| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 8, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THIS IS IT Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8508) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 10 LITTLE BOTTLES Johnny Bond (Starday 704) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 3 | GIRL ON THE BILLBOARD Del Reeves (United Artists 824) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | TWO SIX PACKS AWAY Dave Dudley (Mercury 72384) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | KING OF THE ROAD Roger Miller (Smash 1965) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 6 | THINGS HAVE GONE TO PIECES George Jones (Musicor 1067) | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
| 7 | YOU DON’T HEAR Kitty Wells (Decca 31749) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| 8 | WHAT’S HE DOING IN MY WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8516) | 9 | 13 | 21 | 6 | |
| 9 | SEE THE BIG MAN CRY Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5369) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | |
| 10 | I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43197) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 11 | A TOMBSTONE EVERY MILE Dick Curless (Tower 124) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | |
| 12 | CERTAIN Bill Anderson (Decca 31743) | 13 | 15 | 23 | 7 | |
| 13 | I’LL KEEP HOLDING ON (Just To Your Love) Sonny James (Capitol 5375) | 15 | 20 | 31 | 5 | |
| 14 | RIBBON OF DARKNESS Marty Robbins (Columbia 43258) | 22 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | I’VE GOT FIVE DOLLARS AND IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT George & Gene (Musicor 1066) | 16 | 18 | 25 | 7 | |
| 16 | BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL Loretta Lynn (Decca 31769) | 18 | 29 | 38 | 4 | |
| 17 | MATAMOROS Billy Walker (Columbia 43223) | 26 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | QUEEN OF THE HOUSE Jody Miller (Capitol 5402) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | I HAD ONE TOO MANY Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31764) | 17 | 23 | 33 | 5 | |
| 20 | A DEAR JOHN LETTER Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8496) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 21 | JUST THOUGHT I’D LET YOU KNOW Carl Butler & Pearl (Columbia 43210) | 27 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 22 | MY OLD FADED ROSE Johnny Sea (Philips 40267) | 24 | 25 | 29 | 7 | |
| 23 | I’VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL Buck Owens (Capitol 5336) | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | |
| 24 | THEN AND ONLY THEN Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-8489) | 19 | 16 | 11 | 15 | |
| 25 | I STILL MISS SOMEONE Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (Columbia 43204) | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | |
| 26 | THE WISHING WELL (Down In The Well) Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-8488) | 21 | 14 | 8 | 12 | |
| 27 | BEFORE YOU GO Buck Owens (Capitol 5410) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 28 | GETTIN’ MARRIED HAS MADE US STRANGERS Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-8525) | 33 | 37 | 46 | 5 | |
| 29 | ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Johnny Cash (Columbia 43206) | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
| 30 | I’M GONNA FEED YOU NOW Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-8524) | 37 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | ENGINE ENGINE #9 Roger Miller (Smash 1983) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 32 | LOVING YOU THEN LOSING YOU Webb Pierce (Decca 31737) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN Jimmy Martin & Sunny Mountain Boys (Decca 31748) | 38 | 42 | 45 | 6 | |
| 34 | (From Now On All Of My Friends Are Gonna Be) STRANGERS Roy Drusky (Mercury 72376) Merle Haggard (Tally 179) | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 17 | |
| 35 | THE OTHER WOMAN Ray Price (Columbia 43264) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | YOU CAN’T STOP MY HEART FROM BREAKING Wilma Burgess (Decca 31759) | 29 | 33 | 36 | 5 | |
| 37 | TROUBLE IN MIND Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-8548) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | STILL ALIVE IN ’65 Jim Nesbitt (Chart 1200) | 39 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | WHEN THE WIND BLOWS IN CHICAGO Roy Clark (Capitol 5350) | 28 | 21 | 26 | 6 | |
| 40 | WALK TALL Faron Young (Mercury 72375) | 35 | 28 | 20 | 15 | |
| 41 | SHE CALLED ME BABY Carl Smith (Columbia 43200) | 30 | 26 | 19 | 11 | |
| 42 | BECAUSE I CARED Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1304) | 43 | 46 | 48 | 4 | |
| 43 | YOU’RE THE ONLY WORLD I KNOW Sonny James (Capitol 5280) | 31 | 27 | 15 | 28 | |
| 44 | KLONDIKE MIKE Hal Willis (Sims 235) | 45 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 45 | BE GOOD TO HER Carl Smith (Columbia 43266) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | JUST BEFORE DAWN Ned Miller (Fabor 139) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | SHE’S GONE GONE GONE Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43256) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | BLAME IT ON THE MOONLIGHT Johnny Wright (Decca 31740) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES Roy Acuff (Hickory 1291) | 34 | 24 | 24 | 11 | |
| 50 | HE STANDS REAL TALL “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43243) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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