| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 7, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY Sonny James (Capitol 3114) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS Bobby Bare (Mercury 73203) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3 | INDIAN LAKE Freddy Weller (Columbia 45388) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | |
| 4 | SOMEDAY WE’LL LOOK BACK Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3112) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | |
| 5 | NASHVILLE David Houston (Epic 10748) | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | |
| 6 | DREAM LOVER Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 196) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 9 | |
| 7 | I’M JUST ME Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9996) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 7 | |
| 8 | JUST ONE TIME Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9981) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 9 | SHE DON’T MAKE ME CRY David Rogers (Columbia 45383) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| 10 | HE’S SO FINE Jody Miller (Epic 10734) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 11 | RIGHT WON’T TOUCH A HAND George Jones (Musicor 1440) | 14 | 17 | 27 | 8 | |
| 12 | GOOD LOVIN’ (Makes It Right) Tammy Wynette (Epic 10759) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 6 | |
| 13 | GWEN (Congratulations) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17375) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| 14 | I WONDER WHAT SHE’LL THINK ABOUT ME LEAVING Conway Twitty (Decca 32842) | 21 | 30 | 37 | 5 | |
| 15 | THE RIGHT COMBINATION Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9994) | 17 | 21 | 23 | 10 | |
| 16 | TAKE MY HAND Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce with Statesiders (MGM 14255) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | |
| 17 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 27 | 35 | 44 | 8 | |
| 18 | THE CHAIR Marty Robbins (Columbia 45377) | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| 19 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75) | 24 | 29 | 35 | 6 | |
| 20 | TREAT HIM RIGHT Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45391) | 22 | 23 | 30 | 8 | |
| 21 | MY BLUE TEARS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9999) | 25 | 32 | 42 | 5 | |
| 22 | WHEN HE WALKS ON YOU (Like You Have Walked On Me) Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73227) | 28 | 34 | 46 | 4 | |
| 23 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) | 33 | 41 | 49 | 4 | |
| 24 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9976) | 16 | 8 | 2 | 15 | |
| 25 | YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851) | 31 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | MOUNTAIN OF LOVE Bobby G. Rice (Royal American 32) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| 27 | FADED LOVE Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14249) | 23 | 25 | 32 | 8 | |
| 28 | QUITS Bill Anderson (Decca 32850) | 36 | 48 | 64 | 4 | |
| 29 | PITTY, PITTY, PATTER Susan Raye (Capitol 3129) | 35 | 38 | 41 | 6 | |
| 30 | SINGING IN VIET NAM TALKING BLUES Johnny Cash (Columbia 45393) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 8 | |
| 31 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HER Glen Campbell (Capitol 3123) | 34 | 36 | 40 | 7 | |
| 32 | RUBY (Are You Mad) Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3096) | 20 | 12 | 7 | 15 | |
| 33 | HERE I GO AGAIN Bobby Wright (Decca 32839) | 41 | 46 | 53 | 4 | |
| 34 | JOY TO THE WORLD Murry Kellum (Epic 10741) | 29 | 28 | 33 | 11 | |
| 35 | THE PHILADELPHIA FILLIES Del Reeves (United Artists 50802) | 42 | 52 | 65 | 4 | |
| 36 | YOU’RE MY MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) | 30 | 22 | 16 | 15 | |
| 37 | WELCOME TO MY WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9993) | 39 | 40 | 43 | 8 | |
| 38 | UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter (RCA Victor 47-9992) | 38 | 43 | 50 | 4 | |
| 39 | I’M GONNA WRITE A SONG Tommy Cash (Epic 10756) | 44 | 50 | 59 | 4 | |
| 40 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 45381) | 26 | 16 | 9 | 13 | |
| 41 | BABY, YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3111) | 37 | 39 | 47 | 9 | |
| 42 | I CAN’T GO ON LOVING YOU Roy Drusky (Mercury 73212) | 49 | 47 | 51 | 5 | |
| 43 | BRAND NEW MISTER ME Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14275) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | THE MARK OF A HEEL Hank Thompson (Dot 17385) | 48 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | PLEDGING MY LOVE Kitty Wells (Decca 32840) | 52 | 57 | 60 | 4 | |
| 46 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 53 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver with Fat City (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 47 | 51 | 54 | 6 | |
| 48 | HE EVEN WOKE ME UP TO SAY GOODBYE Lynn Anderson (Chart 5136) | 50 | 53 | 55 | 4 | |
| 49 | DON’T LET HIM MAKE A MEMORY OUT OF ME Billy Walker (MGM 14268) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | LEAVIN’ AND SAYIN’ GOODBYE Faron Young (Mercury 73220) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (To Remember) Slim Whitman (United Artists 50775) | 32 | 24 | 5 | 15 | |
| 52 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | THEN YOU WALK IN Sammi Smith (Mega 0026) | 43 | 31 | 22 | 14 | |
| 54 | YOU WERE ON MY MIND Bobby Penn (50 States 1) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | LOSER’S COCKTAIL Dick Curless (Capitol 3105) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | CONGRATULATIONS (You Sure Made A Man Out Of Him) Arlene Harden (Columbia 45420) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | PENCIL MARKS ON THE WALL Henson Cargill (Mega 0030) | 58 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | THE MAHOGANY PULPIT Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 47-9988) | 56 | 58 | 58 | 7 | |
| 59 | IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Slim Whitman (United Artists 50806) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | GREYSTONE CHAPEL Glen Sherley (Mega 0027) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | DON’T CHANGE ON ME Penny DeHaven (United Artists 50787) | 59 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HIM LIKE I DO Jeannie Seely (Decca 32838) | 62 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | THE CHOKIN’ KIND Diana Trask (Dot 17384) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE (Than Growing Old) Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Mega 0031) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | COUNTRY PRIDE David Frizzell (Cartwheel 197) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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