| The CASH BOX Top 10 Hillbilly, Folk & Western Juke Box Tunes | ||||
| Week ending AUGUST 22, 1953 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | IT’S BEEN SO LONG Webb Pierce (Decca 28725) | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | MEXICAN JOE Jim Reeves & Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116) | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | RUB-A-DUB-DUB Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 2445) | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | HEY JOE! Carl Smith (Columbia 21129) | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Darrell Glenn (Valley 105) | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | I WON’T BE HOME NO MORE Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11533) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | A DEAR JOHN LETTER Jean Shepard (Capitol 2502) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11479) | 4 | 14 | |
| 9 | FREE HOME DEMONSTRATION Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-5305) | 7 | 3 | |
| 10 | TRADEMARK Carl Smith (Columbia 21119) | 8 | 6 | |
| The CASH BOX Top 10 Folk & Western Best Sellers | ||||
| Week ending AUGUST 22, 1953 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | IT’S BEEN SO LONG Webb Pierce (Decca 28725) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | A DEAR JOHN LETTER Jean Shepard (Capitol 2502) | 5 | 2 | |
| 3 | HEY JOE! Carl Smith (Columbia 21129) | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | I WON’T BE HOME NO MORE Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11533) | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | TRADEMARK Carl Smith (Columbia 21119) | 4 | 5 | |
| 6 | CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Darrell Glenn (Valley 105) Rex Allen (Decca 28758) | 7 | 3 2 | |
| 7 | RUB-A-DUB-DUB Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 2445) | 8 | 9 | |
| 8 | MEXICAN JOE Jim Reeves & Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116) | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | FREE HOME DEMONSTRATION Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-5305) | 10 | 5 | |
| 10 | IS ZAT YOU, MYRTLE Carlisles (Mercury 70174) | 9 | 3 | |
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