| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 3, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9952) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3024) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| 4 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | |
| 5 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 6 | |
| 6 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | |
| 7 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | 8 | 16 | 26 | 7 | |
| 8 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14211) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 45329) | 11 | 28 | 53 | 4 | |
| 10 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS David Houston (Epic 10696) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 11 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 12 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | 14 | 26 | 29 | 5 | |
| 13 | ALWAYS REMEMBER Bill Anderson (Decca 32793) | 18 | 23 | 42 | 5 | |
| 14 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3023) | 15 | 18 | 18 | 9 | |
| 15 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND Conway Twitty (Decca 32801) | 23 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN George Jones (Musicor 1432) | 22 | 31 | 38 | 5 | |
| 17 | I WANNA BE FREE Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796) | 26 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | DO RIGHT WOMAN – DO RIGHT MAN Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45307) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| 19 | IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Lynn Anderson (Chart 5113) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 9 | |
| 20 | OH, SINGER Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | 30 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | GUESS AWAY THE BLUES Don Gibson (Hickory 1588) | 21 | 22 | 25 | 10 | |
| 22 | MAN IN BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) | 24 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | TOUCHING HOME Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192) | 32 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | WITH HIS HAND IN MINE Jean Shepard (Capitol 3033) | 25 | 27 | 44 | 8 | |
| 25 | I’M GONNA KEEP ON KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Billy Walker (MGM 14210) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
| 26 | L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Susan Raye (Capitol 3035) | 34 | 43 | — | 4 | |
| 27 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING / I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9960) | 16 | 6 | 5 | 14 / 11 | |
| 28 | DID YOU EVER Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3029) | 29 | 32 | 36 | 9 | |
| 29 | SLOWLY Jimmy Dean & Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9947) | 27 | 30 | 31 | 10 | |
| 30 | I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU’VE BEEN LOVIN’ ME Roy Drusky (Mercury 73178) | 39 | 48 | 60 | 4 | |
| 31 | TELL HIM THAT YOU LOVE HIM Webb Pierce (Decca 32787) | 36 | 38 | 49 | 5 | |
| 32 | NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE (I Won’t) Hank Thompson (Dot 17365) | 40 | 50 | 55 | 4 | |
| 33 | AFTER YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32777) | 35 | 44 | 47 | 6 | |
| 34 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN Warner Mack (Decca 32781) | 43 | 53 | — | 4 | |
| 35 | ANGEL’S SUNDAY Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9965) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | SO THIS IS LOVE Tommy Cash (Epic 10700) | 33 | 37 | 46 | 6 | |
| 37 | THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9939) | 28 | 25 | 13 | 15 | |
| 38 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9967) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Anne Murray (Capitol 3059) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 5 | |
| 40 | SHE’S AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO LOVING YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-9955) | 44 | 49 | 54 | 5 | |
| 41 | ONE MORE TIME Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3069) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | BUS FARE TO KENTUCKY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-9961) | 47 | 52 | 58 | 4 | |
| 43 | I’M A MEMORY Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 47-9951) | 37 | 40 | 40 | 8 | |
| 44 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) | 13 | 8 | 6 | 15 | |
| 45 | STEP ASIDE Faron Young (Mercury 73191) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | OH, LOVE OF MINE Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Capitol 3039) | 38 | 42 | 45 | 5 | |
| 47 | JUKE BOX MAN Dick Curless (Capitol 3034) | 46 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | COME SUNDOWN Bobby Bare (Mercury 73148) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
| 49 | THE CRAWDAD SONG LaWanda Lindsey & Kenny Vernon (Chart 5114) | 50 | 56 | 61 | 5 | |
| 50 | ANYWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 47-9945) | 42 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
| 51 | GYPSY FEET Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-9969) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | GEORGIA PINEYWOODS Osborne Brothers (Decca 32794) | 58 | 59 | 62 | 5 | |
| 53 | BIG MABLE MURPHY Dallas Frazier (RCA Victor 47-9950) | 60 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT A LADY Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45319) | 56 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | BABY WITHOUT YOU Jan Howard (Decca 32778) | 55 | 47 | 48 | 7 | |
| 56 | DON’T WORRY ’BOUT THE MULE (Just Load The Wagon) Carl Smith (Columbia 45293) | 57 | 58 | 59 | 6 | |
| 57 | CHIP ’N’ DALE’S PLACE Claude King (Columbia 45340) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | ANGEL Claude Gray (Decca 32786) | 63 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | FREIGHT TRAIN Jim & Jesse (Capitol 3026) | 45 | 46 | 50 | 5 | |
| 60 | ODE TO A HALF A POUND OF GROUND ROUND Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73189) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | POOR FOLKS STICK TOGETHER Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3061) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | TRAVELIN’ MINSTREL MAN Bill Rice (Capitol 3049) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | IT COULD ’A BEEN ME Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 3055) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | LOVENWORTH Roy Rogers (Capitol 3016) | 52 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| 65 | CARELESS HANDS Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9957) | 54 | 54 | 56 | 6 | |
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