| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 5, 1970 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I CAN’T BE MYSELF / SIDEWALKS OF CHICAGO Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 2891) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 / 10 | |
| 2 | ENDLESSLY Sonny James (Capitol 2914) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Conway Twitty (Decca 32742) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn (Decca 32749) | 9 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 5 | SHE GOES WALKING THROUGH MY MIND Billy Walker (MGM 14173) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| 6 | AFTER CLOSING TIME David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 10656) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 7 | MORNING Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909) | 11 | 12 | 18 | 8 | |
| 8 | GOIN’ STEADY Faron Young (Mercury 73112) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 9 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | 14 | 25 | 35 | 5 | |
| 10 | WHERE HAVE ALL OUR HEROES GONE Bill Anderson (Decca 32744) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 11 | I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’VE STOPPED LOVING ME Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9902) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 12 | I WOULDN’T LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY (If They Gave Me The Whole Dang Town) Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 2947) | 20 | 28 | 38 | 7 | |
| 13 | SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Hank Williams, Jr. & Lois Johnson (MGM 14164) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 14 | THANK GOD AND GREYHOUND Roy Clark (Dot 17355) | 12 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 15 | TOO LONELY, TOO LONG Mel Tillis (Kapp 2103) | 17 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
| 16 | A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES George Jones (Musicor 1425) | 22 | 29 | 37 | 5 | |
| 17 | COMMERCIAL AFFECTION Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14176) | 19 | 26 | 29 | 5 | |
| 18 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) | 13 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
| 19 | I WAKE UP IN HEAVEN David Rogers (Columbia 45226) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 20 | SOMETHING UNSEEN Jack Greene (Decca 32755) | 27 | 34 | 46 | 5 | |
| 21 | WAITING FOR A TRAIN (All Around The Watertank) Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1119) | 29 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 22 | THE WONDERS YOU PERFORM Tammy Wynette (Epic 10687) | 32 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 2915) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 24 | COWBOY CONVENTION Buddy Alan & Don Rich (Capitol 2928) | 30 | 36 | 45 | 7 | |
| 25 | I’M ALRIGHT Lynn Anderson (Chart 5098) | 28 | 31 | 32 | 8 | |
| 26 | SOMEWAY Don Gibson (Hickory 1579) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 5 | |
| 27 | RUN, WOMAN, RUN Tammy Wynette (Epic 10653) | 15 | 14 | 8 | 14 | |
| 28 | I’VE CRIED (The Blue Right Out Of My Eyes) Crystal Gayle (Decca 32721) | 21 | 18 | 20 | 14 | |
| 29 | HOW I LOVE THEM OLD SONGS Carl Smith (Columbia 45225) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| 30 | GONE GIRL Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14169) | 39 | 41 | 50 | 6 | |
| 31 | (Don’t Let The Sun Set On You) TULSA Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9925) | 34 | 44 | 52 | 4 | |
| 32 | SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | |
| 33 | BED OF ROSE’S Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141) | 35 | 47 | 65 | 4 | |
| 34 | THE TEARS ON LINCOLN’S FACE Tommy Cash (Epic 10673) | 42 | 50 | 61 | 4 | |
| 35 | DAY DRINKIN’ Dave Dudley & Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73139) | 44 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | EARLY IN THE MORNING Mac Curtis (GRT 26) | 37 | 39 | 42 | 9 | |
| 37 | JOLIE GIRL Marty Robbins (Columbia 45215) | 23 | 16 | 13 | 13 | |
| 38 | DRAG ’EM OFF THE INTERSTATE, SOCK IT TO ’EM, J. P. BLUES Dick Curless (Capitol 2949) | 49 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | PATCHES Ray Griff (Royal American 19) | 33 | 32 | 34 | 13 | |
| 40 | AMOS MOSES / THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | 41 | 42 | 49 | 6 | |
| 41 | ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT Jean Shepard (Capitol 2941) | 45 | 46 | 48 | 5 | |
| 42 | THE TAKER Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9885) | 25 | 20 | 15 | 17 | |
| 43 | FOREVER YOURS Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9911) | 51 | 49 | 51 | 8 | |
| 44 | WILLY JONES Susan Raye (Capitol 2950) | 46 | 48 | 57 | 5 | |
| 45 | MARY’S VINEYARD Claude King (Columbia 45248) | 52 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | LET ME GO (Set Me Free) Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45227) | 48 | 58 | 62 | 4 | |
| 47 | DIXIE BELLE Stan Hitchcock (GRT 23) | 36 | 37 | 40 | 12 | |
| 48 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9916) | 47 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | NICE ’N’ EASY Charlie Rich (Epic 10662) | 38 | 40 | 44 | 6 | |
| 50 | WHEN HE TOUCHES ME (Nothing Else Matters) Lois Johnson (MGM 14186) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | MY JOY Johnny Bush (Stop 380) | 50 | 53 | 58 | 4 | |
| 52 | I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING David Frizzell (Columbia 45238) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | SUSPICIOUS MINDS Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter (RCA Victor 47-9920) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | BIG RIVER Johnny Cash (Sun 1121) | 58 | — | — | 20 | |
| 55 | YOU’RE CRYING BOY, CRYING Linda Martell (Plantation 67) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | LIVE FOR THE GOOD TIMES Warner Mack (Decca 32725) | 43 | 21 | 19 | 13 | |
| 57 | COME THE MORNING Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-9907) | 54 | 55 | 60 | 4 | |
| 58 | SITTIN’ BULL Charlie Louvin (Capitol 2972) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | THE SOUL YOU NEVER HAD Jan Howard (Decca 32743) | 60 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | ALL MY HARD TIMES Roy Drusky (Mercury 73111) | 40 | 17 | 17 | 11 | |
| 61 | BLUES SELLS A LOT OF BOOZE Hugh X. Lewis (GRT 28) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | YOU’VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES (I’ve Got Mine) Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Wayside 015) | 56 | 23 | 23 | 12 | |
| 63 | THERE MUST BE MORE TO LOVE THAN THIS Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73099) | 59 | 24 | 22 | 18 | |
| 64 | MONEY CAN’T BUY LOVE Roy Rogers (Capitol 2895) | 62 | 51 | 39 | 8 | |
| 65 | HE’S EVERYWHERE Sammi Smith (Mega 0001) | 64 | 45 | 47 | 13 | |
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