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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
--- recordlabel: Epic 510418
writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff
comments: [northern soul]
The Vibrations 'Cause You're Mine 1968 Epic
--- recordlabel: Carnival 540
writtenby: J. Evans
Lee Williams & the Cymbals 'Til You Come Back To Me 1968 Carnival
1 recordlabel: Dynamo 112
chartposition: RandB #17, US #76
writtenby: Charlie Foxx, Brooks O'Dell and Yvonne Williams
Inez & Charlie Foxx (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days 1968 Dynamo
--- recordlabel: Cap City 109
writtenby: C. Eaton, D. Wilson
comments: [mid-tempo ballad]
mpcode: D54n69MJT-w
The Lovations (I Keep Singing) La La La Ooh 1968 Cap City
1 recordlabel: Stax 601042
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: William Bell and Booker T. Jones
Albert King (I Love) Lucy 1968 Stax
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 2491
writtenby: The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors (I've Got To Find) Happiness 1968 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Gamble 217
chartposition: RandB #4, US #26
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Cowboys to Girls / Intruders Super Hits
comments: [philly sound]
The Intruders (Love Is Like a) Baseball Game 1968 Gamble
2 recordlabel: Shout 224
chartposition: RandB #40, US #91
writtenby: George Torrence and Charles B. Manley
George Torrence & the Naturals (Mama Come Quick, and Bring Your) Lickin' Stick 1968 Shout
3 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
--- recordlabel: Capitol 2263
writtenby: Bettye Swann
Bettye Swann (My Heart Is) Closed For The Season 1968 Capitol
1 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
2 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
3 recordlabel: Atco 6562
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #84, US AC #32
writtenby: Otis Redding and Steve Cropper
King Curtis (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay 1968 Atco
--- recordlabel: Mercury 72876
writtenby: Butler, Farrow, Harris
album: The Ice Man Cometh
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: r0w-tvzFn60
Jerry Butler (Strange) I Still Love You 1968 Mercury
1 recordlabel: Galaxy 759
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Da Kine Inc.
The Right Kind (Tell Me) Why Do You Have to Lie? 1968 Galaxy
2 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: Revue 11018
writtenby: E. Record, C. Davis
The Chi-Lites (Um, Um) My Baby Loves Me 1968 Revue
1 recordlabel: Motown 1118
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: Chuck Jackson Arrives!
comments: [Motown Sound]
Chuck Jackson (You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You 1968 Motown
2 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2608
chartposition: RandB #11, US #25
writtenby: Buddy Mize & Ira Allen
comments: [southern soul]
Joe Simon (You Keep Me) Hangin' On 1968 Sound Stage Seven
3 recordlabel: Shout 233
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble) and Leon Huff
Freddie Scott (You) Got What I Need 1968 Shout
4 recordlabel: Back Beat 598
chartposition: RandB #19, US #105
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) and Buddy Lamp
Carl Carlton 46 Drums, 1 Guitar 1968 Back Beat
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 452493
chartposition: RandB #36, US #3
writtenby: Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati
The Rascals A Beautiful Morning 1968 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Stax 251
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #114
writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
Carla Thomas A Dime a Dozen 1968 Stax
--- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Ray Charles
album: The Immortal Otis Redding
Otis Redding A Fool For You 1968 Atlantic
--- 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: Checker 1211
writtenby: A. Jones, H. Banks
Willie Walker A Lucky Loser 1968 Checker
1 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
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2575
chartposition: RandB #20, US #42
writtenby: George Jackson, Raymond Moore, Roland Chambers and Melvin Leakes
album: Hey Jude
Wilson Pickett A Man and a Half 1968 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Goldwax 335
writtenby: Q. Claunch, R. Russell
comments: [deep soul]
James Carr A Message To Young Lovers 1968 Goldwax
1 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
2 recordlabel: Drew 1005
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Fred Bridges, Richard Knight and Bobby Eaton
The Precisions A Place 1968 Drew
--- recordlabel: Motown 1137
writtenby: Ron Miller, B. Wells
album: Diana Ross and the Supremes Join the Temptations
comments: [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations A Place In The Sun 1968 Motown
--- recordlabel: Chess 2058
writtenby: E. Sylvers
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: l24Hdy6NxKQ
Denise La Salle A Promise Is A Promise 1968 Chess
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 452584
