| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 30, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10244) | 8 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 2 | IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 749) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | MY TRUE STORY Jive Five (Beltone 1006) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Jarmels (Laurie 3098) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| 5 | YA YA Lee Dorsey (Fury 1053) | 10 | 14 | 28 | 6 | |
| 6 | YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin (Atco 6206) | 7 | 19 | 47 | 4 | |
| 7 | LAST NIGHT Mar-Keys (Satellite 107) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 8 | LOOK IN MY EYES Chantels (Carlton 555) | 9 | 16 | 29 | 5 | |
| 9 | DON’T CRY, BABY Etta James (Argo 5393) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | DON’T CRY NO MORE Bobby Bland (Duke 340) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 11 | HUMAN Tommy Hunt (Scepter 1219) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 10 | |
| 12 | BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 398) | 17 | 20 | 42 | 5 | |
| 13 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET Drifters (Atlantic 2117) | 23 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Dreamlovers (Heritage 102) | 14 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 15 | BRISTOL STOMP Dovells (Parkway 827) | 25 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | FRANKIE AND JOHNNY Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 13 | 15 | 26 | 5 | |
| 17 | ONE TRACK MIND Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1012) | 21 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | LITTLE SISTER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 12 | 12 | 21 | 5 | |
| 19 | HURT Timi Yuro (Liberty 55343) | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 | |
| 20 | TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia 41479) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 13 | |
| 21 | I WAKE UP CRYING Chuck Jackson (Wand 110) | 16 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 22 | (Marie’s The Name) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 22 | 24 | 36 | 5 | |
| 23 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Sensations (Argo 5391) | 27 | 30 | 45 | 6 | |
| 24 | STICK SHIFT Duals (Sue 745) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | FEEL IT Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7927) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | FOOT STOMPING (pt. 1) Flares (Felsted 8624) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | SCHOOL IS OUT Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1009) | 20 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| 28 | MOVIN’ Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2038) | 29 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1002) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 20 | |
| 30 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54046) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 31 | SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME Prince La La (A.F.O. 101) | 43 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | AMOR Ben E. King (Atco 6203) | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
| 33 | SOOTHE ME Sims Twins (SAR 117) | 44 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55219) | 33 | 27 | 27 | 6 | |
| 35 | BIG JOHN Shirelles (Scepter 1223) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | RUNAROUND SUE Dion (Laurie 3110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | WHO PUT THE BOMP (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount 10237) | 35 | 37 | 41 | 5 | |
| 38 | IT’S JUST A HOUSE WITHOUT YOU Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 34 | 42 | 44 | 5 | |
| 39 | I’M A TELLING YOU Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 390) | 32 | 26 | 16 | 11 | |
| 40 | NAG Halos (7 Arts 709) | 37 | 29 | 30 | 7 | |
| 41 | LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW Fats Domino (Imperial 5764) | 28 | 25 | 14 | 10 | |
| 42 | BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5524) | 47 | 35 | 32 | 7 | |
| 43 | FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS Cleftones (Gee 1067) | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | MEXICO Bob Moore & Orchestra (Monument 446) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | CANDY MAN Roy Orbison (Monument 447) | 46 | 44 | 35 | 6 | |
| 46 | HELLO MARY LEE Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | YEARS FROM NOW Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55219) | 48 | 40 | 39 | 7 | |
| 48 | I CAN’T TAKE IT Mary Ann Fisher (Seg-Way 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | MOON RIVER Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 405) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THE FLY Chubby Checker (Parkway 830) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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