| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 27, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | THE BLIZZARD Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7855) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | FOOLIN AROUND Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| 5 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | |
| 7 | SLEEPY-EYED JOHN Johnny Horton (Columbia 41963) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| 8 | YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7837) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | |
| 9 | MENTAL CRUELTY Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 12 | 18 | 30 | 4 | |
| 10 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |
| 11 | DONT WORRY Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| 12 | ILL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then Ill Go) Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
| 13 | THE TWENTY-FOURTH HOUR Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 18 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| 14 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 26 | 48 | | 3 | |
| 15 | LOOSE TALK Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 20 | 27 | 36 | 4 | |
| 16 | THE WINDOW UP ABOVE George Jones (Mercury 71700) | 13 | 11 | 7 | 30 | |
| 17 | THOUGHTS OF A FOOL Ernest Tubb (Decca 31241) | 21 | 31 | 45 | 5 | |
| 18 | THE HAND YOURE HOLDING NOW Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 4 | |
| 19 | ONE WAY STREET Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145) | 24 | 35 | 50 | 4 | |
| 20 | EVERYBODYS DYING FOR LOVE Jimmy Newman (Decca 31217) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
| 21 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 25 | 38 | 48 | 4 | |
| 22 | LONELYVILLE Ray Sanders (Liberty 55304) | 15 | 22 | 18 | 13 | |
| 23 | LET FORGIVENESS IN Webb Pierce (Decca 31197) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | |
| 24 | ODDS AND ENDS (Bits And Pieces) Warren Smith (Liberty 55302) | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | |
| 25 | I LOVE YOU BEST OF ALL Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4506) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
| 26 | COUNTRY MUSIC TIME Lonzo & Oscar (Starday 543) | 32 | 39 | | 3 | |
| 27 | (Jim) I WORE A TIE TODAY Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7861) | 22 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| 28 | JOHN AND MARY DOE Lawton Williams (Mercury 71780) | 29 | 20 | 20 | 8 | |
| 29 | FROM HERE TO THERE TO YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7871) | 45 | 47 | | 3 | |
| 30 | BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4548) | 33 | 37 | 43 | 7 | |
| 31 | SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP Connie Hall (Decca 31208) | 27 | 26 | 25 | 8 | |
| 32 | THE LEGEND OF THE BIG RIVER TRAIN Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31214) | 28 | 15 | 12 | 13 | |
| 33 | ARE YOU TRUE TO ME Carl Smith (Columbia 41948) | 30 | 23 | 22 | 13 | |
| 34 | SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863) | 38 | 40 | 37 | 8 | |
| 35 | FLAT TOP Cowboy Copas (Starday 542) | 31 | 24 | 28 | 7 | |
| 36 | OKLAHOMA HILLS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556) | 40 | | | 2 | |
| 37 | FOREVER GONE Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31237) | 44 | | | 2 | |
| 38 | THERELL ALWAYS BE SADNESS Marion Worth (Columbia 41972) | 41 | 45 | 47 | 4 | |
| 39 | BIG MAN IN A BIG HOUSE Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71779) | 43 | 41 | 39 | 11 | |
| 40 | DIME A DOZEN Shirley Collie (Liberty 55324) | 48 | | | 2 | |
| 41 | THE REBEL JOHNNY YUMA Johnny Cash (Columbia 41995) | 46 | 50 | | 3 | |
| 42 | SIX PALLBEARERS Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145) | 49 | | 46 | 3 | |
| 43 | THE OTHER CHEEK Kitty Wells (Decca 31192) | 36 | 33 | 31 | 18 | |
| 44 | THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL (Is A Man) Jean Shepard (Capitol 4538) | 37 | 34 | 35 | 5 | |
| 45 | ID RATHER LOAN YOU OUT Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 35 | 25 | 27 | 17 | |
| 46 | LAST NIGHT Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | | | | 1 | |
| 47 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | | | | 1 | |
| 48 | AINT GONNA WORK TOMORROW Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4559) | | | | 1 | |
| 49 | WHERE YOUR ARMS USED TO BE Billy Strange (Liberty 55307) | | | | 1 | |
| 50 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | | | | 1 | |
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