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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 Other • Top 1000

Top Country Songs of 1961

1960 <-

1961

-> 1962

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

10/1961

Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean

from Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales

423

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
country

2
UK

[spoken]
[Columbia 4-42175]
written by Jimmy Dean

01/1961

Ebony Eyes by The Everly Brothers

from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers

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

09/1961

Walk On By by Leroy Van Dyke

from Walk On By

270

5
US

✫1
country

5
UK

[Mercury 71834]
written by Kendall Hayes & Gary Walker

12/1961

A Little Bitty Tear by Burl Ives

from The Versatile Burl Ives!

219

9
US

✫1
AC

2
country

9
UK

[Decca 9-31330]
written by Hank Cochran

01/1961

Baby Sittin' Boogie by Buzz Clifford

from Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford

176

6
US

28
country

27
R&B

17
UK

[novelty]
[Columbia 4-41876]
written by Johnny Parker

01/1961

Don't Worry by Marty Robbins

from More Greatest Hits

170

3
US

✫1
country

[Columbia 4-41922]
written by Marty Robbins

06/1961

San Antonio Rose by Floyd Cramer

from On the Rebound

149

8
US

3
AC

8
country

36
UK

[instrumental]
[RCA Victor 47-7893]
written by Bob Wills

10/1961

Crazy by Patsy Cline

from Showcase

130

9
US

2
AC

2
country

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #85]
[Decca 9-31317]
written by Willie Nelson

06/1961

Sea of Heartbreak by Don Gibson

127

21
US

2
country

14
UK

[RCA Victor 47-7890]
written by Paul Hampton & Hal David

10.

04/1961

What'd I Say by Jerry Lee Lewis

from Jerry Lee's Greatest

115

30
US

27
country

26
R&B

10
UK

[Sun 356]
written by Ray Charles

11.

04/1961

I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline

from Showcase

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

Hello Walls by Faron Young

from Hello Walls

104

12
US

13
AC

✫1
country

[Capitol 4533]
written by Willie Nelson

13.

08/1961

You're the Reason by Bobby Edwards

11
US

4
country

[Crest 1075]
written by Bobby Edwards, Terry Fell & Fred Henley

14.

06/1961

(I Dreamed of a) Hillbilly Heaven by Tex Ritter

from Hillbilly Heaven

20
US

5
country

[Capitol 4567]
written by Eddie Dean & Hal Southern

15.

12/1961

Lonesome Number One by Don Gibson

from I Wrote a Song

59
US

15
AC

2
country

47
UK

[RCA Victor 47-7959]
written by Don Gibson

16.

06/1961

Right or Wrong by Wanda Jackson

from Right or Wrong

29
US

9
AC

9
country

[Capitol 4553]
written by Wanda Jackson

17.

10/1961

In the Middle of a Heartache by Wanda Jackson

from Wonderful Wanda

27
US

6
country

[Capitol 4635]
written by Laurie Christiansen, Pat Franzese & Wanda Jackson

18.

03/1961

Three Hearts in a Tangle by Roy Drusky

from Anymore with Roy Drusky

35
US

2
country

[Decca 9-31193]
written by Sonny Thompson & Ray Starr

19.

09/1961

It's Your World by Marty Robbins

51
US

12
AC

3
country

[Columbia 4-42065]
written by Marty Robbins

20.

12/1961

Go On Home by Patti Page

from Go On Home

42
US

9
AC

13
country

[Mercury 71906]
written by Hank Cochran

21.

11/1961

Losing Your Love by Jim Reeves

89
US

20
AC

2
country

[RCA Victor 47-7950]
written by Bill Anderson & Buddy Killen

22.

06/1961

Tender Years by George Jones

from Greatest Hits

76
US

✫1
country

[Mercury 71804]
written by Darrell Edwards

23.

06/1961

Mom and Dad's Waltz / by Patti Page

58
US

14
AC

21
country

[Mercury 71823]
written by Lefty Frizzell

24.