chartposition: RandB #36, US #24
writtenby: Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere
album: Freedom Suite
The Rascals A Ray of Hope 1968 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Giant 704
chartposition: RandB #28, US #129
writtenby: Jo Armstead
Jo Armstead A Stone Good Lover 1968 Giant
3 recordlabel: MS 203
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Fred Brown and Harry Lee Gates
Louis Curry A Toast to You 1968 MS
4 recordlabel: Stax 248
chartposition: RandB #16, US #86, UK #31
writtenby: William Bell and Booker T. Jones
album: Atlantic Soul Classics
William Bell A Tribute to a King 1968 Stax
--- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Otis Redding
album: The Immortal Otis Redding
comments: [deep soul]
Otis Redding A Waste Of Time 1968 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Kapp 948
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40, US #100
writtenby: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid and Matthew Fisher (uncredited)
The Hesitations A Whiter Shade of Pale 1968 Kapp
--- recordlabel: Modern 1055
writtenby: Van McCoy
Yvonne Baker A Woman Needs A Man 1968 Modern
--- recordlabel: Chess 2017
writtenby: Paul Kelly, Clarence Reid
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Irma Thomas A Woman Will Do Wrong 1968 Chess
1 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
2 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
--- recordlabel: Epic 5 10408
writtenby: W.Jackson
Walter Jackson Ad Lib 1968 Epic
1 recordlabel: Keymen 114
chartposition: RandB #43, US #121
writtenby: Earl Nelson
Jackie Lee African Boo-Ga-Loo 1968 Keymen
--- recordlabel: Soulhawk 1007
writtenby: Billy Kennedy, Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, Tony Hester
Mighty Lovers Ain't Gonna Run No More 1968 Soulhawk
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: Atlantic 2486
chartposition: RandB #9, US #16
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: Lady Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Aretha Franklin Ain't No Way 1968 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Showtime 101
chartposition: US #87, UK #11
writtenby: Del Sharh and Joseph Thomas
The Show Stoppers Ain't Nothin' but a House Party 1968 Showtime
4 recordlabel: Tamla 54163
chartposition: RandB #1, US #8, UK #34
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: You're All I Need / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing 1968 Tamla
--- recordlabel: Kool Kat 1001
writtenby: C. McMurray
comments: [northern soul]
Joe Matthews Ain't Nothing You Can Do 1968 Kool Kat
--- 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
1 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
--- recordlabel: Toddlin' Town 104
writtenby: Eddie Silvers
Alvin Cash Alvin's Bag 1968 Toddlin' Town
1 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
2 recordlabel: Atco 6592
chartposition: RandB #15, US #36
writtenby: Otis Redding
album: The Immortal Otis Redding
Otis Redding Amen 1968 Atco
3 recordlabel: King 6112
chartposition: RandB #13, US #52
writtenby: James Brown and Hayward E. Moore
James Brown America Is My Home, Pt. 1 1968 King
4 recordlabel: Mala 12025
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Nickie Lee Clarence Reid and Brad Shapiro
Nickie Lee And Black Is Beautiful 1968 Mala
5 recordlabel: Immediate 67(UK)
chartposition: UK #29
writtenby: Chip Taylor
album: Kafunta
P.P. Arnold Angel Of The Morning 1968 Immediate (UK)
--- recordlabel: Tamla 54174
writtenby: Cosby, Moy, Wonder
album: My Cherie Amour
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Angie Girl 1968 Tamla
1 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
--- 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: Mercury 72876
chartposition: RandB #9, US #39
writtenby: Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler and Kenny Gamble
album: The Ice Man Cometh
Jerry Butler Are You Happy 1968 Mercury
2 recordlabel: Chess 2041
chartposition: RandB #31, US #123
writtenby: Gene Barge and Laura Lee
Laura Lee As Long As I Got You 1968 Chess
--- 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: MGM 13899
chartposition: US #83, UK #28
writtenby: Jerry Akines (as Jerry Akins) and Leon Huff
The Formations At the Top of the Stairs 1968 MGM
2 recordlabel: Atco 6622
chartposition: RandB #41, US #85
writtenby: Arthur Conley , Earl Simms, Jackie Avery & Ronald Grier
album: Best Of Arthur Conley
Arthur Conley Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack 1968 Atco
--- recordlabel: MGM 1434 (UK)
writtenby: Lintzer, Vandell
comments: [northern soul]
The Fantastics Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music 1968 MGM(UK)
1 recordlabel: Epic 10255
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music 1968 Epic
2 recordlabel: Dionn 507
chartposition: US #86
writtenby: Gary Klein and Jimmy Roach
Brenda & the Tabulations Baby You're So Right for Me 1968 Dionn
3 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: SSS Int. 730
writtenby: Ben Peters
comments: [dance]
mpcode: Mo_jS-iUMIg
Clarence Murray Baby, You Got It 1968 SSS Int.
