The CASH BOX Country Top 50
Week ending DECEMBER 25, 1965
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BUCKAROO     Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 5517)		2	2	4	9
2	MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8679)		1	1	1	11
3	GIDDY UP GO     Red Sovine (Starday 737)		3	7	14	6
4	HELLO VIETNAM     Johnny Wright (Decca 31821)		4	5	3	20
5	IF I TALK TO HIM     Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-8663)		5	6	7	13
6	FLOWERS ON THE WALL     Statler Brothers (Columbia 43315)		8	9	12	10
7	WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR     Dave Dudley (Mercury 72500)		10	13	18	7
8	MAY THE BIRD OF PARADISE FLY UP YOUR NOSE     “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43388)		7	3	2	11
9	ENGLAND SWINGS     Roger Miller (Smash 2010)		12	21	30	5
10	TAKE ME     George Jones (Musicor 1117)		9	10	13	9
11	MORE THAN YESTERDAY     Slim Whitman (Imperial 66130)		13	15	20	8
12	WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING     Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-8678)		16	24	33	6
13	SITTIN’ ON A ROCK (Crying In A Creek)     Warner Mack (Decca 31853)		14	17	24	8
14	IT’S ANOTHER WORLD     Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31819)		6	4	5	14
15	ARTIFICIAL ROSE     Jimmy Newman (Decca 31841)		11	8	9	14
16	LITTLE BUDDY     Claude King (Columbia 43416)		18	22	25	9
17	WOMEN DO FUNNY THINGS TO ME     Del Reeves (United Artists 940)		24	33	39	5
18	HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU     Johnny Cash (Columbia 43420)		21	25	26	8
19	IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK     Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43411)		26	29	32	10
20	TRUE LOVE’S A BLESSING     Sonny James (Capitol 5536)		29	40	—	3
21	WHILE YOU’RE DANCING     Marty Robbins (Columbia 43428)		28	35	37	7
22	WHITE LIGHTNIN’ EXPRESS     Roy Drusky (Mercury 72471)		19	16	10	14
23	TALK ME SOME SENSE     Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8699)		31	34	38	5
24	A-11     Johnny Paycheck (Hilltop 3007)		23	20	17	11
25	AS LONG AS THE WINDS BLOW     Johnny Darrell (United Artists 943)		32	38	44	5
26	BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY     George Jones & Melba Montgomery (United Artists 941)		34	42	45	5
27	KEEP THE FLAG FLYING     Johnny Wright (Decca 31875)		36	43	—	3
28	KANSAS CITY STAR     Roger Miller (Smash 1998)		20	12	6	15
29	HANK WILLIAMS’ GUITAR     Freddie Hart (Kapp 694)		25	23	19	11
30	THANK YOU MA’AM     Ray Pillow (Capitol 5518)		37	44	47	4
31	BEHIND THE TEAR     Sonny James (Capitol 5454)		17	11	8	22
32	LIVIN’ IN A HOUSE FULL OF LOVE     David Houston (Epic 9831)		22	19	16	17
33	WRITE ME A PICTURE     George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8690)		40	47	—	3
34	IS IT REALLY OVER?     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8625)		15	14	11	22
35	MY DREAMS     Faron Young (Mercury 72490)		44	49	49	4
36	ONE MAN BAND     Phil Baugh (Longhorn 563)		30	26	27	8
37	TROUBLE ON OUR LINE     Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell (Mercury 72497)		33	36	36	7
38	A PICTURE THAT’S NEW     George Morgan (Columbia 43393)		42	46	48	5
39	BABY     Wilma Burgess (Decca 31862)		—	—	—	1
40	THE HOME YOU’RE TEARIN’ DOWN     Loretta Lynn (Decca 31836)		27	18	15	18
41	DON’T YOU EVER GET TIRED OF HURTING ME     Ray Price (Columbia 43427)		—	—	—	1
42	SALLY’S ARMS     Sheb Wooley (MGM 13395)		43	45	46	7
43	HE’S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW     Charlie Walker (Epic 9852)		41	41	43	7
44	MONEY GREASES THE WHEELS     Ferlin Husky (Capitol 5522)		46	—	—	2
45	SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY     Buck Owens (Capitol 5537)		48	—	—	2
46	SNOW FLAKE     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8719)		—	—	—	1
47	SWEET MEMORIES     Webb Pierce (Decca 31867)		—	—	—	1
48	I’D BETTER CALL THE LAW ON ME     Hugh X. Lewis (Kapp 717)		47	48	50	4
49	WHAT KINDA DEAL IS THIS     Bill Carlisle (Hickory 1348)		50	—	—	2
50	YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR FRIENDS     Jim Nesbitt (Chart 1290)		—	—	—	1

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