| The CASH BOX Top 10 Hillbilly, Folk & Western Juke Box Tunes | ||||
| Week ending MAY 23, 1953 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | NO HELP WANTED Carlisles (Mercury 70028) | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | MEXICAN JOE Jim Reeves & Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11416) | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | I HAVEN’T GOT THE HEART Webb Pierce (Decca 28594) | 5 | 2 | |
| 5 | TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11479) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | KAW-LIGA Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11416) | 4 | 13 | |
| 7 | THE LAST WALTZ Webb Pierce (Decca 28594) | — | 6 | |
| 8 | I COULDN’T KEEP FROM CRYING Marty Robbins (Columbia 21075) | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | BUMMING AROUND T. Texas Tyler (Decca 28579) | 10 | 5 | |
| 10 | ORCHIDS MEAN GOODBYE Carl Smith (Columbia 21087) | 6 | 2 | |
| The CASH BOX Top 10 Folk & Western Best Sellers | ||||
| Week ending MAY 23, 1953 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | NO HELP WANTED Carlisles (Mercury 70028) | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | KAW-LIGA Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11416) | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11416) | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | (How Much Is) THAT HOUND DOG IN THE WINDOW Homer & Jethro (RCA Victor 47-5280) | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | THAT’S ME WITHOUT YOU Webb Pierce (Decca 28534) | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | BUMMING AROUND T. Texas Tyler (Decca 28579) | 5 | 3 | |
| 7 | (Now And Then, There’s) A FOOL SUCH AS I Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-5034) | 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | MEXICAN JOE Jim Reeves & Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11479) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | I’LL GO ON ALONE Webb Pierce (Decca 28534) | 6 | 11 | |
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