| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending APRIL 6, 1963 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HE’S SO FINE Chiffons (Laurie 3152) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2 | OUR DAY WILL COME Ruby & Romantics (Kapp 501) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | SOUTH STREET Orlons (Cameo 243) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| 4 | BABY WORKOUT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55239) | 5 | 6 | 21 | 6 | |
| 5 | TELL HIM I’M NOT HOME Chuck Jackson (Wand 132) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 6 | I GOT WHAT I WANTED Brook Benton (Mercury 72099) | 9 | 16 | 23 | 5 | |
| 7 | DON’T SET ME FREE Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10405) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 8 | LAUGHING BOY Mary Wells (Motown 1039) | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | |
| 9 | LET’S LIMBO SOME MORE Chubby Checker (Parkway 862) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 10 | WALK LIKE A MAN 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay 485) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 11 | DO THE BIRD Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 244) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 7 | |
| 12 | DON’T SAY NOTHIN’ BAD (About My Baby) Cookies (Dimension 1008) | 16 | 27 | 43 | 4 | |
| 13 | TWENTY MILES Chubby Checker (Parkway 862) | 18 | 24 | 28 | 6 | |
| 14 | WHY DO LOVERS BREAK EACH OTHER’S HEART? Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans (Philles 110) | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | |
| 15 | ON BROADWAY Drifters (Atlantic 2182) | 20 | 30 | 42 | 4 | |
| 16 | HOW CAN I FORGET Jimmy Holiday (Everest 2022) Ben E. King (Atco 6256) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 7 6 | |
| 17 | HITCH HIKE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54075) | 13 | 10 | 4 | 12 | |
| 18 | WATERMELON MAN Mongo Santamaria Band (Battle 45909) | 24 | 33 | 38 | 5 | |
| 19 | THIS EMPTY PLACE Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1247) | 30 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | ALL OVER THE WORLD Nat King Cole (Capitol 4919) | 22 | 31 | 41 | 5 | |
| 21 | LET’S TURKEY TROT Little Eva (Dimension 1006) | 14 | 11 | 6 | 10 | |
| 22 | CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND Vince Guaraldi Trio (Fantasy 563) | 29 | 32 | 35 | 12 | |
| 23 | FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL Shirelles (Scepter 1248) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | LOCKING UP MY HEART Marvelettes (Tamla 54077) | 26 | 26 | 36 | 5 | |
| 25 | YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME Miracles (Tamla 54073) | 17 | 14 | 5 | 18 | |
| 26 | SEND ME SOME LOVIN’ Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8129) | 21 | 18 | 12 | 12 | |
| 27 | MAMA DIDN’T LIE Jan Bradley (Chess 1845) | 23 | 19 | 11 | 14 | |
| 28 | WHAT ARE BOYS MADE OF Percells (ABC-Paramount 10401) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS Bobby Bland (Duke 360) | 25 | 17 | 9 | 14 | |
| 30 | ASK ME Maxine Brown (Wand 135) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | WHAT WILL MARY SAY Johnny Mathis (Columbia 42666) | 15 | 13 | 16 | 6 | |
| 32 | SANDY Dion (Laurie 3153) | 35 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | HE’S GOT THE POWER Exciters (United Artists 572) | 33 | 35 | 39 | 4 | |
| 34 | WILD WEEKEND Rebels (Swan 4125) | 31 | 20 | 18 | 14 | |
| 35 | THAT’S HOW HEARTACHES ARE MADE Baby Washington (Sue 783) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | THE DOG Rufus Thomas (Stax 130) | 32 | 25 | 22 | 12 | |
| 37 | PIPELINE Chantays (Dot 16440) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | THE LOVE OF MY MAN Theola Kilgore (Serock 2004) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | HEY PAULA Paul & Paula (Philips 40084) | 28 | 22 | 14 | 10 | |
| 40 | THE BIRD’S THE WORD Rivingtons (Liberty 55553) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | (Today I Met) THE BOY I’M GONNA MARRY Darlene Love (Philles 111) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK (pt. 1) Jimmy Smith (Blue Note 1877) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | NEVER Earls (Old Town 1133) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | MEMORY LANE Hippies (Parkway 863) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | CALL ON ME Bobby Bland (Duke 360) | 38 | 23 | 20 | 14 | |
| 46 | RAINBOW Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay 468) | — | 46 | 47 | 5 | |
| 47 | IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R. 3305) | 37 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | JIVE SAMBA Cannonball Adderley Sextet (Riverside 4541) | 39 | 29 | 27 | 10 | |
| 49 | I’M EVIL Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2228) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | DEARER THAN LIFE Brook Benton (Mercury 72099) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 5 | |
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