CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 11, 1961
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1PONY TIME
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 818
  2  710  7
  2SURRENDER
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7850
  337  3
  3CALCUTTA
    Lawrence Welk & Orchestra–Dot 16161
  1  1  112
  4DON’T WORRY
    Marty Robbins–Columbia 41922
  51319  8
  5WHERE THE BOYS ARE
    Connie Francis–MGM 12971
  6  9  9  8
  6WHEELS
    String-A-Longs–Warwick 603
    Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16174
  4
 
  6
 
  8
 
10
 
  7DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
    Shirelles–Scepter 1203
15224216
  8APACHE
    Jorgen Ingmann–Atco 6184
192744  8
  9THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT
    Capris–Old Town 1094
12  8  711
10BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE
    Buzz Clifford–Columbia 41876
11121410
11EBONY EYES
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5199
142026  6
12SHOP AROUND
    Miracles–Tamla 54034
  7  2  314
13GOOD TIME BABY
    Bobby Rydell–Cameo 186
131416  7
14YOU CAN HAVE HER
    Roy Hamilton–Epic 9434
171821  8
15SPANISH HARLEM
    Ben E. King–Atco 6185
161620  9
16EXODUS
    Ferrante & Teicher–United Artists 274
    Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1953
  9
 
  5
 
  4
 
17
 
17GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes)
    Carla Thomas–Atlantic 2086
222940  8
18LAZY RIVER
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6188
233350  5
19WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW
    Shirelles–Scepter 1211
  8  3  215
20ALL IN MY MIND
    Maxine Brown–Nomar 103
21151711
21THINK TWICE
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71774
284254  5
22CALENDAR GIRL
    Neil Sedaka–RCA Victor 47-7829
10  4  512
23WINGS OF A DOVE
    Ferlin Husky–Capitol 4406
20111212
24LITTLE BOY SAD
    Johnny Burnette–Liberty 55298
273656  6
25EMOTIONS
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31195
1810  610
26ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER
    Shelby Flint–Valiant 6001
313841  9
27WALK RIGHT BACK
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5199
323951  6
28AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5723
262829  7
29HEARTS OF STONE
    Bill Black’s Combo–Hi 2028
386597  4
30AT LAST
    Etta James–Argo 5380
363436  8
31(I Wanna) LOVE MY LIFE AWAY
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1002
334149  9
32STAYIN’ IN
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55296
344052  6
33JIMMY’S GIRL
    Johnny Tillotson–Cadence 1391
242527  9
34FOR MY BABY
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71774
486875  4
35I DON’T WANT TO CRY
    Chuck Jackson–Wand 106
466081  5
36UTOPIA
    Frank Gari–Crusade 1020
37444811
37ASIA MINOR
    Kokomo–Felsted 8612
557985  5
38THE STORY OF MY LOVE
    Paul Anka–ABC-Paramount 10168
352324  9
39WHAT A PRICE
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5723
303134  7
40PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER
    Cathy Jean & Roommates–Valmor 007
515972  5
41(Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY
    Ramrods–Amy 813
25262810
42WAIT A MINUTE
    Coasters–Atco 6186
444653  7
43ONCE IN AWHILE
    Chimes–Tag 444
29171813
44THE TOUCHABLES
    Dickie Goodman–Mark-X 8009
577587  5
45ANGEL BABY
    Rosie & Originals–Highland 1011
39191314
46ONCE UPON A TIME
    Rochell & Candles–Swingin’ 623
6172  3
47HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES
    Kathy Young with Innocents–Indigo 115
638196  4
48WONDERLAND BY NIGHT
    Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 31141
    Louis Prima–Dot 16151
    Anita Bryant–Carlton 537
40
 
