| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JUNE 19, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Four Tops (Motown 1076) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2 | YES, I’M READY Barbara Mason (Arctic 105) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| 3 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN Supremes (Motown 1075) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | I DO Marvelows (ABC-Paramount 10629) | 8 | 21 | 30 | 5 | |
| 5 | LOVE IS A 5-LETTER WORD James Phelps (Argo 5499) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| 6 | AND I LOVE HIM Esther Phillips (Atlantic 2281) | 7 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 7 | DO THE BOOMERANG Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35012) | 12 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | OO WEE BABY, I LOVE YOU Fred Hughes (Vee-Jay 684) | 14 | 23 | 37 | 4 | |
| 9 | WELCOME HOME Walter Jackson (Okeh 7219) | 10 | 14 | 22 | 7 | |
| 10 | I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (To Stop Now) Otis Redding (Volt 126) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 11 | BOO-GA-LOO Tom & Jerrio (ABC-Paramount 10638) | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
| 12 | LIPSTICK TRACES (On A Cigarette) O’Jays (Imperial 66102) | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | MEETING OVER YONDER Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10670) | 24 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | I’LL BE DOGGONE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54112) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
| 15 | WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT Little Milton (Checker 1105) | 11 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| 16 | WATERMELON MAN Gloria Lynne (Fontana 1511) | 25 | 32 | 44 | 4 | |
| 17 | NOTHING CAN STOP ME Gene Chandler (Constellation 149) | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | |
| 18 | TEMPTATION ’BOUT TO GET ME Knight Brothers (Checker 1107) | 31 | 37 | 39 | 4 | |
| 19 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2288) | 15 | 15 | 32 | 5 | |
| 20 | WHEN A BOY FALLS IN LOVE Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8586) | 27 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | WHO’S CHEATING WHO? Little Milton (Checker 1113) | 28 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | THANK YOU JOHN Willie Tee (Atlantic 2287) | 30 | 36 | 41 | 4 | |
| 23 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (Vee-Jay 674) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 4 | |
| 24 | I’LL KEEP HOLDING ON Marvelettes (Tamla 54116) | 18 | 26 | 50 | 4 | |
| 25 | IT HURTS ME TOO Elmore James (Enjoy 2015) | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| 26 | IT AIN’T NO BIG THING Radiants (Chess 1925) | 26 | 19 | 20 | 8 | |
| 27 | RIDE YOUR PONY Lee Dorsey (Amy 927) | 41 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | IT’S GROWING Temptations (Gordy 7040) | 16 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
| 29 | OPERATOR Brenda Holloway (Tamla 54115) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | IT’S WONDERFUL TO BE IN LOVE Ovations (Goldwax 113) | 20 | 24 | 31 | 5 | |
| 31 | IS THIS WHAT I GET FOR LOVING YOU? Ronettes (Philles 128) | 32 | 38 | 42 | 4 | |
| 32 | DUST GOT IN DADDY’S EYES Bobby Bland (Duke 390) | 37 | 20 | 21 | 9 | |
| 33 | LET ME DOWN EASY Betty Lavette (Calla 102) | 22 | 27 | 36 | 8 | |
| 34 | LONELY LONELY GIRL AM I Velvelettes (V.I.P. 25017) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | THE ENTERTAINER Tony Clarke (Chess 1924) | 21 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
| 36 | AIN’T IT A SHAME Major Lance (Okeh 7223) | 45 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | I’M LEARNIN’ Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 590) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | BOOT-LEG Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 169) | 33 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | YOU’LL MISS ME (When I’m Gone) Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure (Checker 1111) | 46 | — | — | 3 | |
| 40 | I WANT CANDY Strangeloves (Bang 501) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | GOOD BYE, SO LONG Ike & Tina Turner (Modern 1007) | 34 | 31 | 43 | 5 | |
| 42 | NO PITY (In The Naked City) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55280) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | BLUE SHADOWS B.B. King (Kent 426) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | IKO IKO Dixie Cups (Red Bird 10-024) | 35 | 18 | 14 | 13 | |
| 45 | HE’S A LOVER Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 590) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | BUSTER BROWNE Willie Mitchell (Hi 2091) | 36 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | HOLD ON BABY Sam Hawkins (Blue Cat 112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | NOWHERE TO RUN Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7039) | 39 | 25 | 16 | 17 | |
| 49 | BABY, I’M YOURS Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2283) | 43 | 28 | 40 | 5 | |
| 50 | THE REAL THING Tina Britt (Eastern 604) | 17 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
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