| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 1, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND Conway Twitty (Decca 32801) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 45329) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 5 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | |
| 6 | MAN IN BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | |
| 7 | I WANNA BE FREE Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |
| 8 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 9 | TOUCHING HOME Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192) | 11 | 15 | 18 | 7 | |
| 10 | ALWAYS REMEMBER Bill Anderson (Decca 32793) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 11 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN George Jones (Musicor 1432) | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |
| 12 | STEP ASIDE Faron Young (Mercury 73191) | 19 | 30 | 39 | 6 | |
| 13 | OH, SINGER Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 7 | |
| 14 | L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Susan Raye (Capitol 3035) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| 15 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9967) | 22 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 16 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 17 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 16 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
| 18 | ANGEL’S SUNDAY Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9965) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 6 | |
| 19 | NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE (I Won’t) Hank Thompson (Dot 17365) | 13 | 14 | 20 | 8 | |
| 20 | COMIN’ FOR TO CARRY ME HOME Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9971) | 23 | 36 | 46 | 4 | |
| 21 | TELL HIM THAT YOU LOVE HIM Webb Pierce (Decca 32787) | 24 | 26 | 29 | 9 | |
| 22 | BUS FARE TO KENTUCKY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-9961) | 32 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| 23 | GYPSY FEET Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-9969) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 5 | |
| 24 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3024) | 17 | 17 | 6 | 13 | |
| 25 | IT COULD ’A BEEN ME Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 3055) | 31 | 40 | 53 | 5 | |
| 26 | ODE TO A HALF A POUND OF GROUND ROUND Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73189) | 33 | 41 | 51 | 6 | |
| 27 | ONE MORE TIME Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3069) | 28 | 35 | 37 | 6 | |
| 28 | THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT A LADY Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45319) | 27 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
| 29 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9952) | 18 | 18 | 5 | 14 | |
| 30 | THERE’S A WHOLE LOT ABOUT A WOMAN (A Man Don’t Know) Jack Greene (Decca 32823) | 34 | 38 | 49 | 4 | |
| 31 | I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14240) | 40 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | SO THIS IS LOVE Tommy Cash (Epic 10700) | 20 | 23 | 36 | 10 | |
| 33 | ANGEL Claude Gray (Decca 32786) | 43 | 53 | 55 | 7 | |
| 34 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | 36 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | CHIP ’N’ DALE’S PLACE Claude King (Columbia 45340) | 45 | 48 | 52 | 6 | |
| 36 | I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU’VE BEEN LOVIN’ ME Roy Drusky (Mercury 73178) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
| 37 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Anne Murray (Capitol 3059) | 29 | 31 | 35 | 9 | |
| 38 | GEORGIA PINEYWOODS Osborne Brothers (Decca 32794) | 41 | 45 | 48 | 9 | |
| 39 | TOMORROW NIGHT IN BALTIMORE Roger Miller (Mercury 73190) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3023) | 26 | 19 | 16 | 13 | |
| 41 | A GOOD MAN June Carter Cash (Columbia 45338) | 44 | 47 | 57 | 4 | |
| 42 | NEW YORK CITY Statler Brothers (Mercury 73194) | 51 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | DID YOU EVER Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3029) | 37 | 24 | 25 | 13 | |
| 44 | RUBY (Are You Mad) Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3096) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | GWEN (Congratulations) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17375) | 57 | 61 | 65 | 4 | |
| 46 | ONE MORE DRINK Mel Tillis (Kapp 2121) | 48 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | YOU’RE MY MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN Harlan Howard (Nugget 1058) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | AFTER YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32777) | 42 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 50 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | ALL I NEED IS YOU Carl Belew & Betty Jean Robinson (Decca 32802) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | COMIN’ DOWN Dave Dudley (Mercury 73193) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Really Love Me) Lamar Morris (MGM 14236) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14211) | 35 | 20 | 19 | 15 | |
| 55 | WHAT DO YOU DO Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45344) | 55 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | WORKING LIKE THE DEVIL (For The Lord) Del Reeves (United Artists 50763) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | DID YOU THINK TO PRAY Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9974) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | CITY LIGHTS Johnny Bush (Stop 392) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | FEEL FREE TO GO Sue Richards (Epic 10709) | 61 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Lynn Anderson (Chart 5113) | 38 | 21 | 21 | 13 | |
| 61 | A SIMPLE THING AS LOVE Roy Clark (Dot 17368) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN Warner Mack (Decca 32781) | 39 | 32 | 30 | 8 | |
| 63 | POOR FOLKS STICK TOGETHER Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3061) | 62 | 62 | 56 | 5 | |
| 64 | SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (To Remember) Slim Whitman (United Artists 50775) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | OH, LOVE OF MINE Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Capitol 3039) | 46 | 43 | 44 | 9 | |
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