| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 17, 1963 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ABILENE George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8181) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2 | RING OF FIRE Johnny Cash (Columbia 42788) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 3 | TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1214) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | GUILTY Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8193) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 | DETROIT CITY Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8183) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | TIPS OF MY FINGERS Roy Clark (Capitol 4956) | 7 | 9 | 18 | 8 | |
| 7 | LOVING ARMS Carl Butler & Pearl (Columbia 42778) | 9 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 8 | THE MINUTE YOU’RE GONE Sonny James (Capitol 4969) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 9 | HAPPY TO BE UNHAPPY Gary Buck (Petal 1011) | 13 | 21 | 29 | 6 | |
| 10 | LOOSE LIPS Earl Scott (Mercury 72110) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 11 | SANDS OF GOLD Webb Pierce (Decca 31488) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 12 | IN THE BACK ROOM TONIGHT Carl Smith (Columbia 42768) | 18 | 25 | 28 | 7 | |
| 13 | ACT NATURALLY Buck Owens (Capitol 4937) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 19 | |
| 14 | WE’RE THE TALK OF THE TOWN Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4992) | 20 | 28 | 31 | 6 | |
| 15 | THE OTHER WOMAN Loretta Lynn (Decca 31471) | 22 | 31 | 27 | 15 | |
| 16 | YOU COMB HER HAIR George Jones (United Artists 578) | 24 | 32 | 40 | 5 | |
| 17 | DOWN TO THE RIVER Rose Maddox (Capitol 4975) | 12 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 18 | MY BABY’S NOT HERE (In Town Tonight) Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8178) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 19 | LOCK, STOCK AND TEARDROPS Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-8175) | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 20 | A MILLION YEARS OR SO Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8207) | 26 | 36 | 37 | 4 | |
| 21 | SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD Dave Dudley (Golden Wing 3020) | 17 | 12 | 6 | 13 | |
| 22 | ANYTHING NEW GETS OLD (Except My Love For You) Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8192) | 28 | 35 | 44 | 4 | |
| 23 | I GAVE MY WEDDING DRESS AWAY Kitty Wells (Decca 31501) | 30 | 37 | 41 | 5 | |
| 24 | MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Ray Price (Columbia 42827) | 35 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | LITTLE OLE YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8193) | 32 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | IN THE SHADOWS OF THE WINE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8178) | 16 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| 27 | WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS George Jones & Melba Montgomery (United Artists 575) | 19 | 16 | 10 | 17 | |
| 28 | CRAZY ARMS Marion Worth (Columbia 42703) | 21 | 18 | 13 | 15 | |
| 29 | AS CLOSE AS WE’LL EVER BE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4977) | 23 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| 30 | A HEARTACHE FOR A KEEPSAKE Kitty Wells (Decca 31501) | 25 | 23 | 19 | 10 | |
| 31 | SWEET DREAMS (Of You) Patsy Cline (Decca 31483) | 27 | 20 | 14 | 16 | |
| 32 | CAN’T TAKE THE COUNTRY FROM THE BOY Bob Luman (Hickory 1219) | 37 | 46 | 48 | 5 | |
| 33 | WE HAVEN’T A MOMENT TO LOSE Wanda Jackson (Capitol 4973) | 29 | 24 | 25 | 8 | |
| 34 | WHAT’S BAD FOR YOU IS GOOD FOR ME Melba Montgomery (United Artists 576) | 39 | 44 | 47 | 4 | |
| 35 | OLD SHOWBOAT Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42765) | 33 | 27 | 23 | 14 | |
| 36 | 8 X 10 Bill Anderson (Decca 31521) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | LONESOME 7-7203 Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 5712) | 31 | 26 | 20 | 24 | |
| 38 | STILL NO. 2 Ben Colder (MGM 13147) | 41 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | AIN’T IT FUNNY WHAT A FOOL WILL DO George Jones (United Artists 578) | 34 | 22 | 26 | 7 | |
| 40 | THE TWELFTH ROSE The Browns (RCA Victor 47-8198) | 44 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | NOT SO LONG AGO Marty Robbins (Columbia 42831) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | SCARLET O’HARA Claude King (Columbia 42833) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | FADED LOVE Patsy Cline (Decca 31522) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | SOMEBODY LEFT THE GATES OF HEAVEN OPEN Ott Stephens (Reprise 20,196) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | OH WHY CAN’T HE FORGET HER Judy Lynn (United Artists 606) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | THIS IS ALL I ASK Burl Ives (Decca 31518) | 47 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | I GOTTA GET DRUNK (And I Shore Do Dread It) Joe Carson (Liberty 55578) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 5008) | — | — | — | 22 | |
| 49 | I’M SAVING MY LOVE Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-8176) | 36 | 33 | 30 | 15 | |
| 50 | YOUR MOTHER’S PRAYER Buddy Cagle (Capitol 4923) | 38 | 29 | 24 | 17 | |
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