| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 21, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Shirelles (Scepter 1211) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | SHOP AROUND Miracles (Tamla 54034) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5430) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
| 4 | I IDOLIZE YOU Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 735) | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |
| 5 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca 31141) | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | |
| 6 | ANGEL BABY Rosie & Originals (Highland 1011) | 8 | 15 | 17 | 6 | |
| 7 | I COUNT THE TEARS Drifters (Atlantic 2087) | 11 | 19 | 23 | 5 | |
| 8 | HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 354) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 9 | GONZO James Booker (Peacock 1697) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | |
| 10 | CRY CRY CRY Bobby Bland (Duke 327) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 11 | BABY OH BABY Shells (Johnson 104) | 12 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
| 12 | LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5400) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 13 | ALL IN MY MIND Maxine Brown (Nomar 103) | 20 | 31 | 38 | 5 | |
| 14 | EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 274) | 23 | 27 | 32 | 5 | |
| 15 | WALK SLOW Little Willie John (King 5428) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 6 | |
| 16 | WE HAVE LOVE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71744) | 18 | 23 | 31 | 5 | |
| 17 | DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Olympics (Arvee 5020) | 24 | 29 | 36 | 4 | |
| 18 | STAND BY ME Little Junior Parker (Duke 330) | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| 19 | SPOONFUL Etta & Harvey (Chess 1771) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | |
| 20 | FOOLS RUSH IN (Where Angels Fear To Tread) Brook Benton (Mercury 71722) | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| 21 | MY GIRL JOSEPHINE Fats Domino (Imperial 5704) | 17 | 14 | 7 | 6 | |
| 22 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 26 | 39 | 44 | 5 | |
| 23 | THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT Capris (Old Town 1094) | 31 | 40 | 45 | 4 | |
| 24 | THE TEAR OF THE YEAR Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | RUBY Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10164) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 6 | |
| 26 | TROUBLE IN MIND Nina Simone (Colpix 175) | 29 | 33 | 37 | 5 | |
| 27 | AT LAST Etta James (Argo 5380) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | HAPPY DAYS Marv Johnson (United Artists 273) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 5 | |
| 29 | THE WATUSI Vibrations (Checker 969) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | LOOKING BACK Dinah Washington (Mercury 71744) | 32 | 35 | 40 | 4 | |
| 31 | BUMBLE BEE LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2077) | 22 | 26 | 30 | 6 | |
| 32 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | 41 | 45 | 49 | 4 | |
| 33 | LAST DATE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7775) | 25 | 18 | 10 | 6 | |
| 34 | SAD MOOD Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7816) | 28 | 21 | 19 | 6 | |
| 35 | YOUR OTHER LOVE Flamingos (End 1081) | 37 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 38 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2086) | 48 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | WON’T BE LONG Aretha Franklin (Columbia 41923) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | WAIT A MINUTE Coasters (Atco 6186) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | MY EMPTY ARMS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot 16161) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7810) | 27 | 22 | 18 | 6 | |
| 43 | THEM THAT GOT Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10141) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | THE SLIDE (pt. 1) Googie Rene (Rendezvous 134) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | GUN SLINGER Bo Diddley (Checker 965) | 34 | 34 | 42 | 6 | |
| 46 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS Etta Jones (Prestige 180) | 33 | 30 | 22 | 6 | |
| 47 | CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7829) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY Ramrods (Amy 813) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | CLOSE TOGETHER Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 373) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN Freddy King (Federal 12384) | 35 | 25 | 29 | 6 | |
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