The CASH BOX Country Top 50
Week ending JUNE 17, 1961
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HELLO WALLS     Faron Young (Capitol 4533)		1	1	1	13
2	I FALL TO PIECES     Patsy Cline (Decca 31205)		2	2	5	12
3	SWEET LIPS     Webb Pierce (Decca 31249)		3	7	14	6
4	LOOSE TALK     Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550)		8	12	15	7
5	HEART OVER MIND     Ray Price (Columbia 41947)		5	3	3	16
6	THE BLIZZARD     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7855)		4	4	2	13
7	MENTAL CRUELTY     Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550)		7	6	9	7
8	FOOLIN’ AROUND     Buck Owens (Capitol 4496)		6	5	4	22
9	THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE     Roy Drusky (Decca 31193)		10	11	10	20
10	THE TWENTY-FOURTH HOUR     Ray Price (Columbia 41947)		12	13	13	11
11	THOUGHTS OF A FOOL     Ernest Tubb (Decca 31241)		11	15	17	8
12	BEGGAR TO A KING     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869)		13	14	21	7
13	ONE WAY STREET     Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145)		14	17	19	7
14	SLEEPY-EYED JOHN     Johnny Horton (Columbia 41963)		9	9	7	11
15	THE HAND YOU’RE HOLDING NOW     Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863)		15	16	18	7
16	FROM HERE TO THERE TO YOU     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7871)		19	22	29	6
17	LOUISIANA MAN     Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137)		16	8	6	19
18	HEARTBREAK U.S.A.     Kitty Wells (Decca 31246)		30	41	—	3
19	JIMMY MARTINEZ     Marty Robbins (Columbia 42008)		28	36	—	3
20	THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles)     George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881)		21	25	47	4
21	WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE     Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878)		22	26	50	4
22	COUNTRY MUSIC TIME     Lonzo & Oscar (Starday 543)		20	21	26	6
23	DIME A DOZEN     Shirley Collie (Liberty 55324)		24	30	40	5
24	OKLAHOMA HILLS     Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556)		25	28	36	5
25	FOREVER GONE     Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31237)		18	27	37	5
26	DON’T WORRY     Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922)		23	20	11	21
27	THE BALLAD OF WIDDER JONES     George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881)		42	—	—	2
28	BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND     Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4548)		31	31	30	10
29	YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS     Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7837)		17	10	8	18
30	I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go)     Claude Gray (Mercury 71732)		27	18	12	28
31	EVERYBODY’S DYING FOR LOVE     Jimmy Newman (Decca 31217)		26	19	20	15
32	THE REBEL – JOHNNY YUMA     Johnny Cash (Columbia 41995)		36	39	41	6
33	THE WINDOW UP ABOVE     George Jones (Mercury 71700)		29	23	16	33
34	BIG MAN IN A BIG HOUSE     Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71779)		37	44	39	14
35	TEACH ME HOW TO LIE     Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556)		46	—	—	2
36	SIX PALLBEARERS     Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145)		39	40	42	6
37	THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE     Kitty Wells (Decca 31246)		40	45	—	3
38	LAST NIGHT     Webb Pierce (Decca 31249)		32	32	46	4
39	THERE’LL ALWAYS BE SADNESS     Marion Worth (Columbia 41972)		35	34	38	7
40	RAGGED BUT RIGHT     Moon Mullican (Starday 545)		47	—	—	2
41	FLAT TOP     Cowboy Copas (Starday 542)		44	46	35	10
42	SEA OF HEARTBREAK     Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890)		—	—	—	1
43	POOR LITTLE JIMMIE     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869)		—	—	—	1
44	AIN’T GONNA WORK TOMORROW     Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4559)     Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41983)		—	—	48	2   1
45	THE BELLS THAT BROKE MY HEART     Slim Whitman (Imperial 5746)		—	—	—	1
46	DON’T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE     Reno & Smiley (King 5469)		—	—	—	1
47	LONELYVILLE     Ray Sanders (Liberty 55304)		34	33	22	16
48	JUST CALL ME LONESOME     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7861)		—	—	—	1
49	ODDS AND ENDS (Bits And Pieces)     Warren Smith (Liberty 55302)		33	29	24	19
50	(Jim) I WORE A TIE TODAY     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7861)		41	37	27	9

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