CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 4, 1961 | |||||
TW | TITLE | ArtistLabel | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy DeanColumbia 42175 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5 | |
2 | RUNAROUND SUE DionLaurie 3110 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
3 | HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray CharlesABC-Paramount 10244 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
4 | BRISTOL STOMP DovellsParkway 827 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
5 | SAD MOVIES (Make Me Cry) Sue ThompsonHickory 1153 Lennon SistersDot 16255 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
6 | THIS TIME Troy ShondellLiberty 55353 / Goldcrest 161 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
7 | PLEASE MR. POSTMAN MarvelettesTamla 54046 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 8 | |
8 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Paris SistersGregmark 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
9 | THE FLY Chubby CheckerParkway 830 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 6 | |
10 | FOOL #1 Brenda LeeDecca 31309 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 5 | |
11 | YA YA Lee DorseyFury 1053 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
12 | LETS GET TOGETHER Hayley MillsBuena Vista 385 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
13 | TOWER OF STRENGTH Gene McDanielsLiberty 55371 | 20 | 32 | 54 | 6 | |
14 | A WONDER LIKE YOU Rick NelsonImperial 5770 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 5 | |
15 | THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT LettermenCapitol 4586 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
16 | YOURE THE REASON Bobby EdwardsCrest 1075 | 21 | 34 | 44 | 12 | |
17 | CRYING Roy OrbisonMonument 447 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
18 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET DriftersAtlantic 2117 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
19 | MEXICO Bob Moore & OrchestraMonument 446 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 12 | |
20 | EVERLOVIN Rick NelsonImperial 5770 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 5 | |
21 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby VeeLiberty 55354 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 13 | |
22 | (Hes My) DREAMBOAT Connie FrancisMGM 13039 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 7 | |
23 | ANYBODY BUT ME Brenda LeeDecca 31309 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 6 | |
24 | HEARTACHES MarcelsColpix 612 | 34 | 57 | | 3 | |
25 | I REALLY LOVE YOU StereosCub 9095 | 27 | 36 | 52 | 5 | |
26 | MOON RIVER Jerry ButlerVee-Jay 405 Henry Mancini & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-7916 | 36 | 47 | 64 | 6 4 | |
27 | I UNDERSTAND (Just How You Feel) G-ClefsTerrace 7500 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 8 | |
28 | BIG JOHN ShirellesScepter 1223 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 6 | |
29 | FOOT STOMPING (pt. 1) FlaresFelsted 8624 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 10 | |
30 | I WANNA THANK YOU Bobby RydellCameo 201 | 43 | 61 | | 3 | |
31 | TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck QuartetColumbia 41479 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 11 | |
32 | CRAZY Patsy ClineDecca 31317 | 46 | 66 | | 3 | |
33 | LITTLE SISTER Elvis PresleyRCA Victor 47-7908 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | |
34 | YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby DarinAtco 6206 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 10 | |
35 | LOOK IN MY EYES ChantelsCarlton 555 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 10 | |
36 | STICK SHIFT DualsSue 745 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 10 | |
37 | DONT BLAME ME Everly BrothersWarner Bros. 5501 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 7 | |
38 | WHAT A PARTY Fats DominoImperial 5779 | 40 | 43 | 60 | 5 | |
39 | SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Dinah WashingtonMercury 71876 | 50 | 69 | 84 | 4 | |
40 | ITS GONNA WORK OUT FINE Ike & Tina TurnerSue 749 | 41 | 44 | 29 | 15 | |
41 | PLEASE DONT GO Ral DonnerGone 5114 | 52 | 62 | 77 | 5 | |
42 | SO LONG BABY Del ShannonBig Top 3083 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 8 | |
43 | SCHOOL IS IN Gary (U.S.) BondsLegrand 1012 | 54 | 79 | | 3 | |
44 | MY TRUE STORY Jive FiveBeltone 1006 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 17 | |
45 | HOLLYWOOD Connie FrancisMGM 13039 | 42 | 26 | 34 | 7 | |
46 | HUMAN Tommy HuntScepter 1219 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 11 | |
47 | (Hes) THE GREAT IMPOSTER FleetwoodsDolton 45 | 51 | 50 | 56 | 10 | |
48 | ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY Aretha FranklinColumbia 42157 | 58 | 71 | 81 | 5 | |
