| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 13, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHOTGUN Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35008) | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | |
| 2 | MY GIRL Temptations (Gordy 7038) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | MR. PITIFUL Otis Redding (Volt 124) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE Supremes (Motown 1074) | 5 | 11 | 29 | 4 | |
| 5 | DON’T MESS UP A GOOD THING Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure (Checker 1097) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| 6 | SHAKE Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8486) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | TEASIN’ YOU Willie Tee (Atlantic 2273) | 10 | 13 | 28 | 5 | |
| 8 | PEOPLE GET READY Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10622) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 5 | |
| 9 | TWINE TIME Alvin Cash & Crawlers (Mar-V-Lus 6002) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 10 | ASK THE LONELY Four Tops (Motown 1073) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | |
| 11 | HURT SO BAD Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1128) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 6 | |
| 12 | THE NAME GAME Shirley Ellis (Congress 230) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 13 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Righteous Brothers (Philles 124) | 16 | 14 | 6 | 13 | |
| 14 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54107) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | |
| 15 | GOT TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2276) | 31 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | NOWHERE TO RUN Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7039) | 24 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | GOOD TIMES Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 651) | 19 | 28 | 38 | 4 | |
| 18 | SUDDENLY I’M ALL ALONE Walter Jackson (Okeh 7215) | 21 | 30 | 37 | 6 | |
| 19 | THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY Ad Libs (Blue Cat 102) | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
| 20 | COME SEE Major Lance (Okeh 7216) | 26 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | NO FAITH, NO LOVE Mitty Collier (Chess 1918) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 22 | WHEN I’M GONE Brenda Holloway (Tamla 54111) | 32 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | YOU BETTER GET IT Joe Tex (Dial 4003) | 29 | 35 | 48 | 4 | |
| 24 | DANNY BOY Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55277) | 25 | 37 | 43 | 4 | |
| 25 | I DO LOVE YOU Billy Stewart (Chess 1922) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | A CHANGE IS GONNA COME Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8486) | 18 | 26 | 31 | 7 | |
| 27 | PEACHES ’N’ CREAM Ikettes (Modern 1005) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | CRY Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10615) | 17 | 24 | 30 | 5 | |
| 29 | I WANNA BE (Your Everything) Manhattans (Carnival 507) | 22 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 30 | YOU CAN’T HURT ME NO MORE Gene Chandler (Constellation 146) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | I’M OVER YOU Jan Bradley (Chess 1919) | 23 | 22 | 15 | 9 | |
| 32 | SEVEN LETTERS Ben E. King (Atco 6328) | 20 | 17 | 12 | 14 | |
| 33 | T.C.B. Dee Clark (Constellation 147) | 40 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | CAN’T YOU JUST SEE ME Aretha Franklin (Columbia 43203) | 37 | 40 | 46 | 4 | |
| 35 | HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT Joe Tex (Dial 4001) | 27 | 18 | 11 | 13 | |
| 36 | BLIND MAN Little Milton (Checker 1096) | 28 | 23 | 20 | 13 | |
| 37 | ONE KISS FOR OLD TIMES’ SAKE Ronnie Dove (Diamond 179) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | IT WAS NICE Jimmy Hughes (Fame 6407) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | NEVER, NEVER LEAVE ME Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 570) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Maxine Brown (Wand 173) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | GOLDFINGER Shirley Bassey (United Artists 790) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | SOMEONE TO LOVE ME Z.Z. Hill (Kent 416) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I’LL BE DOGGONE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | IT’S MY OWN FAULT B.B. King (ABC-Paramount 10634) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | THE ENTERTAINER Tony Clarke (Chess 1924) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | STRAIN ON MY HEART Roscoe Shelton (Sims 217) | 34 | 38 | 40 | 5 | |
| 47 | DON’T WAIT TOO LONG Bettye Swan (Money 108) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | USE YOUR HEAD Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 555) | 30 | 19 | 16 | 9 | |
| 49 | BIG CHIEF (pt. 1) Professor Longhair (Watch 1900) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SIMON SAYS Isley Brothers (Atlantic 2277) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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