| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 5, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHE THINKS I STILL CARE George Jones (United Artists 424) | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
| 2 | CHARLIE’S SHOES Billy Walker (Columbia 42287) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | P.T. 109 Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42338) | 7 | 15 | 23 | 5 | |
| 4 | SHE’S GOT YOU Patsy Cline (Decca 31354) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | GET A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS Bill Anderson (Decca 31358) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| 6 | IF A WOMAN ANSWERS (Hang Up The Phone) Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71926) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | THE BEST DRESSED BEGGAR (In Town) Carl Smith (Columbia 42349) | 12 | 14 | 26 | 6 | |
| 8 | MISERY LOVES COMPANY Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7967) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
| 9 | TROUBLE’S BACK IN TOWN Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31363) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 6 | |
| 10 | MY NAME IS MUD James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71935) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| 11 | BIG SHOES Ray Price (Columbia 42310) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
| 12 | CHINA DOLL George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8001) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 7 | |
| 13 | THREE DAYS Faron Young (Capitol 4696) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 14 | YOU TAKE THE TABLE (And I’ll Take The Chairs) Claude Gray (Mercury 71936) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 15 | I’VE JUST DESTROYED THE WORLD (I’m Living In) Ray Price (Columbia 42310) | 17 | 20 | 20 | 7 | |
| 16 | OLD RIVERS Walter Brennan (Liberty 55436) | 20 | 36 | 43 | 5 | |
| 17 | HONKY-TONK MAN Johnny Horton (Columbia 42302) | 18 | 22 | 25 | 8 | |
| 18 | LOVE CAN’T WAIT Marty Robbins (Columbia 42375) | 22 | 39 | 47 | 4 | |
| 19 | FUNNY WAY OF LAUGHIN’ Burl Ives (Decca 31371) | 24 | 29 | 36 | 5 | |
| 20 | YOU TAKE THE FUTURE (And I’ll Take The Past) Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-8009) | 23 | 25 | 30 | 5 | |
| 21 | LAUGHIN’ THE BLUES Sheb Wooley (MGM 13065) | 25 | 26 | 34 | 5 | |
| 22 | WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN Claude King (Columbia 42352) | 31 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | VALLEY OF TEARS Slim Whitman (Imperial 5821) | 28 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | SOMEBODY SAVE ME Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4721) | 26 | 33 | 41 | 4 | |
| 25 | ALLA MY LOVE Webb Pierce (Decca 31347) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 26 | THERE’S ALWAYS ONE (Who Loves A Lot) Roy Drusky (Decca 31366) | 29 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | ADIOS AMIGO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8019) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | NOBODY’S FOOL BUT YOURS Buck Owens (Capitol 4679) | 19 | 13 | 9 | 16 | |
| 29 | A WOUND TIME CAN’T ERASE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42229) | 13 | 12 | 7 | 16 | |
| 30 | TEARS BROKE OUT ON ME Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7984) | 21 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
| 31 | WHERE THE OLD RED RIVER FLOWS Jimmie Davis (Decca 31368) | 38 | 42 | 48 | 4 | |
| 32 | JUST AIN’T Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 42280) | 27 | 28 | 14 | 13 | |
| 33 | BAD NEWS GETS AROUND Warren Smith (Liberty 55409) | 30 | 19 | 19 | 11 | |
| 34 | (The Legend Of) BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHT Sonny James (RCA Victor 47-7998) | 33 | 32 | 32 | 8 | |
| 35 | I CAN MEND YOUR BROKEN HEART Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8017) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | THE BIG BATTLE Johnny Cash (Columbia 42301) | 32 | 27 | 29 | 8 | |
| 37 | I DONE DONE IT Wynn Stewart (Challenge 9142) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | IF I CRIED EVERY TIME YOU HURT ME Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4723) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | TAKE TIME Webb Pierce (Decca 31380) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | WALTZ OF THE ANGELS George Jones & Margie Singleton (Mercury 71955) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | SMALL TOWN GIRL Bob Gallion (Hickory 1164) | 40 | 35 | 35 | 8 | |
| 42 | LITTLE BITTY HEART Claude King (Columbia 42352) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | ACHING, BREAKING HEART George Jones (Mercury 71910) | 34 | 24 | 15 | 16 | |
| 44 | UNLOVED UNWANTED Kitty Wells (Decca 31349) | 36 | 21 | 16 | 17 | |
| 45 | OF ALL THE THINGS Jimmy Newman (Decca 31374) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | CRAZY WILD DESIRE Webb Pierce (Decca 31380) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | WELCOME HOME AGAIN Al Brumley (Capitol 4705) | 48 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | TWO VOICES, TWO SHADOWS, TWO FACES Jean Shepard (Capitol 4719) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | TOUCH ME Willie Nelson (Liberty 55439) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SEVEN SEAS FROM YOU Cowboy Copas (Starday 585) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 4 | |
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