| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 17, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| 3 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 4 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND Conway Twitty (Decca 32801) | 10 | 15 | 23 | 5 | |
| 6 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 7 | |
| 7 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 45329) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
| 8 | L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Susan Raye (Capitol 3035) | 9 | 26 | 34 | 6 | |
| 9 | I WANNA BE FREE Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796) | 13 | 17 | 26 | 5 | |
| 10 | MAN IN BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) | 15 | 22 | 24 | 5 | |
| 11 | ALWAYS REMEMBER Bill Anderson (Decca 32793) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
| 12 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 13 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN George Jones (Musicor 1432) | 14 | 16 | 22 | 7 | |
| 14 | NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE (I Won’t) Hank Thompson (Dot 17365) | 20 | 32 | 40 | 6 | |
| 15 | TOUCHING HOME Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192) | 18 | 23 | 32 | 5 | |
| 16 | OH, SINGER Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | 17 | 20 | 30 | 5 | |
| 17 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3024) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 18 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9952) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 19 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3023) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 20 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14211) | 19 | 8 | 4 | 13 | |
| 21 | IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Lynn Anderson (Chart 5113) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 11 | |
| 22 | I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU’VE BEEN LOVIN’ ME Roy Drusky (Mercury 73178) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 6 | |
| 23 | SO THIS IS LOVE Tommy Cash (Epic 10700) | 36 | 36 | 33 | 8 | |
| 24 | DID YOU EVER Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3029) | 25 | 28 | 29 | 11 | |
| 25 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9967) | 31 | 38 | 49 | 4 | |
| 26 | TELL HIM THAT YOU LOVE HIM Webb Pierce (Decca 32787) | 29 | 31 | 36 | 7 | |
| 27 | AFTER YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32777) | 28 | 33 | 35 | 8 | |
| 28 | ANGEL’S SUNDAY Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9965) | 32 | 35 | 48 | 4 | |
| 29 | THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT A LADY Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45319) | 33 | 54 | 56 | 5 | |
| 30 | STEP ASIDE Faron Young (Mercury 73191) | 39 | 45 | 51 | 4 | |
| 31 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Anne Murray (Capitol 3059) | 35 | 39 | 31 | 7 | |
| 32 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN Warner Mack (Decca 32781) | 30 | 34 | 43 | 6 | |
| 33 | GYPSY FEET Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-9969) | 41 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | BUS FARE TO KENTUCKY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-9961) | 38 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 35 | ONE MORE TIME Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3069) | 37 | 41 | 53 | 4 | |
| 36 | COMIN’ FOR TO CARRY ME HOME Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9971) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 23 | 11 | 10 | 18 | |
| 38 | THERE’S A WHOLE LOT ABOUT A WOMAN (A Man Don’t Know) Jack Greene (Decca 32823) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS David Houston (Epic 10696) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 14 | |
| 40 | IT COULD ’A BEEN ME Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 3055) | 53 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | ODE TO A HALF A POUND OF GROUND ROUND Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73189) | 51 | 60 | 64 | 4 | |
| 42 | WITH HIS HAND IN MINE Jean Shepard (Capitol 3033) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 10 | |
| 43 | OH, LOVE OF MINE Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Capitol 3039) | 44 | 46 | 38 | 7 | |
| 44 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | GEORGIA PINEYWOODS Osborne Brothers (Decca 32794) | 48 | 52 | 58 | 7 | |
| 46 | DO RIGHT WOMAN – DO RIGHT MAN Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45307) | 27 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
| 47 | A GOOD MAN June Carter Cash (Columbia 45338) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | CHIP ’N’ DALE’S PLACE Claude King (Columbia 45340) | 52 | 57 | 62 | 4 | |
| 49 | BIG MABLE MURPHY Dallas Frazier (RCA Victor 47-9950) | 50 | 53 | 60 | 5 | |
| 50 | SHE’S AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO LOVING YOU Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-9955) | 40 | 40 | 44 | 7 | |
| 51 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY John Deer (Royal American 34) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14240) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | ANGEL Claude Gray (Decca 32786) | 55 | 58 | 63 | 5 | |
| 54 | CORPUS CHRISTI WIND Dale McBride (Thunderbird 539) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | NEW YORK CITY Statler Brothers (Mercury 73194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | ONE MORE DRINK Mel Tillis (Kapp 2121) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I’M A MEMORY Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 47-9951) | 62 | 43 | 37 | 10 | |
| 58 | CARELESS HANDS Dottie West (RCA Victor 47-9957) | 60 | 65 | 54 | 8 | |
| 59 | I SAY, “YES, SIR” Peggy Sue (Decca 32812) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | WHAT DO YOU DO Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45344) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | GWEN (Congratulations) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17375) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | POOR FOLKS STICK TOGETHER Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3061) | 56 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | I’M GONNA KEEP ON KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU Billy Walker (MGM 14210) | 42 | 25 | 12 | 13 | |
| 64 | FEEL FREE TO GO Sue Richards (Epic 10709) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | DON’T WORRY ’BOUT THE MULE (Just Load The Wagon) Carl Smith (Columbia 45293) | 54 | 56 | 57 | 8 | |
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