| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 12, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SOLDIER BOY Shirelles (Scepter 1228) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | MASHED POTATO TIME Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 212) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | SOUL TWIST King Curtis & Noble Knights (Enjoy 1000) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| 4 | THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU Mary Wells (Motown 1024) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | LOVE LETTERS Ketty Lester (Era 3068) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | LOVER PLEASE Clyde McPhatter (Mercury 71941) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | UPTOWN Crystals (Philles 102) | 12 | 17 | 19 | 6 | |
| 8 | SLOW TWISTIN’ Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) (Parkway 835) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 9 | SHOUT! SHOUT! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca (Seville 117) | 10 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
| 10 | I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN Blue-Belles (Newtown 5000) | 14 | 24 | 34 | 5 | |
| 11 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG (You Lied) Ben E. King (Atco 6222) | 18 | 23 | 32 | 4 | |
| 12 | TWIST, TWIST SENORA Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1018) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | |
| 13 | I FOUND A LOVE Falcons (Lu Pine 1003) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 14 | HIDE ’NOR HAIR Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10314) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| 15 | NIGHT TRAIN James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5614) | 19 | 20 | 27 | 6 | |
| 16 | ANY DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson (Wand 122) | 21 | 32 | 42 | 4 | |
| 17 | AT THE CLUB Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10314) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 7 | |
| 18 | VILLAGE OF LOVE Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights (Fortune 545 / Fortune 449) | 22 | 30 | 31 | 5 | |
| 19 | SHOUT (pt. 1) Joey Dee & Starliters (Roulette 4416) | 15 | 14 | 17 | 8 | |
| 20 | TWISTIN’ MATILDA (And The Channel) Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R. 3300) | 27 | 34 | 38 | 5 | |
| 21 | SOMETHING’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Etta James (Argo 5409) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| 22 | TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7983) | 17 | 11 | 7 | 16 | |
| 23 | OPERATOR Gladys Knight & Pips (Fury 1064) | 28 | 31 | 37 | 5 | |
| 24 | PLAYBOY Marvelettes (Tamla 54060) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | HIT RECORD Brook Benton (Mercury 71962) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Joe Henderson (Todd 1072) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | ANNIE GET YOUR YO-YO Little Junior Parker (Duke 345) | 20 | 15 | 12 | 15 | |
| 28 | I’LL TAKE YOU HOME Corsairs Featuring Jay “Bird” Uzzell (Tuff/Chess 1818) | 29 | 33 | 35 | 5 | |
| 29 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 30 | WALK ON WITH THE DUKE Duke Of Earl [Gene Chandler] (Vee-Jay 440) | 34 | 37 | 48 | 4 | |
| 31 | I LOVE YOU Volumes (Chex 1002) | 36 | 39 | 41 | 4 | |
| 32 | GOOD LUCK CHARM Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7992) | 23 | 19 | 22 | 7 | |
| 33 | DOCTOR FEEL-GOOD Dr. Feelgood & Interns (Okeh 7144) | 38 | 44 | 47 | 5 | |
| 34 | HEARTS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55225) | 37 | 41 | 49 | 4 | |
| 35 | ITTY BITTY PIECES James Ray (Caprice 114) | 25 | 27 | 33 | 5 | |
| 36 | YOU BETTER MOVE ON Arthur Alexander (Dot 16309) | 26 | 21 | 13 | 10 | |
| 37 | MEET ME AT THE TWISTIN’ PLACE Johnnie Morisette (SAR 126) | 41 | 42 | 44 | 4 | |
| 38 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 338) | 24 | 18 | 18 | 11 | |
| 39 | BORN TO LOSE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | LIPSTICK TRACES (On A Cigarette) Benny Spellman (Minit 644) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | THANKS TO THE FOOL Brook Benton (Mercury 71962) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | BLUES (Stay Away From Me) Ace Cannon (Hi 2051) | 43 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | THAT’S MY DESIRE Yvonne Baker & Sensations (Argo 5412) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | YOU DON’T MISS YOUR WATER William Bell (Stax 116) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | YOU ASK ME B.B. King (ABC-Paramount 10316) | 40 | 43 | 45 | 4 | |
| 46 | I’LL TRY SOMETHING NEW Miracles (Tamla 54059) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Jimmy Smith (Verve 10255) Brook Benton (Mercury 71925) | — | — | — | 1 9 | |
| 48 | LOVERS WHO WANDER Dion (Laurie 3123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | YOU TALK ABOUT LOVE Barbara George (A.F.O. 304) | 32 | 22 | 24 | 7 | |
| 50 | THE JAM (pt. 1) Bobby Gregg & Friends (Cotton 1003) | 31 | 25 | 20 | 8 | |
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