| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 21, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HE’LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | |
| 2 | PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7692) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | ABOVE AND BEYOND Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | ONE MORE TIME Ray Price (Columbia 41590) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | JUST ONE TIME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7690) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 6 | YOUR OLD USED TO BE Faron Young (Capitol 4351) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 7 | SINK THE BISMARCK Johnny Horton (Columbia 41568) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 8 | LEFT TO RIGHT Kitty Wells (Decca 31065) | 10 | 14 | 20 | 6 | |
| 9 | WHY I’M WALKIN’ Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41591) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 10 | (Doin’ The) LOVERS LEAP Webb Pierce (Decca 31058) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 11 | ROCKIN’, ROLLIN’ OCEAN Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7702) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| 12 | WHO’LL BE THE FIRST Ray Price (Columbia 41590) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 7 | |
| 13 | A SIX PACK TO GO Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4334) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 14 | HE’LL HAVE TO STAY Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368) | 18 | 34 | 48 | 4 | |
| 15 | SMILING BILL McCALL Johnny Cash (Columbia 41618) | 17 | 20 | 24 | 6 | |
| 16 | ANOTHER Roy Drusky (Decca 31024) | 14 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
| 17 | SEASONS OF MY HEART Johnny Cash (Columbia 41618) | 19 | 22 | 32 | 6 | |
| 18 | WRONG COMPANY Wynn Stewart & Jan Howard (Challenge 59071) | 21 | 25 | 27 | 7 | |
| 19 | THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER Browns (RCA Victor 47-7700) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | |
| 20 | BIG IRON Marty Robbins (Columbia 41589) | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | |
| 21 | FAMILY BIBLE Claude Gray (D 1118) | 22 | 19 | 14 | 17 | |
| 22 | LIFE OF A POOR BOY Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41591) | 24 | 28 | 30 | 7 | |
| 23 | ACCIDENTLY ON PURPOSE George Jones (Mercury 71583) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 10 | |
| 24 | YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (That’s Happened To Me) George Morgan (Columbia 41523) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | |
| 25 | SENTENCED TO DIE Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31062) | 26 | 29 | 35 | 6 | |
| 26 | LEGEND OF THE BIG STEEPLE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7708) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 8 | |
| 27 | MEMORY OF LOVE Kitty Wells (Decca 31065) | 28 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 28 | WHO WILL BUY THE WINE Charlie Walker (Columbia 41633) | 29 | 35 | 40 | 4 | |
| 29 | CATHY’S CLOWN Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5151) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | THE KEY'S IN THE MAILBOX Freddie Hart (Columbia 41597) | 31 | 36 | 39 | 5 | |
| 31 | JENNY LOU Sonny James (NRC 050) | 36 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | PINBALL MACHINE Lonnie Irving (Starday 486) | 33 | 31 | 31 | 12 | |
| 33 | IS IT WRONG (For Loving You) Webb Pierce (Decca 31058) | 34 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | WISHFUL THINKING Wynn Stewart (Challenge 59061) | 30 | 23 | 11 | 24 | |
| 35 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET? Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7671) | 27 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
| 36 | BABY ROCKED HER DOLLY Frankie Miller (Starday 496) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | TIL THESE DREAMS COME TRUE Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) | 35 | 24 | 23 | 11 | |
| 38 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Jimmy Newman (MGM 12864) | 32 | 27 | 21 | 15 | |
| 39 | DEAR MAMA Merle Kilgore (Starday 469) | 38 | 37 | 36 | 23 | |
| 40 | YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31062) | 41 | 43 | 44 | 4 | |
| 41 | THAT’S MY KIND OF LOVE Marion Worth (Guyden 2033) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | HOW FAR TO LITTLE ROCK Stanley Brothers (King 5306) | 43 | 42 | 43 | 13 | |
| 43 | DID I TURN DOWN A BETTER DEAL Jean Shepard (Capitol 4365) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | CUT ACROSS SHORTY Carl Smith (Columbia 41642) | 46 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | TIMBROOK Lewis Pruitt (Peach 725) | 39 | 32 | 25 | 27 | |
| 46 | SHE’S GONE Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41635) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | STRAIGHT A’S IN LOVE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 334) | 40 | 38 | 29 | 14 | |
| 48 | NO MAN’S LAND Bill Anderson (Decca 31092) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | JOHNNY, MY LOVE (Grandma’s Diary) Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1118) | — | — | 47 | 3 | |
| 50 | THE EYES OF LOVE Margie Singleton (Starday 472) | 48 | 40 | 34 | 23 | |
| 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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