| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 21, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5999) | 1 | 7 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2289) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 3 | THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS Miracles (Tamla 54118) | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | |
| 4 | NO PITY (In The Naked City) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55280) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 5 | RIDE YOUR PONY Lee Dorsey (Amy 927) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES Supremes (Motown 1080) | 9 | 13 | 24 | 4 | |
| 7 | THE “IN” CROWD Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5506) | 10 | 15 | 28 | 5 | |
| 8 | IT’S A MAN DOWN THERE G.L. Crockett (4 Brothers 445) | 12 | 19 | 25 | 7 | |
| 9 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Four Tops (Motown 1076) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 10 | IT’S TOO LATE, BABY TOO LATE Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1183) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 7 | |
| 11 | SINCE I LOST MY BABY Temptations (Gordy 7043) | 15 | 22 | 31 | 5 | |
| 12 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Spinners (Motown 1078) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
| 13 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2288) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 14 | SUGAR DUMPLING Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8631) | 17 | 28 | 34 | 5 | |
| 15 | UNCHAINED MELODY Righteous Brothers (Philles 129) | 19 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY O.V. Wright (Back Beat 548) | 22 | 34 | 40 | 4 | |
| 17 | PRETTY LITTLE BABY Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54117) | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 18 | BOOT-LEG Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 169) | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | |
| 19 | WE’RE DOING FINE Dee Dee Warwick (Blue Rock 4027) | 21 | 30 | 38 | 5 | |
| 20 | AGENT DOUBLE-0-SOUL Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic 103) | 26 | 37 | 43 | 5 | |
| 21 | SAD, SAD GIRL Barbara Mason (Arctic 108) | 29 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | ONLY THOSE IN LOVE Baby Washington (Sue 129) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 9 | |
| 23 | I’VE CRIED MY LAST TEAR O’Jays (Imperial 66121) | 28 | 33 | 42 | 4 | |
| 24 | I’LL TAKE YOU WHERE THE MUSIC’S PLAYING Drifters (Atlantic 2298) | 31 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | I WANT CANDY Strangeloves (Bang 501) | 23 | 17 | 12 | 10 | |
| 26 | WHO’S CHEATING WHO? Little Milton (Checker 1113) | 16 | 12 | 6 | 12 | |
| 27 | GOT TO FIND A WAY Harold Burrage (M-Pac! 7225) | 35 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | YES, I’M READY Barbara Mason (Arctic 105) | 18 | 14 | 8 | 19 | |
| 29 | DANGER HEARTBREAK DEAD AHEAD Marvelettes (Tamla 54120) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | GOOD TIMES Gene Chandler (Constellation 160) | 33 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | SHAKE AND FINGERPOP Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35013) | 37 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 32 | I NEED YOU Impressions (ABC 10710) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | IF I DIDN’T LOVE YOU Chuck Jackson (Wand 188) | 39 | 43 | 47 | 4 | |
| 34 | I WANT TO (Do Everything For You) Joe Tex (Dial 4016) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | YOU’VE BEEN IN LOVE TOO LONG Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7045) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | LET’S DO IT OVER Joe Simon (Vee-Jay 694) | 36 | 41 | 45 | 4 | |
| 37 | SOMEONE IS WATCHING Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2299) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | THESE HANDS (Small But Mighty) Bobby Bland (Duke 385) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG Four Tops (Motown 1081) | 24 | 20 | 26 | 5 | |
| 40 | CAN’T LET YOU OUT OF MY SIGHT Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown (Wand 191) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | WATERMELON MAN Gloria Lynne (Fontana 1511) | 25 | 21 | 13 | 13 | |
| 42 | FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE Contours (Gordy 7044) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | LOVE ME NOW Brook Benton (Mercury 72446) | 27 | 25 | 29 | 7 | |
| 44 | TOO HOT TO HOLD Major Lance (Okeh 7226) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | FOR YOUR LOVE Sam & Bill (JoDa 100) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | WHOLE LOT OF WOMAN Radiants (Chess 1939) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | THAT GOES TO SHOW YOU Garnet Mimms (United Artists 887) | 45 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | I’M SO THANKFUL Ikettes (Modern 1011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | ONE STEP AT A TIME Maxine Brown (Wand 185) | 30 | 23 | 14 | 9 | |
| 50 | SOUL HEAVEN Dixie Drifter (Roulette 4641) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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