| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 30, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HANKY PANKY Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette 4686) | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2 | I LOVE YOU 1000 TIMES Platters (Musicor 1166) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU Carla Thomas (Stax 188) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | |
| 4 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE Bobby Bland (Duke 402) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | TAKE THIS HEART OF MINE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54132) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 6 | MISTY “Groove” Holmes (Prestige 401) | 7 | 11 | 17 | 8 | |
| 7 | LET’S GO GET STONED Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10808) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 8 | OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART Darrell Banks (Revilot 201) | 15 | 24 | 36 | 5 | |
| 9 | TEENAGER’S PRAYER Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 2564) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| 10 | HAVANA MOON Chuck Berry (Chess 1645) | 16 | 20 | 29 | 7 | |
| 11 | WHEN YOU WAKE UP Cash McCall (Thomas 307) | 13 | 18 | 24 | 7 | |
| 12 | TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12153) | 18 | 26 | 31 | 5 | |
| 13 | I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER Holidays (Golden World 36) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 13 | |
| 14 | IT’S AN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE BOTTOM Walter Jackson (Okeh 7247) | 14 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| 15 | NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBOR Jimmy Hughes (Fame 1003) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 16 | WADE IN THE WATER Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet 5541) | 20 | 30 | 38 | 4 | |
| 17 | HOT SHOT Buena Vistas (Swan 4255) | 12 | 15 | 22 | 9 | |
| 18 | BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54136) | 21 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | WARM AND TENDER LOVE Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2342) | 26 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG Temptations (Gordy 7054) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 21 | THE PHILLY FREEZE Alvin Cash & Registers (Mar-V-Lus 6012) | 29 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | WITHOUT A SONG (pt. 1) James Cleveland & Cleveland Singers (Savoy 4269) | 37 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | HOLD ON! I’M A COMIN’ Sam & Dave (Stax 189) | 17 | 9 | 4 | 18 | |
| 24 | (We’ll Be) UNITED Intruders (Gamble 201) | 28 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 25 | SUDDENLY Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2345) | 33 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | THAT NEW GIRL Manhattans (Carnival 517) | 22 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 27 | THAT’S ENOUGH Rosco Robinson (Wand 1125) | 32 | 38 | 35 | 8 | |
| 28 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2326) | 19 | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| 29 | LOVE ATTACK James Carr (Goldwax 309) | 35 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE (Love Theme From “The Sandpiper”) Lou Rawls (Capitol 5655) | 23 | 28 | 37 | 5 | |
| 31 | I GUESS I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Isley Brothers (Tamla 54135) | 31 | 33 | 45 | 4 | |
| 32 | SWEET DREAMS (Of You) Mighty Sam (Amy 957) | 36 | 43 | 48 | 4 | |
| 33 | WORLD OF FANTASY Five Stairsteps (Windy C 602) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | LAND OF 1000 DANCES Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2348) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) Mable John (Stax 192) | 40 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | COOL JERK Capitols (Karen 1524) | 24 | 13 | 8 | 14 | |
| 37 | MONEY WON’T CHANGE YOU (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6048) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | BABY I LOVE YOU Jimmy Holiday (Minit 32002) | 39 | 47 | 49 | 5 | |
| 39 | DIRTY WORK GOING ON Little Joe Blue (Checker 1141) | 42 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | GO GO TRAIN Jackie Paine (Jet Stream 725) | 25 | 32 | 39 | 5 | |
| 41 | RIGHT TRACK Billy Butler (Okeh 7245) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | MAKE ME BELONG TO YOU Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2346) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | BABY, IT’S OVER Bob & Earl (Mirwood 5517) | 27 | 16 | 13 | 8 | |
| 45 | WORKING IN THE COAL MINE Lee Dorsey (Amy 958) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | IN THE BASEMENT (pt. 1) Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto (Cadet 5539) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | WHO-DUN-IT? Monk Higgins (St. Lawrence 1013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | COUNT DOWN Dave “Baby” Cortez (Roulette 4679) | 30 | 21 | 16 | 11 | |
| 49 | MY BACK SCRATCHER Frank Frost (Jewel 765) | 47 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | SUMMERTIME Billy Stewart (Chess 1966) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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