The CASH BOX Country Top 50
Week ending JULY 22, 1961
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	I FALL TO PIECES     Patsy Cline (Decca 31205)		1	2	2	17
2	SWEET LIPS     Webb Pierce (Decca 31249)		3	3	3	11
3	HEARTBREAK U.S.A.     Kitty Wells (Decca 31246)		4	4	4	8
4	HELLO WALLS     Faron Young (Capitol 4533)		2	1	1	18
5	TENDER YEARS     George Jones (Mercury 71804)		6	16	20	5
6	BEGGAR TO A KING     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869)		5	5	7	12
7	SEA OF HEARTBREAK     Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890)		13	15	17	6
8	LOOSE TALK     Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550)		7	6	6	12
9	WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE     Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878)		11	13	14	9
10	I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN     Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567)		17	22	28	4
11	THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles)     George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881)		12	11	13	9
12	ONE WAY STREET     Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145)		10	10	11	12
13	OKLAHOMA HILLS     Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556)		8	8	12	10
14	MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About)     Claude Gray (Mercury 71826)		16	23	36	4
15	HEART OVER MIND     Ray Price (Columbia 41947)		9	7	5	21
16	SAN ANTONIO ROSE     Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7893)		19	21	24	4
17	PO’ FOLKS     Bill Anderson (Decca 31262)		18	24	33	5
18	MENTAL CRUELTY     Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550)		14	9	8	12
19	THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE     Roy Drusky (Decca 31193)		15	12	10	25
20	WHAT WOULD YOU DO?     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905)		35	—	—	2
21	DIME A DOZEN     Shirley Collie (Liberty 55324)		24	26	26	10
22	THOUGHTS OF A FOOL     Ernest Tubb (Decca 31241)		21	14	15	13
23	JIMMY MARTINEZ     Marty Robbins (Columbia 42008)		20	17	16	8
24	THE HAND YOU’RE HOLDING NOW     Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863)		22	20	18	12
25	THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE     Kitty Wells (Decca 31246)		23	19	25	8
26	KISSES NEVER LIE     Carl Smith (Columbia 42042)		27	45	—	3
27	BIG RIVER, BIG MAN     Claude King (Columbia 42043)		41	—	—	2
28	FOOLIN’ AROUND     Buck Owens (Capitol 4496)		26	25	19	27
29	FROM HERE TO THERE TO YOU     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7871)		25	28	22	11
30	TEACH ME HOW TO LIE     Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556)		33	—	—	5
31	DON’T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE     Reno & Smiley (King 5469)		30	32	39	6
32	ONE FOR YOU – ONE FOR ME     Justin Tubb (Starday 549)		31	35	37	5
33	THE TWENTY-FOURTH HOUR     Ray Price (Columbia 41947)		29	29	23	16
34	YEARNING     Benny Barnes (Mercury 71806)		32	37	43	7
35	HONKY TONKITIS     Carl Butler (Columbia 41997)		34	40	47	4
36	HE’LL LET YOU LIVE A LITTLE     Skeets McDonald (Columbia 42001)		28	30	34	5
37	THE BELLS THAT BROKE MY HEART     Slim Whitman (Imperial 5746)		40	44	40	6
38	WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY     Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1147)		44	27	29	5
39	LOUISIANA MAN     Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137)		36	18	9	24
40	AIN’T YOU EVER     Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1039)		45	43	42	4
41	FOR THE LAST TIME     Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028)		43	—	—	2
42	POOR LITTLE JIMMIE     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869)		37	31	30	6
43	STAND AT YOUR WINDOW     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905)		42	—	—	2
44	WORDS COME EASY     Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Decca 31258)		46	—	—	2
45	HAVE A DRINK ON ME     Buddy Thomas (Todd 1063)     Billy Grammer (Decca 31274)		47	—	—	2
46	OLD LONESOME FEELING     Warren Smith (Liberty 55336)		—	42	—	2
47	JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE     Marvin McCullough (Boyd 3383)		49	—	—	2
48	FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY     Billy Walker (Columbia 42050)		—	—	—	1
49	TOO MANY TIMES     Don Winters (Decca 31253)		—	—	—	1
50	FAREWELL PARTY     “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 42013)		—	50	—	2

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