| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 21, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10244) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | YA YA Lee Dorsey (Fury 1053) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | BRISTOL STOMP Dovells (Parkway 827) | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | |
| 4 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54046) | 6 | 16 | 30 | 4 | |
| 5 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET Drifters (Atlantic 2117) | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | |
| 6 | BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 398) | 9 | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| 7 | THE FLY Chubby Checker (Parkway 830) | 12 | 25 | 50 | 4 | |
| 8 | RUNAROUND SUE Dion (Laurie 3110) | 10 | 20 | 36 | 4 | |
| 9 | LOOK IN MY EYES Chantels (Carlton 555) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 10 | IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 749) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 11 | BIG JOHN Shirelles (Scepter 1223) | 16 | 21 | 35 | 4 | |
| 12 | FOOT STOMPING (pt. 1) Flares (Felsted 8624) | 13 | 17 | 26 | 5 | |
| 13 | MY TRUE STORY Jive Five (Beltone 1006) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| 14 | YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin (Atco 6206) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
| 15 | HUMAN Tommy Hunt (Scepter 1219) | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
| 16 | DON’T CRY NO MORE Bobby Bland (Duke 340) | 17 | 14 | 10 | 17 | |
| 17 | STICK SHIFT Duals (Sue 745) | 21 | 19 | 24 | 5 | |
| 18 | TOWER OF STRENGTH Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55371) | 29 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | WHAT A PARTY Fats Domino (Imperial 5779) | 24 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | FEEL IT Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7927) | 15 | 18 | 25 | 5 | |
| 21 | DON’T CRY, BABY Etta James (Argo 5393) | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
| 22 | MORNING AFTER Mar-Keys (Stax 112) | 31 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | SOOTHE ME Sims Twins (SAR 117) | 22 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| 24 | JUST OUT OF REACH (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2114) | 30 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | ONE TRACK MIND Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1012) | 19 | 15 | 17 | 6 | |
| 26 | I REALLY LOVE YOU Stereos (Cub 9095) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia 41479) | 25 | 30 | 20 | 16 | |
| 28 | SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME Prince La La (A.F.O. 101) | 23 | 26 | 31 | 6 | |
| 29 | THIS TIME Troy Shondell (Liberty 55353) | 34 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | MOON RIVER Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 405) | 33 | 40 | 49 | 4 | |
| 31 | THREE STEPS FROM THE ALTAR Shep & Limelites (Hull 747) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Dinah Washington (Mercury 71876) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | I WAKE UP CRYING Chuck Jackson (Wand 110) | 26 | 23 | 21 | 12 | |
| 34 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Sensations (Argo 5391) | 28 | 22 | 23 | 9 | |
| 35 | EVERYBODY’S GOTTA PAY SOME DUES Miracles (Tamla 54048) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Jarmels (Laurie 3098) | 20 | 12 | 4 | 12 | |
| 37 | IT’S JUST A HOUSE WITHOUT YOU Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 40 | 47 | 38 | 8 | |
| 38 | MEXICO Bob Moore & Orchestra (Monument 446) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 4 | |
| 39 | MOVIN’ Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2038) | 35 | 24 | 28 | 6 | |
| 40 | LAST NIGHT Mar-Keys (Satellite 107) | 27 | 10 | 7 | 18 | |
| 41 | ROCKIN’ BICYCLE Fats Domino (Imperial 5779) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | HELLO MARY LEE Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2203) | 46 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 43 | ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY Aretha Franklin (Columbia 42157) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Dreamlovers (Heritage 102) | 37 | 27 | 14 | 10 | |
| 45 | LITTLE SISTER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 36 | 28 | 18 | 8 | |
| 46 | IN THE DARK Little Junior Parker (Duke 341) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | HURT Timi Yuro (Liberty 55343) | 42 | 33 | 19 | 11 | |
| 48 | SO LONG BABY Del Shannon (Big Top 3083) | 39 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | BIG RED SUNSET Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5550) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5524) | 43 | 37 | 42 | 10 | |
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