03/1961

The Blizzard by Jim Reeves

from Tall Tales and Short Tempers

62
US

4
country

[RCA Victor 47-7855]
written by Harlan Howard

25.

06/1961

From Here, to There, to You by Hank Locklin

12
country

44
UK

[RCA Victor 47-7871]
written by Pete McKinlay

26.

03/1961

Sleepy-Eyed John by Johnny Horton

from Honky-Tonk Man

54
US

9
country

[Columbia 4-41963]
written by Tex Atchison

27.

01/1961

Foolin' Around by Buck Owens

from Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard

113
US

2
country

[Capitol 4496]
written by Harlan Howard & Buck Owens

28.

01/1961

I'll Just Have a Cup of Coffee (Then I'll Go) by Claude Gray

from Songs of Broken Love Affairs

84
US

4
country

[Mercury 71732]
written by Bill Brock

29.

05/1961

Heartbreak U.S.A. by Kitty Wells

from Heartbreak U.S.A.

✫1
country

[Decca 9-31246]
written by Harlan Howard

30.

11/1961

The Comancheros by Claude King

from Meet Claude King

71
US

7
country

[Columbia 4-42196]
written by Tillman Franks

31.

05/1961

Jimmy Martinez by Marty Robbins

51
US

24
country

[Columbia 4-42008]
written by Marty Robbins

32.

10/1961

Soft Rain by Ray Price

115
US

3
country

[Columbia 4-42132]
written by Ray Price

33.

08/1961

Under the Influence of Love by Buck Owens

from You're for Me

2
country

[Capitol 4602]
written by Harlan Howard & Buck Owens

34.

07/1961

Big River, Big Man by Claude King

from Meet Claude King

82
US

7
country

[Columbia 4-42043]
written by George Watson & Mike Phillips (as Michael Phillips)

35.

12/1961

(How Can I Write on Paper) What I Feel in My Heart by Jim Reeves

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

Backtrack by Faron Young

from The Young Approach

89
US

8
country

[Capitol 4616]
written by Alex Zanetis & Faron Young

37.

07/1961

What Would You Do by Jim Reeves

73
US

15
country

[RCA Victor 47-7905]
written by Jim Reeves

38.

05/1961

Sweet Lips by Webb Pierce

3
country

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

39.

06/1961

My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About) by Claude Gray

from Songs of Broken Love Affairs

3
country

[Mercury 71826]
written by Roger Miller

40.

11/1961

Tennessee Flat-Top Box by Johnny Cash

from Ring of Fire (The Best of Johnny Cash)

84
US

11
country

[Columbia 4-42147]
written by Johnny Cash

41.

08/1961

Hello Fool by Ralph Emery

4
country

[Liberty 55352]
written by Willie Nelson & Jim Coleman

42.

05/1961

Loose Talk by Buck Owens & Rose Maddox

4
country

US B side to Mental Cruelty
[Capitol 4550]
written by Freddie Hart

43.

07/1961

Blackland Farmer by Frankie Miller [country singer]

82
US

16
country

[R]
[Starday 424]
written by Frankie Miller [country singer]

44.

09/1961

Walking the Streets by Webb Pierce

5
country

[Decca 9-31298]
written by Gene Evans, Jimmy Fields & Jimmy Littlejohn

45.

03/1961

Heart Over Mind by Ray Price

5
country

[Columbia 4-41947]
written by Mel Tillis

46.

05/1961

Beggar to a King by Hank Snow

5
country

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

47.

02/1961

Let Forgiveness In by Webb Pierce

5
country

[Decca 9-31197]
written by Webb Pierce

48.

08/1961

You're the Reason by Joe South

87
US

16
country

[Fairlane 21006]
written by Bobby Edwards, Terry Fell, Fred Henley & Mildred Imes

49.

06/1961

When Two Worlds Collide by Roger Miller

6
country

[RCA Victor 47-7878]
written by Bill Anderson & Roger Miller

50.

