Top Country Songs of 1961 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1960 <-1961-> 1962
Top songs: #1: Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean - #2: Ebony Eyes by The Everly Brothers - #3: Walk On By by Leroy Van Dyke - #4: A Little Bitty Tear by Burl Ives - #5: Baby Sittin' Boogie by Buzz Clifford
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Big Bad John
#1
10/1961

Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean

from Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales   
446 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


2
UK
[spoken]
[Columbia 4-42175]
written by Jimmy Dean
Ebony Eyes
#2
01/1961

Ebony Eyes
The Everly Brothers

from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers
316 pts
8
US


25
ctry
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

Walk On By
Leroy Van Dyke

from Walk On By   
284 pts
5
US


1
ctry


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

A Little Bitty Tear
Burl Ives

from The Versatile Burl Ives!   
229 pts
9
US
1
AC
2
ctry


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

Baby Sittin' Boogie
Buzz Clifford

from Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford   
186 pts
6
US


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

Don't Worry
Marty Robbins

from More Greatest Hits   
180 pts
3
US


1
ctry




[Columbia 41922]
written by Marty Robbins
#7
06/1961

San Antonio Rose
Floyd Cramer

from On the Rebound   
155 pts
8
US
3
AC
8
ctry


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

Crazy
Patsy Cline

from Showcase   Showcase
137 pts
9
US
2
AC
2
ctry




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #85]
[Decca 31317]
written by Willie Nelson
Sea of Heartbreak
#9
06/1961

Sea of Heartbreak
Don Gibson

135 pts
21
US


2
ctry


14
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7890]
written by Paul Hampton & Hal David
What'd I Say
#10
04/1961

What'd I Say
Jerry Lee Lewis

from Jerry Lee's Greatest   
121 pts
30
US


27
ctry
26
R&B
10
UK
[Sun 356]
written by Ray Charles
I Fall to Pieces
#11
04/1961

I Fall to Pieces
Patsy Cline

from Showcase   Showcase
117 pts
12
US
6
AC
1
ctry




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

Hello Walls
Faron Young

from Hello Walls   
110 pts
12
US
13
AC
1
ctry




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

You're the Reason
Bobby Edwards

96 pts
11
US


4
ctry




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

(I Dreamed of a) Hillbilly Heaven
Tex Ritter

from Hillbilly Heaven   
65 pts
20
US


5
ctry




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

Lonesome Number One
Don Gibson

from I Wrote a Song   
58 pts
59
US
15
AC
2
ctry


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

Right or Wrong
Wanda Jackson

from Right or Wrong   
56 pts
29
US
9
AC
9
ctry




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

In the Middle of a Heartache
Wanda Jackson

from Wonderful Wanda   
50 pts
27
US


6
ctry




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

Three Hearts in a Tangle
Roy Drusky

from Anymore with Roy Drusky   
46 pts
35
US


2
ctry




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

It's Your World
Marty Robbins

43 pts
51
US
12
AC
3
ctry




[Columbia 42065]
written by Marty Robbins
#20
12/1961

Go On Home
Patti Page

from Go On Home   
40 pts
42
US
9
AC
13
ctry




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

Losing Your Love
Jim Reeves

33 pts
89
US
20
AC
2
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7950]
written by Bill Anderson & Buddy Killen
Tender Years
#22
06/1961

Tender Years
George Jones

from Greatest Hits   
32 pts
76
US


1
ctry




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

Mom and Dad's Waltz /
Patti Page

28 pts
58
US
14
AC
21
ctry




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

The Blizzard
Jim Reeves

from Tall Tales and Short Tempers   
28 pts
62
US


4
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7855]
written by Harlan Howard
From Here, to There, to You
#25
06/1961

