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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: 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
202 recordlabel: Scepter 12216
chartposition: RandB #23, UK #8, US #10, US AC #4
writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
album: Valley of the Dolls
comments: [pop soul]
Dionne Warwick Do You Know the Way to San Jose 1968 Scepter
203 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
204 recordlabel: Scepter 12203
chartposition: RandB #13, UK #28, US #2, US AC #2
writtenby: Andre Previn & Dory Previn
album: Valley of the Dolls
comments: [ballad]
Dionne Warwick (Theme from) The Valley of the Dolls 1968 Scepter
--- recordlabel: Sansui 480
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Soul Perfection
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: oO-RXCP8qag
Betty Harris Trouble With My Lover 1968 Sansui
--- recordlabel: Sansu 480
writtenby: Naomi Neville
album: Soul Perfection
Betty Harris Ride Your Pony 1968 Sansu
--- recordlabel: Sansu 479
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
Betty Harris Hook Line 'N' Sinker 1968 Sansu
--- recordlabel: Sansu 479
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Soul Perfection
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: 1audfMpgZCA
Betty Harris Show It 1968 Sansu
--- recordlabel: Sansu 478
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Soul Perfection
Betty Harris Mean Man 1968 Sansu
--- recordlabel: Sansu 478
writtenby: Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn
album: Soul Perfection
comments: [deep soul ballad]
mpcode: bK1vjzBGynE
Betty Harris What'd I Do Wrong 1968 Sansu
--- recordlabel: Sandbag 101
writtenby: Robert Paladino
comments: [northern soul]
Epitome Of Sound Where Were You 1968 Sandbag
--- recordlabel: Sandbag 101
writtenby: Robert Paladino
comments: [northern soul]
Epitome Of Sound You Don't Love Me 1968 Sandbag
--- recordlabel: Safari 201
writtenby: Geo R. Davis
Aaron Neville Forever More 1968 Safari
--- recordlabel: SSS Int. 730
writtenby: Ben Peters
comments: [dance]
mpcode: Mo_jS-iUMIg
Clarence Murray Baby, You Got It 1968 SSS Int.
--- recordlabel: SSS Int. 730
writtenby: J. Braswell
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: q15IHtd4Z6M
Clarence Murray One More Chance 1968 SSS Int.
--- recordlabel: SSS Int'l 754
writtenby: Dan Greer
Danny White Natural Soul Brother 1968 SSS Int'l
--- recordlabel: SSS Int'l 754
writtenby: Dan Greer
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Danny White One Way Love Affair 1968 SSS Int'l
1 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
2 recordlabel: SSS Int'l 748
chartposition: RandB #8, US #27
writtenby: Cliff Thomas, Ed Thomas Jr. & Bob McRee
comments: [northern soul]
Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries 1968 SSS Int'l
3 recordlabel: SSS Int'l 736
chartposition: RandB #8, US #31
writtenby: Bob McRee, Cliff Thomas & Edward S. Thomas Jr.
Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson Lover's Holiday 1968 SSS Int'l
--- recordlabel: SSS Int'l 732
writtenby: Sam Dees, William Crump
Sam Dees I Need You Girl 1968 SSS Int'l
--- recordlabel: SSS Int'l 732
writtenby: Sam Dees, William Crump
Sam Dees Lonely For You Baby 1968 SSS Int'l
1 recordlabel: Roulette 7021
chartposition: RandB #50, US #131
writtenby: Ronnie Savoy
Brenda Jo Harris Standing on the Outside 1968 Roulette
--- recordlabel: Ronn 27
writtenby: Jeff Barry
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Barbara West Anyone But You 1968 Ronn
1 recordlabel: Ronn 20
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #40
writtenby: T. McCall, P. Robinson
comments: [ballad]
Toussaint McCall Like Never Before 1968 Ronn
--- recordlabel: Ronn 16
writtenby: T. Thomas, E. Townsend
comments: Deep Soul double sider
Barbara West Will He Come Back -- The Love of My Man 1968 Ronn
1 recordlabel: Rojac 118
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: Jack Taylor
comments: [northern soul]
Big Maybelle Quittin' Time 1968 Rojac
2 recordlabel: Roc Ker 100
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: A. Jones, R. Stewart and R. Evans
Franky & the Spindles (My Girl Is Made of) Candy 1968 Roc Ker
3 recordlabel: Rising Sons 707
chartposition: US #97
writtenby: Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden
Robert Knight Blessed Are the Lonely 1968 Rising Sons
--- recordlabel: Ripete 108
writtenby: R. Smith
comments: [northern soul]
