| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 8, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | HEARTBREAK U.S.A. Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 4 | 6 | 18 | 6 | |
| 5 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 6 | LOOSE TALK Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 7 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA HILLS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556) | 12 | 16 | 24 | 8 | |
| 9 | MENTAL CRUELTY Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |
| 10 | ONE WAY STREET Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145) | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | |
| 11 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 13 | 19 | 20 | 7 | |
| 12 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 23 | |
| 13 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | 14 | 20 | 21 | 7 | |
| 14 | THOUGHTS OF A FOOL Ernest Tubb (Decca 31241) | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 15 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | 17 | 26 | 42 | 4 | |
| 16 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 20 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | JIMMY MARTINEZ Marty Robbins (Columbia 42008) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 6 | |
| 18 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137) | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | |
| 19 | THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 25 | 27 | 37 | 6 | |
| 20 | THE HAND YOU’RE HOLDING NOW Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863) | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | |
| 21 | SAN ANTONIO ROSE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7893) | 24 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567) | 28 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About) Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | PO’ FOLKS Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) | 33 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | FOOLIN’ AROUND Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) | 19 | 13 | 8 | 25 | |
| 26 | DIME A DOZEN Shirley Collie (Liberty 55324) | 26 | 22 | 23 | 8 | |
| 27 | WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1147) | 29 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | FROM HERE TO THERE TO YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7871) | 22 | 21 | 16 | 9 | |
| 29 | THE TWENTY-FOURTH HOUR Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 23 | 15 | 10 | 14 | |
| 30 | HE’LL LET YOU LIVE A LITTLE Skeets McDonald (Columbia 42001) | 34 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | POOR LITTLE JIMMIE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 30 | 37 | 43 | 4 | |
| 32 | DON’T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE Reno & Smiley (King 5469) | 39 | 43 | 46 | 4 | |
| 33 | THE BLIZZARD Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7855) | 21 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 34 | COUNTRY MUSIC TIME Lonzo & Oscar (Starday 543) | 31 | 24 | 22 | 9 | |
| 35 | ONE FOR YOU – ONE FOR ME Justin Tubb (Starday 549) | 37 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | THE REBEL – JOHNNY YUMA Johnny Cash (Columbia 41995) | 27 | 25 | 32 | 9 | |
| 37 | YEARNING Benny Barnes (Mercury 71806) | 43 | 45 | — | 5 | |
| 38 | SLEEPY-EYED JOHN Johnny Horton (Columbia 41963) | 35 | 23 | 14 | 14 | |
| 39 | AIN’T GONNA WORK TOMORROW Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4559) Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41983) | 32 | 36 | 44 | 5 4 | |
| 40 | HONKY TONKITIS Carl Butler (Columbia 41997) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7837) | 38 | 31 | 29 | 21 | |
| 42 | OLD LONESOME FEELING Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | AIN’T YOU EVER Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1039) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | THE BELLS THAT BROKE MY HEART Slim Whitman (Imperial 5746) | 40 | 42 | 45 | 4 | |
| 45 | KISSES NEVER LIE Carl Smith (Columbia 42042) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | THE WINDOW UP ABOVE George Jones (Mercury 71700) | 45 | 34 | 33 | 36 | |
| 47 | I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go) Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) | 46 | 33 | 30 | 31 | |
| 48 | THE BALLAD OF WIDDER JONES George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 44 | 28 | 27 | 5 | |
| 49 | EVERYBODY’S DYING FOR LOVE Jimmy Newman (Decca 31217) | 48 | 32 | 31 | 18 | |
| 50 | FAREWELL PARTY “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 42013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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