| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 28, 1961 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | CLOSE TOGETHER
Jimmy Reed–Vee-Jay 373 | 22 | 2 |
| 2 | CHARLENA
Sevilles–J.C. 116 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | THE JAZZ IN YOU
Gloria Lynne–Everest 19390 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY
June Valli–Mercury 71750 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | I AIN’T DOWN YET
Dinah Shore–Capitol 4476 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
Shirelles–Scepter 1203 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | TEENAGE VOWS OF LOVE
Dreamers–Goldisc 3015 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | CERVEZA / CATALANIA
Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 30866 | 19 / — | 2 / 1 |
| 9 | IF I KNEW / THE WORLD IN MY ARMS
Nat King Cole–Capitol 4481 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | I REMEMBER
Maurice Williams & Zodiacs–Herald 556 | 20 | 2 |
| 11 | ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL / WHEELS
Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16174 | 21 / — | 2 / 1 |
| 12 | YEAH BABY
Dante & Evergreens–Madison 143 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | THE MISFITS
Don Costa & Orchestra–United Artists 286 | 23 | 2 |
| 14 | (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO
Clarence “Frogman” Henry–Argo 5378 | — | 1 |
| 15 | GINNIE BELL
Paul Dino–Promo 2180 | — | 1 |
| 16 | I REMEMBER (In The Still Of The Night)
Crests–Coed 543 | 17 | 3 |
| 17 | I LOVE YOU SO
Chantels–End 1020 | 24 | 2 |
| 18 | SHOW FOLK / I LOVE TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU
Paul Evans–Carlton 539 | — | 1 |
| 19 | THE WATUSI
Vibrations–Checker 969 | 25 | 2 |
| 20 | I DON’T WANT TO CRY
Chuck Jackson–Wand 106 | — | 1 |
| 21 | OH LONESOME ME
Johnny Cash–Sun 355 / Bob Luman–Warner Bros. 5184 | 8 | 4 |
| 22 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER
Cathy Jean & Roommates–Valmor 007 | — | 1 |
| 23 | SUGAR BEE
Cleveland Crochet & Hill Billy Ramblers–Goldband 1106 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | A TEXAN AND A GIRL FROM MEXICO
Anita Bryant–Carlton 538 | — | 1 |
| 25 | THEME FROM TUNES OF GLORY
Cambridge Strings & Singers–London 1960 | — | 1 |