| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 2, 1960 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | HEART OF GOLD
Twins–Lancer 106 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | (Do The) MASHED POTATOES (pt. 1)
Nat Kendrick & Swans–Dade 1804 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | CANDY APPLE RED
Bonnie Guitar–Dolton 10 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | SWINGIN’ ON A RAINBOW
Frankie Avalon–Chancellor 1045 | 18 | 2 |
| 5 | I WAS SUCH A FOOL (To Fall In Love With You)
Flamingos–End 1062 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | TELL HER FOR ME
Adam Wade–Coed 520 | 15 | 4 |
| 7 | SWEET NOTHIN’S
Brenda Lee–Decca 30967 | — | 1 |
| 8 | I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU
Bobby Bland–Duke 314 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | SOUTHERN LOVE
Ronnie Hawkins & Hawks–Roulette 4209 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | BIG RIVER
Buddy Brennan Quartet–Warwick 517 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD
Hank Leeds–Jaro 77007 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | FANNIE MAE
Buster Brown–Fire 1008 | — | 1 |
| 13 | NO LOVE HAVE I
Webb Pierce–Decca 31021 | 16 | 4 |
| 14 | UP TOWN
Roy Orbison–Monument 412 | — | 1 |
| 15 | ALL IN GOOD TIME
Nelson Trio–Guaranteed 203 | 21 | 2 |
| 16 | BABALU’S WEDDING DAY
Eternals–Hollywood 70 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | LULLABYE
Chevrons–Brent 7007 | — | 1 |
| 18 | DYNAMITE / TRAVELLIN’ LIGHT
Cliff Richard–ABC-Paramount 10066 | 23 | 3 |
| 19 | BIG HEARTED ME
Don Gibson–RCA Victor 47-7629 | 22 | 2 |
| 20 | WHY DO I LOVE YOU SO
Johnny Tillotson–Cadence 1372 | — | 1 |
| 21 | MY BLUE HEAVEN
Bobby Day–Class 263 | — | 1 |
| 22 | CLAP YOUR HANDS (pt. 1)
Wheels–Folly 800 | — | 1 |
| 23 | BULLDOG
Fireballs–Top Rank 2026 | — | 1 |
| 24 | JACK OF ALL TRADES
Eugene Church–Class 261 | 17 | 2 |
| 25 | I REALLY DO
Spectors Three–3 Trey 3001 | — | 1 |