| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 6, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe (Minit 623) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | ONE MINT JULEP Ray Charles (Impulse 200) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | FUNNY Maxine Brown (Nomar 106) | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | |
| 4 | SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL Drifters (Atlantic 2096) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |
| 5 | A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55308) | 9 | 13 | 23 | 6 | |
| 6 | RUNAWAY Del Shannon (Big Top 3067) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | DADDY’S HOME Shep & Limelites (Hull 740) | 10 | 19 | 36 | 4 | |
| 8 | BLUE MOON Marcels (Colpix 186) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 9 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| 10 | THE CONTINENTAL WALK Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5491) | 14 | 24 | 35 | 5 | |
| 11 | MAMA SAID Shirelles (Scepter 1217) | 20 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | DANCE THE MESS AROUND Chubby Checker (Parkway 822) | 23 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | TRUST IN ME Etta James (Argo 5385) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 14 | PLEASE TELL ME WHY Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55208) | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| 15 | HIDE AWAY Freddy King (Federal 12401) | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
| 16 | FIND ANOTHER GIRL Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 375) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| 17 | AIN’T IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54036) | 19 | 23 | 30 | 6 | |
| 18 | FOR MY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 13 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 19 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade (Coed 546) | 16 | 16 | 24 | 9 | |
| 20 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Slim Harpo (Excello 2194) | 22 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 21 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | |
| 22 | SHU RAH Fats Domino (Imperial 5734) | 21 | 17 | 20 | 7 | |
| 23 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
| 24 | AFRICAN WALTZ Cannonball Adderely Orchestra (Riverside 45457) Johnny Dankworth & Orchestra (Roulette 4353) | 29 | 42 | 49 | 4 | |
| 25 | BUMBLE BOOGIE B. Bumble & Stingers (Rendezvous 140) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 4 | |
| 26 | DRIVING WHEEL Little Junior Parker (Duke 335) | 35 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE Tokens (Warwick 615) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 5 | |
| 28 | EXODUS Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay 378) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 29 | LITTLE EGYPT (Ying-Yang) Coasters (Atco 6192) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | I PITY THE FOOL Bobby Bland (Duke 332) | 24 | 21 | 14 | 14 | |
| 31 | LIKE, LONG HAIR Paul Revere & Raiders (Gardena 116) | 40 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | SAVED LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2099) | 38 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | ON THE REBOUND Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7840) | 37 | 29 | 32 | 6 | |
| 34 | BABY BLUE Echoes (Seg-Way 103) | 32 | 35 | 39 | 6 | |
| 35 | THAT’S IT—I QUIT—I’M MOVIN’ ON Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7853) | 26 | 22 | 12 | 8 | |
| 36 | I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR Linda Scott (Canadian-American 123) | 34 | 32 | 38 | 6 | |
| 37 | MERRY-GO-ROUND Marv Johnson (United Artists 294) | 27 | 26 | 25 | 7 | |
| 38 | I DON’T WANT TO CRY Chuck Jackson (Wand 106) | 25 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
| 39 | I’M A FOOL TO CARE Joe Barry (Smash 1702) Oscar Black (Savoy 1600) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Cathy Jean & Roommates (Valmour 007) | 36 | 27 | 27 | 8 | |
| 41 | BIG BOSS MAN Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 380) | — | 45 | 50 | 3 | |
| 42 | APACHE Jorgen Ingmann (Atco 6184) | 39 | 30 | 19 | 13 | |
| 43 | HE NEEDS ME Gloria Lynne (Everest 19409) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME Brenda Lee (Decca 31231) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | FOR YOUR LOVE Wanderers (Cub 9089) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | SEVEN DAYS Little Junior Parker (Duke 335) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | RAINDROPS Dee Clark (Vee-Jay 383) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) Chris Kenner (Instant 3229) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7874) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | ASIA MINOR Kokomo (Felsted 8612) | 42 | 37 | 26 | 9 | |
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