| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 15, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | QUARTER TO THREE U.S. Bonds (Legrand 1008) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2 | THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG Brook Benton (Mercury 71820) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1002) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 4 | RAINDROPS Dee Clark (Vee-Jay 383) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) Chris Kenner (Instant 3229) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | CUPID Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7883) | 9 | 12 | 24 | 7 | |
| 7 | PLEASE STAY Drifters (Atlantic 2105) | 11 | 15 | 26 | 5 | |
| 8 | STAND BY ME Ben E. King (Atco 6194) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 9 | EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Pips (Vee-Jay 386) Gladys Knight & Pips (Fury 1050) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 8 | |
| 10 | THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) Little Caesar & Romans (Del-Fi 4158) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 11 | LET’S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker (Parkway 824) | 16 | 31 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | HEART AND SOUL Cleftones (Gee 1064) Jan & Dean (Challenge 9111) | 13 | 13 | 17 | 9 1 | |
| 13 | YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN (pt. 2) Philip Upchurch Combo (Boyd 3398) | 14 | 18 | 25 | 6 | |
| 14 | THE WRITING ON THE WALL Adam Wade (Coed 550) | 10 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |
| 15 | LAST NIGHT Mar-Keys (Satellite 107) | 18 | 29 | 42 | 4 | |
| 16 | HATS OFF TO LARRY Del Shannon (Big Top 3075) | 19 | 22 | 28 | 5 | |
| 17 | I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Ray Charles (Impulse 202) | 21 | 25 | 47 | 4 | |
| 18 | TE-TA-TE-TA-TA Ernie K-Doe (Minit 627) | 20 | 26 | 27 | 5 | |
| 19 | I’M COMIN’ ON BACK TO YOU Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55216) | 22 | 28 | 45 | 4 | |
| 20 | TONIGHT (Could Be The Night) Velvets (Monument 441) | 23 | 27 | 20 | 7 | |
| 21 | FOOL THAT I AM Etta James (Argo 5390) | 12 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
| 22 | I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN Ray Charles (Impulse 202) | 28 | 39 | 43 | 4 | |
| 23 | TELL ME WHY Belmonts (Sabrina 500) | 26 | 34 | 39 | 5 | |
| 24 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Slim Harpo (Excello 2194) | 15 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| 25 | YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE Clarence Henry (Argo 5388) | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
| 26 | IT KEEPS RAININ’ Fats Domino (Imperial 5753) | 24 | 14 | 11 | 9 | |
| 27 | DON’T CRY NO MORE Bobby Bland (Duke 340) | 35 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES Curtis Lee (Dunes 2007) | 32 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | I DON’T MIND James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5466) | 25 | 19 | 15 | 9 | |
| 30 | BARBARA-ANN Regents (Gee 1065) | 27 | 21 | 10 | 10 | |
| 31 | NO SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE Roy Hamilton (Epic 9449) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | TAKE A FOOL’S ADVICE Nat King Cole (Capitol 4582) | 40 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | DREAM Etta James (Argo 5390) | 31 | 23 | 22 | 7 | |
| 34 | EXODUS Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay 378) | 37 | 42 | 41 | 18 | |
| 35 | YELLOW BIRD Arthur Lyman Group (HiFi 5024) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | MY TRUE STORY Jive Five (Beltone 1006) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | WHAT A SWEET THING THAT WAS Shirelles (Scepter 1220) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | THE SWITCH-A-ROO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5510) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | BIG BOSS MAN Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 380) | 30 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
| 40 | RAMA LAMA DING DONG Edsels (Twin 700) | 34 | 30 | 21 | 10 | |
| 41 | DUM DUM Brenda Lee (Decca 31272) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | LONESOME WHISTLE BLUES Freddy King (Federal 12415) | 36 | 35 | 30 | 6 | |
| 43 | I’M A FOOL TO CARE Joe Barry (Smash 1702) | 29 | 20 | 19 | 11 | |
| 44 | TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia 41479) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | A THING OF THE PAST Shirelles (Scepter 1220) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 749) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | DADDY’S HOME Shep & Limelites (Hull 740) | 33 | 24 | 12 | 14 | |
| 48 | OLE BUTTERMILK SKY Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2036) | 38 | 32 | 37 | 5 | |
| 49 | THAT’S WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE FOR Spinners (Tri-Phi 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | MAMA SAID Shirelles (Scepter 1217) | 39 | 33 | 23 | 13 | |
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