| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 31, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 354) | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| 2 | LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5400) | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | |
| 3 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Shirelles (Scepter 1211) | 12 | 18 | — | 3 | |
| 4 | SHOP AROUND Miracles (Tamla 54034) | 21 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | FOOLS RUSH IN (Where Angels Fear To Tread) Brook Benton (Mercury 71722) | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | |
| 6 | CRY CRY CRY Bobby Bland (Duke 327) | 9 | 7 | — | 3 | |
| 7 | MY GIRL JOSEPHINE Fats Domino (Imperial 5704) | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | STAND BY ME Little Junior Parker (Duke 330) | 10 | 14 | — | 3 | |
| 9 | THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5430) | 20 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 10 | LAST DATE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7775) | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | |
| 11 | SPOONFUL Etta & Harvey (Chess 1771) | 14 | 17 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | GONZO James Booker (Peacock 1697) | 8 | 13 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | RUBY Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10164) | 7 | 11 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca 31141) | 17 | 25 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Charles Brown (King 5405) | 30 | — | — | 2 | |
| 16 | I IDOLIZE YOU Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 735) | 24 | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | ANGEL BABY Rosie & Originals (Highland 1011) | 22 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7810) | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | SAD MOOD Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7816) | 23 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | BABY OH BABY Shells (Johnson 104) | 27 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds (Legrand 1003) | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS Etta Jones (Prestige 180) | 13 | 16 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | I COUNT THE TEARS Drifters (Atlantic 2087) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | WALK SLOW Little Willie John (King 5428) | 28 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | A THOUSAND STARS Kathy Young with Innocents (Indigo 108) | 15 | 12 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | AM I THE MAN Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55170) | 16 | 9 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | STAY Maurice Williams & Zodiacs (Herald 552) | 18 | 10 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | HAPPY DAYS Marv Johnson (United Artists 273) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN Freddy King (Federal 12384) | 36 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | BUMBLE BEE LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2077) | 35 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | WE HAVE LOVE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71744) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 274) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | TODAY I SING THE BLUES Aretha Franklin (Columbia 41793) | 19 | 24 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10135) | 25 | 21 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | WILLIE Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2027) | — | 44 | — | 2 | |
| 36 | DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Olympics (Arvee 5020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | TROUBLE IN MIND Nina Simone (Colpix 175) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | ALL IN MY MIND Maxine Brown (Nomar 103) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | GEE BABY Joe & Ann (Ace 577) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | LOOKING BACK Dinah Washington (Mercury 71744) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | THE AGE FOR LOVE Jimmy Charles (Promo 1003) | 44 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | GUN SLINGER Bo Diddley (Checker 965) | 50 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | SUGAR BEE Cleveland Crochet & Hill Billy Ramblers (Goldband 1106) | 46 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT Capris (Old Town 1094) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | FREE Ty Hunter & Voice Masters (Anna 1123) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | A FOOL IN LOVE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 730) | 32 | 22 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | YOU’VE GOT TO LOVE HER WITH A FEELING Freddy King (Federal 12384) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THE BELLS James Brown (King 5423) | — | 38 | — | 2 | |
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