| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JUNE 24, 1961 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol 4533) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | SWEET LIPS Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 4 | LOOSE TALK Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | HEART OVER MIND Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| 6 | HEARTBREAK U.S.A. Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 18 | 30 | 41 | 4 | |
| 7 | THE BLIZZARD Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7855) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 8 | MENTAL CRUELTY Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| 9 | THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | |
| 10 | THOUGHTS OF A FOOL Ernest Tubb (Decca 31241) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 9 | |
| 11 | BEGGAR TO A KING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | |
| 12 | LOUISIANA MAN Rusty & Doug (Hickory 1137) | 17 | 16 | 8 | 20 | |
| 13 | FOOLIN’ AROUND Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | |
| 14 | ONE WAY STREET Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 8 | |
| 15 | THE TWENTY-FOURTH HOUR Ray Price (Columbia 41947) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 16 | OKLAHOMA HILLS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 6 | |
| 17 | THE HAND YOU’RE HOLDING NOW Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7863) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| 18 | JIMMY MARTINEZ Marty Robbins (Columbia 42008) | 19 | 28 | 36 | 4 | |
| 19 | THREE STEPS TO THE PHONE (Millions Of Miles) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 20 | 21 | 25 | 5 | |
| 20 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-7878) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 5 | |
| 21 | FROM HERE TO THERE TO YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7871) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 7 | |
| 22 | DIME A DOZEN Shirley Collie (Liberty 55324) | 23 | 24 | 30 | 6 | |
| 23 | SLEEPY-EYED JOHN Johnny Horton (Columbia 41963) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| 24 | COUNTRY MUSIC TIME Lonzo & Oscar (Starday 543) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 7 | |
| 25 | THE REBEL – JOHNNY YUMA Johnny Cash (Columbia 41995) | 32 | 36 | 39 | 7 | |
| 26 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7890) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) | 37 | 40 | 45 | 4 | |
| 28 | THE BALLAD OF WIDDER JONES George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-7881) | 27 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4548) | 28 | 31 | 31 | 11 | |
| 30 | FOREVER GONE Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31237) | 25 | 18 | 27 | 6 | |
| 31 | YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7837) | 29 | 17 | 10 | 19 | |
| 32 | EVERYBODY’S DYING FOR LOVE Jimmy Newman (Decca 31217) | 31 | 26 | 19 | 16 | |
| 33 | I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go) Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) | 30 | 27 | 18 | 29 | |
| 34 | THE WINDOW UP ABOVE George Jones (Mercury 71700) | 33 | 29 | 23 | 34 | |
| 35 | DON’T WORRY Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922) | 26 | 23 | 20 | 22 | |
| 36 | AIN’T GONNA WORK TOMORROW Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4559) Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41983) | 44 | — | — | 3 2 | |
| 37 | POOR LITTLE JIMMIE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7869) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | THERE’LL ALWAYS BE SADNESS Marion Worth (Columbia 41972) | 39 | 35 | 34 | 8 | |
| 39 | SIX PALLBEARERS Bob Gallion (Hickory 1145) | 36 | 39 | 40 | 7 | |
| 40 | PO’ FOLKS Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | HE’LL LET YOU LIVE A LITTLE Skeets McDonald (Columbia 42001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | THE BELLS THAT BROKE MY HEART Slim Whitman (Imperial 5746) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | DON’T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE Reno & Smiley (King 5469) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | TENDER YEARS George Jones (Mercury 71804) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | YEARNING Benny Barnes (Mercury 71806) | — | 48 | 49 | 3 | |
| 46 | WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1147) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | FLAT TOP Cowboy Copas (Starday 542) | 41 | 44 | 46 | 11 | |
| 48 | TEACH ME HOW TO LIE Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4556) | 35 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | LOOKING FOR YOU Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41984) | — | — | 48 | 2 | |
| 50 | ONE FOR YOU – ONE FOR ME Justin Tubb (Starday 549) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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