| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending APRIL 15, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe (Minit 623) | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2 | BLUE MOON Marcels (Colpix 186) | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| 3 | ONE MINT JULEP Ray Charles (Impulse 200) | 7 | 15 | 23 | 5 | |
| 4 | FOR MY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | |
| 6 | FIND ANOTHER GIRL Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 375) | 8 | 11 | 16 | 7 | |
| 7 | RUNAWAY Del Shannon (Big Top 3067) | 14 | 29 | 48 | 4 | |
| 8 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Shirelles (Scepter 1203) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 9 | PONY TIME Chubby Checker (Parkway 818) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 10 | PLEASE TELL ME WHY Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55208) | 13 | 19 | 29 | 5 | |
| 11 | HIDE AWAY Freddy King (Federal 12401) | 12 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 12 | THAT’S IT—I QUIT—I’M MOVIN’ ON Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7853) | 18 | 27 | 37 | 5 | |
| 13 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 14 | I PITY THE FOOL Bobby Bland (Duke 332) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| 15 | TRUST IN ME Etta James (Argo 5385) | 20 | 22 | 28 | 5 | |
| 16 | SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL Drifters (Atlantic 2096) | 22 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2086) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 18 | I DON’T WANT TO CRY Chuck Jackson (Wand 106) | 21 | 17 | 14 | 10 | |
| 19 | APACHE Jorgen Ingmann (Atco 6184) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 20 | SHU RAH Fats Domino (Imperial 5734) | 27 | 34 | 47 | 4 | |
| 21 | FUNNY Maxine Brown (Nomar 106) | 24 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 17 | |
| 23 | A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55308) | 34 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade (Coed 546) | 32 | 33 | 38 | 6 | |
| 25 | MERRY-GO-ROUND Marv Johnson (United Artists 294) | 26 | 28 | 40 | 4 | |
| 26 | ASIA MINOR Kokomo (Felsted 8612) | 15 | 18 | 27 | 6 | |
| 27 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Cathy Jean & Roommates (Valmour 007) | 28 | 30 | 42 | 5 | |
| 28 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Slim Harpo (Excello 2194) | 33 | 36 | 41 | 6 | |
| 29 | ONCE UPON A TIME Rochell & Candles (Swingin’ 623) | 17 | 20 | 22 | 7 | |
| 30 | AIN’T IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54036) | 35 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Roy Hamilton (Epic 9434) | 19 | 12 | 5 | 12 | |
| 32 | ON THE REBOUND Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7840) | 46 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | FELL IN LOVE ON MONDAY Fats Domino (Imperial 5734) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | EARLY IN THE MORNIN’ Ray Charles (Atlantic 2094) | 25 | 26 | 30 | 5 | |
| 35 | THE CONTINENTAL WALK Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5491) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | DADDY’S HOME Shep & Limelites (Hull 740) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | EXODUS Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay 378) | 38 | 41 | 45 | 5 | |
| 38 | I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR Linda Scott (Canadian-American 123) | 44 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | BABY BLUE Echoes (Seg-Way 103) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE Tokens (Warwick 615) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | THE WATUSI Vibrations (Checker 969) | 31 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
| 42 | BEWILDERED James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5442) | 40 | 43 | 39 | 10 | |
| 43 | BUMBLE BOOGIE B. Bumble & Stingers (Rendezvous 140) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | LITTLE PEDRO Olympics (Arvee 5023) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 16 | |
| 46 | HEARTS OF STONE Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2028) | 36 | 24 | 19 | 8 | |
| 47 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES Kathy Young with Innocents (Indigo 115) | 41 | 42 | 46 | 5 | |
| 48 | LONELY BLUE NIGHTS Rosie (Brunswick 55205) | 45 | 31 | 33 | 6 | |
| 49 | AFRICAN WALTZ Cannonball Adderely Orchestra (Riverside 45457) Johnny Dankworth & Orchestra (Roulette 4353) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BIG BOSS MAN Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 380) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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