| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending APRIL 15, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T WORRY Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | FOOLIN’ AROUND Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
| 4 | THE WINDOW UP ABOVE George Jones (Mercury 71700) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 5 | I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go) Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | |
| 6 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 11 | 24 | 33 | 4 | |
| 7 | LET FORGIVENESS IN Webb Pierce (Decca 31197) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7837) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 10 | THE BLIZZARD Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7855) | 13 | 27 | 32 | 4 | |
| 11 | ODDS AND ENDS (Bits And Pieces) Warren Smith (Liberty 55302) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 12 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137) | 10 | 16 | 16 | 10 | |
| 13 | WALK OUT BACKWARDS Bill Anderson (Decca 31168) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 21 | |
| 14 | I’D RATHER LOAN YOU OUT Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 15 | THE OTHER CHEEK Kitty Wells (Decca 31192) | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
| 16 | GREENER PASTURES Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41932) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
| 17 | I LOVE YOU BEST OF ALL Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4506) | 16 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 18 | ARE YOU TRUE TO ME Carl Smith (Columbia 41948) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 7 | |
| 19 | THE LEGEND OF THE BIG RIVER TRAIN Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31214) | 23 | 26 | 35 | 7 | |
| 20 | WHAT ABOUT ME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7841) | 18 | 17 | 23 | 10 | |
| 21 | LOVING YOU (Was Worth This Broken Heart) Bob Gallion (Hickory 1130) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 24 | |
| 22 | WINGS OF A DOVE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406) | 19 | 12 | 6 | 35 | |
| 23 | HOUSE OF BLUE LOVERS James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71731) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | |
| 24 | EVERYBODY’S DYING FOR LOVE Jimmy Newman (Decca 31217) | 28 | 31 | 37 | 6 | |
| 25 | FADED LIGHTS AND LONESOME PEOPLE Billy Walker (Columbia 41872) | 24 | 22 | 22 | 8 | |
| 26 | KISSING MY PILLOW Rose Maddox (Capitol 4487) | 25 | 21 | 20 | 13 | |
| 27 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 36 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | FICKLE FUN Kitty Wells (Decca 31192) | 27 | 25 | 26 | 13 | |
| 29 | LONELYVILLE Ray Sanders (Liberty 55304) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 7 | |
| 30 | I’D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE Justin Tubb (Starday 530) | 29 | 37 | 43 | 10 | |
| 31 | SLEEPY-EYED JOHN Johnny Horton (Columbia 41963) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | JOHN AND MARY DOE Lawton Williams (Mercury 71780) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT Carl Belew (Decca 31200) | 35 | 38 | 40 | 6 | |
| 34 | THE END OF THE WORLD Red Foley (Decca 31194) | 32 | 30 | 29 | 9 | |
| 35 | I MISSED ME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7800) | 30 | 19 | 15 | 23 | |
| 36 | BIG MAN IN A BIG HOUSE Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71779) | 37 | 41 | 41 | 5 | |
| 37 | EBONY EYES Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5199) | 33 | 29 | 28 | 9 | |
| 38 | THE TWENTY-FOURTH HOUR Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | DANNY BOY Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7855) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | FLAT TOP Cowboy Copas (Starday 542) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP Connie Hall (Decca 31208) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | LITTLE OLE BAND OF GOLD Ernest Tubb (Decca 31196) | 31 | 32 | 42 | 6 | |
| 44 | IT MAY BE TOO LATE Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan with Texas Playboys (Liberty 55311) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | TOO MANY TEARDROPS TOO LATE Jan Howard (Challenge 59106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4548) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | ON THE REBOUND Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7840) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | GIRL FROM ABILENE Ernest Tubb (Decca 31196) | 42 | 34 | 34 | 8 | |
| 49 | ANGEL’S DOLLY Browns (RCA Victor 47-7866) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THE LITTLE GREEN MEN George Morgan (Columbia 41957) | 41 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| NOTE: This week, Cash Box began listing artist and label info for all 50 records on its Country chart. |
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