| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 12, 1964 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | REACH OUT FOR ME Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1285) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | OH NO NOT MY BABY Maxine Brown (Wand 162) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | WALKING IN THE RAIN Ronettes (Philles 123) | 4 | 7 | 17 | 7 | |
| 4 | RIGHT OR WRONG Ronnie Dove (Diamond 173) | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | |
| 5 | BABY LOVE Supremes (Motown 1066) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 6 | GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1119) | 8 | 10 | 23 | 6 | |
| 7 | CHAINED AND BOUND Otis Redding (Volt 121) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
| 8 | SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES Drifters (Atlantic 2260) | 10 | 12 | 32 | 4 | |
| 9 | AIN’T IT THE TRUTH Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 544) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
| 10 | AMEN Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10602) | 16 | 19 | 39 | 4 | |
| 11 | IT’S ALL OVER Walter Jackson (Okeh 7204) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 8 | |
| 12 | TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA Marvelettes (Tamla 54105) | 13 | 15 | 26 | 5 | |
| 13 | LET IT BE ME Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 613) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 14 | AIN’T DOING TOO BAD (pt. 1) Bobby Bland (Duke 383) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 15 | COME SEE ABOUT ME Supremes (Motown 1068) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 16 | THE PRICE Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2259) | 21 | 25 | 35 | 4 | |
| 17 | WILD ONE Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7036) | 28 | — | — | 2 | |
| 18 | LEADER OF THE PACK Shangri-Las (Red Bird 10-014) | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| 19 | SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU Chuck Jackson (Wand 169) | 22 | 27 | 34 | 5 | |
| 20 | THE 81 Candy & Kisses (Cameo 336) | 26 | 31 | 37 | 4 | |
| 21 | WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE (Life’s Not Worth While) Four Tops (Motown 1069) | 17 | 24 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54107) | 31 | 43 | 46 | 4 | |
| 23 | I HAD A TALK WITH MY MAN Mitty Collier (Chess 1907) | 15 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |
| 24 | MY ADORABLE ONE Joe Simon (Vee-Jay 609) | 18 | 16 | 8 | 11 | |
| 25 | IT’LL NEVER BE OVER FOR ME Baby Washington (Sue 114) | 29 | 34 | 45 | 4 | |
| 26 | A THOUSAND CUPS OF HAPPINESS Joe Hinton (Back Beat 532) | 19 | 20 | 27 | 7 | |
| 27 | YOU MUST BELIEVE ME Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10581) | 23 | 14 | 7 | 15 | |
| 28 | THE JERK Larks (Money 106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 29 | THE DODO Jumpin’ Gene Simmons (Hi 2080) | 24 | 28 | 36 | 5 | |
| 30 | CHITTLINS Gus Jenkins (Tower 107) | 34 | 37 | 41 | 4 | |
| 31 | OPPORTUNITY Jewels (Dimension 1034) | 20 | 18 | 25 | 7 | |
| 32 | GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED Betty Everett (Vee-Jay 628) | 36 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | WHAT NOW Gene Chandler (Constellation 141) | 38 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | BEAUTICIAN BLUES B.B. King (Kent 403) | 27 | 21 | 15 | 9 | |
| 35 | SMILE Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 633) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | JUMP BACK Rufus Thomas (Stax 157) | 25 | 22 | 11 | 11 | |
| 37 | PROMISED LAND Chuck Berry (Chess 1916) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | NEVER TRUST A WOMAN B.B. King (ABC-Paramount 10599) | 33 | 29 | 31 | 6 | |
| 39 | DON’T DECEIVE ME (Please Don’t Go) Ted Taylor (Okeh 7206) | 41 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | SOMETIMES I WONDER Major Lance (Okeh 7209) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | MAKIN’ WHOOPEE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10609) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | DON’T SPREAD IT AROUND Barbara Lynn (Jamie 1286) | 37 | 35 | 40 | 6 | |
| 43 | CAN YOU JERK LIKE ME Contours (Gordy 7037) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | SHE’S ALL RIGHT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55273) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | BLESS OUR LOVE Gene Chandler (Constellation 136) | 32 | 26 | 14 | 12 | |
| 46 | SEVEN LETTERS Ben E. King (Atco 6328) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8426) | 40 | 30 | 16 | 12 | |
| 48 | RHYTHM Major Lance (Okeh 7203) | 30 | 23 | 9 | 16 | |
| 49 | A WOMAN’S LOVE Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2258) | 44 | 41 | 44 | 5 | |
| 50 | VOICE YOUR CHOICE Radiants (Chess 1904) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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