| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 20, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | JOSHUA Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9928) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14194) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 4 | FLESH AND BLOOD Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS EVERY MORNING (And She Loves Me To Sleep Every Night) Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 47-9929) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
| 6 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS David Houston (Epic 10696) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 6 | |
| 7 | THE PROMISED LAND Freddy Weller (Columbia 45276) | 12 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| 8 | COME SUNDOWN Bobby Bare (Mercury 73148) | 13 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
| 9 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | 16 | 20 | 27 | 9 | |
| 10 | WHERE IS MY CASTLE Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9938) | 10 | 14 | 20 | 8 | |
| 11 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING / I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | 17 | 21 | 25 | 8 / 5 | |
| 12 | THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY Kenny Price (RCA Victor 47-9932) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
| 13 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | 21 | 28 | 36 | 5 | |
| 14 | ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73140) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 15 | THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9939) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| 16 | IF YOU THINK I LOVE YOU NOW (I’ve Just Started) Jody Miller (Epic 10692) | 19 | 23 | 28 | 6 | |
| 17 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9952) | 20 | 27 | 35 | 4 | |
| 18 | LISTEN BETTY (I’m Singing Your Song) Dave Dudley (Mercury 73138) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 19 | I’M GONNA KEEP ON KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Billy Walker (MGM 14210) | 28 | 39 | 50 | 5 | |
| 20 | TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP Arlene Harden (Columbia 45287) | 22 | 25 | 40 | 6 | |
| 21 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3024) | 27 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | BED OF ROSE’S Statler Brothers (Mercury 73141) | 23 | 24 | 11 | 15 | |
| 23 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 24 | PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9935) | 24 | 26 | 34 | 7 | |
| 25 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3023) | 31 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14211) | 36 | 47 | 57 | 5 | |
| 27 | GIVE HIM LOVE Patti Page (Mercury 73162) | 35 | 42 | 53 | 5 | |
| 28 | PADRE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45273) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 29 | SWEET MISERY Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2999) | 25 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
| 30 | GUESS WHO Slim Whitman (United Artists 50731) | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 31 | ANYWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-9945) | 43 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | BAR ROOM TALK Del Reeves (United Artists 50743) | 33 | 36 | 56 | 5 | |
| 33 | LOVENWORTH Roy Rogers (Capitol 3016) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 5 | |
| 34 | IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Lynn Anderson (Chart 5113) | 46 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES George Jones (Musicor 1425) | 26 | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 36 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | DO RIGHT WOMAN – DO RIGHT MAN Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45307) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 4 | |
| 38 | GUESS AWAY THE BLUES Don Gibson (Hickory 1588) | 47 | 51 | 64 | 4 | |
| 39 | SLOWLY Jimmy Dean & Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9947) | 44 | 54 | 58 | 4 | |
| 40 | LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR Buddy Alan (Capitol 3010) | 39 | 44 | 49 | 6 | |
| 41 | WISH I WAS HOME INSTEAD Van Trevor (Royal American 23) | 41 | 46 | 48 | 10 | |
| 42 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | LOVER PLEASE Bobby G. Rice (Royal American 27) | 38 | 40 | 43 | 7 | |
| 44 | HEAVENLY Wynn Stewart (Capitol 3000) | 32 | 29 | 31 | 7 | |
| 45 | THE WONDERS YOU PERFORM Tammy Wynette (Epic 10687) | 29 | 13 | 5 | 14 | |
| 46 | THE KIND OF NEEDIN’ I NEED Norma Jean (RCA Victor 47-9946) | 48 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | TULSA COUNTY Anita Carter (Capitol 2994) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I’M A MEMORY Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 47-9951) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | (You’ve Got To) MOVE TWO MOUNTAINS Dave Peel (Chart 5109) | 52 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | DID YOU EVER Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3029) | 59 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | THE FIRST LOVE Penny DeHaven (United Artists 50742) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | MY GUY Lynda K. Lance (Royal American 24) | 54 | 60 | 60 | 6 | |
| 53 | WHAT AM I LIVING FOR Conway Twitty (MGM 14205) | 53 | 57 | 62 | 5 | |
| 54 | DAYTON, OHIO Jack Barlow (Dot 17366) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | I’M MILES AWAY Hagers (Capitol 3012) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Beth Moore (Capitol 3013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | FIFTEEN BEERS AGO Ben Colder (MGM 14209) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY Roy Clark (Dot 17370) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | BABY WITHOUT YOU Jan Howard (Decca 32778) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | WHO’LL TURN OUT THE LIGHTS Wayne Kemp (Decca 32767) | — | — | 65 | 4 | |
| 61 | (Loving You Is) SUNSHINE Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45272) | 30 | 31 | 44 | 9 | |
| 62 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Linda Plowman (Janus 146) | 58 | 50 | 52 | 6 | |
| 63 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Cal Smith (Decca 32768) | — | 38 | 29 | 5 | |
| 64 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | SHE’LL REMEMBER Jerry Wallace (Decca 32777) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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