| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 6, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7692) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | ALABAM Cowboy Copas (Starday 501) | 4 | 11 | 17 | 6 | |
| 3 | EACH MOMENT (Spent With You) Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31085) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | I’M GETTIN’ BETTER Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7756) | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | THE TIP OF MY FINGERS Bill Anderson (Decca 31092) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| 6 | SOFTLY AND TENDERLY (I’ll Hold You In My Arms) Lewis Pruitt (Decca 31095) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
| 7 | ONE MORE TIME Ray Price (Columbia 41590) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 8 | TOO MUCH TO LOSE Carl Belew (Decca 31086) | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |
| 9 | ANYMORE Roy Drusky (Decca 31109) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 10 | MILLER’S CAVE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7748) | 14 | 17 | 18 | 7 | |
| 11 | THE PICTURE Ray Godfrey (Savoy 3021) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 6 | |
| 12 | MULE SKINNER BLUES Fendermen (Soma 1137) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 13 | LOVE HAS MADE YOU BEAUTIFUL Merle Kilgore (Starday 497) | 21 | 20 | 23 | 6 | |
| 14 | THAT’S MY KIND OF LOVE Marion Worth (Guyden 2033) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 15 | LEFT TO RIGHT Kitty Wells (Decca 31065) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| 16 | HEART TO HEART TALK Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan & Texas Playboys (Liberty 55260) | 23 | 33 | 39 | 4 | |
| 17 | EV’RYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Ernest Tubb (Decca 31119) | 24 | 38 | 46 | 4 | |
| 18 | ABOVE AND BEYOND Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) | 16 | 14 | 12 | 23 | |
| 19 | HONKY-TONK GIRL Johnny Cash (Columbia 41707) | 28 | 46 | 44 | 4 | |
| 20 | A LOVELY WORK OF ART Jimmy Newman (MGM 12894) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | |
| 21 | JUST LITTLE BOY BLUE George Jones (Mercury 71641) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | |
| 22 | WHO WILL BUY THE WINE Charlie Walker (Columbia 41633) | 17 | 15 | 5 | 15 | |
| 23 | BABY ROCKED HER DOLLY Frankie Miller (Starday 496) | 19 | 18 | 11 | 13 | |
| 24 | I KNOW ONE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7756) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 5 | |
| 25 | LEAVE ALONE Claude Gray (D 1144) | 26 | 31 | 35 | 5 | |
| 26 | YOUR OLD USED TO BE Faron Young (Capitol 4351) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | |
| 27 | SHE’S JUST A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU Hank Thompson (Capitol 4386) | 20 | 25 | 32 | 6 | |
| 28 | (Little Angel) COME ROCK ME TO SLEEP Ted Self (Savoy 3022) | 34 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | FAR, FAR AWAY Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7762) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | THE KEY'S IN THE MAILBOX Freddie Hart (Columbia 41597) | 29 | 24 | 27 | 16 | |
| 31 | I’M A HONKY TONK GIRL Loretta Lynn (Zero 107) | 37 | 39 | 40 | 5 | |
| 32 | IS THERE ANY CHANCE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41686) | 38 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | IF THE WORLD DON’T END TOMORROW (I’m Comin’ After You) Carl Smith (Columbia 41729) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | JOHNNY, MY LOVE (Grandma’s Diary) Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1118) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 14 | |
| 35 | HE’LL HAVE TO STAY Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368) | 32 | 23 | 22 | 15 | |
| 36 | I WON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71640) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | GETTING OLD BEFORE MY TIME Merle Kilgore (Starday 497) | — | 47 | 28 | 7 | |
| 38 | WHY I’M WALKIN’ Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41591) | 35 | 37 | 26 | 21 | |
| 39 | THE LONG WALK Bill Leatherwood (Country Jubilee 539) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | SECOND HONEYMOON Johnny Cash (Columbia 41707) | 42 | 32 | 34 | 4 | |
| 41 | HOT ROD LINCOLN Charlie Ryan & Timberline Riders (4 Star 1733) Johnny Bond (Republic 2005) | 44 | 43 | — | 4 3 | |
| 42 | DRIFTING TEXAS SAND Webb Pierce (Decca 31118) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | IF YOU LOVE ME STAY AWAY Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4395) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | THIRTY LINKS OF CHAIN Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41695) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | DOWN THE STREET TO 301 Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 343) | — | 50 | — | 2 | |
| 46 | SEASONS OF MY HEART Johnny Cash (Columbia 41618) | 36 | 34 | 31 | 17 | |
| 47 | HOBO Benny Martin (Starday 507) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | THIS OLD TOWN (Is Such A Lonely Place) Buddy Paul (Murco 1018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | MY SPECIAL DREAM Margie Singleton (Starday 502) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | JUST ONE TIME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7690) | 27 | 22 | 19 | 26 | |
| 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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