| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending OCTOBER 1, 1960 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | WAIT FOR ME
Playmates–Roulette 4276 | — | 1 |
| 2 | THE GHOST OF BILLY MALLOO
Dorsey Burnette–Era 3025 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | THEME FROM THE SUNDOWNERS / OLD CAPE COD
Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–
Dot 16133 | — | 1 |
| 4 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT
Chiffons–Big Deal 6003 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | SHOPPIN’ FOR CLOTHES / THE SNAKE AND THE BOOK WORM
Coasters–Atco 6178 | — | 1 |
| 6 | KILLER JOE
Jazztet–Argo 5366 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | RAMBLING
Ramblers–Addit 1257 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | WHAT A DREAM
Conway Twitty–MGM 12918 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | A TEENAGER FEELS IT TOO
Denny Reed–3 Trey 3007 | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | LOVE WALKED IN
Dinah Washington–Mercury 71696 | — | 1 |
| 11 | WAY OVER THERE
Miracles–Tamla 54028 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | FIVE BROTHERS
Marty Robbins–Columbia 41771 | 13 | 3 |
| 13 | ALABAM
Cowboy Copas–Starday 501 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | SPEAKING OF HER
Adam Wade–Coed 536 | 15 | 5 |
| 15 | RELEASE ME / GOING OUT WITH THE TIDE
Jivin’ Gene–Mercury 71680 | — / 24 | 1 / 2 |
| 16 | HELLO MY LOVER
Ernie K-Doe–Minit 614 | 22 | 2 |
| 17 | BACK TO SCHOOL
Ritchie Adams–Ribbon 6913 | 19 | 3 |
| 18 | COME BACK, SILLY GIRL
Steve Lawrence–ABC-Paramount 10146 | — | 1 |
| 19 | I NEVER KNEW (Till Now)
Dick Lee–Felsted 8603 | 21 | 3 |
| 20 | POETRY IN MOTION
Johnny Tillotson–Cadence 1384 | — | 1 |
| 21 | HEY, HEY, BABY!
Jon Thomas–ABC-Paramount 10140 | 23 | 2 |
| 22 | ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS / SOMEBODY TO LOVE
Bobby Darin–Atco 6179 | — | 1 |
| 23 | STRANGER FROM DURANGO
Richie Allen–Imperial 5683 | 25 | 2 |
| 24 | DON’T LET LOVE PASS ME BY
Frankie Avalon–Chancellor 1056 | — | 1 |
| 25 | NIGHT THEME
Mark II–Wye 1001 | — | 2 |