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Singers The Supremes
The Supremes had two number ones (" You Can't Hurry Love" and " You Keep Me Hangin' On") in 1966.

In 1966, Billboard published a chart ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres and since 2005 has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [1] During the year, 20 different singles topped the chart, which was published under the title Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles through the issue dated April 2 and Top Selling R&B Singles thereafter. [2]

In the issue of Billboard dated January 1, James Brown was at number one with " I Got You (I Feel Good)", the song's fifth week in the top spot. [3] It was displaced the following week by " A Sweet Woman Like You" by Joe Tex, but returned to the top of the chart for one final week in the issue dated January 15. Many of the year's chart-toppers were released on the Motown label, including singles by Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Supremes and the Four Tops. [4] Motown is regarded as one of the most successful and influential labels of the 20th century and as having brought unprecedented levels of mainstream success to black music. [5] [6] The Temptations were the year's most successful act, achieving four chart-toppers with " Get Ready", " Ain't Too Proud to Beg", " Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" and " (I Know) I'm Losing You", which spent a cumulative total of sixteen weeks in the top spot, the highest figure for any act. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number one, the longest time spent in the top spot by a song. The longest unbroken run at number one was seven weeks, achieved by Wilson Pickett's " 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)".

In addition to the Temptations, four other acts achieved more than one number one during 1966. Brown gained his second chart-topper of the year in June with " It's a Man's Man's Man's World". Pickett topped the chart for seven weeks in March and April with "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" and for a single week in September with " Land of a Thousand Dances", the Supremes spent time at number one in the last quarter of the year with both " You Can't Hurry Love" and " You Keep Me Hangin' On", and Wonder reached the peak position with both " Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and his recording of Bob Dylan's song " Blowin' in the Wind". [7] Artists who topped the chart for the first time in 1966 included Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Percy Sledge, who spent four weeks at number one with " When a Man Loves a Woman"; it also topped the all-genre Hot 100 chart and would prove to be his signature song, [8] but was his only chart-topper. [9]

Chart history

Key
† Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1966 [10]
singers The Temptations
The Temptations had four number ones in 1966: " Get Ready", " Ain't Too Proud to Beg", " Beauty Is Only Skin Deep", and " (I Know) I'm Losing You".
singers Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave topped the chart with " Hold On! I'm a Comin'".
singer Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd reached number one with " Knock On Wood". He also co-wrote " 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)", a chart-topper for Wilson Pickett. [11]
singer Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder had two number ones (" Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and " Blowin' in the Wind") in 1966.
Chart history
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 1 " I Got You (I Feel Good)" James Brown [3]
January 8 " A Sweet Woman Like You" Joe Tex [12]
January 15 " I Got You (I Feel Good)" James Brown [13]
January 22 " Uptight (Everything's Alright)" Stevie Wonder [14]
January 29 [15]
February 5 [16]
February 12 [17]
February 19 [18]
February 26 " Baby Scratch My Back" Slim Harpo [19]
March 5 [20]
March 12 " 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" Wilson Pickett [21]
March 19 [22]
March 26 [23]
April 2 [24]
April 9 [25]
April 16 [26]
April 23 [27]
April 30 " Get Ready" The Temptations [28]
May 7 " When a Man Loves a Woman" Percy Sledge [29]
May 14 [30]
May 21 [31]
May 28 [32]
June 4 " It's a Man's Man's Man's World" James Brown [33]
June 11 [34]
June 18 " Hold On! I'm Comin'" † Sam & Dave [35]
June 25 " Ain't Too Proud to Beg" The Temptations [36]
July 2 [37]
July 9 [38]
July 16 [39]
July 23 " Let's Go Get Stoned" Ray Charles [40]
July 30 " Ain't Too Proud to Beg" The Temptations [41]
August 6 [42]
August 13 [43]
August 20 [44]
August 27 " Blowin' in the Wind" Stevie Wonder [45]
September 3 " You Can't Hurry Love" The Supremes [46]
September 10 [47]
September 17 " Land of a Thousand Dances" Wilson Pickett [48]
September 24 " Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" The Temptations [49]
October 1 [50]
October 8 [51]
October 15 [52]
October 22 [53]
October 29 " Reach Out I'll Be There" The Four Tops [54]
November 5 [55]
November 12 " Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" Lou Rawls [56]
November 19 " Knock On Wood" Eddie Floyd [57]
November 26 " You Keep Me Hangin' On" The Supremes [58]
December 3 [59]
December 10 [60]
December 17 [61]
December 24 " (I Know) I'm Losing You" The Temptations [62]
December 31 [63]

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