| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 1, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SEESAW Don Covay & Goodtimers (Atlantic 2301) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2 | C. C. RIDER Bobby Powell (Whit 714) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | HOLE IN THE WALL Packers (Pure Soul 1107) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | A SWEET WOMAN LIKE YOU Joe Tex (Dial 4022) | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | |
| 5 | I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6015) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | THE DUCK Jackie Lee (Mirwood 5502) | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | |
| 7 | AIN’T THAT PECULIAR Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54122) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 8 | DON’T FIGHT IT Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2306) | 9 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| 9 | EBB TIDE Righteous Brothers (Philles 130) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | |
| 10 | DON’T LOOK BACK Temptations (Gordy 7047) | 16 | 25 | 37 | 4 | |
| 11 | I REALLY LOVE YOU Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 375) | 13 | 16 | 17 | 9 | |
| 12 | MOTHER NATURE, FATHER TIME Brook Benton (RCA Victor 47-8693) | 12 | 17 | 18 | 8 | |
| 13 | RESCUE ME Fontella Bass (Checker 1120) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| 14 | YOU’VE BEEN CHEATIN’ Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10750) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 5 | |
| 15 | I HEAR A SYMPHONY Supremes (Motown 1083) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 16 | ARE YOU THERE (With Another Girl) Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12122) | 21 | 31 | 40 | 5 | |
| 17 | BLACK NIGHTS Lowell Fulsom (Kent 431) | 20 | 24 | 25 | 9 | |
| 18 | HANG ON SLOOPY Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5522) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| 19 | FOLLOW YOUR HEART Manhattans (Carnival 512) | 25 | 36 | 47 | 4 | |
| 20 | JUST ONE MORE DAY Otis Redding (Volt 130) | 15 | 19 | 21 | 5 | |
| 21 | CRYING TIME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10739) | 23 | 33 | 43 | 5 | |
| 22 | IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY Maxine Brown (Wand 1104) | 19 | 26 | 31 | 5 | |
| 23 | RECOVERY Fontella Bass (Checker 1131) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | UPTIGHT (Everything’s Alright) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54124) | 27 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | GOING TO A GO-GO Miracles (Tamla 54127) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | BABY, YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING Little Jerry Williams (Calla 105) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 27 | MICHAEL C.O.D.’s (Kellmac 1003) | 37 | 40 | 44 | 4 | |
| 28 | ONLY LOVE (Can Save Me Now) Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2308) | 18 | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
| 29 | YOUR PEOPLE Little Milton (Checker 1128) | 30 | 35 | 42 | 4 | |
| 30 | STAY AWAY FROM MY BABY Ted Taylor (Okeh 7231) | 31 | 34 | 41 | 4 | |
| 31 | JUST A LITTLE BIT Roy Head (Scepter 12116) | 22 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
| 32 | APPLE OF MY EYE Roy Head & Traits (Back Beat 555) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 6 | |
| 33 | GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT Chuck Jackson (Wand 1105) | 35 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | FOR YOU Spellbinders (Columbia 43384) | 33 | 37 | 39 | 4 | |
| 35 | THESE KIND OF BLUES (pt. 1) Junior Parker (Duke 394) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 7 | |
| 36 | RAINBOW ’65 (pt. 1) Gene Chandler (Constellation 158) | 29 | 22 | 24 | 7 | |
| 37 | ONE MORE CHANCE Little Johnny Taylor (Galaxy 739) | 39 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | DON’T MESS WITH BILL Marvelettes (Tamla 54126) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | BABY SCRATCH MY BACK Slim Harpo (Excello 2273) | 41 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 40 | NO TIME FOR PITY Baby Washington (Sue 137) | 43 | 47 | 48 | 7 | |
| 41 | GET OUT OF MY LIFE, WOMAN Lee Dorsey (Amy 945) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | THIS HEART OF MINE The Artistics (Okeh 7232) | 48 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | PLEASE DON’T HURT ME (I’ve Never Been In Love Before) Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker (Brunswick 55287) | 45 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | LOVE (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7045) | 44 | — | — | 6 | |
| 45 | GOONIGHT MY LOVE Ben E. King (Atco 6390) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | I’M TOO FAR GONE (To Turn Around) Bobby Bland (Duke 393) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Sam & Bill (JoDa 104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | TIRED OF BEING LONELY Sharpees (One-derful! 4839) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | THIS CAN’T BE TRUE Eddie Holman (Parkway 960) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | CAN’T CHANCE A BREAK UP Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 139) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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