| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 9, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | EL PASO Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | THE SAME OLD ME Ray Price (Columbia 41477) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 41477) Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 19 | |
| 4 | THERE’S A BIG WHEEL Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1107) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | AMIGO’S GUITAR Kitty Wells (Decca 30987) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | HE’LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| 7 | ARE YOU WILLING, WILLIE Marion Worth (Cherokee 503) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 8 | RIVERBOAT Faron Young (Capitol 4291) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | SCARLET RIBBONS (For Her Hair) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7614) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 10 | FACE TO THE WALL Faron Young (Capitol 4291) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | |
| 11 | TIMBROOK Lewis Pruitt (Peach 725) | 14 | 17 | 22 | 8 | |
| 12 | COUNTRY GIRL Faron Young (Capitol 4233) | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 | |
| 13 | NO LOVE HAVE I Webb Pierce (Decca 31021) | 16 | 20 | 27 | 5 | |
| 14 | THE LAST RIDE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7586) | 12 | 12 | 7 | 16 | |
| 15 | EASY MONEY James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71513) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 8 | |
| 16 | FAMILY MAN Frankie Miller (Starday 457) | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | |
| 17 | A WOMAN’S INTUITION Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30968) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| 18 | WISHFUL THINKING Wynn Stewart (Challenge 59061) | 25 | 39 | 38 | 5 | |
| 19 | THEY SHINED UP RUDOLPH’S NOSE Johnny Horton (Columbia 41522) | 24 | 34 | 41 | 4 | |
| 20 | MONEY TO BURN George Jones (Mercury 71514) | 20 | 16 | 16 | 10 | |
| 21 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7629) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | |
| 22 | DEAD OR ALIVE Bill Anderson (Decca 30993) | 19 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
| 23 | BIG HARLAN TAYLOR George Jones (Mercury 71514) | 23 | 31 | 32 | 6 | |
| 24 | THE ONE YOU SLIP AROUND WITH Jan Howard (Challenge 59059) | 36 | — | 48 | 3 | |
| 25 | THE EYES OF LOVE Margie Singleton (Starday 472) | 27 | 33 | 42 | 4 | |
| 26 | THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Johnny Cash (Columbia 41481) | 28 | 32 | 34 | 9 | |
| 27 | DEAR MAMA Merle Kilgore (Starday 469) | 22 | 28 | 35 | 4 | |
| 28 | BIG HEARTED ME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7629) | 21 | 25 | 30 | 4 | |
| 29 | NOBODY’S DARLING BUT MINE Johnny Sea (NRC 049) | 37 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | IN A MANSION STANDS MY LOVE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | HOMEBREAKER Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7570) | 29 | 21 | 25 | 17 | |
| 32 | THE PRISON SONG Curly Putman (Cherokee 504) | 39 | 46 | 47 | 4 | |
| 33 | NEXT TIME Ernest Tubb (Decca 30952) | 26 | 23 | 18 | 18 | |
| 34 | UNTIL TODAY Elmer Snodgrass & Musical Pioneers (Country Jubilee 519) | 41 | 44 | 45 | 6 | |
| 35 | ANOTHER Roy Drusky (Decca 31024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | MARY DON’T YOU WEEP Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41533) | 49 | — | 46 | 3 | |
| 37 | WALKIN’ DOWN THE ROAD Jimmy Newman (MGM 12830) | 31 | 22 | 19 | 9 | |
| 38 | BLACK SHEEP Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4278) | 32 | 26 | 26 | 7 | |
| 39 | JIMMY BROWN THE NEWSBOY Mac Wiseman (Dot 15946) | 33 | 27 | 24 | 25 | |
| 40 | THE GIRL WHO DIDN’T NEED LOVE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7638) | 34 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41518) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | THE LOVE I WANT Rusty & Doug with Wiley Barkdull (Hickory 1110) | 42 | 45 | 50 | 4 | |
| 43 | IT’S NOT THE END OF EVERYTHING Bill Anderson (Decca 30993) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | I’M JUST A NOBODY Bill Alex & Dixie Drifters (Country Jubilee 517) | 46 | 42 | 43 | 8 | |
| 45 | THE DRIFTER Tennessee Drifters (Maid 1000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | I DIDN’T MEAN TO FALL IN LOVE Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4269) | 40 | 38 | 31 | 8 | |
| 47 | TOMORROW NIGHT Carl Smith (Columbia 41489) | 30 | 24 | 20 | 10 | |
| 48 | I AIN’T NEVER Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) | 35 | 29 | 21 | 27 | |
| 49 | YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (That’s Happened To Me) George Morgan (Columbia 41523) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BLACK CLOUD RISIN’ Cowboy Copas (Starday 476) | — | 50 | — | 2 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 40 records, along with titles only for positions 41 through 50. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 40 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard Country charts. |
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