| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TREAT HER RIGHT Roy Head & Traits (Back Beat 546) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | RESCUE ME Fontella Bass (Checker 1120) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | RESPECT Otis Redding (Volt 128) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | CLEO’S BACK Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35013) | 5 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (Rock Me A Little While) Kim Weston (Gordy 7046) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |
| 6 | THE “IN” CROWD Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5506) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 7 | FOR YOUR LOVE Sam & Bill (JoDa 100) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 8 | I MISS YOU SO Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1149) | 11 | 12 | 22 | 5 | |
| 9 | LET’S MOVE AND GROOVE (Together) Johnny Nash (JoDa 102) | 10 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 10 | I WANT TO (Do Everything For You) Joe Tex (Dial 4016) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 11 | SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy “C” (Black Hawk 12101) | 13 | 18 | 25 | 5 | |
| 12 | THESE HANDS (Small But Mighty) Bobby Bland (Duke 385) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 13 | YOU CAN’T TAKE IT AWAY Fred Hughes (Vee-Jay 703) | 16 | 19 | 18 | 9 | |
| 14 | THINK Jimmy McCracklin (Imperial 66129) | 17 | 21 | 30 | 5 | |
| 15 | MY BABY Temptations (Gordy 7047) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 16 | I’M SO THANKFUL Ikettes (Modern 1011) | 19 | 30 | 41 | 8 | |
| 17 | MY GIRL HAS GONE Miracles (Tamla 54123) | 22 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | GOT TO FIND A WAY Harold Burrage (M-Pac! 7225) | 14 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 19 | MAKE ME YOUR BABY Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2300) | 21 | 25 | 24 | 7 | |
| 20 | AIN’T THAT PECULIAR Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54122) | 24 | 33 | 37 | 4 | |
| 21 | LET’S DO IT OVER Joe Simon (Vee-Jay 694) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 22 | NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Ronnie Milsap (Scepter 12109) | 23 | 27 | 32 | 5 | |
| 23 | JUST ONE KISS FROM YOU Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10725) | 25 | 28 | 35 | 5 | |
| 24 | LOVE (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7045) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2289) | 15 | 9 | 7 | 18 | |
| 26 | I BELIEVE I’LL LOVE ON Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55283) | 27 | 37 | 49 | 4 | |
| 27 | THE COLOR OF HIS LOVE IS BLUE Odessa Harris (Uptown 711) | 20 | 23 | 29 | 5 | |
| 28 | SHE’S WITH HER OTHER LOVE Leon Hayward (Imperial 66123) | 30 | 34 | 36 | 5 | |
| 29 | I’M GOIN’ FOR MYSELF Eddie & Ernie (Eastern 606) | 33 | 36 | 38 | 5 | |
| 30 | HEARTBEAT (pt. 1) Gloria Jones (Uptown 712) | 35 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 31 | PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5999) | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | |
| 32 | I HEAR A SYMPHONY Supremes (Motown 1083) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | AND THAT REMINDS ME Della Reese (ABC-Paramount 10721) | 36 | 39 | 40 | 5 | |
| 34 | THE THINGS YOU PUT ME THROUGH B.B. King (ABC-Paramount 10724) | 38 | 43 | 47 | 4 | |
| 35 | IT’S A MAN DOWN THERE G.L. Crockett (4 Brothers 445) | 26 | 13 | 9 | 16 | |
| 36 | I NEED YOU SO Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown (Wand 198) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | SUGAR DUMPLING Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8631) | 28 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
| 38 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Shirelles (Scepter 12114) | 45 | 49 | 50 | 4 | |
| 39 | SOMEONE IS WATCHING Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2299) | 29 | 22 | 27 | 10 | |
| 40 | LITTLE MISS SAD Five Emprees (Freeport 1001) | 39 | 40 | 44 | 5 | |
| 41 | OPEN UP YOUR HEART Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1185) | 46 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | HOW NICE IT IS Billy Stewart (Chess 1941) | 34 | 20 | 21 | 7 | |
| 43 | DON’T HAVE TO SHOP AROUND Mad Lads (Volt 127) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | HERE COME THE TEARS Gene Chandler (Constellation 164) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I WANT TO MEET HIM Royalettes (MGM 13405) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | TWO IS A COUPLE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 135) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES Supremes (Motown 1080) | 31 | 15 | 12 | 13 | |
| 48 | LOOKING WITH MY EYES Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12111) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | C. C. RIDER Bobby Powell (Whit 714) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | A TIME TO LOVE – A TIME TO CRY (Petite Fleur) Lou Johnson (Big Top 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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