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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z OtherTop 1000

Top Country Songs of 1961

1960 <-1961-> 1962
    

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1.
10/1961
423

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country


2
UK
[spoken]
[Columbia 4-42175]
written by Jimmy Dean
2.
01/1961
301

8
US


25
country
25
R&B
✫1
UK
charted as Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes in UK charts
[Warner 5199]
written by John D. Loudermilk
3.
09/1961
270

5
US


✫1
country


5
UK
[Mercury 71834]
written by Kendall Hayes & Gary Walker
4.
12/1961
219

9
US
✫1
AC
2
country


9
UK
[Decca 9-31330]
written by Hank Cochran
5.
01/1961
176

6
US


28
country
27
R&B
17
UK
[novelty]
[Columbia 4-41876]
written by Johnny Parker
6.
01/1961
170

3
US


✫1
country




[Columbia 4-41922]
written by Marty Robbins
7.
06/1961
149

8
US
3
AC
8
country


36
UK
[instrumental]
[RCA Victor 47-7893]
written by Bob Wills
8.
10/1961
130

9
US
2
AC
2
country




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #85]
[Decca 9-31317]
written by Willie Nelson
9.
06/1961
127

21
US


2
country


14
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7890]
written by Paul Hampton & Hal David
10.
04/1961
115

30
US


27
country
26
R&B
10
UK
[Sun 356]
written by Ray Charles
11.
04/1961
110

12
US
6
AC
✫1
country




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #238]
[Decca 9-31205]
written by Hank Cochran & Harlan Howard
12.
03/1961
104

12
US
13
AC
✫1
country




[Capitol 4533]
written by Willie Nelson
13.
08/1961
91

11
US


4
country




[Crest 1075]
written by Bobby Edwards, Terry Fell & Fred Henley
14.
06/1961
62

20
US


5
country




[Capitol 4567]
written by Eddie Dean & Hal Southern
15.
12/1961
55

59
US
15
AC
2
country


47
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7959]
written by Don Gibson
16.
06/1961
53

29
US
9
AC
9
country




[Capitol 4553]
written by Wanda Jackson
17.
10/1961
48

27
US


6
country




[Capitol 4635]
written by Laurie Christiansen, Pat Franzese & Wanda Jackson
18.
03/1961
43

35
US


2
country




[Decca 9-31193]
written by Sonny Thompson & Ray Starr
19.
09/1961
41

51
US
12
AC
3
country




[Columbia 4-42065]
written by Marty Robbins
20.
12/1961
38

42
US
9
AC
13
country




[Mercury 71906]
written by Hank Cochran
21.
11/1961
32

89
US
20
AC
2
country




[RCA Victor 47-7950]
written by Bill Anderson & Buddy Killen
22.
06/1961
31

76
US


✫1
country




[Mercury 71804]
written by Darrell Edwards
23.
06/1961
27

58
US
14
AC
21
country




[Mercury 71823]
written by Lefty Frizzell
24.
03/1961
26

62
US


4
country




[RCA Victor 47-7855]
written by Harlan Howard
25.
06/1961
24





12
country


44
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7871]
written by Pete McKinlay
26.
03/1961
23

54
US


9
country




[Columbia 4-41963]
written by Tex Atchison
27.
01/1961
22

113
US


2
country




[Capitol 4496]
written by Harlan Howard & Buck Owens
28.
01/1961
22

84
US


4
country




[Mercury 71732]
written by Bill Brock
29.
05/1961
22





✫1
country




[Decca 9-31246]
written by Harlan Howard
30.
11/1961
21

71
US


7
country




[Columbia 4-42196]
written by Tillman Franks
31.
05/1961
19

51
US


24
country




[Columbia 4-42008]
written by Marty Robbins
32.
10/1961
19

115
US


3
country




[Columbia 4-42132]
written by Ray Price
33.
08/1961
19





2
country




[Capitol 4602]
written by Harlan Howard & Buck Owens
34.
07/1961
19

82
US


7
country




[Columbia 4-42043]
written by George Watson & Mike Phillips (as Michael Phillips)
35.
12/1961
17

92
US


7
country




B side to Losing Your Love
[RCA Victor 47-7950]
written by Don Carter, Danny Harrison, George Kent & Jim Reeves
36.
10/1961
16

89
US


8
country




[Capitol 4616]
written by Alex Zanetis & Faron Young
37.
07/1961
16

73
US


15
country




[RCA Victor 47-7905]
written by Jim Reeves
38.
05/1961
16





3
country




[Decca 9-31249]
written by Webb Pierce, Wayne Walker (as Wayne P. Walker) & Doug Tubb
39.
06/1961
16





3
country




[Mercury 71826]
written by Roger Miller
40.
11/1961
15

84
US


11
country




[Columbia 4-42147]
written by Johnny Cash
41.
08/1961
15





4
country




[Liberty 55352]
written by Willie Nelson & Jim Coleman
42.
05/1961
15





4
country




US B side to Mental Cruelty
[Capitol 4550]
written by Freddie Hart
43.
07/1961
14

82
US


16
country




[R]
[Starday 424]
written by Frankie Miller [country singer]
44.
09/1961
14





5
country




[Decca 9-31298]
written by Gene Evans, Jimmy Fields & Jimmy Littlejohn
45.
03/1961
14





5
country




[Columbia 4-41947]
written by Mel Tillis
46.
05/1961
14





5
country




[RCA Victor 47-7869]
written by The Big Bopper (as J. P. Richardson)
47.
02/1961
13





