In the Midnight Hour number one on the R&B chart in "Billboard" magazine dated August 7, 1965 and crossed over to the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 reaching number 21: however according to Stax owner Jim Stewart the domestic sales total of the single in its original release was a moderate 300,000 units. However "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett has become an iconic R&B track, placing at number 134 on "Rolling Stone"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time, Wilson Pickett's first of two entries on the list (the other being "Mustang Sally" at number 434). It is also
Blame It on the Girls in the United States. It was a big hit in Japan where it hit #1 for a week. It is only the second international single to hit #1 in the Japanese Hot 100, provided by Billboard, after Leona Lewis's 2008 hit, "Bleeding Love". However, on its week of release it failed to crack the Top 40 in the UK, and only charted at #72, exactly the same as his last single "Rain"s peak position, making "Blame It on the Girls" his second consecutive single to miss the UK Top 40. Blame It on the Girls "Blame It on the Girls"