| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JUNE 30, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Joe Henderson (Todd 1072) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | ANY DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson (Wand 122) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (pt. 1) Jimmy Smith (Verve 10255) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 5 | PLAYBOY Marvelettes (Tamla 54060) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 6 | TWIST AND SHOUT Isley Brothers (Wand 124) | 8 | 15 | 30 | 5 | |
| 7 | HAVING A PARTY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 11 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 8 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG (You Lied) Ben E. King (Atco 6222) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| 9 | I NEED YOUR LOVING Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (Fire 508) | 12 | 24 | 33 | 4 | |
| 10 | THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU Mary Wells (Motown 1024) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 11 | GRAVY (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 219) | 19 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | I LOVE YOU Volumes (Chex 1002) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 13 | I DON’T LOVE YOU NO MORE (I Don’t Care About You) Jimmy Norman (Little Star 113) | 13 | 18 | 20 | 6 | |
| 14 | YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING Barbara Lynn (Jamie 1220) | 24 | 38 | 50 | 4 | |
| 15 | WHERE ARE YOU Dinah Washington (Roulette 4424) | 16 | 21 | 22 | 6 | |
| 16 | SWINGIN’ GENTLY Earl Grant (Decca 25560) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 7 | |
| 17 | PALISADES PARK Freddy Cannon (Swan 4106) | 18 | 25 | 31 | 5 | |
| 18 | VILLAGE OF LOVE Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights (Fortune 449) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 19 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Clyde McPhatter (Mercury 71987) | 25 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | THE STRIPPER David Rose & Orchestra (MGM 13064) | 28 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | DOWN IN THE VALLEY Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2147) | 21 | 26 | 28 | 6 | |
| 22 | BOOM BOOM John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay 438) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 7 | |
| 23 | WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN (All My Life) Arthur Alexander (Dot 16357) | 30 | 39 | 44 | 4 | |
| 24 | BONGO STOMP Little Joey & Flips (Joy 262) | 32 | 36 | 46 | 4 | |
| 25 | BRISTOL TWISTIN’ ANNIE Dovells (Parkway 838) | 23 | 28 | 39 | 6 | |
| 26 | THE WAH-WATUSI Orlons (Cameo 218) | 34 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | I’LL TRY SOMETHING NEW Miracles (Tamla 54059) | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| 28 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 38 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | ROME (Wasn’t Built In A Day) Johnnie Taylor (SAR 131) | 31 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 30 | DANCIN’ PARTY Chubby Checker (Parkway 842) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | WELCOME HOME BABY Shirelles (Scepter 1234) | 37 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | SHAKE A HAND Ruth Brown (Philips 40028) | 36 | 40 | 45 | 5 | |
| 33 | GOOD LOVER Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 449) | 39 | 45 | 49 | 4 | |
| 34 | SEVEN DAY WEEKEND Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1019) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | NIGHT TRAIN James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5614) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
| 36 | I’M HANGING UP MY HEART FOR YOU Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2147) | 29 | 30 | 32 | 5 | |
| 37 | I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN Blue-Belles (Newtown 5000) | 27 | 17 | 15 | 12 | |
| 38 | UPTOWN Crystals (Philles 102) | 26 | 16 | 13 | 13 | |
| 39 | SOLDIER BOY Shirelles (Scepter 1228) | 20 | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 40 | BORN TO LOSE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | 35 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
| 41 | THE LOCO-MOTION Little Eva (Dimension 1000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | I JUST CAN’T HELP IT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55229) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | DON’T CRY, BABY Aretha Franklin (Columbia 42456) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | YOU SHOULD’A TREATED ME RIGHT Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 765) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | DANCE WITH MR. DOMINO Fats Domino (Imperial 5863) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | PARTY LIGHTS Claudine Clark (Chancellor 1113) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | I FEEL ALRIGHT AGAIN Junior Parker (Duke 351) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SHOUT AND SHIMMY James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5657) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | NOTHING NEW (Same Old Thing) Fats Domino (Imperial 5863) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | LITTLE YOUNG LOVER Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10328) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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