The CASH BOX Country Top 50
Week ending DECEMBER 23, 1961
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CRAZY     Patsy Cline (Decca 31317)		3	3	3	10
2	BIG BAD JOHN     Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175)		1	1	1	11
3	WALK ON BY     Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834)		2	2	2	18
4	SOFT RAIN     Ray Price (Columbia 42132)		4	4	4	15
5	WALKING THE STREETS     Webb Pierce (Decca 31298)		5	6	5	15
6	LOSING YOUR LOVE     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7950)		8	9	15	8
7	HOW DO YOU TALK TO A BABY     Webb Pierce (Decca 31298)		6	7	8	14
8	BACKTRACK     Faron Young (Capitol 4616)		7	5	6	13
9	THE OUTSIDER     Bill Phillips (Columbia 42158)		11	14	14	11
10	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE     Buck Owens (Capitol 4602)		9	8	7	19
11	THE COMANCHEROS     Claude King (Columbia 42196)		14	16	18	8
12	TO YOU AND YOURS (From Me And Mine)     George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7934)		10	13	12	11
13	THROUGH THAT DOOR     Ernest Tubb (Decca 31300)		13	12	11	11
14	TENDER YEARS     George Jones (Mercury 71804)		12	11	9	27
15	LONESOME NUMBER ONE     Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7959)		18	23	47	4
16	DAY INTO NIGHT     Kitty Wells (Decca 31313)		19	19	17	9
17	THE RESTLESS ONE     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7933)		16	15	16	10
18	IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTACHE     Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4635)		20	20	23	9
19	TENNESSEE FLAT-TOP BOX     Johnny Cash (Columbia 42147)		23	22	35	6
20	(How Can I Write On Paper) WHAT I FEEL IN MY HEART     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7950)		21	24	42	5
21	BIG, BIG LOVE     Wynn Stewart (Challenge 9121)		15	17	19	8
22	AIR MAIL TO HEAVEN     Carl Smith (Columbia 42222)		24	28	48	5
23	SWEETHEARTS AGAIN     Bob Gallion (Hickory 1154)		25	26	27	12
24	YOU’RE THE REASON     Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075)     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921)     Joe South (Fairlane 21006)		22	18	13	18
25	OUR MANSION IS A PRISON NOW     Kitty Wells (Decca 31313)		28	30	26	10
26	THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL     Slim Whitman (Imperial 5778)		29	29	30	10
27	IT’S YOUR WORLD     Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065)		17	10	10	18
28	THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME     Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4650)		33	41	—	3
29	HAPPY JOURNEY     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7965)		34	—	—	2
30	TWENTY MILES FROM SHORE     Hawkshaw Hawkins (Columbia 42223)		37	39	—	3
31	FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY     Billy Walker (Columbia 42050)		27	25	22	22
32	HERE WE ARE AGAIN     Ray Price (Columbia 42132)		32	34	33	12
33	I WENT OUT OF MY WAY     Roy Drusky (Decca 31297)		30	27	20	14
34	GO HOME     Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 42141)		38	45	—	8
35	WE’RE PROUND TO CALL HIM SON     Harlan Howard (Capitol 4612)		36	36	39	7
36	SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED     Cowboy Copas (Starday 559)		31	31	34	8
37	HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921)		26	21	21	15
38	IT HURTS ME MORE (The Second Time Around)     Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4628)		35	37	46	7
39	FAIR SWISS MAIDEN     Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7958)		40	46	—	3
40	THE HEEL     June Carter (Liberty 55385)		43	—	—	2
41	I NEED YOU NOW     Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7965)		46	47	—	3
42	THAT’S MY PA     Sheb Wooley (MGM 13046)		50	—	—	2
43	LET’S END IT BEFORE IT BEGINS     Claude Gray (Mercury 71898)		47	—	—	2
44	MISERY LOVES COMPANY     Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7967)		—	—	—	1
45	ANYWHERE THERE’S PEOPLE     Lawton Williams (Mercury 71867)		48	48	41	8
46	I WALKED AWAY FROM THE WRECK     Loretta Lynn (Decca 31323)		—	—	—	1
47	WHAT A LAUGH!     Freddie Hart (Columbia 42146)		44	33	29	12
48	ALLIGATOR MAN     Jimmy Newman (Decca 31324)		41	43	—	3
49	LOVE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE     Billy Deaton (Smash 1714)		45	—	—	2
50	AIN’T GONNA DRINK NO MORE     Clyde Beavers (Decca 31314)		39	40	50	8

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