The CASH BOX Country Top 50
Week ending MAY 20, 1961
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HELLO WALLS     Faron Young (Capitol 4533)		1	1	1	9
2	FOOLIN’ AROUND     Buck Owens (Capitol 4496)		2	2	2	18
3	THE BLIZZARD     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7855)		4	5	5	9
4	HEART OVER MIND     Ray Price (Columbia 41947)		3	3	4	12
5	I FALL TO PIECES     Patsy Cline (Decca 31205)		6	10	14	8
6	DON’T WORRY     Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922)		5	4	3	17
7	YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS     Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7837)		9	9	9	14
8	LOUISIANA MAN     Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137)		10	11	12	15
9	THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE     Roy Drusky (Decca 31193)		7	6	8	16
10	I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go)     Claude Gray (Mercury 71732)		8	8	6	24
11	SLEEPY-EYED JOHN     Johnny Horton (Columbia 41963)		12	16	17	7
12	MENTAL CRUELTY     Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550)		18	30	—	3
13	THE WINDOW UP ABOVE     George Jones (Mercury 71700)		11	7	7	29
14	LET FORGIVENESS IN     Webb Pierce (Decca 31197)		13	13	10	16
15	LONELYVILLE     Ray Sanders (Liberty 55304)		22	18	19	12
16	EVERYBODY’S DYING FOR LOVE     Jimmy Newman (Decca 31217)		14	15	15	11
17	ODDS AND ENDS (Bits And Pieces)     Warren Smith (Liberty 55302)		16	14	11	15
18	THE TWENTY-FOURTH HOUR     Ray Price (Columbia 41947)		17	19	25	7
19	I LOVE YOU BEST OF ALL     Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4506)		19	17	18	14
20	LOOSE TALK     Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550)		27	36	—	3
21	THOUGHTS OF A FOOL     Ernest Tubb (Decca 31241)		31	45	49	4
22	(Jim) I WORE A TIE TODAY     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7861)		21	26	39	5
23	THE HAND YOU’RE HOLDING NOW     Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863)		28	40	—	3
24	ONE WAY STREET     Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145)		35	50	—	3
25	BEGGAR TO A KING     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869)		38	48	—	3
26	SWEET LIPS     Webb Pierce (Decca 31249)		48	—	—	2
27	SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP     Connie Hall (Decca 31208)		26	25	33	7
28	THE LEGEND OF THE BIG RIVER TRAIN     Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31214)		15	12	13	12
29	JOHN AND MARY DOE     Lawton Williams (Mercury 71780)		20	20	24	7
30	ARE YOU TRUE TO ME     Carl Smith (Columbia 41948)		23	22	22	12
31	FLAT TOP     Cowboy Copas (Starday 542)		24	28	34	6
32	COUNTRY MUSIC TIME     Lonzo & Oscar (Starday 543)		39	—	—	2
33	BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND     Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4548)		37	43	40	6
34	WALK OUT BACKWARDS     Bill Anderson (Decca 31168)		32	23	20	26
35	I’D RATHER LOAN YOU OUT     Roy Drusky (Decca 31193)		25	27	16	16
36	THE OTHER CHEEK     Kitty Wells (Decca 31192)		33	31	26	17
37	THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL (Is A Man)     Jean Shepard (Capitol 4538)		34	35	43	4
38	SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY     Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863)		40	37	38	7
39	TOO MANY TEARDROPS TOO LATE     Jan Howard (Challenge 59106)		29	32	36	6
40	OKLAHOMA HILLS     Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556)		—	—	—	1
41	THERE’LL ALWAYS BE SADNESS     Marion Worth (Columbia 41972)		45	47	—	3
42	ANGEL’S DOLLY     Browns (RCA Victor 47-7866)		43	—	41	5
43	BIG MAN IN A BIG HOUSE     Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71779)		41	39	37	10
44	FOREVER GONE     Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31237)		—	—	—	1
45	FROM HERE TO THERE TO YOU     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7871)		47	—	—	2
46	THE REBEL – JOHNNY YUMA     Johnny Cash (Columbia 41995)		50	—	—	2
47	HOUSE OF BLUE LOVERS     James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71731)		36	29	30	21
48	DIME A DOZEN     Shirley Collie (Liberty 55324)		—	—	—	1
49	SIX PALLBEARERS     Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145)		—	46	—	2
50	KISSING MY PILLOW     Rose Maddox (Capitol 4487)		30	24	23	18

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