| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 30, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CRAZY Patsy Cline (Decca 31317) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2 | BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| 4 | LOSING YOUR LOVE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7950) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | SOFT RAIN Ray Price (Columbia 42132) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 6 | WALKING THE STREETS Webb Pierce (Decca 31298) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | HOW DO YOU TALK TO A BABY Webb Pierce (Decca 31298) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | THE COMANCHEROS Claude King (Columbia 42196) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| 9 | THE OUTSIDER Bill Phillips (Columbia 42158) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 10 | BACKTRACK Faron Young (Capitol 4616) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |
| 11 | LONESOME NUMBER ONE Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7959) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 5 | |
| 12 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 | |
| 13 | TO YOU AND YOURS (From Me And Mine) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7934) | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | DAY INTO NIGHT Kitty Wells (Decca 31313) | 16 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
| 15 | THE RESTLESS ONE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7933) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | |
| 16 | AIR MAIL TO HEAVEN Carl Smith (Columbia 42222) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 6 | |
| 17 | TENNESSEE FLAT-TOP BOX Johnny Cash (Columbia 42147) | 19 | 23 | 22 | 7 | |
| 18 | IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTACHE Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4635) | 18 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |
| 19 | THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4650) | 28 | 33 | 41 | 4 | |
| 20 | THROUGH THAT DOOR Ernest Tubb (Decca 31300) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
| 21 | (How Can I Write On Paper) WHAT I FEEL IN MY HEART Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7950) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 6 | |
| 22 | HAPPY JOURNEY Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7965) | 29 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL Slim Whitman (Imperial 5778) | 26 | 29 | 29 | 11 | |
| 24 | SWEETHEARTS AGAIN Bob Gallion (Hickory 1154) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 13 | |
| 25 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 28 | |
| 26 | TWENTY MILES FROM SHORE Hawkshaw Hawkins (Columbia 42223) | 30 | 37 | 39 | 4 | |
| 27 | OUR MANSION IS A PRISON NOW Kitty Wells (Decca 31313) | 25 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 28 | THAT’S MY PA Sheb Wooley (MGM 13046) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | YOU’RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) Joe South (Fairlane 21006) | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | |
| 30 | BIG, BIG LOVE Wynn Stewart (Challenge 9121) | 21 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 31 | HERE WE ARE AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 42132) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 13 | |
| 32 | IT’S YOUR WORLD Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065) | 27 | 17 | 10 | 19 | |
| 33 | GO HOME Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 42141) | 34 | 38 | 45 | 9 | |
| 34 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) | 31 | 27 | 25 | 23 | |
| 35 | I WENT OUT OF MY WAY Roy Drusky (Decca 31297) | 33 | 30 | 27 | 15 | |
| 36 | FAIR SWISS MAIDEN Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7958) | 39 | 40 | 46 | 4 | |
| 37 | ALLIGATOR MAN Jimmy Newman (Decca 31324) | 48 | 41 | 43 | 4 | |
| 38 | THE HEEL June Carter (Liberty 55385) | 40 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | MISERY LOVES COMPANY Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7967) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7921) | 37 | 26 | 21 | 16 | |
| 41 | LET’S END IT BEFORE IT BEGINS Claude Gray (Mercury 71898) | 43 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | TAG ALONG Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31333) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | I NEED YOU NOW Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7965) | 41 | 46 | 47 | 4 | |
| 44 | I WALKED AWAY FROM THE WRECK Loretta Lynn (Decca 31323) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | ANYWHERE THERE’S PEOPLE Lawton Williams (Mercury 71867) | 45 | 48 | 48 | 9 | |
| 46 | OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4650) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | LOVE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Billy Deaton (Smash 1714) | 49 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED Cowboy Copas (Starday 559) | 36 | 31 | 31 | 9 | |
| 49 | THERE AIN’T NO LOVE Rose Maddox (Capitol 4651) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | HELLBOUND TRAIN Dick Flood (Epic 9479) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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