The Georgia Prophets I Got The Fever 1968 Ripete
1 recordlabel: Ric-Tic 137
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42
writtenby: W. Garrett, A. Kent, H. Weems, E. Wingate
album: Best Of The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four Man In Love 1968 RicTic
2 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
3 recordlabel: Ric Tic 136
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Al Kent and Norma Toney
The Fantastic Four Goddess of Love 1968 Ric Tic
4 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
--- recordlabel: Revue 11059
writtenby: D Peoples
Abraham & His Sons Your Mother Understood 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11038
writtenby: M. Sims, B. Lane
album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2
comments: [deep soul]
Marvin L. Sims Danger 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11035
writtenby: M. Simpkins
Darrow Fletcher Those Hanging Heartaches 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11030
writtenby: J. Armstead, W. Scott, H. Scott, I. Gates
album: Jealous Kind Of Fella
Garland Green Ain't That Good Enough 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11030
writtenby: J. Armstead
album: Jealous Kind of Fella
comments: [northern soul]
Garland Green Love Now, Pay Later 1968 Revue
1 recordlabel: Revue 11024
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Marvin L. Sims, Bobby Lane
Marvin L. Sims Talkin' 'Bout Soul 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11023
writtenby: M. Simpkins
Darrow Fletcher Gonna Keep Loving You 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11020
writtenby: J. Armstead
album: Jealous Kind Of Fella
Garland Green You Played On A Player 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11020
writtenby: J. Cameron, Garland Green, J. Thompson
album: Jealous Kind of Fella
Garland Green Mr. Misery 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11018
writtenby: E. Record, C. Davis
The Chi-Lites (Um, Um) My Baby Loves Me 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11008
writtenby: D. Fletcher, M. Simpkins
Darrow Fletcher I Like The Way I Feel 1968 Revue
1 recordlabel: Revue 11007
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Carl Davis and Karl Tarleton
Lee Charles Standing on the Outside 1968 Revue
2 recordlabel: Revue 11004
chartposition: RandB #18, US #45
writtenby: Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
album: In the Midnight Hour
The Mirettes In the Midnight Hour 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11001
writtenby: Shelley Fisher
album: Jealous Kind Of Fella
Garland Green Girl I Love You 1968 Revue
--- recordlabel: Revue 11001
writtenby: J. Armstead
album: Jealous Kind Of Fella
comments: [northern soul]
Garland Green It Rained Forty Days And Nights 1968 Revue
--- 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
1 recordlabel: Revilot 223
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: The Funkadelics, George Clinton
The Parliaments Good Old Music 1968 Revilot
2 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
--- recordlabel: Revilot 216
writtenby: Dale Warren
J.J. Barnes Now She's Gone 1968 Revilot
1 recordlabel: Reprise 0649
chartposition: US AC #36
writtenby: Jerry Chestnut
Brook Benton Weakness in a Man 1968 Reprise
2 recordlabel: Renee 5001
chartposition: RandB #50, US #86
writtenby: Donnie Brooks and Richard Parker
Barbara Greene Young Boy 1968 Renee
--- recordlabel: Reginald 1403
writtenby: Henry R. Hines
album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2
comments: [deep soul]
Virgil Griffin And Rhythm Kings A Forgotten Lover 1968 Reginald
--- recordlabel: Rainy Day 8004
writtenby: Billy Vera
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: hAHNH71z9hs
Alice Clark Say You'll Never (Never Leave Me) 1968 Rainy Day
--- recordlabel: Rainy Day 8004
writtenby: Billy Vera
mpcode: seKLXMfRIw0
Alice Clark You Got A Deal 1968 Rainy Day
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 1743(UK)
chartposition: US #94, UK #2
writtenby: James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot
album: Nuff Said!
Nina Simone Ain't Got No - I Got Life 1968 RCA Victor (UK)
2 recordlabel: RCA 9641
chartposition: RandB #44, US #25, US AC #31
writtenby: Tommy Tucker (as Robert Higginbotham)
album: Souled
Jose Feliciano Hi-Heel Sneakers 1968 RCA
3 recordlabel: RCA 9532
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: Billy Taylor
album: 'Nuff Said!
