| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 18, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE LOCO-MOTION Little Eva (Dimension 1000) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2 | PARTY LIGHTS Claudine Clark (Chancellor 1113) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 3 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| 4 | YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING Barbara Lynn (Jamie 1220) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10354) | 7 | 13 | 24 | 4 | |
| 6 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 451) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | |
| 7 | STOP THE WEDDING Etta James (Argo 5418) | 10 | 17 | 28 | 4 | |
| 8 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 9 | RINKY DINK Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess 1829) | 12 | 16 | 23 | 6 | |
| 10 | TWIST AND SHOUT Isley Brothers (Wand 124) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 11 | I NEED YOUR LOVING Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (Fire 508) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | BEECHWOOD 4-5789 Marvelettes (Tamla 54065) | 20 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION Bobby Bland (Duke 352) | 19 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | CARELESS LOVE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10354) | 18 | 28 | 44 | 4 | |
| 15 | WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) Timi Yuro (Liberty 55469) | 17 | 23 | 33 | 5 | |
| 16 | THE WAH-WATUSI Orlons (Cameo 218) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
| 17 | GREEN ONIONS Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 127) | 24 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH Mary Wells (Motown 1032) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | HAVING A PARTY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |
| 20 | I KEEP FORGETTIN’ Chuck Jackson (Wand 126) | 25 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | DANCIN’ PARTY Chubby Checker (Parkway 842) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
| 22 | THE STRIPPER David Rose & Orchestra (MGM 13064) | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
| 23 | RAMBLIN’ ROSE Nat King Cole (Capitol 4804) | 29 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | GRAVY (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 219) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | |
| 25 | DON’T CRY, BABY Aretha Franklin (Columbia 42456) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 8 | |
| 26 | YOU BELONG TO ME Duprees (Coed 569) | 30 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | BEACH PARTY King Curtis & Noble Knights (Capitol 4788) | 34 | 38 | 41 | 5 | |
| 28 | REAP WHAT YOU SOW Billy Stewart (Chess 1820) | 35 | 44 | 45 | 5 | |
| 29 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Joe Henderson (Todd 1072) | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | |
| 30 | LIMBO ROCK Champs (Challenge 9131) | 31 | 33 | 40 | 7 | |
| 31 | SHOUT AND SHIMMY James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5657) | 23 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
| 32 | I DON’T LOVE YOU NO MORE (I Don’t Care About You) Jimmy Norman (Little Star 113) | 22 | 19 | 18 | 13 | |
| 33 | JIVIN’ AROUND Al Casey Combo (Stacy 936) | 26 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| 34 | BLUES AT MIDNIGHT B.B. King (ABC-Paramount 10334) | 40 | 43 | 43 | 4 | |
| 35 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (pt. 1) Jimmy Smith (Verve 10255) | 27 | 20 | 17 | 15 | |
| 36 | TOO BAD Ben E. King (Atco 6231) | 37 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | A HANDFUL OF MEMORIES Baby Washington (Sue 767) | 44 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | LIE TO ME Brook Benton (Mercury 72024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | HE’S MINE Berna-Dean (Imperial 5840) | 41 | 47 | 50 | 4 | |
| 40 | DON’T LIE Ted Taylor (Okeh 7154) | 43 | 46 | 48 | 4 | |
| 41 | LITTLE DIANE Dion (Laurie 3134) | 32 | 31 | 34 | 6 | |
| 42 | PLAYBOY Marvelettes (Tamla 54060) | 33 | 14 | 7 | 16 | |
| 43 | WELCOME HOME BABY Shirelles (Scepter 1234) | 36 | 24 | 19 | 10 | |
| 44 | BROKEN HEART Fiestas (Old Town 1122) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | RIGHT STRING BUT THE WRONG YO-YO Dr. Feelgood & Interns (Okeh 7156) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | TEAR AFTER TEAR Patty LaBelle & Blue Belles (Newtown 5007) | 49 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | HELLO HEARTACHES (You’re Making Me Pay) Lindsey Brothers (Nasco 6032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | LITTLE YOUNG LOVER Impressions (ABC-Paramount 10328) | 45 | 30 | 31 | 8 | |
| 49 | SO WHAT Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2055) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | MAMA (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) Ruth Brown (Philips 40056) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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