| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 13, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS David Houston (Epic 10696) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
| 3 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 4 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9952) | 9 | 12 | 17 | 7 | |
| 5 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING / I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 / 8 | |
| 6 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| 7 | JOSHUA Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9928) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 8 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14211) | 12 | 18 | 26 | 8 | |
| 9 | THE PROMISED LAND Freddy Weller (Columbia 45276) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 10 | I’M GONNA KEEP ON KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Billy Walker (MGM 14210) | 11 | 13 | 19 | 8 | |
| 11 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3024) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 6 | |
| 12 | WHERE IS MY CASTLE Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9938) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| 13 | THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9939) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
| 14 | COME SUNDOWN Bobby Bare (Mercury 73148) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| 15 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 20 | 30 | 36 | 5 | |
| 16 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) | 22 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | 21 | 28 | 42 | 4 | |
| 18 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3023) | 17 | 22 | 25 | 6 | |
| 19 | ANYWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-9945) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 6 | |
| 20 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14194) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 21 | FLESH AND BLOOD Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | 16 | 8 | 4 | 14 | |
| 22 | IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Lynn Anderson (Chart 5113) | 23 | 26 | 34 | 6 | |
| 23 | DO RIGHT WOMAN – DO RIGHT MAN Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45307) | 27 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 24 | IF YOU THINK I LOVE YOU NOW (I’ve Just Started) Jody Miller (Epic 10692) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
| 25 | GUESS AWAY THE BLUES Don Gibson (Hickory 1588) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 7 | |
| 26 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | 36 | 52 | 64 | 4 | |
| 27 | LOVENWORTH Roy Rogers (Capitol 3016) | 29 | 32 | 33 | 8 | |
| 28 | ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73140) | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
| 29 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | THE FIRST LOVE Penny DeHaven (United Artists 50742) | 32 | 40 | 51 | 5 | |
| 31 | SLOWLY Jimmy Dean & Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9947) | 34 | 37 | 39 | 7 | |
| 32 | TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP Arlene Harden (Columbia 45287) | 25 | 23 | 20 | 9 | |
| 33 | PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9935) | 28 | 24 | 24 | 10 | |
| 34 | THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY Kenny Price (RCA Victor 47-9932) | 33 | 20 | 12 | 12 | |
| 35 | SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS EVERY MORNING (And She Loves Me To Sleep Every Night) Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 47-9929) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 13 | |
| 36 | DID YOU EVER Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3029) | 39 | 47 | 50 | 6 | |
| 37 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Anne Murray (Capitol 3059) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN George Jones (Musicor 1432) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | GIVE HIM LOVE Patti Page (Mercury 73162) | 31 | 25 | 27 | 8 | |
| 40 | I’M A MEMORY Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 47-9951) | 43 | 44 | 48 | 5 | |
| 41 | GUESS WHO Slim Whitman (United Artists 50731) | 35 | 31 | 30 | 13 | |
| 42 | ALWAYS REMEMBER Bill Anderson (Decca 32793) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) | 38 | 36 | 23 | 19 | |
| 44 | WITH HIS HAND IN MINE Jean Shepard (Capitol 3033) | 49 | 55 | — | 5 | |
| 45 | OH, LOVE OF MINE Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Capitol 3039) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | SO THIS IS LOVE Tommy Cash (Epic 10700) | 48 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | SHE’LL REMEMBER / AFTER YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32777) | 52 | 59 | 65 | 4 / 3 | |
| 48 | BABY WITHOUT YOU Jan Howard (Decca 32778) | 53 | 54 | 59 | 4 | |
| 49 | TELL HIM THAT YOU LOVE HIM Webb Pierce (Decca 32787) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | FREIGHT TRAIN Jim & Jesse (Capitol 3026) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | I’VE GOT TO SING Duane Dee (Cartwheel 192) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Beth Moore (Capitol 3013) | 47 | 50 | 56 | 4 | |
| 53 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 45329) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | SHE’S AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO LOVING YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-9955) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE (I Won’t) Hank Thompson (Dot 17365) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | CARELESS HANDS Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9957) | 59 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | HAROLD’S SUPER SERVICE Bobby Wayne (Capitol 3025) | 58 | 60 | — | 6 | |
| 58 | BUS FARE TO KENTUCKY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-9961) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | DON’T WORRY ’BOUT THE MULE (Just Load The Wagon) Carl Smith (Columbia 45293) | 61 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU’VE BEEN LOVIN’ ME Roy Drusky (Mercury 73178) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | THE CRAWDAD SONG LaWanda Lindsey & Kenny Vernon (Chart 5114) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | GEORGIA PINEYWOODS Osborne Brothers (Decca 32794) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | AT LEAST PART OF THE WAY Stan Hitchcock (GRT 39) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | FROM WARM TO COOL TO COLD Lois Johnson (MGM 14217) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN Bill Phillips (Decca 32782) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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