| The CASH BOX R&B Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 24, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 354) | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| 2 | LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5400) | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| 3 | LAST DATE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7775) | 5 | — | — | 2 | |
| 4 | FOOLS RUSH IN (Where Angels Fear To Tread) Brook Benton (Mercury 71722) | 8 | — | — | 2 | |
| 5 | ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7810) | 3 | — | — | 2 | |
| 6 | MY GIRL JOSEPHINE Fats Domino (Imperial 5704) | 4 | — | — | 2 | |
| 7 | RUBY Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10164) | 11 | — | — | 2 | |
| 8 | GONZO James Booker (Peacock 1697) | 13 | — | — | 2 | |
| 9 | CRY CRY CRY Bobby Bland (Duke 327) | 7 | — | — | 2 | |
| 10 | STAND BY ME Little Junior Parker (Duke 330) | 14 | — | — | 2 | |
| 11 | NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds (Legrand 1003) | 6 | — | — | 2 | |
| 12 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Shirelles (Scepter 1211) | 18 | — | — | 2 | |
| 13 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS Etta Jones (Prestige 180) | 16 | — | — | 2 | |
| 14 | SPOONFUL Etta & Harvey (Chess 1771) | 17 | — | — | 2 | |
| 15 | A THOUSAND STARS Kathy Young with Innocents (Indigo 108) | 12 | — | — | 2 | |
| 16 | AM I THE MAN Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55170) | 9 | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca 31141) | 25 | — | — | 2 | |
| 18 | STAY Maurice Williams & Zodiacs (Herald 552) | 10 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | TODAY I SING THE BLUES Aretha Franklin (Columbia 41793) | 24 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5430) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | SHOP AROUND Miracles (Tamla 54034) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | ANGEL BABY Rosie & Originals (Highland 1011) | 30 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | SAD MOOD Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7816) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | I IDOLIZE YOU Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 735) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 25 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10135) | 21 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | SOMEDAY YOU’LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU Brook Benton (Mercury 71722) | 29 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | BABY OH BABY Shells (Johnson 104) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | WALK SLOW Little Willie John (King 5428) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Drifters (Atlantic 2071) | 15 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Charles Brown (King 5405) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 31 | I’LL SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR YOU Damita Jo (Mercury 71690) | 20 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | A FOOL IN LOVE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 730) | 22 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | SLEEP Little Willie John (King 5394) | 26 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | I COUNT THE TEARS Drifters (Atlantic 2087) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | BUMBLE BEE LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2077) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN Freddy King (Federal 12384) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 274) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | THE HUCKLEBUCK Chubby Checker (Parkway 813) | 27 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | WE HAVE LOVE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71744) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | COME RAIN OR COME SHINE Ray Charles (Atlantic 2084) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | HAPPY DAYS Marv Johnson (United Artists 273) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | TROUBLE IN MIND Nina Simone (Colpix 175) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | THE AGE FOR LOVE Jimmy Charles (Promo 1003) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I NEED A CHANGE Miracles (Chess 1768) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | SUGAR BEE Cleveland Crochet & Hill Billy Ramblers (Goldband 1106) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | ALL IN MY MIND Maxine Brown (Nomar 103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | FREE Ty Hunter & Voice Masters (Anna 1123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | GUN SLINGER Bo Diddley (Checker 965) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
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