| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 2, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | AMEN Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10602) | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2 | THE JERK Larks (Money 106) | 3 | 11 | 28 | 4 | |
| 3 | COME SEE ABOUT ME Supremes (Motown 1068) | 2 | 5 | 15 | 5 | |
| 4 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54107) | 8 | 14 | 22 | 7 | |
| 5 | OH NO NOT MY BABY Maxine Brown (Wand 162) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | AIN’T IT THE TRUTH Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 544) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 7 | REACH OUT FOR ME Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1285) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 8 | TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA Marvelettes (Tamla 54105) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| 9 | HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT Joe Tex (Dial 4001) | 15 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 10 | THE PRICE Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2259) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 11 | WILD ONE Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7036) | 14 | 17 | 17 | 5 | |
| 12 | WALKING IN THE RAIN Ronettes (Philles 123) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 13 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Righteous Brothers (Philles 124) | 27 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | WHAT NOW Gene Chandler (Constellation 141) | 17 | 24 | 33 | 6 | |
| 15 | VOICE YOUR CHOICE Radiants (Chess 1904) | 21 | 37 | 50 | 4 | |
| 16 | RIGHT OR WRONG Ronnie Dove (Diamond 173) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 17 | SMILE Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 633) | 19 | 26 | 35 | 5 | |
| 18 | SEVEN LETTERS Ben E. King (Atco 6328) | 28 | 35 | 46 | 4 | |
| 19 | GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1119) | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | |
| 20 | MAKIN’ WHOOPEE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10609) | 25 | 39 | 41 | 4 | |
| 21 | SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES Drifters (Atlantic 2260) | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| 22 | PROMISED LAND Chuck Berry (Chess 1916) | 26 | 29 | 37 | 4 | |
| 23 | SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU Chuck Jackson (Wand 169) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| 24 | IT’S ALL OVER Walter Jackson (Okeh 7204) | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 25 | COME ON DO THE JERK Miracles (Tamla 54109) | 33 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | CHAINED AND BOUND Otis Redding (Volt 121) | 20 | 16 | 7 | 13 | |
| 27 | BLIND MAN Little Milton (Checker 1096) | 37 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED Betty Everett (Vee-Jay 628) | 29 | 28 | 32 | 6 | |
| 29 | THE 81 Candy & Kisses (Cameo 336) | 22 | 19 | 20 | 7 | |
| 30 | IT’LL NEVER BE OVER FOR ME Baby Washington (Sue 114) | 23 | 22 | 25 | 7 | |
| 31 | BLIND MAN Bobby Bland (Duke 386) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | LITTLE BELL Dixie Cups (Red Bird 10-017) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | RUNNIN’ OUT OF FOOLS Aretha Franklin (Columbia 43113) | 36 | 45 | — | 11 | |
| 34 | MELLOW FELLOW Etta James (Argo 5485) | 40 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | CHITTLINS Gus Jenkins (Tower 107) | 32 | 27 | 30 | 7 | |
| 36 | CAN YOU JERK LIKE ME Contours (Gordy 7037) | 39 | 38 | 43 | 4 | |
| 37 | TWINE TIME Alvin Cash & Crawlers (Mar-V-Lus 6002) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | DO IT RIGHT Brook Benton (Mercury 72365) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | SOMETIMES I WONDER Major Lance (Okeh 7209) | 35 | 33 | 40 | 4 | |
| 40 | A WOMAN’S LOVE Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2258) | 42 | 46 | 49 | 8 | |
| 41 | LEADER OF THE PACK Shangri-Las (Red Bird 10-014) | 34 | 21 | 18 | 13 | |
| 42 | BABY LOVE Supremes (Motown 1066) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 14 | |
| 43 | HE’S MY GUY Irma Thomas (Imperial 66080) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | AIN’T DOING TOO BAD (pt. 1) Bobby Bland (Duke 383) | 31 | 23 | 14 | 13 | |
| 45 | DIAL THAT TELEPHONE (pts. 1 & 2) Effie Smith (Duo Disc 107) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE (Life’s Not Worth While) Four Tops (Motown 1069) | 38 | 25 | 21 | 6 | |
| 47 | ARE YOU STILL MY BABY Shirelles (Scepter 1292) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | LET IT BE ME Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 613) | 30 | 20 | 13 | 17 | |
| 49 | TAKE THIS HURT OFF ME Don Covay (Rosemart 802) | 44 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | MY ADORABLE ONE Joe Simon (Vee-Jay 609) | 47 | 31 | 24 | 14 | |
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