5
country




[Decca 9-31197]
written by Webb Pierce
48.
08/1961
13

87
US


16
country




[Fairlane 21006]
written by Bobby Edwards, Terry Fell, Fred Henley & Mildred Imes
49.
06/1961
12





6
country




[RCA Victor 47-7878]
written by Bill Anderson & Roger Miller
50.
02/1961
12

104
US


10
country




[Hickory 1137]
written by Doug Kershaw
51.
10/1961
11





7
country




[Decca 9-31298]
written by Wayne Walker (as Wayne P. Walker) & Webb Pierce
52.
02/1961
11





7
country




[Liberty 55302]
written by Harlan Howard
53.
10/1961
11





7
country




[RCA Victor 47-7921]
written by Bill Anderson
54.
05/1961
11





7
country




as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4556]
written by Woody Guthrie
55.
09/1961
10

107
US


14
country




[RCA Victor 47-7921]
written by Bobby Edwards, Terry Fell & Fred Henley
56.
05/1961
10





8
country




[Capitol 4550]
written by Buck Owens, Larry Davis & Dixie Davis
57.
06/1961
10





8
country




[Hickory 1147]
written by Dorsey Dixon
58.
02/1961
9

100
US


22
country




[RCA Victor 47-7841]
written by Don Gibson
59.
07/1961
9





9
country




[Decca 9-31262]
written by Bill Anderson
60.
09/1961
9





9
country




[Decca 9-31297]
written by Vic McAlpin, Roy Drusky & Jean Elrod
61.
11/1961
9





9
country




[Decca 9-31307]
written by Liz Anderson
62.
06/1961
9





9
country




[RCA Victor 47-7881]
written by Harlan Howard
63.
10/1961
9

107
US


17
country




[RCA Victor 47-7926]
written by Rosella LaRue
64.
04/1961
9





9
country




[Starday 542]
written by Cowboy Copas
65.
10/1961
9





10
country




as Flatt & Scruggs
[Columbia 4-42141]
written by Onie Wheeler
66.
03/1961
9





10
country




[RCA Victor 47-7837]
written by Johnny Bond
67.
02/1961
9





10
country




[Decca 9-31193]
written by Lester Vanadore & Vic McAlpin
68.
12/1961
9





10
country




[Decca 9-31313]
written by Don Gibson
69.
07/1961
9





10
country




[Decca 9-31253]
written by Don Winters
70.
10/1961
9





10
country




[RCA Victor 47-7928]
written by Aubrey Freeman
71.
09/1961
8





10
country




[R]
[Starday 559]
written by Cowboy Copas & Syd Nathan (as Lois Mann)
72.
04/1961
8





11
country




[RCA Victor 47-7863]
written by Marty Robbins
73.
10/1961
8





11
country




[RCA Victor 47-7933]
written by Hank Snow (as Clarence Hank Snow)
74.
07/1961
8





11
country




[Columbia 4-42042]
written by Wayne Walker
75.
04/1961
8





11
country




[Decca 9-31201]
written by Slim Williamson
76.
04/1961
8





11
country




[Dot 45-16197]
written by Jim Nesbitt
77.
03/1961
8





12
country




[Capitol 4506]
written by Charlie Louvin & Ira Louvin
78.
07/1961
8





12
country




[Starday 552]
written by Cowboy Copas
79.
09/1961
8





12
country




as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4605]
written by Hank Thompson & Johnny Lowe
80.
05/1961
8

108
US


24
country




[Columbia 4-41995]
written by Richard Markowitz & Andrew Fenady
81.
10/1961
8





13
country




[Mercury 71867]
written by Lawton Williams & Slim Willet
82.
03/1961
7





13
country




[Columbia 4-41947]
written by Ray Price
83.
11/1961
7





13
country




[RCA Victor 47-7934]
written by Bill Anderson
84.
01/1961
7





14
country




[Capitol 4487]
written by Fuzzy Owen & Wally Lewis
85.
11/1961
7





14
country




[Decca 9-31300]
written by Hank Cochran
86.
05/1961
7





14
country




[King 5469]
written by Clarke Van Ness & Zeke Manners
87.
08/1961
7





14
country




as Rusty Kershaw & Doug
[Hickory 1151]
written by J. D. "Jay" Miller (as J. D. Miller)
88.
04/1961
7





14
country




[Decca 9-31217]
written by Marijohn Wilkin
89.
08/1961
7





14
country




[Capitol 4598]
written by Jack Rhodes
90.
07/1961
7





14
country




[Decca 9-31276]
written by Don Gibson
91.
7





15
country




92.
02/1961
7





15
country




[Capitol 4487]
written by Fuzzy Owen
93.
05/1961
7





15
country




[Starday 545]
written by George Jones
94.
09/1961
7





15
country




[Mercury 71856]
written by Margie Singleton & Jerry Kennedy
95.
05/1961
7





15
country




[Decca 9-31237]
written by Ernest Ashworth & Billy Hogan
96.
08/1961
6





16
country




[Cimarron 4050]
written by Harlan Howard
97.
06/1961
6





16
country




[Decca 9-31241]
written by Mel Tillis & Wayne Walker
98.
03/1961
6





16
country




[Plaid 1004]
written by Jim Howell
99.
10/1961
6





16
country




[RCA Victor 47-7905]
written by Jim Carroll
100.
05/1961
6





16
country




[Mercury 71721]
written by Willie Nelson, Walt Breeland, Claude Gray & Paul Buskirk

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