| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 31, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2288) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | RIDE YOUR PONY Lee Dorsey (Amy 927) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Four Tops (Motown 1076) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | PRETTY LITTLE BABY Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54117) | 10 | 18 | 26 | 5 | |
| 5 | SITTING IN THE PARK Billy Stewart (Chess 1932) | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | |
| 6 | WHO’S CHEATING WHO? Little Milton (Checker 1113) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | BOOT-LEG Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 169) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |
| 8 | YES, I’M READY Barbara Mason (Arctic 105) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 9 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2289) | 13 | 20 | 21 | 6 | |
| 10 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Spinners (Motown 1078) | 17 | 23 | 35 | 4 | |
| 11 | NO PITY (In The Naked City) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55280) | 12 | 14 | 13 | 7 | |
| 12 | I WANT CANDY Strangeloves (Bang 501) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 7 | |
| 13 | WATERMELON MAN Gloria Lynne (Fontana 1511) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 14 | ONE STEP AT A TIME Maxine Brown (Wand 185) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 6 | |
| 15 | TAKE ME BACK Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1136) | 15 | 15 | 18 | 6 | |
| 16 | THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS Miracles (Tamla 54118) | 21 | 32 | 41 | 4 | |
| 17 | I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (To Stop Now) Otis Redding (Volt 126) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 18 | ONLY THOSE IN LOVE Baby Washington (Sue 129) | 20 | 24 | 28 | 6 | |
| 19 | PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5999) | 23 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | IT’S TOO LATE, BABY TOO LATE Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1183) | 24 | 33 | 40 | 4 | |
| 21 | BABY, I’M YOURS Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2283) | 14 | 13 | 17 | 11 | |
| 22 | HERE I AM Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12104) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| 23 | I CAN’T WORK NO LONGER Billy Butler & Chanters (Okeh 7221) | 18 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
| 24 | NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES Supremes (Motown 1080) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 25 | IT’S A MAN DOWN THERE G.L. Crockett (4 Brothers 445) | 29 | 39 | 46 | 4 | |
| 26 | IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG Four Tops (Motown 1081) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | OO WEE BABY, I LOVE YOU Fred Hughes (Vee-Jay 684) | 19 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |
| 28 | THE “IN” CROWD Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5506) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | LOVE ME NOW Brook Benton (Mercury 72446) | 31 | 37 | 43 | 4 | |
| 30 | I CAN’T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY / NOBODY NEEDS YOUR LOVE (More Than I Do) Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 696) | 27 | 31 | 39 | 5 / 4 | |
| 31 | SINCE I LOST MY BABY Temptations (Gordy 7043) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | (No, No) I’M LOSING YOU Aretha Franklin (Columbia 43333) | 40 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | YOU BETTER GO Derek Martin (Roulette 4631) | 32 | 35 | 42 | 4 | |
| 34 | SUGAR DUMPLING Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8631) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | SOUTHERN COUNTRY BOY Carter Brothers (Jewel 745) | 36 | 38 | 44 | 6 | |
| 36 | UNCHAINED MELODY Righteous Brothers (Philles 129) | 43 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 37 | STOP! LOOK WHAT YOU’RE DOING Carla Thomas (Stax 172) | 33 | 41 | 47 | 4 | |
| 38 | WE’RE DOING FINE Dee Dee Warwick (Blue Rock 4027) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | HUNG ON YOU Righteous Brothers (Philles 129) | 43 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 40 | YOU’RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY O.V. Wright (Back Beat 548) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | MEETING OVER YONDER Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10670) | 25 | 11 | 8 | 9 | |
| 42 | I’VE CRIED MY LAST TEAR O’Jays (Imperial 66121) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | AGENT DOUBLE-0-SOUL Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic 103) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | YOU’LL MISS ME (When I’m Gone) Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure (Checker 1111) | 26 | 22 | 19 | 9 | |
| 45 | LET’S DO IT OVER Joe Simon (Vee-Jay 694) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | PLEASE DO SOMETHING Don Covay & Goodtimers (Atlantic 2286) | 30 | 27 | 24 | 6 | |
| 47 | IF I DIDN’T LOVE YOU Chuck Jackson (Wand 188) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I’M A FOOL TO ARE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10700) | 39 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | DO THE 45" Sharpees (One-derful! 4835) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SHAKE AND FINGERPOP Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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