| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending APRIL 17, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHOTGUN Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35008) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | GOT TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2276) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE Supremes (Motown 1074) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | NOWHERE TO RUN Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7039) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| 5 | ONE KISS FOR OLD TIMES’ SAKE Ronnie Dove (Diamond 179) | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |
| 6 | I DO LOVE YOU Billy Stewart (Chess 1922) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| 7 | I’LL BE DOGGONE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54112) | 9 | 13 | 19 | 6 | |
| 8 | OOO BABY BABY Miracles (Tamla 54113) | 10 | 22 | 35 | 4 | |
| 9 | PEACHES ’N’ CREAM Ikettes (Modern 1005) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT Little Milton (Checker 1105) | 14 | 21 | 44 | 4 | |
| 11 | IT’S GROWING Temptations (Gordy 7040) | 16 | 27 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | THE ENTERTAINER Tony Clarke (Chess 1924) | 13 | 14 | 23 | 6 | |
| 13 | MR. PITIFUL Otis Redding (Volt 124) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 14 | WOMAN’S GOT SOUL Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10647) | 18 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | DON’T MESS UP A GOOD THING Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure (Checker 1097) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 16 | NEVER, NEVER LEAVE ME Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 570) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
| 17 | TEASIN’ YOU Willie Tee (Atlantic 2273) | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
| 18 | BIG CHIEF (pt. 1) Professor Longhair (Watch 1900) | 24 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 19 | THE BARRACUDA Alvin Cash & Crawlers (Mar-V-Lus 6005) | 26 | 35 | 39 | 4 | |
| 20 | SOMEONE TO LOVE ME Z.Z. Hill (Kent 416) | 19 | 26 | 29 | 7 | |
| 21 | THE BIRDS AND THE BEES Jewel Akens (Era 3141) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 5 | |
| 22 | GOLDFINGER Shirley Bassey (United Artists 790) | 21 | 18 | 20 | 6 | |
| 23 | AIN’T NO TELLING Bobby Bland (Duke 390) | 28 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | HURT SO BAD Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1128) | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | |
| 25 | MY GIRL Temptations (Gordy 7038) | 15 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
| 26 | JUST ONCE IN MY LIFE Righteous Brothers (Philles 127) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | IT’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD SHAKIN’ Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8539) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | IKO IKO Dixie Cups (Red Bird 10-024) | 32 | 41 | 47 | 4 | |
| 29 | EVERY NIGHT, EVERY DAY Jimmy McCracklin (Imperial 66094) | 30 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | NOTHING CAN STOP ME Gene Chandler (Constellation 149) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Joe Tex (Dial 4003) | 22 | 36 | 38 | 5 | |
| 32 | SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 676) | 40 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | COME SEE Major Lance (Okeh 7216) | 23 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
| 34 | WHEN I’M GONE Brenda Holloway (Tamla 54111) | 37 | 30 | 25 | 8 | |
| 35 | DEAR DAD Chuck Berry (Chess 1926) | 29 | 39 | 43 | 4 | |
| 36 | SUDDENLY I’M ALL ALONE Walter Jackson (Okeh 7215) | 27 | 16 | 12 | 11 | |
| 37 | LIPSTICK TRACES (On A Cigarette) O’Jays (Imperial 66102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | SEARCHIN’ FOR MY BABY Manhattans (Carnival 509) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | ONE STEP AHEAD Aretha Franklin (Columbia 43241) | 43 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | SHE’S ABOUT A MOVER Sir Douglas Quintet (Tribe 8308) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | A WOMAN CAN CHANGE A MAN Joe Tex (Dial 4006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | YES, I’M READY Barbara Mason (Arctic 105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | WHO CAN I TURN TO Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1298) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | SOMETHING YOU GOT Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown (Wand 181) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | SHAKE Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8486) | 31 | 19 | 15 | 14 | |
| 46 | DEVIL’S HIDEAWAY James Brown & Orchestra (Smash 1975) | 38 | 44 | 49 | 4 | |
| 47 | PEOPLE GET READY Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10622) | 33 | 20 | 13 | 10 | |
| 48 | MY BABY Freeman Brothers (Soul 35011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | ASK THE LONELY Four Tops (Motown 1073) | 34 | 23 | 21 | 11 | |
| 50 | THE NAME GAME Shirley Ellis (Congress 230) | 35 | 28 | 22 | 14 | |
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