From 1960 to 1962, Davis had top-10 hits with the songs "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too", "My Last Date (With You)", "Where I Ought to Be", and "Optimistic". "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too" marked Davis's first entrance as a solo artist onto the Billboard pop charts in 1960, and resulted in her being invited to perform on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand". The song went all the way to the top 40, unheard of for a female country singer at the time. The same year, she married WSM disc jockey Ralph Emery in Franklin, Kentucky. Their marriage was tumultuous, with Davis recalling that Emery was jealous and controlling of her, refusing her to work more than several days per month, obsessively calling her while she was on tour, and recurrently accusing her of infidelity. The two resided in Ridgetop, Tennessee for a time, before Emery had a home built for them in the Brentwood area. In 1961, she scored a second pop hit with a lyric version (written by Skeeter) of Floyd Cramer's instrumental country pop smash "Last Date" called "My Last Date (With You)" which did even better, making the top 30 on the pop charts. Both of these songs did exceptionally well on the country charts, peaking at number two and number five, respectively.