| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending OCTOBER 15, 1960 | |||
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN GOIN ON / THE HUCKLEBUCK
Chubby Checker Parkway 813 | | 1 |
| 2 | HELLO MY LOVER Ernie K-DoeMinit 614 | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | (Theme From) THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
Ernie Freeman Imperial 5693 / Percy Faith & OrchestraColumbia 41796 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | RAMBLING RamblersAddit 1257 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | (Main Title Theme From) THE RAT RACE Richard Maltby & OrchestraRoulette 4270 | 25 | 2 |
| 6 | MY HERO Blue NotesVal-ue 213 | | 1 |
| 7 | I COULD MAKE YOU MINE WanderersCub 9075 | | 1 |
| 8 | BACK TO SCHOOL Ritchie AdamsRibbon 6913 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | DANCE WITH ME GEORGIE BobbettesTriple-X 106 | | 1 |
| 10 | STAY WITH ME (A Little While Longer) Ed TownsendWarner Bros. 5174 | | 1 |
| 11 | THE GIRL WITH THE STORY IN HER EYES SafarisEldo 105 | | 1 |
| 12 | ON MY KNEES Charlie RichPhillips Intl 3562 | | 1 |
| 13 | BLUE HEARTACHES Tommy EdwardsMGM 12916 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | I HEAR MY BABY Larry WilliamsChess 1764 | | 1 |
| 15 | NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOURE DOWN AND OUT Nina SimoneColpix 158 | | 1 |
| 16 | SERENATA Sarah VaughanRoulette 4285 | 22 | 2 |
| 17 | EE-I, EE-I OH! (Sue MacDonald) / ITCHIN Jimmy JonesCub 9076 | 18 | 2 |
| 18 | OVER YOU Aaron NevilleMinit 612 | | 3 |
| 19 | ALWAYS, ALWAYS Johnny CymbalMGM 12935 | | 1 |
| 20 | LONELY TEENAGER DionLaurie 3070 | | 1 |
| 21 | GOING OUT WITH THE TIDE Jivin GeneMercury 71680 | 7 | 4 |
| 22 | NEW ORLEANS U.S. BondsLegrand 1003 | | 1 |
| 23 | MOVED TO KANSAS CITY Harold DormanRita 1012 | | 1 |
| 24 | GONZO James BookerPeacock 1697 | | 1 |
| 25 | HIGH TIME Henry Mancini & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-7791 | | 1 |
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