THE 40 HOTTEST BILLBOARD ’66 R&B SINGLES LAST WEEK
BILLBOARDHOT 40 R&B SINGLES SPECIAL SURVEY: April 30, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)
THE NO. 1 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * The Temptations
THE NO. 2 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * Joe Tex
THE NO. 3 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * Wilson Pickett
THE NO. 4 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * The Poets
THE NO. 5 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * Otis Redding
DETROIT ‘TOP 5’ WJLB WCHB
Many of these records were the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s two R&B stations on the AM dial at the time, WCHB 1440and WJLB 1400, week-ending 04/23/66.