| The CASH BOX Country Top 60 | ||||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 17, 1968 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FOLSOM PRISON BLUES Johnny Cash (Columbia 44513) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | HEAVEN SAYS HELLO Sonny James (Capitol 2155) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| 3 | WHAT’S MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2164) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | YOU’VE JUST STEPPED IN (From Stepping Out On Me) Loretta Lynn (Decca 32332) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | ALREADY IT’S HEAVEN David Houston (Epic 10338) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6 | DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE Glen Campbell (Capitol 2224) | 8 | 21 | 31 | 6 | |
| 7 | MAMA TRIED Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 2219) | 13 | 26 | 42 | 4 | |
| 8 | D-I-V-O-R-C-E Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |
| 9 | I’M GONNA MOVE ON Warner Mack (Decca 32308) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| 10 | AUTUMN OF MY LIFE Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50318) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 7 | |
| 11 | AS LONG AS I LIVE George Jones (Musicor 1298) | 15 | 20 | 30 | 7 | |
| 12 | JUST BECAUSE I’M A WOMAN Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9548) | 20 | 27 | 33 | 7 | |
| 13 | ONLY DADDY THAT’LL WALK THE LINE Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9561) | 26 | 35 | 45 | 5 | |
| 14 | RUN AWAY LITTLE TEARS Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9513) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 15 | THE EASY PART’S OVER Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9514) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 16 | LOVE TAKES CARE OF ME Jack Greene (Decca 32352) | 22 | 29 | 41 | 4 | |
| 17 | BORN A FOOL Freddie Hart (Kapp 910) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 12 | |
| 18 | I BELIEVE IN LOVE Bonnie Guitar (Dot 17097) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 19 | WITH PEN IN HAND Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50292) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 16 | |
| 20 | I KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE Dave Dudley (Mercury 72818) | 29 | 36 | 46 | 5 | |
| 21 | RAMONA Billy Walker (Monument 1079) | 31 | 39 | 49 | 5 | |
| 22 | LET THE WORLD KEEP ON A TURNIN’ Buck Owens & Buddy Alan & Buckaroos (Capitol 2237) | 33 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | ON TAP, IN THE CAN, OR IN THE BOTTLE Hank Thompson (Dot 17108) | 34 | 42 | 50 | 7 | |
| 24 | THERE’S A FOOL BORN EVERY MINUTE Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-9543) | 25 | 30 | 37 | 9 | |
| 25 | BE PROUD OF YOUR MAN Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9530) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 10 | |
| 26 | HOW IS HE? Jeannie Seely (Monument 1075) | 28 | 31 | 38 | 9 | |
| 27 | PHONE CALL TO MAMA Joyce Paul (United Artists 50315) | 27 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| 28 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Lorene Mann & Archie Campbell (RCA Victor 47-9549) | 30 | 38 | 44 | 7 | |
| 29 | THE LATE AND GREAT LOVE (Of My Heart) Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-9523) | 21 | 22 | 29 | 9 | |
| 30 | TIE A TIGER DOWN Sheb Wooley (MGM 13938) | 37 | 44 | 57 | 5 | |
| 31 | GYPSY KING Kitty Wells (Decca 32343) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 7 | |
| 32 | WE’LL GET AHEAD SOMEDAY Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9577) | 41 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | STRANGER IN A STRANGE, STRANGE CITY Webb Pierce (Decca 32339) | 38 | 40 | 48 | 6 | |
| 34 | BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY Lynn Anderson (Chart 1042) | 39 | 46 | 53 | 5 | |
| 35 | THE STRAIGHT LIFE Sonny Curtis (Viva 630) | 42 | 50 | 58 | 5 | |
| 36 | FLOWER OF LOVE Leon Ashley (Ashley 4000) | 46 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | YOU CHANGED EVERYTHING ABOUT ME BUT MY NAME Norma Jean (RCA Victor 47-9558) | 44 | 48 | 51 | 4 | |
| 38 | SOMETHING SPECIAL Mel Tillis (Kapp 905) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| 39 | IT’S A LONG, LONG WAY TO GEORGIA Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-9563) | 50 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | I’M COMING BACK HOME TO STAY Buck Owens’ Buckaroos (Capitol 2173) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 41 | LOCK, STOCK AND TEAR DROPS Diana Trask (Dial 4077) | 43 | 47 | 47 | 11 | |
| 42 | SAN DIEGO Charlie Walker (Epic 10349) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I AIN’T GOT NOBODY Dick Curless (Tower 415) | 36 | 37 | 43 | 6 | |
| 44 | FROM HEAVEN TO HEARTACHE Bobby Lewis (United Artists 50327) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | JODY AND THE KID Roy Drusky (Mercury 72823) | 52 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | THE MARRIAGE BIT Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 44563) | 45 | 51 | 52 | 4 | |
| 47 | CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Stonemans (MGM 13945) | 47 | 53 | 55 | 6 | |
| 48 | NEXT IN LINE Conway Twitty (Decca 32361) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | TEXAS TEA Dee Mullins (SSS Int’l 745) | 53 | 58 | 60 | 5 | |
| 50 | A LITTLE BIT LATER ON DOWN THE LINE Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 9568) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | ONE OF THESE DAYS Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 13954) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | I’M IN LOVE WITH MY WIFE David Rogers (Columbia 44561) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | GONNA MISS ME Homesteaders (Little Darlin’ 0045) | 56 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | RAGGEDY ANN Charlie Rich (Epic 10358) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | IF I DON’T LIKE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Mary Taylor (Dot 17104) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | I JUST CAME TO GET MY BABY Faron Young (Mercury 72827) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | THREE PLAYING LOVE Cheryl Poole (Paula 309) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | TAKE IT ALL OFF Curly Putman (ABC 11095) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | SHE THINKS I’M ON THAT TRAIN Henson Cargill (Monument 1084) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | LOVE ME, LOVE ME Bobby Barnett (Columbia 44589) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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