| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 10, 1960 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | MY DEAREST DARLING
Etta James–Argo 5368 | 22 | 2 |
| 2 | TELL TOMMY I MISS HIM
Marilyn Michaels–RCA Victor 47-7771 | — | 1 |
| 3 | LONELY GUY
Gallahads–Del-Fi 4137 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | RAMBLING
Ramblers–Addit 1257 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | SHIMMY LIKE KATE
Olympics–Arvee 5006 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | KILLER JOE
Jazztet–Argo 5366 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | VAQUERO (Cowboy)
Fireballs–Top Rank 2054 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | LUCK OF THE IRISH
Rusty Draper–Mercury 71664 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | TIME MACHINE
Dante & Evergreens–Madison 135 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | DON’T YOU JUST KNOW IT
Fendermen–Soma 1142 | — | 1 |
| 11 | GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT
Untouchables–Madison 134 | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | STAY
Maurice Williams & Zodiacs–Herald 552 | — | 1 |
| 13 | ROBOT MAN
Jamie Horton–Joy 241 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | SPEAKING OF HER
Adam Wade–Coed 536 | 21 | 2 |
| 15 | TWISTIN’ U.S.A.
Danny & Juniors–Swan 4060 | 25 | 2 |
| 16 | BRONTOSAURUS STOMP
Piltdown Men–Capitol 4414 | 20 | 3 |
| 17 | WAY OVER THERE
Miracles–Tamla 54028 | 18 | 2 |
| 18 | BLUE ANGEL
Roy Orbison–Monument 425 | — | 1 |
| 19 | THIS OLD HEART
James Brown & Famous Flames–Federal 12378 | 23 | 2 |
| 20 | I WANT TO KNOW
Sugarpie DeSanto–Check 103 | 24 | 2 |
| 21 | BRIGHTEN THE CORNER WHERE YOU ARE / WHIFFENPOOF SONG
Browns–RCA Victor 47-7780 | — | 1 |
| 22 | PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME HONEY
Fats Domino–Imperial 5687 | — | 1 |
| 23 | IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T MY BABY
Buster Brown–Fire 1023 | — | 1 |
| 24 | I NEVER KNEW (Till Now)
Dick Lee–Felsted 8603 | — | 1 |
| 25 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND
Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10135 | — | 1 |