283 recordlabel: Atco 6598
chartposition: US #83
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
 		King Curtis I Heard It Through the Grapevine 1968 Atco
284 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
285 recordlabel: ABC 11133
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #83
writtenby: Dee Ervin
album: A Portrait of Ray
 		Ray Charles Sweet Young Thing Like You 1968 ABC
286 recordlabel: Shout 233
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble) and Leon Huff
 		Freddie Scott (You) Got What I Need 1968 Shout
287 recordlabel: Checker 1208
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Cash McCall (as Maurice Dollison)
 		Little Milton Let Me Down Easy 1968 Checker
288 recordlabel: King 6204
chartposition: US #86
writtenby: James Brown and Nat Jones
comments: A Soulful Christmas
 		James Brown Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back) 1968 King
289 recordlabel: Atlantic 452518
chartposition: RandB #28, US #56
album: Aretha Now
 		Aretha Franklin You Send Me 1968 Atlantic
290 recordlabel: Buddah BDA 26
chartposition: RandB #28, US #68
writtenby: Phil Medley
album: Our Family Portrait
 		Five Stairsteps & Cubie A Million to One 1968 Buddah BDA
291 recordlabel: Chess 2041
chartposition: RandB #31, US #123
writtenby: Gene Barge and Laura Lee
 		Laura Lee As Long As I Got You 1968 Chess
292 recordlabel: Sport 110
chartposition: RandB #32, US #89
writtenby: Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham and Simon Napier Bell
 		The Four Sonics You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 1968 Sport
293 recordlabel: Heart and Soul 201
chartposition: RandB #30, US #134
writtenby: Cathy Lynn
comments: [northern soul]
 		The Preparations Get-E-Up (The Horse) 1968 Heart and Soul
294 recordlabel: Brunswick 55373
chartposition: RandB #37, US #84
writtenby: Sam Cooke and Charles Cooke
 		Jackie Wilson & Count Basie Chain Gang 1968 Brunswick
295 recordlabel: Renee 5001
chartposition: RandB #50, US #86
writtenby: Donnie Brooks and Richard Parker
 		Barbara Greene Young Boy 1968 Renee
296 recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 320
chartposition: US #87
writtenby: John Ellison and Ernie Fields
 		The Fantastic Johnny C (She's) Some Kind of Wonderful 1968 Phil L.A. of Soul
297 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
298 recordlabel: Minit 32039
chartposition: RandB #29, US #109
writtenby: B. Sanders, A. Poree, C. Scorborugh
album: Sweet Soul Shakin'
comments: [sweet soul]
 		The Younghearts Oh, I'll Never Be the Same 1968 Minit
299 recordlabel: Ninandy 1014
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29
writtenby: Cortez Franklin
album: The Swordsmen
 		The Swordsmen Oh My Soul 1968 Ninandy
300 recordlabel: Dial 4086
chartposition: RandB #29, US #81
writtenby: Joe Tex
 		Joe Tex You Need Me, Baby 1968 Dial

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