THE NO. 1 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * FOUR TOPS
THE NO. 2 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * WILSON PICKETT
THE NO. 3 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * SOLOMON BURKE
THE NO. 4 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * BILLY STEWART
THE NO. 5 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * BARBARA MASON
WCHB / WJLB ‘TOP 5’ DETROIT
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The ‘Top 5’ soul records also were the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s two R&B stations 1440 WCHB and 1400 WJLB on the AM dial at the time, as well as other record selections off this chart, as tabulated nationally, week-ending 07/24/65.