| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 14, 1961 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | BYE BYE BABY
Mary Wells–Motown 1003 | 18 | 2 |
| 2 | SOUND-OFF
Titus Turner–Jamie 1174 | — | 1 |
| 3 | CHILLS AND FEVER
Ronnie Love–Dot 16144 | 13 | 8 |
| 4 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes)
Carla Thomas–Atlantic 2086 | 19 | 2 |
| 5 | SALVATION ROCK
Marv Meredith & Orchestra–Strand 25021 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | LOST LOVE
H.B. Barnum–Eldo 111 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | THE JAZZ IN YOU / LOVE I’VE FOUND YOU
Gloria Lynne–Everest 19390 | 9 / — | 4 / 1 |
| 8 | SUGAR BEE
Cleveland Crochet & Hill Billy Ramblers–Goldband 1106 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | THEM THAT GOT
Ray Charles & Orchestra–ABC-Paramount 10141 | — | 1 |
| 10 | I GOTTA GO (’Cause I Love You)
Brian Hyland–Kapp 363 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | AT LAST
Etta James–Argo 5380 | — | 1 |
| 12 | OH LONESOME ME
Johnny Cash–Sun 355 / Bob Luman–Warner Bros. 5184 | 20 | 2 |
| 13 | MILK COW BLUES
Ricky Nelson–Imperial 5707 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | TEENAGE VOWS OF LOVE
Dreamers–Goldisc 3015 | — | 1 |
| 15 | IF I KNEW / THE WORLD IN MY ARMS
Nat King Cole–Capitol 4481 | 25 | 2 |
| 16 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
Shirelles–Scepter 1203 | 22 | 3 |
| 17 | YEAH BABY
Dante & Evergreens–Madison 143 | 23 | 2 |
| 18 | NO MAN IS KING
Rufus (Mr. Soul) Beacham–Scepter 1214 | — | 1 |
| 19 | TALK TO ME BABY
Annette with Afterbeats–Buena Vista 369 | 16 | 5 |
| 20 | CHARLENA
Sevilles–J.C. 116 | — | 1 |
| 21 | THE SLIDE (pt. 1)
Googie Rene–Rendezvous 134 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | FACE OF AN ANGEL
Joey Dee & Starliters–Scepter 1210 | — | 1 |
| 23 | GUN SLINGER
Bo Diddley–Checker 965 | 15 | 2 |
| 24 | I REMEMBER (In The Still Of The Night)
Crests–Coed 543 | — | 1 |
| 25 | WHAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER
Edsels–Tammy 1010 | — | 1 |