| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 18, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T WORRY Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | FOOLIN’ AROUND Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | THE WINDOW UP ABOVE George Jones (Mercury 71700) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
| 4 | I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go) Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 | LET FORGIVENESS IN Webb Pierce (Decca 31197) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | |
| 6 | WINGS OF A DOVE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |
| 7 | I MISSED ME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7800) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |
| 8 | THE OTHER CHEEK Kitty Wells (Decca 31192) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| 9 | ODDS AND ENDS (Bits And Pieces) Warren Smith (Liberty 55302) | 10 | 14 | 20 | 6 | |
| 10 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 11 | 20 | 24 | 7 | |
| 11 | YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7837) | 14 | 22 | 32 | 5 | |
| 12 | LOVING YOU (Was Worth This Broken Heart) Bob Gallion (Hickory 1130) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |
| 13 | WALK OUT BACKWARDS Bill Anderson (Decca 31168) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
| 14 | NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton (Columbia 41782) | 13 | 11 | 8 | 24 | |
| 15 | I’D RATHER LOAN YOU OUT Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 22 | 30 | 31 | 7 | |
| 16 | GREENER PASTURES Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41932) | 19 | 21 | 29 | 6 | |
| 17 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 25 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137) | 28 | 36 | 36 | 6 | |
| 19 | MY LAST DATE (With You) Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7825) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
| 20 | KISSING MY PILLOW Rose Maddox (Capitol 4487) | 16 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 21 | FICKLE FUN Kitty Wells (Decca 31192) | 21 | 23 | 30 | 9 | |
| 22 | HIGH AS THE MOUNTAINS Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) | 24 | 28 | 28 | 6 | |
| 23 | HOUSE OF BLUE LOVERS James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71731) | 26 | 31 | 25 | 12 | |
| 24 | FADED LIGHTS AND LONESOME PEOPLE Billy Walker (Columbia 41872) | 27 | 32 | 39 | 4 | |
| 25 | ONE STEP AHEAD OF MY PAST Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7813) | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | |
| 26 | WHAT ABOUT ME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7841) | 31 | 38 | 40 | 6 | |
| 27 | FALLEN ANGEL Webb Pierce (Decca 31165) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| 28 | EBONY EYES Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5199) | 29 | 33 | 34 | 5 | |
| 29 | SWEET DREAMS Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7805) | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 | |
| 30 | I LOVE YOU BEST OF ALL Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4506) | 32 | 40 | 43 | 5 | |
| 31 | ARE YOU TRUE TO ME Carl Smith (Columbia 41948) | 43 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | I WANT TO LIVE AGAIN Rose Maddox (Capitol 4487) | 30 | 19 | 21 | 8 | |
| 33 | I’D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE Justin Tubb (Starday 530) | 34 | 35 | 35 | 6 | |
| 34 | SETTIN’ FLAT ON READY Cowboy Copas (Starday 528) | 23 | 13 | 10 | 12 | |
| 35 | GIRL IN SASKATOON Johnny Cash (Columbia 41920) | 33 | 41 | 37 | 9 | |
| 36 | I THINK I KNOW Marion Worth (Columbia 41799) | 36 | 24 | 23 | 16 | |
| 37 | LONELYVILLE Ray Sanders (Liberty 55304) | 38 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | LITTLE OLE BAND OF GOLD Ernest Tubb (Decca 31196) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | THE END OF THE WORLD Red Foley (Decca 31194) | 47 | 49 | 46 | 5 | |
| 40 | ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT Carl Belew (Decca 31200) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | GIRL FROM ABILENE Ernest Tubb (Decca 31196) | — | 37 | 38 | 4 | |
| 42 | THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7841) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | THE LEGEND OF THE BIG RIVER TRAIN Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31214) | 48 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | CRAZY BULLFROG Lewis Pruitt (Decca 31201) | 44 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | OH, LONESOME ME Johnny Cash with Gene Lowery Singers (Sun 355) | 35 | 27 | 22 | 11 | |
| 46 | I GOTTA LAUGH (To Keep From Crying) Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1140) | 37 | 39 | 44 | 4 | |
| 47 | WALK ON, BOY Mel Tillis (Columbia 41863) | 45 | 29 | 26 | 11 | |
| 48 | THE HAND THAT HELD THE HAND Lewis Pruitt (Decca 31201) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | EVERYBODY’S DYING FOR LOVE Jimmy Newman (Decca 31217) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | BIG MAN IN A BIG HOUSE Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71779) | — | — | — | 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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