The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
Week ending OCTOBER 14, 1961 | ||||||
TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10244) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
2 | YA YA Lee Dorsey (Fury 1053) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
3 | ITS GONNA WORK OUT FINE Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 749) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
4 | BRISTOL STOMP Dovells (Parkway 827) | 9 | 15 | 25 | 5 | |
5 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET Drifters (Atlantic 2117) | 5 | 13 | 23 | 5 | |
6 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54046) | 16 | 30 | | 3 | |
7 | LOOK IN MY EYES Chantels (Carlton 555) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
8 | MY TRUE STORY Jive Five (Beltone 1006) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
9 | BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 398) | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | |
10 | RUNAROUND SUE Dion (Laurie 3110) | 20 | 36 | | 3 | |
11 | YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin (Atco 6206) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
12 | THE FLY Chubby Checker (Parkway 830) | 25 | 50 | | 3 | |
13 | FOOT STOMPING (pt. 1) Flares (Felsted 8624) | 17 | 26 | 39 | 4 | |
14 | DONT CRY, BABY Etta James (Argo 5393) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | |
15 | FEEL IT Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7927) | 18 | 25 | 42 | 4 | |
16 | BIG JOHN Shirelles (Scepter 1223) | 21 | 35 | | 3 | |
17 | DONT CRY NO MORE Bobby Bland (Duke 340) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 16 | |
18 | HUMAN Tommy Hunt (Scepter 1219) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
19 | ONE TRACK MIND Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1012) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 5 | |
20 | A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Jarmels (Laurie 3098) | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
21 | STICK SHIFT Duals (Sue 745) | 19 | 24 | 49 | 4 | |
22 | SOOTHE ME Sims Twins (SAR 117) | 29 | 33 | 44 | 5 | |
23 | SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME Prince La La (A.F.O. 101) | 26 | 31 | 43 | 5 | |
24 | WHAT A PARTY Fats Domino (Imperial 5779) | 32 | | | 2 | |
25 | TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia 41479) | 30 | 20 | 19 | 15 | |
26 | I WAKE UP CRYING Chuck Jackson (Wand 110) | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | |
27 | LAST NIGHT Mar-Keys (Satellite 107) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 17 | |
28 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Sensations (Argo 5391) | 22 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
29 | TOWER OF STRENGTH Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55371) | 38 | | | 2 | |
30 | JUST OUT OF REACH (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2114) | 49 | | | 2 | |
31 | MORNING AFTER Mar-Keys (Stax 112) | 48 | | | 2 | |
32 | MEXICO Bob Moore & Orchestra (Monument 446) | 35 | 44 | | 3 | |
33 | MOON RIVER Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 405) | 40 | 49 | | 3 | |
34 | THIS TIME Troy Shondell (Liberty 55353) | 45 | | | 2 | |
35 | MOVIN Bill Blacks Combo (Hi 2038) | 24 | 28 | 29 | 5 | |
36 | LITTLE SISTER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 28 | 18 | 12 | 7 | |
37 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Dreamlovers (Heritage 102) | 27 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
38 | FRANKIE AND JOHNNY Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 34 | 16 | 13 | 7 | |
39 | SO LONG BABY Del Shannon (Big Top 3083) | 41 | | | 2 | |
40 | ITS JUST A HOUSE WITHOUT YOU Brook Benton (Mercury 71859) | 47 | 38 | 34 | 7 | |
41 | I REALLY LOVE YOU Stereos (Cub 9095) | | | | 1 | |
42 | HURT Timi Yuro (Liberty 55343) | 33 | 19 | 15 | 10 | |
43 | BABY, YOURE RIGHT James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5524) | 37 | 42 | 47 | 9 | |
44 | (Maries The Name) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7908) | 31 | 22 | 22 | 7 | |
45 | THREE STEPS FROM THE ALTAR Shep & Limelites (Hull 747) | | | | 1 | |
46 | HELLO MARY LEE Lightnin Slim (Excello 2203) | 42 | 46 | | 3 | |
47 | YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IT MEANS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55219) | 43 | 34 | 33 | 8 | |
48 | EVERYBODYS GOTTA PAY SOME DUES Miracles (Tamla 54048) | | | | 1 | |
49 | SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Dinah Washington (Mercury 71876) | | | | 1 | |
50 | ROCKIN BICYCLE Fats Domino (Imperial 5779) | | | | 1 |
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