From Here, to There, to You
Hank Locklin

26 pts




12
ctry


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

Sleepy-Eyed John
Johnny Horton

from Honky-Tonk Man   
25 pts
54
US


9
ctry




[Columbia 41963]
written by Tex Atchison
#27
01/1961

Foolin' Around
Buck Owens

from Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard   
23 pts
113
US


2
ctry




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

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

from Songs of Broken Love Affairs   
23 pts
84
US


4
ctry




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

Heartbreak U.S.A.
Kitty Wells

from Heartbreak U.S.A.   
23 pts




1
ctry




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

The Comancheros
Claude King

from Meet Claude King   Meet Claude King
22 pts
71
US


7
ctry




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

Jimmy Martinez
Marty Robbins

20 pts
51
US


24
ctry




[Columbia 42008]
written by Marty Robbins
#32
10/1961

Soft Rain
Ray Price

20 pts
115
US


3
ctry




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

Under the Influence of Love
Buck Owens

from You're for Me   
20 pts




2
ctry




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

Big River, Big Man
Claude King

from Meet Claude King   Meet Claude King
20 pts
82
US


7
ctry




[Columbia 4-42043]
written by George Watson & Michael Phillips
#35
12/1961

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

18 pts
92
US


7
ctry




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

Backtrack
Faron Young

from The Young Approach   
17 pts
89
US


8
ctry




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

What Would You Do
Jim Reeves

17 pts
73
US


15
ctry




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

Sweet Lips
Webb Pierce

17 pts




3
ctry




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

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

from Songs of Broken Love Affairs   
17 pts




3
ctry




[Mercury 71826]
written by Roger Miller
Tennessee Flat-Top Box
#40
11/1961

Tennessee Flat-Top Box
Johnny Cash

from Ring of Fire (The Best of Johnny Cash)   
16 pts
84
US


11
ctry




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

Hello Fool
Ralph Emery

16 pts




4
ctry




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

Loose Talk
Buck Owens & Rose Maddox

16 pts




4
ctry




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

Blackland Farmer
Frankie Miller [country singer]

15 pts
82
US


16
ctry




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

Walking the Streets
Webb Pierce

14 pts




5
ctry




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

Heart Over Mind
Ray Price

14 pts




5
ctry




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

Beggar to a King
Hank Snow

14 pts




5
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7869]
written by J. P. Richardson
#47
02/1961

Let Forgiveness In
Webb Pierce

14 pts




5
ctry




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

You're the Reason
Joe South

14 pts
87
US


16
ctry




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

When Two Worlds Collide
Roger Miller

13 pts




6
ctry




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

Louisiana Man
Rusty & Doug

13 pts
104
US


10
ctry




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

How Do You Talk to a Baby
Webb Pierce

12 pts




7
ctry




[Decca 9-31298]
written by Wayne P. Walker & Webb Pierce
#52
02/1961

Odds and Ends (Bits and Pieces)
Warren Smith

12 pts




7
ctry




[Liberty 55302]
written by Harlan Howard
Happy Birthday to Me
#53
10/1961

Happy Birthday to Me
Hank Locklin

from Happy Journey   
12 pts




7
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7921]
written by Bill Anderson
Oklahoma Hills
#54
05/1961

Oklahoma Hills
Hank Thompson

from Cheyenne Frontier Days   
12 pts




7
ctry




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

You're the Reason
Hank Locklin

from Happy Journey   
11 pts
107
US


14
ctry




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

Mental Cruelty
Buck Owens & Rose Maddox

11 pts




8
ctry




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

Wreck on the Highway
Wilma Lee Cooper & Stoney Cooper

11 pts




8
ctry




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

What About Me
Don Gibson

from Sweet Dreams   
10 pts
100
US


22
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7841]
written by Don Gibson
#59
09/1961

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

from Out of My Way   
10 pts




9
ctry




[Decca 9-31297]
written by Vic McAlpin, Roy Drusky & Jean Elrod
Po' Folks
#60
07/1961

