| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 5, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BABY (You’ve Got What It Takes) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton (Mercury 71565) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | HANDY MAN Jimmy Jones (Cub 9049) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | MONEY (That’s What I Want) Barrett Strong (Anna 1111) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | LADY LUCK Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10075) | 8 | 15 | 24 | 5 | |
| 5 | JUST A LITTLE BIT Rosco Gordon (Vee-Jay 332) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6 | YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson (United Artists 185) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
| 7 | I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 314) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 8 | (Do The) MASHED POTATOES (pt. 1) Nat Kendrick & Swans (Dade 1804) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| 9 | FANNIE MAE Buster Brown (Fire 1008) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 10 | THE THEME FROM “A SUMMER PLACE” Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia 41490) | 24 | 34 | 44 | 4 | |
| 11 | SWEET SIXTEEN (pt. 1) B.B. King & Orchestra (Kent 330) | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
| 12 | BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 333) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
| 13 | COUNTRY BOY Fats Domino (Imperial 5645) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
| 14 | BEYOND THE SEA Bobby Darin (Atco 6158) | 15 | 19 | 22 | 6 | |
| 15 | WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME OVER YOU Jack Scott (Top Rank 2028) | 16 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| 16 | WILD ONE Bobby Rydell (Cameo 171) | 21 | 35 | 42 | 4 | |
| 17 | (Baby) HULLY GULLY Olympics (Arvee 562) | 19 | 26 | 30 | 5 | |
| 18 | SHIMMY, SHIMMY, KO-KO-BOP Little Anthony & Imperials (End 1060) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| 19 | THIS MAGIC MOMENT Drifters (Atlantic 2050) | 30 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | TOO POOPED TO POP (“Casey”) Chuck Berry (Chess 1747) | 22 | 30 | 40 | 5 | |
| 21 | HARLEM NOCTURNE Viscounts (Madison 123) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | |
| 22 | LET IT ROCK Chuck Berry (Chess 1747) | 25 | 25 | 28 | 6 | |
| 23 | HARBOR LIGHTS Platters (Mercury 71563) | 34 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | BEATNIK FLY Johnny & Hurricanes (Warwick 520) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | WHATCHA’ GONNA DO Nat King Cole (Capitol 4325) | 28 | 28 | 25 | 7 | |
| 26 | WHERE OR WHEN Dion & Belmonts (Laurie 3044) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| 27 | SHAKE A HAND LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2048) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 6 | |
| 28 | MY BABY! (I Love Her, Yes I Do) Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10081) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | TOO MUCH TEQUILA Champs (Challenge 59063) | 36 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | TEEN ANGEL Mark Dinning (MGM 12845) | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
| 31 | SWEET NOTHIN’S Brenda Lee (Decca 30967) | 37 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | SMOKIE (pt. 2) Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2018) | 17 | 12 | 6 | 17 | |
| 33 | WHAT’S HAPPENING Wade Flemons (Vee-Jay 335) | 33 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 34 | GO, JIMMY, GO Jimmy Clanton (Ace 575) | 23 | 21 | 18 | 12 | |
| 35 | RUNNING BEAR Johnny Preston (Mercury 71474) | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | |
| 36 | DON’T MESS WITH MY MAN Irma Thomas (Ron 328) | 26 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 37 | I KNOW IT’S TRUE James Brown & Famous Flames (Federal 12369) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | I WAS SUCH A FOOL (To Fall In Love With You) Flamingos (End 1062) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | ROCKIN’ LITTLE ANGEL Ray Smith (Judd 1016) | 41 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | LET IT BE ME Everly Brothers (Cadence 1376) | 35 | 41 | 48 | 4 | |
| 41 | WHITE SILVER SANDS Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | TRACY’S THEME Spencer Ross (Columbia 41532) | 46 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 43 | FOREVER Little Dippers (University 210) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | PARADISE Sammy Turner (Big Top 3032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE Marv Johnson (United Artists 208) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | PUPPY LOVE Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10082) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | WHO YOU GONNA’ LOVE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10081) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE Billy Bland (Old Town 1076) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | WORK OUT Baby Washington (Neptune 107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYIN’ Ray Charles (Atlantic 2047) | 38 | 38 | 41 | 6 | |
| NOTE: After this week, Cash Box discontinued its R&B chart, due to the fact that it had become dominated by songs also appearing on the Top 100 pop chart. The R&B chart was reinstated in the December 17 issue. |
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