| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MARCH 5, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HE’LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | EL PASO Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | TIMBROOK Lewis Pruitt (Peach 725) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | NO LOVE HAVE I Webb Pierce (Decca 31021) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | ANOTHER Roy Drusky (Decca 31024) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | FAMILY BIBLE Claude Gray (D 1118) | 12 | 23 | 34 | 6 | |
| 7 | UNTIL TODAY Elmer Snodgrass & Musical Pioneers (Country Jubilee 519) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
| 8 | MARY DON’T YOU WEEP Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41533) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 11 | |
| 9 | THE PRISON SONG Curly Putman (Cherokee 504) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 10 | WISHFUL THINKING Wynn Stewart (Challenge 59061) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 11 | YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (That’s Happened To Me) George Morgan (Columbia 41523) | 11 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| 12 | ARE YOU WILLING, WILLIE Marion Worth (Cherokee 503) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |
| 13 | THE SAME OLD ME Ray Price (Columbia 41477) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | |
| 14 | DEAR MAMA Merle Kilgore (Starday 469) | 19 | 16 | 20 | 12 | |
| 15 | GEORGIA TOWN BLUES Mel Tillis & Bill Phillips (Columbia 41530) | 18 | 24 | 26 | 8 | |
| 16 | THE ONE YOU SLIP AROUND WITH Jan Howard (Challenge 59059) | 16 | 19 | 15 | 11 | |
| 17 | JUST ONE TIME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7690) | 22 | 32 | 43 | 4 | |
| 18 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Jimmy Newman (MGM 12864) | 24 | 34 | 45 | 4 | |
| 19 | RIVERBOAT Faron Young (Capitol 4291) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
| 20 | AMIGO’S GUITAR Kitty Wells (Decca 30987) | 15 | 10 | 9 | 18 | |
| 21 | DEAD OR ALIVE Bill Anderson (Decca 30993) | 17 | 11 | 13 | 17 | |
| 22 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET? Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7671) | 30 | 39 | 41 | 5 | |
| 23 | NOBODY’S DARLING BUT MINE Johnny Sea (NRC 049) | 23 | 22 | 25 | 11 | |
| 24 | THE EYES OF LOVE Margie Singleton (Starday 472) | 21 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
| 25 | CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41518) | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | |
| 26 | FACE TO THE WALL Faron Young (Capitol 4291) | 26 | 18 | 14 | 17 | |
| 27 | SINK THE BISMARCK Johnny Horton (Columbia 41568) | 29 | 33 | 38 | 4 | |
| 28 | THE DRIFTER Tennessee Drifters (Maid 1000) | 28 | 26 | 27 | 9 | |
| 29 | THE BOTTLE OR ME Connie Hall (Mercury 71540) | 37 | 50 | — | 6 | |
| 30 | STRAIGHT A’S IN LOVE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 334) | 32 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | REUNION (With Dinner On The Ground) Frankie Miller (Starday 481) | 31 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | MAKE THE WATERWHEEL ROLL Carl Smith (Columbia 41557) | 35 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | TEARS ON MY PILLOW Leon Holmes (Peach 730) | 34 | 35 | 39 | 5 | |
| 34 | FOREVER Billy Walker (Columbia 41548) | 38 | — | 47 | 3 | |
| 35 | PINBALL MACHINE Lonnie Irving (Starday 486) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 41477) Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) | 27 | 21 | 16 | 23 27 | |
| 37 | THERE’S A BIG WHEEL Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1107) | 20 | 12 | 10 | 20 | |
| 38 | RIVERBOAT GAMBLER Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71539) | 36 | 38 | 33 | 10 | |
| 39 | ABOVE AND BEYOND Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | SPARKLING BROWN EYES George Jones (Mercury 71583) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | SOMEONE SWEET TO LOVE James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71584) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | HOW FAR TO LITTLE ROCK Stanley Brothers (King 5306) | 45 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | THE GIRL WHO DIDN’T NEED LOVE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7638) | 33 | 31 | 32 | 11 | |
| 44 | IN A MANSION STANDS MY LOVE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 40 | 28 | 30 | 10 | |
| 45 | ARE YOU MINE Ginny Wright & Tom Tall (Zero 106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | WHY SHOULD I Gene Woods & Tune Twisters (Friddell 108) | 44 | 42 | 44 | 5 | |
| 47 | MY OLD HOME TOWN Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7692) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | DOWN TO THE BLUES Vernon Stewart (Blu-J 304) | 47 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | THE STAGGER Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4331) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | A SIX PACK TO GO Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4334) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 40 records, along with titles only for positions 41 through 50. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 40 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard Country charts. |
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