I should put up the URL but it's from Airchex. There are very few R&B charts but this is one from Oakland in California followed by a Pop Chart from Los Angeles for comparison

KDIA Lucky 13 Oakland

(Week Ending August 26, 1966)

LW TW

2 1 *Money Won't Change You--James Brown

3 2 *Land of One Thousand Dances--Wilson Pickett

1 3 *Open the Door to Your Heart--Darrell Banks

4 4 *Brokenhearted--Jimmy Ruffin

5 5 Function at the Junction--Shorty Long

11 6 Love Somebody's Baby--Johnny Taylor

13 7 How Sweet It Is--Junior Walker

-- 8 Wade in the Water--Ramsey Lewis

9 9 *Working in the Coal Mine--Lee Dorsey

10 10 Blowing in the Wind--Stevie Wonder

-- 11 You Can't Hurry Love--Supremes

-- 12 *I Believe I'll Make it--Joe Tex

-- 13 Beauty is Only Skin Deep--Temptations

Hits Happening on KDIA

Sunny--Bobby Hebb

Summertime--Billy Stewart

*Warm and Tender Love--Percy Sledge

Right Track--Billy Butler

I Want a Girl--Mad Lads

Nothing in the World--Buddy Ace

World of Fantasy--Five Stairsteps

Poor Dog--Little Richard

*Keep Looking--Solomon Burke

Take Your Time--Grover Mitchell

Ain't Nobody Home--Howard Tate

Say It Isn't So--Fascinations

*Former Power Play

Meanwhile over in nearby Los Angeles

KFWB/98

Fabulous Forty Survey

For Week of Aug. 3-9, 1966

Survey courtesy Mike Devich

LW TW

1 1 SUNNY- Bobby Hebb- Phillips *

10 2 SUNSHINE SUPERMAN- Donovan- Epic

2 3 SUMMER IN THE CITY-Lovin' Spoonful- Kama Sutra

3 4 LIL' RED RIDING HOOD- Sam the Sham & Pharoahs- MGM *

4 5 THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY- Napoleon XIV- War. Bros. *

11 6 SOMEWHERE MY LOVE- Ray Conniff Singers- Columbia *

12 7 RED RUBBER BALL-Cyrkle- Columbia *

5 8 SWEET PEA- Tommy Roe- ABC Para. *

6 9 MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER/LADY JANE-

Rolling Stones- London

9 10 OVER-UNDER-SIDEWAYS-DOWN-

Yardbirds- Epic *

17 11 I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE-

Petula Clark- War. Bros.

16 12 7 AND 7 is- Love- Elektra

18 13 GUANTANAMERA- The Sandpipers- A&M *

7 14 I SAW HER AGAIN LAST NIGHT-

Mama's & Papa's- Dunhill *

8 15 THE WORK SONG- Tijuana Brass- A&M *

13 16 HUNGRY- Paul Revere & Raiders- Columbia *

24 17 SOMETIMES GOOD GUYS DON'T WEAR WHITE-

Standells- Tower *

14 18 WILD THING- Troggs- Fontana

20 19 THIS DOOR SWINGS BOTH WAYS-

Herman's Hermits- MGM *

23 20 ALFIE- Cher- Imperial *

27 21 MAKE ME BELONG TO YOU-

Barbara Lewis- Atlantic

15 22 DISTANT SHORES- Chad & Jeremy- Columbia

35 23 SUMMERTIME- Billy Stewart- Checker *

29 24 MY HEART'S SYMPHONY-

Gary Lewis & Playboys- Liberty *

25 25 BORN A WOMAN- Sandy Posey- MGM *

40 26 SUNNY AFTERNOON- Kinks- Reprise

21 27 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT- Frank Sinatra- Reprise

37 28 LAND OF 1000 DANCES- Wilson Pickett- Atlantic

33 29 BLOWING IN THE WIND-

Stevie Wonder- Tamla *

39 30 GO AHEAD & CRY- Righteous Brothers- Verve *

FrankM

interesting stuff Frank. thanks for putting them up mate.

Shane