| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending JULY 8, 1961 | |||
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | BOOGIE WOOGIE B. Bumble & StingersRendezvous 151 | 27 | 3 |
| 2 | TEEN PRAYER VelveteensStark 102 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | ILL BE THERE Damita JoMercury 71840 | | 1 |
| 4 | THE ASTRONAUT (pts. 1 & 2) Jose JimenezKapp 409 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | HOLD BACK THE TEARS DelacardosUnited Artists 310 | 17 | 5 |
| 6 | THERE WAS A FUNGUS AMONG US Hugh Barrett & VictorsMadison 164 | 20 | 4 |
| 7 | SOLITAIRE EmbersEmpress 101 | 26 | 3 |
| 8 | A SCOTTISH SOLDIER (Green Hills Of Tyrol) Andy StewartWarwick 627 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | BACK BEAT NO. 1 RondelsAmy 825 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | SUMMER JOB Marty HillColumbia 42018 | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | RIMSHOT (pt. 1) Roller CoastersHoliday Inn 100 | 16 | 10 |
| 12 | OLD SMOKIE Johnny & HurricanesBig Top 3076 | 14 | 3 |
| 13 | IVE GOT A NOTION / HOW CAN WE TELL HIM Marv JohnsonUnited Artists 322 | | 2 / 1 |
| 14 | NO SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE Roy HamiltonEpic 9449 | 24 | 2 |
| 15 | WOODEN HEART Gus BackusFono-Graf 1234 | 21 | 2 |
| 16 | WATER BOY Don Shirley TrioCadence 1392 | 23 | 4 |
| 17 | THE GUNS OF NAVARONE
Joe Reisman & OrchestraLanda 674 / Mitch Miller & GangColumbia 42016 | 46 / | 2 / 1 |
| 18 | TENDER YEARS George JonesMercury 71804 | 25 | 3 |
| 19 | THE PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE (pts. 1 & 2) SickniksAmy 824 | 22 | 5 |
| 20 | READY FOR YOUR LOVE Shep & LimelitesHull 742 | | 1 |
| 21 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & DougHickory 1137 | 7 | 15 |
| 22 | I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND Ann-MargretRCA Victor 47-7894 | | 1 |
| 23 | BROKEN HEARTED / MIGHTY GOOD LOVIN MiraclesTamla 54044 | | 1 |
| 24 | VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA Frankie AvalonChancellor 1081 | | 1 |
| 25 | BETTER TELL HIM NO StarletsPAM 1003 | 28 | 4 |
| 26 | RUN, RUN, RUN Ronny DouglasEverest 19413 | | 3 |
| 27 | I DONT NEED YOU NO MORE Maxine BrownABC-Paramount 10235 | | 1 |
| 28 | WHEN I GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT / DRY YOUR EYES TokensRCA Victor 47-7896 | | 1 |
| 29 | MAKE ME SMILE AGAIN Cathy JeanValmor 009 | 11 | 5 |
| 30 | MY TRUE STORY Jive FiveBeltone 1006 | | 1 |
| 31 | TELL ME WHAT SHE SAID PlaymatesRoulette 4370 | | 1 |
| 32 | TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck QuartetColumbia 41479 | 38 | 3 |
| 33 | NO, NO, NO ChantersDeLuxe 6191 | 30 | 3 |
| 34 | MY CLAIRE DE LUNE Steve LawrenceUnited Artists 335 | | 1 |
| 35 | SKIN TIGHT, PIN STRIPED, PURPLE PEDAL PUSHERS Sheb WooleyMGM 13013 | | 4 |
| 36 | PEANUTS Rick & KeensSmash 1705 | 43 | 2 |
| 37 | IM GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN Ray CharlesImpulse 202 | 5 | 3 |
| 38 | SUMMERTIME LIES Kitty KallenColumbia 42038 | | 1 |
| 39 | (Theme From) THE YOUNG SAVAGES Hugo Montenegro & OrchestraTime 1040 | 42 | 2 |
| 40 | WHEN A GIRL GIVES HER HEART (To A Boy) Janice WardMonument 442 | 41 | 2 |
| 41 | JOHN BROWNS BABY Jimmie RodgersRoulette 4371 | | 1 |
| 42 | MR. D. J. Van McCoyRockn 101 | | 1 |
| 43 | I DONT MIND James Brown & Famous FlamesKing 5466 | | 4 |
| 44 | DOWN ON MY KNEES Walter VaughnLiberty 55330 | 47 | 2 |
| 45 | DINKY DOO Eddie BoRic 981 | 19 | 5 |
| 46 | (Theme From Carnival) LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
Jane Morgan Kapp 390 | 39 | 5 |
| 47 | LONELY LIFE Jackie WilsonBrunswick 55216 | | 3 |
| 48 | TIME Jerry JacksonKapp 387 | | 1 |
| 49 | WINDY AND WARM Chet AtkinsRCA Victor 47-7891 | 40 | 3 |
| 50 | DONT CRY NO MORE Bobby BlandDuke 340 | | 1 |
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