| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 25, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHOP AROUND Miracles (Tamla 54034) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Shirelles (Scepter 1211) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | ALL IN MY MIND Maxine Brown (Nomar 103) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | PONY TIME Chubby Checker (Parkway 818) | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | |
| 5 | THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT Capris (Old Town 1094) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 6 | AT LAST Etta James (Argo 5380) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| 7 | THE WATUSI Vibrations (Checker 969) | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | |
| 8 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Roy Hamilton (Epic 9434) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 5 | |
| 9 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | 13 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 10 | I PITY THE FOOL Bobby Bland (Duke 332) | 14 | 23 | 39 | 4 | |
| 11 | THEM THAT GOT Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10141) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 6 | |
| 12 | THE TEAR OF THE YEAR Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | 15 | 18 | 27 | 5 | |
| 14 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2086) | 16 | 17 | 22 | 8 | |
| 15 | WHAT A PRICE Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | 19 | 25 | 35 | 5 | |
| 16 | ANGEL BABY Rosie & Originals (Highland 1011) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 17 | WON’T BE LONG Aretha Franklin (Columbia 41923) | 18 | 19 | 24 | 6 | |
| 18 | WAIT A MINUTE Coasters (Atco 6186) | 20 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| 19 | CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot 16161) | 17 | 20 | 29 | 7 | |
| 20 | I COUNT THE TEARS Drifters (Atlantic 2087) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| 21 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| 22 | CLOSE TOGETHER Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 373) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| 23 | FOR MY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 28 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Shirelles (Scepter 1203) | 30 | 38 | 48 | 10 | |
| 25 | WHEELS String-A-Longs (Warwick 603) | 29 | 37 | 46 | 4 | |
| 26 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 32 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | BEWILDERED James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5442) | 31 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists 274) | 21 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 29 | I DON’T WANT TO CRY Chuck Jackson (Wand 106) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | YOUR FRIENDS Dee Clark (Vee-Jay 372) | 33 | 39 | 43 | 4 | |
| 31 | THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5430) | 24 | 9 | 3 | 11 | |
| 32 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 35 | 33 | 25 | 10 | |
| 33 | CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7829) | 26 | 28 | 34 | 6 | |
| 34 | MY EMPTY ARMS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55201) | 23 | 26 | 32 | 7 | |
| 35 | APACHE Jorgen Ingmann (Atco 6184) | 45 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | I IDOLIZE YOU Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 735) | 27 | 16 | 8 | 10 | |
| 37 | LET’S GO AGAIN (Where We Went Last Night) Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5459) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | BABY OH BABY Shells (Johnson 104) | 34 | 22 | 14 | 11 | |
| 39 | ONCE IN AWHILE Chimes (Tag 444) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 4 | |
| 40 | HIDE AWAY Freddy King (Federal 12401) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Olympics (Arvee 5020) | 36 | 30 | 16 | 9 | |
| 42 | TROUBLE IN MIND Nina Simone (Colpix 175) | 39 | 32 | 20 | 10 | |
| 43 | SURRENDER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7850) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca 31141) | 40 | 35 | 23 | 11 | |
| 45 | BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE Buzz Clifford (Columbia 41876) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | STAND BY ME Little Junior Parker (Duke 330) | 43 | 36 | 31 | 11 | |
| 47 | MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe (Minit 623) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | HEARTS OF STONE Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2028) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | MOJO HAND Lightnin’ Hopkins (Fire 1034) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | IT MUST BE LOVE Eddie Bo (Ric 977) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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