| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 13, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART Darrell Banks (Revilot 201) | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2 | WADE IN THE WATER Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet 5541) | 10 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |
| 3 | MISTY “Groove” Holmes (Prestige 401) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 4 | LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU Carla Thomas (Stax 188) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
| 5 | WARM AND TENDER LOVE Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2342) | 14 | 19 | 26 | 5 | |
| 6 | HANKY PANKY Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 4686) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7 | BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54136) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 5 | |
| 8 | TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12153) | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| 9 | WHEN YOU WAKE UP Cash McCall (Thomas 307) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 10 | THE PHILLY FREEZE Alvin Cash & Registers (Mar-V-Lus 6012) | 17 | 21 | 29 | 5 | |
| 11 | LAND OF 1000 DANCES Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2348) | 23 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | HAVANA MOON Chuck Berry (Chess 1645) | 7 | 10 | 16 | 9 | |
| 13 | MONEY WON’T CHANGE YOU (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6048) | 20 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | LET’S GO GET STONED Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10808) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| 15 | TAKE THIS HEART OF MINE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54132) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 16 | THAT’S ENOUGH Rosco Robinson (Wand 1125) | 26 | 27 | 32 | 10 | |
| 17 | SUMMERTIME Billy Stewart (Chess 1966) | 28 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | I LOVE YOU 1000 TIMES Platters (Musicor 1166) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 19 | WORLD OF FANTASY Five Stairsteps (Windy C 602) | 27 | 33 | 41 | 4 | |
| 20 | WITHOUT A SONG (pt. 1) James Cleveland & Cleveland Singers (Savoy 4269) | 18 | 22 | 37 | 5 | |
| 21 | (We’ll Be) UNITED Intruders (Gamble 201) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 7 | |
| 22 | WORKING IN THE COAL MINE Lee Dorsey (Amy 958) | 34 | 45 | 50 | 4 | |
| 23 | LOVE ATTACK James Carr (Goldwax 309) | 25 | 29 | 35 | 5 | |
| 24 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE Bobby Bland (Duke 402) | 11 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 25 | YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE Supremes (Motown 1097) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 26 | SUNNY Bobby Hebb (Philips 40365) | — | — | 45 | 5 | |
| 27 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35024) | 30 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) Mable John (Stax 192) | 32 | 35 | 40 | 5 | |
| 29 | GO AHEAD AND CRY Righteous Brothers (Verve 10430) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | DIRTY WORK GOING ON Little Joe Blue (Checker 1141) | 33 | 39 | 42 | 5 | |
| 31 | WHO-DUN-IT? Monk Higgins (St. Lawrence 1013) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | IT’S AN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE BOTTOM Walter Jackson (Okeh 7247) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
| 33 | AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG Temptations (Gordy 7054) | 35 | 20 | 10 | 13 | |
| 34 | TEENAGER’S PRAYER Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2564) | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 35 | SUDDENLY Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2345) | 19 | 25 | 33 | 5 | |
| 36 | RIGHT TRACK Billy Butler (Okeh 7245) | 36 | 41 | 44 | 4 | |
| 37 | AIN’T NOBODY HOME Howard Tate (Verve 10420) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | MAKE ME BELONG TO YOU Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2346) | 38 | 43 | 49 | 4 | |
| 39 | IN THE BASEMENT (pt. 1) Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto (Cadet 5539) | 44 | 46 | 48 | 4 | |
| 40 | WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35022) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | I WAS BORN A LOSER Bobby Lee (Sue 144) | 45 | — | 34 | 7 | |
| 42 | NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBOR Jimmy Hughes (Fame 1003) | 24 | 15 | 8 | 13 | |
| 43 | LITTLE DARLING (I Need You) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54138) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | NO GREATER LOVE Holidays (Golden World 47) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | CAN’T SATISFY Impressions (ABC 10831) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | YOU BETTER TAKE IT EASY BABY Little Anthony & Imperials (Veep 1233) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | POOR DOG (Who Can’t Wag His Own Tail) Little Richard (Okeh 7251) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I WANT TO BE WITH YOU Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury 72584) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | MAN LOVES TWO Little Milton (Checker 1149) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | DEVRI Platters (Musicor 1195) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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