| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 27, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) Barbara George (A.F.O. 302) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | THE TWIST Chubby Checker (Parkway 811) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1) Joey Dee & Starliters (Roulette 4401) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | UNCHAIN MY HEART Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10266) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | DUKE OF EARL Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay 416) | 16 | 31 | — | 3 | |
| 6 | BABY IT’S YOU Shirelles (Scepter 1227) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
| 7 | LETTER FULL OF TEARS Gladys Knight & Pips (Fury 1054) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 7 | |
| 8 | IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY James Ray (Caprice 110) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 9 | POOR FOOL Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 753) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| 10 | DEAR LADY TWIST Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1015) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 6 | |
| 11 | TURN ON YOUR LOVELIGHT Bobby Bland (Duke 344) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 12 | DO-RE-MI Lee Dorsey (Fury 1056) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 7 | |
| 13 | THE WANDERER Dion (Laurie 3115) | 15 | 19 | 22 | 7 | |
| 14 | JUST GOT TO KNOW Jimmy McCracklin (Art-Tone 825) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| 15 | LOST SOMEONE James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5573) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
| 16 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54046) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
| 17 | I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song) Ikettes (Atco 6212) | 20 | 23 | 38 | 5 | |
| 18 | TUFF Ace Cannon (Hi 2040) | 19 | 22 | 37 | 5 | |
| 19 | BUT ON THE OTHER HAND BABY Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10266) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 9 | |
| 20 | IRRESISTIBLE YOU Bobby Darin (Atco 6214) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| 21 | WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY Miracles (Tamla 54053) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | SHADRACK Brook Benton (Mercury 71912) | 29 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT Tokens (RCA Victor 47-7954) | 18 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| 24 | NITE OWL Dukays (Nat 4002) | 35 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | THE GREATEST HURT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55221) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | SMOKY PLACES Corsairs (Tuff 1808) | 26 | 34 | 44 | 4 | |
| 27 | BABY DON’T LEAVE ME Joe Henderson (Todd 1066) | 33 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | LET ME IN Sensations (Argo 5405) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | JAMIE Eddie Holland (Motown 1021) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | REVENGE Brook Benton (Mercury 71903) | 21 | 15 | 8 | 9 | |
| 31 | GYPSY WOMAN Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10241) | 24 | 20 | 17 | 13 | |
| 32 | MOON RIVER Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 405) | 28 | 24 | 23 | 18 | |
| 33 | A LITTLE TOO MUCH Clarence Henry (Argo 5408) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | THERE’S NO OTHER (Like My Baby) Crystals (Philles 100) | 25 | 21 | 20 | 11 | |
| 35 | LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson (Imperial 5775) | 32 | 29 | 27 | 10 | |
| 36 | TWIST-HER Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2042) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 7 | |
| 37 | JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) Fats Domino (Imperial 5796) | 23 | 16 | 10 | 8 | |
| 38 | SOOTHE ME Sims Twins (SAR 117) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 20 | |
| 39 | SO MEAN TO ME Little Milton (Checker 994) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | LET’S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker (Parkway 824) | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | |
| 41 | TWISTIN’ POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54054) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | CHIP CHIP Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55405) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | AW SHUCKS, HUSH YOUR MOUTH Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 425) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | THE ROACH Gene & Wendell (Ray Star 777) | 42 | 44 | — | 9 | |
| 45 | BABY, WHAT’S WRONG Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 425) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | SOMETHING YOU GOT Chris Kenner (Instant 3237) | 41 | 33 | 36 | 6 | |
| 47 | SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Dinah Washington (Mercury 71876) | 40 | 32 | 31 | 16 | |
| 48 | TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7983) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | CRY TO ME Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON Little Junior Parker (Duke 341) | 39 | 36 | 32 | 8 | |
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