| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 26, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About) Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
| 6 | I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 7 | HEARTBREAK U.S.A. Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 8 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
| 9 | BIG RIVER, BIG MAN Claude King (Columbia 42043) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | |
| 10 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 11 | 14 | 14 | 7 | |
| 11 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 13 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
| 12 | PO’ FOLKS Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | KISSES NEVER LIE Carl Smith (Columbia 42042) | 17 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 14 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
| 15 | HELLO FOOL Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352) | 31 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | RIGHT OR WRONG Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4553) | 14 | 22 | 36 | 5 | |
| *16 | STAND AT YOUR WINDOW Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 16 | 17 | 27 | 7 | |
| 17 | SUNNY TENNESSEE Cowboy Copas (Starday 552) | 22 | 27 | 39 | 5 | |
| 18 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 15 | 15 | 18 | 28 | |
| 19 | HUNGRY FOR LOVE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028) | 26 | 37 | 42 | 5 | |
| 20 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | LET ME KNOW Jan Howard (Challenge 9112) | 25 | 35 | 37 | 5 | |
| 22 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 18 | 13 | 8 | 23 | |
| 23 | CALL OF THE WILD Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 28 | 33 | 40 | 5 | |
| 24 | AIN’T YOU EVER Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1039) | 19 | 24 | 31 | 9 | |
| 25 | SAN ANTONIO ROSE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7893) | 21 | 18 | 17 | 9 | |
| 26 | OLD LONESOME FEELING Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 24 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| 27 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) | 30 | 44 | 43 | 5 | |
| 28 | OKLAHOMA HILLS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556) | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |
| 29 | HONKY TONKITIS Carl Butler (Columbia 41997) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 9 | |
| 30 | DIGGY LIGGY LO Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1151) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | BIG MAMOU Jimmy Newman (Decca 31281) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | OLE SLEW-FOOT Johnny Horton (Columbia 42063) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | IT’S YOUR WORLD Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | COZY INN Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4050) | 41 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | LOOSE TALK Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 27 | 25 | 15 | 17 | |
| 36 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 33 | 23 | 20 | 26 | |
| 37 | YOU’RE NOT THE KIND Bill Mack (MGM 13015) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | HAVE A DRINK ON ME Buddy Thomas (Todd 1063) Bill Carlisle (Columbia 42049) Billy Grammer (Decca 31274) | 40 | 45 | 47 | 6 4 6 | |
| 39 | NO LEGAL RIGHT Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | 44 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | HANGOVER TAVERN Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4605) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | MENTAL CRUELTY Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 37 | 28 | 23 | 17 | |
| 42 | TAKE A LOOK Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | COLD COLD HEART Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 364) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | YOU’RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) Joe South (Fairlane 21006) Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | WILLOW TREE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | LOVE AND WAR (Ain’t Much Difference In The Two) Jerry Reed (Columbia 42047) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | BLUE BLUE DAY Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | 46 | 39 | 46 | 4 | |
| 48 | STOP THE WORLD (And Let Me Get Off) Carl Belew (Decca 31273) | — | 50 | — | 2 | |
| 49 | WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 29 | 26 | 25 | 30 | |
| *On this week’s original published chart, Cash Box mistakenly dropped “Stand At Your Window” off the chart in the middle of its chart run, then brought it back the following week, when it was listed with a Last Week position of #16. |
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