| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 8, 1962 | |||
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | YOU CANT JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER Bo DiddleyChecker 1019 | 18 | 3 |
| 2 | HES A REBEL CrystalsPhilles 106 / Vikki CarrLiberty 55493 | | 1 |
| 3 | ITS LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS ShirellesScepter 1237 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | ABIGAIL EmbersEmpress 107 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME SupremesMotown 1027 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | OL MAN RIVER Jimmy SmithVerve 10262 | | 1 |
| 7 | COPY CAT / ILL CHANGE THAT TOO Gary (U.S.) BondsLegrand 1020 | 1 | 4 / 3 |
| 8 | CLOSE TO CATHY Mike CliffordUnited Artists 489 | 26 | 3 |
| 9 | WHAT TIME IS IT? Jive FiveBeltone 2024 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | TILL THERE WAS YOU ValjeanCarlton 576 | | 4 |
| 11 | SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Carroll BrothersCameo 221 | | 5 |
| 12 | I WOULDNT KNOW (What To Do) / FOR ALL WE KNOW
Dinah Washington Roulette 4444 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | A HANDFUL OF MEMORIES Baby WashingtonSue 767 | 9 | 8 |
| 14 | RIGHT STRING BUT THE WRONG YO-YO Dr. Feelgood & InternsOkeh 7156 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | DONT BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Bernie LeightonColpix 645 | 16 | 7 |
| 16 | PEEPIN N HIDIN (Baby, What You Want Me To Do) Count VictorsCoral 62324 | 39 | 2 |
| 17 | IM GONNA CHANGE EVERYTHING Jim ReevesRCA Victor 47-8080 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | TOO BAD Ben E. KingAtco 6231 | 20 | 3 |
| 19 | (Lets Have A) BEACH PARTY Dave York & BeachcombersP-K-M 6700 | 21 | 2 |
| 20 | ELIZABETH Dave Ford & Hollywood FlamesGoldie 1101 | 23 | 3 |
| 21 | STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW Marvin GayeTamla 54068 | 25 | 4 |
| 22 | RICHIE Gloria DennisRust 5049 | 47 | 2 |
| 23 | LOLITA YA-YA
VenturesDolton 60 / Sue LyonMGM 13067 // Nelson Riddle Capitol 4741 | 4 | 6 // 4 |
| 24 | BROADWAY Freddy CannonSwan 4117 | | 3 |
| 25 | (A Girl Needs) TO LOVE AND BE LOVED Vic DanaDolton 58 | 2 | 7 |
| 26 | WITH THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND Brook BentonMercury 72024 | 33 | 2 |
| 27 | STORMY MONDAY BLUES Bobby BlandDuke 355 | | 1 |
| 28 | LIVE IT UP / ...AND THEN THERE WERE DRUMS Sandy NelsonImperial 5870 | 32 | 2 |
| 29 | DONT GO NEAR THE INDIANS Rex AllenMercury 71997 | | 1 |
| 30 | EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY / AINT SHE SWEET Jimmy SmithBlue Note 1851 | 34 | 2 |
| 31 | BAD BOY DonaysBrent 7033 | 37 | 2 |
| 32 | COMIN HOME BABY Herbie MannAtlantic 5020 | 36 | 2 |
| 33 | THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER Shelley FabaresColpix 654 | | 1 |
| 34 | FOREVER AND A DAY / BABY, THATS ALL Jackie WilsonBrunswick 55233 | | 1 |
| 35 | I REALLY DONT WANT TO KNOW / TONIGHT MY HEART SHE IS CRYING (Love Is A Bird) Solomon BurkeAtlantic 2157 | | 1 |
| 36 | PARTY ACROSS THE HALL Yvonne Baker & SensationsArgo 5420 | | 1 |
| 37 | POETRY Jack JonesKapp 477 | 10 | 6 |
| 38 | GEE BABY, WHAT ABOUT YOU Shep & LimelitesHull 753 | 41 | 2 |
| 39 | DESAFINADO Stan Getz/Charlie ByrdVerve 10260 | 49 | 2 |
| 40 | WADDLE, WADDLE BraceletsCongress 104 | 43 | 3 |
| 41 | I SAT BACK AND LET IT HAPPEN Leroy Van DykeMercury 72018 | | 1 |
| 42 | DONT EVER LEAVE ME Bob & EarlTempe 102 | 44 | 3 |
| 43 | HAIL TO THE CONQUERING HERO James DarrenColpix 655 | | 1 |
| 44 | WONDERFUL ONE ShondellsKing 5656 | | 1 |
| 45 | MY BLUE HEAVEN String-A-LongsDot 16379 | | 1 |
| 46 | MAKE IT BE ME FlaresPress 2803 | | 1 |
| 47 | MR. LONELY Buddy GrecoEpic 9536 | | 1 |
| 48 | CONEY ISLAND BABY ExcellentsBlast 205 | | 10 |
| 49 | HELLO OUT THERE Nick NobleLiberty 55488 | | 1 |
| 50 | CASANOVA BROWN Young SistersTwirl 2001 | | 1 |
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