| CASH BOX Singles Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending DECEMBER 22, 1962 | |||
| TW | TITLE ArtistLabel | LW | WKS |
| 1 | WOULD IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU / HOW DO YOU TALK TO AN ANGEL Etta JamesArgo 5430 | 20 | 2 |
| 2 | THE 2,000 POUND BEE (pt. 2) VenturesDolton 67 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | MY MAN HES A LOVIN MAN Betty LavettAtlantic 2160 | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | THERELL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT Adam WadeEpic 9557 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | GETTING READY FOR THE HEARTBREAK Chuck JacksonWand 128 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA (pt. 1) Cozy ColeCoral 62339 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | THEME FROM TARAS BULBA (The Wishing Star)
Jerry ButlerVee-Jay 475 / Ferrante & TeicherUnited Artists 537 // Maxine StarrNew Hits 3010 | 17 | 4 // 3 |
| 8 | WONT YOU COME ON BACK Fats DominoImperial 5895 | | 2 |
| 9 | WHAT GOOD AM I WITHOUT YOU? Jackie WilsonBrunswick 55236 | | 1 |
| 10 | DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? Harry Simeone ChoraleMercury 72065 | 49 | 2 |
| 11 | RED PEPPER (pt. 1) Roosevelt Fountain & Pens Of RhythmPrince-Adams 447 | 42 | 2 |
| 12 | BIG BOAT / TINY SPARROW Peter, Paul & MaryWarner Bros. 5325 | | 2 / 1 |
| 13 | GONNA RAISE A RUKUS TONIGHT Jimmy DeanColumbia 42600 | 7 | 4 |
| 14 | PEPPERMINT MAN Dick Dale & Del-TonesDeltone 5020 | 22 | 3 |
| 15 | JAVA Floyd CramerRCA Victor 47-8116 | 18 | 2 |
| 16 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Brook BentonMercury 72055 | 15 | 4 |
| 17 | SHAKE ME I RATTLE (Squeeze Me I Cry) Marion WorthColumbia 42640 | | 1 |
| 18 | YOURE GONNA NEED ME Barbara LynnJamie 1240 | | 1 |
| 19 | MEXICAN JOE Pat BooneDot 16416 | 26 | 2 |
| 20 | WALK RIGHT IN Rooftop SingersVanguard 35017 | | 1 |
| 21 | SAILOR BOY Cathy CarrLaurie 3147 | 23 | 3 |
| 22 | LITTLE TIN SOLDIER Toy DollsEra 3093 | 29 | 3 |
| 23 | GO TIGER, GO! Guy MitchellJoy 270 | 24 | 4 |
| 24 | IVE GOT THE WORLD BY THE TAIL Claude KingColumbia 42630 | | 1 |
| 25 | COME TO ME Richard Popcorn WylieEpic 9543 | 21 | 7 |
| 26 | LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Ray AnthonyCapitol 4876 | | 2 |
| 27 | JOEYS SONG / HOT TACO Bill Blacks ComboHi 2059 | 4 / | 4 / 1 |
| 28 | FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART (Dammi, Dammi, Dammi)
Dean Martin Reprise 20,116 | 37 | 3 |
| 29 | THE BEST MAN CRIED Clyde McPhatterMercury 72051 | 32 | 7 |
| 30 | WILD WEEKEND RebelsSwan 4125 | 34 | 6 |
| 31 | AL DI LA Connie FrancisMGM 13116 | 14 | 2 |
| 32 | OO-LA-LA-LIMBO Danny & JuniorsGuyden 2076 | | 1 |
| 33 | SUNRISE SERENADE Willie MitchellHi 2058 | 27 | 7 |
| 34 | JELLYBREAD Booker T. & MGsStax 131 | | 1 |
| 35 | TROUBLE IN MIND Aretha FranklinColumbia 42625 | | 1 |
| 36 | LITTLE WHITE LIES KenjolairsA&M 704 | | 1 |
| 37 | MIND OVER MATTER (Im Gonna Make You Mine) Nolan StrongFortune 546 | | 7 |
| 38 | (The Story Of) THE IN-BETWEEN YEARS James MacArthurScepter 1241 | 40 | 5 |
| 39 | ACAPULCO 1922 Tijuana BrassA&M 703 | | 1 |
| 40 | EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY Steve AlaimoChecker 1032 | | 1 |
| 41 | THE TELEPHONE GAME Claudine ClarkChancellor 1124 | | 3 |
| 42 | THE (Bossa Nova) BIRD DellsArgo 5428 | 46 | 2 |
| 43 | DESAFINADO (Slightly Out Of Tune)
Pat ThomasMGM 13102 / Julie London Liberty 55512 / Ella FitzgeraldVerve 10274 | 47 | 8 |
| 44 | THESE GOLDEN RINGS Jive FiveBeltone 2029 | | 1 |
| 45 | THE LONELIEST GIRL IN TOWN Linda ScottCongress 108 | | 1 |
| 46 | BOOK OF SONGS Ly-DellsSCA 18001 | 50 | 2 |
| 47 | LOVER COME BACK TO ME CleftonesGee 1079 | | 1 |
| 48 | NEVER LET YOU GO Five DiscsCheer 1000 | | 1 |
| 49 | THE POPEYE WADDLE Don CovayCameo 239 | | 1 |
| 50 | LOOK AT ME Dobie GrayCordak 1602 | | 1 |
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