| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 17, 1960 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | KILLER JOE
Jazztet–Argo 5366 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | TELL TOMMY I MISS HIM
Marilyn Michaels–RCA Victor 47-7771 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | TWISTIN’ U.S.A.
Danny & Juniors–Swan 4060 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | BRONTOSAURUS STOMP
Piltdown Men–Capitol 4414 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | THE GHOST OF BILLY MALLOO
Dorsey Burnette–Era 3025 | — | 1 |
| 6 | THIS OLD HEART
James Brown & Famous Flames–Federal 12378 | 19 | 3 |
| 7 | RAMBLING
Ramblers–Addit 1257 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | BLUE ANGEL
Roy Orbison–Monument 425 | 18 | 2 |
| 9 | NORTH TO ALASKA
Johnny Horton–Columbia 41782 | — | 1 |
| 10 | LUCK OF THE IRISH
Rusty Draper–Mercury 71664 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK TO YOU
Guy Mitchell–Columbia 41725 | — | 2 |
| 12 | ROBOT MAN
Jamie Horton–Joy 241 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | WAY OVER THERE
Miracles–Tamla 54028 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | BRIGHTEN THE CORNER WHERE YOU ARE / WHIFFENPOOF SONG
Browns–RCA Victor 47-7780 | 21 | 2 |
| 15 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT
Chiffons–Big Deal 6003 | — | 1 |
| 16 | A TEENAGER FEELS IT TOO
Denny Reed–3 Trey 3007 | — | 3 |
| 17 | ALABAM
Cowboy Copas–Starday 501 | — | 1 |
| 18 | I WANT TO KNOW
Sugarpie DeSanto–Check 103 | 20 | 3 |
| 19 | OVER YOU
Aaron Neville–Minit 612 | — | 1 |
| 20 | HUSH-HUSH
Jimmy Reed–Vee-Jay 357 | — | 1 |
| 21 | FIVE BROTHERS
Marty Robbins–Columbia 41771 | — | 1 |
| 22 | SPEAKING OF HER
Adam Wade–Coed 536 | 14 | 3 |
| 23 | WHAT A DREAM
Conway Twitty–MGM 12918 | — | 1 |
| 24 | BACK TO SCHOOL
Ritchie Adams–Ribbon 6913 | — | 1 |
| 25 | PRETTY LITTLE DANCIN’ DOLL
Dick Caruso–MGM 12932 | — | 1 |