| The CASH BOX Top 10 Hillbilly, Folk & Western Juke Box Tunes | ||||
| Week ending AUGUST 15, 1953 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | RUB-A-DUB-DUB Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 2445) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | MEXICAN JOE Jim Reeves & Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116) | 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | IT’S BEEN SO LONG Webb Pierce (Decca 28725) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11479) | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Darrell Glenn (Valley 105) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | HEY JOE! Carl Smith (Columbia 21129) | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | FREE HOME DEMONSTRATION Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-5305) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8 | TRADEMARK Carl Smith (Columbia 21119) | 6 | 5 | |
| 9 | SPANISH FIRE BALL Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-5296) | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | A DEAR JOHN LETTER Jean Shepard (Capitol 2502) | — | 1 | |
| The CASH BOX Top 10 Folk & Western Best Sellers | ||||
| Week ending AUGUST 15, 1953 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | IT’S BEEN SO LONG Webb Pierce (Decca 28725) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | HEY JOE! Carl Smith (Columbia 21129) | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | MEXICAN JOE Jim Reeves & Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116) | 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | TRADEMARK Carl Smith (Columbia 21119) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | A DEAR JOHN LETTER Jean Shepard (Capitol 2502) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | I WON’T BE HOME NO MORE Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11533) | 7 | 3 | |
| 7 | CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Darrell Glenn (Valley 105) Rex Allen (Decca 28758) | 5 | 2 1 | |
| 8 | RUB-A-DUB-DUB Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 2445) | 6 | 8 | |
| 9 | IS ZAT YOU, MYRTLE Carlisles (Mercury 70174) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | FREE HOME DEMONSTRATION Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-5305) | 8 | 4 | |
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