02/1961

Louisiana Man by Rusty & Doug

104
US

10
country

[Hickory 1137]
written by Doug Kershaw

51.

10/1961

How Do You Talk to a Baby by Webb Pierce

7
country

[Decca 9-31298]
written by Wayne Walker (as Wayne P. Walker) & Webb Pierce

52.

02/1961

Odds and Ends (Bits and Pieces) by Warren Smith

7
country

[Liberty 55302]
written by Harlan Howard

53.

10/1961

Happy Birthday to Me by Hank Locklin

from Happy Journey

7
country

[RCA Victor 47-7921]
written by Bill Anderson

54.

05/1961

Oklahoma Hills by Hank Thompson

from Cheyenne Frontier Days

7
country

as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4556]
written by Woody Guthrie

55.

09/1961

You're the Reason by Hank Locklin

from Happy Journey

107
US

14
country

[RCA Victor 47-7921]
written by Bobby Edwards, Terry Fell & Fred Henley

56.

05/1961

Mental Cruelty by Buck Owens & Rose Maddox

8
country

[Capitol 4550]
written by Buck Owens, Larry Davis & Dixie Davis

57.

06/1961

Wreck on the Highway by Wilma Lee Cooper & Stoney Cooper

8
country

[Hickory 1147]
written by Dorsey Dixon

58.

02/1961

What About Me by Don Gibson

from Sweet Dreams

100
US

22
country

[RCA Victor 47-7841]
written by Don Gibson

59.

09/1961

I Went Out of My Way (To Make You Happy) by Roy Drusky

from Out of My Way

9
country

[Decca 9-31297]
written by Vic McAlpin, Roy Drusky & Jean Elrod

60.

07/1961

Po' Folks by Bill Anderson

from Country Heart Songs

9
country

[Decca 9-31262]
written by Bill Anderson

61.

11/1961

Be Quiet Mind by Del Reeves

9
country

[Decca 9-31307]
written by Liz Anderson

62.

06/1961

Three Steps to the Phone (Million of Miles) by George Hamilton IV

from To You and Yours

9
country

[RCA Victor 47-7881]
written by Harlan Howard

63.

10/1961

One Grain of Sand by Eddy Arnold

107
US

17
country

[RCA Victor 47-7926]
written by Rosella LaRue

64.

04/1961

Flat Top by Cowboy Copas

9
country

[Starday 542]
written by Cowboy Copas

65.

10/1961

Go Home by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

10
country

as Flatt & Scruggs
[Columbia 4-42141]
written by Onie Wheeler

66.

03/1961

Your Old Love Letters by Porter Wagoner

from The Porter Wagoner Show

10
country

[RCA Victor 47-7837]
written by Johnny Bond

67.

02/1961

I'd Rather Loan You Out by Roy Drusky

from Anymore with Roy Drusky

10
country

[Decca 9-31193]
written by Lester Vanadore & Vic McAlpin

68.

12/1961

Day into Night by Kitty Wells

10
country

[Decca 9-31313]
written by Don Gibson

69.

07/1961

Too Many Times by Don Winters

10
country

[Decca 9-31253]
written by Don Winters

70.

10/1961

Optimistic by Skeeter Davis

from Blueberry Hill

10
country

[RCA Victor 47-7928]
written by Aubrey Freeman

71.

09/1961

Signed Sealed and Delivered by Cowboy Copas

10
country

[R]
[Starday 559]
written by Cowboy Copas & Syd Nathan (as Lois Mann)

72.

04/1961

The Hand You're Holding Now by Skeeter Davis

from Blueberry Hill

11
country

[RCA Victor 47-7863]
written by Marty Robbins

73.

10/1961

The Restless One by Hank Snow

11
country

[RCA Victor 47-7933]
written by Hank Snow (as Clarence Hank Snow)

74.

