| The CASH BOX Country Top 60 | ||||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 8, 1966 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ALMOST PERSUADED David Houston (Epic 10025) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | BLUE SIDE OF LONESOME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-8902) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | ROOM IN YOUR HEART Sonny James (Capitol 5690) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | THE TIP OF MY FINGERS Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-8869) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | OPEN UP YOUR HEART Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 5705) | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 | |
| 6 | THE SHOE GOES ON THE OTHER FOOT TONIGHT Marty Robbins (Columbia 43680) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 7 | FOUR-0-THIRTY THREE George Jones (Musicor 1181) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| 8 | THE BOTTLE LET ME DOWN Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 5704) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8 | |
| 9 | A MILLION AND ONE Billy Walker (Monument 943) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 10 | I GET THE FEVER Bill Anderson (Decca 31999) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 11 | YOU AIN’T WOMAN ENOUGH Loretta Lynn (Decca 31966) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 18 | |
| 12 | WALKING ON NEW GRASS Kenny Price (Boone 1042) | 14 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 13 | IF TEARDROPS WERE SILVER Jean Shepard (Capitol 5681) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |
| 14 | THE STREETS OF BALTIMORE Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 47-8851) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| 15 | ALMOST PERSUADED NO. 2 Ben Colder (MGM 13590) | 26 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY Warner Mack (Decca 32004) | 20 | 26 | 36 | 5 | |
| 17 | THE LOVIN’ MACHINE Johnny Paycheck (Little Darlin’ 008) | 15 | 11 | 9 | 18 | |
| 18 | IT’S ALL OVER (But The Crying) Kitty Wells (Decca 31957) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | |
| 19 | I HEAR LITTLE ROCK CALLING Ferlin Husky (Capitol 5679) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 12 | |
| 20 | AT EASE HEART Ernie Ashworth (Hickory 1400) | 21 | 25 | 27 | 12 | |
| 21 | STANDING IN THE SHADOWS Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 13504) | 18 | 17 | 12 | 20 | |
| 22 | THE COMPANY YOU KEEP Bill Phillips (Decca 31996) | 24 | 30 | 34 | 8 | |
| 23 | I CAN’T KEEP AWAY FROM YOU Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31974) | 17 | 16 | 11 | 15 | |
| 24 | THE WORLD IS ROUND Roy Drusky (Mercury 72586) | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | |
| 25 | (That’s What You Get) FOR LOVIN’ ME Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-8917) | 27 | 31 | 39 | 6 | |
| 26 | EARLY MORNING RAIN George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-8924) | 31 | 35 | 42 | 5 | |
| 27 | MOMMY, CAN I STILL CALL HIM DADDY Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-8900) | 25 | 20 | 19 | 10 | |
| 28 | HE WAS ALMOST PERSUADED Donna Harris (ABC 10839) | 32 | 43 | 50 | 4 | |
| 29 | BLUES PLUS BOOZE (Means I Lose) Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43718) | 29 | 24 | 23 | 11 | |
| 30 | SWEET THANG Nat Stuckey (Paula 243) | 35 | 42 | 45 | 6 | |
| 31 | IT’S ONLY LOVE Jeannie Seely (Monument 965) | 33 | 40 | 43 | 4 | |
| 32 | EVIL OFF MY MIND Burl Ives (Decca 31997) | 41 | 44 | 54 | 5 | |
| 33 | APARTMENT #9 Bobby Austin (Tally 500) | 36 | 38 | 48 | 5 | |
| 34 | NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Frank Ifield (Hickory 1397) | 34 | 36 | 40 | 5 | |
| 35 | SWINGING DOORS Merle Haggard (Capitol 5600) | 22 | 18 | 13 | 24 | |
| 36 | THIS GUN DON’T CARE Wanda Jackson (Capitol 5712) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 6 | |
| 37 | THINK OF ME Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 5647) | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
| 38 | HECK OF A FIX IN 66 Jim Nesbitt (Chart 1350) | 44 | 48 | 49 | 7 | |
| 39 | THE GREAT EL TIGRE (The Tiger) Stu Phillips (RCA Victor 47-8868) | 39 | 37 | 41 | 9 | |
| 40 | MY UNCLE USED TO LOVE ME BUT SHE DIED Roger Miller (Smash 2055) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | SHOW ME THE WAY TO THE CIRCUS Homesteaders (Little Darlin’ 0010) | 45 | 49 | 47 | 6 | |
| 42 | COMING BACK TO YOU Browns (RCA Victor 47-8942) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | THE BARON Dick Curless (Tower 255) | 48 | 54 | 58 | 4 | |
| 44 | TOUCH MY HEART Ray Price (Columbia 43795) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | OH, LONESOME ME Bobbi Martin (Coral 62488) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | I’M DOING THIS FOR DADDY Johnny Wright (Decca 32002) | 52 | 56 | 57 | 4 | |
| 47 | VOLKSWAGEN Ray Pillow (Capitol 5735) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | BOTTLES Billy Grammer (Epic 10052) | 47 | 47 | 32 | 6 | |
| 49 | SHE’S MIGHTY GONE Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50047) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | LITTLE PINK MACK Kay Adams (Tower 269) | 51 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | STATESIDE Mel Tillis (Kapp 772) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | LONG TIME GONE Dave Dudley (Mercury 72618) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | IT MAKES YOU HAPPY (To Know You Make Me Blue) Kenny Vernon (Caravan 123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | UNWANTED FEELING Jimmy Newman (Decca 31994) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | ANOTHER STORY Ernest Tubb (Decca 32022) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | THE FIVE LITTLE JOHNSON GIRLS Stonemans (MGM 13557) | 57 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | MAN WITH A PLAN Carl Smith (Columbia 43753) | 53 | 52 | — | 4 | |
| 58 | THE BIGGER THE FOOL (The Harder The Fall) Billy Mize (Columbia 43770) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | DADDY’S COMING HOME (Next Week) Charlie Walker (Epic 10063) | 55 | 57 | 59 | 4 | |
| 60 | THE TALLEST TREE Bonnie Guitar (Dot 16919) | 56 | 58 | — | 3 | |
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