| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 2, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | MORNING Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3 | A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES George Jones (Musicor 1425) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn (Decca 32749) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | THE WONDERS YOU PERFORM Tammy Wynette (Epic 10687) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| 6 | ENDLESSLY Sonny James (Capitol 2914) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | WAITING FOR A TRAIN (All Around The Watertank) Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1119) | 7 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 8 | COMMERCIAL AFFECTION Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14176) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 9 | BED OF ROSE’S Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 8 | |
| 10 | DAY DRINKIN’ Dave Dudley & Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73139) | 12 | 14 | 20 | 7 | |
| 11 | SHE GOES WALKING THROUGH MY MIND Billy Walker (MGM 14173) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 12 | (Don’t Let The Sun Set On You) TULSA Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9925) | 14 | 16 | 21 | 8 | |
| 13 | FLESH AND BLOOD Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | 19 | 24 | 38 | 4 | |
| 14 | I CAN’T BE MYSELF / SIDEWALKS OF CHICAGO Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 2891) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 15 / 14 | |
| 15 | SOMETHING UNSEEN Jack Greene (Decca 32755) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 16 | ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT Jean Shepard (Capitol 2941) | 18 | 20 | 37 | 9 | |
| 17 | JOSHUA Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9928) | 22 | 34 | 53 | 4 | |
| 18 | WHERE HAVE ALL OUR HEROES GONE Bill Anderson (Decca 32744) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
| 19 | WILLY JONES Susan Raye (Capitol 2950) | 24 | 26 | 39 | 9 | |
| 20 | PADRE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45273) | 27 | 32 | 42 | 4 | |
| 21 | FOREVER YOURS Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9911) | 21 | 30 | 34 | 12 | |
| 22 | GUESS WHO Slim Whitman (United Artists 50731) | 28 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | DRAG ’EM OFF THE INTERSTATE, SOCK IT TO ’EM, J. P. BLUES Dick Curless (Capitol 2949) | 26 | 28 | 35 | 7 | |
| 24 | MARY’S VINEYARD Claude King (Columbia 45248) | 30 | 33 | 36 | 7 | |
| 25 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14194) | 31 | 41 | 52 | 4 | |
| 26 | I WOULDN’T LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY (If They Gave Me The Whole Dang Town) Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 2947) | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
| 27 | FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Conway Twitty (Decca 32742) | 23 | 11 | 5 | 15 | |
| 28 | AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 29 | LET ME GO (Set Me Free) Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45227) | 17 | 18 | 44 | 8 | |
| 30 | THE PROMISED LAND Freddy Weller (Columbia 45276) | 38 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | COWBOY CONVENTION Buddy Alan & Don Rich (Capitol 2928) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 11 | |
| 32 | I STAYED LONG ENOUGH Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 2964) | 46 | 49 | 62 | 4 | |
| 33 | THE TEARS ON LINCOLN’S FACE Tommy Cash (Epic 10673) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 8 | |
| 34 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 44 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’VE STOPPED LOVING ME Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9902) | 33 | 22 | 13 | 16 | |
| 36 | SITTIN’ BULL Charlie Louvin (Capitol 2972) | 41 | 42 | 45 | 5 | |
| 37 | WHEN HE TOUCHES ME (Nothing Else Matters) Lois Johnson (MGM 14186) | 40 | 43 | 47 | 6 | |
| 38 | AFTER CLOSING TIME David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 10656) | 32 | 17 | 10 | 15 | |
| 39 | SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS EVERY MORNING (And She Loves Me To Sleep Every Night) Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 47-9929) | 54 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | SWEET CAROLINE Anthony Armstrong Jones (Chart 5100) | 42 | 51 | 63 | 4 | |
| 41 | LISTEN BETTY (I’m Singing Your Song) Dave Dudley (Mercury 73138) | 49 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | WHAT ABOUT THE HURT Bob Luman (Epic 10667) | 50 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 2915) | 37 | 38 | 22 | 12 | |
| 44 | I’M ALRIGHT Lynn Anderson (Chart 5098) | 35 | 29 | 26 | 12 | |
| 45 | MAMA BAKE A PIE (Daddy Kill A Chicken) George Kent (Mercury 73127) | 47 | 48 | 54 | 4 | |
| 46 | COME SUNDOWN Bobby Bare (Mercury 73148) | 51 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A FOOL Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17357) | 48 | 52 | 58 | 4 | |
| 48 | FANCY SATIN PILLOWS Wanda Jackson (Capitol 2986) | 56 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | BIG RIVER Johnny Cash (Sun 1121) | 53 | 53 | 51 | 24 | |
| 50 | THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY Kenny Price (RCA Victor 47-9932) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | SWEET MISERY Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2999) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | WISH I WAS HOME INSTEAD Van Trevor (Royal American 23) | 62 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | A LITTLE OF ME, A LITTLE OF YOU Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Capitol 2978) | 55 | 57 | 59 | 4 | |
| 54 | THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9939) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73140) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | (Loving You Is) SUNSHINE Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45272) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | JUDY Ray Sanders (United Artists 50732) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | TELL ME AGAIN Jeannie Seely (Decca 32757) | 61 | 50 | 56 | 4 | |
| 60 | I WAKE UP IN HEAVEN David Rogers (Columbia 45226) | 36 | 23 | 18 | 13 | |
| 61 | SUSPICIOUS MINDS Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter (RCA Victor 47-9920) | 43 | 45 | 49 | 6 | |
| 62 | WASH MY SINS IN THE RIVER John Wesley Ryles I (GRT 33) | 65 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | WHERE IS MY CASTLE Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9938) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | I’M HOLDING YOUR MEMORY (But He’s Holding You) Jimmy Newman (Decca 32740) | 64 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | NICE ’N’ EASY Charlie Rich (Epic 10662) | 45 | 40 | 43 | 10 | |
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