| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 21, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2326) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | BAREFOOTIN’ Robert Parker (Nola 721) | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | IT’S A MAN’S MAN’S MAN’S WORLD James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6035) | 3 | 11 | 24 | 4 | |
| 4 | HOLD ON! I’M A COMIN’ Sam & Dave (Stax 189) | 5 | 18 | 27 | 8 | |
| 5 | COOL JERK Capitols (Karen 1524) | 14 | 20 | 37 | 4 | |
| 6 | SHE BLEW A GOOD THING Poets (Symbol 214) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | NOTHING’S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54130) | 9 | 10 | 17 | 6 | |
| 8 | MESSAGE TO MICHAEL Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12133) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |
| 9 | LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART Supremes (Motown 1094) | 11 | 16 | 22 | 5 | |
| 10 | WANG DANG DOODLE Ko Ko Taylor (Checker 1135) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 11 | (I’m A) ROAD RUNNER Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35015) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 6 | |
| 12 | YOU’VE GOT MY MIND MESSED UP James Carr (Goldwax 302) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 13 | YOU WAITED TOO LONG Five Stairsteps (Windy C 601) | 15 | 25 | 46 | 4 | |
| 14 | S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) Joe Tex (Dial 4028) | 26 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | OH HOW HAPPY Shades Of Blue (Impact 1007) | 21 | 31 | 39 | 4 | |
| 16 | I’LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU Garnet Mimms (United Artists 995) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| 17 | SATISFACTION Otis Redding (Volt 132) | 13 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
| 18 | YOU’RE THE ONE Marvelettes (Tamla 54131) | 19 | 26 | 30 | 5 | |
| 19 | REAL HUMDINGER J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic 110) | 16 | 12 | 16 | 9 | |
| 20 | I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER Holidays (Golden World 36) | 31 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | SHARING YOU Mitty Collier (Chess 1953) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 8 | |
| 22 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE Bobby Bland (Duke 402) | 37 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | SEARCHING FOR MY LOVE Bobby Moore & Rhythm Aces (Checker 1129) | 20 | 13 | 7 | 14 | |
| 24 | TOGETHER AGAIN Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10785) | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | |
| 25 | LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU Carla Thomas (Stax 188) | 34 | 39 | 45 | 4 | |
| 26 | LOVE TAKES A LONG TIME GROWING Deon Jackson (Carla 2527) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 4 | |
| 27 | WHEN DOES THE HEARTACHE END Little Milton (Checker 1138) | 32 | 36 | 43 | 4 | |
| 28 | HEADLINE NEWS Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic 114) | 28 | 32 | 35 | 4 | |
| 29 | BETTER USE YOUR HEAD Little Anthony & Imperials (Veep 1228) | 39 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBOR Jimmy Hughes (Fame 1003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 31 | LOUIE, LOUIE Kingsmen (Wand 143) | 30 | 34 | 41 | 23 | |
| 32 | TRULY YOURS Spinners (Motown 1093) | 35 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG Temptations (Gordy 7054) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING Contours (Gordy 7052) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | NINETY-NINE AND A HALF (Won’t Do) Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2334) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | SO MUCH LOVE Ben E. King (Atco 6413) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | BAD EYE Willie Mitchell (Hi 2103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | TAKE SOME TIME OUT FOR LOVE Isley Brothers (Tamla 54133) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | TAKE THIS HEART OF MINE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54132) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | COUNT DOWN Dave “Baby“ Cortez (Roulette 4679) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | SOMEWHERE Johnny Nash (JoDa 106) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | LET’S GO GET STONED Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10808) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | FIVE LONG YEARS B.B. King (Kent 445) | 44 | 41 | 47 | 4 | |
| 44 | JUST A LONELY STRANGER Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2276) | 45 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | COME ON AND SEE ME Tammi Terrell (Motown 1095) | 47 | 43 | 48 | 4 | |
| 46 | I LOVE YOU 1000 TIMES Platters (Musicor 1166) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN Esther Phillips (Atlantic 2335) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | DAY TRIPPER J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic 115) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | GONE FOR GOOD O.V. Wright (Back Beat 558) | — | — | 42 | 6 | |
| 50 | GOODBYE LITTLE GIRL Junior Parker (Duke 398) | 38 | 46 | — | 3 | |
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