| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 11, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PONY TIME Chubby Checker (Parkway 818) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2 | ALL IN MY MIND Maxine Brown (Nomar 103) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Roy Hamilton (Epic 9434) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | |
| 4 | I PITY THE FOOL Bobby Bland (Duke 332) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2086) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| 6 | THE WATUSI Vibrations (Checker 969) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Shirelles (Scepter 1211) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 8 | AT LAST Etta James (Argo 5380) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 9 | THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT Capris (Old Town 1094) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 10 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Shirelles (Scepter 1203) | 17 | 24 | 30 | 12 | |
| *11 | SHOP AROUND Miracles (Tamla 54034) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 11 | FOR MY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 15 | 23 | 28 | 5 | |
| 12 | I DON’T WANT TO CRY Chuck Jackson (Wand 106) | 21 | 29 | 38 | 5 | |
| 13 | WHAT A PRICE Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | 14 | 15 | 19 | 7 | |
| 14 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 22 | 26 | 32 | 5 | |
| 15 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
| 16 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 18 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 17 | AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 7 | |
| 18 | APACHE Jorgen Ingmann (Atco 6184) | 27 | 35 | 45 | 5 | |
| 19 | WON’T BE LONG Aretha Franklin (Columbia 41923) | 13 | 17 | 18 | 8 | |
| 20 | WHEELS String-A-Longs (Warwick 603) | 24 | 25 | 29 | 6 | |
| 21 | SURRENDER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7850) | 28 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | BEWILDERED James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5442) | 25 | 27 | 31 | 5 | |
| 23 | YOUR FRIENDS Dee Clark (Vee-Jay 372) | 26 | 30 | 33 | 6 | |
| 24 | MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe (Minit 623) | 38 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 30 | 32 | 35 | 12 | |
| 26 | THEM THAT GOT Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10141) | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
| 27 | MOJO HAND Lightnin’ Hopkins (Fire 1034) | 37 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | LET’S GO AGAIN (Where We Went Last Night) Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5459) | 29 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | HIDE AWAY Freddy King (Federal 12401) | 34 | 40 | 44 | 4 | |
| 30 | WAIT A MINUTE Coasters (Atco 6186) | 31 | 18 | 20 | 8 | |
| 31 | FIND ANOTHER GIRL Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 375) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot 16161) | 20 | 19 | 17 | 9 | |
| 33 | HEARTS OF STONE Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2028) | 39 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | THE TEAR OF THE YEAR Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 19 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |
| 35 | BLUE MOON Marcels (Colpix 186) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | ANGEL BABY Rosie & Originals (Highland 1011) | 23 | 16 | 8 | 13 | |
| 37 | ONCE UPON A TIME Rochell & Candles (Swingin’ 623) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | EARLY EVERY MORNING (Early Every Evening Too) Dinah Washington (Mercury 71778) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | IT MUST BE LOVE Eddie Bo (Ric 977) | 43 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | ASIA MINOR Kokomo (Felsted 8612) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE Buzz Clifford (Columbia 41876) | 42 | 45 | 49 | 4 | |
| 42 | LONELY BLUE NIGHTS Rosie (Brunswick 55205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 274) | 35 | 28 | 21 | 12 | |
| 44 | PONY EXPRESS Danny & Juniors (Swan 4068) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade (Coed 546) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | ONCE IN AWHILE Chimes (Tag 444) | 41 | 39 | 37 | 6 | |
| 47 | CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7829) | 40 | 33 | 26 | 8 | |
| 48 | STAND BY ME Little Junior Parker (Duke 330) | 47 | 46 | 43 | 13 | |
| 49 | I’M JEALOUS Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 740) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Slim Harpo (Excello 2194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| *On this week’s original published chart, Cash Box mistakenly dropped “Shop Around” off the chart, then brought it back the following week, when it was listed with a Last Week position of #11. |
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