| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 24, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THAT’S LIFE Frank Sinatra (Reprise 0531) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Aaron Neville (Par-Lo 101) | 2 | 3 | 20 | 4 | |
| 3 | MUSTANG SALLY Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2365) | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | |
| 4 | WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55300) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | I’M READY FOR LOVE Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7056) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME Freddie Scott (Shout 207) | 7 | 8 | 24 | 4 | |
| 7 | WACK WACK Young Holt Trio (Brunswick 55305) | 12 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | STAND BY ME Spyder Turner (MGM 13617) | 10 | 22 | — | 3 | |
| 9 | TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS Otis Redding (Volt 141) | 11 | 12 | 32 | 5 | |
| 10 | I FOOLED YOU THIS TIME Gene Chandler (Checker 1155) | 9 | 15 | 17 | 8 | |
| 11 | I’M YOUR PUPPET James & Bobby Purify (Bell 648) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| 12 | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Supremes (Motown 1101) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 13 | I’VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE / TOMORROW’S TEARS Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35027) | 13 | 27 | 35 | 5 | |
| 14 | PAPA WAS TOO Joe Tex (Dial 4051) | 16 | 31 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | (Come ’Round Here) I’M THE ONE YOU NEED Miracles (Tamla 54140) | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | |
| 16 | YOU NEED CONFIDENCE Van Dykes (Mala 549) | 18 | 18 | 31 | 5 | |
| 17 | STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE Four Tops (Motown 1102) | 23 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | MERCY, MERCY, MERCY “Cannonball” Adderley (Capitol 5798) | 24 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | SILVER BELLS Earl Grant (Decca 25703) | 25 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | I’M GONNA MISS YOU Artistics (Brunswick 55301) | 22 | 21 | 23 | 7 | |
| 21 | MY BABY’S GONE Donald Height (Shout 204) | 17 | 19 | 18 | 8 | |
| 22 | BACK IN THE SAME OLD BAG AGAIN Bobby Bland (Duke 412) | 19 | 24 | 34 | 5 | |
| 23 | LET’S FALL IN LOVE Peaches & Herb (Date 1523) | 20 | 13 | 14 | 7 | |
| 24 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Temptations (Gordy 7057) | 21 | 16 | 27 | 6 | |
| 25 | IT TEARS ME UP Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2358) | 15 | 20 | 11 | 11 | |
| 26 | KARATE Emperors (Mala 543) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOU Jimmy Castor (Smash 2069) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 28 | YOU CAN BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES Lou Rawls (Capitol 5790) | 29 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | I CAN’T PLEASE YOU Jimmy Robins (Jerhart 207) | 31 | 36 | 44 | 4 | |
| 30 | BABY WHAT I MEAN Drifters (Atlantic 2366) | 33 | 33 | 41 | 4 | |
| 31 | SWEET LITTLE BABY BOY (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6065) | 32 | 34 | 29 | 5 | |
| 32 | LOOK AT GRANNY RUN RUN Howard Tate (Verve 10464) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | STANDING ON GUARD Falcons (Big Wheel 1967) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 8 | |
| 34 | I’M YOUR BREAD MAKER, BABY Slim Harpo (Excello 2282) | 35 | 38 | 45 | 5 | |
| 35 | BLACK OLIVES Bad Boys (Paula 254) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | AT THE PARTY Hector Rivera (Barry! 1011) | 44 | 46 | 48 | 4 | |
| 37 | YOU GOT ME HUMMIN’ Sam & Dave (Stax 204) | 36 | 44 | 49 | 4 | |
| 38 | WHAT IS SOUL? Ben E. King (Atco 6454) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | SOUL SUPERMAN Hesitations (Kapp 790) | 41 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | YOU’RE TAKING UP ANOTHER MAN’S PLACE Mable John (Stax 205) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | THERE’S SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Baby Ray (Imperial 66216) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | 96 TEARS Big Maybelle (Rojac 112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | THAT’S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS Mattie Moultrie (Columbia 43857) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | TRAMP Lowell Fulsom (Kent 456) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | (Lookin’ Out The Window) WATCHING AND WAITING Mitty Collier (Chess 1987) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | THE COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE Little Richard (Okeh 7262) | 49 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | NEVER LEAVE ME Thelma Jones (Barry 1010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I LOVE YOU MORE Lee Williams & Cymbals (Carnival 521) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | SOUL SISTER Four Gents (HBR 509) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | A GOOD LOVE Lorraine Ellison (Warner Bros. 5879) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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