| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 28, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SOMEDAY WE’LL LOOK BACK Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3112) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | DREAM LOVER Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 196) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3 | I’M JUST ME Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9996) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 4 | GOOD LOVIN’ (Makes It Right) Tammy Wynette (Epic 10759) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| 5 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | |
| 6 | BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY Sonny James (Capitol 3114) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | I WONDER WHAT SHE’LL THINK ABOUT ME LEAVING Conway Twitty (Decca 32842) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| 8 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) | 10 | 15 | 23 | 7 | |
| 9 | INDIAN LAKE Freddy Weller (Columbia 45388) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 10 | QUITS Bill Anderson (Decca 32850) | 19 | 21 | 28 | 7 | |
| 11 | THE RIGHT COMBINATION Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9994) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| 12 | WHEN HE WALKS ON YOU (Like You Have Walked On Me) Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73227) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 7 | |
| 13 | TREAT HIM RIGHT Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45391) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 11 | |
| 14 | PITTY, PITTY, PATTER Susan Raye (Capitol 3129) | 20 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 15 | MY BLUE TEARS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9999) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 16 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| 17 | YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851) | 18 | 20 | 25 | 6 | |
| 18 | THE PHILADELPHIA FILLIES Del Reeves (United Artists 50802) | 22 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
| 19 | NASHVILLE David Houston (Epic 10748) | 12 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 20 | HERE I GO AGAIN Bobby Wright (Decca 32839) | 24 | 28 | 33 | 7 | |
| 21 | BRAND NEW MISTER ME Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14275) | 26 | 35 | 43 | 5 | |
| 22 | HE’S SO FINE Jody Miller (Epic 10734) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 23 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 29 | 39 | 46 | 6 | |
| 24 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HER Glen Campbell (Capitol 3123) | 28 | 30 | 31 | 10 | |
| 25 | LEAVIN’ AND SAYIN’ GOODBYE Faron Young (Mercury 73220) | 30 | 41 | 50 | 4 | |
| 26 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | 32 | 43 | 52 | 4 | |
| 27 | TAKE MY HAND Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce with Statesiders (MGM 14255) | 25 | 22 | 16 | 14 | |
| 28 | DON’T LET HIM MAKE A MEMORY OUT OF ME Billy Walker (MGM 14268) | 34 | 45 | 49 | 5 | |
| 29 | SHE DON’T MAKE ME CRY David Rogers (Columbia 45383) | 27 | 26 | 9 | 14 | |
| 30 | THE MARK OF A HEEL Hank Thompson (Dot 17385) | 36 | 44 | 44 | 6 | |
| 31 | I’M GONNA WRITE A SONG Tommy Cash (Epic 10756) | 33 | 37 | 39 | 7 | |
| 32 | RIGHT WON’T TOUCH A HAND George Jones (Musicor 1440) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 33 | CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 48-1003) | 43 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE (Than Growing Old) Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Mega 0031) | 47 | 59 | 64 | 4 | |
| 35 | PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS Bobby Bare (Mercury 73203) | 21 | 7 | 2 | 16 | |
| 36 | PLEDGING MY LOVE Kitty Wells (Decca 32840) | 39 | 42 | 45 | 7 | |
| 37 | LOSER’S COCKTAIL Dick Curless (Capitol 3105) | 48 | 54 | 55 | 5 | |
| 38 | TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver with Fat City (RCA Victor 74-0445) | 40 | 46 | 47 | 9 | |
| 39 | WELCOME TO MY WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-9993) | 38 | 36 | 37 | 11 | |
| 40 | ONE NIGHT OF LOVE Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45418) | 52 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | ROLLIN’ IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3164) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | CONGRATULATIONS (You Sure Made A Man Out Of Him) Arlene Harden (Columbia 45420) | 46 | 49 | 56 | 4 | |
| 43 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Slim Whitman (United Artists 50806) | 49 | 52 | 59 | 4 | |
| 45 | HE EVEN WOKE ME UP TO SAY GOODBYE Lynn Anderson (Chart 5136) | 45 | 47 | 48 | 7 | |
| 46 | PENCIL MARKS ON THE WALL Henson Cargill (Mega 0030) | 53 | 55 | 57 | 6 | |
| 47 | COUNTRY GIRL WITH HOT PANTS ON Leona Williams (Hickory 1606) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I DON’T KNOW YOU (Anymore) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17387) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | BACK THEN Wanda Jackson (Capitol 3143) | 54 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I GOT A WOMAN Bob Luman (Epic 10755) | 55 | 56 | — | 6 | |
| 51 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Roger Miller (Mercury 73230) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | THE CHOKIN’ KIND Diana Trask (Dot 17384) | 60 | 60 | 63 | 5 | |
| 53 | LOVE’S OLD SONG Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45422) | 63 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | IF THIS IS OUR LAST TIME Brenda Lee (Decca 32848) | 56 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | PICTURES Statler Brothers (Mercury 73229) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | SHE CRIED Roy Clark (Dot 17386) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | IF I HAD YOU Bobby Lewis (United Artists 50791) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | FLY AWAY AGAIN Dave Dudley (Mercury 73225) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | AFTER ALL THEY ALL USED TO BELONG TO ME Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14277) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | IF YOU THINK THAT IT’S ALL RIGHT Johnny Carver (Epic 10760) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | MR. AND MRS. UNTRUE Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 48-1000) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | JUST ONE TIME Connie Smith (RCA Victor 47-9981) | 23 | 14 | 8 | 16 | |
| 63 | I WILL DRINK YOUR WINE Buddy Alan (Capitol 3146) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | SONG FROM “SLEEP WALK” Merle Haggard’s Strangers (Capitol 3144) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Lynda K. Lance (Royal American 35) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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