The CASH BOX Country Top 50
Week ending NOVEMBER 25, 1961
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BIG BAD JOHN     Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175)		1	1	3	7
2	WALK ON BY     Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834)		2	2	1	14
3	WALKING THE STREETS     Webb Pierce (Decca 31298)		3	4	4	11
4	SOFT RAIN     Ray Price (Columbia 42132)		4	6	6	11
5	CRAZY     Patsy Cline (Decca 31317)		9	15	23	6
6	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE     Buck Owens (Capitol 4602)		5	5	5	15
7	TENDER YEARS     George Jones (Mercury 71804)		6	3	2	23
8	BACKTRACK     Faron Young (Capitol 4616)		12	12	11	9
9	IT’S YOUR WORLD     Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065)		8	8	7	14
10	HOW DO YOU TALK TO A BABY     Webb Pierce (Decca 31298)		7	7	9	10
11	TO YOU AND YOURS (From Me And Mine)     George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7934)		11	10	10	7
12	YOU’RE THE REASON     Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075)     Joe South (Fairlane 21006)     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921)		10	9	8	14
13	I WENT OUT OF MY WAY     Roy Drusky (Decca 31297)		15	19	14	10
14	THROUGH THAT DOOR     Ernest Tubb (Decca 31300)		14	11	13	7
15	HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921)		13	17	27	11
16	THE OUTSIDER     Bill Phillips (Columbia 42158)		23	22	24	7
17	DAY INTO NIGHT     Kitty Wells (Decca 31313)		20	21	33	5
18	LOSING YOUR LOVE     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7950)		30	45	50	4
19	THE RESTLESS ONE     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7933)		21	23	30	6
20	THE COMANCHEROS     Claude King (Columbia 42196)		25	33	46	4
21	FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY     Billy Walker (Columbia 42050)		19	18	18	18
22	BIG, BIG LOVE     Wynn Stewart (Challenge 9121)		27	31	35	4
23	OPTIMISTIC     Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7928)		24	24	22	7
24	ONE GRAIN OF SAND     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7926)		16	14	16	10
25	SWEETHEARTS AGAIN     Bob Gallion (Hickory 1154)		26	32	38	8
26	SEA OF HEARTBREAK     Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890)		22	13	12	24
27	CALL OF THE WILD     Warren Smith (Liberty 55336)		18	16	15	18
28	WHAT A LAUGH!     Freddie Hart (Columbia 42146)		29	36	34	8
29	WHY I’M WALKING     Warren Smith & Shirley Collie (Liberty 55361)		17	20	17	12
30	PO’ FOLKS     Bill Anderson (Decca 31262)		28	26	19	23
31	THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL     Slim Whitman (Imperial 5778)		33	39	42	6
32	IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTACHE     Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4635)		36	38	44	5
33	OUR MANSION IS A PRISON NOW     Kitty Wells (Decca 31313)		38	50	41	6
34	BE MINE AGAIN     Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31292)		31	25	20	10
35	DEAR OKIE     Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1047)		41	43	45	4
36	HANGOVER TAVERN     Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4605)		34	27	25	14
37	SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED     Cowboy Copas (Starday 559)		39	41	43	4
38	MY EARS SHOULD BURN (When Fools Are Talked About)     Claude Gray (Mercury 71826)		32	28	21	22
39	I KNOW     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7933)		42	—	40	4
40	HERE WE ARE AGAIN     Ray Price (Columbia 42132)		49	40	—	8
41	TENNESSEE FLAT-TOP BOX     Johnny Cash (Columbia 42147)		47	—	—	2
42	SAME OLD TROUBLE     Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7959)		—	—	—	1
43	ANYWHERE THERE’S PEOPLE     Lawton Williams (Mercury 71867)		43	44	48	4
44	COZY INN     Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4050)		45	48	39	16
45	WE’RE PROUND TO CALL HIM SON     Harlan Howard (Capitol 4612)		44	46	—	3
46	(How Can I Write On Paper) WHAT I FEEL IN MY HEART     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7950)		—	—	—	1
47	AIN’T GONNA DRINK NO MORE     Clyde Beavers (Decca 31314)		46	47	49	4
48	IT HURTS ME MORE (The Second Time Around)     Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4628)		—	—	49	3
49	I’VE GOT TO TALK TO MARY     Jean Shepard (Capitol 4640)		—	—	—	1
50	AIR MAIL TO HEAVEN     Carl Smith (Columbia 42222)		—	—	—	1

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