| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 15, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’LL BE DOGGONE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54112) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT Little Milton (Checker 1105) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | IT’S GROWING Temptations (Gordy 7040) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| 4 | THE ENTERTAINER Tony Clarke (Chess 1924) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | OOO BABY BABY Miracles (Tamla 54113) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| 6 | IKO IKO Dixie Cups (Red Bird 10-024) | 7 | 13 | 17 | 8 | |
| 7 | JUST ONCE IN MY LIFE Righteous Brothers (Philles 127) | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | |
| 8 | NOTHING CAN STOP ME Gene Chandler (Constellation 149) | 11 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
| 9 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN Supremes (Motown 1075) | 19 | — | — | 2 | |
| 10 | GOT TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2276) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 11 | SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 676) | 12 | 14 | 25 | 7 | |
| 12 | LIPSTICK TRACES (On A Cigarette) O’Jays (Imperial 66102) | 17 | 19 | 29 | 5 | |
| 13 | NOWHERE TO RUN Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7039) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 12 | |
| 14 | SHE’S ABOUT A MOVER Sir Douglas Quintet (Tribe 8308) | 15 | 18 | 28 | 5 | |
| 15 | BOO-GA-LOO Tom & Jerrio (ABC-Paramount 10638) | 25 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | YES, I’M READY Barbara Mason (Arctic 105) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 5 | |
| 17 | SOMETHING YOU GOT Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown (Wand 181) | 18 | 24 | 31 | 5 | |
| 18 | IT’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD SHAKIN’ Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8539) | 9 | 11 | 15 | 6 | |
| 19 | I DO LOVE YOU Billy Stewart (Chess 1922) | 16 | 16 | 9 | 11 | |
| 20 | IT HURTS ME TOO Elmore James (Enjoy 2015) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | SEARCHIN’ FOR MY BABY Manhattans (Carnival 509) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 5 | |
| 22 | AND I LOVE HIM Esther Phillips (Atlantic 2281) | 31 | 42 | 49 | 4 | |
| 23 | GEORGIE PORGIE Jewel Akens (Era 3142) | 24 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | WOMAN’S GOT SOUL Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10647) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | |
| 25 | SHOTGUN Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35008) | 13 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |
| 26 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Righteous Brothers (Moonglow 239) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | A WOMAN CAN CHANGE A MAN Joe Tex (Dial 4006) | 21 | 23 | 32 | 5 | |
| 28 | DUST GOT IN DADDY’S EYES Bobby Bland (Duke 390) | 32 | 34 | 39 | 4 | |
| 29 | I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (To Stop Now) Otis Redding (Volt 126) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | LOVE IS A 5-LETTER WORD James Phelps (Argo 5499) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE Drifters (Atlantic 2285) | 27 | 29 | 37 | 4 | |
| 32 | CRYING FOR MY BABY Junior Parker (Duke 389) | 37 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Four Tops (Motown 1076) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | ONE STEP AHEAD Aretha Franklin (Columbia 43241) | 26 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| 35 | IT AIN’T NO BIG THING Radiants (Chess 1925) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | GOOD LOVIN’ Olympics (Loma 2013) | 45 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | POOR BOY Royalettes (MGM 13327) | 36 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | THE REAL THING Tina Britt (Eastern 604) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | LET ME DOWN EASY Betty Lavette (Calla 102) | 49 | — | 50 | 3 | |
| 40 | IT WAS NICE Jimmy Hughes (Fame 6407) | 47 | — | — | 6 | |
| 41 | GONNA BE READY Betty Everett (Vee-Jay 683) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE Supremes (Motown 1074) | 23 | 9 | 5 | 13 | |
| 43 | WHO CAN I TURN TO Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1298) | 28 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| 44 | (Somebody) EASE MY TROUBLIN’ MIND Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8539) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | WELCOME HOME Walter Jackson (Okeh 7219) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | THE BARRACUDA Alvin Cash & Crawlers (Mar-V-Lus 6005) | 29 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| 47 | AIN’T NO TELLING Bobby Bland (Duke 390) | 30 | 20 | 21 | 7 | |
| 48 | WITHOUT A SONG (pt. 1) Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10663) | 40 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | EVERY NIGHT, EVERY DAY Jimmy McCracklin (Imperial 66094) | 33 | 36 | 42 | 7 | |
| 50 | (He’s Gonna Be) FINE, FINE, FINE Ikettes (Modern 1008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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