| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 8, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas (Stax 195) | 2 | 6 | 13 | 7 | |
| 2 | BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP Temptations (Gordy 7055) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING Lou Rawls (Capitol 5709) | 4 | 7 | 15 | 6 | |
| 4 | REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE Four Tops (Motown 1098) | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 | |
| 5 | KNOCK ON WOOD Eddie Floyd (Stax 194) | 8 | 16 | 19 | 6 | |
| 6 | YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE Supremes (Motown 1097) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | BUT IT’S ALRIGHT J.J. Jackson (Calla 119) | 14 | 26 | 47 | 4 | |
| 8 | WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35022) | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
| 9 | DAY TRIPPER Vontastics (St. Lawrence 1014) | 10 | 17 | 26 | 6 | |
| 10 | WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55300) | 19 | 32 | 49 | 4 | |
| 11 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35024) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 12 | POVERTY Bobby Bland (Duke 407) | 13 | 24 | 32 | 6 | |
| 13 | I GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY’S BABY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 193) | 11 | 19 | 30 | 6 | |
| 14 | MY SWEET POTATO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 196) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 7 | |
| 15 | I’M YOUR PUPPET James & Bobby Purify (Bell 648) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 16 | LAND OF 1000 DANCES Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2348) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 17 | AIN’T NOBODY HOME Howard Tate (Verve 10420) | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | |
| 18 | I WANT TO BE WITH YOU Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury 72584) | 24 | 28 | 28 | 9 | |
| 19 | FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (Sad Song) Otis Redding (Volt 138) | 32 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR (pt. 1) B.B. King (ABC 10856) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | PSYCHOTIC REACTION Count Five (Double Shot 104) | 23 | 30 | 37 | 5 | |
| 22 | DON’T BE A DROP-OUT James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6056) | 34 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | WADE IN THE WATER Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet 5541) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 14 | |
| 24 | I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12167) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER Righteous Brothers (Philles 132) | 31 | 41 | 48 | 4 | |
| 26 | SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE Bobby Marchan (Cameo 429) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54136) | 15 | 9 | 5 | 13 | |
| 28 | WORKING IN THE COAL MINE Lee Dorsey (Amy 958) | 17 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| 29 | TIME STOPPED Marvin Smith (Decca 55299) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | CAN’T SATISFY Impressions (ABC 10831) | 21 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
| 31 | BABY, DO THE PHILLY DOG Olympics (Mirwood 5523) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 6 | |
| 32 | I’VE GOT TO DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER Joe Tex (Dial 4045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | SECRET LOVE Billy Stewart (Chess 1978) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | A SATISFIED MIND Bobby Hebb (Philips 40400) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | THE FIFE PIPER Dynatones (HBR 494) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | SAID I WASN’T GONNA TELL NOBODY Sam & Dave (Stax 198) | 30 | 43 | 46 | 4 | |
| 37 | SUMMER SAMBA (So Nice) Walter Wanderley (Verve 10421) | 28 | 31 | 35 | 6 | |
| 38 | THE SCRATCH Robert Parker (Nola 726) | 43 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU Elgins (V.I.P. 25037) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | UP TIGHT Ramsey Lewis (Cadet 5547) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | LOVE’S GONE BAD Chris Clark (V.I.P. 25038) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | RUN AND HIDE Uniques (Paula 245) | 46 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | RIGHT COMBINATION Marsha Brody (Hot Shot 1000) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | TEQUILA Wes Montgomery (Verve 10432) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | NO STRANGER TO LOVE Inez & Charlie Foxx (Musicor 1201) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | I BET’CHA (Couldn’t Love Me) Manhattans (Carnival 522) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | YOU BUSTED MY MIND Judy Clay (Scepter 12157) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | WHAT NOW MY LOVE “Groove” Holmes (Prestige 427) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | STAY WITH ME Lorraine Ellison (Warner Bros. 5850) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SOMEBODY (Somewhere) NEEDS YOU Darrell Banks (Revilot 203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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