| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 7, 1963 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1214) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2 | ABILENE George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8181) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 3 | HAPPY TO BE UNHAPPY Gary Buck (Petal 1011) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | RING OF FIRE Johnny Cash (Columbia 42788) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
| 5 | YOU COMB HER HAIR George Jones (United Artists 578) | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
| 6 | MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Ray Price (Columbia 42827) | 11 | 16 | 24 | 6 | |
| 7 | GUILTY Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8193) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 8 | WE’RE THE TALK OF THE TOWN Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4992) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 9 | A MILLION YEARS OR SO Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8207) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 7 | |
| 10 | IN THE BACK ROOM TONIGHT Carl Smith (Columbia 42768) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | |
| 11 | DETROIT CITY Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8183) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 12 | LITTLE OLE YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8193) | 16 | 21 | 25 | 6 | |
| 13 | THE OTHER WOMAN Loretta Lynn (Decca 31471) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | |
| 14 | 8 X 10 Bill Anderson (Decca 31521) | 21 | 26 | 36 | 5 | |
| 15 | WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS George Jones & Melba Montgomery (United Artists 575) | 18 | 24 | 27 | 20 | |
| 16 | CAN’T TAKE THE COUNTRY FROM THE BOY Bob Luman (Hickory 1219) | 24 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| 17 | TIPS OF MY FINGERS Roy Clark (Capitol 4956) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
| 18 | LOOSE LIPS Earl Scott (Mercury 72110) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 19 | LOVING ARMS Carl Butler & Pearl (Columbia 42778) | 15 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
| 20 | NOT SO LONG AGO Marty Robbins (Columbia 42831) | 26 | 32 | 41 | 4 | |
| 21 | I GAVE MY WEDDING DRESS AWAY Kitty Wells (Decca 31501) | 19 | 19 | 23 | 8 | |
| 22 | THE MINUTE YOU’RE GONE Sonny James (Capitol 4969) | 17 | 14 | 8 | 12 | |
| 23 | SANDS OF GOLD Webb Pierce (Decca 31488) | 20 | 17 | 11 | 16 | |
| 24 | FADED LOVE Patsy Cline (Decca 31522) | 31 | 37 | 43 | 4 | |
| 25 | ACT NATURALLY Buck Owens (Capitol 4937) | 22 | 18 | 13 | 22 | |
| 26 | AIN’T GOT TIME FOR NOTHIN’ Bob Gallion (Hickory 1220) | 35 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | DOWN TO THE RIVER Rose Maddox (Capitol 4975) | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | |
| 28 | MY WORLD’S LOSING YOU Roy Drusky & Kitty Wells (Decca 31523) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | MY BABY’S NOT HERE (In Town Tonight) Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8178) | 25 | 23 | 18 | 11 | |
| 30 | ANYTHING NEW GETS OLD (Except My Love For You) Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8192) | 27 | 20 | 22 | 7 | |
| 31 | SOMEBODY LEFT THE GATES OF HEAVEN OPEN Ott Stephens (Reprise 20,196) | 34 | 39 | 44 | 5 | |
| 32 | WHAT’S BAD FOR YOU IS GOOD FOR ME Melba Montgomery (United Artists 576) | 28 | 31 | 34 | 7 | |
| 33 | TELL HER SO Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31520) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | LOCK, STOCK AND TEARDROPS Roger Miller (RCA Victor 47-8175) | 29 | 25 | 19 | 14 | |
| 35 | OH WHY CAN’T HE FORGET HER Judy Lynn (United Artists 606) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 4 | |
| 36 | IN THE SHADOWS OF THE WINE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8178) | 30 | 29 | 26 | 16 | |
| 37 | HEART, BE CAREFUL Billy Walker (Columbia 42794) | 43 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD Dave Dudley (Golden Wing 3020) | 32 | 27 | 21 | 16 | |
| 39 | HEY LUCILLE! Claude King (Columbia 42833) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | CRAZY ARMS Marion Worth (Columbia 42703) | 33 | 30 | 28 | 18 | |
| 41 | GO HOME CHEATER Claude Gray (Mercury 72156) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 5008) | 45 | 47 | 48 | 25 | |
| 43 | LOVE’S GONNA LIVE HERE Buck Owens (Capitol 5025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | NEW YORK TOWN Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 42840) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | AS CLOSE AS WE’LL EVER BE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4977) | 36 | 33 | 29 | 11 | |
| 46 | STILL NO. 2 Ben Colder (MGM 13147) | 37 | 36 | 38 | 6 | |
| 47 | SHE LOOKS GOOD TO THE CROWD Bobby Barnett (Sims 135) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACK Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 72155) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | CALL ME MR. BROWN Skeets McDonald (Columbia 42807) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | A HEARTACHE FOR A KEEPSAKE Kitty Wells (Decca 31501) | 42 | 35 | 30 | 13 | |
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