| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 29, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE DUCK Jackie Lee (Mirwood 5502) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | UPTIGHT (Everything’s Alright) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54124) | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
| 3 | GOING TO A GO-GO Miracles (Tamla 54127) | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | |
| 4 | BABY SCRATCH MY BACK Slim Harpo (Excello 2273) | 10 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 5 | A SWEET WOMAN LIKE YOU Joe Tex (Dial 4022) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 | C. C. RIDER Bobby Powell (Whit 714) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 7 | RECOVERY Fontella Bass (Checker 1131) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 6 | |
| 8 | EBB TIDE Righteous Brothers (Philles 130) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 9 | ARE YOU THERE (With Another Girl) Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12122) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 10 | DON’T MESS WITH BILL Marvelettes (Tamla 54126) | 11 | 20 | 25 | 5 | |
| 11 | I’M TOO FAR GONE (To Turn Around) Bobby Bland (Duke 393) | 12 | 14 | 27 | 5 | |
| 12 | CRYING TIME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10739) | 15 | 26 | 20 | 9 | |
| 13 | DON’T LOOK BACK Temptations (Gordy 7047) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 14 | MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU Supremes (Motown 1089) | 17 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | BABY, YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING Little Jerry Williams (Calla 105) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 16 | GET OUT OF MY LIFE, WOMAN Lee Dorsey (Amy 945) | 20 | 27 | 33 | 5 | |
| 17 | BLACK NIGHTS Lowell Fulsom (Kent 431) | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | |
| 18 | YOU DON’T KNOW LIKE I KNOW Sam & Dave (Stax 180) | 26 | 33 | 42 | 4 | |
| 19 | THIS CAN’T BE TRUE Eddie Holman (Parkway 960) | 28 | 31 | 37 | 5 | |
| 20 | GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT Chuck Jackson (Wand 1105) | 16 | 18 | 24 | 7 | |
| 21 | SEESAW Don Covay & Goodtimers (Atlantic 2301) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 22 | BABY COME ON HOME Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2314) | 22 | 28 | 36 | 4 | |
| 23 | MICHAEL C.O.D.’s (Kellmac 1003) | 30 | 32 | 22 | 8 | |
| 24 | RAINBOW ’65 (pt. 1) Gene Chandler (Constellation 158) | 23 | 23 | 29 | 11 | |
| 25 | SOMETHING I WANT TO TELL YOU Johnny & Expressions (Josie 946) | 37 | 38 | 44 | 4 | |
| 26 | FLY ME TO THE MOON Sam & Bill (JoDa 104) | 31 | 36 | 43 | 5 | |
| 27 | I REALLY LOVE YOU Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 375) | 19 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
| 28 | JENNY TAKE A RIDE! Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels (New Voice 806) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | EASY GOING FELLOW Roscoe Shelton (Sound Stage 7 2555 | 32 | 48 | 49 | 4 | |
| 30 | A HARD DAY’S NIGHT Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5525) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | HOLE IN THE WALL Packers (Pure Soul 1107) | 21 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| 32 | RIP TIP’S (pt. 1) Andre Williams & Orchestra (Avin 103) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | CAN’T YOU SEE (You’re Losing Me) Mary Wells (Atco 6392) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND Deon Jackson (Carla 2526) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | GOONIGHT MY LOVE Ben E. King (Atco 6390) | 24 | 25 | 34 | 5 | |
| 36 | FOLLOW YOUR HEART Manhattans (Carnival 512) | 27 | 21 | 17 | 8 | |
| 37 | CLEO’S MOOD Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35017) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | CAN’T CHANCE A BREAK UP Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 139) | 33 | 35 | 41 | 5 | |
| 39 | TEMPTATION WALK (People Don’t Look No More) Entertainers IV (Dore 749) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | I DIG YOU BABY Lorraine Ellison (Mercury 72472) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | JUST ONE MORE DAY Otis Redding (Volt 130) | 40 | 42 | 26 | 9 | |
| 42 | IT’S MAGIC Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2316) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | THE PAIN GETS A LITTLE DEEPER Darrow Fletcher (Groovy 3001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Exciters (Bang 515) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6015) | 25 | 13 | 7 | 13 | |
| 46 | STAY AWAY FROM MY BABY Ted Taylor (Okeh 7231) | 38 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 47 | BOOZE IN THE BOTTLE Carter Brothers (Jewel 754) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Billy Stewart (Chess 1948) | 41 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | A MOST UNUSUAL BOY Patti Austin (Coral 62471) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | GOTTA FIND A GIRL Intertains (Uptown 717) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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