| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 20, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe (Minit 623) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55308) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| 3 | DADDY’S HOME Shep & Limelites (Hull 740) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | |
| 4 | MAMA SAID Shirelles (Scepter 1217) | 6 | 11 | 20 | 5 | |
| 5 | SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL Drifters (Atlantic 2096) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 6 | DANCE THE MESS AROUND Chubby Checker (Parkway 822) | 8 | 12 | 23 | 5 | |
| 7 | THE CONTINENTAL WALK Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5491) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| 8 | ONE MINT JULEP Ray Charles (Impulse 200) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 9 | DRIVING WHEEL Little Junior Parker (Duke 335) | 13 | 26 | 35 | 5 | |
| 10 | FUNNY Maxine Brown (Nomar 106) | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 11 | RUNAWAY Del Shannon (Big Top 3067) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence “Frogman” Henry (Argo 5378) | 11 | 9 | 5 | 20 | |
| 13 | BLUE MOON Marcels (Colpix 186) | 12 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 14 | TRUST IN ME Etta James (Argo 5385) | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | |
| 15 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Slim Harpo (Excello 2194) | 16 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 16 | I’M A FOOL TO CARE Joe Barry (Smash 1702) | 26 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | EXODUS Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay 378) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 10 | |
| 18 | BIG BOSS MAN Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 380) | 32 | 41 | — | 5 | |
| 19 | HIDE AWAY Freddy King (Federal 12401) | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | |
| 20 | RAINDROPS Dee Clark (Vee-Jay 383) | 33 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | LITTLE EGYPT (Ying-Yang) Coasters (Atco 6192) | 24 | 29 | 41 | 4 | |
| 22 | STAND BY ME Ben E. King (Atco 6194) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | FIND ANOTHER GIRL Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 375) | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | |
| 24 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade (Coed 546) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | |
| 25 | TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE Tokens (Warwick 615) | 23 | 27 | 33 | 7 | |
| 26 | AIN’T IT BABY Miracles (Tamla 54036) | 19 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| 27 | YOU’RE GONNA NEED MAGIC Roy Hamilton (Epic 9443) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | BUMBLE BOOGIE B. Bumble & Stingers (Rendezvous 140) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| 29 | PLEASE TELL ME WHY Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55208) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 30 | AFRICAN WALTZ Cannonball Adderely Orchestra (Riverside 45457) Johnny Dankworth & Orchestra (Roulette 4353) | 20 | 24 | 29 | 6 | |
| 31 | THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG Brook Benton (Mercury 71820) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 32 | IT KEEPS RAININ’ Fats Domino (Imperial 5753) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | SAVED LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2099) | 30 | 32 | 38 | 5 | |
| 34 | I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) Chris Kenner (Instant 3229) | 42 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | BARBARA-ANN Regents (Gee 1065) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | PEANUT BUTTER Marathons (Arvee 5027) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7874) | 41 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE Clarence Henry (Argo 5388) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | RAMA LAMA DING DONG Edsels (Twin 700) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | HE NEEDS ME Gloria Lynne (Everest 19409) | 40 | 43 | 50 | 4 | |
| 41 | HEART AND SOUL Cleftones (Gee 1064) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) Little Caesar & Romans (Del-Fi 4158) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I FEEL SO BAD Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7880) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Pips (Vee-Jay 386) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | I DON’T MIND James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5466) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | A LOVE OF MY OWN Carla Thomas (Atlantic 2101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | UNDERWATER Frogmen (Candix 314) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton (Mercury 71774) | 31 | 23 | 18 | 15 | |
| 50 | I PITY THE FOOL Bobby Bland (Duke 332) | 37 | 30 | 24 | 16 | |
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