| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 23, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MY TRUE STORY Jive Five (Beltone 1006) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2 | IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 749) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | DON’T CRY NO MORE Bobby Bland (Duke 340) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| 4 | LAST NIGHT Mar-Keys (Satellite 107) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 5 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Jarmels (Laurie 3098) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
| 6 | DON’T CRY, BABY Etta James (Argo 5393) | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |
| 7 | YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin (Atco 6206) | 19 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10244) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 9 | LOOK IN MY EYES Chantels (Carlton 555) | 16 | 29 | 42 | 4 | |
| 10 | YA YA Lee Dorsey (Fury 1053) | 14 | 28 | 39 | 5 | |
| 11 | HUMAN Tommy Hunt (Scepter 1219) | 13 | 18 | 22 | 9 | |
| 12 | LITTLE SISTER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 12 | 21 | 30 | 4 | |
| 13 | FRANKIE AND JOHNNY Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 15 | 26 | 35 | 4 | |
| 14 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Dreamlovers (Heritage 102) | 18 | 20 | 27 | 6 | |
| 15 | HURT Timi Yuro (Liberty 55343) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| 16 | I WAKE UP CRYING Chuck Jackson (Wand 110) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| 17 | BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 398) | 20 | 42 | — | 4 | |
| 18 | AMOR Ben E. King (Atco 6203) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
| 19 | TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia 41479) | 21 | 24 | 29 | 12 | |
| 20 | SCHOOL IS OUT Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1009) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 21 | ONE TRACK MIND Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1012) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | (Marie’s The Name) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 24 | 36 | 44 | 4 | |
| 23 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET Drifters (Atlantic 2117) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1002) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | |
| 25 | BRISTOL STOMP Dovells (Parkway 827) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | LET’S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker (Parkway 824) | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
| 27 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Sensations (Argo 5391) | 30 | 45 | 48 | 5 | |
| 28 | LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW Fats Domino (Imperial 5764) | 25 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 29 | MOVIN’ Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2038) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) Chris Kenner (Instant 3229) | 22 | 13 | 9 | 21 | |
| 31 | A THING OF THE PAST Shirelles (Scepter 1220) | 23 | 17 | 16 | 11 | |
| 32 | I’M A TELLING YOU Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 390) | 26 | 16 | 18 | 10 | |
| 33 | YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55219) | 27 | 27 | 34 | 5 | |
| 34 | IT’S JUST A HOUSE WITHOUT YOU Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 42 | 44 | 47 | 4 | |
| 35 | WHO PUT THE BOMP (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount 10237) | 37 | 41 | 46 | 4 | |
| 36 | I DON’T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE Mary Wells (Motown 1011) | 28 | 15 | 19 | 8 | |
| 37 | NAG Halos (7 Arts 709) | 29 | 30 | 33 | 6 | |
| 38 | WATER BOY Don Shirley Trio (Cadence 1392) | 34 | 38 | 40 | 5 | |
| 39 | FOOT STOMPING (pt. 1) Flares (Felsted 8624) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | AS IF I DIDN’T KNOW Adam Wade (Coed 553) | 31 | 19 | 20 | 8 | |
| 41 | PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES Curtis Lee (Dunes 2007) | 36 | 23 | 14 | 13 | |
| 42 | FEEL IT Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7927) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME Prince La La (A.F.O. 101) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | SOOTHE ME Sims Twins (SAR 117) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | TAKE MY LOVE (I Want To Give It All To You) Little Willie John (King 5516) | 43 | 31 | 15 | 8 | |
| 46 | CANDY MAN Roy Orbison (Monument 447) | 44 | 35 | 45 | 5 | |
| 47 | BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5524) | 35 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| 48 | YEARS FROM NOW Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55219) | 40 | 39 | 38 | 6 | |
| 49 | STICK SHIFT Duals (Sue 745) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | NOTHING BUT GOOD Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5535) | 45 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
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