| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 6, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS David Houston (Epic 10696) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | |
| 4 | JOSHUA Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9928) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | THE PROMISED LAND Freddy Weller (Columbia 45276) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | |
| 6 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING / I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | 10 | 11 | 17 | 10 / 7 | |
| 7 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | |
| 8 | COME SUNDOWN Bobby Bare (Mercury 73148) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | |
| 9 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9952) | 12 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
| 10 | WHERE IS MY CASTLE Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9938) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | I’M GONNA KEEP ON KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Billy Walker (MGM 14210) | 13 | 19 | 28 | 7 | |
| 12 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14211) | 18 | 26 | 36 | 7 | |
| 13 | THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9939) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 14 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14194) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 15 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3024) | 17 | 21 | 27 | 5 | |
| 16 | FLESH AND BLOOD Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 17 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3023) | 22 | 25 | 31 | 5 | |
| 18 | IF YOU THINK I LOVE YOU NOW (I’ve Just Started) Jody Miller (Epic 10692) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 19 | ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73140) | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | |
| 20 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 30 | 36 | 49 | 4 | |
| 21 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | 28 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Lynn Anderson (Chart 5113) | 26 | 34 | 46 | 5 | |
| 24 | ANYWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-9945) | 27 | 31 | 43 | 5 | |
| 25 | TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP Arlene Harden (Columbia 45287) | 23 | 20 | 22 | 8 | |
| 26 | GUESS AWAY THE BLUES Don Gibson (Hickory 1588) | 29 | 38 | 47 | 6 | |
| 27 | DO RIGHT WOMAN – DO RIGHT MAN Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45307) | 33 | 37 | 40 | 6 | |
| 28 | PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9935) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | |
| 29 | LOVENWORTH Roy Rogers (Capitol 3016) | 32 | 33 | 34 | 7 | |
| 30 | SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS EVERY MORNING (And She Loves Me To Sleep Every Night) Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 47-9929) | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 31 | GIVE HIM LOVE Patti Page (Mercury 73162) | 25 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
| 32 | THE FIRST LOVE Penny DeHaven (United Artists 50742) | 40 | 51 | 62 | 4 | |
| 33 | THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY Kenny Price (RCA Victor 47-9932) | 20 | 12 | 5 | 11 | |
| 34 | SLOWLY Jimmy Dean & Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9947) | 37 | 39 | 44 | 6 | |
| 35 | GUESS WHO Slim Whitman (United Artists 50731) | 31 | 30 | 14 | 12 | |
| 36 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash“ Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | 52 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 18 | |
| 39 | DID YOU EVER Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3029) | 47 | 50 | 59 | 5 | |
| 40 | THE KIND OF NEEDIN’ I NEED Norma Jean (RCA Victor 47-9946) | 42 | 46 | 48 | 5 | |
| 41 | TULSA COUNTY Anita Carter (Capitol 2994) | 41 | 47 | 50 | 4 | |
| 42 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Anne Murray (Capitol 3059) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | I’M A MEMORY Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 47-9951) | 44 | 48 | 51 | 4 | |
| 44 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN George Jones (Musicor 1432) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | MY GUY Lynda K. Lance (Royal American 24) | 45 | 52 | 54 | 8 | |
| 46 | WHAT AM I LIVING FOR Conway Twitty (MGM 14205) | 46 | 53 | 53 | 7 | |
| 47 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Beth Moore (Capitol 3013) | 50 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | SO THIS IS LOVE Tommy Cash (Epic 10700) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | WITH HIS HAND IN MINE Jean Shepard (Capitol 3033) | 55 | — | 64 | 4 | |
| 50 | ALWAYS REMEMBER Bill Anderson (Decca 32793) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | OH, LOVE OF MINE Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Capitol 3039) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | SHE’LL REMEMBER / AFTER YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32777) | 59 | 65 | — | 3 / 2 | |
| 53 | BABY WITHOUT YOU Jan Howard (Decca 32778) | 54 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | I’VE GOT TO SING Duane Dee (Cartwheel 192) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | TELL HIM THAT YOU LOVE HIM Webb Pierce (Decca 32787) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | FREIGHT TRAIN Jim & Jesse (Capitol 3026) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | SHE’S AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO LOVING YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-9955) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | HAROLD’S SUPER SERVICE Bobby Wayne (Capitol 3025) | 60 | — | 55 | 5 | |
| 59 | CARELESS HANDS Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9957) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | LISTEN BETTY (I’m Singing Your Song) Dave Dudley (Mercury 73138) | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | |
| 61 | DON’T WORRY ’BOUT THE MULE (Just Load The Wagon) Carl Smith (Columbia 45293) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | DAYTON, OHIO Jack Barlow (Dot 17366) | 48 | 54 | 57 | 4 | |
| 63 | THE CRAWDAD SONG LaWanda Lindsey & Kenny Vernon (Chart 5114) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | GEORGIA PINEYWOODS Osborne Brothers (Decca 32794) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | AT LEAST PART OF THE WAY Stan Hitchcock (GRT 39) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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