| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 18, 1965 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8679) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | BUCKAROO Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 5517) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | GIDDY UP GO Red Sovine (Starday 737) | 7 | 14 | 31 | 5 | |
| 4 | HELLO VIETNAM Johnny Wright (Decca 31821) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| 5 | IF I TALK TO HIM Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-8663) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | IT’S ANOTHER WORLD Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31819) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 7 | MAY THE BIRD OF PARADISE FLY UP YOUR NOSE “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43388) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 8 | FLOWERS ON THE WALL Statler Brothers (Columbia 43315) | 9 | 12 | 19 | 9 | |
| 9 | TAKE ME George Jones (Musicor 1117) | 10 | 13 | 20 | 8 | |
| 10 | WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR Dave Dudley (Mercury 72500) | 13 | 18 | 25 | 6 | |
| 11 | ARTIFICIAL ROSE Jimmy Newman (Decca 31841) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | ENGLAND SWINGS Roger Miller (Smash 2010) | 21 | 30 | 36 | 4 | |
| 13 | MORE THAN YESTERDAY Slim Whitman (Imperial 66130) | 15 | 20 | 21 | 7 | |
| 14 | SITTIN’ ON A ROCK (Crying In A Creek) Warner Mack (Decca 31853) | 17 | 24 | 26 | 7 | |
| 15 | IS IT REALLY OVER? Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8625) | 14 | 11 | 6 | 21 | |
| 16 | WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8678) | 24 | 33 | 43 | 5 | |
| 17 | BEHIND THE TEAR Sonny James (Capitol 5454) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 21 | |
| 18 | LITTLE BUDDY Claude King (Columbia 43416) | 22 | 25 | 28 | 8 | |
| 19 | WHITE LIGHTNIN’ EXPRESS Roy Drusky (Mercury 72471) | 16 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| 20 | KANSAS CITY STAR Roger Miller (Smash 1998) | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 21 | HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU Johnny Cash (Columbia 43420) | 25 | 26 | 30 | 7 | |
| 22 | LIVIN’ IN A HOUSE FULL OF LOVE David Houston (Epic 9831) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 16 | |
| 23 | A-11 Johnny Paycheck (Hilltop 3007) | 20 | 17 | 17 | 10 | |
| 24 | WOMEN DO FUNNY THINGS TO ME Del Reeves (United Artists 940) | 33 | 39 | 46 | 4 | |
| 25 | HANK WILLIAMS’ GUITAR Freddie Hart (Kapp 694) | 23 | 19 | 16 | 10 | |
| 26 | IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43411) | 29 | 32 | 34 | 9 | |
| 27 | THE HOME YOU’RE TEARIN’ DOWN Loretta Lynn (Decca 31836) | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | |
| 28 | WHILE YOU’RE DANCING Marty Robbins (Columbia 43428) | 35 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| 29 | TRUE LOVE’S A BLESSING Sonny James (Capitol 5536) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | ONE MAN BAND Phil Baugh (Longhorn 563) | 26 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
| 31 | TALK ME SOME SENSE Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8699) | 34 | 38 | 44 | 4 | |
| 32 | AS LONG AS THE WINDS BLOW Johnny Darrell (United Artists 943) | 38 | 44 | 48 | 4 | |
| 33 | TROUBLE ON OUR LINE Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell (Mercury 72497) | 36 | 36 | 40 | 6 | |
| 34 | BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY George Jones & Melba Montgomery (United Artists 941) | 42 | 45 | 50 | 4 | |
| 35 | LOVE BUG George Jones (Musicor 1098) | 31 | 28 | 18 | 18 | |
| 36 | KEEP THE FLAG FLYING Johnny Wright (Decca 31875) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | THANK YOU MA’AM Ray Pillow (Capitol 5518) | 44 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | IF YOU WANT A LOVE Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 5517) | 30 | 29 | 32 | 6 | |
| 39 | ’TATER RAISIN’ MAN Dick Curless (Tower 161) | 27 | 23 | 22 | 11 | |
| 40 | WRITE ME A PICTURE George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8690) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | HE’S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW Charlie Walker (Epic 9852) | 41 | 43 | 45 | 6 | |
| 42 | A PICTURE THAT’S NEW George Morgan (Columbia 43393) | 46 | 48 | 49 | 4 | |
| 43 | SALLY’S ARMS Sheb Wooley (MGM 13395) | 45 | 46 | 47 | 6 | |
| 44 | MY DREAMS Faron Young (Mercury 72490) | 49 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Decca 31824) | 39 | 40 | 42 | 4 | |
| 46 | MONEY GREASES THE WHEELS Ferlin Husky (Capitol 5522) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | I’D BETTER CALL THE LAW ON ME Hugh X. Lewis (Kapp 717) | 48 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY Buck Owens (Capitol 5537) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | IT’S FOR GOD, AND COUNTRY, AND YOU MOM (That’s Why I’m Fighting In Viet Nam) Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Decca 31861) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | WHAT KINDA DEAL IS THIS Bill Carlisle (Hickory 1348) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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