| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JUNE 4, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BAREFOOTIN’ Robert Parker (Nola 721) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2326) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | IT’S A MAN’S MAN’S MAN’S WORLD James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6035) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | COOL JERK Capitols (Karen 1524) | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | (I’m A) ROAD RUNNER Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35015) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
| 6 | LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART Supremes (Motown 1094) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| 7 | S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) Joe Tex (Dial 4028) | 8 | 14 | 26 | 5 | |
| 8 | HOLD ON! I’M A COMIN’ Sam & Dave (Stax 189) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 9 | YOU WAITED TOO LONG Five Stairsteps (Windy C 601) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 6 | |
| 10 | OH HOW HAPPY Shades Of Blue (Impact 1007) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 6 | |
| 11 | I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER Holidays (Golden World 36) | 14 | 20 | 31 | 5 | |
| 12 | SHE BLEW A GOOD THING Poets (Symbol 214) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 13 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE Bobby Bland (Duke 402) | 15 | 22 | 37 | 5 | |
| 14 | AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG Temptations (Gordy 7054) | 22 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | MESSAGE TO MICHAEL Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12133) | 13 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
| 16 | LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU Carla Thomas (Stax 188) | 18 | 25 | 34 | 6 | |
| 17 | NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBOR Jimmy Hughes (Fame 1003) | 20 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | NOTHING’S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54130) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 19 | LET’S GO GET STONED Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10808) | 30 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | WANG DANG DOODLE Ko Ko Taylor (Checker 1135) | 16 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
| 21 | NINETY-NINE AND A HALF (Won’t Do) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2334) | 23 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | TAKE THIS HEART OF MINE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54132) | 28 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | TRULY YOURS Spinners (Motown 1093) | 27 | 32 | 35 | 5 | |
| 24 | LOVING YOU IS SWEETER THAN EVER Four Tops (Motown 1096) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | SHARING YOU Mitty Collier (Chess 1953) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 26 | HEADLINE NEWS Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic 114) | 24 | 28 | 28 | 6 | |
| 27 | WHEN DOES THE HEARTACHE END Little Milton (Checker 1138) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 6 | |
| 28 | YOU’RE THE ONE Marvelettes (Tamla 54131) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 7 | |
| 29 | BETTER USE YOUR HEAD Little Anthony & Imperials (Veep 1228) | 26 | 29 | 39 | 5 | |
| 30 | YOU’VE GOT MY MIND MESSED UP James Carr (Goldwax 302) | 19 | 12 | 8 | 13 | |
| 31 | COUNT DOWN Dave “Baby” Cortez (Roulette 4679) | 34 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | BAD EYE Willie Mitchell (Hi 2103) | 33 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN Esther Phillips (Atlantic 2335) | 44 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | WITH A CHILD’S HEART Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54130) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | SOMEWHERE Johnny Nash (JoDa 106) | 36 | 41 | 43 | 4 | |
| 36 | MY LOVER’S PRAYER Otis Redding (Volt 136) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | I LOVE YOU 1000 TIMES Platters (Musicor 1166) | 37 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING Contours (Gordy 7052) | 29 | 34 | 42 | 4 | |
| 39 | COME ON AND SEE ME Tammi Terrell (Motown 1095) | 42 | 45 | 47 | 6 | |
| 40 | SO MUCH LOVE Ben E. King (Atco 6413) | 32 | 36 | 41 | 4 | |
| 41 | IT’S AN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE BOTTOM Walter Jackson (Okeh 7247) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | I NEED LOVE Barbara Mason (Arctic 120) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | RIVER DEEP—MOUNTAIN HIGH Ike & Tina Turner (Philles 131) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | THAT NEW GIRL Manhattans (Carnival 517) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | HANKY PANKY Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 4686) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | HOT SHOT Buena Vistas (Swan 4255) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | GONE FOR GOOD O.V. Wright (Back Beat 558) | 48 | 49 | — | 8 | |
| 48 | JUST A LONELY STRANGER Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2276) | 40 | 44 | 45 | 5 | |
| 49 | DAY TRIPPER J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic 115) | 46 | 48 | 49 | 4 | |
| 50 | I BELIEVE I’LL GO BACK HOME Ovations (Goldwax 306) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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