| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 25, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 3 | GOOD LOVIN’ (Makes It Right) Tammy Wynette (Epic 10759) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | QUITS Bill Anderson (Decca 32850) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| 5 | PITTY, PITTY, PATTER Susan Raye (Capitol 3129) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 6 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | 9 | 15 | 19 | 8 | |
| 7 | YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
| 8 | BRAND NEW MISTER ME Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14275) | 11 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 9 | LEAVIN’ AND SAYIN’ GOODBYE Faron Young (Mercury 73220) | 13 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| 10 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | 16 | 25 | 32 | 5 | |
| 11 | WHEN HE WALKS ON YOU (Like You Have Walked On Me) Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73227) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 12 | I DON’T KNOW YOU (Anymore) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17387) | 19 | 30 | 41 | 6 | |
| 13 | CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 48-1003) | 15 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| 14 | HERE I GO AGAIN Bobby Wright (Decca 32839) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | |
| 15 | ROLLIN’ IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3164) | 21 | 28 | 33 | 6 | |
| 16 | PICTURES Statler Brothers (Mercury 73229) | 30 | 41 | 51 | 5 | |
| 17 | THE MARK OF A HEEL Hank Thompson (Dot 17385) | 18 | 19 | 24 | 10 | |
| 18 | DREAM LOVER Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 196) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| 19 | I’M JUST ME Charley Pride (RCA Victor 47-9996) | 12 | 8 | 5 | 14 | |
| 20 | IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Slim Whitman (United Artists 50806) | 29 | 37 | 42 | 8 | |
| 21 | SOMEDAY WE’LL LOOK BACK Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3112) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |
| 22 | FLY AWAY AGAIN Dave Dudley (Mercury 73225) | 41 | 50 | 58 | 5 | |
| 23 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Roger Miller (Mercury 73230) | 27 | 34 | 43 | 5 | |
| 24 | BE A LITTLE QUIETER Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 48-1007) | 32 | 43 | 54 | 4 | |
| 25 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 75) | 17 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 26 | SATURDAY MORNING CONFUSION Bobby Russell (United Artists 50788) | 24 | 22 | 21 | 10 | |
| 27 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HER Glen Campbell (Capitol 3123) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 14 | |
| 28 | I WONDER WHAT SHE’LL THINK ABOUT ME LEAVING Conway Twitty (Decca 32842) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
| 29 | NO NEED TO WORRY Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia 45431) | 39 | 46 | 57 | 4 | |
| 30 | AFTER ALL THEY ALL USED TO BELONG TO ME Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14277) | 34 | 49 | 59 | 5 | |
| 31 | THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE (Than Growing Old) Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Mega 0031) | 23 | 26 | 28 | 8 | |
| 32 | MY BLUE TEARS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 47-9999) | 25 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| 33 | BACK THEN Wanda Jackson (Capitol 3143) | 37 | 42 | 47 | 7 | |
| 34 | THE PHILADELPHIA FILLIES Del Reeves (United Artists 50802) | 26 | 23 | 16 | 11 | |
| 35 | COUNTRY GIRL WITH HOT PANTS ON Leona Williams (Hickory 1606) | 35 | 40 | 44 | 6 | |
| 36 | ONE NIGHT OF LOVE Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45418) | 31 | 29 | 31 | 7 | |
| 37 | LOVE’S OLD SONG Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45422) | 40 | 44 | 50 | 7 | |
| 38 | KO-KO JOE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | THE MORNING AFTER Jerry Wallace (Decca 32859) | 43 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN Sonny James (Capitol 3174) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | HANGING OVER ME Jack Greene (Decca 32863) | 51 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | WHAT A DREAM Conway Twitty (MGM 14274) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | IF THIS IS OUR LAST TIME Brenda Lee (Decca 32848) | 44 | 47 | 53 | 7 | |
| 44 | A SONG TO MAMA Carter Family (Columbia 45428) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | THE NIGHT MISS NANCY ANN’S HOTEL FOR SINGLE GIRLS BURNED DOWN Tex Williams (Monument 8503) | 47 | 51 | 60 | 4 | |
| 46 | HONKY-TONK STARDUST COWBOY Bill Rice (Capitol 3156) | 49 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | OPEN UP THE BOOK (And Take A Look) Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3165) | 53 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | RINGS Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14291) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | IF YOU THINK THAT IT’S ALL RIGHT Johnny Carver (Epic 10760) | 46 | 48 | 52 | 6 | |
| 50 | I’M GONNA ACT RIGHT Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 48-1010) | 52 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | LEAD ME ON Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (Decca 32873) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | EARLY MORNING SUNSHINE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45442) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | I’LL FOLLOW YOU (Up To Our Cloud) George Jones (Musicor 1446) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | WE’VE GOT EVERYTHING BUT LOVE David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 10779) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | WEST TEXAS HIGHWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0531) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | I WILL DRINK YOUR WINE Buddy Alan (Capitol 3146) | 58 | 62 | 62 | 5 | |
| 57 | DON’T LET HIM MAKE A MEMORY OUT OF ME Billy Walker (MGM 14268) | 33 | 32 | 27 | 9 | |
| 58 | DON’T HANG NO HALOS ON ME Connie Eaton (Chart 5138) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | FOR THE KIDS Sammi Smith (Mega 0039) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 48-1013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | RED DOOR Carl Smith (Columbia 45436) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | THE CHOKIN’ KIND Diana Trask (Dot 17384) | 42 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| 63 | MUDDY BOTTOM Osborne Brothers (Decca 32864) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | JUST AS SOON AS I GET OVER LOVING YOU Jean Shepard (Capitol 3153) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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