| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 10, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE Supremes (Motown 1097) | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2 | OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART Darrell Banks (Revilot 201) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | LAND OF 1000 DANCES Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2348) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| 4 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35024) | 10 | 13 | 19 | 7 | |
| 5 | BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54136) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 | SUMMERTIME Billy Stewart (Chess 1966) | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | |
| 7 | WARM AND TENDER LOVE Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2342) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 8 | WADE IN THE WATER Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet 5541) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| 9 | BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP Temptations (Gordy 7055) | 16 | 25 | 35 | 4 | |
| 10 | MONEY WON’T CHANGE YOU (pt. 1) James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6048) | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
| 11 | WORLD OF FANTASY Five Stairsteps (Windy C 602) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 8 | |
| 12 | WORKING IN THE COAL MINE Lee Dorsey (Amy 958) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 8 | |
| 13 | SUNNY Bobby Hebb (Philips 40365) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 9 | |
| 14 | WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35022) | 15 | 23 | 31 | 5 | |
| 15 | THE PHILLY FREEZE Alvin Cash & Registers (Mar-V-Lus 6012) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 16 | AIN’T NOBODY HOME Howard Tate (Verve 10420) | 23 | 26 | 29 | 5 | |
| 17 | THAT’S ENOUGH Rosco Robinson (Wand 1125) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
| 18 | B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas (Stax 195) | 27 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | MISTY “Groove” Holmes (Prestige 401) | 17 | 12 | 5 | 14 | |
| 20 | LITTLE DARLING (I Need You) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54138) | 26 | 27 | 34 | 5 | |
| 21 | (We’ll Be) UNITED Intruders (Gamble 201) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| 22 | LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING Lou Rawls (Capitol 5709) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | HE’LL BE BACK Players (Minit 32001) | 25 | 42 | 47 | 4 | |
| 24 | RIGHT TRACK Billy Butler (Okeh 7245) | 19 | 19 | 27 | 8 | |
| 25 | DIRTY WORK GOING ON Little Joe Blue (Checker 1141) | 24 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| 26 | CAN’T SATISFY Impressions (ABC 10831) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 5 | |
| 27 | I CHOSE TO SING THE BLUES Ray Charles (ABC 10840) | 29 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE Four Tops (Motown 1098) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | MY SWEET POTATO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 196) | 30 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | KNOCK ON WOOD Eddie Floyd (Stax 194) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | I WANT TO BE WITH YOU Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury 72584) | 34 | 38 | 42 | 5 | |
| 32 | NO GREATER LOVE Holidays (Golden World 47) | 31 | 33 | 38 | 5 | |
| 33 | WHO-DUN-IT? Monk Higgins (St. Lawrence 1013) | 21 | 20 | 24 | 7 | |
| 34 | DAY TRIPPER Vontastics (St. Lawrence 1014) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | WHEN YOU WAKE UP Cash McCall (Thomas 307) | 32 | 21 | 10 | 13 | |
| 36 | GO AHEAD AND CRY Righteous Brothers (Verve 10430) | 22 | 18 | 22 | 6 | |
| 37 | IF YOU GOT THE LOVING (I Got The Time) Sam & Dave (Stax 198) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | I GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY’S BABY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 193) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | POVERTY Bobby Bland (Duke 407) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | KEEP LOOKING Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2349) | 42 | 48 | 49 | 4 | |
| 41 | SUMMER SAMBA (So Nice) Walter Wanderley (Verve 10421) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | BABY I LOVE YOU Jimmy Holiday (Minit 32002) | 33 | 28 | 33 | 9 | |
| 43 | BABY, DO THE PHILLY DOG Olympics (Mirwood 5523) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | BABY TOYS Toys (DynoVoice 222) | 45 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | A CHANGE IS GONNA COME Brother Jack McDuff (Atlantic 5069) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | MAN LOVES TWO Little Milton (Checker 1149) | 36 | 44 | 46 | 5 | |
| 47 | PSYCHOTIC REACTION Count Five (Double Shot 104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | IN THE BASEMENT (pt. 1) Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto (Cadet 5539) | 38 | 30 | 32 | 8 | |
| 49 | I’M GONNA LEAVE YOU Bobby Powell (Whit 716) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU Earl Gains (HBR 481) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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