| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 9, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG Temptations (Gordy 7054) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2 | LET’S GO GET STONED Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10808) | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| 3 | I LOVE YOU 1000 TIMES Platters (Musicor 1166) | 5 | 13 | 25 | 8 | |
| 4 | HOLD ON! I’M A COMIN’ Sam & Dave (Stax 189) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE Bobby Bland (Duke 402) | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | |
| 6 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2326) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 7 | NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBOR Jimmy Hughes (Fame 1003) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 8 | COOL JERK Capitols (Karen 1524) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 9 | TAKE THIS HEART OF MINE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54132) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 8 | |
| 10 | TEENAGER’S PRAYER Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2564) | 14 | 31 | 42 | 4 | |
| 11 | LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU Carla Thomas (Stax 188) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| 12 | HANKY PANKY Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 4686) | 18 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| 13 | BABY, IT’S OVER Bob & Earl (Mirwood 5517) | 19 | 23 | 32 | 5 | |
| 14 | BAREFOOTIN’ Robert Parker (Nola 721) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 15 | OH HOW HAPPY Shades Of Blue (Impact 1007) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 16 | COUNT DOWN Dave “Baby” Cortez (Roulette 4679) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | |
| 17 | MISTY “Groove” Holmes (Prestige 401) | 24 | 37 | 40 | 5 | |
| 18 | I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER Holidays (Golden World 36) | 25 | 40 | 19 | 10 | |
| 19 | S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) Joe Tex (Dial 4028) | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 20 | THAT NEW GIRL Manhattans (Carnival 517) | 22 | 26 | 29 | 6 | |
| 21 | IT’S AN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE BOTTOM Walter Jackson (Okeh 7247) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| 22 | HOT SHOT Buena Vistas (Swan 4255) | 28 | 30 | 36 | 6 | |
| 23 | NINETY-NINE AND A HALF (Won’t Do) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2334) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 8 | |
| 24 | WHEN YOU WAKE UP Cash McCall (Thomas 307) | 30 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 25 | WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7053) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 5 | |
| 26 | IT’S A MAN’S MAN’S MAN’S WORLD James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6035) | 16 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |
| 27 | WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN’ IN MY HEART (Since I Met You) Miracles (Tamla 54134) | 32 | 33 | 38 | 4 | |
| 28 | I WAS BORN A LOSER Bobby Lee (Sue 144) | 37 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | HAVANA MOON Chuck Berry (Chess 1645) | 38 | 38 | 48 | 4 | |
| 30 | SOMEWHERE Johnny Nash (JoDa 106) | 33 | 34 | 31 | 9 | |
| 31 | TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12153) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | I NEED LOVE Barbara Mason (Arctic 120) | 36 | 35 | 34 | 6 | |
| 33 | LAUNDROMAT BLUES Albert King (Stax 190) | 40 | 41 | 46 | 5 | |
| 34 | WE’RE ACTING LIKE LOVERS Spellbinders (Columbia 43611) | 43 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | THAT’S ENOUGH Rosco Robinson (Wand 1125) | 41 | 42 | 49 | 5 | |
| 36 | OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART Darrell Banks (Revilot 201) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE (Love Theme From “The Sandpiper”) Lou Rawls (Capitol 5655) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | WADE IN THE WATER Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet 5541) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | GO GO TRAIN Jackie Paine (Jet Stream 725) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | LOVING YOU IS SWEETER THAN EVER Four Tops (Motown 1096) | 20 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
| 41 | (We’ll Be) UNITED Intruders (Gamble 201) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | I’M A PRACTICAL GUY Lee Rogers (D-Town 1067) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | WITH A CHILD’S HEART Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54130) | 21 | 25 | 23 | 7 | |
| 44 | LET IT BE ME Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1196) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I GUESS I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Isley Brothers (Tamla 54135) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | I’VE GOT TO GO ON WITHOUT YOU Van Dykes (Mala 530) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | (I’m A) ROAD RUNNER Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35015) | 23 | 16 | 10 | 13 | |
| 48 | SWEET DREAMS (Of You) Mighty Sam (Amy 957) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | BABY I LOVE YOU Jimmy Holiday (Minit 32002) | — | 49 | — | 2 | |
| 50 | SUNNY Bobby Hebb (Philips 40365) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
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