| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 28, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Shirelles (Scepter 1211) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | SHOP AROUND Miracles (Tamla 54034) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5430) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| 4 | ANGEL BABY Rosie & Originals (Highland 1011) | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | |
| 5 | I COUNT THE TEARS Drifters (Atlantic 2087) | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | |
| 6 | I IDOLIZE YOU Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 735) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca 31141) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | |
| 8 | ALL IN MY MIND Maxine Brown (Nomar 103) | 13 | 20 | 31 | 6 | |
| 9 | HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 354) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 274) | 14 | 23 | 27 | 6 | |
| 11 | THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT Capris (Old Town 1094) | 23 | 31 | 40 | 5 | |
| 12 | BABY OH BABY Shells (Johnson 104) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 7 | |
| 13 | GONZO James Booker (Peacock 1697) | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
| 14 | DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Olympics (Arvee 5020) | 17 | 24 | 29 | 5 | |
| 15 | LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5400) | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | |
| 16 | THE TEAR OF THE YEAR Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 24 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | WALK SLOW Little Willie John (King 5428) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 7 | |
| 18 | CRY CRY CRY Bobby Bland (Duke 327) | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| 19 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 22 | 26 | 39 | 6 | |
| 20 | THE WATUSI Vibrations (Checker 969) | 29 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | AT LAST Etta James (Argo 5380) | 27 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | TROUBLE IN MIND Nina Simone (Colpix 175) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| 23 | STAND BY ME Little Junior Parker (Duke 330) | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
| 24 | THEM THAT GOT Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10141) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | FOOLS RUSH IN (Where Angels Fear To Tread) Brook Benton (Mercury 71722) | 20 | 13 | 11 | 7 | |
| 26 | WE HAVE LOVE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71744) | 16 | 18 | 23 | 6 | |
| 27 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Roy Hamilton (Epic 9434) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 28 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | 32 | 41 | 45 | 5 | |
| 29 | SPOONFUL Etta & Harvey (Chess 1771) | 19 | 15 | 12 | 7 | |
| 30 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2086) | 37 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 31 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 36 | 38 | 41 | 4 | |
| 32 | WON’T BE LONG Aretha Franklin (Columbia 41923) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | WAIT A MINUTE Coasters (Atco 6186) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | MY EMPTY ARMS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 40 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot 16161) | 41 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | LAST DATE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7775) | 33 | 25 | 18 | 7 | |
| 38 | RUBY Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10164) | 25 | 19 | 16 | 7 | |
| 39 | CLOSE TOGETHER Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 373) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7829) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | MY GIRL JOSEPHINE Fats Domino (Imperial 5704) | 21 | 17 | 14 | 7 | |
| 42 | (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY Ramrods (Amy 813) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | HAPPY DAYS Marv Johnson (United Artists 273) | 28 | 21 | 24 | 6 | |
| 44 | BUMBLE BEE LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2077) | 31 | 22 | 26 | 7 | |
| 45 | YOUR OTHER LOVE Flamingos (End 1081) | 35 | 37 | 47 | 4 | |
| 46 | LOOKING BACK Dinah Washington (Mercury 71744) | 30 | 32 | 35 | 5 | |
| 47 | PONY TIME Chubby Checker (Parkway 818) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | WHAT A PRICE Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | CHILLS AND FEVER Ronnie Love (Dot 16144) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | PEPE Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie 1175) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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