| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 6, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MY GIRL Temptations (Gordy 7038) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | SHOTGUN Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35008) | 7 | 17 | 33 | 4 | |
| 3 | SHAKE Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8486) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | MR. PITIFUL Otis Redding (Volt 124) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | |
| 5 | STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE Supremes (Motown 1074) | 11 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 6 | TWINE TIME Alvin Cash & Crawlers (Mar-V-Lus 6002) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | DON’T MESS UP A GOOD THING Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure (Checker 1097) | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | |
| 8 | THE NAME GAME Shirley Ellis (Congress 230) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | NO FAITH, NO LOVE Mitty Collier (Chess 1918) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 10 | TEASIN’ YOU Willie Tee (Atlantic 2273) | 13 | 28 | 42 | 4 | |
| 11 | ASK THE LONELY Four Tops (Motown 1073) | 12 | 13 | 21 | 5 | |
| 12 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54107) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
| 13 | PEOPLE GET READY Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10622) | 16 | 22 | 35 | 4 | |
| 14 | HURT SO BAD Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1128) | 15 | 18 | 29 | 5 | |
| 15 | THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY Ad Libs (Blue Cat 102) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| 16 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Righteous Brothers (Philles 124) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| 17 | CRY Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10615) | 24 | 30 | 37 | 4 | |
| 18 | A CHANGE IS GONNA COME Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8486) | 26 | 31 | 34 | 6 | |
| 19 | GOOD TIMES Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 651) | 28 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | SEVEN LETTERS Ben E. King (Atco 6328) | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
| 21 | SUDDENLY I’M ALL ALONE Walter Jackson (Okeh 7215) | 30 | 37 | 41 | 5 | |
| 22 | I WANNA BE (Your Everything) Manhattans (Carnival 507) | 21 | 25 | 26 | 7 | |
| 23 | I’M OVER YOU Jan Bradley (Chess 1919) | 22 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| 24 | NOWHERE TO RUN Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7039) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | DANNY BOY Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55277) | 37 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | COME SEE Major Lance (Okeh 7216) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT Joe Tex (Dial 4001) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 12 | |
| 28 | BLIND MAN Little Milton (Checker 1096) | 23 | 20 | 15 | 12 | |
| 29 | YOU BETTER GET IT Joe Tex (Dial 4003) | 35 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | USE YOUR HEAD Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 555) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 8 | |
| 31 | GOT TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2276) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | WHEN I’M GONE Brenda Holloway (Tamla 54111) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | COME SEE ABOUT ME Supremes (Motown 1068) | 20 | 14 | 9 | 14 | |
| 34 | STRAIN ON MY HEART Roscoe Shelton (Sims 217) | 38 | 40 | 44 | 4 | |
| 35 | THE JERK Larks (Money 106) | 25 | 19 | 13 | 13 | |
| 36 | LET HER LOVE ME Otis Leavill (Blue Rock 4002) | 29 | 32 | 36 | 6 | |
| 37 | CAN’T YOU JUST SEE ME Aretha Franklin (Columbia 43203) | 40 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | BLIND MAN Bobby Bland (Duke 386) | 31 | 26 | 18 | 11 | |
| 39 | VOICE YOUR CHOICE Radiants (Chess 1904) | 32 | 27 | 22 | 13 | |
| 40 | T.C.B. Dee Clark (Constellation 147) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | YOU CAN’T HURT ME NO MORE Gene Chandler (Constellation 146) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | JERK AND TWINE Jackie Ross (Chess 1920) | 33 | 23 | 20 | 8 | |
| 43 | DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR (pt. 1) Jimmy Johnson & Band featuring Hank Alexander (Magnum 719) | 47 | 35 | 31 | 6 | |
| 44 | I DO LOVE YOU Billy Stewart (Chess 1922) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | PEACHES ’N’ CREAM Ikettes (Modern 1005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Maxine Brown (Wand 173) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | SOMEONE TO LOVE ME Z.Z. Hill (Kent 416) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | FLY ME TO THE MOON LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2267) | 36 | 34 | 28 | 6 | |
| 49 | DON’T WAIT TOO LONG Bettye Swan (Money 108) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BORN TO BE TOGETHER Ronettes (Philles 126) | 34 | 33 | 39 | 4 | |
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