| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 7, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10244) | 1 | 8 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2 | YA YA Lee Dorsey (Fury 1053) | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| 3 | IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 749) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 398) | 12 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
| 5 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET Drifters (Atlantic 2117) | 13 | 23 | 41 | 4 | |
| 6 | MY TRUE STORY Jive Five (Beltone 1006) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | LOOK IN MY EYES Chantels (Carlton 555) | 8 | 9 | 16 | 6 | |
| 8 | YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin (Atco 6206) | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | |
| 9 | BRISTOL STOMP Dovells (Parkway 827) | 15 | 25 | 48 | 4 | |
| 10 | LAST NIGHT Mar-Keys (Satellite 107) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 11 | DON’T CRY, BABY Etta James (Argo 5393) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 12 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Jarmels (Laurie 3098) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 13 | HUMAN Tommy Hunt (Scepter 1219) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | DON’T CRY NO MORE Bobby Bland (Duke 340) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 15 | ONE TRACK MIND Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1012) | 17 | 21 | 32 | 4 | |
| 16 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54046) | 30 | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | FOOT STOMPING (pt. 1) Flares (Felsted 8624) | 26 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | FEEL IT Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7927) | 25 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | STICK SHIFT Duals (Sue 745) | 24 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | RUNAROUND SUE Dion (Laurie 3110) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | BIG JOHN Shirelles (Scepter 1223) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Sensations (Argo 5391) | 23 | 27 | 30 | 7 | |
| 23 | I WAKE UP CRYING Chuck Jackson (Wand 110) | 21 | 16 | 8 | 10 | |
| 24 | MOVIN’ Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2038) | 28 | 29 | 39 | 4 | |
| 25 | THE FLY Chubby Checker (Parkway 830) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME Prince La La (A.F.O. 101) | 31 | 43 | 49 | 4 | |
| 27 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Dreamlovers (Heritage 102) | 14 | 14 | 18 | 8 | |
| 28 | LITTLE SISTER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | |
| 29 | SOOTHE ME Sims Twins (SAR 117) | 33 | 44 | 47 | 4 | |
| 30 | TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia 41479) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 14 | |
| 31 | (Marie’s The Name) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 6 | |
| 32 | WHAT A PARTY Fats Domino (Imperial 5779) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | HURT Timi Yuro (Liberty 55343) | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | |
| 34 | FRANKIE AND JOHNNY Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 16 | 13 | 15 | 6 | |
| 35 | MEXICO Bob Moore & Orchestra (Monument 446) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1002) | 29 | 24 | 10 | 21 | |
| 37 | BABY, YOU’RE RIGHT James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5524) | 42 | 47 | 35 | 8 | |
| 38 | TOWER OF STRENGTH Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55371) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | YEARS FROM NOW Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55219) | 47 | 48 | 40 | 8 | |
| 40 | MOON RIVER Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 405) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | SO LONG BABY Del Shannon (Big Top 3083) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | HELLO MARY LEE Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2203) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55219) | 34 | 33 | 27 | 7 | |
| 44 | AMOR Ben E. King (Atco 6203) | 32 | 18 | 9 | 10 | |
| 45 | THIS TIME Troy Shondell (Liberty 55353) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | CANDY MAN Roy Orbison (Monument 447) | 45 | 46 | 44 | 7 | |
| 47 | IT’S JUST A HOUSE WITHOUT YOU Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 38 | 34 | 42 | 6 | |
| 48 | MORNING AFTER Mar-Keys (Stax 112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | JUST OUT OF REACH (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2114) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | LATE DATE Parkays (ABC-Paramount 10242) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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