| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending OCTOBER 20, 1962 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | BUSTIN’ SURFBOARDS
Tornadoes–Aertaun 100 | 21 | 3 |
| 2 | SOMEBODY HAVE MERCY
Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-8088 | 28 | 4 |
| 3 | MIND OVER MATTER (I’m Gonna Make You Mine)
Nolan Strong–Fortune 546 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | WHEN THE BOYS GET TOGETHER
Joanie Sommers–Warner Bros. 5308 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | SWING LOW
Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-8084 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | DON’T ASK ME TO BE FRIENDS / NO ONE CAN MAKE MY SUNSHINE SMILE
Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5297 | — | 1 |
| 7 | WHY CAN’T HE BE YOU
Patsy Cline–Decca 31429 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | 409
Beach Boys–Capitol 4777 | — | 4 |
| 9 | I’M HERE TO GET MY BABY OUT OF JAIL
Everly Brothers–Cadence 1429 | 42 | 2 |
| 10 | HEART BREAKER
Dean Christie–Select 715 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | YOU CAN’T LIE TO A LIAR
Ketty Lester–Era 3088 | 12 | 6 |
| 12 | ONE MORE TOWN
Kingston Trio–Capitol 4842 | 15 | 6 |
| 13 | MY HEART STOOD STILL
Bernadette Carroll–Julia 1106 | 26 | 5 |
| 14 | THAT’S LIFE (That’s Tough)
Gabriel & Angels–Swan 4118 | 38 | 2 |
| 15 | MY OWN TRUE LOVE
Duprees–Coed 571 | — | 1 |
| 16 | NAKED CITY THEME
Nelson Riddle–Capitol 4843 | 17 | 4 |
| 17 | FIESTA
Dave “Baby” Cortez–Emit 301 | 49 | 2 |
| 18 | THE PUSH AND KICK
Mark Valentino–Swan 4121 | — | 1 |
| 19 | ANNA (Go To Him)
Arthur Alexander–Dot 16387 | 29 | 2 |
| 20 | WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING
Jimmy Justice–Kapp 482 | 24 | 5 |
| 21 | BABY, THAT’S ALL / FOREVER AND A DAY
Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55233 | — | 4 / 6 |
| 22 | STOP THE CLOCK
Fats Domino–Imperial 5875 | 23 | 4 |
| 23 | THE LOOK OF LOVE
Frank Sinatra–Reprise 20,107 | 20 | 2 |
| 24 | MINSTREL AND QUEEN
Impressions–ABC-Paramount 10357 | 31 | 4 |
| 25 | 25 MINUTES TO GO
Brothers Four–Columbia 42586 | 43 | 2 |
| 26 | HOW’S MY EX TREATING YOU
Jerry Lee Lewis–Sun 379 | 25 | 5 |
| 27 | THE LONGEST DAY
Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 42585 | 32 | 3 |
| 28 | PIDDLE DE PAT
Tommy Roe–ABC-Paramount 10362 | 18 | 3 |
| 29 | SOMEDAY (When I’m Gone From You)
Bobby Vee & Crickets–Liberty 55479 | — | 2 |
| 30 | YOU CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER
Bo Diddley–Checker 1019 | — | 4 |
| 31 | D-O-D-G-E-R-S SONG (Oh, Really? No, O’Malley)
Danny Kaye–Reprise 20,105 | 13 | 6 |
| 32 | SOMEWHERE IN THIS TOWN
Bruce Channel–Smash 1780 | 35 | 4 |
| 33 | CONEY ISLAND BABY
Excellents–Blast 205 | 36 | 16 |
| 34 | BOY TROUBLE
Rev-Lons–Garpax 44168 | 44 | 2 |
| 35 | I FOUND A NEW LOVE
Blue Belles–Newtown 5006 | 47 | 2 |
| 36 | PLEASE REMEMBER ME
Dick Roman–Harmon 1007 | 48 | 2 |
| 37 | SUGAR LUMP
Kenny Williams–Carlton 578 | 46 | 2 |
| 38 | MASHED POTATOES U.S.A.
James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5672 | 40 | 4 |
| 39 | BLUE FLAME
Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16397 | — | 1 |
| 40 | RICHIE
Gloria Dennis–Rust 5049 | — | 7 |
| 41 | THE MUSIC FROM THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
Toni Fisher–Big Top 3124 | — | 1 |
| 42 | ECHOES IN THE NIGHT
Castells–Era 3089 | 45 | 2 |
| 43 | FOUR WALLS
Kay Starr–Capitol 4835 | — | 1 |
| 44 | I DIG THIS STATION
Gary (U.S.) Bonds–Legrand 1022 | — | 1 |
| 45 | HERCULES
Frankie Vaughan–Philips 40070 | — | 1 |
| 46 | BLUEBERRY HILL
Ramsey Lewis Trio–Argo 5423 | 33 | 2 |
| 47 | BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN
Echoes–Smash 1766 | — | 1 |
| 48 | BIG BLUE DIAMONDS
Little Willie John–King 5681 | — | 1 |
| 49 | TELSTAR
Tornadoes–London 9561 | — | 1 |
| 50 | UNDER COVER OF THE NIGHT
Dave Dudley–Jubilee 5436 | 41 | 3 |