| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 8, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | C. C. RIDER Bobby Powell (Whit 714) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2 | A SWEET WOMAN LIKE YOU Joe Tex (Dial 4022) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| 3 | SEESAW Don Covay & Goodtimers (Atlantic 2301) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | THE DUCK Jackie Lee (Mirwood 5502) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 5 | HOLE IN THE WALL Packers (Pure Soul 1107) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | EBB TIDE Righteous Brothers (Philles 130) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
| 7 | I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6015) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 8 | DON’T LOOK BACK Temptations (Gordy 7047) | 10 | 16 | 25 | 5 | |
| 9 | I REALLY LOVE YOU Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 375) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 10 | DON’T FIGHT IT Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2306) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
| 11 | ARE YOU THERE (With Another Girl) Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12122) | 16 | 21 | 31 | 6 | |
| 12 | YOU’VE BEEN CHEATIN’ Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10750) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
| 13 | UPTIGHT (Everything’s Alright) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54124) | 24 | 27 | 39 | 4 | |
| 14 | RECOVERY Fontella Bass (Checker 1131) | 23 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | GOING TO A GO-GO Miracles (Tamla 54127) | 25 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | BLACK NIGHTS Lowell Fulsom (Kent 431) | 17 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 17 | FOLLOW YOUR HEART Manhattans (Carnival 512) | 19 | 25 | 36 | 5 | |
| 18 | BABY, YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING Little Jerry Williams (Calla 105) | 26 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| 19 | AIN’T THAT PECULIAR Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54122) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| 20 | CRYING TIME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10739) | 21 | 23 | 33 | 6 | |
| 21 | MOTHER NATURE, FATHER TIME Brook Benton (RCA Victor 47-8693) | 12 | 12 | 17 | 9 | |
| 22 | MICHAEL C.O.D.’s (Kellmac 1003) | 27 | 37 | 40 | 5 | |
| 23 | HANG ON SLOOPY Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5522) | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | |
| 24 | GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT Chuck Jackson (Wand 1105) | 33 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 25 | DON’T MESS WITH BILL Marvelettes (Tamla 54126) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | JUST ONE MORE DAY Otis Redding (Volt 130) | 20 | 15 | 19 | 6 | |
| 27 | I’M TOO FAR GONE (To Turn Around) Bobby Bland (Duke 393) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | BABY SCRATCH MY BACK Slim Harpo (Excello 2273) | 39 | 41 | 46 | 5 | |
| 29 | RAINBOW ’65 (pt. 1) Gene Chandler (Constellation 158) | 36 | 29 | 22 | 8 | |
| 30 | I HEAR A SYMPHONY Supremes (Motown 1083) | 15 | 10 | 7 | 12 | |
| 31 | RESCUE ME Fontella Bass (Checker 1120) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 18 | |
| 32 | IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY Maxine Brown (Wand 1104) | 22 | 19 | 26 | 6 | |
| 33 | GET OUT OF MY LIFE, WOMAN Lee Dorsey (Amy 945) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | GOONIGHT MY LOVE Ben E. King (Atco 6390) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | ONLY LOVE (Can Save Me Now) Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2308) | 28 | 18 | 14 | 9 | |
| 36 | BABY COME ON HOME Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2314) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | THIS CAN’T BE TRUE Eddie Holman (Parkway 960) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | YOUR PEOPLE Little Milton (Checker 1128) | 29 | 30 | 35 | 5 | |
| 39 | STAY AWAY FROM MY BABY Ted Taylor (Okeh 7231) | 30 | 31 | 34 | 5 | |
| 40 | THIS HEART OF MINE The Artistics (Okeh 7232) | 42 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 41 | CAN’T CHANCE A BREAK UP Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 139) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | YOU DON’T KNOW LIKE I KNOW Sam & Dave (Stax 180) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Sam & Bill (JoDa 104) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | SOMETHING I WANT TO TELL YOU Johnny & Expressions (Josie 946) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | APPLE OF MY EYE Roy Head & Traits (Back Beat 555) | 32 | 26 | 27 | 7 | |
| 46 | GETTING THROUGH TO ME Annabelle Fox (Satin 400) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | TIRED OF BEING LONELY Sharpees (One-derful! 4839) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | THINK TWICE Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker (Brunswick 55287) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | EASY GOING FELLOW Roscoe Shelton (Sound Stage 7 2555 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | NO TIME FOR PITY Baby Washington (Sue 137) | 40 | 43 | 47 | 8 | |
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