| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 1, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | GIDDY UP GO Red Sovine (Starday 737) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | BUCKAROO Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 5517) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8679) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | FLOWERS ON THE WALL Statler Brothers (Columbia 43315) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | ENGLAND SWINGS Roger Miller (Smash 2010) | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | |
| 6 | WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR Dave Dudley (Mercury 72500) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 7 | MAY THE BIRD OF PARADISE FLY UP YOUR NOSE “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43388) | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | |
| 8 | IF I TALK TO HIM Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-8663) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 9 | WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8678) | 12 | 16 | 24 | 7 | |
| 10 | HELLO VIETNAM Johnny Wright (Decca 31821) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | |
| 11 | TAKE ME George Jones (Musicor 1117) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 12 | SITTIN’ ON A ROCK (Crying In A Creek) Warner Mack (Decca 31853) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 13 | MORE THAN YESTERDAY Slim Whitman (Imperial 66130) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 14 | WOMEN DO FUNNY THINGS TO ME Del Reeves (United Artists 940) | 17 | 24 | 33 | 6 | |
| 15 | LITTLE BUDDY Claude King (Columbia 43416) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 10 | |
| 16 | HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU Johnny Cash (Columbia 43420) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
| 17 | TRUE LOVE’S A BLESSING Sonny James (Capitol 5536) | 20 | 29 | 40 | 4 | |
| 18 | IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43411) | 19 | 26 | 29 | 11 | |
| 19 | WHILE YOU’RE DANCING Marty Robbins (Columbia 43428) | 21 | 28 | 35 | 8 | |
| 20 | IT’S ANOTHER WORLD Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31819) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| 21 | ARTIFICIAL ROSE Jimmy Newman (Decca 31841) | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | |
| 22 | TALK ME SOME SENSE Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8699) | 23 | 31 | 34 | 6 | |
| 23 | AS LONG AS THE WINDS BLOW Johnny Darrell (United Artists 943) | 25 | 32 | 38 | 6 | |
| 24 | KEEP THE FLAG FLYING Johnny Wright (Decca 31875) | 27 | 36 | 43 | 4 | |
| 25 | BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY George Jones & Melba Montgomery (United Artists 941) | 26 | 34 | 42 | 6 | |
| 26 | THANK YOU MA’AM Ray Pillow (Capitol 5518) | 30 | 37 | 44 | 5 | |
| 27 | WHITE LIGHTNIN’ EXPRESS Roy Drusky (Mercury 72471) | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |
| 28 | BABY Wilma Burgess (Decca 31862) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | SNOW FLAKE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8719) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | WRITE ME A PICTURE George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8690) | 33 | 40 | 47 | 4 | |
| 31 | WHAT KINDA DEAL IS THIS Bill Carlisle (Hickory 1348) | 49 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | MY DREAMS Faron Young (Mercury 72490) | 35 | 44 | 49 | 5 | |
| 33 | DON’T YOU EVER GET TIRED OF HURTING ME Ray Price (Columbia 43427) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | A PICTURE THAT’S NEW George Morgan (Columbia 43393) | 38 | 42 | 46 | 6 | |
| 35 | A-11 Johnny Paycheck (Hilltop 3007) | 24 | 23 | 20 | 12 | |
| 36 | HANK WILLIAMS’ GUITAR Freddie Hart (Kapp 694) | 29 | 25 | 23 | 12 | |
| 37 | MONEY GREASES THE WHEELS Ferlin Husky (Capitol 5522) | 44 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | LIVIN’ IN A HOUSE FULL OF LOVE David Houston (Epic 9831) | 32 | 22 | 19 | 18 | |
| 39 | SWEET MEMORIES Webb Pierce (Decca 31867) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | YOU FINALLY SAID SOMETHING GOOD (When You Said Goodbye) Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5550) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | THE GIRLS GET PRETTIER (Every Day) Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-8695) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR FRIENDS Jim Nesbitt (Chart 1290) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I’VE CRIED A MILE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-8713) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | HE’S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW Charlie Walker (Epic 9852) | 43 | 41 | 41 | 8 | |
| 45 | BOTTOM OF A MOUNTAIN Tex Williams (Boone 1036) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | TRAVELIN’ MAN Dick Curless (Tower 193) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | BEFORE THE RING ON YOUR FINGER TURNS GREEN Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-8702) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I WILL NOT BLOW OUT THE LIGHT Marion Worth (Columbia 43405) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | I’D BETTER CALL THE LAW ON ME Hugh X. Lewis (Kapp 717) | 48 | 47 | 48 | 5 | |
| 50 | LOOK INTO MY TEARDROPS Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-8729) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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