| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 18, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHOP AROUND Miracles (Tamla 54034) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Shirelles (Scepter 1211) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | ALL IN MY MIND Maxine Brown (Nomar 103) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT Capris (Old Town 1094) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 | AT LAST Etta James (Argo 5380) | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | |
| 6 | PONY TIME Chubby Checker (Parkway 818) | 11 | 17 | 47 | 4 | |
| 7 | THE WATUSI Vibrations (Checker 969) | 12 | 11 | 20 | 6 | |
| 8 | ANGEL BABY Rosie & Originals (Highland 1011) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 9 | THE TEAR OF THE YEAR Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 6 | |
| 10 | THEM THAT GOT Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10141) | 13 | 15 | 24 | 5 | |
| 11 | I COUNT THE TEARS Drifters (Atlantic 2087) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| 12 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Roy Hamilton (Epic 9434) | 15 | 19 | 27 | 4 | |
| 13 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | 14 | 18 | 28 | 8 | |
| 14 | I PITY THE FOOL Bobby Bland (Duke 332) | 23 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | 18 | 27 | 36 | 4 | |
| 16 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2086) | 17 | 22 | 30 | 7 | |
| 17 | CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot 16161) | 20 | 29 | 35 | 6 | |
| 18 | WON’T BE LONG Aretha Franklin (Columbia 41923) | 19 | 24 | 32 | 5 | |
| 19 | WHAT A PRICE Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | 25 | 35 | 48 | 4 | |
| 20 | WAIT A MINUTE Coasters (Atco 6186) | 21 | 26 | 33 | 5 | |
| 21 | EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 274) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 22 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 24 | 28 | 31 | 7 | |
| 23 | MY EMPTY ARMS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 26 | 32 | 34 | 6 | |
| 24 | THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5430) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 25 | CLOSE TOGETHER Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 373) | 29 | 33 | 39 | 5 | |
| 26 | CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7829) | 28 | 34 | 40 | 5 | |
| 27 | I IDOLIZE YOU Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 735) | 16 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
| 28 | FOR MY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | WHEELS String-A-Longs (Warwick 603) | 37 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Shirelles (Scepter 1203) | 38 | 48 | — | 9 | |
| 31 | BEWILDERED James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5442) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | YOUR FRIENDS Dee Clark (Vee-Jay 372) | 39 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | BABY OH BABY Shells (Johnson 104) | 22 | 14 | 12 | 10 | |
| 35 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 33 | 25 | 19 | 9 | |
| 36 | DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Olympics (Arvee 5020) | 30 | 16 | 14 | 8 | |
| 37 | ONCE IN AWHILE Chimes (Tag 444) | 40 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | I DON’T WANT TO CRY Chuck Jackson (Wand 106) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | TROUBLE IN MIND Nina Simone (Colpix 175) | 32 | 20 | 22 | 9 | |
| 40 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca 31141) | 35 | 23 | 7 | 10 | |
| 41 | CHILLS AND FEVER Ronnie Love (Dot 16144) | 43 | 47 | 49 | 4 | |
| 42 | (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY Ramrods (Amy 813) | 34 | 38 | 42 | 5 | |
| 43 | STAND BY ME Little Junior Parker (Duke 330) | 36 | 31 | 23 | 10 | |
| 44 | HIDE AWAY Freddy King (Federal 12401) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | APACHE Jorgen Ingmann (Atco 6184) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | IF I DIDN’T CARE Platters (Mercury 71749) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | WHAT WOULD I DO Mickey & Sylvia (RCA Victor 47-7811) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | HAPPY DAYS Marv Johnson (United Artists 273) | 46 | 44 | 43 | 9 | |
| 49 | BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE Buzz Clifford (Columbia 41876) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SOUND-OFF Titus Turner (Jamie 1174) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
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