CASH BOX COUNTRY SINGLES – 1966 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1966 Charts! |
| 1966 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 1 | Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine | 40. You Finally Said Something Good (When You Said Goodbye) - Charlie Louvin |
| January 8 | Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine | 44. Skid Row Joe - Porter Wagoner |
| January 15 | Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine | 44. A Born Loser - Don Gibson |
| January 22 | Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine | 42. Anita, You’re Dreaming - Waylon Jennings |
| January 29 | Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine | 38. Baby Ain’t That Fine - Gene Pitney & Melba Montgomery |
| February 5 | Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine | 43. Five Miles From Home (Soon I’ll See Mary) - Bob Luman |
| February 12 | Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine | 35. Husbands And Wives - Roger Miller |
| February 19 | Giddy Up Go - Red Sovine | 40. Nobody But A Fool (Would Love You) - Connie Smith |
| February 26 | Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line - Buck Owens | 40. Count Me Out - Marty Robbins |
| March 5 | Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line - Buck Owens | 42. When The Ship Hit The Sand - “Little” Jimmy Dickens |
| March 12 | Snow Flake - Jim Reeves | 41. Rainbows And Roses - Roy Drusky |
| March 19 | Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line - Buck Owens | 43. Would You Hold It Against Me - Dottie West |
| March 26 | Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line - Buck Owens | 42. Common Colds And Broken Hearts - Ray Pillow |
| April 2 | Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line - Buck Owens | 46. Distant Drums - Jim Reeves |
| April 9 | Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line - Buck Owens | 42. Highway Man - Dick Curless |
| April 16 | I Want To Go With You - Eddy Arnold | 41. A Way To Survive - Ray Price |
| April 23 | The One On The Right Is On The Left - Johnny Cash | 47. Don’t Touch Me - Jeannie Seely |
| April 30 | Tippy Toeing - Harden Trio | 39. Steel Rail Blues - George Hamilton IV |
| May 7 | Tippy Toeing - Harden Trio | 41. The “A” Team - SSgt. Barry Sadler |
| May 14 | Tippy Toeing - Harden Trio | 48. The Count Down - Hank Snow |
| May 21 | Distant Drums - Jim Reeves | 42. Think Of Me - Buck Owens & Buckaroos |
| May 28 | Distant Drums - Jim Reeves | 45. Flowers For Mama - George Jones |
| June 4 | Distant Drums - Jim Reeves | 43. Ain’t Had No Lovin’ - Connie Smith |
| June 11 | Take Good Care Of Her - Sonny James | 39. You Ain’t Woman Enough - Loretta Lynn |
| June 18 | Take Good Care Of Her - Sonny James | 45. Old Brush Arbors - George Jones |
| June 25 | Take Good Care Of Her - Sonny James | 41. The Right One - Statler Brothers |
| July 2 | Take Good Care Of Her - Sonny James | 45. I Can’t Keep Away From You - Wilburn Brothers |
| July 9 | Think Of Me - Buck Owens & Buckaroos | 42. You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller |
| July 16 | Think Of Me - Buck Owens & Buckaroos | 46. The Shoe Goes On The Other Foot Tonight - Marty Robbins |
| July 23 | Don’t Touch Me - Jeannie Seely | 39. The Tip Of My Fingers - Eddy Arnold |
| July 30 | Think Of Me - Buck Owens & Buckaroos | 45. Look Into My Teardrops - Conway Twitty |
| August 6 | Think Of Me - Buck Owens & Buckaroos | 49. Four-0-Thirty Three - George Jones |
| August 13 | You Ain’t Woman Enough - Loretta Lynn | 38. Blue Side Of Lonesome - Jim Reeves |
| August 20 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 44. I Get The Fever - Bill Anderson |
| August 27 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 51. Be Nice To Everybody - Buddy Cagle |
| September 3 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 39. Open Up Your Heart - Buck Owens & Buckaroos |
| September 10 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 44. No One Will Ever Know - Frank Ifield |
| September 17 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 43. It’s Only Love - Jeannie Seely |
| September 24 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 39. Almost Persuaded No. 2 - Ben Colder |
| October 1 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 46. My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died - Roger Miller |
| October 8 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 42. Coming Back To You - Browns |
| October 15 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 42. Bad Seed - Jan Howard |
| October 22 | Almost Persuaded - David Houston | 34. Somebody Like Me - Eddy Arnold |
| October 29 | Blue Side Of Lonesome - Jim Reeves | 41. Unmitigated Gall - Faron Young |
| November 5 | Room In Your Heart - Sonny James | 42. Goin’ Down The Road (Feelin’ Bad) - Skeeter Davis |
| November 12 | Open Up Your Heart - Buck Owens & Buckaroos | 40. There Goes My Everything - Jack Greene |
| November 19 | Open Up Your Heart - Buck Owens & Buckaroos | 53. Only Me And My Hairdresser Know - Kitty Wells |
| November 26 | Almost Persuaded No. 2 - Ben Colder | 56. Hurt Her Once For Me - Wilburn Brothers |
| December 3 | Almost Persuaded No. 2 - Ben Colder | 39. Where Could I Go? (But To Her) - David Houston |
| December 10 | Somebody Like Me - Eddy Arnold | 57. Just Between You And Me - Country Charley Pride |
| December 17 | Touch My Heart - Ray Price | 47. Burning Bridges - Glen Campbell |
| December 24 | Somebody Like Me - Eddy Arnold | 54. A Wanderin’ Man - Jeannie Seely |
| December 31 | There Goes My Everything - Jack Greene | 44. The First Word - Eddy Arnold |
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