 
21
 
 
11
 
 
18
 
 
49BLUE MOON
    Marcels–Colpix 186
  1
50RAM-BUNK-SHUSH
    Ventures–Dolton 32
526168  6
51THE WATUSI
    Vibrations–Checker 969
6583  5
52HAVIN’ FUN
    Dion–Laurie 3081
596677  4
53MY EMPTY ARMS
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55201
41241510
54(I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO
    Clarence Henry–Argo 5378
82  2
55YOUR FRIENDS
    Dee Clark–Vee-Jay 372
505560  7
56GINNIE BELL
    Paul Dino–Promo 2180
587092  6
57FIND ANOTHER GIRL
    Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 375
76  2
58THE AGE FOR LOVE
    Jimmy Charles–Promo 1003
42474514
59PONY EXPRESS
    Danny & Juniors–Swan 4068
78  2
60PEPE
    Duane Eddy & Rebels–Jamie 1175
43302212
61I PITY THE FOOL
    Bobby Bland–Duke 332
717884  5
62LET’S GO AGAIN (Where We Went Last Night)
    Hank Ballard & Midnighters–King 5459
6886  3
63BYE BYE BABY
    Mary Wells–Motown 1003
798791  8
64TOP FORTY, NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS
    Mark Dinning–MGM 12980
7094  3
65THE TEAR OF THE YEAR
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55201
545243  9
66THERE SHE GOES
    Jerry Wallace–Challenge 59098
49452513
67THEME FROM TUNES OF GLORY
    Cambridge Strings & Singers–London 1960
    Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 41941
87
 
88
 

 
  3
 
68I COUNT THE TEARS
    Drifters–Atlantic 2087
45352312
69THEM THAT GOT
    Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10141
605438  8
70LITTLE MISS STUCK-UP
    Playmates–Roulette 4322
8493  3
71MODEL GIRL
    Johnny Mastro–Coed 545
74100   3
72ON THE REBOUND
    Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-7840
100   2
73I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR
    Linda Scott–Canadian-American 123
  1
74MORE THAN I CAN SAY
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55296
81  2
75MERRY-GO-ROUND
    Marv Johnson–United Artists 294
  1
76RUBBER BALL
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55287
56433014
77A TEXAN AND A GIRL FROM MEXICO
    Anita Bryant–Carlton 538
727682  5
78THAT’S IT—I QUIT—I’M MOVIN’ ON
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-7853
  1
79TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER
    Adam Wade–Coed 546
97  2
80LONELY BLUE NIGHTS
    Rosie–Brunswick 55205
99  2
81ALL OF EVERYTHING
    Frankie Avalon–Chancellor 1071
8385  3
82JUST FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 62249
  1
83THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
    Al Caiola & Orchestra–United Artists 261
53493215
84CORINNA, CORINNA
    Ray Peterson–Dunes 2002
47323115
85EARLY EVERY MORNING (Early Every Evening Too)
    Dinah Washington–Mercury 71778
96  2
86THE SECOND TIME AROUND
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 20,001
9199  3
87WON’T BE LONG
    Aretha Franklin–Columbia 41923
9090  6
88BEWILDERED
    James Brown & Famous Flames–King 5442
929599  4
89TO BE LOVED (Forever)
    Pentagons–Donna 1337
93  2
90BANNED IN BOSTON
    Merv Griffin–Carlton 540
95100   3
91CERVEZA
    Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 30866
899295  5
92LITTLE PEDRO
    Olympics–Arvee 5023
  1
93HIDE AWAY
    Freddy King–Federal 12401
100   2
94SOME OF YOUR LOVIN’
    Johnny Nash–ABC-Paramount 10181
  1
95LONELY MAN
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7850
  1
96BABY BLUE
    Echoes–Seg-Way 103
  1
97BUMBLE BOOGIE
    B. Bumble & Stingers–Rendezvous 140
100   2
98I’M JEALOUS
    Ike & Tina Turner–Sue 740
  1
99COWBOY JIMMY JOE (Die Sterne Der Prarie)
    Lolita–Kapp 370
8589100   4
100 CANADIAN SUNSET
    Etta Jones–Prestige 191
  1
100 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
    Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16174
  1
100 GREEN GRASS OF TEXAS
    Texans–Infinity 001
  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.
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