| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending AUGUST 18, 1962 | |||
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | THE SWISS MAID Del ShannonBig Top 3117 | | 1 |
| 2 | POOR LITTLE PUPPET Cathy CarrollWarner Bros. 5284 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | LOOKIN FOR A LOVE ValentinosSAR 132 | 20 | 2 |
| 4 | WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I Anthony NewleyLondon 9546 | | 1 |
| 5 | IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER Carole KingDimension 2000 | | 1 |
| 6 | LOLITA YA-YA
VenturesDolton 60 / Sue LyonMGM 13067 // Nelson Riddle Capitol 4741 | | 3 // 1 |
| 7 | HE HIT ME (And It Felt Like A Kiss) CrystalsPhilles 105 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | SILLY BOY (She Doesnt Love You) LettermenCapitol 4810 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU Matt MonroLiberty 55449 | 45 | 2 |
| 10 | A MIRACLE / DONT LET ME STAND IN YOUR WAY Frankie AvalonChancellor 1115 | 15 | 4 / 6 |
| 11 | WHATS GONNA HAPPEN WHEN SUMMERS DONE / BROADWAY
Freddy Cannon Swan 4117 | | 1 |
| 12 | OH! WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE CastellsEra 3083 | 17 | 4 |
| 13 | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Tony BennettColumbia 42332 | 19 | 13 |
| 14 | SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Carroll BrothersCameo 221 | 18 | 3 |
| 15 | HOUDINI Walter BrennanLiberty 55477 | 8 | 5 |
| 16 | POETRY Jack JonesKapp 477 | 34 | 3 |
| 17 | COPY CAT Gary (U.S.) BondsLegrand 1020 | | 1 |
| 18 | A HANDFUL OF MEMORIES Baby WashingtonSue 767 | 21 | 5 |
| 19 | TILL THERE WAS YOU ValjeanCarlton 576 | 43 | 2 |
| 20 | DONT BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Bernie LeightonColpix 645 | 29 | 4 |
| 21 | IM GONNA CHANGE EVERYTHING Jim ReevesRCA Victor 47-8080 | | 1 |
| 22 | THE BIRD MAN HighwaymenUnited Artists 475 | | 3 |
| 23 | DONT WORRY BOUT ME Vincent EdwardsDecca 31413 | | 4 |
| 24 | LONG AS THE ROSE IS RED Florraine DarlinEpic 9529 | | 1 |
| 25 | YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME SupremesMotown 1027 | 44 | 7 |
| 26 | NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Jimmie RodgersDot 16378 | 38 | 3 |
| 27 | IF I DIDNT HAVE A DIME (To Play The Jukebox) Gene PitneyMusicor 1022 | | 1 |
| 28 | SALLY WAS A GOOD OLD GIRL Hank CochranLiberty 55461 | 31 | 4 |
| 29 | THREE FOOLS Patti PageMercury 72013 | 32 | 4 |
| 30 | AM I BLUE Dinah WashingtonMercury 72015 | 9 | 3 |
| 31 | THIS IS IT Jay & AmericansUnited Artists 479 | 24 | 3 |
| 32 | YOULL NEVER KNOW Jerry WallaceChallenge 9152 | 33 | 4 |
| 33 | I WOULDNT KNOW (What To Do) / FOR ALL WE KNOW
Dinah Washington Roulette 4444 | | 1 |
| 34 | SOFT WALKIN Freddie HoustonToto 101 | 35 | 6 |
| 35 | MAMA (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) Ruth BrownPhilips 40056 | | 1 |
| 36 | THE CURE Smitty WilliamsMGM 13083 | 39 | 4 |
| 37 | DONT YOU WORRY Don Gardner & Dee Dee FordFire 513 | | 1 |
| 38 | SUMMERTIME GUY Eddie RambeauSwan 4112 | 40 | 3 |
| 39 | IVE GOT MY EYES ON YOU (And I Like What I See) Rick NelsonImperial 5864 | 47 | 2 |
| 40 | THEME FROM HATARI! Henry Mancini & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-8037 | 14 | 5 |
| 41 | A MILE AND A QUARTER Sonny JamesDot 16381 | | 1 |
| 42 | STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW Marvin GayeTamla 54068 | | 1 |
| 43 | COME BACK INTO MY HEART VolumesChex 1005 | 42 | 3 |
| 44 | LIDA ROSE Ferrante & TeicherABC-Paramount 10347 | | 1 |
| 45 | (A Girl Needs) TO LOVE AND BE LOVED Vic DanaDolton 58 | 50 | 4 |
| 46 | TORTURE Kris JensenHickory 1173 | | 1 |
| 47 | LOVERS BY NIGHT, STRANGERS BY DAY FleetwoodsDolton 62 | | 1 |
| 48 | I LOVE PARIS Frank SinatraCapitol 4815 | | 1 |
| 49 | BEATING LIKE A TOM TOM Ernie K-DoeMinit 651 | | 1 |
| 50 | THATS THE WAY IT IS Johnny MathisColumbia 42509 | | 1 |
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