| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 16, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About) Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) | 5 | 6 | 20 | 5 | |
| 5 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |
| 6 | HELLO FOOL Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 6 | |
| 7 | I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 8 | PO’ FOLKS Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
| 9 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 10 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | |
| 11 | BIG RIVER, BIG MAN Claude King (Columbia 42043) | 14 | 18 | 9 | 10 | |
| 12 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 13 | DIGGY LIGGY LO Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1151) | 15 | 24 | 30 | 5 | |
| 14 | HEARTBREAK U.S.A. Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |
| 15 | IT’S YOUR WORLD Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065) | 20 | 26 | 33 | 4 | |
| 16 | STAND AT YOUR WINDOW Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 17 | KISSES NEVER LIE Carl Smith (Columbia 42042) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
| 18 | SUNNY TENNESSEE Cowboy Copas (Starday 552) | 23 | 20 | 17 | 8 | |
| 19 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 18 | 17 | 8 | 20 | |
| 20 | OLE SLEW-FOOT Johnny Horton (Columbia 42063) | 21 | 27 | 32 | 5 | |
| 21 | WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834) | 33 | 47 | 49 | 4 | |
| 22 | YOU’RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) Joe South (Fairlane 21006) Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) | 32 | 39 | 44 | 4 | |
| 23 | RIGHT OR WRONG Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4553) | 24 | 25 | 16 | 8 | |
| 24 | BIG MAMOU Jimmy Newman (Decca 31281) | 26 | 30 | 31 | 5 | |
| 25 | COZY INN Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4050) | 28 | 32 | 34 | 6 | |
| 26 | CALL OF THE WILD Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 27 | 21 | 23 | 8 | |
| 27 | YOU’RE NOT THE KIND Bill Mack (MGM 13015) | 29 | 34 | 37 | 5 | |
| 28 | HUNGRY FOR LOVE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 29 | HANGOVER TAVERN Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4605) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 4 | |
| 30 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 25 | 19 | 18 | 31 | |
| 31 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) | 19 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 32 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 22 | 11 | 11 | 17 | |
| 33 | WALKING THE STREETS Webb Pierce (Decca 31298) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | WHY I’M WALKING Warren Smith & Shirley Collie (Liberty 55361) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | WILLOW TREE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | 37 | 38 | 45 | 4 | |
| 37 | LONELY STREET Rose Maddox (Capitol 4598) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | NO LEGAL RIGHT Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | 34 | 36 | 39 | 6 | |
| 39 | HAVE A DRINK ON ME Buddy Thomas (Todd 1063) Bill Carlisle (Columbia 42049) Billy Grammer (Decca 31274) | 35 | 37 | 38 | 9 7 9 | |
| 40 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 36 | 28 | 22 | 26 | |
| 41 | EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE George Morgan (Columbia 42060) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | LET ME KNOW Jan Howard (Challenge 9112) | 30 | 22 | 21 | 8 | |
| 43 | TAKE A LOOK Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | 40 | 41 | 42 | 5 | |
| 44 | EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHES GETS THE BLUES Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7901) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | ONCE IN A LIFETIME Slim Whitman (Imperial 5766) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | OLD LONESOME FEELING Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 44 | 29 | 26 | 10 | |
| 47 | CONSCIENCE, I’M GUILTY Rose Maddox (Capitol 4598) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | SOFT RAIN Ray Price (Columbia 42132) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | WHY, BABY, WHY Warren Smith & Shirley Collie (Liberty 55361) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BLUE BLUE DAY Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | — | — | 47 | 5 | |
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