| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 15, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING Lou Rawls (Capitol 5709) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE Four Tops (Motown 1098) | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | |
| 3 | B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas (Stax 195) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 4 | KNOCK ON WOOD Eddie Floyd (Stax 194) | 5 | 8 | 16 | 7 | |
| 5 | BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP Temptations (Gordy 7055) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 | BUT IT’S ALRIGHT J.J. Jackson (Calla 119) | 7 | 14 | 26 | 5 | |
| 7 | WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55300) | 10 | 19 | 32 | 5 | |
| 8 | I’M YOUR PUPPET James & Bobby Purify (Bell 648) | 15 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 9 | DAY TRIPPER Vontastics (St. Lawrence 1014) | 9 | 10 | 17 | 7 | |
| 10 | DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR (pt. 1) B.B. King (ABC 10856) | 20 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 11 | POVERTY Bobby Bland (Duke 407) | 12 | 13 | 24 | 7 | |
| 12 | YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE Supremes (Motown 1097) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 13 | FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (Sad Song) Otis Redding (Volt 138) | 19 | 32 | 46 | 4 | |
| 14 | WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35022) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| 15 | DON’T BE A DROP-OUT James Brown & Famous Flames (King 6056) | 22 | 34 | 48 | 4 | |
| 16 | I GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY’S BABY Johnnie Taylor (Stax 193) | 13 | 11 | 19 | 7 | |
| 17 | I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12167) | 24 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | SECRET LOVE Billy Stewart (Chess 1978) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE Bobby Marchan (Cameo 429) | 26 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | I’VE GOT TO DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER Joe Tex (Dial 4045) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER Righteous Brothers (Philles 132) | 25 | 31 | 41 | 5 | |
| 22 | I WANT TO BE WITH YOU Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury 72584) | 18 | 24 | 28 | 10 | |
| 23 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35024) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| 24 | UP TIGHT Ramsey Lewis (Cadet 5547) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | PSYCHOTIC REACTION Count Five (Double Shot 104) | 21 | 23 | 30 | 6 | |
| 26 | BABY, DO THE PHILLY DOG Olympics (Mirwood 5523) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 7 | |
| 27 | TIME STOPPED Marvin Smith (Decca 55299) | 29 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | MY SWEET POTATO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 196) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 8 | |
| 29 | STAY WITH ME Lorraine Ellison (Warner Bros. 5850) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | AIN’T NOBODY HOME Howard Tate (Verve 10420) | 17 | 18 | 13 | 10 | |
| 31 | A SATISFIED MIND Bobby Hebb (Philips 40400) | 34 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | THE FIFE PIPER Dynatones (HBR 494) | 35 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | SOMEBODY (Somewhere) NEEDS YOU Darrell Banks (Revilot 203) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU Elgins (V.I.P. 25037) | 39 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | WHAT NOW MY LOVE “Groove” Holmes (Prestige 427) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | I BET’CHA (Couldn’t Love Me) Manhattans (Carnival 522) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | IT TEARS ME UP Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2358) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | RUN AND HIDE Uniques (Paula 245) | 42 | 46 | 49 | 4 | |
| 39 | CAN YOU BLAME ME Jimmy Norman (Samar 116) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | NO STRANGER TO LOVE Inez & Charlie Foxx (Musicor 1201) | 45 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | TEQUILA Wes Montgomery (Verve 10432) | 44 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | HYMN NO. 5 Mighty Hannibal (Josie 964) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | IF I HAD A HAMMER Willie Hightower (Fury 5002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | BANG! BANG! Joe Cuba Sextet (Tico 475) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | YOU BUSTED MY MIND Judy Clay (Scepter 12157) | 47 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | SAID I WASN’T GONNA TELL NOBODY Sam & Dave (Stax 198) | 36 | 30 | 43 | 5 | |
| 47 | BABY PLEASE Junior Parker (Mercury 72620) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | LOVE’S GONE BAD Chris Clark (V.I.P. 25038) | 41 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | BOOKER-LOO Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 196) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THAT’S MY MAN Marion James (Excello 2280) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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