| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 23, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | EL PASO Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | HE’LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | THE SAME OLD ME Ray Price (Columbia 41477) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | THERE’S A BIG WHEEL Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1107) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 5 | ARE YOU WILLING, WILLIE Marion Worth (Cherokee 503) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 6 | FACE TO THE WALL Faron Young (Capitol 4291) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 7 | AMIGO’S GUITAR Kitty Wells (Decca 30987) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 8 | NO LOVE HAVE I Webb Pierce (Decca 31021) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 9 | TIMBROOK Lewis Pruitt (Peach 725) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | |
| 10 | UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 41477) Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 21 | |
| 11 | RIVERBOAT Faron Young (Capitol 4291) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| 12 | EASY MONEY James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71513) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | |
| 13 | WISHFUL THINKING Wynn Stewart (Challenge 59061) | 14 | 18 | 25 | 7 | |
| 14 | SCARLET RIBBONS (For Her Hair) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7614) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 12 | |
| 15 | DEAD OR ALIVE Bill Anderson (Decca 30993) | 16 | 22 | 19 | 11 | |
| 16 | ANOTHER Roy Drusky (Decca 31024) | 24 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | UNTIL TODAY Elmer Snodgrass & Musical Pioneers (Country Jubilee 519) | 25 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
| 18 | THE ONE YOU SLIP AROUND WITH Jan Howard (Challenge 59059) | 19 | 24 | 36 | 5 | |
| 19 | BIG HARLAN TAYLOR George Jones (Mercury 71514) | 20 | 23 | 23 | 8 | |
| 20 | THE EYES OF LOVE Margie Singleton (Starday 472) | 23 | 25 | 27 | 6 | |
| 21 | THE LAST RIDE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7586) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 18 | |
| 22 | FAMILY MAN Frankie Miller (Starday 457) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| 23 | MARY DON’T YOU WEEP Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41533) | 32 | 36 | 49 | 5 | |
| 24 | DEAR MAMA Merle Kilgore (Starday 469) | 26 | 27 | 22 | 6 | |
| 25 | THE PRISON SONG Curly Putman (Cherokee 504) | 29 | 32 | 39 | 6 | |
| 26 | NOBODY’S DARLING BUT MINE Johnny Sea (NRC 049) | 27 | 29 | 37 | 5 | |
| 27 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7629) | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | |
| 28 | A WOMAN’S INTUITION Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30968) | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 | |
| 29 | IN A MANSION STANDS MY LOVE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 30 | 30 | 38 | 4 | |
| 30 | COUNTRY GIRL Faron Young (Capitol 4233) | 22 | 12 | 10 | 28 | |
| 31 | GEORGIA TOWN BLUES Mel Tillis & Bill Phillips (Columbia 41530) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41518) | 37 | 41 | 43 | 4 | |
| 33 | BLACK CLOUD RISIN’ Cowboy Copas (Starday 476) | 36 | 50 | — | 4 | |
| 34 | THE DRIFTER Tennessee Drifters (Maid 1000) | 40 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | THE GIRL WHO DIDN’T NEED LOVE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7638) | 38 | 40 | 34 | 5 | |
| 36 | IT’S NOT THE END OF EVERYTHING Bill Anderson (Decca 30993) | 42 | 43 | 48 | 4 | |
| 37 | YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (That’s Happened To Me) George Morgan (Columbia 41523) | 41 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | BIG HEARTED ME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7629) | 28 | 28 | 21 | 6 | |
| 39 | MONEY TO BURN George Jones (Mercury 71514) | 31 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |
| 40 | HOMEBREAKER Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7570) | 33 | 31 | 29 | 19 | |
| 41 | I’M JUST A NOBODY Bill Alex & Dixie Drifters (Country Jubilee 517) | 43 | 44 | 46 | 10 | |
| 42 | HEY JOE Bob Gallion (MGM 12858) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | I DIDN’T MEAN TO FALL IN LOVE Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4269) | 44 | 46 | 40 | 10 | |
| 44 | RIVERBOAT GAMBLER Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71539) | 48 | — | 47 | 4 | |
| 45 | I CALL IT HEAVEN Billy Walker (Columbia 41519) | 50 | — | 50 | 5 | |
| 46 | BOOT HILL Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7661) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | I HEARD MY MOTHER WEEPING Carl Story & Rambling Mountaineers (Starday 465) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | THE BOTTLE OR ME Connie Hall (Mercury 71540) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | BLACK SHEEP Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4278) | 39 | 38 | 32 | 9 | |
| 50 | REACHING Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4286) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 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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