| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 21, 1961 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | YOUR FRIENDS
Dee Clark–Vee-Jay 372 | — | 1 |
| 2 | CHARLENA
Sevilles–J.C. 116 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | SUGAR BEE
Cleveland Crochet & Hill Billy Ramblers–Goldband 1106 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF HIM
Damita Jo–Mercury 71760 | — | 1 |
| 5 | THE JAZZ IN YOU / LOVE I’VE FOUND YOU
Gloria Lynne–Everest 19390 | 7 | 5 / 2 |
| 6 | MILK COW BLUES
Ricky Nelson–Imperial 5707 | 13 | 6 |
| 7 | GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY
June Valli–Mercury 71750 | — | 1 |
| 8 | OH LONESOME ME
Johnny Cash–Sun 355 / Bob Luman–Warner Bros. 5184 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | TEENAGE VOWS OF LOVE
Dreamers–Goldisc 3015 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | IF I KNEW / THE WORLD IN MY ARMS
Nat King Cole–Capitol 4481 | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
Shirelles–Scepter 1203 | 16 | 4 |
| 12 | WAIT A MINUTE
Coasters–Atco 6186 | — | 1 |
| 13 | YEAH BABY
Dante & Evergreens–Madison 143 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | THE EXODUS SONG (This Land Is Mine)
Pat Boone–Dot 16176 | — | 1 |
| 15 | I AIN’T DOWN YET
Dinah Shore–Capitol 4476 | — | 1 |
| 16 | LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE
Johnny Preston–Mercury 71761 | — | 1 |
| 17 | I REMEMBER (In The Still Of The Night)
Crests–Coed 543 | 24 | 2 |
| 18 | WON’T BE LONG
Aretha Franklin–Columbia 41923 | — | 1 |
| 19 | CERVEZA
Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 30866 | — | 1 |
| 20 | I REMEMBER
Maurice Williams & Zodiacs–Herald 556 | — | 1 |
| 21 | ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16174 | — | 1 |
| 22 | CLOSE TOGETHER
Jimmy Reed–Vee-Jay 373 | — | 1 |
| 23 | THE MISFITS
Don Costa & Orchestra–United Artists 286 | — | 1 |
| 24 | I LOVE YOU SO
Chantels–End 1020 | — | 1 |
| 25 | THE WATUSI
Vibrations–Checker 969 | — | 1 |