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
601	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
602	recordlabel: Chess 2059 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Cash McCall (as Morris Dollison) and Pigmeat Markham (as Dewey Markham) comments: [novelty]	Pigmeat Markham	Sock It to 'Em Judge	1968	Chess
603	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: Toddlin' Town 114 writtenby: Wylie Dixon and Ronald Simmons	Simtec Simmons & Wylie Dixon	Socking Soul Power	1968	Toddlin' Town
1	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
2	recordlabel: Motown 1126 chartposition: RandB #43, US #30, UK #34 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Love Child / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	Some Things You Never Get Used To	1968	Motown
---	recordlabel: Minit 11001 writtenby: Bobby Womack album: Fly Me To The Moon	Bobby Womack	Somebody Special	1968	Minit
---	recordlabel: Nosnibor 1012 writtenby: C. Robinson	Cleveland Robinson	Somebody To Love	1968	Nosnibor
---	recordlabel: Deram 195 (UK) writtenby: Clark, Bailey album: Nothing But A Heartache	The Flirtations	Someone Out There	1968	Deram(UK)
1	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
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: Stax 0001 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #30, US #17, US AC #32 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg album: Soul Limbo comments: instrumental	Booker T. & the MGs	Soul Limbo	1968	Stax
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2530 chartposition: RandB #34, US #91 writtenby: Don Covay	The Soul Clan	Soul Meeting	1968	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: ABC 11142 writtenby: E. Jackson, J. Pate comments: [northern soul]	Earl Jackson	Soul Self Satisfaction	1968	ABC
1	recordlabel: Hi 2140 chartposition: RandB #10, US #23, US AC #32 writtenby: Luther Dixon & King Curtis comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Willie Mitchell	Soul Serenade	1968	Hi
2	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
3	recordlabel: Brunswick 55391 chartposition: RandB #3, US #3, US AC #2 writtenby: Eugene Record & William Sanders album: Soulful Strut comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Young-Holt Unlimited	Soulful Strut	1968	Brunswick
4	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
5	recordlabel: Minit 32040 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday	Jimmy Holiday	Spread Your Love	1968	Minit
6	recordlabel: Revue 11007 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Carl Davis and Karl Tarleton	Lee Charles	Standing on the Outside	1968	Revue
7	recordlabel: Roulette 7021 chartposition: RandB #50, US #131 writtenby: Ronnie Savoy	Brenda Jo Harris	Standing on the Outside	1968	Roulette
---	recordlabel: Stax 0004 writtenby: Joe Rock, Johnny Daye, Steve Cropper	Johnny Daye	Stay Baby Stay	1968	Stax
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1933 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Love's Happening comments: [northern soul]	Five Stairsteps & Cubie	Stay Close to Me	1968	Curtom
2	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 5630 writtenby: Hughes album: Tell Mama mpcode: MFO42jOm-w8	Etta James	Steal Away	1968	Cadet
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2471 chartposition: US #111 writtenby: Rose Marie McCoy and James Steward	The Drifters	Still Burning in My Heart	1968	Atlantic
2	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
3	recordlabel: Verve 10573 chartposition: RandB #15, US #76 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy & Mort Shuman	Howard Tate	Stop	1968	Verve
---	recordlabel: Verve 10596 writtenby: Garnet Mimms	Garnet Mimms	Stop And Think It Over	1968	Verve
---	recordlabel: Fraternity 1001 writtenby: Bob Perpor comments: [northern soul]	The Imaginations	Strange Neighborhood	1968	Fraternity
1	recordlabel: Smash 2142 chartposition: US #39 writtenby: Maurice Irby	Jay & the Techniques	Strawberry Shortcake	1968	Smash
---	recordlabel: Goldwax 332 writtenby: C. Shields album: A Man Needs A Woman	James Carr	Stronger Than Love	1968	Goldwax
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2539 chartposition: RandB #41, US #63 writtenby: Bobby Russell album: Take Time to Know Her / The Best Of Percy Sledge	Percy Sledge	Sudden Stop	1968	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Musicor 1305 chartposition: RandB #34, US #119 writtenby: Richie Adams	The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt	Sugar (Don't Take Away My Candy)	1968	Musicor
---	recordlabel: Stax 247 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, William Bell album: Raw Blues	Johnnie Taylor	Sundown	1968	Stax
