| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 23, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2 | MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About) Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 5 | HELLO FOOL Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
| 6 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | |
| 7 | I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 8 | IT’S YOUR WORLD Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065) | 15 | 20 | 26 | 5 | |
| 9 | STAND AT YOUR WINDOW Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | |
| 10 | PO’ FOLKS Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |
| 11 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | |
| 12 | DIGGY LIGGY LO Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1151) | 13 | 15 | 24 | 6 | |
| 13 | WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834) | 21 | 33 | 47 | 5 | |
| 14 | BIG RIVER, BIG MAN Claude King (Columbia 42043) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 15 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) Joe South (Fairlane 21006) Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) | 22 | 32 | 39 | 5 | |
| 17 | SUNNY TENNESSEE Cowboy Copas (Starday 552) | 18 | 23 | 20 | 9 | |
| 18 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7905) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
| 19 | OLE SLEW-FOOT Johnny Horton (Columbia 42063) | 20 | 21 | 27 | 6 | |
| 20 | COZY INN Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4050) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 7 | |
| 21 | CALL OF THE WILD Warren Smith (Liberty 55336) | 26 | 27 | 21 | 9 | |
| 22 | WALKING THE STREETS Webb Pierce (Decca 31298) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | BIG MAMOU Jimmy Newman (Decca 31281) | 24 | 26 | 30 | 6 | |
| 24 | RIGHT OR WRONG Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4553) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 9 | |
| 25 | HEARTBREAK U.S.A. Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| 26 | HANGOVER TAVERN Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4605) | 29 | 31 | 35 | 5 | |
| 27 | KISSES NEVER LIE Carl Smith (Columbia 42042) | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | |
| 28 | YOU’RE NOT THE KIND Bill Mack (MGM 13015) | 27 | 29 | 34 | 6 | |
| 29 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | |
| 30 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) | 31 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 31 | WHY I’M WALKING Warren Smith & Shirley Collie (Liberty 55361) | 34 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | HUNGRY FOR LOVE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42028) | 28 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| 34 | I WENT OUT OF MY WAY Roy Drusky (Decca 31297) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | BAD BAD DREAM Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 30 | 25 | 19 | 32 | |
| 37 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 32 | 22 | 11 | 18 | |
| 38 | SOFT RAIN Ray Price (Columbia 42132) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | NO LEGAL RIGHT Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276) | 38 | 34 | 36 | 7 | |
| 40 | EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE George Morgan (Columbia 42060) | 41 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | WILLOW TREE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | 36 | 37 | 38 | 5 | |
| 42 | HOW DO YOU TALK TO A BABY Webb Pierce (Decca 31298) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | WHY, BABY, WHY Warren Smith & Shirley Collie (Liberty 55361) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | HAVE A DRINK ON ME Buddy Thomas (Todd 1063) Bill Carlisle (Columbia 42049) Billy Grammer (Decca 31274) | 39 | 35 | 37 | 10 8 10 | |
| 45 | DID I EVER TELL YOU George Jones & Margie Singleton (Mercury 71856) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | BE MINE AGAIN Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31292) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | AIN’T YOU EVER Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1039) | — | 38 | 31 | 12 | |
| 48 | TAKE A LOOK Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4594) | 43 | 40 | 41 | 6 | |
| 49 | ONE GRAIN OF SAND Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7926) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHES GETS THE BLUES Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7901) | 44 | 46 | — | 3 | |
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