| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead |
| Week ending OCTOBER 8, 1960 |
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | ALABAM
Cowboy CopasStarday 501 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | OLD CAPE COD
Billy Vaughn & OrchestraDot 16133 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | TONIGHTS THE NIGHT
ChiffonsBig Deal 6003 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | THE GHOST OF BILLY MALLOO
Dorsey BurnetteEra 3025 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | RAMBLING
RamblersAddit 1257 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART
Jerry ButlerVee-Jay 354 | | 1 |
| 7 | RELEASE ME / GOING OUT WITH THE TIDE
Jivin GeneMercury 71680 | 15 | 2 / 3 |
| 8 | SPEAKING OF HER
Adam WadeCoed 536 | 14 | 6 |
| 9 | BACK TO SCHOOL
Ritchie AdamsRibbon 6913 | 17 | 4 |
| 10 | WAY OVER THERE
MiraclesTamla 54028 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | (Theme From) THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
Ernie Freeman
Imperial 5693 / Percy Faith & OrchestraColumbia 41796 | | 1 |
| 12 | COME BACK, SILLY GIRL
Steve LawrenceABC-Paramount 10146 | 18 | 2 |
| 13 | I NEVER KNEW (Till Now)
Dick LeeFelsted 8603 | 19 | 4 |
| 14 | BLUE HEARTACHES
Tommy EdwardsMGM 12916 | | 1 |
| 15 | HELLO MY LOVER
Ernie K-DoeMinit 614 | 16 | 3 |
| 16 | DONT GO TO STRANGERS
Etta JonesPrestige 180 | | 1 |
| 17 | HUMDINGER
Freddy CannonSwan 4061 | | 1 |
| 18 | EE-I, EE-I OH! (Sue MacDonald) / ITCHIN
Jimmy JonesCub 9076 | | 1 |
| 19 | NIGHT THEME
Mark IIWye 1001 | 25 | 3 |
| 20 | LAST DATE
Floyd CramerRCA Victor 47-7775 | | 1 |
| 21 | THERES NOTHING ON MY MIND (pt. 1)
Teen QueensAntler 4014 | | 1 |
| 22 | SERENATA
Sarah VaughanRoulette 4285 | | 1 |
| 23 | CINDERELLA
ClassicsDart 1015 | | 1 |
| 24 | CRY CRY CRY
Bobby BlandDuke 327 | | 1 |
| 25 | (Main Title Theme From) THE RAT RACE
Richard Maltby & OrchestraRoulette 4270 | | 1 |