| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 2, 1961 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | THIS TIME
Troy Shondell–Liberty 55353 / Goldcrest 161 | 44 | 2 |
| 2 | BAND OF GOLD
Roommates–Valmor 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | SOMETIME
Gene Thomas–United Artists 338 | 46 | 2 |
| 4 | (You’ll Have To Swing It) MR. PAGANINI
Ella Fitzgerald–Verve 10237 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55219 | — | 3 |
| 6 | IT’S YOUR WORLD
Marty Robbins–Columbia 42065 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | I UNDERSTAND (Just How You Feel)
G-Clefs–Terrace 7500 | — | 1 |
| 8 | MR. D. J.
Van McCoy–Rock’n 101 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | A LITTLE DOG CRIED
Jimmie Rodgers–Roulette 4384 | 34 | 2 |
| 10 | MY CLAIRE DE LUNE / IN TIME
Steve Lawrence–United Artists 335 | 12 | 5 / 5 |
| 11 | KEEP ON DANCING / NOTHING BUT GOOD
Hank Ballard & Midnighters–King 5535 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | OLE SLEW-FOOT
Johnny Horton–Columbia 42063 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | A FAR FAR BETTER THING
Della Reese–RCA Victor 47-7884 | 14 | 5 |
| 14 | WELL-A, WELL-A
Shirley & Lee–Warwick 664 | — | 1 |
| 15 | STICK SHIFT
Duals–Sue 745 | 13 | 6 |
| 16 | DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
Belmonts–Sabrina 501 | — | 1 |
| 17 | TAKE MY LOVE (I Want To Give It All To You)
Little Willie John–King 5516 | 19 | 4 |
| 18 | SAN-HO-ZAY
Freddy King–Federal 12428 | 17 | 3 |
| 19 | FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS
Cleftones–Gee 1067 | — | 2 |
| 20 | MY DREAM COME TRUE / STRANGE DESIRE
Jack Scott–Capitol 4597 | 22 | 4 |
| 21 | I’M MR. LUCK / BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY
Jimmy Reed–Vee-Jay 398 | — | 1 |
| 22 | SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
Tony Williams–Reprise 20,019 | — | 1 |
| 23 | BACK TO THE HOP
Danny & Juniors–Swan 4082 | — | 1 |
| 24 | HULLY GULLY AGAIN
Little Caesar & Romans–Del-Fi 4164 | 30 | 3 |
| 25 | ROMEO
Janie Grant–Caprice 109 | 20 | 3 |
| 26 | THAT’S MY DESIRE
Pat Boone–Dot 16244 | 27 | 4 |
| 27 | TEEN PRAYER
Velveteens–Stark 102 | 38 | 11 |
| 28 | ANNIVERSARY OF LOVE
Caslons–Seeco 6078 | 48 | 2 |
| 29 | HEY, LOOK ME OVER
Peggy Lee–Capitol 4610 | — | 1 |
| 30 | IMPOSSIBLE
Gloria Lynne–Everest 19418 | 49 | 2 |
| 31 | BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT
James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5524 | 31 | 3 |
| 32 | NEW ORLEANS MEDLEY
Earl Palmer–Liberty 55356 | 32 | 3 |
| 33 | HERE IN MY HEART
Al Martino–Capitol 4593 | 2 | 8 |
| 34 | DRUMS
Kenny Chandler–United Artists 342 | 47 | 2 |
| 35 | MY BLUE HEAVEN
Duane Eddy–Jamie 1200 | — | 1 |
| 36 | BIG RIVER, BIG MAN
Claude King–Columbia 42043 | 15 | 6 |
| 37 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Jim Reeves–RCA Victor 47-7905 | 33 | 4 |
| 38 | IT’S JUST A HOUSE WITHOUT YOU
Brook Benton–Mercury 71859 | — | 1 |
| 39 | TIGHT SWEATER
Marathons–Arvee 5038 | 42 | 3 |
| 40 | IT’S UNBEARABLE
Dorothy Jones–Columbia 42062 | — | 1 |
| 41 | DEDICATED (To The Songs I Love)
3 Friends–Imperial 5763 | 16 | 3 |
| 42 | THREE GASSED RATS
Handclappers–Collier 2500 | — | 1 |
| 43 | MAGIC IS THE NIGHT
Kathy Young with Innocents–Indigo 125 | — | 1 |
| 44 | D.D.T. AND THE BOLL WEEVIL
Lyn Earlington–Southern Sound 104 | — | 1 |
| 45 | WHAT KIND OF GIRL (Do You Think I Am)
Charmaines–Fraternity 880 | 26 | 6 |
| 46 | SHAKE SHAKE SHERRY
Redwoods–Epic 9447 | — | 1 |
| 47 | IT’S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME
Dotty Clark–Big Top 3081 | — | 1 |
| 48 | HOW SOON (Will I Be Seeing You)
Bob Beckham–Decca 31285 | — | 1 |
| 49 | SORROW TOMORROW
Bobby Darin–Atco 6206 | — | 1 |
| 50 | LET’S GET TOGETHER
Hayley Mills–Buena Vista 385 | — | 1 |