| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 3, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YES, I’M READY Barbara Mason (Arctic 105) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Four Tops (Motown 1076) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2288) | 10 | 19 | 15 | 7 | |
| 4 | OO WEE BABY, I LOVE YOU Fred Hughes (Vee-Jay 684) | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | I DO Marvelows (ABC-Paramount 10629) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 6 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN Supremes (Motown 1075) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7 | MEETING OVER YONDER Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10670) | 9 | 13 | 24 | 5 | |
| 8 | DO THE BOOMERANG Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35012) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | |
| 9 | WHO’S CHEATING WHO? Little Milton (Checker 1113) | 15 | 21 | 28 | 5 | |
| 10 | WATERMELON MAN Gloria Lynne (Fontana 1511) | 14 | 16 | 25 | 6 | |
| 11 | WELCOME HOME Walter Jackson (Okeh 7219) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 12 | RIDE YOUR PONY Lee Dorsey (Amy 927) | 19 | 27 | 41 | 5 | |
| 13 | I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (To Stop Now) Otis Redding (Volt 126) | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | |
| 14 | BOOT-LEG Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 169) | 27 | 38 | 33 | 5 | |
| 15 | THANK YOU JOHN Willie Tee (Atlantic 2287) | 17 | 22 | 30 | 6 | |
| 16 | AND I LOVE HIM Esther Phillips (Atlantic 2281) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 17 | NO PITY (In The Naked City) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55280) | 28 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | TEMPTATION ’BOUT TO GET ME Knight Brothers (Checker 1107) | 16 | 18 | 31 | 6 | |
| 19 | BOO-GA-LOO Tom & Jerrio (ABC-Paramount 10638) | 11 | 11 | 23 | 10 | |
| 20 | SITTING IN THE PARK Billy Stewart (Chess 1932) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | I WANT CANDY Strangeloves (Bang 501) | 33 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | YOU’LL MISS ME (When I’m Gone) Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure (Checker 1111) | 34 | 39 | 46 | 5 | |
| 23 | TAKE ME BACK Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1136) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | BABY, I’M YOURS Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2283) | 38 | 49 | 43 | 7 | |
| 25 | I CAN’T WORK NO LONGER Billy Butler & Chanters (Okeh 7221) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2289) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | LOVE IS A 5-LETTER WORD James Phelps (Argo 5499) | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| 28 | LIPSTICK TRACES (On A Cigarette) O’Jays (Imperial 66102) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 12 | |
| 29 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE Jackie DeShannon (Imperial 66110) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (Vee-Jay 674) | 22 | 23 | 29 | 6 | |
| 31 | PLEASE DO SOMETHING Don Covay & Goodtimers (Atlantic 2286) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | ONE STEP AT A TIME Maxine Brown (Wand 185) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | WHEN A BOY FALLS IN LOVE Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8586) | 23 | 20 | 27 | 5 | |
| 34 | NOTHING CAN STOP ME Gene Chandler (Constellation 149) | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
| 35 | HOLD ON BABY Sam Hawkins (Blue Cat 112) | 40 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | I’LL KEEP HOLDING ON Marvelettes (Tamla 54116) | 26 | 24 | 18 | 6 | |
| 37 | HERE I AM Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12104) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | PRETTY LITTLE BABY Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54117) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | HE’S A LOVER Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 590) | 41 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | ONLY THOSE IN LOVE Baby Washington (Sue 129) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | GEE THE MOON IS SHINING BRIGHT Dixie Cups (Red Bird 10-032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | ALIMONY Tommy Tucker (Checker 1112) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I CAN’T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 696) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | SOUTHERN COUNTRY BOY Carter Brothers (Jewel 745) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | FOLLOW ME Drifters (Atlantic 2292) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | BLUE SHADOWS B.B. King (Kent 426) | 42 | 43 | 48 | 4 | |
| 47 | SHE’S MY BABY Dee Clark (Constellation 155) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | AIN’T IT A SHAME Major Lance (Okeh 7223) | 32 | 36 | 45 | 5 | |
| 49 | I’LL BE DOGGONE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54112) | 20 | 14 | 9 | 17 | |
| 50 | OPERATOR Brenda Holloway (Tamla 54115) | 25 | 29 | 38 | 4 | |
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