| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 20, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9952) | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |
| 3 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS David Houston (Epic 10696) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14211) | 8 | 12 | 18 | 9 | |
| 5 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 6 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING / I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 / 9 | |
| 7 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3024) | 11 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
| 8 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 9 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 15 | 20 | 30 | 6 | |
| 10 | I’M GONNA KEEP ON KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Billy Walker (MGM 14210) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 11 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | 17 | 21 | 28 | 5 | |
| 12 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) | 16 | 22 | 39 | 4 | |
| 13 | JOSHUA Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9928) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 14 | COME SUNDOWN Bobby Bare (Mercury 73148) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 15 | THE PROMISED LAND Freddy Weller (Columbia 45276) | 9 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| 16 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | 26 | 36 | 52 | 5 | |
| 17 | ANYWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-9945) | 19 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| 18 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3023) | 18 | 17 | 22 | 7 | |
| 19 | WHERE IS MY CASTLE Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9938) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 20 | DO RIGHT WOMAN – DO RIGHT MAN Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45307) | 23 | 27 | 33 | 8 | |
| 21 | IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Lynn Anderson (Chart 5113) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 7 | |
| 22 | GUESS AWAY THE BLUES Don Gibson (Hickory 1588) | 25 | 26 | 29 | 8 | |
| 23 | ALWAYS REMEMBER Bill Anderson (Decca 32793) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | LOVENWORTH Roy Rogers (Capitol 3016) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 9 | |
| 25 | THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9939) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
| 26 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | 29 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | WITH HIS HAND IN MINE Jean Shepard (Capitol 3033) | 44 | 49 | 55 | 6 | |
| 28 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 45329) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14194) | 20 | 14 | 4 | 15 | |
| 30 | SLOWLY Jimmy Dean & Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9947) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 31 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN George Jones (Musicor 1432) | 38 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | DID YOU EVER Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3029) | 36 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| 33 | MAN IN BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Anne Murray (Capitol 3059) | 37 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | THE FIRST LOVE Penny DeHaven (United Artists 50742) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 6 | |
| 36 | I WANNA BE FREE Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | SO THIS IS LOVE Tommy Cash (Epic 10700) | 46 | 48 | 51 | 4 | |
| 38 | TELL HIM THAT YOU LOVE HIM Webb Pierce (Decca 32787) | 49 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND Conway Twitty (Decca 32801) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | I’M A MEMORY Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 47-9951) | 40 | 43 | 44 | 6 | |
| 41 | TOUCHING HOME Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | OH, LOVE OF MINE Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Capitol 3039) | 45 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Susan Raye (Capitol 3035) | — | — | 64 | 2 | |
| 44 | SHE’LL REMEMBER / AFTER YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32777) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 5 / 4 | |
| 45 | OH, SINGER Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | FREIGHT TRAIN Jim & Jesse (Capitol 3026) | 50 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | BABY WITHOUT YOU Jan Howard (Decca 32778) | 48 | 53 | 54 | 5 | |
| 48 | I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU’VE BEEN LOVIN’ ME Roy Drusky (Mercury 73178) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | SHE’S AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO LOVING YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-9955) | 54 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE (I Won’t) Hank Thompson (Dot 17365) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | JUKE BOX MAN Dick Curless (Capitol 3034) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | BUS FARE TO KENTUCKY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-9961) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN Warner Mack (Decca 32781) | — | — | 62 | 2 | |
| 54 | CARELESS HANDS Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9957) | 56 | 59 | 61 | 4 | |
| 55 | PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9935) | 33 | 28 | 24 | 11 | |
| 56 | THE CRAWDAD SONG LaWanda Lindsey & Kenny Vernon (Chart 5114) | 61 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | FLESH AND BLOOD Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) | 21 | 16 | 8 | 15 | |
| 58 | DON’T WORRY ’BOUT THE MULE (Just Load The Wagon) Carl Smith (Columbia 45293) | 59 | 61 | 63 | 4 | |
| 59 | GEORGIA PINEYWOODS Osborne Brothers (Decca 32794) | 62 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP Arlene Harden (Columbia 45287) | 32 | 25 | 23 | 10 | |
| 61 | THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT A LADY Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45319) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | AT LEAST PART OF THE WAY Stan Hitchcock (GRT 39) | 63 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Beth Moore (Capitol 3013) | 52 | 47 | 50 | 5 | |
| 64 | BIG MABLE MURPHY Dallas Frazier (RCA Victor 47-9950) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | ANGEL Claude Gray (Decca 32786) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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