| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 16, 1963 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | UP ON THE ROOF Drifters (Atlantic 2162) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2 | HE’S SURE THE BOY I LOVE Crystals (Philles 109) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| 3 | LOOP DE LOOP Johnny Thunder (Diamond 129) | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | |
| 4 | SEND ME SOME LOVIN’ Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8129) | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | |
| 5 | YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME Miracles (Tamla 54073) | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | |
| 6 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS Bobby Bland (Duke 360) | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | |
| 7 | WALK LIKE A MAN 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay 485) | 9 | 17 | 38 | 5 | |
| 8 | TWO LOVERS Mary Wells (Motown 1035) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 9 | MAMA DIDN’T LIE Jan Bradley (Chess 1845) Fasinations (ABC-Paramount 10387) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 7 5 | |
| 10 | CALL ON ME Bobby Bland (Duke 360) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 7 | |
| 11 | DON’T MAKE ME OVER Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1239) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 12 | TELL HIM Exciters (United Artists 544) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 13 | WILD WEEKEND Rebels (Swan 4125) | 16 | 20 | 26 | 7 | |
| 14 | WALK RIGHT IN Rooftop Singers (Vanguard 35017) Moments (Era 3099) | 19 | 22 | 37 | 5 | |
| 15 | WOULD IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU Etta James (Argo 5430) | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 16 | HITCH HIKE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54075) | 18 | 24 | 41 | 5 | |
| 17 | TELL HIM I’M NOT HOME Chuck Jackson (Wand 132) | 24 | 28 | 36 | 5 | |
| 18 | LET’S TURKEY TROT Little Eva (Dimension 1006) | 31 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | ALL ABOUT MY GIRL Jimmy McGriff (Sue 777) | 17 | 19 | 25 | 6 | |
| 20 | OUR DAY WILL COME Ruby & Romantics (Kapp 501) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | HOTEL HAPPINESS Brook Benton (Mercury 72055) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 22 | CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND Vince Guaraldi Trio (Fantasy 563) | 26 | 31 | 35 | 5 | |
| 23 | SHAKE SHERRY Contours (Gordy 7012) | 22 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 24 | THE DOG Rufus Thomas (Stax 130) | 29 | 36 | 45 | 5 | |
| 25 | HEY PAULA Paul & Paula (Philips 40084) | 32 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | BABY, BABY, BABY Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8129) | 20 | 29 | 46 | 4 | |
| 27 | THE CINNAMON CINDER (It’s A Very Nice Dance) Pastel Six (Zen 102) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
| 28 | SEE SEE RIDER LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2167) | 21 | 12 | 7 | 13 | |
| 29 | JIVE SAMBA Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Riverside 4541) | 34 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW “Little Esther” Phillips (Lenox 5560) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | LIMBO ROCK Chubby Checker (Parkway 849) | 23 | — | 5 | 22 | |
| 32 | YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10375) | 28 | 23 | 10 | 14 | |
| 33 | LET’S STOMP Bobby Comstock (Lawn 202) | 40 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans (Philles 107) | 25 | 18 | 11 | 14 | |
| 35 | THE POPEYE WADDLE Don Covay (Cameo 239) | 35 | 37 | 39 | 6 | |
| 36 | MEDITATION (Meditacao) Charlie Byrd (Riverside 4544) | 45 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | DON’T WAIT TOO LONG Erma Franklin (Epic 9559) | 36 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET “Little Esther” Phillips (Lenox 5560) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | THE BIRD Dutones (Columbia 42657) | 38 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | RUBY BABY Dion (Columbia 42662) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | LET’S LIMBO SOME MORE Chubby Checker (Parkway 862) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | NOBODY BUT ME Isley Brothers (Wand 131) | 37 | 40 | 43 | 5 | |
| 43 | EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER Shirelles (Scepter 1243) | 27 | 21 | 12 | 12 | |
| 44 | TELSTAR Tornadoes (London 9561) | 33 | 27 | 23 | 11 | |
| 45 | TWO WINTERS LONG Irma Thomas (Minit 660) | 43 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | SOUTH STREET Orlons (Cameo 243) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | ANY OTHER WAY Jackie Shane (Sue 776) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | WHY DO LOVERS BREAK EACH OTHER’S HEART? Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans (Philles 110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | BOSS GUITAR Duane Eddy & Rebelettes (RCA Victor 47-8131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | RELEASE ME “Little Esther” Phillips (Lenox 5555) | 30 | 25 | 21 | 17 | |
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