| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 31, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Aaron Neville (Par-Lo 101) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | THAT’S LIFE Frank Sinatra (Reprise 0531) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | MUSTANG SALLY Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2365) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| 4 | STAND BY ME Spyder Turner (MGM 13617) | 8 | 10 | 22 | 4 | |
| 5 | WACK WACK Young Holt Trio (Brunswick 55305) | 7 | 12 | 30 | 4 | |
| 6 | TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS Otis Redding (Volt 141) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | |
| 7 | ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME Freddie Scott (Shout 207) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
| 8 | WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55300) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
| 9 | I’M READY FOR LOVE Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7056) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 10 | I’VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE / TOMORROW’S TEARS Jimmy Ruffin (Soul 35027) | 13 | 13 | 27 | 6 | |
| 11 | PAPA WAS TOO Joe Tex (Dial 4051) | 14 | 16 | 31 | 4 | |
| 12 | (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU Temptations (Gordy 7057) | 24 | 21 | 16 | 7 | |
| 13 | MERCY, MERCY, MERCY “Cannonball” Adderley (Capitol 5798) | 18 | 24 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE Four Tops (Motown 1102) | 17 | 23 | 49 | 4 | |
| 15 | I’M YOUR PUPPET James & Bobby Purify (Bell 648) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 16 | YOU NEED CONFIDENCE Van Dykes (Mala 549) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 6 | |
| 17 | I FOOLED YOU THIS TIME Gene Chandler (Checker 1155) | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | |
| 18 | BACK IN THE SAME OLD BAG AGAIN Bobby Bland (Duke 412) | 22 | 19 | 24 | 6 | |
| 19 | KARATE Emperors (Mala 543) | 26 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOU Jimmy Castor (Smash 2069) | 27 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Supremes (Motown 1101) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| 22 | MY BABY’S GONE Donald Height (Shout 204) | 21 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
| 23 | LOOK AT GRANNY RUN RUN Howard Tate (Verve 10464) | 32 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | IT TEARS ME UP Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2358) | 25 | 15 | 20 | 12 | |
| 25 | AT THE PARTY Hector Rivera (Barry! 1011) | 36 | 44 | 46 | 5 | |
| 26 | ANOTHER NIGHT Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12181) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 27 | YOU GOT ME HUMMIN’ Sam & Dave (Stax 204) | 37 | 36 | 44 | 5 | |
| 28 | I CAN’T PLEASE YOU Jimmy Robins (Jerhart 207) | 29 | 31 | 36 | 5 | |
| 29 | I’M GONNA MISS YOU Artistics (Brunswick 55301) | 20 | 22 | 21 | 8 | |
| 30 | (Come ’Round Here) I’M THE ONE YOU NEED Miracles (Tamla 54140) | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | |
| 31 | 96 TEARS Big Maybelle (Rojac 112) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | SILVER BELLS Earl Grant (Decca 25703) | 19 | 25 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | BABY WHAT I MEAN Drifters (Atlantic 2366) | 30 | 33 | 33 | 5 | |
| 34 | STANDING ON GUARD Falcons (Big Wheel 1967) | 33 | 37 | 37 | 9 | |
| 35 | YOU CAN BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES Lou Rawls (Capitol 5790) | 28 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | SOUL SUPERMAN Hesitations (Kapp 790) | 39 | 41 | 43 | 4 | |
| 37 | BLACK OLIVES Bad Boys (Paula 254) | 35 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | YOU’RE TAKING UP ANOTHER MAN’S PLACE Mable John (Stax 205) | 40 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE Patti LaBelle & Bluebelles (Atlantic 2373) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | WHAT IS SOUL? Ben E. King (Atco 6454) | 38 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | A GOOD LOVE Lorraine Ellison (Warner Bros. 5879) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | NEVER LEAVE ME Thelma Jones (Barry 1010) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | CROSSCUT SAW Albert King (Stax 201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | TRAMP Lowell Fulsom (Kent 456) | 44 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | THE COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE Little Richard (Okeh 7262) | 46 | 49 | 50 | 4 | |
| 46 | COME BY HERE Inez & Charlie Foxx (Musicor 1201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | THAT’S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS Mattie Moultrie (Columbia 43857) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | EVERYBODY DANCE NOW Soul City (Goodtime 801) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | I LOVE YOU MORE Lee Williams & Cymbals (Carnival 521) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | (Lookin’ Out The Window) WATCHING AND WAITING Mitty Collier (Chess 1987) | 45 | 46 | — | 3 | |
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