| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 11, 1961 | |||
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | THE COMANCHEROS Claude KingColumbia 42196 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | POP GOES THE WEASEL Anthony NewleyLondon 9501 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY James RayCaprice 110 | 41 | 2 |
| 4 | SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY Steve LawrenceUnited Artists 364 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | LET THEM LOVE (And Be Loved) DreamloversHeritage 104 | 28 | 3 |
| 6 | A CERTAIN GIRL / I CRIED MY LAST TEAR Ernie K-DoeMinit 634 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | LITTLE LONELY Chad AllenSmash 1720 / Lama 7779 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | MY LAST CRY StarletsPAM 1004 | 34 | 3 |
| 9 | THE BREAKING POINT Chuck JacksonWand 115 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | SHALOM Eddie FisherABC-Paramount 10264 | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | I WONDER (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) PentagonsJamie 1201 | 14 | 4 |
| 12 | SOMETIME Gene ThomasUnited Artists 338 | 16 | 11 |
| 13 | LITTLE MISS U.S.A. Barry MannABC-Paramount 10263 | 20 | 2 |
| 14 | THE CLOSER YOU ARE Magnificent FourWhale 506 | 15 | 6 |
| 15 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN Neil SedakaRCA Victor 47-7957 | | 1 |
| 16 | THERES OUR SONG AGAIN ChantelsEnd 1105 | 21 | 2 |
| 17 | WASNT THE SUMMER SHORT? Johnny MathisColumbia 42156 | 19 | 6 |
| 18 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT TokensRCA Victor 47-7954 | | 1 |
| 19 | O SOLE MIO RobertinoKapp 416 | 24 | 3 |
| 20 | GREETINGS (This Is Uncle Sam) ValadiersMiracle 6 | | 1 |
| 21 | TOWN WITHOUT PITY Gene PitneyMusicor 1009 | 31 | 2 |
| 22 | IN THE DARK Little Junior ParkerDuke 341 | 25 | 3 |
| 23 | SATANS THEME RondelsAmy 830 | 17 | 4 |
| 24 | I KNOW (You Dont Love Me No More) Barbara GeorgeA.F.O. 302 | 33 | 3 |
| 25 | (Theme From) KING OF KINGS
Felix SlatkinLiberty 55372 / Vardi & Medallion Strings Medallion 606 // Clebanoff & OrchestraMercury 71879 | 36 // | 2 // 1 |
| 26 | HES NOT JUST A SOLDIER Little RichardMercury 71884 | 44 | 2 |
| 27 | EVERYBODY FISH (pt. 2) HarlequinsCollier 2501 | 29 | 5 |
| 28 | THE TWIST Chubby CheckerParkway 811 | | 2 |
| 29 | DO THE BUG WITH ME Billy BlandOld Town 1109 | 32 | 2 |
| 30 | RUN TO HIM Bobby VeeLiberty 55388 | | 1 |
| 31 | JUST GOT TO KNOW Jimmy McCracklinArt-Tone 825 | | 1 |
| 32 | THEYRE PLAYING OUR SONG Jamie HortonJoy 258 | 45 | 2 |
| 33 | THERE YOU GO AGAIN Jeanette Baby WashingtonABC-Paramount 10245 | 35 | 3 |
| 34 | JUST A LITTLE BIT SWEET Charlie RichPhillips Intl 3572 | 39 | 2 |
| 35 | LIAR RegentsGee 1073 | 38 | 3 |
| 36 | THE ROACH Gene & WendellRay Star 777 | | 1 |
| 37 | LOSING YOUR LOVE / (How Can I Write On Paper) WHAT I FEEL IN MY HEART Jim ReevesRCA Victor 47-7950 | 40 | 2 |
| 38 | MEXICAN JOE David Carroll & OrchestraMercury 71880 | 46 | 2 |
| 39 | SETTLE DOWN Dougie & DudesKeith 6500 | 42 | 5 |
| 40 | I WONT CRY ANYMORE EmbersEmpress 104 | | 1 |
| 41 | FEVER Pete Bennett & EmbersSunset 1002 | 49 | 2 |
| 42 | AFTER ALL WEVE BEEN THROUGH Maxine BrownABC-Paramount 10255 | 12 | 3 |
| 43 | THE NIGHT I CRIED / ILL NEVER STOP WANTING YOU
Brian Hyland ABC-Paramount 10262 | | 1 |
| 44 | SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME Prince La LaA.F.O. 301 | 23 | 10 |
| 45 | IT DO ME SO GOOD Ann-MargretRCA Victor 47-7952 | | 1 |
| 46 | YOURE FOLLOWING ME Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-7962 | | 1 |
| 47 | IT WILL STAND ShowmenMinit 632 | | 1 |
| 48 | TRADE WINDS, TRADE WINDS Aki AleongReprise 20,021 | | 1 |
| 49 | TENNESSEE FLAT-TOP BOX Johnny CashColumbia 42147 | | 1 |
| 50 | (If Im Dreaming) JUST LET ME DREAM Pat BooneDot 16284 | | 1 |
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