| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1965 |
| TOP 50 R&B SINGLES (As published in the December 25, 1965, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops (Motown) |
| 2 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR – Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) |
| 3 | YES, I’M READY – Barbara Mason (Arctic) |
| 4 | THE “IN” CROWD – The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo) |
| 5 | I’LL BE DOGGONE – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 6 | SHOTGUN – Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul) |
| 7 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 8 | MY GIRL – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 9 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Solomon Burke (Atlantic) |
| 10 | GOT TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND – Solomon Burke (Atlantic) |
| 11 | PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (pt. 1) – James Brown & The Famous Flames (King) |
| 12 | TWINE TIME – Alvin Cash & The Crawlers (Mar-V-Lus) |
| 13 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ – The Righteous Brothers (Philles) |
| 14 | OH NO NOT MY BABY – Maxine Brown (Wand) |
| 15 | WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT – Little Milton (Checker) |
| 16 | STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 17 | RIDE YOUR PONY – Lee Dorsey (Amy) |
| 18 | REACH OUT FOR ME – Dionne Warwick (Scepter) |
| 19 | SHAKE – Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) |
| 20 | NO PITY (In The Naked City) – Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) |
| 21 | COME SEE ABOUT ME – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 22 | NOWHERE TO RUN – Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy) |
| 23 | DON’T MESS UP A GOOD THING – Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure (Checker) |
| 24 | MR. PITIFUL – Otis Redding (Volt) |
| 25 | IT’S A MAN DOWN THERE – G.L. Crockett (4 Brothers) |
| 26 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 27 | HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT – Joe Tex (Dial) |
| 28 | I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (To Stop Now) – Otis Redding (Volt) |
| 29 | THE JERK – The Larks (Money) |
| 30 | TREAT HER RIGHT – Roy Head & The Traits (Back Beat) |
| 31 | THE ENTERTAINER – Tony Clarke (Chess) |
| 32 | AMEN – The Impressions (ABC-Paramount) |
| 33 | NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 34 | IT’S GROWING – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 35 | RESPECT – Otis Redding (Volt) |
| 36 | TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA – The Marvelettes (Tamla) |
| 37 | SUGAR DUMPLING – Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) |
| 38 | I WANT TO (Do Everything For You) – Joe Tex (Dial) |
| 39 | WHO’S CHEATING WHO? – Little Milton (Checker) |
| 40 | NOTHING CAN STOP ME – Gene Chandler (Constellation) |
| 41 | I DO LOVE YOU – Billy Stewart (Chess) |
| 42 | OOO BABY BABY – The Miracles (Tamla) |
| 43 | RIGHT OR WRONG – Ronnie Dove (Diamond) |
| 44 | THE NAME GAME – Shirley Ellis (Congress) |
| 45 | BABY LOVE – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 46 | WATERMELON MAN – Gloria Lynne (Fontana) |
| 47 | SEVEN LETTERS – Ben E. King (Atco) |
| 48 | GOT TO FIND A WAY – Harold Burrage (M-Pac!) |
| 49 | BOOT-LEG – Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax) |
| 50 | OO WEE BABY, I LOVE YOU – Fred Hughes (Vee-Jay) |