| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 19, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 5 | MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About) Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |
| 6 | I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |
| 8 | HEARTBREAK U.S.A. Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 9 | BIG RIVER, BIG MAN Claude King (Columbia 42043) | 10 | 13 | 19 | 6 | |
| 10 | PO’ FOLKS Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 9 | |
| 11 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 14 | 14 | 18 | 6 | |
| 12 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
| 13 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| 14 | RIGHT OR WRONG Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4553) | 22 | 36 | 38 | 4 | |
| 15 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 15 | 18 | 49 | 27 | |
| 16 | STAND AT YOUR WINDOW Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 17 | 27 | 36 | 6 | |
| 17 | KISSES NEVER LIE Carl Smith (Columbia 42042) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 7 | |
| 18 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 13 | 8 | 6 | 22 | |
| 19 | AIN’T YOU EVER Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1039) | 24 | 31 | 37 | 8 | |
| 20 | HONKY TONKITIS Carl Butler (Columbia 41997) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
| 21 | SAN ANTONIO ROSE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7893) | 18 | 17 | 15 | 8 | |
| 22 | SUNNY TENNESSEE Cowboy Copas (Starday 552) | 27 | 39 | 47 | 4 | |
| 23 | OKLAHOMA HILLS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | |
| 24 | OLD LONESOME FEELING Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 29 | 35 | 42 | 6 | |
| 25 | LET ME KNOW Jan Howard (Challenge 9112) | 35 | 37 | 44 | 4 | |
| 26 | HUNGRY FOR LOVE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028) | 37 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 27 | LOOSE TALK Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 25 | 15 | 9 | 16 | |
| 28 | CALL OF THE WILD Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 33 | 40 | 45 | 4 | |
| 29 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 26 | 25 | 21 | 29 | |
| 30 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) | 44 | 43 | — | 4 | |
| 31 | HELLO FOOL Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 20 | 26 | 27 | 12 | |
| 33 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 23 | 20 | 17 | 25 | |
| 34 | DIME A DOZEN Shirley Collie (Liberty 55324) | 31 | 29 | 25 | 14 | |
| 35 | HE’LL LET YOU LIVE A LITTLE Skeets McDonald (Columbia 42001) | 32 | 30 | 35 | 9 | |
| 36 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | MENTAL CRUELTY Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 28 | 23 | 20 | 16 | |
| 38 | BIG MAMOU Jimmy Newman (Decca 31281) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | FOR THE LAST TIME Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028) | 38 | 33 | 34 | 6 | |
| 40 | HAVE A DRINK ON ME Buddy Thomas (Todd 1063) Bill Carlisle (Columbia 42049) Billy Grammer (Decca 31274) | 45 | 47 | — | 5 3 5 | |
| 41 | COZY INN Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4050) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | TAKE A LOOK Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | TALKING TO THE WALL “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 42013) | 43 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | NO LEGAL RIGHT Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | COLD COLD HEART Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 364) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | BLUE BLUE DAY Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | 39 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | LOVE AND WAR (Ain’t Much Difference In The Two) Jerry Reed (Columbia 42047) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | OLE SLEW-FOOT Johnny Horton (Columbia 42063) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | DIGGY LIGGY LO Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1151) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | YOU’RE NOT THE KIND Bill Mack (MGM 13015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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