| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 3, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DUKE OF EARL Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay 416) | 5 | 16 | 31 | 4 | |
| 2 | I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) Barbara George (A.F.O. 302) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 3 | THE TWIST Chubby Checker (Parkway 811) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1) Joey Dee & Starliters (Roulette 4401) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | BABY IT’S YOU Shirelles (Scepter 1227) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 6 | LETTER FULL OF TEARS Gladys Knight & Pips (Fury 1054) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |
| 7 | DEAR LADY TWIST Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1015) | 10 | 14 | 17 | 7 | |
| 8 | UNCHAIN MY HEART Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10266) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 9 | POOR FOOL Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 753) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 10 | IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY James Ray (Caprice 110) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song) Ikettes (Atco 6212) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 6 | |
| 12 | WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY Miracles (Tamla 54053) | 21 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | TURN ON YOUR LOVELIGHT Bobby Bland (Duke 344) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 14 | DO-RE-MI Lee Dorsey (Fury 1056) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | |
| 15 | THE WANDERER Dion (Laurie 3115) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 8 | |
| 16 | SHADRACK Brook Benton (Mercury 71912) | 22 | 29 | 38 | 4 | |
| 17 | SMOKY PLACES Corsairs (Tuff 1808) | 26 | 26 | 34 | 5 | |
| 18 | LOST SOMEONE James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5573) | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| 19 | IRRESISTIBLE YOU Bobby Darin (Atco 6214) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 7 | |
| 20 | NITE OWL Dukays (Nat 4002) | 24 | 35 | 46 | 4 | |
| 21 | THE GREATEST HURT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55221) | 25 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | BABY DON’T LEAVE ME Joe Henderson (Todd 1066) | 27 | 33 | 39 | 4 | |
| 23 | LET ME IN Sensations (Argo 5405) | 28 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | JAMIE Eddie Holland (Motown 1021) | 29 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | TWISTIN’ POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54054) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | JUST GOT TO KNOW Jimmy McCracklin (Art-Tone 825) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
| 27 | TUFF Ace Cannon (Hi 2040) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 6 | |
| 28 | BUT ON THE OTHER HAND BABY Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10266) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
| 29 | CHIP CHIP Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55405) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | AW SHUCKS, HUSH YOUR MOUTH Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 425) | 43 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54046) | 16 | 10 | 7 | 19 | |
| 32 | TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7983) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT Tokens (RCA Victor 47-7954) | 23 | 18 | 8 | 9 | |
| 34 | CRY TO ME Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2131) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | A LITTLE TOO MUCH Clarence Henry (Argo 5408) | 33 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | REVENGE Brook Benton (Mercury 71903) | 30 | 21 | 15 | 10 | |
| 37 | ANNIE GET YOUR YO-YO Little Junior Parker (Duke 345) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | GYPSY WOMAN Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10241) | 31 | 24 | 20 | 14 | |
| 39 | LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson (Imperial 5775) | 35 | 32 | 29 | 11 | |
| 40 | SOMETHING’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Etta James (Argo 5409) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | THERE’S NO OTHER (Like My Baby) Crystals (Philles 100) | 34 | 25 | 21 | 12 | |
| 42 | BABY, WHAT’S WRONG Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 425) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | MOON RIVER Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 405) | 32 | 28 | 24 | 19 | |
| 44 | JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) Fats Domino (Imperial 5796) | 37 | 23 | 16 | 9 | |
| 45 | TWIST-HER Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2042) | 36 | 27 | 27 | 8 | |
| 46 | DANCE PARTY Tabs (Vee-Jay 418) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | LET’S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker (Parkway 824) | 40 | 30 | 26 | 23 | |
| 48 | SO MEAN TO ME Little Milton (Checker 994) | 39 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | I SURRENDER, DEAR Aretha Franklin (Columbia 42266) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SOOTHE ME Sims Twins (SAR 117) | 38 | 31 | 28 | 21 | |
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