| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending FEBRUARY 18, 1961 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | THE WATUSI
Vibrations–Checker 969 | — | 3 |
| 2 | THEME FROM TUNES OF GLORY
Cambridge Strings & Singers–London 1960 /
Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 41941 | 9 | 4 / 2 |
| 3 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER
Adam Wade–Coed 546 | — | 1 |
| 4 | PONY TIME
Don Covay & Goodtimers–Arnold 1002 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | THEME FROM “A SUMMER PLACE” (Wenn Der Sommer Kommpt)
Lolita–Kapp 370 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | THE JAZZ IN YOU
Gloria Lynne–Everest 19390 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | MODEL GIRL
Johnny Mastro–Coed 545 | — | 1 |
| 8 | MARIE, MARIE
Roger Williams–Kapp 364 / Serino–Roulette 4324 | 20 | 2 |
| 9 | MATILDA HAS FINALLY COME BACK
Cookie & Cupcakes–Mercury 71748 | 19 | 3 |
| 10 | BUMBLE BOOGIE
B. Bumble & Stingers–Rendezvous 140 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | WE BELONG TOGETHER
Belmonts–Laurie 3080 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | CHERIE
Bobby Rydell–Cameo 186 | — | 1 |
| 13 | ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16174 | — | 3 |
| 14 | DREAM BOY
Annette with Afterbeats–Buena Vista 374 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | GOLDEN WILDWOOD FLOWER
Tom & Jerry–Mercury 71753 | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE / WHAT ABOUT ME
Don Gibson–
RCA Victor 47-7841 | — | 1 |
| 17 | LIKE, LONG HAIR
Paul Revere & Raiders–Gardena 116 | 24 | 2 |
| 18 | ONCE UPON A TIME
Rochell & Candles–Swingin’ 623 | — | 1 |
| 19 | THE SECRET
Clint Ballard, Jr.–Guyden 2047 | — | 1 |
| 20 | EXOTIC
Night Beats–Sound 100 | 22 | 2 |
| 21 | IN JERUSALEM
Jane Morgan–Kapp 369 | — | 1 |
| 22 | GREEN STAMPS
T-Birds–Chess 1778 | — | 1 |
| 23 | CHERRY BERRY WINE
Charlie McCoy–Cadence 1390 | — | 1 |
| 24 | A LOVER’S QUESTION
Ernestine Anderson–Mercury 71772 | — | 1 |
| 25 | HIDE AWAY / I LOVE THE WOMAN
Freddy King–Federal 12401 | — | 1 |
| 26 | I’M JEALOUS
Ike & Tina Turner–Sue 740 | — | 1 |
| 27 | LITTLE MISS STUCK-UP
Playmates–Roulette 4322 | — | 1 |
| 28 | MOJO HAND
Lightnin’ Hopkins–Fire 1034 | — | 1 |
| 29 | TOP FORTY, NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
Mark Dinning–MGM 12980 | — | 1 |
| 30 | SPARKELIN’ EYES
Dean Martin–Capitol 4518 | — | 1 |
| 31 | IT MUST BE LOVE
Eddie Bo–Ric 977 | — | 1 |
| 32 | DON’T LET HIM SHOP AROUND
Debbie Dean–Motown 1007 | — | 1 |
| 33 | BANNED IN BOSTON
Merv Griffin–Carlton 540 | — | 1 |
| 34 | WHAT’D I SAY
Jack Eubanks–Monument 434 | — | 1 |
| 35 | THEME FROM “CHECKMATE”
Johnny Williams & Orchestra–Columbia 41925 | — | 1 |