| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending OCTOBER 22, 1960 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | (Main Title Theme From) “THE RAT RACE” Richard Maltby & Orchestra–Roulette 4270 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | MIDNIGHT LACE
Ray Ellis & Orchestra–MGM 12942 / Ray Conniff & Orchestra– Columbia 41800 / David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 71703 / Sid Feller & Orchestra– ABC-Paramount 10145 | — | 1 |
| 3 | I COULD MAKE YOU MINE Wanderers–Cub 9075 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | MY HERO Blue Notes–Val-ue 213 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | DANCE WITH ME GEORGIE / HAVE MERCY BABY Bobbettes–Triple-X 106 | 9 / — | 2 / 1 |
| 6 | ON MY KNEES Charlie Rich–Phillips Int’l 3562 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | THE GIRL WITH THE STORY IN HER EYES Safaris–Eldo 105 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | STAY WITH ME (A Little While Longer) Ed Townsend–Warner Bros. 5174 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | SERENATA Sarah Vaughan–Roulette 4285 | 16 | 3 |
| 10 | GOOD NEWS Eugene Church–Rendezvous 132 | — | 1 |
| 11 | THE BIG TIME SPENDER (pts. 1 & 2) Cornbread & Biscuits–Maske 102 | — | 1 |
| 12 | SATISFIED (pt. 2) Cashmeres–Lake 705 | — | 1 |
| 13 | BACK TO SCHOOL Ritchie Adams–Ribbon 6913 | 8 | 6 |
| 14 | RUBY DUBY DU
Tobin Mathews & Co.–Chief 7022 / Charles Wolcott & MGM Studio Orch.–MGM 12944 | — | 1 |
| 15 | MOVED TO KANSAS CITY Harold Dorman–Rita 1012 | 23 | 2 |
| 16 | PSYCHO Bobby Hendricks–Sue 732 | — | 1 |
| 17 | A THOUSAND STARS Kathy Young with Innocents–Indigo 108 | — | 1 |
| 18 | ALWAYS, ALWAYS Johnny Cymbal–MGM 12935 | 19 | 2 |
| 19 | BALLAD OF THE ALAMO Marty Robbins–Columbia 41809 / Bud & Travis–Liberty 55284 | — | 1 |
| 20 | THE CHARIOT RACE Ben Blur–Mark-X 8007 | — | 1 |
| 21 | ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES Anita Bryant–Carlton 535 | — | 1 |
| 22 | HEY, HEY, BABY! Jon Thomas–ABC-Paramount 10140 | — | 3 |
| 23 | HARMONY Billy Bland–Old Town 1088 | — | 1 |
| 24 | BEFORE THIS DAY ENDS George Hamilton IV–ABC-Paramount 10125 | — | 1 |
| 25 | THE NERVOUS AUCTIONEER Robin Wilson–Monument 426 | — | 1 |
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