| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending OCTOBER 21, 1961 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | GYPSY WOMAN
Impressions–ABC-Paramount 10241 | 25 | 3 |
| 2 | YOUNG BOY BLUES / HERE COMES THE NIGHT
Ben E. King–Atco 6207 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | LET TRUE LOVE BEGIN / CAPPUCCINA
Nat King Cole–Capitol 4623 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | I’LL BE TRUE
Orlons–Cameo 198 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | BROKEN HEART AND A PILLOW FILLED WITH TEARS
Patti Page–Mercury 71870 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | IMPOSSIBLE
Gloria Lynne–Everest 19418 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | ROCKIN’ BICYCLE
Fats Domino–Imperial 5779 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | MAKE BELIEVE WEDDING
Castells–Era 3057 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | STEPS 1 AND 2
Jack Scott–Capitol 4637 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | LINDA
Adam Wade–Coed 556 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | TONIGHT
Ferrante & Teicher–United Artists 373 | — | 1 |
| 12 | BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
Dick Haiman & Dial Tones–Horizon 1596 | 19 | 3 |
| 13 | SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME
Prince La La–A.F.O. 301 | 16 | 7 |
| 14 | JOHNNY WILLOW
Fred Darian–JAF 2023 | 11 | 7 |
| 15 | SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
Steve Lawrence–United Artists 364 | — | 1 |
| 16 | I APOLOGIZE
Timi Yuro–Liberty 55343 | 46 | 2 |
| 17 | WALK ON BY
Leroy Van Dyke–Mercury 71834 | 27 | 3 |
| 18 | MARRIED
Frankie Avalon–Chancellor 1087 | 20 | 5 |
| 19 | YOU’LL NEVER KNOW
Shirley Bassey–United Artists 363 | — | 1 |
| 20 | THE WAY I AM
Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55220 | — | 1 |
| 21 | BACKTRACK
Faron Young–Capitol 4616 | 15 | 2 |
| 22 | SATIN DOLL
Billy Maxted & Manhattan Jazz Band–K&H 501 | 21 | 5 |
| 23 | THE CLOSER YOU ARE
Magnificent Four–Whale 506 | 28 | 3 |
| 24 | SOMETIME
Gene Thomas–United Artists 338 | 31 | 8 |
| 25 | I WONDER (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me)
Pentagons–Jamie 1201 | — | 1 |
| 26 | DANCE WITH A DOLLY (With A Hole In Her Stocking)
Damita Jo–Mercury 71871 | 33 | 3 |
| 27 | LATE DATE
Parkays–ABC-Paramount 10242 | 29 | 6 |
| 28 | WASN’T THE SUMMER SHORT?
Johnny Mathis–Columbia 42156 | 34 | 3 |
| 29 | FARAWAY STAR
Chordettes–Cadence 1402 | 23 | 4 |
| 30 | PUSHIN’ YOUR LUCK
Sleepy King–Joy 257 | 37 | 3 |
| 31 | LET THERE BE DRUMS
Sandy Nelson–Imperial 5775 | 44 | 2 |
| 32 | MINA BIRD / SCOTTIE
String-A-Longs–Warwick 668 | 41 | 2 |
| 33 | AWARE OF LOVE
Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 405 | 40 | 3 |
| 34 | I CAN’T TAKE IT
Mary Ann Fisher–Seg-Way 1001 | 22 | 8 |
| 35 | SOMEBODY ELSE IS TAKING MY PLACE
Joni James–MGM 13037 | 24 | 5 |
| 36 | EVERYBODY FISH (pt. 2)
Harlequins–Collier 2501 | 47 | 2 |
| 37 | SHENANDOAH
Deaxville Trio–Jubilee 5404 | 38 | 4 |
| 38 | SHOUT (pt. 1)
Isley Brothers–RCA Victor 447-0589 | 39 | 3 |
| 39 | THE WEDDING (La Novia)
Anita Bryant–Columbia 42148 | 36 | 5 |
| 40 | ONE GRAIN OF SAND
Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 47-7926 | 17 | 5 |
| 41 | GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD
James Darren–Colpix 609 | — | 1 |
| 42 | SATAN’S THEME / MY PRAYER
Rondels–Amy 830 | — | 1 |
| 43 | WANTED, ONE GIRL
Jan & Dean–Challenge 9120 | — | 1 |
| 44 | BLUE MOON / LADY OF SPAIN
Ventures–Dolton 47 | — | 1 |
| 45 | LOVE BOUND
Universals–Festival 25001 | — | 1 |
| 46 | RIP VAN WINKLE
Devotions–Delta 1001 | 48 | 2 |
| 47 | SETTLE DOWN
Dougie & Dudes–Keith 6500 | 49 | 2 |
| 48 | A LETTER FROM ANN
Videls–Kapp 405 | — | 1 |
| 49 | LET’S PONY AGAIN
Vibrations–Checker 990 | — | 1 |
| 50 | JUST BECAUSE / I DO, I DO, I DO
McGuire Sisters–Coral 62288 | — | 1 |