| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 2, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TREAT HER RIGHT Roy Head & Traits (Back Beat 546) | 2 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2 | THE “IN” CROWD Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5506) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | RESPECT Otis Redding (Volt 128) | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
| 4 | I WANT TO (Do Everything For You) Joe Tex (Dial 4016) | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 5 | RESCUE ME Fontella Bass (Checker 1120) | 19 | 38 | 46 | 4 | |
| 6 | LET’S DO IT OVER Joe Simon (Vee-Jay 694) | 9 | 18 | 22 | 10 | |
| 7 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2289) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 8 | GOT TO FIND A WAY Harold Burrage (M-Pac! 7225) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 9 | IT’S A MAN DOWN THERE G.L. Crockett (4 Brothers 445) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 10 | THESE HANDS (Small But Mighty) Bobby Bland (Duke 385) | 14 | 23 | 31 | 8 | |
| 11 | FOR YOUR LOVE Sam & Bill (JoDa 100) | 15 | 19 | 28 | 8 | |
| 12 | NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES Supremes (Motown 1080) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 13 | SAD, SAD GIRL Barbara Mason (Arctic 108) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| 14 | PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5999) | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| 15 | SUGAR DUMPLING Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8631) | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 16 | TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (Rock Me A Little While) Kim Weston (Gordy 7046) | 22 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | LET’S MOVE AND GROOVE (Together) Johnny Nash (JoDa 102) | 25 | 47 | 45 | 6 | |
| 18 | YOU CAN’T TAKE IT AWAY Fred Hughes (Vee-Jay 703) | 20 | 26 | 29 | 6 | |
| 19 | HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54119) | 17 | 21 | 32 | 5 | |
| 20 | WE’RE DOING FINE Dee Dee Warwick (Blue Rock 4027) | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
| 21 | HOW NICE IT IS Billy Stewart (Chess 1941) | 29 | 41 | 43 | 4 | |
| 22 | I MISS YOU SO Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP 1149) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | I’M THE MAN DOWN THERE Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 702) | 24 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| 24 | MAKE ME YOUR BABY Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2300) | 27 | 34 | 40 | 4 | |
| 25 | SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy “C” (Black Hawk 12101) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | GOOD TIMES Gene Chandler (Constellation 160) | 16 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 27 | SOMEONE IS WATCHING Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2299) | 39 | 43 | 39 | 7 | |
| 28 | SINCE I LOST MY BABY Temptations (Gordy 7043) | 18 | 15 | 9 | 11 | |
| 29 | THE COLOR OF HIS LOVE IS BLUE Odessa Harris (Uptown 711) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | THINK Jimmy McCracklin (Imperial 66129) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | UNCHAINED MELODY Righteous Brothers (Philles 129) | 28 | 20 | 13 | 13 | |
| 32 | NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Ronnie Milsap (Scepter 12109) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | SOUL HEAVEN Dixie Drifter (Roulette 4641) | 30 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| 34 | ME WITHOUT YOU Mary Wells (20th Century-Fox 606) | 31 | 31 | 38 | 6 | |
| 35 | JUST ONE KISS FROM YOU Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10725) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | SHE’S WITH HER OTHER LOVE Leon Hayward (Imperial 66123) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | AIN’T THAT PECULIAR Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54122) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | I’M GOIN’ FOR MYSELF Eddie & Ernie (Eastern 606) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | ONLY A FOOL BREAKS HIS OWN HEART Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1185) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | AND THAT REMINDS ME Della Reese (ABC-Paramount 10721) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | I’M SO THANKFUL Ikettes (Modern 1011) | — | — | 50 | 5 | |
| 42 | RING DANG DOO Sam The Sham & Pharaohs (MGM 13397) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | NO PITY (In The Naked City) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55280) | 26 | 13 | 7 | 16 | |
| 44 | LITTLE MISS SAD Five Emprees (Freeport 1001) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | WORK, WORK, WORK Lee Dorsey (Amy 939) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | HEARTBEAT (pt. 1) Gloria Jones (Uptown 712) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | THE THINGS YOU PUT ME THROUGH B.B. King (ABC-Paramount 10724) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | CAN’T LET YOU OUT OF MY SIGHT Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown (Wand 191) | 21 | 17 | 26 | 7 | |
| 49 | I BELIEVE I’LL LOVE ON Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55283) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Shirelles (Scepter 12114) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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