| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 29, 1962 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 42606) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2 | WALL TO WALL LOVE Bob Gallion (Hickory 1181) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 3 | MAMA SANG A SONG Bill Anderson (Decca 31404) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | RUBY ANN Marty Robbins (Columbia 42614) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | |
| 5 | I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-8072) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| 6 | DON’T LET ME CROSS OVER Carl Butler (Columbia 42593) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | DOWN BY THE RIVER Faron Young (Capitol 4868) | 11 | 18 | 21 | 6 | |
| 8 | SING A LITTLE SONG OF HEARTACHE Rose Maddox (Capitol 4845) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 9 | DOES HE MEAN THAT MUCH TO YOU? Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8102) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| 10 | BLACK CLOUD Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 72057) | 9 | 10 | 15 | 7 | |
| 11 | THE END OF THE WORLD Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-8098) | 15 | 22 | 28 | 10 | |
| 12 | A GIRL I USED TO KNOW George Jones & Jones Boys (United Artists 500) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| 13 | I’VE GOT THE WORLD BY THE TAIL Claude King (Columbia 42630) | 22 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | IT WAS YOU Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4853) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 15 | I’M GONNA CHANGE EVERYTHING Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8080) | 13 | 11 | 8 | 20 | |
| 16 | HOUSE DOWN THE BLOCK Buck Owens (Capitol 4872) | 21 | 30 | 36 | 5 | |
| 17 | SECOND HAND ROSE Roy Drusky (Decca 31443) | 25 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | I’VE ENJOYED AS MUCH OF THIS AS I CAN STAND Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8105) | 19 | 31 | 38 | 5 | |
| 19 | PAIN A PILL CAN’T LOCATE Carl Smith (Columbia 42610) | 23 | 24 | 30 | 6 | |
| 20 | HOW COME YOUR DOG DON’T BITE NOBODY BUT ME Webb Pierce & Mel Tillis (Decca 31445) | 29 | 36 | 44 | 4 | |
| 21 | WE MISSED YOU Kitty Wells (Decca 31422) | 14 | 13 | 9 | 14 | |
| 22 | PRIDE Ray Price (Columbia 42518) | 17 | 16 | 13 | 18 | |
| 23 | HELLO TROUBLE Orville Couch (Vee-Jay 470) | 24 | 26 | 29 | 9 | |
| 24 | I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You) Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1432) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 9 | |
| 25 | I TAKE THE CHANCE Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1189) | 30 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 26 | THEN A TEAR FELL Earl Scott (Kapp 854) | 18 | 15 | 19 | 11 | |
| 27 | FROM A JACK TO A KING Ned Miller (Fabor 114) | 35 | 46 | 49 | 4 | |
| 28 | KICKIN’ OUR HEARTS AROUND Buck Owens (Capitol 4826) | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | |
| 29 | T FOR TEXAS Grandpa Jones (Monument 801) | 48 | — | — | 3 | |
| 30 | MARY ANN REGRETS Burl Ives (Decca 31433) | 26 | 23 | 18 | 9 | |
| 31 | COW TOWN Webb Pierce (Decca 31421) | 28 | 21 | 17 | 18 | |
| 32 | GET SET FOR A HEARTACHE Loretta Lynn (Decca 31435) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 5 | |
| 33 | BAYOU TALK Jimmy “C” Newman (Decca 31440) | 33 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOLLAR Wynn Stewart (Challenge 9164) | 27 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 35 | FADED LOVE Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4057) | 43 | 44 | 48 | 4 | |
| 36 | ANOTHER STRETCH OF TRACK Dick Flood (Epic 9556) | 37 | 39 | 43 | 5 | |
| 37 | FOOL ME ONCE Connie Hall (Decca 31438) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | MUST YOU THROW DIRT IN MY FACE Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4822) | 31 | 28 | 25 | 14 | |
| 39 | TRITZEM YODEL Grandpa Jones (Monument 801) | 38 | 33 | 39 | 5 | |
| 40 | SLEEPER CAB BLUES Tom O’Neal (Starday 607) | 41 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | GONNA RAISE A RUKUS TONIGHT Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42600) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | KING OF THE BLUES Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1189) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 8 | |
| 43 | KNOCK AGAIN, TRUE LOVE Claude Gray (Mercury 72063) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | DON’T GO NEAR THE INDIANS Rex Allen (Mercury 71997) | 34 | 17 | 14 | 16 | |
| 45 | CAN’T HANG UP THE PHONE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42628) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | SO HOW COME (No One Loves Me) Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8085) | 39 | 29 | 26 | 13 | |
| 47 | I CAN’T STOP (My Lovin’ You) Buck Owens (Capitol 4826) | 36 | 27 | 24 | 15 | |
| 48 | HE STANDS REAL TALL Del Reeves (Decca 31417) | 49 | 50 | 37 | 8 | |
| 49 | A STRANGER WAS HERE Darrell McCall (Philips 40079) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST (In Our Town) Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 5695) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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