| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1971 |
| TOP 50 COUNTRY ALBUMS (As published in the December 25, 1971, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | ROSE GARDEN – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 2 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 3 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 4 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT – Sammi Smith (Mega) |
| 5 | FROM ME TO YOU – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 6 | HAG – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 7 | DID YOU THINK TO PRAY – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 8 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 9 | YOU’RE MY MAN – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 10 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 11 | I’M JUST ME – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 12 | I WANNA BE FREE – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 13 | WE ONLY MAKE BELIEVE – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 14 | A TRIBUTE TO THE BEST DAMN FIDDLE PLAYER IN THE WORLD (or, My Salute To Bob Wills) – Merle Haggard (Capitol) |
| 15 | RUBY – Buck Owens & The Buckaroos (Capitol) |
| 16 | THE SENSATIONAL SONNY JAMES (Capitol) |
| 17 | THE BEST OF PORTER WAGONER & DOLLY PARTON (RCA Victor) |
| 18 | TOUCHING HOME – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 19 | TAMMY’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 20 | MAN IN BLACK – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
| 21 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 22 | THERE MUST BE MORE TO LOVE THAN THIS – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 23 | THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW (Columbia) |
| 24 | ELVIS COUNTRY (“I’m 10,000 Years Old”) – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 25 | I WONDER WHAT SHE’LL THINK ABOUT ME LEAVING – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 26 | SOMEDAY WE’LL LOOK BACK – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 27 | TWO OF A KIND – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 28 | GLEN CAMPBELL’S GREATEST HITS (Capitol) |
| 29 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 30 | WITH LOVE – George Jones (Musicor) |
| 31 | BED OF ROSE’S – The Statler Brothers (Mercury) |
| 32 | EMPTY ARMS – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 33 | THE FIRST LADY – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 34 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS – David Houston (Epic) |
| 35 | THE BEST OF GEORGE JONES (Musicor) |
| 36 | #1 – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 37 | ALL FOR THE LOVE OF SUNSHINE – Hank Williams, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM) |
| 38 | KO-KO JOE – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 39 | SIMPLE AS I AM – Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor) |
| 40 | EASY LOVING – Freddie Hart (Capitol) |
| 41 | FIFTEEN YEARS AGO – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 42 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HER – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 43 | THE BEST OF DOLLY PARTON (RCA Victor) |
| 44 | IN SEARCH OF A SONG – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 45 | THE INCREDIBLE ROY CLARK (Dot) |
| 46 | THE BEST OF ROY CLARK (Dot) |
| 47 | MARTY ROBBINS’ GREATEST HITS VOL. III (Columbia) |
| 48 | GOODTIME ALBUM – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 49 | PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN – Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor) |
| 50 | KNOCK THREE TIMES – Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel) |