| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending JULY 29, 1961 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | SINCE GARY WENT IN THE NAVY Marcy Joe–Robbee 115 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | WHO PUT THE BOMP (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann–ABC-Paramount 10237 | — | 1 |
| 3 | MIGHTY GOOD LOVIN’ Miracles–Tamla 54044 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU / I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN Ray Charles–Impulse 202 | — / 29 | 1 / 6 |
| 5 | BLESS YOU Tony Orlando–Epic 9452 | — | 1 |
| 6 | DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (On The Bedpost Over Night) Lonnie Donegan & Skiffle Group–Dot 15911 | 37 | 2 |
| 7 | JOHNNY WILLOW Fred Darian–JAF 2023 | 33 | 3 |
| 8 | TEEN PRAYER Velveteens–Stark 102 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | WOODEN HEART Gus Backus–Fono-Graf 1234 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | TENDER YEARS George Jones–Mercury 71804 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | OLD SMOKIE Johnny & Hurricanes–Big Top 3076 | 9 | 6 |
| 12 | THE GUNS OF NAVARONE
Joe Reisman & Orchestra–Landa 674 / Mitch Miller & Gang–Columbia 42016 | 14 | 5 / 4 |
| 13 | VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA / SUMMER OF ’61
Frankie Avalon– Chancellor 1081 | 15 | 4 / 3 |
| 14 | I’M SO HAPPY (Tra La La) Ducanes–Goldisc 3024 | — | 1 |
| 15 | I WAKE UP CRYING Chuck Jackson–Wand 110 | 40 | 2 |
| 16 | MR. D. J. Van McCoy–Rock’n 101 | 20 | 4 |
| 17 | IN TIME / MY CLAIRE DE LUNE Steve Lawrence–United Artists 335 | 23 / — | 2 / 2 |
| 18 | BOOGIE WOOGIE B. Bumble & Stingers–Rendezvous 151 | 22 | 6 |
| 19 | SUMMERTIME LIES Kitty Kallen–Columbia 42038 | 21 | 4 |
| 20 | RONNIE Marcy Joe–Robbee 110 | 13 | 5 |
| 21 | I DON’T MIND James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5466 | 24 | 7 |
| 22 | GOOD HEARTED MAN Fats Domino–Imperial 5764 | 27 | 2 |
| 23 | HERE IN MY HEART Al Martino–Capitol 4593 | 31 | 3 |
| 24 | GIRLS / I’VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS TO DO Johnny Burnette–Liberty 55345 | 45 | 2 |
| 25 | WIZARD OF LOVE Ly-Dells–Master 251 | 48 | 2 |
| 26 | BIG RIVER, BIG MAN Claude King–Columbia 42043 | — | 1 |
| 27 | STICK SHIFT Duals–Sue 745 | — | 1 |
| 28 | SUMMER JOB Marty Hill–Columbia 42018 | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | THIS LITTLE BOY OF MINE Gloria Lynne–Everest 19418 | 34 | 3 |
| 30 | THERE WAS A FUNGUS AMONG US Hugh Barrett & Victors–Madison 164 | — | 5 |
| 31 | LET THE SUNSHINE IN Teddy Randazzo–ABC-Paramount 10228 | 44 | 2 |
| 32 | NOW YOU KNOW / TAKE MY LOVE (I Want To Give It All To You)
Little Willie John– King 5516 | — | 1 |
| 33 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Sensations–Argo 5391 | 49 | 2 |
| 34 | MR. HAPPINESS Johnny Maestro with Coeds–Coed 552 | — | 1 |
| 35 | THE FLOAT Hank Ballard & Midnighters–King 5510 | — | 3 |
| 36 | ANYONE BUT YOU Ruth Brown–Atlantic 2104 | 39 | 2 |
| 37 | YOU’RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards–Crest 1075 | 42 | 2 |
| 38 | TEARDROPS IN MY HEART Joe Barry–Smash 1710 | — | 1 |
| 39 | EVERY BREATH I TAKE Gene Pitney–Musicor 1011 | — | 1 |
| 40 | AGAIN Concords–RCA Victor 47-7911 / Demensions–Coral 62277 | — | 1 |
| 41 | RUN, RUN, RUN Ronny Douglas–Everest 19413 | 36 | 6 |
| 42 | HUMAN Tommy Hunt–Scepter 1219 | — | 1 |
| 43 | (Theme From) “COME SEPTEMBER” Bobby Darin & Orchestra–Atco 6200 | 30 | 3 |
| 44 | THE MOUNTAIN’S HIGH Dick & DeeDee–Liberty 55350 | — | 1 |
| 45 | YO-YO GIRL Portraits–RCA Victor 47-7900 | — | 1 |
| 46 | GLAD TO BE BACK Chantels–Carlton 555 | — | 1 |
| 47 | STRANGE DESIRE Jack Scott–Capitol 4597 | — | 1 |
| 48 | SUMMER SOUVENIRS Karl Hammel, Jr.–Arliss 1007 | — | 1 |
| 49 | WHAT KIND OF GIRL (Do You Think I Am) Charmaines–Fraternity 880 | — | 1 |
| 50 | SONG OF THE NAIROBI TRIO Fortune Tellers–Music Makers 105 | — | 1 |
| RETURN TO TOP 100 RETURN TO 1961 |