| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 17, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THAT’S LIFE Frank Sinatra (Reprise 0531) | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Aaron Neville (Par-Lo 101) | 3 | 20 | — | 3 | |
| 3 | WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55300) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 4 | I’M READY FOR LOVE Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7056) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | MUSTANG SALLY Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2365) | 7 | 16 | 29 | 5 | |
| 6 | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Supremes (Motown 1101) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME Freddie Scott (Shout 207) | 8 | 24 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | I’M YOUR PUPPET James & Bobby Purify (Bell 648) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 9 | I FOOLED YOU THIS TIME Gene Chandler (Checker 1155) | 15 | 17 | 22 | 7 | |
| 10 | STAND BY ME Spyder Turner (MGM 13617) | 22 | — | — | 2 | |
| 11 | TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS Otis Redding (Volt 141) | 12 | 32 | 33 | 4 | |
| 12 | WACK WACK Young Holt Trio (Brunswick 55305) | 30 | — | — | 2 | |
| 13 | I’VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE / TOMORROW’S TEARS Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35027) | 27 | 35 | 35 | 4 | |
| 14 | (Come ’Round Here) I’M THE ONE YOU NEED Miracles (Tamla 54140) | 10 | 13 | 18 | 8 | |
| 15 | IT TEARS ME UP Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2358) | 20 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 16 | PAPA WAS TOO Joe Tex (Dial 4051) | 31 | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | MY BABY’S GONE Donald Height (Shout 204) | 19 | 18 | 24 | 7 | |
| 18 | YOU NEED CONFIDENCE Van Dykes (Mala 549) | 18 | 31 | 38 | 4 | |
| 19 | BACK IN THE SAME OLD BAG AGAIN Bobby Bland (Duke 412) | 24 | 34 | 34 | 4 | |
| 20 | LET’S FALL IN LOVE Peaches & Herb (Date 1523) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
| 21 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Temptations (Gordy 7057) | 16 | 27 | 36 | 5 | |
| 22 | I’M GONNA MISS YOU Artistics (Brunswick 55301) | 21 | 23 | 31 | 6 | |
| 23 | STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE Four Tops (Motown 1102) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | MERCY, MERCY, MERCY “Cannonball” Adderley (Capitol 5798) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 25 | SILVER BELLS Earl Grant (Decca 25703) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 26 | DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR (pt. 1) B.B. King (ABC 10856) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 27 | BUT IT’S ALRIGHT J.J. Jackson (Calla 119) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 14 | |
| 28 | MONEY (That’s What I Want) (pt. 1) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35026) | 17 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
| 29 | YOU CAN BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES Lou Rawls (Capitol 5790) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 30 | HARLEM SHUFFLE Traits (Scepter 12169) | 26 | 21 | 20 | 8 | |
| 31 | I CAN’T PLEASE YOU Jimmy Robins (Jerhart 207) | 36 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | SWEET LITTLE BABY BOY (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6065) | 34 | 29 | 41 | 4 | |
| 33 | BABY WHAT I MEAN Drifters (Atlantic 2366) | 33 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | HALF A MAN / LOOK AT GRANNY RUN RUN Howard Tate (Verve 10464) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | I’M YOUR BREAD MAKER, BABY Slim Harpo (Excello 2282) | 38 | 45 | 48 | 4 | |
| 36 | YOU GOT ME HUMMIN’ Sam & Dave (Stax 204) | 44 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | STANDING ON GUARD Falcons (Big Wheel 1967) | 37 | 36 | — | 7 | |
| 38 | YOU’RE TAKING UP ANOTHER MAN’S PLACE Mable John (Stax 205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | WHAT IS SOUL? Ben E. King (Atco 6454) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | HYMN NO. 5 Mighty Hannibal (Josie 964) | 40 | 30 | 26 | 10 | |
| 41 | SOUL SUPERMAN Hesitations (Kapp 790) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | THERE’S SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Baby Ray (Imperial 66216) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | KARATE Emperors (Mala 543) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | AT THE PARTY Hector Rivera (Barry! 1011) | 46 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | ALVIN’S BOO-GA-LOO Alvin Cash & Registers (Mar-V-Lus 6014) | 45 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | (Lookin’ Out The Window) WATCHING AND WAITING Mitty Collier (Chess 1987) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | TRAMP Lowell Fulsom (Kent 456) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | BLACK OLIVES Bad Boys (Paula 254) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | THE COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE Little Richard (Okeh 7262) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | SOUL SISTER Four Gents (HBR 509) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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