| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 8, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND Conway Twitty (Decca 32801) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 45329) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | MAN IN BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | I WANNA BE FREE Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| 8 | TOUCHING HOME Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192) | 9 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
| 9 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 10 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9967) | 15 | 22 | 25 | 7 | |
| 11 | STEP ASIDE Faron Young (Mercury 73191) | 12 | 19 | 30 | 7 | |
| 12 | ALWAYS REMEMBER Bill Anderson (Decca 32793) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 13 | ANGEL’S SUNDAY Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9965) | 18 | 25 | 28 | 7 | |
| 14 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN George Jones (Musicor 1432) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
| 15 | OH, SINGER Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| 16 | GYPSY FEET Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-9969) | 23 | 30 | 33 | 6 | |
| 17 | IT COULD ’A BEEN ME Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 3055) | 25 | 31 | 40 | 6 | |
| 18 | ODE TO A HALF A POUND OF GROUND ROUND Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73189) | 26 | 33 | 41 | 7 | |
| 19 | COMIN’ FOR TO CARRY ME HOME Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9971) | 20 | 23 | 36 | 5 | |
| 20 | BUS FARE TO KENTUCKY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-9961) | 22 | 32 | 34 | 9 | |
| 21 | L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Susan Raye (Capitol 3035) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | |
| 22 | I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14240) | 31 | 40 | 52 | 4 | |
| 23 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | 34 | 36 | 44 | 4 | |
| 24 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) | 16 | 14 | 4 | 16 | |
| 25 | CHIP ’N’ DALE’S PLACE Claude King (Columbia 45340) | 35 | 45 | 48 | 7 | |
| 26 | TOMORROW NIGHT IN BALTIMORE Roger Miller (Mercury 73190) | 39 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | THERE’S A WHOLE LOT ABOUT A WOMAN (A Man Don’t Know) Jack Greene (Decca 32823) | 30 | 34 | 38 | 5 | |
| 28 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | |
| 29 | THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT A LADY Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45319) | 28 | 27 | 29 | 8 | |
| 30 | NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE (I Won’t) Hank Thompson (Dot 17365) | 19 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |
| 31 | ANGEL Claude Gray (Decca 32786) | 33 | 43 | 53 | 8 | |
| 32 | GWEN (Congratulations) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17375) | 45 | 57 | 61 | 5 | |
| 33 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3024) | 24 | 17 | 17 | 14 | |
| 34 | RUBY (Are You Mad) Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3096) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | TELL HIM THAT YOU LOVE HIM Webb Pierce (Decca 32787) | 21 | 24 | 26 | 10 | |
| 36 | ONE MORE TIME Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3069) | 27 | 28 | 35 | 7 | |
| 37 | YOU’RE MY MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | A GOOD MAN June Carter Cash (Columbia 45338) | 41 | 44 | 47 | 5 | |
| 40 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9952) | 29 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |
| 41 | NEW YORK CITY Statler Brothers (Mercury 73194) | 42 | 51 | 55 | 4 | |
| 42 | SO THIS IS LOVE Tommy Cash (Epic 10700) | 32 | 20 | 23 | 11 | |
| 43 | SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN Harlan Howard (Nugget 1058) | 48 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | COMIN’ DOWN Dave Dudley (Mercury 73193) | 52 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | WORKING LIKE THE DEVIL (For The Lord) Del Reeves (United Artists 50763) | 56 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | AFTER YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32777) | 49 | 42 | 27 | 11 | |
| 47 | LET ME LIVE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9974) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | ALL I NEED IS YOU Carl Belew & Betty Jean Robinson (Decca 32802) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | A PART OF AMERICA DIED Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9968) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | THEN YOU WALK IN Sammi Smith (Mega 0026) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (To Remember) Slim Whitman (United Artists 50775) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Really Love Me) Lamar Morris (MGM 14236) | 53 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | BABY, IT’S YOURS Wynn Stewart (Capitol 3080) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | CHARLEY’S PICTURE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9979) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | WHAT DO YOU DO Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45344) | 55 | 55 | 60 | 4 | |
| 56 | MARRIED TO A MEMORY Arlene Harden (Columbia 45365) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | THE WORLD NEEDS A MELODY Red Lane (RCA Victor 47-9970) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | A SIMPLE THING AS LOVE Roy Clark (Dot 17368) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | FEEL FREE TO GO Sue Richards (Epic 10709) | 59 | 61 | 64 | 4 | |
| 60 | CITY LIGHTS Johnny Bush (Stop 392) | 58 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU’VE BEEN LOVIN’ ME Roy Drusky (Mercury 73178) | 36 | 21 | 22 | 9 | |
| 62 | IT’S TIME TO LOVE HER Billy Walker (MGM 14239) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Anne Murray (Capitol 3059) | 37 | 29 | 31 | 10 | |
| 64 | GEORGIA PINEYWOODS Osborne Brothers (Decca 32794) | 38 | 41 | 45 | 10 | |
| 65 | POOR FOLKS STICK TOGETHER Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3061) | 63 | 62 | 62 | 6 | |
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