| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 10, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DUKE OF EARL Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay 416) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | LET ME IN Sensations (Argo 5405) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| 3 | CRY TO ME Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2131) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
| 4 | I’M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song) Ikettes (Atco 6212) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 5 | TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-7983) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
| 6 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Don & Juan (Big Top 3079) | 13 | 16 | 24 | 5 | |
| 7 | ANNIE GET YOUR YO-YO Little Junior Parker (Duke 345) | 11 | 12 | 20 | 6 | |
| 8 | SMOKY PLACES Corsairs (Tuff 1808) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| 9 | BABY IT’S YOU Shirelles (Scepter 1227) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 10 | I KNOW (You Don’t Love Me No More) Barbara George (A.F.O. 302) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 11 | LETTER FULL OF TEARS Gladys Knight & Pips (Fury 1054) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 12 | DEAR LADY TWIST Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1015) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | HEY! BABY Bruce Channel (Smash 1731) | 18 | 23 | 36 | 5 | |
| 14 | SOMETHING’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Etta James (Argo 5409) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 6 | |
| 15 | CHIP CHIP Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55405) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 7 | |
| 16 | SLOW TWISTIN’ Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) (Parkway 835) | 29 | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD-BY Miracles (Tamla 54053) | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | |
| 18 | TUFF Ace Cannon (Hi 2040) | 20 | 24 | 28 | 11 | |
| 19 | THE TWIST Chubby Checker (Parkway 811) | 16 | 13 | 6 | 16 | |
| 20 | SOUL TWIST King Curtis & Noble Knights (Enjoy 1000) | 25 | 32 | 39 | 4 | |
| 21 | JAMIE Eddie Holland (Motown 1021) | 24 | 28 | 29 | 8 | |
| 22 | TEARS AND LAUGHTER Dinah Washington (Mercury 71922) | 23 | 25 | 30 | 5 | |
| 23 | THE GREATEST HURT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55221) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| 24 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Brook Benton (Mercury 71925) | 30 | 39 | 48 | 4 | |
| 25 | TWISTIN’ POSTMAN Marvelettes (Tamla 54054) | 21 | 14 | 16 | 7 | |
| 26 | POP-EYE Huey Smith & Clowns (Ace 649) | 27 | 33 | 41 | 4 | |
| 27 | MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball & Jazzmen (Kapp 442) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING Drifters (Atlantic 2134) | 37 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | ECSTASY Ben E. King (Atco 6215) | 31 | 35 | 37 | 4 | |
| 30 | BABY DON’T LEAVE ME Joe Henderson (Todd 1066) | 32 | 36 | 33 | 9 | |
| 31 | OUR ANNIVERSARY Shep & Limelites (Hull 748) | 26 | 34 | 38 | 5 | |
| 32 | DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TWIST Hank Ballard (King 5593) | 33 | 38 | 45 | 4 | |
| 33 | YOU WIN AGAIN Fats Domino (Imperial 5816) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | LOST SOMEONE James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5573) | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | |
| 35 | I FOUND A LOVE Falcons (Lu Pine 1003) | 40 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | NITE OWL Dukays (Vee-Jay 430) | 22 | 17 | 15 | 9 | |
| 37 | CHECK MR. POP-EYE / NOW LET’S POP-EYE Eddie Bo (Swan 4099) | 39 | 40 | 49 | 4 | |
| 38 | MASHED POTATO TIME Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 212) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | GONNA MISS YOU AROUND HERE B.B. King (Kent 372) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | PERCOLATOR (Twist) Billy Joe & Checkmates (Dore 620) | 42 | 45 | 47 | 4 | |
| 41 | BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE Ray Charles & Betty Carter (ABC-Paramount 10298) | 41 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | PEPPERMINT TWIST (pt. 1) Joey Dee & Starliters (Roulette 4401) | 28 | 20 | 9 | 15 | |
| 43 | THE RAINS CAME Big Sambo & House Wreckers (Eric 7003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | MEXICAN DIVORCE Drifters (Atlantic 2134) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | YOU BETTER MOVE ON Arthur Alexander (Dot 16309) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | LOVER PLEASE Clyde McPhatter (Mercury 71941) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | SHAME, SHAME, SHAME Jimmy McCracklin (Art-Tone 827) | 43 | 41 | 44 | 5 | |
| 48 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 338) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU Mary Wells (Motown 1024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | NUT ROCKER B. Bumble & Stingers (Rendezvous 166) Jack B. Nimble & Quicks (Dot 16319) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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