Many of the above titled Billboard R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, September-October 1966.
As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles and Top 25 LPs were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records and albums, for the week-ending October 1, 1966, 58 years ago.
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BILLBOARD TOP RHYTHM & BLUES SINGLES, LPsAugust 1966
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Many of the above titled Billboard R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, August 1966.
As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles and Top 25 LPs were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records and albums, for the week-ending August 13, 1966, 57 years ago.
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BILLBOARD Top Rhythm and Blues Singles January 25, 1969
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Many of the above titled Billboard R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, January 1969.
As tabulated by the Billboard Records & Research department, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending January 25, 1969, 54 years ago.
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BILLBOARD TOP RHYTHM & BLUES SINGLES September 1965
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Many of the above titled Billboard R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, September 1965.
As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 40 record singles were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending September 18, 1965, 57 years ago.
MCRFB Note: By September of 1965 the Motown stable was churning out hits after hits after hits. It bears noting that 10 Motown records comprised this particular Billboard R&B chart alone. Add as well the #9 record, by Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic) and that will total 11 overall Detroit records having been tabulated for the chart — over one quarter listed overall!
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Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 50’ R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, May 1971.
As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending May 8, 1971, 51 years ago.
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Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 40’ R&B singles were also the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit’s soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, December 1967.
As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles and R&B Top 30 LP listing was the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending December 9, 1967.
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NOTES: In the R&B Top 50 listing, you will find there are eight (8) Detroit Motown singles and note as well a single by Detroit’s own Parliaments on the Revilot Records label.
In the R&B top 30 LP’s, marking the charts this week are seven Motown names and groups having comprised the list. It bears noting as well, Detroit’s Aretha Franklin’s second LP on the Atlantic label is positioned in the top 5, holding strong in sales at 16 weeks on the chart. Franklin’s debut LP, positioned at #26 for two weeks, still holds strong at 36 weeks on the Billboard R&B LPs survey.
The hottest soul LP in America on this date in 1967, you will note is in the Top 10. Nearly a year on the soul charts, The Temptations’ Greatest Hits holds an astounding 52 weeks listing overall in the Top Selling R&B LPs.
The Billboard Hot R&B singles and LPs. This week, fifty-four years ago. December 1967.
Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 40’ R&B singles were also the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, August 1965.
As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 40 record singles and R&B Top 10 LP listing was the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending August 7. Fifty-six years ago.
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WEEKof AUGUST 1-7, 1965
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Source: Billboard; August 7, 1965
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NOTES: In the R&B top 40 listing, you will find there are eight (8) Detroit Motown singles and note as well a single by Detroit’s own Edwin Starr on the Ric-Tic label. Motown? In a sense, it is. The Motown house band — Funk Brothers — they incorporated their Motown brand, having backed Starr’s hottest Ric-Tic single to date, “Agent 00-Soul.”
Also, the Rolling Stones made the R&B charts as well, with their Billboard pop charted #1 hit, “Satisfaction”, having climbed to #19.
In the R&B top 10 LP’s, four Motown names and groups comprised the list. And finally, it bears noting Billy Preston, a (little-known) Vee Jay artist at the time, his album hits #5.
In the Top R&B DJ ‘Pick of the Week’ bracket, WCHB Bill Williams selected his two soul “up-and coming” singles. By the Radiants and by Jimmy Williams.
Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 40’ R&B singles were also the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, April 1966.
As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 40 record singles and R&B Top 20 LP listing was the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending April 16, 55 years ago.
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WEEKof APRIL 10-16, 1966
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Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 50’ R&B singles were also the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, November 1970.
The featured R&B Top 50 hits list was the nation’s most popular R&B singles, as charted by Billboard, 50 years ago.
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1-7, 1970
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Many of the above titled Billboard R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400 WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, September-October 1966. 
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