| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 26, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | 634-57889 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2320) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2 | BABY SCRATCH MY BACK Slim Harpo (Excello 2273) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | DEAR LOVER Mary Wells (Atco 6392) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | |
| 4 | MY BABY LOVES ME Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7048) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | |
| 5 | ONE MORE HEARTACHE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54129) | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | |
| 6 | THE LOVE YOU SAVE (May Be Your Own) Joe Tex (Dial 4026) | 9 | 19 | 38 | 4 | |
| 7 | SATISFACTION Otis Redding (Volt 132) | 13 | 22 | 42 | 4 | |
| 8 | AIN’T THAT A GROOVE (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6025) | 17 | 25 | 45 | 5 | |
| 9 | STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S.) Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic 109) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 6 | |
| 10 | I’M TOO FAR GONE (To Turn Around) Bobby Bland (Duke 393) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 11 | LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND Deon Jackson (Carla 2526) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 12 | PHILLY DOG Mar-Keys (Stax 185) | 12 | 18 | 31 | 6 | |
| 13 | EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND B.B. King (Kent 441) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 7 | |
| 14 | THE CHEATER Bob Kuban & In-Men (Musicland U.S.A. 20,001) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| 15 | GET READY Temptations (Gordy 7049) | 26 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | SHE BLEW A GOOD THING Poets (Symbol 214) | 29 | 40 | 50 | 4 | |
| 17 | PLEASE DON’T HURT ME Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown (Wand 1109) | 21 | 26 | 33 | 6 | |
| 18 | NO MAN IS AN ISLAND Van Dykes (Mala 520) | 16 | 17 | 29 | 6 | |
| 19 | SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (When It’s Over) Four Tops (Motown 1090) | 25 | 21 | 22 | 6 | |
| 20 | I SPY (For The FBI) Jamo Thomas & Party Brothers Orchestra (Thomas 303) | 28 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
| 21 | UPTIGHT (Everything’s Alright) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54124) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| 22 | I WANT SOMEONE Mad Lads (Volt 131) | 19 | 27 | 37 | 5 | |
| 23 | DON’T MESS WITH BILL Marvelettes (Tamla 54126) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 24 | SEARCHING FOR MY LOVE Bobby Moore & Rhythm Aces (Checker 1129) | 22 | 29 | 35 | 6 | |
| 25 | THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (Is Weak For You) Isley Brothers (Tamla 54128) | 37 | 45 | — | 4 | |
| 26 | PEEPING AND HIDING Lloyd Price (Double L 739) | 18 | 20 | 21 | 8 | |
| 27 | BABY I NEED YOU Manhattans (Carnival 514) | 32 | 39 | 44 | 4 | |
| 28 | DESIREE Charts (Wand 1112) | 44 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | YOU’VE GOT MY MIND MESSED UP James Carr (Goldwax 302) | 35 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | SHATTERED DREAMS Lowell Fulsom (Kent 440) | 34 | 42 | 43 | 5 | |
| 31 | TOGETHER AGAIN Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10785) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 32 | PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Elgins (V.I.P. 25029) | 20 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| 33 | DO SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF Bobby Powell (Whit 715) | 39 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | I’LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU Garnet Mimms (United Artists 995) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | MESSAGE TO MICHAEL Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12133) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | CHAIN REACTION Spellbinders (Columbia 43522) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | GOT MY MOJO WORKING (pt. 1) Jimmy Smith (Verve 10393) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | HELPLESS Kim Weston (Gordy 7050) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Exciters (Bang 515) | 23 | 30 | 26 | 9 | |
| 40 | MY PRAYER Johnny Thunder (Diamond 196) | 46 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | I SURRENDER Fontella Bass (Checker 1137) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | REAL HUMDINGER J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic 110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | HI HEEL SNEAKERS (pt. 1) Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet 5531) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | I WANT TO THANK YOU, BABY Maurice & Radiants (Chess 1954) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | SMOKEY JOE’S LA LA Googie Rene Combo (Class 1517) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | YOUR P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y Jackie Lee (Mirwood 5509) | 30 | 38 | 41 | 5 | |
| 47 | TOGETHER ’TIL THE END OF TIME Brenda Holloway (Tamla 54125) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I HAD A DREAM Johnnie Taylor (Stax 186) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Drifters (Atlantic 2325) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | TOO SLOW Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10789) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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