| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 8, 1966 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | DON’T LOOK BACK
Temptations–Gordy 7047 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | BABY COME ON HOME
Solomon Burke–Atlantic 2314 | — | 1 |
| 3 | BABY, YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING
Little Jerry Williams–Calla 105 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | MY GENERATION
The Who–Decca 31877 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | SOME SUNDAY MORNING
Wayne Newton–Capitol 5553 | — | 3 |
| 6 | QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS
Andy Williams–Columbia 43456 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | ANDREA
Sunrays–Tower 191 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | TEARS (For Souvenirs)
Ken Dodds–Liberty 55835 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT
Chuck Jackson–Wand 1105 | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | GOOD HARD ROCK
Ian Whitcomb–Tower 192 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU LOVE ME
Tammi Terrell–Motown 1086 | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | A BEGINNING FROM AN END
Jan & Dean–Liberty 55849 | 12 | 2 |
| 13 | TIRED OF BEING LONELY
Sharpees–One-derful! 4839 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | FLY ME TO THE MOON
Sam & Bill–JoDa 104 | 26 | 2 |
| 15 | THIS HEART OF MINE
Artistics–Okeh 7232 | 19 | 3 |
| 16 | BROWN PAPER SACK
Gentrys–MGM 13432 | — | 1 |
| 17 | (You Got) THE GAMMA GOOCHEE
Kingsmen–Wand 1107 | 6 | 4 |
| 18 | SKOKIAAN
Bob Moore & Orchestra–Hickory 1357 | 28 | 3 |
| 19 | I WANT YOU
Tony & Terri–Mercury 72489 | 21 | 3 |
| 20 | I CAN TELL
Reparata & Delrons–RCA Victor 47-8721 | 29 | 4 |
| 21 | DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto–Cadet 5519 | 7 | 5 |
| 22 | MICHELLE
Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16809 | — | 1 |
| 23 | MEET ME AT THE ALTAR
Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-8722 | 20 | 3 |
| 24 | NIGHT TIME
Strangeloves–Bang 514 | 41 | 2 |
| 25 | ONCE A DAY
Timi Yuro–Mercury 72515 | 32 | 2 |
| 26 | THE LITTLE BLACK EGG
Nightcrawlers–Kapp 709 | 35 | 5 |
| 27 | THIS CAN’T BE TRUE
Eddie Holman–Parkway 960 | 38 | 2 |
| 28 | NINA-KOCKA-NINA
Dinks–Sully 914 | 25 | 4 |
| 29 | HOW CAN YOU TELL
Sandie Shaw–Reprise 0427 | 22 | 4 |
| 30 | TAKE ME FOR WHAT I’M WORTH
Searchers–Kapp 729 | — | 1 |
| 31 | MICHELLE
David & Jonathan–Capitol 5563 | — | 1 |
| 32 | LOOK AT ME
Three Dimensions–RCA Victor 47-8709 | — | 6 |
| 33 | MICHELLE
Spokesmen–Decca 31895 | — | 1 |
| 34 | GET BACK
Roy Head–Scepter 12124 | 37 | 2 |
| 35 | THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’
Nancy Sinatra–Reprise 0432 | 42 | 2 |
| 36 | MICHELLE
Bud Shank–World Pacific 77814 | — | 1 |
| 37 | BIG BRIGHT EYES
Danny Hutton–HBR 453 | 43 | 2 |
| 38 | THE RAINS CAME
Sir Douglas Quintet–Tribe 8314 | 47 | 2 |
| 39 | TEARS COME TUMBLING
Teardrops–Musicor 1139 | 36 | 3 |
| 40 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU TOMORROW
Dey & Knight–Columbia 43466 | 34 | 3 |
| 41 | LARA’S THEME
MGM Singing Strings–MGM 13448 | — | 1 |
| 42 | I FOUGHT THE LAW
Bobby Fuller Four–Mustang 3014 | — | 1 |
| 43 | HOT BARBECUE
Brother Jack McDuff–Prestige 388 | 33 | 3 |
| 44 | (You’re Gonna) HURT YOURSELF
Frankie Valli–Smash 2015 | — | 1 |
| 45 | BABY SCRATCH MY BACK
Slim Harpo–Excello 2273 | — | 1 |
| 46 | CLEO’S MOOD
Jr. Walker & All Stars–Soul 35017 | — | 1 |
| 47 | FRIENDS AND LOVERS FOREVER
Nancy Ames–Epic 9874 | — | 3 |
| 48 | GETTING THROUGH TO ME
Annabelle Fox–Satin 400 | — | 1 |
| 49 | WHAT KINDA DEAL IS THIS
Bill Carlisle–Hickory 1358 | 40 | 3 |
| 50 | PARCHMENT FARM (Blues)
Kingston Trio–Decca 31860 | 27 | 5 |