| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 22, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Sonny James (Capitol 2834) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9855) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price (Columbia 45178) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Bill Anderson & Jan Howard (Decca 32689) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| 5 | YOU WANNA GIVE ME A LIFT Loretta Lynn (Decca 32693) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 6 | TELL ME MY LYING EYES ARE WRONG George Jones & Jones Boys (Musicor 1408) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 7 | MULE SKINNER BLUES (Blue Yodel No. 8) Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9863) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 8 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (The Way That I Love You) Billy Walker (MGM 14134) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| 9 | SALUTE TO A SWITCHBLADE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73078) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 10 | THE KANSAS CITY SONG Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 2783) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 11 | HEAVEN EVERYDAY Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14148) | 12 | 21 | 27 | 6 | |
| 12 | JESUS, TAKE A HOLD Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 2838) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 13 | EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED Glen Campbell (Capitol 2843) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| 14 | THE WHOLE WORLD COMES TO ME Jack Greene (Decca 32699) | 19 | 20 | 25 | 7 | |
| 15 | HUMPHREY THE CAMEL Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 013) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 16 | REMOVING THE SHADOW Hank Williams, Jr. & Lois Johnson (MGM 14136) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
| 17 | ALL FOR THE LOVE OF SUNSHINE Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14152) | 18 | 25 | 33 | 5 | |
| 18 | DO IT TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE Norro Wilson (Mercury 73077) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 9 | |
| 19 | WONDERS OF THE WINE David Houston (Epic 10643) | 24 | 31 | 42 | 4 | |
| 20 | DADDY WAS AN OLD TIME PREACHER MAN Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9875) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 6 | |
| 21 | ONE SONG AWAY Tommy Cash (Epic 10630) | 21 | 29 | 31 | 6 | |
| 22 | SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) | 25 | 34 | 38 | 6 | |
| 23 | BILOXI Kenny Price (RCA Victor 47-9869) | 22 | 27 | 37 | 7 | |
| 24 | I NEVER PICKED COTTON Roy Clark (Dot 17349) | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
| 25 | THERE MUST BE MORE TO LOVE THAN THIS Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73099) | 28 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | HONKY TONK MAN Bob Luman (Epic 10631) | 30 | 32 | 35 | 7 | |
| 27 | MARTY GRAY Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 2844) | 27 | 47 | 50 | 6 | |
| 28 | NO LOVE AT ALL / I FOUND YOU JUST IN TIME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45190) | 31 | 48 | 57 | 5 | |
| 29 | IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE (With A Honky Tonk Girl) Faron Young (Mercury 73065) | 23 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
| 30 | HE LOVES ME ALL THE WAY Tammy Wynette (Epic 10612) | 29 | 17 | 10 | 15 | |
| 31 | EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT Claude Gray (Decca 32697) | 37 | 38 | 47 | 6 | |
| 32 | THIS NIGHT (Ain’t Fit For Nothing But Drinking) Dave Dudley (Mercury 73089) | 40 | 42 | 54 | 5 | |
| 33 | DUTY NOT DESIRE Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 59) | 33 | 24 | 22 | 9 | |
| 34 | A PERFECT MOUNTAIN Don Gibson (Hickory 1571) | 26 | 18 | 16 | 8 | |
| 35 | TIL I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE Dottie West & Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-9867) | 34 | 35 | 36 | 7 | |
| 36 | BABY, I TRIED Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9858) | 38 | 40 | 53 | 6 | |
| 37 | ALL AMERICAN HUSBAND Peggy Sue (Decca 32698) | 43 | 45 | 43 | 6 | |
| 38 | HARD, HARD TRAVELING MAN Dick Curless (Capitol 2848) | 36 | 41 | 48 | 4 | |
| 39 | THE MAN YOU WANT ME TO BE Webb Pierce (Decca 32694) | 42 | 44 | 45 | 5 | |
| 40 | HOW I GOT TO MEMPHIS Bobby Bare (Mercury 73097) | 44 | 52 | 56 | 4 | |
| 41 | HELLO DARLIN’ Conway Twitty (Decca 32661) | 32 | 22 | 21 | 19 | |
| 42 | THE TAKER Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9885) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | GEORGIA SUNSHINE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9870) | 41 | 46 | 46 | 5 | |
| 44 | SUGAR IN THE FLOWERS Anthony Armstrong Jones (Chart 5083) | 47 | 57 | 59 | 5 | |
| 45 | BLAME IT ON ROSEY Ray Sanders (United Artists 50689) | 46 | 49 | 49 | 5 | |
| 46 | ANGELS DON’T LIE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-9880) | 52 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | HURRY HOME TO ME Bobby Wright (Decca 32705) | 49 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | I WANT YOU FREE Jean Shepard (Capitol 2847) | 54 | 56 | 60 | 4 | |
| 50 | I’VE LOST YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9873) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | SHUTTERS AND BOARDS Slim Whitman (United Artists 50697) | 53 | 58 | 63 | 4 | |
| 52 | SAME OLD STORY, SAME OLD LIE Bill Phillips (Decca 32707) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | LOUISIANA MAN Connie Smith (RCA Victor 9887) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | THE OTHER WOMAN Ray Pennington (Monument 1208) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45173) | 51 | 54 | 61 | 5 | |
| 56 | BACK WHERE IT’S AT George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-9886) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | THE GREAT WHITE HORSE Buck Owens & Susan Raye (Capitol 2871) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | VANISHING BREED Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-9856) | 57 | 60 | 64 | 5 | |
| 59 | IT’S DAWNED ON ME YOU’RE GONE Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9872) | 58 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | I KNEW YOU’D BE LEAVING Peggy Little (Dot 17353) | — | 63 | 65 | 3 | |
| 61 | WHO SHOT JOHN Wanda Jackson (Capitol 2872) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | HEY BABY Bobby G. Rice (Royal American 18) | 59 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | DADDY PLAYED FIRST BASE Homer & Jethro (RCA Victor 47-9866) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | THE BIRTHMARK HENRY THOMPSON TALKS ABOUT Dallas Frazier (RCA Victor 47-9881) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | A MAN’S KIND OF WOMAN Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9848) | 35 | 33 | 30 | 10 | |
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