| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 12, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| 5 | MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About) Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | |
| 6 | HEARTBREAK U.S.A. Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | |
| 8 | I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567) | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| 9 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 10 | BIG RIVER, BIG MAN Claude King (Columbia 42043) | 13 | 19 | 27 | 5 | |
| 11 | PO’ FOLKS Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) | 12 | 16 | 17 | 8 | |
| 12 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
| 13 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | |
| 14 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 14 | 18 | 20 | 5 | |
| 15 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 18 | 49 | — | 26 | |
| 16 | KISSES NEVER LIE Carl Smith (Columbia 42042) | 19 | 22 | 26 | 6 | |
| 17 | STAND AT YOUR WINDOW Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 27 | 36 | 43 | 5 | |
| 18 | SAN ANTONIO ROSE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7893) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 7 | |
| 19 | OKLAHOMA HILLS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| 20 | THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 26 | 27 | 25 | 11 | |
| 21 | HONKY TONKITIS Carl Butler (Columbia 41997) | 22 | 26 | 35 | 7 | |
| 22 | RIGHT OR WRONG Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4553) | 36 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 24 | |
| 24 | AIN’T YOU EVER Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1039) | 31 | 37 | 40 | 7 | |
| 25 | LOOSE TALK Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 15 | 9 | 8 | 15 | |
| 26 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 25 | 21 | 19 | 28 | |
| 27 | SUNNY TENNESSEE Cowboy Copas (Starday 552) | 39 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | MENTAL CRUELTY Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | |
| 29 | OLD LONESOME FEELING Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 35 | 42 | 46 | 5 | |
| 30 | ONE WAY STREET Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145) | 21 | 14 | 12 | 15 | |
| 31 | DIME A DOZEN Shirley Collie (Liberty 55324) | 29 | 25 | 21 | 13 | |
| 32 | HE’LL LET YOU LIVE A LITTLE Skeets McDonald (Columbia 42001) | 30 | 35 | 36 | 8 | |
| 33 | CALL OF THE WILD Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 40 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | HELLO FOOL Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | LET ME KNOW Jan Howard (Challenge 9112) | 37 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | DON’T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE Reno & Smiley (King 5469) | 28 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| 37 | HUNGRY FOR LOVE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028) | 42 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | FOR THE LAST TIME Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028) | 33 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 39 | BLUE BLUE DAY Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | THOUGHTS OF A FOOL Ernest Tubb (Decca 31241) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | |
| 41 | FROM HERE TO THERE TO YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7871) | 38 | 32 | 29 | 14 | |
| 42 | WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1147) | 34 | 40 | 38 | 8 | |
| 43 | TALKING TO THE WALL “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 42013) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) | 43 | — | 48 | 3 | |
| 45 | HAVE A DRINK ON ME Buddy Thomas (Todd 1063) Billy Grammer (Decca 31274) Bill Carlisle (Columbia 42049) | 47 | — | 45 | 4 4 2 | |
| 46 | COZY INN Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4050) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | SUGARTIME Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 363) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I THINK IT’S BEST (To Forget Me) Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | NO LEGAL RIGHT Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | STOP THE WORLD (And Let Me Get Off) Carl Belew (Decca 31273) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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