| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 22, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 45329) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2 | I WANNA BE FREE Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| 3 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND Conway Twitty (Decca 32801) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | STEP ASIDE Faron Young (Mercury 73191) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 5 | TOUCHING HOME Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 6 | MAN IN BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 47-9967) | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | |
| 8 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| 9 | ANGEL’S SUNDAY Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 47-9965) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 9 | |
| 10 | OH, SINGER Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | |
| 11 | ALWAYS REMEMBER Bill Anderson (Decca 32793) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |
| 12 | GYPSY FEET Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-9969) | 14 | 16 | 23 | 8 | |
| 13 | CHIP ’N’ DALE’S PLACE Claude King (Columbia 45340) | 16 | 25 | 35 | 9 | |
| 14 | I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14240) | 19 | 22 | 31 | 6 | |
| 15 | RUBY (Are You Mad) Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3096) | 24 | 34 | 44 | 4 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE MY MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | 26 | 37 | 47 | 4 | |
| 17 | TOMORROW NIGHT IN BALTIMORE Roger Miller (Mercury 73190) | 20 | 26 | 39 | 5 | |
| 18 | GWEN (Congratulations) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17375) | 25 | 32 | 45 | 7 | |
| 19 | COMIN’ FOR TO CARRY ME HOME Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9971) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 7 | |
| 20 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | 28 | 38 | 50 | 4 | |
| 21 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 22 | COMIN’ DOWN Dave Dudley (Mercury 73193) | 36 | 44 | 52 | 5 | |
| 23 | EMPTY ARMS Sonny James (Capitol 3015) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | |
| 24 | A GOOD MAN June Carter Cash (Columbia 45338) | 32 | 39 | 41 | 7 | |
| 25 | IT COULD ’A BEEN ME Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 3055) | 15 | 17 | 25 | 8 | |
| 26 | THERE’S A WHOLE LOT ABOUT A WOMAN (A Man Don’t Know) Jack Greene (Decca 32823) | 27 | 27 | 30 | 7 | |
| 27 | SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (To Remember) Slim Whitman (United Artists 50775) | 34 | 51 | 64 | 4 | |
| 28 | ODE TO A HALF A POUND OF GROUND ROUND Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73189) | 17 | 18 | 26 | 9 | |
| 29 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN George Jones (Musicor 1432) | 21 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |
| 30 | THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT A LADY Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45319) | 31 | 29 | 28 | 10 | |
| 31 | BUS FARE TO KENTUCKY Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-9961) | 22 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 32 | L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Susan Raye (Capitol 3035) | 30 | 21 | 14 | 11 | |
| 33 | THEN YOU WALK IN Sammi Smith (Mega 0026) | 37 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN Harlan Howard (Nugget 1058) | 39 | 43 | 48 | 5 | |
| 35 | CHARLEY’S PICTURE Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-9979) | 46 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | NEW YORK CITY Statler Brothers (Mercury 73194) | 40 | 41 | 42 | 6 | |
| 37 | WORKING LIKE THE DEVIL (For The Lord) Del Reeves (United Artists 50763) | 41 | 45 | 56 | 5 | |
| 38 | LET ME LIVE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9974) | 43 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | ALL I NEED IS YOU Carl Belew & Betty Jean Robinson (Decca 32802) | 42 | 48 | 51 | 4 | |
| 40 | THE WORLD NEEDS A MELODY Red Lane (RCA Victor 47-9970) | 48 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | JUST ONE TIME Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9981) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Really Love Me) Lamar Morris (MGM 14236) | 47 | 52 | 53 | 5 | |
| 43 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 45381) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | A PART OF AMERICA DIED Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9968) | 45 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS Bobby Bare (Mercury 73203) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | THE CHAIR Marty Robbins (Columbia 45377) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE (I Won’t) Hank Thompson (Dot 17365) | 33 | 30 | 19 | 11 | |
| 48 | BABY, IT’S YOURS Wynn Stewart (Capitol 3080) | 50 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | A SIMPLE THING AS LOVE Roy Clark (Dot 17368) | — | 58 | 61 | 3 | |
| 50 | MARRIED TO A MEMORY Arlene Harden (Columbia 45365) | 51 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | IT’S TIME TO LOVE HER Billy Walker (MGM 14239) | 58 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | ONLY A WOMAN LIKE YOU Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 47-9977) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | KNOCK THREE TIMES Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 193) | 29 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 54 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | 23 | 23 | 34 | 6 | |
| 55 | MAKE ME YOUR KIND OF WOMAN Patti Page (Mercury 73199) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | AWARD TO AN ANGEL Wayne Kemp (Decca 32824) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | CITY LIGHTS Johnny Bush (Stop 392) | 59 | 60 | 58 | 5 | |
| 58 | JIM DANDY Lynn Anderson (Chart 5125) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | I SAY, “YES, SIR” Peggy Sue (Decca 32812) | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 60 | ONE MORE TIME Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3069) | 44 | 36 | 27 | 9 | |
| 61 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9958) | 35 | 28 | 17 | 15 | |
| 62 | HAPPY SONGS OF LOVE Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 3079) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | ONE MORE DRINK Mel Tillis (Kapp 2121) | 63 | — | 46 | 5 | |
| 64 | SO THIS IS LOVE Tommy Cash (Epic 10700) | 49 | 42 | 32 | 13 | |
| 65 | MARRIED TO A MEMORY Judy Lynn (Amaret 131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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