| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 28, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING Barbara Lynn (Jamie 1220) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 3 | THE WAH-WATUSI Orlons (Cameo 218) | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | |
| 4 | TWIST AND SHOUT Isley Brothers (Wand 124) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | THE LOCO-MOTION Little Eva (Dimension 1000) | 10 | 21 | 32 | 5 | |
| 6 | I NEED YOUR LOVING Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (Fire 508) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 7 | PLAYBOY Marvelettes (Tamla 54060) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 8 | HAVING A PARTY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 9 | PARTY LIGHTS Claudine Clark (Chancellor 1113) | 11 | 20 | 33 | 5 | |
| 10 | THE STRIPPER David Rose & Orchestra (MGM 13064) | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | |
| 11 | DANCIN’ PARTY Chubby Checker (Parkway 842) | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | |
| 12 | GRAVY (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 219) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 13 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 15 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| 14 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 451) | 23 | 38 | 49 | 4 | |
| 15 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Joe Henderson (Todd 1072) | 13 | 8 | 2 | 13 | |
| 16 | BONGO STOMP Little Joey & Flips (Joy 262) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| 17 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (pt. 1) Jimmy Smith (Verve 10255) | 14 | 11 | 8 | 12 | |
| 18 | I DON’T LOVE YOU NO MORE (I Don’t Care About You) Jimmy Norman (Little Star 113) | 18 | 16 | 18 | 10 | |
| 19 | WELCOME HOME BABY Shirelles (Scepter 1234) | 17 | 18 | 23 | 7 | |
| 20 | ANY DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Chuck Jackson (Wand 122) | 12 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| 21 | YOU SHOULD’A TREATED ME RIGHT Ike & Tina Turner (Sue 765) | 22 | 32 | 37 | 5 | |
| 22 | PALISADES PARK Freddy Cannon (Swan 4106) | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | |
| 23 | RINKY DINK Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess 1829) | 27 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10354) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 25 | WHERE ARE YOU Dinah Washington (Roulette 4424) | 31 | 30 | 26 | 10 | |
| 26 | SHOUT AND SHIMMY James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5657) | 29 | 39 | 45 | 5 | |
| 27 | DON’T PLAY THAT SONG (You Lied) Ben E. King (Atco 6222) | 21 | 15 | 11 | 15 | |
| 28 | STOP THE WEDDING Etta James (Argo 5418) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 29 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Clyde McPhatter (Mercury 71987) | 20 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 30 | DON’T CRY, BABY Aretha Franklin (Columbia 42456) | 38 | 41 | 40 | 5 | |
| 31 | LITTLE YOUNG LOVER Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10328) | 32 | 37 | 42 | 5 | |
| 32 | JIVIN’ AROUND Al Casey Combo (Stacy 936) | 46 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) Timi Yuro (Liberty 55469) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | LITTLE DIANE Dion (Laurie 3134) | 37 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU Dreamlovers (End 1114) | 35 | 40 | 50 | 4 | |
| 36 | SEVEN DAY WEEKEND Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand 1019) | 30 | 26 | 30 | 6 | |
| 37 | I JUST CAN’T HELP IT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55229) | 36 | 34 | 39 | 5 | |
| 38 | WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN (All My Life) Arthur Alexander (Dot 16357) | 26 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| 39 | GOOD LOVER Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 449) | 25 | 29 | 29 | 8 | |
| 40 | LIMBO ROCK Champs (Challenge 9131) | 42 | 45 | 47 | 4 | |
| 41 | BEACH PARTY King Curtis & Noble Knights (Capitol 4788) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | NOTHING NEW (Same Old Thing) Fats Domino (Imperial 5863) | 33 | 36 | 38 | 5 | |
| 43 | BLUES AT MIDNIGHT B.B. King (ABC-Paramount 10334) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | CARELESS LOVE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10354) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | REAP WHAT YOU SOW Billy Stewart (Chess 1820) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | I FEEL ALRIGHT AGAIN Junior Parker (Duke 351) | 45 | 47 | 46 | 5 | |
| 47 | LOSING HAND Little Milton (Checker 1020) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | DON’T LIE Ted Taylor (Okeh 7154) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | BOOM BOOM John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay 438) | 41 | 28 | 25 | 11 | |
| 50 | HE’S MINE Berna-Dean (Imperial 5840) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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