| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 4, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LEAD ME ON Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (Decca 32873) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2 | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |
| 3 | DADDY FRANK (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3198) | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | |
| 4 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10783) | 4 | 7 | 16 | 10 | |
| 5 | HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN Sonny James (Capitol 3174) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | BABY, I’M YOURS Jody Miller (Epic 10785) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 7 | DIS-SATISFIED Bill Anderson & Jan Howard (Decca 32877) | 10 | 15 | 21 | 10 | |
| 8 | ROLLIN’ IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3164) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9 | WE’VE GOT EVERYTHING BUT LOVE David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 10779) | 13 | 17 | 23 | 11 | |
| 10 | EARLY MORNING SUNSHINE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45442) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 11 | COAT OF MANY COLORS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0538) | 16 | 22 | 30 | 7 | |
| 12 | MAIDEN’S PRAYER David Houston (Epic 10778) | 15 | 20 | 25 | 9 | |
| 13 | PAPA WAS A GOOD MAN Johnny Cash & Evangel Temple Choir (Columbia 45460) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 9 | |
| 14 | WOULD YOU TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE ON ME Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) | 20 | 31 | 43 | 5 | |
| 15 | I’LL FOLLOW YOU (Up To Our Cloud) George Jones (Musicor 1446) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 10 | |
| 16 | RINGS Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14291) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 17 | COUNTRY GREEN Don Gibson (Hickory 1614) | 21 | 28 | 39 | 6 | |
| 18 | HITCHIN’ A RIDE Jack Reno (Target 0137) | 18 | 26 | 33 | 5 | |
| 19 | YOU BETTER MOVE ON Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 201) | 23 | 30 | 37 | 7 | |
| 20 | ROSES AND THORNS Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 79) | 25 | 33 | 44 | 6 | |
| 21 | I’M SORRY IF MY LOVE GOT IN YOUR WAY Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0535) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 7 | |
| 22 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Ray Sanders (United Artists 50827) | 22 | 24 | 31 | 10 | |
| 23 | LIVING AND LEARNING Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce (MGM 14303) | 28 | 35 | 40 | 6 | |
| 24 | BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0565) | 27 | 37 | 49 | 4 | |
| 25 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 26 | A CHAIN DON’T TAKE TO ME Bob Luman (Epic 10786) | 30 | 41 | 47 | 5 | |
| 27 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 48-1013) | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 28 | ANOTHER NIGHT OF LOVE Freddy Weller (Columbia 45451) | 19 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
| 29 | (I’ve Got A) HAPPY HEART Susan Raye (Capitol 3209) | 45 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | SHE’S LEAVIN’ (Bonnie, Please Don’t Go) Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0509) | 32 | 34 | 36 | 10 | |
| 31 | MAGNIFICENT SANCTUARY BAND Roy Clark (Dot 17395) | 33 | 39 | 46 | 8 | |
| 32 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Duane Dee (Cartwheel 200) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 7 | |
| 33 | BRING HIM SAFELY HOME TO ME Sandy Posey (Columbia 45458) | 43 | 52 | 60 | 5 | |
| 34 | YOUR KIND OF LOVIN’ June Stearns (Decca 32876) | 37 | 44 | 51 | 4 | |
| 35 | TRACES OF A WOMAN Billy Walker (MGM 14305) | 48 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | A DOZEN PAIRS OF BOOTS Del Reeves (United Artists 50840) | 39 | 48 | 55 | 5 | |
| 37 | RUBY YOU’RE WARM David Rogers (Columbia 45478) | 40 | 43 | 50 | 6 | |
| 38 | CATCH THE WIND Jack Barlow (Dot 17396) | 42 | 50 | 53 | 4 | |
| 39 | ALRIGHT I’LL SIGN THE PAPERS Jeannie Seely (Decca 32882) | 44 | 46 | 54 | 4 | |
| 40 | RED DOOR Carl Smith (Columbia 45436) | 29 | 19 | 20 | 11 | |
| 41 | WEST TEXAS HIGHWAY George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0531) | 24 | 25 | 35 | 11 | |
| 42 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Alice Creech (Target 0138) | 50 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | CAROLYN Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3222) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) | 36 | 32 | 17 | 25 | |
| 45 | SOMEWHERE IN VIRGINIA IN THE RAIN Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Mega 0046) | 53 | 62 | 64 | 4 | |
| 46 | KO-KO JOE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 48-1011) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 12 | |
| 47 | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell & Anne Murray (Capitol 3200) | 52 | — | — | 5 | |
| 48 | I LOVE YOU DEAR Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 74-0559) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | THE RUBBER ROOM Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0581) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD Buck & Buddy (Capitol 3215) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | TRAIN TRAIN (Carry Me Away) Murry Kellum (Epic 10784) | 51 | 55 | 57 | 6 | |
| 52 | BABY’S SMILE, WOMAN’S KISS Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45479) | 60 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | FLY AWAY AGAIN Dave Dudley (Mercury 73225) | 35 | 21 | 8 | 15 | |
| 54 | THE MORNIN’ AFTER BABY LET ME DOWN Ray Griff (Royal American 46) | 61 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | RECONSIDER ME John Wesley Ryles I (Plantation 81) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | DADDY WAS A PREACHER BUT MAMA WAS A GO-GO GIRL Joanna Neel (Decca 32865) | 56 | 58 | 65 | 4 | |
| 57 | ONE’S ON THE WAY Loretta Lynn (Decca 32900) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | A WOMAN LEFT LONELY Patti Page (Mercury 73249) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | I ALREADY KNOW (What I’m Getting For My Birthday) Wanda Jackson (Capitol 3218) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | A PART OF YOUR LIFE Charlie Rich (Epic 10809) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | HOUSTON BLUES Jeannie C. Riley (MGM 14310) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | I SAW THE LIGHT Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Roy Acuff (United Artists 50849) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | I’M GONNA LEAVE YOU Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3208) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | TODAY’S TEARDROPS Bobby Lewis (United Artists 50850) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | I’M A TRUCK Red Simpson (Capitol 3236) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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