| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 18, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PONY TIME Chubby Checker (Parkway 818) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | I PITY THE FOOL Bobby Bland (Duke 332) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Roy Hamilton (Epic 9434) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| 4 | ALL IN MY MIND Maxine Brown (Nomar 103) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 5 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2086) | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Shirelles (Scepter 1203) | 10 | 17 | 24 | 13 | |
| 7 | FOR MY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 11 | 15 | 23 | 6 | |
| 8 | I DON’T WANT TO CRY Chuck Jackson (Wand 106) | 12 | 21 | 29 | 6 | |
| 9 | THE WATUSI Vibrations (Checker 969) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 10 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 14 | 22 | 26 | 6 | |
| 11 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco 6185) | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| 12 | AT LAST Etta James (Argo 5380) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |
| 13 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Shirelles (Scepter 1211) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 14 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| 15 | MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe (Minit 623) | 24 | 38 | 47 | 4 | |
| 16 | APACHE Jorgen Ingmann (Atco 6184) | 18 | 27 | 35 | 6 | |
| 17 | SURRENDER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7850) | 21 | 28 | 43 | 4 | |
| 18 | BLUE MOON Marcels (Colpix 186) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | SHOP AROUND Miracles (Tamla 54034) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 20 | FIND ANOTHER GIRL Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 375) | 31 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | WHAT A PRICE Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 8 | |
| 22 | YOUR FRIENDS Dee Clark (Vee-Jay 372) | 23 | 26 | 30 | 7 | |
| 23 | THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT Capris (Old Town 1094) | 9 | 10 | 5 | 12 | |
| 24 | HIDE AWAY Freddy King (Federal 12401) | 29 | 34 | 40 | 5 | |
| 25 | LET’S GO AGAIN (Where We Went Last Night) Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5459) | 28 | 29 | 37 | 4 | |
| 26 | MOJO HAND Lightnin’ Hopkins (Fire 1034) | 27 | 37 | 49 | 4 | |
| 27 | AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5723) | 17 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
| 28 | HEARTS OF STONE Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2028) | 33 | 39 | 48 | 4 | |
| 29 | ONCE UPON A TIME Rochell & Candles (Swingin’ 623) | 37 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | BYE BYE BABY Mary Wells (Motown 1003) | 25 | 30 | 32 | 13 | |
| 31 | THEM THAT GOT Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10141) | 26 | 16 | 11 | 9 | |
| 32 | WHEELS String-A-Longs (Warwick 603) | 20 | 24 | 25 | 7 | |
| 33 | WON’T BE LONG Aretha Franklin (Columbia 41923) | 19 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 34 | EARLY EVERY MORNING (Early Every Evening Too) Dinah Washington (Mercury 71778) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | ONE MINT JULEP Ray Charles (Impulse 200) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | IT MUST BE LOVE Eddie Bo (Ric 977) | 39 | 43 | 50 | 4 | |
| 37 | EARLY IN THE MORNIN’ Ray Charles (Atlantic 2094) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | LONELY BLUE NIGHTS Rosie (Brunswick 55205) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | ASIA MINOR Kokomo (Felsted 8612) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | TRUST IN ME Etta James (Argo 5385) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | BEWILDERED James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5442) | 22 | 25 | 27 | 6 | |
| 42 | PLEASE TELL ME WHY Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55208) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade (Coed 546) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Slim Harpo (Excello 2194) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | WAIT A MINUTE Coasters (Atco 6186) | 30 | 31 | 18 | 9 | |
| 46 | I’M JEALOUS Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 740) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Cathy Jean & Roommates (Valmour 007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | THAT’S IT—I QUIT—I’M MOVIN’ ON Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7853) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | EXODUS Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay 378) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES Kathy Young with Innocents (Indigo 115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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