| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 6, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2 | FOOLIN’ AROUND Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | DON’T WORRY Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | THE BLIZZARD Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7855) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| 6 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| 7 | THE WINDOW UP ABOVE George Jones (Mercury 71700) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | |
| 8 | I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go) Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | |
| 9 | YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7837) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| 10 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 14 | 16 | 27 | 6 | |
| 11 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| 12 | THE LEGEND OF THE BIG RIVER TRAIN Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31214) | 13 | 14 | 19 | 10 | |
| 13 | LET FORGIVENESS IN Webb Pierce (Decca 31197) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | |
| 14 | ODDS AND ENDS (Bits And Pieces) Warren Smith (Liberty 55302) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
| 15 | EVERYBODY’S DYING FOR LOVE Jimmy Newman (Decca 31217) | 15 | 15 | 24 | 9 | |
| 16 | SLEEPY-EYED JOHN Johnny Horton (Columbia 41963) | 17 | 21 | 31 | 5 | |
| 17 | I LOVE YOU BEST OF ALL Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4506) | 18 | 22 | 17 | 12 | |
| 18 | LONELYVILLE Ray Sanders (Liberty 55304) | 19 | 26 | 29 | 10 | |
| 19 | THE TWENTY-FOURTH HOUR Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 25 | 32 | 38 | 5 | |
| 20 | JOHN AND MARY DOE Lawton Williams (Mercury 71780) | 24 | 28 | 32 | 5 | |
| 21 | GREENER PASTURES Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41932) | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | |
| 22 | ARE YOU TRUE TO ME Carl Smith (Columbia 41948) | 22 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |
| 23 | WALK OUT BACKWARDS Bill Anderson (Decca 31168) | 20 | 17 | 13 | 24 | |
| 24 | KISSING MY PILLOW Rose Maddox (Capitol 4487) | 23 | 23 | 26 | 16 | |
| 25 | SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP Connie Hall (Decca 31208) | 33 | 35 | 42 | 5 | |
| 26 | (Jim) I WORE A TIE TODAY Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7861) | 39 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | I’D RATHER LOAN YOU OUT Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| 28 | FLAT TOP Cowboy Copas (Starday 542) | 34 | 36 | 41 | 4 | |
| 29 | HOUSE OF BLUE LOVERS James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71731) | 30 | 33 | 23 | 19 | |
| 30 | MENTAL CRUELTY Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 31 | THE OTHER CHEEK Kitty Wells (Decca 31192) | 26 | 19 | 15 | 15 | |
| 32 | TOO MANY TEARDROPS TOO LATE Jan Howard (Challenge 59106) | 36 | 37 | 45 | 4 | |
| 33 | WHAT ABOUT ME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7841) | 27 | 25 | 20 | 13 | |
| 34 | I’D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE Justin Tubb (Starday 530) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 13 | |
| 35 | THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL (Is A Man) Jean Shepard (Capitol 4538) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | LOOSE TALK Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863) | 38 | 41 | 40 | 5 | |
| 38 | ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT Carl Belew (Decca 31200) | 32 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 39 | BIG MAN IN A BIG HOUSE Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71779) | 37 | 40 | 36 | 8 | |
| 40 | THE HAND YOU’RE HOLDING NOW Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | JUST CALL ME LONESOME Slim Whitman (Imperial 5731) | 42 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | CRAZY BULLFROG Lewis Pruitt (Decca 31201) | 35 | 39 | — | 6 | |
| 43 | BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4548) | 40 | 44 | 46 | 4 | |
| 44 | RAINBOW ROUND MY SHOULDER Billy Grammer (Decca 31226) | 47 | — | — | 3 | |
| 45 | THOUGHTS OF A FOOL Ernest Tubb (Decca 31241) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | SIX PALLBEARERS Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | THERE’LL ALWAYS BE SADNESS Marion Worth (Columbia 41972) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | THEY’LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME Johnny Horton (Columbia 41963) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | ONE WAY STREET Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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