| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 10, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WINGS OF A DOVE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | EXCUSE ME (I Think I’ve Got A Heartache) Buck Owens (Capitol 4412) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton (Columbia 41782) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | I MISSED ME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7800) | 5 | 14 | 24 | 5 | |
| 5 | BEFORE THIS DAY ENDS George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount 10125) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 6 | ALABAM Cowboy Copas (Starday 501) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | FALLEN ANGEL Webb Pierce (Decca 31165) | 9 | 9 | 26 | 5 | |
| 8 | AM I LOSING YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7800) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 5 | |
| 9 | I WISH I COULD FALL IN LOVE TODAY Ray Price (Columbia 41767) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | THE WINDOW UP ABOVE George Jones (Mercury 71700) | 19 | 24 | 32 | 6 | |
| 11 | YOU CAN’T PICK A ROSE IN DECEMBER Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31156) | 16 | 19 | 21 | 7 | |
| 12 | I DON’T BELIEVE I’LL FALL IN LOVE TODAY Warren Smith (Liberty 55248) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| 13 | A WORLD SO FULL OF LOVE Ray Sanders (Liberty 55267) Faron Young (Capitol 4463) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 3 | |
| 14 | YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7776) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 8 | |
| 15 | LONELY RIVER RHINE Bobby Helms (Decca 31148) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 16 | THE BEST OF ALL MY HEARTACHES Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31152) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 17 | THIS OLD HEART Skeets McDonald (Columbia 41773) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 18 | POLKA ON A BANJO Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41786) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |
| 19 | LOVING YOU (Was Worth This Broken Heart) Bob Gallion (Hickory 1130) | 25 | 30 | 34 | 6 | |
| 20 | BALLAD OF THE ALAMO Marty Robbins (Columbia 41809) | 21 | 23 | 31 | 5 | |
| 21 | A LITTLE GUY CALLED JOE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41785) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 22 | LYING AGAIN Freddie Hart (Columbia 41805) | 26 | 28 | 33 | 7 | |
| 23 | SWEET DREAMS Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7805) | 27 | 31 | 36 | 4 | |
| 24 | HERE I AM DRUNK AGAIN Clyde Beavers (Decca 31173) | 28 | 32 | 35 | 6 | |
| 25 | I CAN’T TELL MY HEART THAT Kitty Wells & Roy Drusky (Decca 31164) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 6 | |
| 26 | FORGET THE PAST Faron Young (Capitol 4463) | 30 | 36 | 40 | 5 | |
| 27 | (I Can’t Help You) I’M FALLING TOO Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7767) | 22 | 13 | 9 | 17 | |
| 28 | LAST DATE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 47-7775) | 37 | 34 | 39 | 4 | |
| 29 | LET’S THINK ABOUT LIVING Bob Luman (Warner Bros. 5172) | 20 | 17 | 10 | 12 | |
| 30 | IT’S GOT TO BE A HABIT Hank Thompson (Capitol 4454) | 33 | 37 | 50 | 4 | |
| 31 | IT’S NOT WRONG Connie Hall (Decca 31130) | 29 | 27 | 22 | 14 | |
| 32 | I THINK I KNOW Marion Worth (Columbia 41799) | 42 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | HEART TO HEART TALK Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan & Texas Playboys (Liberty 55260) | 23 | 20 | 11 | 22 | |
| 34 | WANTING YOU (With Me Tonight) Jimmy Newman (MGM 12945) | 38 | 45 | 49 | 4 | |
| 35 | YOUNG WIDOW BROWN Frankie Miller (Starday 513) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | I DON’T HURT NOW (As Much As I Used To) Carl Smith (Columbia 41819) | 41 | 43 | 46 | 4 | |
| 37 | FACING THE WALL Charlie Walker (Columbia 41820) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | I WALKED OUT ON HEAVEN (When I Walked Out On You) Charlie Walker (Columbia 41820) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | WALK OUT BACKWARDS Bill Anderson (Decca 31168) | 46 | — | 48 | 3 | |
| 40 | THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7803) | 34 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7776) | — | 48 | — | 2 | |
| 42 | I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go) Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | WHEN DO YOU LOVE ME Kitty Wells & Roy Drusky (Decca 31164) | 39 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | I WISH YOU LOVE Billy Walker (Columbia 41763) | 47 | — | 47 | 3 | |
| 45 | SIDE CAR CYCLE Charlie Ryan & Timberline Riders (4 Star 1745) | 45 | 40 | 41 | 7 | |
| 46 | TOUJOURS MOI (Always Me) Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7813) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | THE WAY A STAR IS BORN Johnny Bond (Republic 2008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SHE’S JUST A WHOLE LOT LIKE YOU Hank Thompson (Capitol 4386) | 31 | 22 | 19 | 24 | |
| 49 | THE IMAGE OF ME Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan & Texas Playboys (Liberty 55264) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | YOU MAKE ME LIVE AGAIN Carl Smith (Columbia 41819) | — | — | — | 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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