| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 16, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7692) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | ONE MORE TIME Ray Price (Columbia 41590) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| 3 | LEFT TO RIGHT Kitty Wells (Decca 31065) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 4 | EACH MOMENT (Spent With You) Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31085) | 8 | 11 | 18 | 7 | |
| 5 | WHO WILL BUY THE WINE Charlie Walker (Columbia 41633) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 6 | THAT’S MY KIND OF LOVE Marion Worth (Guyden 2033) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| 7 | SOFTLY AND TENDERLY (I’ll Hold You In My Arms) Lewis Pruitt (Decca 31095) | 10 | 17 | 24 | 7 | |
| 8 | THE TIP OF MY FINGERS Bill Anderson (Decca 31092) | 12 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 9 | MULE SKINNER BLUES Fendermen (Soma 1137) | 14 | 20 | 31 | 5 | |
| 10 | TOO MUCH TO LOSE Carl Belew (Decca 31086) | 13 | 18 | 22 | 8 | |
| 11 | BABY ROCKED HER DOLLY Frankie Miller (Starday 496) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| 12 | ABOVE AND BEYOND Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
| 13 | A LOVELY WORK OF ART Jimmy Newman (MGM 12894) | 15 | 21 | 32 | 5 | |
| 14 | I’M GETTIN’ BETTER Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7756) | 18 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | YOUR OLD USED TO BE Faron Young (Capitol 4351) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 17 | |
| 16 | ANYMORE Roy Drusky (Decca 31109) | 23 | 36 | 48 | 4 | |
| 17 | ALABAM Cowboy Copas (Starday 501) | 26 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | MILLER’S CAVE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7748) | 24 | 30 | 46 | 4 | |
| 19 | JUST ONE TIME Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7690) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 23 | |
| 20 | THE PICTURE Ray Godfrey (J&J 001) | 32 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | JUST LITTLE BOY BLUE George Jones (Mercury 71641) | 22 | 28 | 39 | 5 | |
| 22 | HE’LL HAVE TO STAY Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368) | 16 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| 23 | LOVE HAS MADE YOU BEAUTIFUL Merle Kilgore (Starday 497) | 37 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | CUT ACROSS SHORTY Carl Smith (Columbia 41642) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 11 | |
| 25 | IS IT WRONG (For Loving You) Webb Pierce (Decca 31058) | 21 | 15 | 15 | 11 | |
| 26 | WHY I’M WALKIN’ Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41591) | 17 | 13 | 11 | 18 | |
| 27 | THE KEY'S IN THE MAILBOX Freddie Hart (Columbia 41597) | 28 | 32 | 35 | 13 | |
| 28 | GETTING OLD BEFORE MY TIME Merle Kilgore (Starday 497) | 20 | 22 | 33 | 5 | |
| 29 | JOHNNY, MY LOVE (Grandma’s Diary) Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1118) | 25 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 30 | YOU’RE TOO EASY TO REMEMBER James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71640) | 31 | 42 | 49 | 4 | |
| 31 | SEASONS OF MY HEART Johnny Cash (Columbia 41618) | 30 | 16 | 12 | 14 | |
| 32 | SHE’S JUST A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU Hank Thompson (Capitol 4386) | 36 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | I KNOW ONE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7756) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | SECOND HONEYMOON Johnny Cash (Columbia 41707) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | LEAVE ALONE Claude Gray (D 1144) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | JENNY LOU Sonny James (NRC 050) | 29 | 26 | 20 | 11 | |
| 37 | JOHNNY FREEDOM Johnny Horton (Columbia 41685) | 41 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | HE’LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 27 | 14 | 13 | 34 | |
| 39 | HEART TO HEART TALK Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan & Texas Playboys (Liberty 55260) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | I’M A HONKY TONK GIRL Loretta Lynn (Zero 107) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | (Doin’ The) LOVERS LEAP Webb Pierce (Decca 31058) | 38 | 27 | 23 | 17 | |
| 42 | THERE’S A STAR SPANGLED BANNER WAVING #2 (The Ballad Of Francis Powers) Red River Dave (Savoy 3020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | LONELY LITTLE ROBIN Browns (RCA Victor 47-7755) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | HONKY-TONK GIRL Johnny Cash (Columbia 41707) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | MARGO (The Ninth Of May) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7755) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | EV’RYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Ernest Tubb (Decca 31119) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | BUT YOU USED TO Laverne Downs (Peach 735) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SIXTEEN FATHOMS Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41695) | 44 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | WASTED LOVE Red Herring & Jordanians (Country Jubilee 533) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | ACCIDENTLY ON PURPOSE George Jones (Mercury 71583) | 47 | 33 | 21 | 18 | |
| 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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