| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending MAY 12, 1962 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | MY REAL NAME / MY HEART IS BLEEDING
Fats Domino–Imperial 5833 | — | 1 |
| 2 | IF YOU WANT TO
Carousels–Gone 5118 | 15 | 5 |
| 3 | QUEEN OF MY HEART
Rene & Ray–Donna 1360 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | IF I CRIED EVERY TIME YOU HURT ME
Wanda Jackson–Capitol 4723 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | FORTUNETELLER
Bobby Curtola–Del-Fi 4177 | 45 | 2 |
| 6 | LET ME BE THE ONE
Paris Sisters–Gregmark 12 | — | 1 |
| 7 | LIMBO ROCK
Champs–Challenge 9131 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | WHERE ARE YOU
Dinah Washington–Roulette 4424 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | TROUBLE’S BACK IN TOWN
Wilburn Brothers–Decca 31363 | 29 | 4 |
| 10 | SPANISH HARLEM
Santo & Johnny–Canadian-American 137 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | DRUMMIN’ UP A STORM / DRUM STOMP
Sandy Nelson–Imperial 5829 | 8 | 4 / 3 |
| 12 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Elmer Bernstein & Orchestra–Choreo 101 / Jimmy Smith–
Verve 10255 | 21 | 3 / 2 |
| 13 | WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN
Claude King–Columbia 42352 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | COLINDA
Rod Bernard–Hall-Way 1902 | — | 8 |
| 15 | JANE, JANE, JANE / SCOTCH AND SODA
Kingston Trio–Capitol 4740 | — | 4 / 3 |
| 16 | COOKIN’
Al Casey Combo–Stacy 925 | 17 | 8 |
| 17 | (Theme From) LOLITA
Orchestra Del Oro/Don Costa–Sonodor 207 | 19 | 3 |
| 18 | GONNA GIT THAT MAN
Connie Francis–MGM 13074 | — | 1 |
| 19 | LIPSTICK TRACES (On A Cigarette)
Benny Spellman–Minit 644 | 25 | 2 |
| 20 | TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT
Eddie & Starlites–Scepter 1202 | 22 | 4 |
| 21 | THAT HAPPY FEELING
Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 31388 | 34 | 2 |
| 22 | STRANGER ON THE SHORE
Drifters–Atlantic 2143 | — | 1 |
| 23 | THANKS TO THE FOOL
Brook Benton–Mercury 71962 | 36 | 2 |
| 24 | TURKISH COFFEE
Tony Osborne & Orchestra–Medallion 611 | 32 | 4 |
| 25 | TWO FOOLS ARE WE
Don & Juan–Big Top 3106 | 39 | 2 |
| 26 | SWINGIN’ GENTLY
Earl Grant–Decca 25560 | 49 | 2 |
| 27 | A LOSING BATTLE
Johnny Adams–Ric 986 | 30 | 7 |
| 28 | AL DI LA’
Emilio Pericoli–Warner Bros. 5259 | 42 | 3 |
| 29 | (Hear My Song) VIOLETTA
Ray Adams & Orchestra–Laurie 3118 | 31 | 4 |
| 30 | SWINGIN’ SHEPHERD BLUES TWIST
Moe Koffman–Ascot 2100 | 35 | 4 |
| 31 | YOU DON’T MISS YOUR WATER
William Bell–Stax 116 | — | 13 |
| 32 | TOUCH ME
Willie Nelson–Liberty 55439 | 47 | 2 |
| 33 | TROUBLES ON MY MIND
Ikettes–Atco 6223 | — | 1 |
| 34 | FUNNY / CHAPEL OF TEARS
Gene McDaniels–Liberty 55444 | — | 3 |
| 35 | I CAN MEND YOUR BROKEN HEART
Don Gibson–RCA Victor 47-8017 | — | 1 |
| 36 | WEST OF THE WALL
Toni Fisher–Big Top 3097 | 46 | 2 |
| 37 | DON’T TAKE AWAY YOUR LOVE
Johnny Nash–Warner Bros. 5270 | 43 | 2 |
| 38 | MY NAME IS MUD
James O’Gwynn–Mercury 71935 | 28 | 4 |
| 39 | NA-NE-NO
Troy Shondell–Liberty 55445 | — | 1 |
| 40 | COMFY ’N COZY
Conway Twitty–MGM 13072 | — | 1 |
| 41 | SCOTCH AND SODA
Henry Thome–Viv 3 | — | 1 |
| 42 | TENNESSEE
Jan & Dean–Liberty 55454 | — | 1 |
| 43 | LET’S STICK TOGETHER
Wilbert Harrison–Fury 1059 | — | 1 |
| 44 | THE LADY WANTS TO TWIST
Steve Lawrence–Columbia 42396 | 48 | 2 |
| 45 | FUN HOUSE
Roosters–Felsted 8642 | 50 | 5 |
| 46 | ARRIVEDERCI, ROMA
Eddie Fisher–ABC-Paramount 10326 | — | 1 |
| 47 | UNTIL AGAIN MY LOVE
Little Willie John–King 5628 | — | 1 |
| 48 | VALLEY OF TEARS
Slim Whitman–Imperial 5821 | — | 1 |
| 49 | I DON’T LOVE YOU NO MORE (I Don’t Care About You)
Jimmy Norman–Little Star 113 | — | 1 |
| 50 | NEED YOUR LOVE
Metallics–Baronet 2 | — | 4 |