| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 7, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WINGS OF A DOVE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton (Columbia 41782) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | FALLEN ANGEL Webb Pierce (Decca 31165) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | I MISSED ME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7800) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | EXCUSE ME (I Think I’ve Got A Heartache) Buck Owens (Capitol 4412) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | |
| 6 | SWEET DREAMS Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7805) | 8 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 7 | THE WINDOW UP ABOVE George Jones (Mercury 71700) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 8 | YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7776) | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
| 9 | LOVING YOU (Was Worth This Broken Heart) Bob Gallion (Hickory 1130) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 10 | |
| 10 | YOU CAN’T PICK A ROSE IN DECEMBER Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31156) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | |
| 11 | BEFORE THIS DAY ENDS George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount 10125) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
| 12 | AM I LOSING YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7800) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| 13 | ALABAM Cowboy Copas (Starday 501) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 28 | |
| 14 | A WORLD SO FULL OF LOVE Ray Sanders (Liberty 55267) Faron Young (Capitol 4463) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 7 | |
| 15 | FORGET THE PAST Faron Young (Capitol 4463) | 25 | 27 | 23 | 9 | |
| 16 | POLKA ON A BANJO Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41786) | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | |
| 17 | WALK OUT BACKWARDS Bill Anderson (Decca 31168) | 20 | 26 | 32 | 7 | |
| 18 | I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go) Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) | 24 | 31 | 35 | 5 | |
| 19 | MY LAST DATE (With You) Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7825) | 22 | 30 | 50 | 4 | |
| 20 | I CAN’T TELL MY HEART THAT Kitty Wells & Roy Drusky (Decca 31164) | 21 | 28 | 28 | 10 | |
| 21 | A LITTLE GUY CALLED JOE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41785) | 18 | 23 | 24 | 14 | |
| 22 | THE BEST OF ALL MY HEARTACHES Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31152) | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | |
| 23 | THIS OLD HEART Skeets McDonald (Columbia 41773) | 16 | 15 | 19 | 15 | |
| 24 | FACING THE WALL Charlie Walker (Columbia 41820) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 6 | |
| 25 | HERE I AM DRUNK AGAIN Clyde Beavers (Decca 31173) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 26 | ONE STEP AHEAD OF MY PAST Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7813) | 31 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 27 | I WISH I COULD FALL IN LOVE TODAY Ray Price (Columbia 41767) | 19 | 12 | 11 | 18 | |
| 28 | THE IMAGE OF ME Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan & Texas Playboys (Liberty 55264) | 35 | 39 | 44 | 5 | |
| 29 | I DON’T BELIEVE I’LL FALL IN LOVE TODAY Warren Smith (Liberty 55248) | 28 | 22 | 12 | 20 | |
| 30 | LYING AGAIN Freddie Hart (Columbia 41805) | 29 | 20 | 20 | 11 | |
| 31 | WANTING YOU (With Me Tonight) Jimmy Newman (MGM 12945) | 33 | 42 | 41 | 8 | |
| 32 | SETTIN’ FLAT ON READY Cowboy Copas (Starday 528) | — | 46 | — | 2 | |
| 33 | LONELY RIVER RHINE Bobby Helms (Decca 31148) | 26 | 19 | 15 | 13 | |
| 34 | I THINK I KNOW Marion Worth (Columbia 41799) | 30 | 37 | 26 | 7 | |
| 35 | SAD SINGIN’ AND SLOW RIDIN’ Shirley Collie (Liberty 55291) | 49 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | YOU MAKE ME LIVE AGAIN Carl Smith (Columbia 41819) | 43 | 50 | 48 | 5 | |
| 37 | HOUSE OF BLUE LOVERS James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71731) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | OH, LONESOME ME Bob Luman (Warner Bros. 5184) Johnny Cash with Gene Lowery Singers (Sun 355) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | MIDNIGHT IN HEAVEN Cowboy Copas (Starday 528) | — | 43 | 46 | 3 | |
| 40 | WALK ON, BOY Mel Tillis (Columbia 41863) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | DIME’S WORTH OF DREAMS Benny Martin (Starday 519) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON Browns (RCA Victor 47-7804) | 41 | 45 | 49 | 4 | |
| 43 | IT’S GOT TO BE A HABIT Hank Thompson (Capitol 4454) | 32 | 25 | 27 | 8 | |
| 44 | WHEN DO YOU LOVE ME Kitty Wells & Roy Drusky (Decca 31164) | 39 | 41 | 42 | 7 | |
| 45 | ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7810) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | YOUNG WIDOW BROWN Frankie Miller (Starday 513) | 38 | 34 | 33 | 6 | |
| 47 | LAST DATE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7775) | 34 | 24 | 25 | 8 | |
| 48 | MEAN EYED CAT Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 347) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | NO MONEY IN THIS DEAL Red Sovine (Starday 521) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I’M ASKING FOR A FRIEND Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7803) | — | — | — | 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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