| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 16, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | QUITS Bill Anderson (Decca 32850) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 3 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 4 | YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 5 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |
| 6 | I DON’T KNOW YOU (Anymore) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17387) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 7 | ROLLIN’ IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3164) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 8 | CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 48-1003) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
| 9 | LEAVIN’ AND SAYIN’ GOODBYE Faron Young (Mercury 73220) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | FLY AWAY AGAIN Dave Dudley (Mercury 73225) | 15 | 17 | 22 | 8 | |
| 11 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 12 | BE A LITTLE QUIETER Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 48-1007) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 7 | |
| 13 | NO NEED TO WORRY Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia 45431) | 18 | 21 | 29 | 7 | |
| 14 | BRAND NEW MISTER ME Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14275) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 15 | AFTER ALL THEY ALL USED TO BELONG TO ME Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14277) | 19 | 23 | 30 | 8 | |
| 16 | RINGS Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14291) | 22 | 24 | 48 | 5 | |
| 17 | PITTY, PITTY, PATTER Susan Raye (Capitol 3129) | 12 | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| 18 | HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN Sonny James (Capitol 3174) | 25 | 32 | 40 | 4 | |
| 19 | PICTURES Statler Brothers (Mercury 73229) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| 20 | THE NIGHT MISS NANCY ANN’S HOTEL FOR SINGLE GIRLS BURNED DOWN Tex Williams (Monument 8503) | 24 | 31 | 45 | 7 | |
| 21 | KO-KO JOE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011) | 27 | 37 | 38 | 5 | |
| 22 | IF THIS IS OUR LAST TIME Brenda Lee (Decca 32848) | 23 | 26 | 43 | 10 | |
| 23 | I’M GONNA ACT RIGHT Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 48-1010) | 28 | 36 | 50 | 6 | |
| 24 | LEAD ME ON Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (Decca 32873) | 30 | 40 | 51 | 4 | |
| 25 | THE MORNING AFTER Jerry Wallace (Decca 32859) | 26 | 28 | 39 | 6 | |
| 26 | HONKY-TONK STARDUST COWBOY Bill Rice (Capitol 3156) | 33 | 43 | 46 | 6 | |
| 27 | IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Slim Whitman (United Artists 50806) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 28 | HANGING OVER ME Jack Greene (Decca 32863) | 35 | 33 | 41 | 6 | |
| 29 | GOOD LOVIN’ (Makes It Right) Tammy Wynette (Epic 10759) | 13 | 12 | 3 | 16 | |
| 30 | HERE I GO AGAIN Bobby Wright (Decca 32839) | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
| 31 | IF YOU THINK THAT IT’S ALL RIGHT Johnny Carver (Epic 10760) | 42 | 47 | 49 | 9 | |
| 32 | A SONG TO MAMA Carter Family (Columbia 45428) | 36 | 41 | 44 | 5 | |
| 33 | LOVE’S OLD SONG Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45422) | 37 | 38 | 37 | 10 | |
| 34 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 48-1013) | 44 | 48 | 60 | 4 | |
| 35 | EARLY MORNING SUNSHINE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45442) | 45 | 49 | 52 | 4 | |
| 36 | FOR THE KIDS Sammi Smith (Mega 0039) | 43 | 50 | 59 | 5 | |
| 37 | BABY, I’M YOURS Jody Miller (Epic 10785) | 46 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | WEST TEXAS HIGHWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0531) | 40 | 44 | 55 | 4 | |
| 39 | ANOTHER NIGHT OF LOVE Freddy Weller (Columbia 45451) | 51 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | WE’VE GOT EVERYTHING BUT LOVE David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 10779) | 49 | — | 54 | 4 | |
| 41 | SIX WEEKS EVERY SUMMER (Christmas Every Other Year) Dottie West (RCA Victor 48-1012) | 48 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | RED DOOR Carl Smith (Columbia 45436) | 53 | 59 | 61 | 4 | |
| 43 | OPEN UP THE BOOK (And Take A Look) Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3165) | 41 | 45 | 47 | 6 | |
| 44 | THE MARK OF A HEEL Hank Thompson (Dot 17385) | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | |
| 45 | PAPA WAS A GOOD MAN Johnny Cash & Evangel Temple Choir (Columbia 45460) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Roger Miller (Mercury 73230) | 32 | 22 | 23 | 8 | |
| 47 | DADDY FRANK (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3198) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | SHE’S LEAVIN’ (Bonnie, Please Don’t Go) Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0509) | 58 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | DON’T HANG NO HALOS ON ME Connie Eaton (Chart 5138) | 50 | 54 | 58 | 4 | |
| 50 | DIS-SATISFIED Bill Anderson & Jan Howard (Decca 32877) | 60 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | WHEN HE WALKS ON YOU (Like You Have Walked On Me) Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73227) | 29 | 14 | 11 | 14 | |
| 52 | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | THE TWO OF US TOGETHER Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory 1607) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | HOME SWEET HOME / MAIDEN’S PRAYER David Houston (Epic 10778) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | WHAT A DREAM Conway Twitty (MGM 14274) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 4 | |
| 56 | I’LL FOLLOW YOU (Up To Our Cloud) George Jones (Musicor 1446) | — | — | 53 | 3 | |
| 57 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10783) | 59 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | BACK THEN Wanda Jackson (Capitol 3143) | 38 | 39 | 33 | 10 | |
| 59 | MAGNIFICENT SANCTUARY BAND Roy Clark (Dot 17395) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | CHARLOTTE FEVER Kenny Price (RCA Victor 48-1015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Ray Sanders (United Artists 50827) | 64 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | MUDDY BOTTOM Osborne Brothers (Decca 32864) | 62 | 61 | 63 | 5 | |
| 63 | SHORT AND SWEET Bobby Bare (Mercury 73236) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Mayf Nutter (Capitol 3181) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Dick Curless (Capitol 3182) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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