49 | THE MOUNTAINS HIGH Dick & DeeDeeLiberty 55350 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 13 | |
50 | CANDY MAN Roy OrbisonMonument 447 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 12 | |
51 | JUST OUT OF REACH (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon BurkeAtlantic 2114 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 6 | |
52 | UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE Curtis LeeDunes 2008 | 62 | 75 | 88 | 5 | |
53 | TONIGHT Ferrante & TeicherUnited Artists 373 | 74 | | | 2 | |
54 | MOVIN Bill Blacks ComboHi 2038 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 8 | |
55 | MICHAEL HighwaymenUnited Artists 258 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 20 | |
56 | ONE TRACK MIND Bobby LewisBeltone 1012 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 10 | |
57 | TONIGHT I WONT BE THERE Adam WadeCoed 556 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 6 | |
58 | COME SEPTEMBER Billy Vaughn & OrchestraDot 16262 Bobby Darin & OrchestraAtco 6200 | 59 | 60 | 71 | 6 2 | |
59 | TIL AngelsCaprice 107 | 63 | 74 | 82 | 7 | |
60 | THE ASTRONAUT (pts. 1 & 2) Jose JimenezKapp 409 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 14 | |
61 | THE BRIDGE OF LOVE Joe DowellSmash 1717 | 73 | 90 | 100 | 4 | |
62 | MY HEART BELONGS TO ONLY YOU Jackie WilsonBrunswick 55220 | 75 | 96 | | 3 | |
63 | BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY Jimmy ReedVee-Jay 398 | 68 | 87 | 98 | 5 | |
64 | FOR ME AND MY GAL Freddy CannonSwan 4083 | 70 | 80 | | 3 | |
65 | ILL BE SEEING YOU Frank SinatraReprise 20,023 | 69 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
66 | GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD James DarrenColpix 609 | 85 | | | 2 | |
67 | GOD, COUNTRY AND MY BABY Johnny BurnetteLiberty 55379 Chico HolidayCoral 62291 | 77 | 92 | | 3 | |
68 | MORNING AFTER Mar-KeysStax 112 | 65 | 73 | 87 | 4 | |
69 | IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTACHE Wanda JacksonCapitol 4635 | 87 | 93 | | 3 | |
70 | GYPSY WOMAN ImpressionsABC-Paramount 10241 | 82 | | | 2 | |
71 | I DONT KNOW WHY Linda ScottCanadian-American 129 | | | | 1 | |
72 | THE WAY I AM Jackie WilsonBrunswick 55220 | 84 | | | 2 | |
73 | HANG ON Floyd CramerRCA Victor 47-7907 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 6 | |
74 | THREE STEPS FROM THE ALTAR Shep & LimelitesHull 747 | 80 | 83 | 94 | 4 | |
75 | YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT Kenny DinoMusicor 1013 | 79 | 85 | 96 | 4 | |
76 | EVERYBODYS GOTTA PAY SOME DUES MiraclesTamla 54048 | 81 | 82 | 90 | 5 | |
77 | MISSING YOU Ray PetersonDunes 2006 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 19 | |
78 | WHY NOT NOW Matt MonroWarwick 669 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 5 | |
79 | (Maries The Name) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis PresleyRCA Victor 47-7908 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 11 | |
80 | BLESS YOU Tony OrlandoEpic 9452 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 | |
81 | ITS JUST A HOUSE WITHOUT YOU Brook BentonMercury 71859 | 90 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
82 | ILL BE TRUE OrlonsCameo 198 | 96 | | | 2 | |
83 | LAUGH VelvetsMonument 448 | 88 | 91 | | 3 | |
84 | WALK ON BY Leroy Van DykeMercury 71834 | 95 | | | 2 | |
85 | ITS TOO SOON TO KNOW Etta JamesArgo 5402 | | | | 1 | |
86 | YOUNG BOY BLUES Ben E. KingAtco 6207 | 99 | | | 2 | |
87 | STEPS 1 AND 2 Jack ScottCapitol 4637 | | | | 1 | |
88 | LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy NelsonImperial 5775 | | | | 1 | |
89 | THE DOOR TO PARADISE Bobby RydellCameo 201 | 91 | 99 | | 3 | |
90 | ON BENDED KNEES Clarence HenryArgo 5401 | | | | 1 | |
91 | FLY BY NIGHT Andy WilliamsColumbia 42199 | | | | 1 | |
92 | SOOTHE ME Sims TwinsSar 117 | | | | 1 | |
93 | THERES NO OTHER (Like My Baby) CrystalsPhilles 100 | | | | 1 | |
94 | THE GYPSY ROVER HighwaymenUnited Artists 370 | | | | 1 | |
95 | ITS YOUR WORLD Marty RobbinsColumbia 42065 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 8 | |
96 | JUST BECAUSE McGuire SistersCoral 62288 | 97 | | | 2 | |
97 | YOUR LAST GOODBYE Floyd CramerRCA Victor 47-7907 | 71 | 76 | 66 | 6 | |
98 | PUSHIN YOUR LUCK Sleepy KingJoy 257 | | | | 1 | |
99 | BACKTRACK Faron YoungCapitol 4616 | 100 | | | 4 | |
100 | BLUE MOON VenturesDolton 47 | | | | 1 | |
100 | SEVEN DAY FOOL Etta JamesArgo 5402 | | | | 1 |
NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with a star next to the artist(s) who had the best-selling version(s). Those designated artists are listed above. In addition, Cash Box included the secondary category other versions strongly reported, designated by an asterisk. Artists in this category are shown above in smaller italic type. Figures in the Weeks on Chart (WKS) column indicate only the weeks an artist was listed as having a best-selling version. |
This Weeks LOOKING AHEAD Chart
<< GO TO PREVIOUS WEEK GO TO FOLLOWING WEEK >> RETURN TO 1961 |