| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending MAY 6, 1961 | |||
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | RAMA LAMA DING DONG EdselsTwin 700 | 46 | 2 |
| 2 | WHO WILL THE NEXT FOOL BE Charlie RichPhillips Intl 3566 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | BARBARA-ANN RegentsGee 1065 | | 1 |
| 4 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & DougHickory 1137 | 32 | 6 |
| 5 | A DOLLAR DOWN LimelitersRCA Victor 47-7859 | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | MY KIND OF GIRL Matt MonroWarwick 636 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | COME ALONG Maurice Williams & ZodiacsHerald 559 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | WHERE I FELL IN LOVE CaprisOld Town 1099 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | LOUISIANA MAMA Gene PitneyMusicor 1006 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | THE JUNKERNOO / CONTINENTAL WITH ME, BABY VibrationsChecker 974 | 11 | 3 / 4 |
| 11 | A LITTLE FEELING (Called Love) Jack ScottCapitol 4554 | | 1 |
| 12 | NOBODY CARES (About Me) Jeanette (Baby) WashingtonNeptune 122 | 18 | 4 |
| 13 | I CANT DO IT BY MYSELF Anita BryantCarlton 547 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | SUCU SUCU Ping-PingKapp 377 | 17 | 5 |
| 15 | HEART AND SOUL CleftonesGee 1064 | | 1 |
| 16 | THATS THE WAY WITH LOVE
Piero SofficiKip 224 / Don Costa & Orchestra United Artists 318 | | 1 |
| 17 | TOSSIN AND TURNIN Bobby LewisBeltone 1002 | | 1 |
| 18 | WILLY WALK Johnny PrestonMercury 71803 | 29 | 2 |
| 19 | RONNIE Marcy JoeRobbee 110 | | 1 |
| 20 | HERE COMES THE NIGHT (pt. 1) Jimmy NormanGood Sound 105 | 22 | 3 |
| 21 | THEME FROM HIPPODROME Jerry Murads HarmonicatsColumbia 41967 | 25 | 3 |
| 22 | IN MY HEART TimetonesTimes Square 421 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | SPARKLE AND SHINE Four CoquettesCapitol 4534 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | THE REBELJOHNNY YUMA / FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
Johnny Cash Columbia 41995 | | 1 |
| 25 | YOURE MOVIN ME Clyde McPhatterMercury 71809 | | 1 |
| 26 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy DruskyDecca 31193 | 27 | 3 |
| 27 | I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) Chris KennerInstant 3229 | | 1 |
| 28 | SENTIMENTAL BABY Frank SinatraCapitol 4546 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | RAININ IN MY HEART Slim HarpoExcello 2194 | 30 | 3 |
| 30 | CHA CHA GO GO Danny & JuniorsSwan 4072 | | 1 |
| 31 | GIRL MACHINE Johnny WalshWarner Bros. 5196 | 33 | 2 |
| 32 | YOUD BETTER Russell ByrdWand 107 | 38 | 2 |
| 33 | (Theme From) THE GREAT IMPOSTER Henry Mancini & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-7830 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | BIG BOSS MAN Jimmy ReedVee-Jay 380 | 35 | 5 |
| 35 | THE WAYWARD WIND Gogi GrantEra 3046 | 50 | 2 |
| 36 | GOOD, GOOD LOVIN Chubby CheckerParkway 822 | 47 | 2 |
| 37 | FOUNTAIN OF LOVE Barry DarvellCub 9088 | 39 | 2 |
| 38 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy ClineDecca 31205 | 49 | 2 |
| 39 | MICHAEL HighwaymenUnited Artists 258 | | 1 |
| 40 | SHY AWAY Jerry FullerChallenge 9104 | 42 | 2 |
| 41 | MISS FINE New YorkersWall 547 | 43 | 2 |
| 42 | DRIVING WHEEL / SEVEN DAYS Little Junior ParkerDuke 335 | 45 | 2 |
| 43 | THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You)
Little Ceasar & Romans Del-Fi 4158 | | 1 |
| 44 | ABDULS PARTY Larry VerneEra 3044 | 40 | 2 |
| 45 | HAPPY ENDING Teddy RandazzoABC-Paramount 10193 | | 1 |
| 46 | OPPORTUNITY Freddy CannonSwan 4071 | 5 | 3 |
| 47 | MOJO HAND Lightnin HopkinsFire 1034 | 44 | 7 |
| 48 | INDIAN GIVER Annette with Up BeatsBuena Vista 375 | | 1 |
| 49 | MY DARLING / SHES A WINNER Ted TaylorGold Eagle 1805 | | 1 |
| 50 | JURA (I Swear I Love You) Les Paul & Mary FordColumbia 41994 | | 1 |
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