| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 16, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | CRAZY Patsy Cline (Decca 31317) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | SOFT RAIN Ray Price (Columbia 42132) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | WALKING THE STREETS Webb Pierce (Decca 31298) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 6 | HOW DO YOU TALK TO A BABY Webb Pierce (Decca 31298) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 7 | BACKTRACK Faron Young (Capitol 4616) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 8 | LOSING YOUR LOVE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7950) | 9 | 15 | 18 | 7 | |
| 9 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |
| 10 | TO YOU AND YOURS (From Me And Mine) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7934) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| 11 | THE OUTSIDER Bill Phillips (Columbia 42158) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| 12 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |
| 13 | THROUGH THAT DOOR Ernest Tubb (Decca 31300) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | |
| 14 | THE COMANCHEROS Claude King (Columbia 42196) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 15 | BIG, BIG LOVE Wynn Stewart (Challenge 9121) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 7 | |
| 16 | THE RESTLESS ONE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7933) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 9 | |
| 17 | IT’S YOUR WORLD Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | |
| 18 | LONESOME NUMBER ONE Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7959) | 23 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | DAY INTO NIGHT Kitty Wells (Decca 31313) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
| 20 | IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTACHE Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4635) | 20 | 23 | 32 | 8 | |
| 21 | (How Can I Write On Paper) WHAT I FEEL IN MY HEART Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7950) | 24 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 22 | YOU’RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) Joe South (Fairlane 21006) | 18 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
| 23 | TENNESSEE FLAT-TOP BOX Johnny Cash (Columbia 42147) | 22 | 35 | 41 | 5 | |
| 24 | AIR MAIL TO HEAVEN Carl Smith (Columbia 42222) | 28 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 25 | SWEETHEARTS AGAIN Bob Gallion (Hickory 1154) | 26 | 27 | 25 | 11 | |
| 26 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
| 27 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
| 28 | OUR MANSION IS A PRISON NOW Kitty Wells (Decca 31313) | 30 | 26 | 33 | 9 | |
| 29 | THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL Slim Whitman (Imperial 5778) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 9 | |
| 30 | I WENT OUT OF MY WAY Roy Drusky (Decca 31297) | 27 | 20 | 13 | 13 | |
| 31 | SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED Cowboy Copas (Starday 559) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 7 | |
| 32 | HERE WE ARE AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 42132) | 34 | 33 | 40 | 11 | |
| 33 | THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4650) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | HAPPY JOURNEY Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7965) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | IT HURTS ME MORE (The Second Time Around) Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4628) | 37 | 46 | 48 | 6 | |
| 36 | WE’RE PROUND TO CALL HIM SON Harlan Howard (Capitol 4612) | 36 | 39 | 45 | 6 | |
| 37 | TWENTY MILES FROM SHORE Hawkshaw Hawkins (Columbia 42223) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | GO HOME Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 42141) | 45 | — | — | 7 | |
| 39 | AIN’T GONNA DRINK NO MORE Clyde Beavers (Decca 31314) | 40 | 50 | 47 | 7 | |
| 40 | FAIR SWISS MAIDEN Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7958) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | ALLIGATOR MAN Jimmy Newman (Decca 31324) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | OPTIMISTIC Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7928) | 32 | 24 | 23 | 10 | |
| 43 | THE HEEL June Carter (Liberty 55385) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | WHAT A LAUGH! Freddie Hart (Columbia 42146) | 33 | 29 | 28 | 11 | |
| 45 | LOVE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Billy Deaton (Smash 1714) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | I NEED YOU NOW Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7965) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | LET’S END IT BEFORE IT BEGINS Claude Gray (Mercury 71898) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | ANYWHERE THERE’S PEOPLE Lawton Williams (Mercury 71867) | 48 | 41 | 43 | 7 | |
| 49 | DEAR OKIE Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Toppa 1047) | 35 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| 50 | THAT’S MY PA Sheb Wooley (MGM 13046) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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