| The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 11, 1963 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BABY WORKOUT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55239) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | WATERMELON MAN Mongo Santamaria Band (Battle 45909) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 3 | FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL Shirelles (Scepter 1248) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | DON’T SAY NOTHIN’ BAD (About My Baby) Cookies (Dimension 1008) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | PIPELINE Chantays (Dot 16440) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 6 | |
| 6 | IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R. 3305) | 11 | 18 | 27 | 8 | |
| 7 | TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10435) | 8 | 13 | 22 | 5 | |
| 8 | HE’S SO FINE Chiffons (Laurie 3152) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 9 | THAT’S HOW HEARTACHES ARE MADE Baby Washington (Sue 783) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 7 | |
| 10 | PUSHOVER Etta James (Argo 5437) | 15 | 24 | 38 | 5 | |
| 11 | COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES Martha & Vandellas (Gordy 7014) | 17 | 29 | 35 | 5 | |
| 12 | ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 47-8164) | 21 | 32 | 43 | 4 | |
| 13 | ON BROADWAY Drifters (Atlantic 2182) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 14 | KILLER JOE Rocky Fellers (Scepter 1246) | 23 | 31 | 41 | 4 | |
| 15 | THIS EMPTY PLACE Dionne Warwick (Scepter 1247) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 16 | IF YOU NEED ME Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2185) Wilson Pickett (Double-L 713) | 20 | 34 | 47 | 4 | |
| 17 | THE LOVE OF MY MAN Theola Kilgore (Serock 2004) | 18 | 23 | 23 | 7 | |
| 18 | PRISONER OF LOVE James Brown & Famous Flames (King 5739) | 24 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | (Today I Met) THE BOY I’M GONNA MARRY Darlene Love (Philles 111) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 7 | |
| 20 | AIN’T THAT A SHAME! 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay 512) | 32 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | A LOVE SHE CAN COUNT ON Miracles (Tamla 54078) | 29 | 38 | 46 | 4 | |
| 22 | HOT PASTRAMI Dartells (Dot 16453) | 31 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | DA DOO RON RON (When He Walked Me Home) Crystals (Philles 112) | 33 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | HOW CAN I FORGET Jimmy Holiday (Everest 2022) Ben E. King (Atco 6256) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 11 | |
| 25 | YOU KNOW IT AIN’T RIGHT Joe Hinton (Back Beat 537) | 36 | 42 | 48 | 4 | |
| 26 | SHAME, SHAME, SHAME Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 509) | 25 | 30 | 37 | 4 | |
| 27 | EL WATUSI Ray Barretto & Charanga Moderna (Tico 419) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | SOUTH STREET Orlons (Cameo 243) | 13 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 29 | MEMORY LANE Hippies (Parkway 863) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 7 | |
| 30 | I GOT WHAT I WANTED Brook Benton (Mercury 72099) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
| 31 | DO THE BIRD Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo 244) | 28 | 16 | 11 | 12 | |
| 32 | THE BOUNCE Olympics (Tri Disc 106) | 27 | 33 | 40 | 4 | |
| 33 | HOT PASTRAMI WITH MASHED POTATOES (pt. 1) Joey Dee & Starliters (Roulette 4488) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | TELL HIM I’M NOT HOME Chuck Jackson (Wand 132) | 22 | 14 | 10 | 17 | |
| 35 | OUR DAY WILL COME Ruby & Romantics (Kapp 501) | 16 | 11 | 7 | 14 | |
| 36 | THOSE LAZY-HAZY-CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER Nat King Cole (Capitol 4965) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | WHAT ARE BOYS MADE OF Percells (ABC-Paramount 10401) | 34 | 19 | 17 | 7 | |
| 38 | THESE ARMS OF MINE Otis Redding (Volt 103) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | HELLO STRANGER Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2184) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | SATURDAY NIGHT Sherrys (Guyden 2084) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN Dovells (Parkway 867) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER Five Du-Tones (One-derful! 4815) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | DO IT – RAT NOW Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2064) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | ROCKIN’ CRICKETS Rockin’ Rebels (Swan 4140) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | YOUR OLD STAND BY Mary Wells (Motown 1042) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | LOCKING UP MY HEART Marvelettes (Tamla 54077) | 30 | 17 | 19 | 10 | |
| 47 | HOT CAKES! (1st Serving) Dave “Baby” Cortez (Chess 1850) | 35 | 40 | 45 | 4 | |
| 48 | MY SUMMER LOVE Ruby & Romantics (Kapp 525) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | THE BIRD’S THE WORD Rivingtons (Liberty 55553) | 38 | 25 | 28 | 6 | |
| 50 | I’M GONNA QUIT YOU PRETTY BABY Silas Hogan (Excello 2231) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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