Po' Folks
Bill Anderson

from Country Heart Songs   
10 pts




9
ctry




[Decca 9-31262]
written by Bill Anderson
#61
11/1961

Be Quiet Mind
Del Reeves

10 pts




9
ctry




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

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

from To You and Yours   
10 pts




9
ctry




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

One Grain of Sand
Eddy Arnold

10 pts
107
US


17
ctry




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

Flat Top
Cowboy Copas

10 pts




9
ctry




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

Go Home
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

9 pts




10
ctry




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

Your Old Love Letters
Porter Wagoner

from The Porter Wagoner Show   
9 pts




10
ctry




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

I'd Rather Loan You Out
Roy Drusky

from Anymore with Roy Drusky   
9 pts




10
ctry




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

Day into Night
Kitty Wells

9 pts




10
ctry




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

Too Many Times
Don Winters

9 pts




10
ctry




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

Optimistic
Skeeter Davis

from Blueberry Hill   
9 pts




10
ctry




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

Signed Sealed and Delivered
Cowboy Copas

9 pts




10
ctry




R
[Starday 559]
written by Cowboy Copas & Lois Mann
#72
04/1961

The Hand You're Holding Now
Skeeter Davis

from Blueberry Hill   
9 pts




11
ctry




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

The Restless One
Hank Snow

9 pts




11
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7933]
written by Clarence Hank Snow
#74
07/1961

Kisses Never Lie
Carl Smith

9 pts




11
ctry




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

Crazy Bullfrog
Lewis Pruitt

9 pts




11
ctry




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

Please Mr. Kennedy
Jim Nesbitt

9 pts




11
ctry




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

I Love You Best of All
The Louvin Brothers

8 pts




12
ctry




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

Sunny Tennessee
Cowboy Copas

8 pts




12
ctry




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

Hangover Tavern
Hank Thompson

from Cheyenne Frontier Days   
8 pts




12
ctry




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

The Rebel - Johnny Yuma
Johnny Cash

from Ring of Fire (The Best of Johnny Cash)   
8 pts
108
US


24
ctry




[Columbia 41995]
written by Richard Markowitz & Andrew Fenady
#81
10/1961

Anywhere There's People
Lawton Williams

8 pts




13
ctry




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

The Twenty-Fourth Hour
Ray Price

8 pts




13
ctry




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

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

from To You and Yours   
8 pts




13
ctry




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

Kissing My Pillow
Rose Maddox

7 pts




14
ctry




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

Through That Door
Ernest Tubb

7 pts




14
ctry




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

Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
Reno & Smiley

7 pts




14
ctry




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

Diggy Liggy Lo
Rusty & Doug

7 pts




14
ctry




as Rusty Kershaw & Doug
[Hickory 1151]
written by J. D. Miller
#88
04/1961

Everybody's Dying for Love
Jimmy Newman

from Jimmy Newman   
7 pts




14
ctry




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

Conscience, I'm Guilty
Rose Maddox

7 pts




14
ctry




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

Blue Blue Day
The Wilburn Brothers

7 pts




14
ctry




[Decca 9-31276]
written by Don Gibson
#91
1961

Did I Ever Tell You
Margie Singleton

from Duets Country Style   
7 pts




15
ctry




with George Jones
written by Margie Singleton & Jerry Kennedy
#92
02/1961

I Want to Live Again
Rose Maddox

7 pts




15
ctry




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

Ragged but Right
Moon Mullican

7 pts




15
ctry




[Starday 545]
written by traditional & George Jones
#94
09/1961

Did I Ever Tell You
George Jones & Margie Singleton

from Duets Country Style   
7 pts




15
ctry




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

Forever Gone
Ernest Ashworth

7 pts




15
ctry




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

Cozy Inn
Leon McAuliffe

from Cozy Inn   
7 pts




16
ctry




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

Thoughts of a Fool
Ernest Tubb

7 pts




16
ctry




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

Shorty
Jimmy Smart

7 pts




16
ctry




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

Stand at Your Window
Jim Reeves

7 pts




16
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-7905]
written by Jim Carroll
Family Bible
#100
05/1961

Family Bible
George Jones

from Cup of Loneliness   
7 pts




16
ctry




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

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