| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY Ray Price (Columbia 45425) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | QUITS Bill Anderson (Decca 32850) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | I DON’T KNOW YOU (Anymore) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17387) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 5 | ROLLIN’ IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3164) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 6 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| 7 | FLY AWAY AGAIN Dave Dudley (Mercury 73225) | 10 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 8 | YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 9 | NO NEED TO WORRY Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia 45431) | 13 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| 10 | CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 48-1003) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | BE A LITTLE QUIETER Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 48-1007) | 12 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 12 | RINGS Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14291) | 16 | 22 | 24 | 6 | |
| 13 | HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN Sonny James (Capitol 3174) | 18 | 25 | 32 | 5 | |
| 14 | LEAVIN’ AND SAYIN’ GOODBYE Faron Young (Mercury 73220) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 15 | AFTER ALL THEY ALL USED TO BELONG TO ME Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14277) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 16 | KO-KO JOE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011) | 21 | 27 | 37 | 6 | |
| 17 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 18 | I’M GONNA ACT RIGHT Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 48-1010) | 23 | 28 | 36 | 7 | |
| 19 | THE NIGHT MISS NANCY ANN’S HOTEL FOR SINGLE GIRLS BURNED DOWN Tex Williams (Monument 8503) | 20 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 20 | LEAD ME ON Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (Decca 32873) | 24 | 30 | 40 | 5 | |
| 21 | PICTURES Statler Brothers (Mercury 73229) | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | |
| 22 | HONKY-TONK STARDUST COWBOY Bill Rice (Capitol 3156) | 26 | 33 | 43 | 7 | |
| 23 | BRAND NEW MISTER ME Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14275) | 14 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |
| 24 | THE MORNING AFTER Jerry Wallace (Decca 32859) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 7 | |
| 25 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 48-1013) | 34 | 44 | 48 | 5 | |
| 26 | HANGING OVER ME Jack Greene (Decca 32863) | 28 | 35 | 33 | 7 | |
| 27 | ANOTHER NIGHT OF LOVE Freddy Weller (Columbia 45451) | 39 | 51 | 58 | 4 | |
| 28 | PITTY, PITTY, PATTER Susan Raye (Capitol 3129) | 17 | 12 | 11 | 17 | |
| 29 | IF YOU THINK THAT IT’S ALL RIGHT Johnny Carver (Epic 10760) | 31 | 42 | 47 | 10 | |
| 30 | A SONG TO MAMA Carter Family (Columbia 45428) | 32 | 36 | 41 | 6 | |
| 31 | BABY, I’M YOURS Jody Miller (Epic 10785) | 37 | 46 | 56 | 4 | |
| 32 | EARLY MORNING SUNSHINE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45442) | 35 | 45 | 49 | 5 | |
| 33 | FOR THE KIDS Sammi Smith (Mega 0039) | 36 | 43 | 50 | 6 | |
| 34 | IF THIS IS OUR LAST TIME Brenda Lee (Decca 32848) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 11 | |
| 35 | RED DOOR Carl Smith (Columbia 45436) | 42 | 53 | 59 | 5 | |
| 36 | WEST TEXAS HIGHWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0531) | 38 | 40 | 44 | 5 | |
| 37 | PAPA WAS A GOOD MAN Johnny Cash & Evangel Temple Choir (Columbia 45460) | 45 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | WE’VE GOT EVERYTHING BUT LOVE David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 10779) | 40 | 49 | — | 5 | |
| 39 | SIX WEEKS EVERY SUMMER (Christmas Every Other Year) Dottie West (RCA Victor 48-1012) | 41 | 48 | 57 | 4 | |
| 40 | DADDY FRANK (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3198) | 47 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Slim Whitman (United Artists 50806) | 27 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
| 42 | OPEN UP THE BOOK (And Take A Look) Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3165) | 43 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 43 | SHE’S LEAVIN’ (Bonnie, Please Don’t Go) Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0509) | 48 | 58 | 60 | 4 | |
| 44 | DIS-SATISFIED Bill Anderson & Jan Howard (Decca 32877) | 50 | 60 | 64 | 4 | |
| 45 | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | LOVE’S OLD SONG Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45422) | 33 | 37 | 38 | 11 | |
| 47 | DON’T HANG NO HALOS ON ME Connie Eaton (Chart 5138) | 49 | 50 | 54 | 5 | |
| 48 | GOOD LOVIN’ (Makes It Right) Tammy Wynette (Epic 10759) | 29 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
| 49 | HOME SWEET HOME / MAIDEN’S PRAYER David Houston (Epic 10778) | 54 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I’LL FOLLOW YOU (Up To Our Cloud) George Jones (Musicor 1446) | 56 | — | — | 4 | |
| 51 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10783) | 57 | 59 | 62 | 4 | |
| 52 | THE TWO OF US TOGETHER Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory 1607) | 53 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | I’M SORRY IF MY LOVE GOT IN YOUR WAY Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0535) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | HERE I GO AGAIN Bobby Wright (Decca 32839) | 30 | 20 | 16 | 15 | |
| 55 | YOU BETTER MOVE ON Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | COAT OF MANY COLORS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0538) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | MAGNIFICENT SANCTUARY BAND Roy Clark (Dot 17395) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | CHARLOTTE FEVER Kenny Price (RCA Victor 48-1015) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell & Anne Murray (Capitol 3200) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Ray Sanders (United Artists 50827) | 61 | 64 | 65 | 4 | |
| 61 | SHORT AND SWEET Bobby Bare (Mercury 73236) | 63 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Dick Curless (Capitol 3182) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Mayf Nutter (Capitol 3181) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Duane Dee (Cartwheel 200) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | LOVING HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Roger Miller (Mercury 73230) | 46 | 32 | 22 | 9 | |
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