| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending FEBRUARY 4, 1961 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | THINK TWICE
Brook Benton–Mercury 71774 | — | 1 |
| 2 | CHARLENA
Sevilles–J.C. 116 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | TEENAGE VOWS OF LOVE
Dreamers–Goldisc 3015 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | THE MISFITS
Don Costa & Orchestra–United Artists 286 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | CERVEZA
Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 30866 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | PONY TIME
Don Covay & Goodtimers–Arnold 1002 | — | 1 |
| 7 | THE JAZZ IN YOU
Gloria Lynne–Everest 19390 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | A TEXAN AND A GIRL FROM MEXICO
Anita Bryant–Carlton 538 | 24 | 2 |
| 9 | GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY
June Valli–Mercury 71750 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | I AIN’T DOWN YET
Dinah Shore–Capitol 4476 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | SHOW FOLK
Paul Evans–Carlton 539 | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER
Cathy Jean & Roommates–Valmor 007 | 22 | 2 |
| 13 | I DON’T WANT TO CRY
Chuck Jackson–Wand 106 | 20 | 2 |
| 14 | OH LONESOME ME
Johnny Cash–Sun 355 | 21 | 5 |
| 15 | DREAM BOY
Annette with Afterbeats–Buena Vista 374 | — | 1 |
| 16 | THEME FROM TUNES OF GLORY
Cambridge Strings & Singers–London 1960 | 25 | 2 |
| 17 | WE BELONG TOGETHER
Belmonts–Laurie 3080 | — | 1 |
| 18 | IS THERE SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND
Jack Scott–Top Rank 2093 | — | 2 |
| 19 | THE TOUCHABLES
Dickie Goodman–Mark-X 8009 | — | 1 |
| 20 | ASIA MINOR
Kokomo–Felsted 8612 | — | 1 |
| 21 | BEFORE I FALL IN LOVE AGAIN (I’ll Count To Ten)
Clyde McPhatter–Mercury 71740 | — | 4 |
| 22 | THERE’S A NEW MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Senators–ABC-Paramount 10178 | — | 1 |
| 23 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO
Clarence “Frogman” Henry–Argo 5378 | 14 | 2 |
| 24 | CLOSER TO YOU
Johnny Adams–Ric 976 | — | 1 |
| 25 | MATILDA HAS FINALLY COME BACK
Cookie & Cupcakes–Mercury 71748 | — | 1 |