| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 7, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HE’LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7692) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | JUST ONE TIME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7690) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | ABOVE AND BEYOND Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | SINK THE BISMARCK Johnny Horton (Columbia 41568) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 6 | ANOTHER Roy Drusky (Decca 31024) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |
| 7 | A SIX PACK TO GO Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4334) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 8 | ONE MORE TIME Ray Price (Columbia 41590) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
| 9 | ROCKIN’, ROLLIN’ OCEAN Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7702) | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| 10 | BIG IRON Marty Robbins (Columbia 41589) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 11 | YOUR OLD USED TO BE Faron Young (Capitol 4351) | 13 | 16 | 28 | 7 | |
| 12 | WHY I’M WALKIN’ Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41591) | 16 | 21 | 27 | 8 | |
| 13 | (Doin’ The) LOVERS LEAP Webb Pierce (Decca 31058) | 17 | 17 | 24 | 7 | |
| 14 | LEFT TO RIGHT Kitty Wells (Decca 31065) | 20 | 30 | 39 | 4 | |
| 15 | THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER Browns (RCA Victor 47-7700) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 8 | |
| 16 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET? Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7671) | 15 | 14 | 9 | 14 | |
| 17 | WHO’LL BE THE FIRST Ray Price (Columbia 41590) | 19 | 27 | 35 | 5 | |
| 18 | YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (That’s Happened To Me) George Morgan (Columbia 41523) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | |
| 19 | FAMILY BIBLE Claude Gray (D 1118) | 14 | 13 | 8 | 15 | |
| 20 | SMILING BILL McCALL Johnny Cash (Columbia 41618) | 24 | 33 | 42 | 4 | |
| 21 | LEGEND OF THE BIG STEEPLE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7708) | 22 | 26 | 33 | 6 | |
| 22 | SEASONS OF MY HEART Johnny Cash (Columbia 41618) | 32 | 46 | 49 | 4 | |
| 23 | WISHFUL THINKING Wynn Stewart (Challenge 59061) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 22 | |
| 24 | TIL THESE DREAMS COME TRUE Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) | 23 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 25 | WRONG COMPANY Wynn Stewart & Jan Howard (Challenge 59071) | 27 | 38 | 48 | 5 | |
| 26 | ACCIDENTLY ON PURPOSE George Jones (Mercury 71583) | 28 | 31 | 32 | 8 | |
| 27 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Jimmy Newman (MGM 12864) | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | |
| 28 | LIFE OF A POOR BOY Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41591) | 30 | 29 | 36 | 5 | |
| 29 | SENTENCED TO DIE Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31062) | 35 | 40 | 44 | 4 | |
| 30 | MEMORY OF LOVE Kitty Wells (Decca 31065) | 33 | 48 | 43 | 5 | |
| 31 | PINBALL MACHINE Lonnie Irving (Starday 486) | 31 | 35 | 30 | 10 | |
| 32 | TIMBROOK Lewis Pruitt (Peach 725) | 25 | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
| 33 | EL PASO Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511) | 26 | 23 | 21 | 29 | |
| 34 | HE’LL HAVE TO STAY Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | WHO WILL BUY THE WINE Charlie Walker (Columbia 41633) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | THE KEY'S IN THE MAILBOX Freddie Hart (Columbia 41597) | 39 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | DEAR MAMA Merle Kilgore (Starday 469) | 36 | 34 | 25 | 21 | |
| 38 | STRAIGHT A’S IN LOVE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 334) | 29 | 22 | 20 | 12 | |
| 39 | IS IT WRONG (For Loving You) Webb Pierce (Decca 31058) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | THE EYES OF LOVE Margie Singleton (Starday 472) | 34 | 25 | 17 | 21 | |
| 41 | UNTIL TODAY Elmer Snodgrass & Musical Pioneers (Country Jubilee 519) | 38 | 32 | 22 | 23 | |
| 42 | HOW FAR TO LITTLE ROCK Stanley Brothers (King 5306) | 43 | 47 | 47 | 11 | |
| 43 | YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31062) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | JENNY LOU Sonny James (NRC 050) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | MORE LOVE Wilma Lee (Hickory 1118) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | SPARKLING BROWN EYES George Jones (Mercury 71583) | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 47 | NO LOVE HAVE I Webb Pierce (Decca 31021) | 37 | 28 | 26 | 22 | |
| 48 | CUT ACROSS SHORTY Carl Smith (Columbia 41642) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | IT’S THE WAY YOU ARE Bob Perry (Bandera 1305) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | DID I TURN DOWN A BETTER DEAL Jean Shepard (Capitol 4365) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 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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