1	recordlabel: Share 102 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: J. Cobb, V. McCoy comments: [northern soul instrumental]	The Van McCoy Strings	Sweet And Easy	1968	Share
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: Gordy 7080 chartposition: RandB #45, US #80 writtenby: Richard Morris comments: [Motown Sound]	Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas	Sweet Darlin'	1968	Gordy
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 2476 chartposition: RandB #4, US #20 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler album: The Soul Goes On comments: [southern soul]	The Sweet Inspirations	Sweet Inspiration	1968	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Verve 10625 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy	Howard Tate	Sweet Love Child	1968	Verve
---	recordlabel: Wand 1172 writtenby: H. Thomas, L. Jones	The Masqueraders	Sweet Lovin' Woman	1968	Wand
1	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
2	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
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2490 chartposition: RandB #6, US #11 writtenby: Steve Davis album: Take Time to Know Her / The Best Of Percy Sledge comments: [southern soul ballad]	Percy Sledge	Take Time to Know Her	1968	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Revue 11024 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Marvin L. Sims, Bobby Lane	Marvin L. Sims	Talkin' 'Bout Soul	1968	Revue
5	recordlabel: Flaming Arrow 35 chartposition: RandB #7, US #60 writtenby: Eugene Davis	Gloria Walker	Talking About My Baby	1968	Flaming Arrow
6	recordlabel: Excello 2294 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Slim Harpo (as James Moore)	Slim Harpo	Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu	1968	Excello
---	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: Chess 2053 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Billy Stewart	Billy Stewart	Tell Me the Truth	1968	Chess
2	recordlabel: Fury 5050 chartposition: RandB #49 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart	Johnny Jones	Tennessee Waltz	1968	Fury
---	recordlabel: Duo 7454 writtenby: Andre Williams	Jo Ann Garrett	That Little Brown Letter	1968	Duo
---	recordlabel: Blue Rock 4055 writtenby: B. Raleigh, B. Halley	Bobby Hutton	That's How Heartaches Are Made	1968	Blue Rock
---	recordlabel: Goldwax 333	Spencer Wiggins	That's How Much I Care	1968	Goldwax
1	recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11045 chartposition: RandB #11, US #64 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday and Ray Charles	Ray Charles	That's a Lie	1968	ABC/TRC
2	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
---	recordlabel: Minit 32028 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday	Jimmy Holiday	The Beauty Of A Girl In Love	1968	Minit
---	recordlabel: Epic 5 10337 writtenby: E. Rabbitt, D. Heard	Walter Jackson	The Bed	1968	Epic
1	recordlabel: Kapp 957 chartposition: RandB #9, US #36 writtenby: Guy Draper	The Unifics	The Beginning of My End	1968	Kapp
---	recordlabel: Pama 719 (UK) writtenby: H. Palmer	The Mohawks	The Champ	1968	Pama(UK)
1	recordlabel: Bell 737 chartposition: RandB #41, US #94 writtenby: Jackie Members, Richard Poindexter and Robert Poindexter album: Back on Top	The O'Jays	The Choice	1968	Bell
2	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
3	recordlabel: Soul 35042 chartposition: RandB #5, US #15 writtenby: Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield album: All In A Knight's Work comments: [Motown Sound]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	The End of Our Road	1968	Soul
4	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: Dionn 508 writtenby: M. Smith comments: [northern soul]	Moses Smith	The Girl Across The Street	1968	Dionn
1	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
2	recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 316 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Jesse James	The James Boys	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: Atlantic 2546 chartposition: RandB #2, US #6 writtenby: Bobby Lance & Fran Robbins	Aretha Franklin	The House That Jack Built	1968	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Barry 1023 chartposition: US #132 writtenby: Bobby Lance (as Bob Lance) and Fran Robins	Thelma Jones	The House That Jack Built	1968	Barry
---	recordlabel: Atlantic writtenby: R. Alfred, A. Gibson album: Dock of the Bay	Otis Redding	The Huckle Buck	1968	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Josie 999 chartposition: RandB #46 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Mary Love	Mary Love	The Hurt Is Just Beginning	1968	Josie
