| The CASH BOX Country Top 60 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 21, 1966 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8789) | 3 | 6 | 18 | 8 | |
| 2 | HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF Buddy Starcher (Boone 1038) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| 3 | TIPPY TOEING Harden Trio (Columbia 43463) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 4 | I’M LIVING IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS Bonnie Guitar (Dot 16811) | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | |
| 5 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Sonny James (Capitol 5612) | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | |
| 6 | I WANT TO GO WITH YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8749) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 7 | I LOVE YOU DROPS Bill Anderson (Decca 31890) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-8770) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 9 | THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS ON THE LEFT Johnny Cash (Columbia 43496) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 | MANY HAPPY HANGOVERS TO YOU Jean Shepard (Capitol 5585) | 12 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| 11 | I’M A PEOPLE George Jones (Musicor 1143) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 12 | CATCH A LITTLE RAINDROP Claude King (Columbia 43510) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
| 13 | STOP THE START (Of Tears In My Heart) Johnny Dollar (Columbia 43537) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
| 14 | PUT IT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW Bill Phillips (Decca 31901) | 16 | 22 | 27 | 9 | |
| 15 | VIET NAM BLUES Dave Dudley (Mercury 72550) | 17 | 18 | 22 | 10 | |
| 16 | NOBODY BUT A FOOL (Would Love You) Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-8746) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 14 | |
| 17 | TALKIN’ TO THE WALL Warner Mack (Decca 31911) | 18 | 23 | 26 | 10 | |
| 18 | BACK POCKET MONEY Jimmy Newman (Decca 31916) | 19 | 24 | 32 | 10 | |
| 19 | THE MINUTE MEN (Are Turning In Their Graves) Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43552) | 20 | 26 | 28 | 8 | |
| 20 | SWINGING DOORS Merle Haggard (Capitol 5600) | 22 | 35 | 49 | 4 | |
| 21 | DEAR UNCLE SAM Loretta Lynn (Decca 31893) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| 22 | GIDDYUP GO – ANSWER Minnie Pearl (Starday 754) | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | |
| 23 | DON’T TOUCH ME Jeannie Seely (Monument 933) | 33 | 39 | 42 | 5 | |
| 24 | COMMON COLDS AND BROKEN HEARTS Ray Pillow (Capitol 5587) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 9 | |
| 25 | A WAY TO SURVIVE Ray Price (Columbia 43560) | 29 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| 26 | HIGHWAY MAN Dick Curless (Tower 219) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 7 | |
| 27 | THE LAST WORD IN LONESOME IS ME Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8818) | 37 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | THE TWELFTH OF NEVER Slim Whitman (Imperial 66153) | 23 | 27 | 21 | 10 | |
| 29 | DON’T TOUCH ME Wilma Burgess (Decca 31941) | 41 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | EVIL ON YOUR MIND Jan Howard (Decca 31933) | 35 | 40 | 43 | 4 | |
| 31 | ONE BUM TOWN Del Reeves (United Artists 50001) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 6 | |
| 32 | ROLL TRUCK ROLL Red Simpson (Capitol 5577) | 30 | 31 | 37 | 6 | |
| 33 | NICKELS, QUARTERS AND DIMES Johnny Wright (Decca 31927) | 28 | 28 | 33 | 6 | |
| 34 | THE “A” TEAM SSgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor 47-8804) | 34 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | BRACERO Stu Phillips (RCA Victor 47-8771) | 38 | 43 | 46 | 5 | |
| 36 | STEEL RAIL BLUES George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8797) | 32 | 32 | 39 | 4 | |
| 37 | I’LL TAKE THE DOG Jean Shepard & Ray Pillow (Capitol 5633) | 45 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | BORN TO BE IN LOVE WITH YOU Van Trevor (Band Box 367) | 42 | 44 | 47 | 5 | |
| 39 | GUESS MY EYES WERE BIGGER THAN MY HEART Conway Twitty (Decca 31897) | 39 | 34 | 34 | 7 | |
| 40 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Hank Williams (MGM 13489) | 36 | 36 | 40 | 4 | |
| 41 | THE COUNT DOWN Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-8808) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | THINK OF ME Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 5647) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | I’LL LEAVE THE SINGIN’ TO THE BLUEBIRDS Sheb Wooley (MGM 13477) | 46 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 44 | TO TELL THE TRUTH (I Told A Lie) Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5606) | 40 | — | 30 | 8 | |
| 45 | THE SHIRT Norma Jean (RCA Victor 47-8790) | 47 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | IN THE SAME OLD WAY Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8758) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | A DEVIL LIKE ME (Needs An Angel Like You) Dick Curless & Kay Adams (Tower 226) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | TONIGHT I’M COMING HOME Buddy Cagle (Imperial 66161) | 43 | 42 | 45 | 4 | |
| 49 | (Yes) I’M HURTING Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8812) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THAT’S ALL IT TOOK George & Gene (Musicor 1165) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | POOR BOY BLUES Bob Luman (Hickory 1382) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | SWEET TEMPTATION Carl Smith (Columbia 43599) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | GIDDYUP DO-NUT Don Bowman (RCA Victor 47-8811) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | I COULD SING ALL NIGHT Ferlin Husky (Capitol 5615) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | JOHNNY LOSE IT ALL Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | TIME TO BUM AGAIN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-8822) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | MEAN OLD WOMAN Claude Gray (Columbia 43614) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | I JUST CAME TO SMELL THE FLOWERS Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8800) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | WRITING ON THE WALL Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43590) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | FROM NASHVILLE WITH LOVE Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 47-8781) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: This week, Cash Box added 10 additional positions to its Country Singles chart. |
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