| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 24, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE Supremes (Motown 1097) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2 | BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP Temptations (Gordy 7055) | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | |
| 3 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35024) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | LAND OF 1000 DANCES Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2348) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35022) | 10 | 14 | 15 | 7 | |
| 6 | B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas (Stax 195) | 13 | 18 | 27 | 5 | |
| 7 | LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING Lou Rawls (Capitol 5709) | 15 | 22 | 39 | 4 | |
| 8 | WADE IN THE WATER Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet 5541) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | |
| 9 | BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54136) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 10 | WORKING IN THE COAL MINE Lee Dorsey (Amy 958) | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| 11 | OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART Darrell Banks (Revilot 201) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 12 | WORLD OF FANTASY Five Stairsteps (Windy C 602) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 13 | AIN’T NOBODY HOME Howard Tate (Verve 10420) | 12 | 16 | 23 | 7 | |
| 14 | REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE Four Tops (Motown 1098) | 18 | 28 | 40 | 4 | |
| 15 | SUMMERTIME Billy Stewart (Chess 1966) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 16 | KNOCK ON WOOD Eddie Floyd (Stax 194) | 19 | 30 | 35 | 4 | |
| 17 | DAY TRIPPER Vontastics (St. Lawrence 1014) | 26 | 34 | 43 | 4 | |
| 18 | WARM AND TENDER LOVE Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2342) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 | |
| 19 | I GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY’S BABY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 193) | 30 | 38 | 46 | 4 | |
| 20 | MY SWEET POTATO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 196) | 23 | 29 | 30 | 5 | |
| 21 | CAN’T SATISFY Impressions (ABC 10831) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 7 | |
| 22 | I CHOSE TO SING THE BLUES Ray Charles (ABC 10840) | 24 | 27 | 29 | 5 | |
| 23 | LITTLE DARLING (I Need You) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54138) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 7 | |
| 24 | POVERTY Bobby Bland (Duke 407) | 32 | 39 | 44 | 4 | |
| 25 | MONEY WON’T CHANGE YOU (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6048) | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
| 26 | BUT IT’S ALRIGHT J.J. Jackson (Calla 119) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | HE’LL BE BACK Players (Minit 32001) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 6 | |
| 28 | I WANT TO BE WITH YOU Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury 72584) | 28 | 31 | 34 | 7 | |
| 29 | RIGHT TRACK Billy Butler (Okeh 7245) | 33 | 24 | 19 | 10 | |
| 30 | PSYCHOTIC REACTION Count Five (Double Shot 104) | 37 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | SUMMER SAMBA (So Nice) Walter Wanderley (Verve 10421) | 35 | 41 | 47 | 4 | |
| 32 | WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55300) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | SUNNY Bobby Hebb (Philips 40365) | 20 | 13 | 8 | 11 | |
| 34 | I’M GONNA LEAVE YOU Bobby Powell (Whit 716) | 39 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | A CHANGE IS GONNA COME Brother Jack McDuff (Atlantic 5069) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | BABY, DO THE PHILLY DOG Olympics (Mirwood 5523) | 40 | 43 | 48 | 4 | |
| 37 | THE PHILLY FREEZE Alvin Cash & Registers (Mar-V-Lus 6012) | 22 | 15 | 11 | 11 | |
| 38 | THAT’S ENOUGH Rosco Robinson (Wand 1125) | 29 | 17 | 12 | 16 | |
| 39 | KEEP LOOKING Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2349) | 36 | 40 | 42 | 6 | |
| 40 | THE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU Earl Gains (HBR 481) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER Righteous Brothers (Philles 132) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | WHO-DUN-IT? Monk Higgins (St. Lawrence 1013) | 34 | 33 | 21 | 9 | |
| 43 | SAID I WASN’T GONNA TELL NOBODY Sam & Dave (Stax 198) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | AFTER YOU THERE CAN BE NOTHING Walter Jackson (Okeh 7256) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | BABY I LOVE YOU Jimmy Holiday (Minit 32002) | 44 | 42 | 33 | 11 | |
| 46 | FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (Sad Song) Otis Redding (Volt 138) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | THE SCRATCH Robert Parker (Nola 726) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | DON’T BE A DROP-OUT James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6056) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | RUN AND HIDE Uniques (Paula 245) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BABY TOYS Toys (DynoVoice 222) | 43 | 44 | 45 | 5 | |
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