| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 8, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHERRY 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay 456) | 5 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 2 | GREEN ONIONS Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 127) | 1 | 12 | 17 | 6 | |
| 3 | YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH Mary Wells (Motown 1032) | 4 | 13 | 18 | 5 | |
| 4 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10354) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 5 | THE LOCO-MOTION Little Eva (Dimension 1000) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 6 | BEECHWOOD 4-5789 Marvelettes (Tamla 54065) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |
| 7 | RAMBLIN’ ROSE Nat King Cole (Capitol 4804) | 12 | 19 | 23 | 6 | |
| 8 | LIE TO ME Brook Benton (Mercury 72024) | 17 | 27 | 38 | 4 | |
| 9 | PARTY LIGHTS Claudine Clark (Chancellor 1113) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 10 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay 451) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE Valentinos (SAR 132) | 18 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | YOU BELONG TO ME Duprees (Coed 569) | 19 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 13 | RINKY DINK Dave “Baby” Cortez (Julia/Chess 1829) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 14 | DO YOU LOVE ME Contours (Gordy 7005) | 21 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | STOP THE WEDDING Etta James (Argo 5418) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| 16 | HULLY GULLY BABY Dovells (Parkway 845) | 25 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 18 | I KEEP FORGETTIN’ Chuck Jackson (Wand 126) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 6 | |
| 19 | TWIST AND SHOUT Isley Brothers (Wand 124) | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | |
| 20 | BROKEN HEART Fiestas (Old Town 1122) | 29 | 30 | 44 | 4 | |
| 21 | YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION Bobby Bland (Duke 352) | 14 | 9 | 13 | 6 | |
| 22 | POINT OF NO RETURN Gene McDaniels (Liberty 55480) | 28 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | WHAT’S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You) Timi Yuro (Liberty 55469) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 8 | |
| 24 | YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING Barbara Lynn (Jamie 1220) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
| 25 | DON’T YOU WORRY Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (Fire 513) | 35 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | STORMY MONDAY BLUES Bobby Bland (Duke 355) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | REAP WHAT YOU SOW Billy Stewart (Chess 1820) | 23 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 28 | I NEED YOUR LOVING Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (Fire 508) | 22 | 17 | 11 | 14 | |
| 29 | A HANDFUL OF MEMORIES Baby Washington (Sue 767) | 33 | 32 | 37 | 6 | |
| 30 | RIGHT STRING BUT THE WRONG YO-YO Dr. Feelgood & Interns (Okeh 7156) | 26 | 35 | 45 | 5 | |
| 31 | GLORY OF LOVE Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (KC 106) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | BEACH PARTY King Curtis & Noble Knights (Capitol 4788) | 24 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| 33 | YOU CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER Bo Diddley (Checker 1019) | 41 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | CARELESS LOVE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10354) | 27 | 16 | 14 | 7 | |
| 35 | THE WAH-WATUSI Orlons (Cameo 218) | 30 | 21 | 16 | 13 | |
| 36 | ALL THESE THINGS Art Neville (Instant 3246) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330) | 31 | 18 | 8 | 18 | |
| 38 | HAVING A PARTY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8036) | 32 | 23 | 19 | 16 | |
| 39 | STOP THE MUSIC Shirelles (Scepter 1237) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | THE STRIPPER David Rose & Orchestra (MGM 13064) | 34 | 24 | 22 | 13 | |
| 41 | POPEYE (The Hitchhiker) Chubby Checker (Parkway 849) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | SO WHAT Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2055) | 43 | 46 | 49 | 4 | |
| 43 | BIG LOVE Joe Henderson (Todd 1077) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | DON’T LIE Ted Taylor (Okeh 7154) | 38 | 39 | 40 | 7 | |
| 45 | HIDE AND GO SEEK (pt. 1) Bunker Hill (Mala 451) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | TOO BAD Ben E. King (Atco 6231) | 46 | 34 | 36 | 6 | |
| 47 | TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS Aretha Franklin (Columbia 42520) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SHOUT AND SHIMMY James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5657) | 42 | 37 | 31 | 11 | |
| 49 | JIVIN’ AROUND Al Casey Combo (Stacy 936) | 44 | 38 | 33 | 9 | |
| 50 | MAMA (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) Ruth Brown (Philips 40056) | 49 | 49 | 50 | 4 | |
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