| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 18, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6015) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | HOLE IN THE WALL Packers (Pure Soul 1107) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | SEESAW Don Covay & Goodtimers (Atlantic 2301) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| 4 | RESCUE ME Fontella Bass (Checker 1120) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | C. C. RIDER Bobby Powell (Whit 714) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 6 | AIN’T THAT PECULIAR Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54122) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 7 | I HEAR A SYMPHONY Supremes (Motown 1083) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 8 | A SWEET WOMAN LIKE YOU Joe Tex (Dial 4022) | 19 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 9 | THE DUCK Jackie Lee (Mirwood 5502) | 16 | 18 | 33 | 7 | |
| 10 | HANG ON SLOOPY Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5522) | 12 | 13 | 19 | 6 | |
| 11 | EBB TIDE Righteous Brothers (Philles 130) | 13 | 20 | 39 | 4 | |
| 12 | JUST A LITTLE BIT Roy Head (Scepter 12116) | 11 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| 13 | DON’T FIGHT IT Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2306) | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
| 14 | ONLY LOVE (Can Save Me Now) Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2308) | 14 | 14 | 21 | 6 | |
| 15 | SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Four Tops (Motown 1084) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
| 16 | I REALLY LOVE YOU Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 375) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 7 | |
| 17 | MOTHER NATURE, FATHER TIME Brook Benton (RCA Victor 47-8693) | 18 | 23 | 26 | 6 | |
| 18 | DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto (Cadet 5519) | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 19 | JUST ONE MORE DAY Otis Redding (Volt 130) | 21 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | YOU’VE BEEN CHEATIN’ Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10750) | 23 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT BUT IT’S GOT ME (pt. 1) Little Richard (Vee-Jay 698) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 6 | |
| 22 | RAINBOW ’65 (pt. 1) Gene Chandler (Constellation 158) | 24 | 29 | 36 | 5 | |
| 23 | MY BABY Temptations (Gordy 7047) | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | |
| 24 | BLACK NIGHTS Lowell Fulsom (Kent 431) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 7 | |
| 25 | DON’T LOOK BACK Temptations (Gordy 7047) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY Maxine Brown (Wand 1104) | 31 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | APPLE OF MY EYE Roy Head & Traits (Back Beat 555) | 28 | 34 | 47 | 4 | |
| 28 | BABY, YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING Little Jerry Williams (Calla 105) | 34 | 39 | 44 | 5 | |
| 29 | THE NEW BREED Jimmy Holiday (Diplomacy 20) | 27 | 26 | 28 | 6 | |
| 30 | THESE KIND OF BLUES (pt. 1) Junior Parker (Duke 394) | 32 | 40 | 41 | 5 | |
| 31 | ARE YOU THERE (With Another Girl) Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12122) | 40 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | A TIME TO LOVE – A TIME TO CRY (Petite Fleur) Lou Johnson (Big Top 101) | 22 | 16 | 17 | 9 | |
| 33 | CRYING TIME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10739) | 43 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | STAY AWAY FROM MY BABY Ted Taylor (Okeh 7231) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | YOUR PEOPLE Little Milton (Checker 1128) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | FOLLOW YOUR HEART Manhattans (Carnival 512) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | FOR YOU Spellbinders (Columbia 43384) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | ALL OR NOTHING Patty LaBelle & Bluebells (Atlantic 2311) | 36 | 41 | 49 | 4 | |
| 39 | UPTIGHT (Everything’s Alright) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54124) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | MICHAEL C.O.D.’s (Kellmac 1003) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | DON’T HAVE TO SHOP AROUND Mad Lads (Volt 127) | 26 | 15 | 13 | 9 | |
| 42 | ONE MORE CHANCE Little Johnny Taylor (Galaxy 739) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT Chuck Jackson (Wand 1105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | BACK STREET Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic 107) | 30 | 21 | 29 | 6 | |
| 45 | CLEO’S BACK Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35013) | 38 | 30 | 15 | 11 | |
| 46 | BABY SCRATCH MY BACK Slim Harpo (Excello 2273) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | NO TIME FOR PITY Baby Washington (Sue 137) | 48 | 38 | 43 | 5 | |
| 48 | MY GIRL HAS GONE Miracles (Tamla 54123) | 35 | 25 | 14 | 11 | |
| 49 | PLEASE DON’T HURT ME (I’ve Never Been In Love Before) Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker (Brunswick 55287) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THIS HEART OF MINE The Artistics (Okeh 7232) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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