| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JUNE 9, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2 | THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU Mary Wells (Motown 1024) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 3 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG (You Lied) Ben E. King (Atco 6222) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 4 | ANY DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson (Wand 122) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Joe Henderson (Todd 1072) | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
| 6 | SOLDIER BOY Shirelles (Scepter 1228) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | PLAYBOY Marvelettes (Tamla 54060) | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | |
| 8 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (pt. 1) Jimmy Smith (Verve 10255) | 9 | 16 | 28 | 5 | |
| 9 | MASHED POTATO TIME Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 212) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 | I LOVE YOU Volumes (Chex 1002) | 18 | 23 | 29 | 8 | |
| 11 | I’LL TRY SOMETHING NEW Miracles (Tamla 54059) | 19 | 24 | 31 | 5 | |
| 12 | VILLAGE OF LOVE Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights (Fortune 449) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 13 | UPTOWN Crystals (Philles 102) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 14 | NIGHT TRAIN James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5614) | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | |
| 15 | I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN Blue-Belles (Newtown 5000) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
| 16 | BORN TO LOSE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 5 | |
| 17 | TWISTIN’ MATILDA (And The Channel) Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R. 3300) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| 18 | SHOUT! SHOUT! (Knock Yourself Out) Ernie Maresca (Seville 117) | 15 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
| 19 | SOUL TWIST King Curtis & Noble Knights (Enjoy 1000) | 16 | 11 | 4 | 17 | |
| 20 | I DON’T LOVE YOU NO MORE (I Don’t Care About You) Jimmy Norman (Little Star 113) | 29 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | SWINGIN’ GENTLY Earl Grant (Decca 25560) | 25 | 40 | 45 | 4 | |
| 22 | WHERE ARE YOU Dinah Washington (Roulette 4424) | 30 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | HIT RECORD Brook Benton (Mercury 71962) | 20 | 18 | 21 | 6 | |
| 24 | BOOM BOOM John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay 438) | 31 | 32 | 38 | 4 | |
| 25 | MY REAL NAME Fats Domino (Imperial 5833) | 27 | 31 | 42 | 4 | |
| 26 | HAVING A PARTY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 37 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | THAT’S MY DESIRE Yvonne Baker & Sensations (Argo 5412) | 24 | 30 | 35 | 5 | |
| 28 | DOWN IN THE VALLEY Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2147) | 35 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | DOCTOR FEEL-GOOD Dr. Feelgood & Interns (Okeh 7144) | 32 | 36 | 37 | 9 | |
| 30 | TWIST AND SHOUT Isley Brothers (Wand 124) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | PALISADES PARK Freddy Cannon (Swan 4106) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | I’M HANGING UP MY HEART FOR YOU Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2147) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | I NEED YOUR LOVING Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (Fire 508) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | LOVERS WHO WANDER Dion (Laurie 3123) | 28 | 34 | 40 | 5 | |
| 35 | LOVE LETTERS Ketty Lester (Era 3068) | 23 | 20 | 12 | 13 | |
| 36 | TWIST, TWIST SENORA Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1018) | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | |
| 37 | LOVER PLEASE Clyde McPhatter (Mercury 71941) | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 | |
| 38 | MEET ME AT THE TWISTIN’ PLACE Johnnie Morisette (SAR 126) | 34 | 33 | 32 | 8 | |
| 39 | BRISTOL TWISTIN’ ANNIE Dovells (Parkway 838) | 41 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | MY HEART IS BLEEDING Fats Domino (Imperial 5833) | 36 | 37 | 49 | 4 | |
| 41 | SLOW TWISTIN’ Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) (Parkway 835) | 26 | 22 | 13 | 15 | |
| 42 | OH MY ANGEL Bertha Tillman (Brent 7029) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | ROME (Wasn’t Built In A Day) Johnnie Taylor (SAR 131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN (All My Life) Arthur Alexander (Dot 16357) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | SHAKE A HAND Ruth Brown (Philips 40028) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | BONGO STOMP Little Joey & Flips (Joy 262) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | TELL ME BABY B.B. King (Kent 381) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | LIPSTICK TRACES (On A Cigarette) Benny Spellman (Minit 644) | 40 | 43 | 41 | 6 | |
| 49 | GOOD LOVER Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 449) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING Barbara Lynn (Jamie 1220) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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