| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 17, 1964 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MERCY, MERCY Don Covay & Goodtimers (Rosemart 801) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | LET IT BE ME Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 613) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
| 3 | FUNNY Joe Hinton (Back Beat 541) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | RHYTHM Major Lance (Okeh 7203) | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | YOU MUST BELIEVE ME Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10581) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
| 6 | COUSIN OF MINE Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8426) | 11 | 21 | 37 | 4 | |
| 7 | BABY LOVE Supremes (Motown 1066) | 18 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | I’M ON THE OUTSIDE (Looking In) Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1104) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | |
| 9 | BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING Four Tops (Motown 1062) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 10 | BLESS OUR LOVE Gene Chandler (Constellation 136) | 16 | 30 | 39 | 4 | |
| 11 | GIRL (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) Temptations (Gordy 7035) | 13 | 23 | 30 | 5 | |
| 12 | THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS MADE OF Miracles (Tamla 54102) | 15 | 19 | 25 | 5 | |
| 13 | REMEMBER (Walkin’ In The Sand) Shangri-Las (Red Bird 10-008) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 14 | I STAND ACCUSED Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 598) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | LUMBERJACK Brook Benton (Mercury 72333) | 19 | 28 | 41 | 4 | |
| 16 | YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (If You Break My Heart) Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1282) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 17 | OUT OF SIGHT James Brown & Orchestra (Smash 1919) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | |
| 18 | I HAD A TALK WITH MY MAN Mitty Collier (Chess 1907) | 25 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10588) | 20 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | DANCING IN THE STREET Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7033) | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| 21 | I’VE GOT SAND IN MY SHOES Drifters (Atlantic 2253) | 24 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | BABY DON’T YOU DO IT Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54101) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 5 | |
| 23 | SELFISH ONE Jackie Ross (Chess 1903) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 11 | |
| 24 | MY ADORABLE ONE Joe Simon (Vee-Jay 609) | 30 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8426) | 37 | 41 | 48 | 4 | |
| 26 | DEATH OF AN ANGEL Kingsmen (Wand 164) | 29 | 32 | 43 | 4 | |
| 27 | GIVE ME BACK MY HEART Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55269) | 22 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |
| 28 | AIN’T DOING TOO BAD (pt. 1) Bobby Bland (Duke 383) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | STEAL AWAY Jimmy Hughes (Fame 6401) | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| 30 | LEADER OF THE PACK Shangri-Las (Red Bird 10-014) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | LOOK AWAY Garnet Mimms (United Artists 733) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | JUMP BACK Rufus Thomas (Stax 157) | 44 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | CHAINED AND BOUND Otis Redding (Volt 121) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Supremes (Motown 1060) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 15 | |
| 35 | RUNNIN’ OUT OF FOOLS Aretha Franklin (Columbia 43113) | 39 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | 20-75 Willie Mitchell (Hi 2075) | 32 | 33 | 36 | 7 | |
| 37 | UNDER THE BOARDWALK Drifters (Atlantic 2237) | 27 | 15 | 11 | 17 | |
| 38 | TRY ME Jimmy Hughes (Fame 6403) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | I’VE GOT A THING GOING ON Bobby Marchan (Dial 3022) | 33 | 25 | 27 | 6 | |
| 40 | A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1282) Brook Benton (Mercury 72303) | 28 | 17 | 13 | 12 13 | |
| 41 | I SMELL TROUBLE Little Johnny Taylor (Galaxy 733) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | THE CLOCK Baby Washington (Sue 104) | 36 | 45 | 49 | 4 | |
| 43 | THE CAT Jimmy Smith (Verve 10330) | 35 | 34 | 35 | 7 | |
| 44 | BEAUTICIAN BLUES B.B. King (Kent 403) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2241) | 31 | 22 | 16 | 14 | |
| 46 | OH NO NOT MY BABY Maxine Brown (Wand 162) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | SOMETHING YOU GOT Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5481) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK Velvelettes (V.I.P. 25007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | (There’s) ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME Lou Johnson (Big Hill 552) | 34 | 24 | 18 | 11 | |
| 50 | IT’S ALL OVER Ben E. King (Atco 6315) | 40 | 42 | — | 3 | |
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