| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 17, 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 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2288) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | WHO’S CHEATING WHO? Little Milton (Checker 1113) | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | |
| 4 | RIDE YOUR PONY Lee Dorsey (Amy 927) | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | |
| 5 | YES, I’M READY Barbara Mason (Arctic 105) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | WATERMELON MAN Gloria Lynne (Fontana 1511) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| 7 | OO WEE BABY, I LOVE YOU Fred Hughes (Vee-Jay 684) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (To Stop Now) Otis Redding (Volt 126) | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
| 9 | SITTING IN THE PARK Billy Stewart (Chess 1932) | 16 | 20 | 35 | 4 | |
| 10 | BOOT-LEG Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 169) | 12 | 14 | 27 | 7 | |
| 11 | MEETING OVER YONDER Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10670) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
| 12 | I WANT CANDY Strangeloves (Bang 501) | 15 | 21 | 33 | 5 | |
| 13 | BABY, I’M YOURS Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2283) | 17 | 24 | 38 | 9 | |
| 14 | NO PITY (In The Naked City) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55280) | 13 | 17 | 28 | 5 | |
| 15 | TAKE ME BACK Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1136) | 18 | 23 | 37 | 4 | |
| 16 | I DO Marvelows (ABC-Paramount 10629) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 17 | I CAN’T WORK NO LONGER Billy Butler & Chanters (Okeh 7221) | 20 | 25 | 44 | 4 | |
| 18 | PRETTY LITTLE BABY Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54117) | 26 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | ONE STEP AT A TIME Maxine Brown (Wand 185) | 23 | 32 | 47 | 4 | |
| 20 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2289) | 21 | 26 | 36 | 4 | |
| 21 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN Supremes (Motown 1075) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |
| 22 | YOU’LL MISS ME (When I’m Gone) Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure (Checker 1111) | 19 | 22 | 34 | 7 | |
| 23 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Spinners (Motown 1078) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | ONLY THOSE IN LOVE Baby Washington (Sue 129) | 28 | 40 | 46 | 4 | |
| 25 | HERE I AM Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12104) | 30 | 37 | 45 | 4 | |
| 26 | DO THE BOOMERANG Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35012) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
| 27 | PLEASE DO SOMETHING Don Covay & Goodtimers (Atlantic 2286) | 24 | 31 | 39 | 4 | |
| 28 | GEE THE MOON IS SHINING BRIGHT Dixie Cups (Red Bird 10-032) | 36 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | FOLLOW ME Drifters (Atlantic 2292) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | HOLD ON BABY Sam Hawkins (Blue Cat 112) | 32 | 35 | 40 | 5 | |
| 31 | I CAN’T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY / NOBODY NEEDS YOUR LOVE (More Than I Do) Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 696) | 39 | 43 | — | 3 / 2 | |
| 32 | THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS Miracles (Tamla 54118) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | IT’S TOO LATE, BABY TOO LATE Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1183) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5999) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | YOU BETTER GO Derek Martin (Roulette 4631) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | WELCOME HOME Walter Jackson (Okeh 7219) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 11 | |
| 37 | LOVE ME NOW Brook Benton (Mercury 72446) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | SOUTHERN COUNTRY BOY Carter Brothers (Jewel 745) | 44 | 44 | 50 | 4 | |
| 39 | IT’S A MAN DOWN THERE G.L. Crockett (4 Brothers 445) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE Jackie DeShannon (Imperial 66110) | 25 | 29 | 48 | 4 | |
| 41 | STOP! LOOK WHAT YOU’RE DOING Carla Thomas (Stax 172) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | I’M A FOOL TO ARE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10700) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | LOVE IS A 5-LETTER WORD James Phelps (Argo 5499) | 33 | 27 | 13 | 11 | |
| 44 | ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW Joe Tex (Dial 4011) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | THANK YOU JOHN Willie Tee (Atlantic 2287) | 27 | 15 | 17 | 8 | |
| 46 | UNCHAINED MELODY / HUNG ON YOU Righteous Brothers (Philles 129) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | (No, No) I’M LOSING YOU Aretha Franklin (Columbia 43333) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | TEMPTATION ’BOUT TO GET ME Knight Brothers (Checker 1107) | 29 | 18 | 16 | 8 | |
| 49 | GOOD BYE, SO LONG Ike & Tina Turner (Modern 1007) | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 50 | AND I LOVE HIM Esther Phillips (Atlantic 2281) | 31 | 16 | 8 | 13 | |
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