| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 2, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| 3 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About) Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) | 20 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 7 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| 8 | HEARTBREAK U.S.A. Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 9 | HELLO FOOL Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352) | 15 | 31 | 34 | 4 | |
| 10 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | |
| 11 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 11 | 13 | 9 | 15 | |
| 12 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
| 13 | KISSES NEVER LIE Carl Smith (Columbia 42042) | 13 | 17 | 16 | 9 | |
| 14 | PO’ FOLKS Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 15 | STAND AT YOUR WINDOW Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | |
| 16 | HUNGRY FOR LOVE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028) | 19 | 26 | 37 | 6 | |
| 17 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
| 18 | BIG RIVER, BIG MAN Claude King (Columbia 42043) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| 19 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 29 | |
| 20 | SUNNY TENNESSEE Cowboy Copas (Starday 552) | 17 | 22 | 27 | 6 | |
| 21 | CALL OF THE WILD Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 23 | 28 | 33 | 6 | |
| 22 | LET ME KNOW Jan Howard (Challenge 9112) | 21 | 25 | 35 | 6 | |
| 23 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) | 27 | 30 | 44 | 6 | |
| 24 | DIGGY LIGGY LO Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1151) | 30 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | RIGHT OR WRONG Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4553) | 16 | 14 | 22 | 6 | |
| 26 | IT’S YOUR WORLD Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | OLE SLEW-FOOT Johnny Horton (Columbia 42063) | 32 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 22 | 18 | 13 | 24 | |
| 29 | OLD LONESOME FEELING Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 26 | 24 | 29 | 8 | |
| 30 | BIG MAMOU Jimmy Newman (Decca 31281) | 31 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | AIN’T YOU EVER Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1039) | 24 | 19 | 24 | 10 | |
| 32 | COZY INN Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4050) | 34 | 41 | 46 | 4 | |
| 33 | SAN ANTONIO ROSE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7893) | 25 | 21 | 18 | 10 | |
| 34 | YOU’RE NOT THE KIND Bill Mack (MGM 13015) | 37 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | HANGOVER TAVERN Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4605) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | NO LEGAL RIGHT Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | 39 | 44 | 49 | 4 | |
| 37 | HAVE A DRINK ON ME Buddy Thomas (Todd 1063) Bill Carlisle (Columbia 42049) Billy Grammer (Decca 31274) | 38 | 40 | 45 | 7 5 7 | |
| 38 | WILLOW TREE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | YOU’RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) Joe South (Fairlane 21006) Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | OKLAHOMA HILLS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556) | 28 | 23 | 19 | 16 | |
| 41 | TAKE A LOOK Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | 42 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | HONKY TONKITIS Carl Butler (Columbia 41997) | 29 | 20 | 21 | 10 | |
| 43 | FINALLY Jimmy Newman (Decca 31281) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | COLD COLD HEART Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 364) | 43 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 36 | 33 | 23 | 27 | |
| 46 | STOP THE WORLD (And Let Me Get Off) Carl Belew (Decca 31273) | 48 | — | 50 | 3 | |
| 47 | WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | LOOSE TALK Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 35 | 27 | 25 | 18 | |
| 49 | YOU’RE A PART OF ME Ray Pressley (Nashville 5001) | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 50 | LOVE AND WAR (Ain’t Much Difference In The Two) Jerry Reed (Columbia 42047) | 46 | 47 | — | 3 | |
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