2	recordlabel: Kapp 899 chartposition: RandB #14, US #42 writtenby: Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion (as Joseph Darion)	The Hesitations	The Impossible Dream	1968	Kapp
---	recordlabel: ABC 627 writtenby: Wayne Carson* album: A Little More Soul / The Best Of The Tams comments: [album cut] mpcode: 80KFL_eRQPs	The Tams	The Letter	1968	ABC
---	recordlabel: Epic 5 10337 writtenby: H. David, B. Bacharach	Walter Jackson	The Look Of Love	1968	Epic
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: Cotillion 44006 writtenby: Don Davis, Freddie Briggs	Darrell Banks	The Love Of My Woman	1968	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Stax 250 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49 writtenby: R. Thomas, B. Rice, W. Sparks	Rufus Thomas	The Memphis Train	1968	Stax
2	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: Cadet 802 writtenby: Caston, Webber album: Tell Mama comments: [album cut] mpcode: CcRiAWRhm_k	Etta James	The Same Rope	1968	Cadet
1	recordlabel: Buddah 35 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #47, US #94 writtenby: Ted Daryll	Five Stairsteps & Cubie	The Shadow of Your Love	1968	Buddah
2	recordlabel: Soul City 767 chartposition: RandB #32, US #27, UK #41 writtenby: Oscar Brown Jr. album: Searching for the Dolphins comments: [northern soul]	Al Wilson	The Snake	1968	Soul City
3	recordlabel: Columbia 44425 chartposition: UK #2, RandB #32, US #40 writtenby: Dallas Frazier album: Hickory Holler Revisited comments: [pop soul]	O.C. Smith	The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp	1968	Columbia
4	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
---	recordlabel: Stax 2004 writtenby: Robertson album: Soul Folk In Action / The Best of The Staple Singers comments: [album cut] mpcode: Vxs_X3u7C-M	The Staple Singers	The Weight	1968	Stax
1	recordlabel: Blue Horizon 3144 chartposition: RandB #31, US #94 writtenby: B.B. King and Joe Josea	B.B. King	The Woman I Love	1968	Blue Horizon
2	recordlabel: Solid State 2524 chartposition: RandB #28, US #97 writtenby: Fats Theus album: The Worm comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy McGriff	The Worm	1968	Solid State
3	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
4	recordlabel: King 6169i chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44 writtenby: B. Hobgood, J. Brown comments: [funk jazz instrumental]	Dapps featuring Alfred Ellis	There Was A Time	1968	King i
5	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
6	recordlabel: King 6144 chartposition: RandB #3, US #36 writtenby: James Brown & Bud Hobgood	James Brown	There Was a Time	1968	King
7	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
8	recordlabel: Atlantic 2583 chartposition: RandB #6, US #21 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of... comments: [philly sound]	Archie Bell & the Drells	There's Gonna Be A Showdown	1968	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Magic City 006 writtenby: Leroy Duckett E. Burt	Cynthia And The Imaginations	There's Something The Matter (With Your Heart)	1968	Magic City
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2518 chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #26 writtenby: Aretha Franklin & Bernice Hart album: Aretha Now comments: [southern soul]	Aretha Franklin	Think	1968	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic writtenby: Don Covay, Otis Redding album: The Immortal Otis Redding	Otis Redding	Think About It	1968	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Amy 11008 writtenby: H. Thomas, H. Wheatley comments: [deep soul]	Lee Jones And The Sounds Of Soul	This Heart Is Haunted	1968	Amy
1	recordlabel: Curtom 1934 chartposition: RandB #8, US #25 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: This Is My Country	The Impressions	This Is My Country	1968	Curtom
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2450 chartposition: RandB #39, US #65 writtenby: Barbara Lynn (as Barbara Linda Ozen) album: Here Is Barbara Lynn	Barbara Lynn	This Is the Thanks I Get	1968	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54128 chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and Sylvia Moy album: This Old Heart of Mine comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]	The Isley Brothers	This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)	1968	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Revue 11035 writtenby: M. Simpkins	Darrow Fletcher	Those Hanging Heartaches	1968	Revue

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