The CASH BOX Country Top 50
Week ending AUGUST 3, 1963
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	RING OF FIRE     Johnny Cash (Columbia 42788)		1	1	2	11
2	TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS     Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1214)		3	6	7	10
3	ABILENE     George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8181)		2	3	4	10
4	SANDS OF GOLD     Webb Pierce (Decca 31488)		5	7	8	11
5	DETROIT CITY     Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8183)		8	12	16	8
6	DOWN TO THE RIVER     Rose Maddox (Capitol 4975)		7	8	10	10
7	ACT NATURALLY     Buck Owens (Capitol 4937)		4	2	1	17
8	GUILTY     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8193)		11	15	25	6
9	TIPS OF MY FINGERS     Roy Clark (Capitol 4956)		18	34	42	6
10	IN THE SHADOWS OF THE WINE     Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8178)		9	10	14	11
11	LOCK, STOCK AND TEARDROPS     Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-8175)		12	13	21	9
12	SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD     Dave Dudley (Golden Wing 3020)		6	4	5	11
13	THE MINUTE YOU’RE GONE     Sonny James (Capitol 4969)		15	29	38	7
14	LOOSE LIPS     Earl Scott (Mercury 72110)		17	25	30	7
15	LOVING ARMS     Carl Butler & Pearl (Columbia 42778)		16	23	27	7
16	WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS     George Jones & Melba Montgomery (United Artists 575)		10	5	3	15
17	MY BABY’S NOT HERE (In Town Tonight)     Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8178)		21	27	33	6
18	CRAZY ARMS     Marion Worth (Columbia 42703)		13	9	9	13
19	AS CLOSE AS WE’LL EVER BE     Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4977)		22	30	31	6
20	SWEET DREAMS (Of You)     Patsy Cline (Decca 31483)		14	11	6	14
21	HAPPY TO BE UNHAPPY     Gary Buck (Petal 1011)		29	41	49	4
22	AIN’T IT FUNNY WHAT A FOOL WILL DO     George Jones (United Artists 578)		26	28	36	5
23	A HEARTACHE FOR A KEEPSAKE     Kitty Wells (Decca 31501)		19	17	28	8
24	WE HAVEN’T A MOMENT TO LOSE     Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4973)		25	31	35	6
25	IN THE BACK ROOM TONIGHT     Carl Smith (Columbia 42768)		28	36	40	5
26	LONESOME 7-7203     Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 5712)		20	14	11	22
27	OLD SHOWBOAT     Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42765)		23	16	12	12
28	WE’RE THE TALK OF THE TOWN     Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4992)		31	39	43	4
29	YOUR MOTHER’S PRAYER     Buddy Cagle (Capitol 4923)		24	18	15	15
30	FRAULEIN     Bobby Helms (Columbia 42801)		38	42	45	4
31	THE OTHER WOMAN     Loretta Lynn (Decca 31471)		27	24	22	13
32	YOU COMB HER HAIR     George Jones (United Artists 578)		40	43	—	3
33	I’M SAVING MY LOVE     Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-8176)		30	20	18	13
34	ROLL MUDDY RIVER     Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31464)		33	21	19	22
35	ANYTHING NEW GETS OLD (Except My Love For You)     Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8192)		44	—	—	2
36	A MILLION YEARS OR SO     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8207)		37	—	—	2
37	I GAVE MY WEDDING DRESS AWAY     Kitty Wells (Decca 31501)		41	45	—	3
38	THE MAN WHO ROBBED THE BANK AT SANTA FE     Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-8151)		32	19	13	19
39	LITTLE OLE YOU     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8193)		—	—	—	1
40	NOBODY’S DARLIN’ BUT MINE     Webb Pierce (Decca 31488)		35	26	23	11
41	MY FATHER’S VOICE     Judy Lynn (United Artists 571)		34	32	17	18
42	MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY     Ray Price (Columbia 42827)		—	—	—	1
43	NIGHTMARE     Faron Young (Mercury 72114)		36	22	20	12
44	WHAT’S BAD FOR YOU IS GOOD FOR ME     Melba Montgomery (United Artists 576)		47	—	—	2
45	STILL NO. 2     Ben Colder (MGM 13147)		—	—	—	1
46	CAN’T TAKE THE COUNTRY FROM THE BOY     Bob Luman (Hickory 1219)		48	49	—	3
47	THE TWELFTH ROSE     The Browns (RCA Victor 47-8198)		—	—	—	1
48	THE ONLY GIRL I CAN’T FORGET     Del Reeves (Reprise 20,158)		43	44	46	13
49	TAKE A LETTER, MISS GRAY     Justin Tubb (Groove 0017)		39	33	24	16
50	THIS IS ALL I ASK     Burl Ives (Decca 31518)		—	—	—	1

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