Nina Simone Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) 1968 RCA
4 recordlabel: RCA 47 9602
chartposition: UK #2, RandB #43, US #83
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
album: Nuff Said!
Nina Simone Do What You Gotta Do 1968 RCA
5 recordlabel: RCA 0822
chartposition: RandB #29, US #3, UK #6
writtenby: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore
album: Feliciano!
Jose Feliciano Light My Fire 1968 RCA
6 recordlabel: Pye 17579 (UK)
chartposition: UK #36
writtenby: Neil Diamond
Jimmy James And The Vagabonds Red Red Wine 1968 Pye(UK)
--- recordlabel: Punch 11001
writtenby: C. Edwards
comments: [deep soul]
Chuck Edwards I Need You 1968 Punch
--- recordlabel: Pulsar 2401
writtenby: K. Floyd
King Floyd & The Three Queens Times Have Changed 1968 Pulsar
1 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
2 recordlabel: Pop Side 4595
chartposition: US #32
writtenby: Robert Bateman and Lou Courtney
The Webs Give In 1968 Pop Side
--- recordlabel: Pop Side 4595
writtenby: Willie Cooper, Marshall Boxley
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4 (compiled by Dave Godin)
The Webs It's So Hard To Break A Habit 1968 Pop Side
1 recordlabel: Pompeii 6667
chartposition: RandB #50, US #117
writtenby: Otis
album: So Fine
Ike & Tina Turner So Fine 1968 Pompeii
2 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
3 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
4 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
--- 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
--- 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: Philips 40570
writtenby: J. Daniels, J. Moore
New Concepts Give Me Another Chance 1968 Philips
1 recordlabel: Philips 40553
chartposition: UK #4, US #122
writtenby: Clive Westlake
comments: [pop soul]
Dusty Springfield I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten 1968 Philips
--- recordlabel: Philips 40534
writtenby: H. Moffitt
comments: Northern Soul
David Morris Jr. Hunky Funky 1968 Philips
1 recordlabel: Philips 40517
chartposition: RandB #32, US #26
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Jerry Williams and Jerry Ross
Madeline Bell I'm Gonna Make You Love Me 1968 Philips
2 recordlabel: Philips 1730
chartposition: US #10, UK #9
writtenby: John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
album: Dusty in Memphis
comments: [pop soul]
Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man 1968 Philips
3 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
4 recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 316
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Jesse James
The James Boys The Horse 1968 Phil L.A. of Soul
5 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
--- 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
1 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 318
chartposition: US #68
writtenby: Jesse James
Cliff Nobles & Co. Horse Fever 1968 Phil L.A. Of Soul
2 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 315
chartposition: RandB #25, US #34
writtenby: Jesse James
The Fantastic Johnny C Hitch It to the Horse 1968 Phil L.A. Of Soul
3 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 313
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #53, US #2
writtenby: Jesse James
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Cliff Nobles & Co. The Horse 1968 Phil L.A. Of Soul
4 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
--- recordlabel: Pama 719 (UK)
writtenby: H. Palmer
The Mohawks The Champ 1968 Pama(UK)
1 recordlabel: Original Sound 83
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Arlester Christian
Dyke & the Blazers Funky Bull (Part I) 1968 Original Sound
2 recordlabel: Original Sound 79
chartposition: RandB #22, US #67
writtenby: Arlester Christian
Dyke & the Blazers Funky Walk (Part I East) 1968 Original Sound
--- recordlabel: Onyx 100
writtenby: Gentry, Manuel
comments: [northern soul]
Art Gentry Merry Go Round 1968 Onyx
1 recordlabel: Okeh 7311
chartposition: RandB #38, US #93
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Lester Chambers
The Vibrations Love in Them There Hills 1968 Okeh
2 recordlabel: Okeh 7300
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Dick Cooper and Ernie Shelby
Larry Williams & Johnny Watson Nobody 1968 Okeh
3 recordlabel: Okeh 47298
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: A. Joseph, B. Reed, D. Reed and O. Wright
Major Lance Without a Doubt 1968 Okeh
--- recordlabel: Nosnibor 1012
writtenby: C. Robinson
Cleveland Robinson Boy 1968 Nosnibor
--- recordlabel: Nosnibor 1012
writtenby: C. Robinson
Cleveland Robinson Somebody To Love 1968 Nosnibor
--- recordlabel: Nosnibor 1010
writtenby: C. Robinson
Cleveland Robinson Loving Time 1968 Nosnibor

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