| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 7, 1961 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | MILK COW BLUES
Ricky Nelson–Imperial 5707 | 17 | 4 |
| 2 | ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER
Shelby Flint–Valiant 6001 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | TROUBLE IN MIND
Nina Simone–Colpix 175 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | THE SLIDE (pt. 1)
Googie Rene–Rendezvous 134 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | SALVATION ROCK
Marv Meredith & Orchestra–Strand 25021 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | (I Wanna) LOVE MY LIFE AWAY
Gene Pitney–Musicor 1002 | — | 1 |
| 7 | SPANISH HARLEM / FIRST TASTE OF LOVE
Ben E. King–Atco 6185 | 14 | 3 / 2 |
| 8 | SUGAR BEE
Cleveland Crochet & Hill Billy Ramblers–Goldband 1106 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | THE JAZZ IN YOU
Gloria Lynne–Everest 19390 | 19 | 3 |
| 10 | THE BIRTHDAY CARD
Brooks Arthur–Capitol 4471 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | SING (And Tell The Blues “So Long”)
Al Kasha–Brunswick 55200 | 23 | 2 |
| 12 | I GOTTA GO (’Cause I Love You)
Brian Hyland–Kapp 363 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | CHILLS AND FEVER
Ronnie Love–Dot 16144 | 21 | 7 |
| 14 | LOST LOVE
H.B. Barnum–Eldo 111 | — | 1 |
| 15 | GUN SLINGER
Bo Diddley–Checker 965 | — | 1 |
| 16 | TALK TO ME BABY
Annette with Afterbeats–Buena Vista 369 | 25 | 4 |
| 17 | (Let’s Do) THE HULLY GULLY TWIST
Bill Doggett–Warner Bros. 5181 | — | 1 |
| 18 | BYE BYE BABY
Mary Wells–Motown 1003 | — | 1 |
| 19 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes)
Carla Thomas–Atlantic 2086 | — | 1 |
| 20 | OH, LONESOME ME
Bob Luman–Warner Bros. 5184 / Johnny Cash–Sun 355 | — | 1 |
| 21 | CONFIDENTIAL
Fleetwoods–Dolton 30 | 11 | 4 |
| 22 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
Shirelles–Scepter 1203 | 24 | 2 |
| 23 | YEAH BABY
Dante & Evergreens–Madison 143 | — | 1 |
| 24 | AND THE HEAVENS CRIED
Ronnie Savoy–MGM 12950 | 16 | 3 |
| 25 | THE WORLD IN MY ARMS / IF I KNEW
Nat King Cole–Capitol 4481 | — | 1 |