07/1961

Kisses Never Lie by Carl Smith

11
country

[Columbia 4-42042]
written by Wayne Walker

75.

04/1961

Crazy Bullfrog by Lewis Pruitt

11
country

[Decca 9-31201]
written by Slim Williamson

76.

04/1961

Please Mr. Kennedy by Jim Nesbitt

11
country

[Dot 45-16197]
written by Jim Nesbitt

77.

03/1961

I Love You Best of All by The Louvin Brothers

12
country

[Capitol 4506]
written by Charlie Louvin & Ira Louvin

78.

07/1961

Sunny Tennessee by Cowboy Copas

12
country

[Starday 552]
written by Cowboy Copas

79.

09/1961

Hangover Tavern by Hank Thompson

from Cheyenne Frontier Days

12
country

as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4605]
written by Hank Thompson & Johnny Lowe

80.

05/1961

The Rebel - Johnny Yuma by Johnny Cash

from Ring of Fire (The Best of Johnny Cash)

108
US

24
country

[Columbia 41995]
written by Richard Markowitz & Andrew Fenady

81.

10/1961

Anywhere There's People by Lawton Williams

13
country

[Mercury 71867]
written by Lawton Williams & Slim Willet

82.

03/1961

The Twenty-Fourth Hour by Ray Price

13
country

[Columbia 4-41947]
written by Ray Price

83.

11/1961

To You and Yours (From Me and Mine) by George Hamilton IV

from To You and Yours

13
country

[RCA Victor 47-7934]
written by Bill Anderson

84.

01/1961

Kissing My Pillow by Rose Maddox

14
country

[Capitol 4487]
written by Fuzzy Owen & Wally Lewis

85.

11/1961

Through That Door by Ernest Tubb

14
country

[Decca 9-31300]
written by Hank Cochran

86.

05/1961

Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die by Reno & Smiley

14
country

[King 5469]
written by Clarke Van Ness & Zeke Manners

87.

08/1961

Diggy Liggy Lo by Rusty & Doug

14
country

as Rusty Kershaw & Doug
[Hickory 1151]
written by J. D. "Jay" Miller (as J. D. Miller)

88.

04/1961

Everybody's Dying for Love by Jimmy Newman

from Jimmy Newman

14
country

[Decca 9-31217]
written by Marijohn Wilkin

89.

08/1961

Conscience, I'm Guilty by Rose Maddox

14
country

[Capitol 4598]
written by Jack Rhodes

90.

07/1961

Blue Blue Day by The Wilburn Brothers

14
country

[Decca 9-31276]
written by Don Gibson

91.

1961

Did I Ever Tell You by Margie Singleton

from Duets Country Style

15
country

with George Jones
written by Margie Singleton & Jerry Kennedy

92.

02/1961

I Want to Live Again by Rose Maddox

15
country

[Capitol 4487]
written by Fuzzy Owen

93.

05/1961

Ragged but Right by Moon Mullican

15
country

[Starday 545]
written by traditional & George Jones

94.

09/1961

Did I Ever Tell You by George Jones & Margie Singleton

from Duets Country Style

15
country

[Mercury 71856]
written by Margie Singleton & Jerry Kennedy

95.

05/1961

Forever Gone by Ernest Ashworth

15
country

[Decca 9-31237]
written by Ernest Ashworth & Billy Hogan

96.

08/1961

Cozy Inn by Leon McAuliffe

from Cozy Inn

16
country

[Cimarron 4050]
written by Harlan Howard

97.

06/1961

Thoughts of a Fool by Ernest Tubb

16
country

[Decca 9-31241]
written by Mel Tillis & Wayne Walker

98.

03/1961

Shorty by Jimmy Smart

16
country

[Plaid 1004]
written by Jim Howell

99.

10/1961

Stand at Your Window by Jim Reeves

16
country

[RCA Victor 47-7905]
written by Jim Carroll

100.

05/1961

Family Bible by George Jones

from Cup of Loneliness

16
country

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

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