| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 23, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | THE WONDERS YOU PERFORM Tammy Wynette (Epic 10687) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES George Jones (Musicor 1425) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | JOSHUA Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9928) | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | |
| 5 | FLESH AND BLOOD Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
| 6 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 8 | 24 | 34 | 6 | |
| 7 | BED OF ROSE’S Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| 8 | PADRE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45273) | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | |
| 9 | MORNING Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9909) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 | GUESS WHO Slim Whitman (United Artists 50731) | 12 | 16 | 22 | 6 | |
| 11 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14194) | 14 | 22 | 25 | 7 | |
| 12 | (Don’t Let The Sun Set On You) TULSA Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9925) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY Kenny Price (RCA Victor 47-9932) | 16 | 40 | 50 | 5 | |
| 14 | SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS EVERY MORNING (And She Loves Me To Sleep Every Night) Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 47-9929) | 19 | 27 | 39 | 6 | |
| 15 | WAITING FOR A TRAIN (All Around The Watertank) Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1119) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | |
| 16 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn (Decca 32749) | 15 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| 17 | LISTEN BETTY (I’m Singing Your Song) Dave Dudley (Mercury 73138) | 25 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| 18 | WILLY JONES Susan Raye (Capitol 2950) | 13 | 13 | 19 | 12 | |
| 19 | ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73140) | 30 | 42 | 55 | 4 | |
| 20 | THE PROMISED LAND Freddy Weller (Columbia 45276) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| 21 | COME SUNDOWN Bobby Bare (Mercury 73148) | 31 | 43 | 46 | 6 | |
| 22 | FANCY SATIN PILLOWS Wanda Jackson (Capitol 2986) | 24 | 35 | 48 | 6 | |
| 23 | THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9939) | 34 | 44 | 54 | 5 | |
| 24 | COMMERCIAL AFFECTION Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14176) | 17 | 14 | 8 | 12 | |
| 25 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS David Houston (Epic 10696) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | ENDLESSLY Sonny James (Capitol 2914) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 27 | I STAYED LONG ENOUGH Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 2964) | 29 | 30 | 32 | 7 | |
| 28 | DAY DRINKIN’ Dave Dudley & Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73139) | 21 | 17 | 10 | 10 | |
| 29 | WHERE IS MY CASTLE Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9938) | 39 | 51 | 63 | 4 | |
| 30 | ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT Jean Shepard (Capitol 2941) | 20 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |
| 31 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Cal Smith (Decca 32768) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | MARY’S VINEYARD Claude King (Columbia 45248) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 10 | |
| 33 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | 44 | 59 | — | 5 | |
| 34 | SWEET MISERY Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2999) | 37 | 47 | 51 | 5 | |
| 35 | IF YOU THINK I LOVE YOU NOW (I’ve Just Started) Jody Miller (Epic 10692) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | 33 | 33 | 28 | 13 | |
| 37 | SOMETHING UNSEEN Jack Greene (Decca 32755) | 26 | 20 | 15 | 12 | |
| 38 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING / I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | 47 | 52 | 57 | 4 / 1 | |
| 39 | WHEN HE TOUCHES ME (Nothing Else Matters) Lois Johnson (MGM 14186) | 38 | 39 | 37 | 9 | |
| 40 | LET ME GO (Set Me Free) Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45227) | 36 | 32 | 29 | 11 | |
| 41 | HEAVENLY Wynn Stewart (Capitol 3000) | 43 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | SHE GOES WALKING THROUGH MY MIND Billy Walker (MGM 14173) | 27 | 18 | 11 | 15 | |
| 43 | LOVER PLEASE Bobby G. Rice (Royal American 27) | 48 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | SITTIN’ BULL Charlie Louvin (Capitol 2972) | 40 | 34 | 36 | 8 | |
| 45 | PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9935) | 49 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | (Loving You Is) SUNSHINE Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45272) | 46 | 49 | 56 | 5 | |
| 47 | TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP Arlene Harden (Columbia 45287) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | JUDY Ray Sanders (United Artists 50732) | 50 | 56 | 58 | 4 | |
| 50 | DRAG ’EM OFF THE INTERSTATE, SOCK IT TO ’EM, J.P. BLUES Dick Curless (Capitol 2949) | 28 | 28 | 23 | 10 | |
| 51 | BIG RIVER Johnny Cash (Sun 1121) | 52 | 48 | 49 | 27 | |
| 52 | THE TOY PIANO Jerry Smith (Decca 32769) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR Buddy Alan (Capitol 3010) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Linda Plowman (Janus 146) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | I’M GONNA KEEP ON KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Billy Walker (MGM 14210) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | LOVENWORTH Roy Rogers (Capitol 3016) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | MY GUY Lynda K. Lance (Royal American 24) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | WISH I WAS HOME INSTEAD Van Trevor (Royal American 23) | 63 | 50 | 52 | 6 | |
| 59 | BUBBLES IN MY BEER Ray Pennington (Monument 1231) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | BAR ROOM TALK Del Reeves (United Artists 50743) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | GIVE HIM LOVE Patti Page (Mercury 73162) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | WHAT AM I LIVING FOR Conway Twitty (MGM 14205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14211) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | WHO’LL TURN OUT THE LIGHTS Wayne Kemp (Decca 32767) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | WASH MY SINS IN THE RIVER John Wesley Ryles I (GRT 33) | 65 | 63 | 62 | 6 | |
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