| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 28, 1963 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1214) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | HAPPY TO BE UNHAPPY Gary Buck (Petal 1011) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | 8 X 10 Bill Anderson (Decca 31521) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |
| 4 | MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Ray Price (Columbia 42827) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | AIN’T GOT TIME FOR NOTHIN’ Bob Gallion (Hickory 1220) | 9 | 14 | 26 | 6 | |
| 6 | WE’RE THE TALK OF THE TOWN Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4992) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 7 | WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS George Jones & Melba Montgomery (United Artists 575) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 23 | |
| 8 | ABILENE George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8181) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |
| 9 | TELL HER SO Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31520) | 15 | 24 | 33 | 5 | |
| 10 | NOT SO LONG AGO Marty Robbins (Columbia 42831) | 11 | 15 | 20 | 7 | |
| 11 | RING OF FIRE Johnny Cash (Columbia 42788) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |
| 12 | FADED LOVE Patsy Cline (Decca 31522) | 16 | 28 | 24 | 7 | |
| 13 | LOVE’S GONNA LIVE HERE Buck Owens (Capitol 5025) | 21 | 34 | 43 | 4 | |
| 14 | A MILLION YEARS OR SO Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8207) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 15 | HEART, BE CAREFUL Billy Walker (Columbia 42794) | 24 | 32 | 37 | 6 | |
| 16 | LITTLE OLE YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8193) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 17 | HEY LUCILLE! Claude King (Columbia 42833) | 23 | 29 | 39 | 5 | |
| 18 | MY WORLD’S LOSING YOU Roy Drusky & Kitty Wells (Decca 31523) | 20 | 26 | 28 | 6 | |
| 19 | YOU COMB HER HAIR George Jones (United Artists 578) | 13 | 10 | 5 | 11 | |
| 20 | SOMEBODY LEFT THE GATES OF HEAVEN OPEN Ott Stephens (Reprise 20,196) | 18 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| 21 | GO HOME CHEATER Claude Gray (Mercury 72156) | 29 | 36 | 41 | 5 | |
| 22 | CAN’T TAKE THE COUNTRY FROM THE BOY Bob Luman (Hickory 1219) | 14 | 9 | 16 | 11 | |
| 23 | CALL ME MR. BROWN Skeets McDonald (Columbia 42807) | 34 | 42 | 49 | 4 | |
| 24 | GUILTY Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8193) | 17 | 12 | 7 | 14 | |
| 25 | NEW YORK TOWN Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 42840) | 35 | 38 | 44 | 4 | |
| 26 | DETROIT CITY Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8183) | 19 | 18 | 11 | 16 | |
| 27 | SHE LOOKS GOOD TO THE CROWD Bobby Barnett (Sims 135) | 39 | 50 | 47 | 5 | |
| 28 | WE’VE GOT SOMETHING IN COMMON Faron Young (Mercury 72167) | 36 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | IN THE BACK ROOM TONIGHT Carl Smith (Columbia 42768) | 22 | 16 | 10 | 13 | |
| 30 | THE OTHER WOMAN Loretta Lynn (Decca 31471) | 25 | 17 | 13 | 21 | |
| 31 | TIPS OF MY FINGERS Roy Clark (Capitol 4956) | 27 | 19 | 17 | 14 | |
| 32 | DON’T LET HER SEE ME CRY Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 42839) | 38 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | ACT NATURALLY Buck Owens (Capitol 4937) | 37 | 30 | 25 | 25 | |
| 34 | LOVING ARMS Carl Butler & Pearl (Columbia 42778) | 28 | 20 | 19 | 15 | |
| 35 | TIE MY HUNTING DOG DOWN, JED Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith (Starday 642) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | THE MINUTE YOU’RE GONE Sonny James (Capitol 4969) | 30 | 23 | 22 | 15 | |
| 37 | WILD WILD WIND Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42846) | 41 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | OH WHY CAN’T HE FORGET HER Judy Lynn (United Artists 606) | 31 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| 39 | DON’T PRETEND Bobby Edwards (Capitol 5006) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | I GAVE MY WEDDING DRESS AWAY Kitty Wells (Decca 31501) | 26 | 21 | 21 | 11 | |
| 41 | COWBOY BOOTS Dave Dudley (Golden Ring 3030) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | LOOSE LIPS Earl Scott (Mercury 72110) | 32 | 22 | 18 | 15 | |
| 43 | SWEETHEARTS IN HEAVEN Buck Owens & Rose Maddox (Capitol 4992) | 47 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | THANKS A LOT Ernest Tubb (Decca 31526) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | SANDS OF GOLD Webb Pierce (Decca 31488) | 33 | 25 | 23 | 19 | |
| 46 | MY BABY’S NOT HERE (In Town Tonight) Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8178) | 42 | 35 | 29 | 14 | |
| 47 | I CAN’T STAY MAD AT YOU Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-8219) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | COULDN’T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES Mel Tillis (Decca 31528) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | ANYTHING NEW GETS OLD (Except My Love For You) Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8192) | 45 | 37 | 30 | 10 | |
| 50 | A HEARTACHE FOR A KEEPSAKE Kitty Wells (Decca 31501) | 43 | 48 | 50 | 16 | |
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