| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 22, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WINGS OF A DOVE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | ALABAM Cowboy Copas (Starday 501) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 3 | EXCUSE ME (I Think I’ve Got A Heartache) Buck Owens (Capitol 4412) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 4 | (I Can’t Help You) I’M FALLING TOO Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7767) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | ANYMORE Roy Drusky (Decca 31109) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| 6 | HEART TO HEART TALK Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan & Texas Playboys (Liberty 55260) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| 7 | I DON’T BELIEVE I’LL FALL IN LOVE TODAY Warren Smith (Liberty 55248) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | BEFORE THIS DAY ENDS George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount 10125) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| 9 | I WISH I COULD FALL IN LOVE TODAY Ray Price (Columbia 41767) | 14 | 21 | 24 | 7 | |
| 10 | DRIFTING TEXAS SAND Webb Pierce (Decca 31118) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| 11 | LET’S THINK ABOUT LIVING Bob Luman (Warner Bros. 5172) | 17 | 25 | 36 | 5 | |
| 12 | FIVE BROTHERS Marty Robbins (Columbia 41771) | 16 | 20 | 22 | 7 | |
| 13 | FAR, FAR AWAY Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7762) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
| 14 | I’M GETTIN’ BETTER Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7756) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | |
| 15 | THERE’S NOT ANY LIKE YOU LEFT Faron Young (Capitol 4410) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| 16 | SHE’S JUST A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU Hank Thompson (Capitol 4386) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | |
| 17 | PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7692) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 33 | |
| 18 | NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton (Columbia 41782) | 28 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | CARMEL BY THE SEA Kitty Wells (Decca 31123) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 8 | |
| 20 | WHAT YOU GONNA DO, LEROY? Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41751) | 23 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| 21 | THE MAN I USED TO KNOW Kitty Wells (Decca 31123) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 7 | |
| 22 | I KNOW ONE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7756) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | |
| 23 | THIS OLD HEART Skeets McDonald (Columbia 41773) | 37 | 44 | 47 | 4 | |
| 24 | EV’RYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Ernest Tubb (Decca 31119) | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
| 25 | MILLER’S CAVE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7748) | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
| 26 | THIS OLE HOUSE Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1126) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 7 | |
| 27 | HEARTBREAK STREET Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1126) | 26 | 22 | 21 | 9 | |
| 28 | I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO KNOW Buck Owens (Capitol 4412) | 33 | — | 46 | 4 | |
| 29 | THE TIP OF MY FINGERS Bill Anderson (Decca 31092) | 31 | 33 | 34 | 22 | |
| 30 | A LITTLE GUY CALLED JOE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41785) | 32 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | LONELY LITTLE WORLD Jean Shepard (Capitol 4423) | 39 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | LONELY RIVER RHINE Bobby Helms (Decca 31148) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | IT’S NOT WRONG Connie Hall (Decca 31130) | 35 | 32 | 33 | 7 | |
| 34 | GOING TO MEMPHIS Johnny Cash (Columbia 41804) | 40 | — | 50 | 3 | |
| 35 | IS SHE ALL YOU THOUGHT SHE’D BE Faron Young (Capitol 4410) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | HOT ROD LINCOLN Charlie Ryan & Timberline Riders (4 Star 1733) Johnny Bond (Republic 2005) | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 14 | |
| 37 | POLKA ON A BANJO Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41786) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | ONE IS A LONELY NUMBER Red Sovine (Starday 510) | 46 | 43 | — | 5 | |
| 39 | PLAYBOY Wynn Stewart (Challenge 59084) | 29 | 27 | 27 | 10 | |
| 40 | A WORLD SO FULL OF LOVE Ray Sanders (Liberty 55267) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | I CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM MYSELF Ray Price (Columbia 41767) | — | 47 | 41 | 3 | |
| 42 | ALL I NEED IS YOU Webb Pierce (Decca 31118) | 34 | 29 | 30 | 6 | |
| 43 | SECOND HONEYMOON Johnny Cash (Columbia 41707) | 30 | 28 | 26 | 15 | |
| 44 | LOST WEEKEND Billy Brown (Republic 2007) | 41 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | THE END OF TIME Carl Belew (Decca 31140) | 27 | 26 | 25 | 7 | |
| 46 | YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7776) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5163) | 36 | 31 | 32 | 7 | |
| 48 | A GUY NAMED JOE Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Decca 31161) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | A LITTLE BITTY TEAR Ray Sanders (Liberty 55267) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | FALLING AGAIN Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7770) | 45 | 39 | 42 | 6 | |
| 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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