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 2576
writtenby: C. Carter, M. Daniel
album: Testifyin\'
mpcode: 38BCklcvALI
Clarence Carter Back Door Santa 1968 Atlantic
1 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
2 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
3 recordlabel: Cadet 5593
chartposition: US #123
writtenby: Richard Evans
album: Up Pops Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis Bear Mash 1968 Cadet
--- recordlabel: Minaret 139
writtenby: Ben Peters, Vivian Keith
comments: [deep soul]
Big John Hamilton Before The Next Teardrop Falls 1968 Minaret
--- recordlabel: ABC 11030
writtenby: B. Despenza, C. Wolfork
Tyrone Davis Bet You Win 1968 ABC
1 recordlabel: Stax 246
chartposition: US #132, UK #53
writtenby: Booker T. Jones and Eddie Floyd
album: Rare Stamps
Eddie Floyd Big Bird 1968 Stax
--- recordlabel: Steel Town 681
writtenby: Silvers
The Jackson 5 Big Boy 1968 Steel Town
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: Kapp 878
chartposition: RandB #14, US #38
writtenby: John Barry and Don Black
album: The New Born Free
The Hesitations Born Free 1968 Kapp
--- recordlabel: Nosnibor 1012
writtenby: C. Robinson
Cleveland Robinson Boy 1968 Nosnibor
1 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: United Artists 50451
writtenby: Karmen
Steve Karmen Big Band ft. Jimmy Radcliffe Breakaway 1968 United Artists
1 recordlabel: Epic 510352
chartposition: UK #4, US #115
writtenby: Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer
album: Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon
comments: [northern soul]
Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache 1968 Epic
2 recordlabel: Stax 0012
chartposition: RandB #4, US #17
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: I've Never Found A Girl / Rare Stamps
Eddie Floyd Bring It On Home to Me 1968 Stax
--- recordlabel: Skillet 3609
writtenby: Ned Towns
album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2
comments: [deep soul]
Claudia Whitten Bring Me All The Love You Got 1968 Skillet
--- recordlabel: Stax 0015
writtenby: W. Bell, B. Jones
album: Bound to Happen
William Bell Bring The Curtain Down 1968 Stax
--- recordlabel: Calla 157
writtenby: Jean Wells
album: World, Here Comes Jean Wells
mpcode: U2DCkznPSTs
Jean Wells Broomstick Horse Cowboy 1968 Calla
1 recordlabel: MGM 13959
chartposition: RandB #37, US #43
writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: Bill Medley 100%
Bill Medley Brown Eyed Woman 1968 MGM
2 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
3 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
--- recordlabel: Atco 6588
writtenby: Arthur Conley, Tom Dowd
album: Soul Directions / Best Of Arthur Conley
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: s6LfaouoXVg
Arthur Conley Burning Fire 1968 Atco
1 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
2 recordlabel: Hi 2144
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon By the Time I Get to Phoenix 1968 Hi
3 recordlabel: Checker 1205
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Andre Williams , Robert Thurston and Bobby Miller (as Robert Eugene Miller)
Andre Williams Cadillac Jack 1968 Checker
4 recordlabel: Minit 32055
chartposition: RandB #20, US #43
writtenby: John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
album: Fly Me to the Moon
Bobby Womack California Dreamin' 1968 Minit
5 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
--- recordlabel: Atco 6638
writtenby: Showers, McGregor, Brown
The Dynells Call On Me 1968 Atco

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