| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending MAY 13, 1961 | |||
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | DONT BE AFRAID (To Fall In Love) Bobby RydellCameo 190 | | 1 |
| 2 | JURA (I Swear I Love You) Les Paul & Mary FordColumbia 41994 | 50 | 2 |
| 3 | MY KIND OF GIRL Matt MonroWarwick 636 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | WHO WILL THE NEXT FOOL BE Charlie RichPhillips Intl 3566 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | THATS THE WAY WITH LOVE
Don Costa & OrchestraUnited Artists 318 / Piero SofficiKip 224 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | TOSSIN AND TURNIN Bobby LewisBeltone 1002 | 17 | 2 |
| 7 | COUNT EVERY STAR Donnie & DreamersWhale 500 | | 1 |
| 8 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & DougHickory 1137 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | THE JUNKERNOO / CONTINENTAL WITH ME, BABY VibrationsChecker 974 | 10 | 4 / 5 |
| 10 | RONNIE Marcy JoeRobbee 110 | 19 | 2 |
| 11 | WILLY WALK Johnny PrestonMercury 71803 | 18 | 3 |
| 12 | THEME FOR A DREAM Cliff Richard & ShadowsABC-Paramount 10195 | | 1 |
| 13 | HEART AND SOUL CleftonesGee 1064 | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) Chris KennerInstant 3229 | 27 | 2 |
| 15 | IN MY HEART TimetonesTimes Square 421 | 22 | 4 |
| 16 | SOMEBODY ELSES BOY Connie FrancisMGM 12995 | | 3 |
| 17 | CHA CHA GO GO Danny & JuniorsSwan 4072 | 30 | 2 |
| 18 | HERE COMES THE NIGHT (pt. 1) Jimmy NormanGood Sound 105 | 20 | 4 |
| 19 | THEME FROM HIPPODROME Jerry Murads HarmonicatsColumbia 41967 | 21 | 4 |
| 20 | SPARKLE AND SHINE Four CoquettesCapitol 4534 | 23 | 6 |
| 21 | THE REBELJOHNNY YUMA / FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
Johnny Cash Columbia 41995 | 24 | 2 |
| 22 | YOURE MOVIN ME Clyde McPhatterMercury 71809 | 25 | 2 |
| 23 | RIMSHOT (pt. 1) Roller CoastersHoliday Inn 100 | | 2 |
| 24 | LIFES A HOLIDAY Jerry WallaceChallenge 9107 | | 2 |
| 25 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy DruskyDecca 31193 | 26 | 4 |
| 26 | RAININ IN MY HEART Slim HarpoExcello 2194 | 29 | 4 |
| 27 | FOUNTAIN OF LOVE Barry DarvellCub 9088 | 37 | 3 |
| 28 | YOUD BETTER Russell ByrdWand 107 | 32 | 3 |
| 29 | GOOD, GOOD LOVIN Chubby CheckerParkway 822 | 36 | 3 |
| 30 | DRIVING WHEEL Little Junior ParkerDuke 335 | 42 | 3 |
| 31 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy ClineDecca 31205 | 38 | 3 |
| 32 | THE WAYWARD WIND Gogi GrantEra 3046 | 35 | 3 |
| 33 | SENTIMENTAL BABY Frank SinatraCapitol 4546 | 28 | 5 |
| 34 | MISS FINE New YorkersWall 547 | 41 | 3 |
| 35 | INDIAN GIVER Annette with Up BeatsBuena Vista 375 | 48 | 2 |
| 36 | MICHAEL HighwaymenUnited Artists 258 | 39 | 2 |
| 37 | HAPPY ENDING Teddy RandazzoABC-Paramount 10193 | 45 | 2 |
| 38 | SHY AWAY Jerry FullerChallenge 9104 | 40 | 3 |
| 39 | GIRL MACHINE Johnny WalshWarner Bros. 5196 | 31 | 3 |
| 40 | ABDULS PARTY Larry VerneEra 3044 | 44 | 3 |
| 41 | MILORD Teresa BrewerCoral 62265 | | 1 |
| 42 | ARE YOU SURE Aretha FranklinColumbia 41985 | | 1 |
| 43 | BRING BACK YOUR HEART Del VikingsABC-Paramount 10208 | | 1 |
| 44 | LIL OLE ME Cornbread & JerryLiberty 55322 | | 1 |
| 45 | HERES MY CONFESSION Wyatt (Earp) McPhersonSavoy 1599 | | 1 |
| 46 | BIG BOSS MAN Jimmy ReedVee-Jay 380 | 34 | 6 |
| 47 | RESPECTABLE ChantsMGM 13008 | | 1 |
| 48 | MY DARLING Ted TaylorGold Eagle 1805 | 49 | 2 |
| 49 | OKLAHOMA HILLS Hank ThompsonCapitol 4556 | | 1 |
| 50 | THE GOLDEN CHAIN Tommy EdwardsMGM 13002 | | 1 |
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