| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1971 |
| TOP 100 COUNTRY SINGLES (As published in the December 25, 1971, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 2 | EASY LOVING – Freddie Hart (Capitol) |
| 3 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT – Sammi Smith (Mega) |
| 4 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 5 | I WANNA BE FREE – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 6 | QUITS – Bill Anderson (Decca) |
| 7 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 8 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 9 | SOMEDAY WE’LL LOOK BACK – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 10 | THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 11 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 12 | GOOD LOVIN’ (Makes It Right) – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 13 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 14 | BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 15 | GWEN (Congratulations) – Tommy Overstreet (Dot) |
| 16 | YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 17 | DREAM LOVER – Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel) |
| 18 | EMPTY ARMS – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 19 | RUBY (Are You Mad) – Buck Owens & The Buckaroos (Capitol) |
| 20 | OH, SINGER – Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation) |
| 21 | JUST ONE TIME – Connie Smith (RCA Victor) |
| 22 | I’M JUST ME – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 23 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 24 | A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS – David Houston (Epic) |
| 25 | JOSHUA – Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 26 | I’D RATHER LOVE YOU – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 27 | FLESH AND BLOOD – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
| 28 | PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS – Bobby Bare (Mercury) |
| 29 | YOU’RE MY MAN – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 30 | ROLLIN’ IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS – Buck Owens & The Buckaroos (Capitol) |
| 31 | TOUCHING HOME – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 32 | ROSE GARDEN – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 33 | MAN IN BLACK – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
| 34 | I DON’T KNOW YOU (Anymore) – Tommy Overstreet (Dot) |
| 35 | KNOCK THREE TIMES – Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel) |
| 36 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 37 | THE PROMISED LAND – Freddy Weller (Columbia) |
| 38 | INDIAN LAKE – Freddy Weller (Columbia) |
| 39 | STEP ASIDE – Faron Young (Mercury) |
| 40 | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 41 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART – Hank Williams, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM) |
| 42 | NASHVILLE – David Houston (Epic) |
| 43 | PITTY, PITTY, PATTER – Susan Raye (Capitol) |
| 44 | SHE DON’T MAKE ME CRY – David Rogers (Columbia) |
| 45 | ALWAYS REMEMBER – Bill Anderson (Decca) |
| 46 | SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (To Remember) – Slim Whitman (United Artists) |
| 47 | LEAVIN’ AND SAYIN’ GOODBYE – Faron Young (Mercury) |
| 48 | BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 49 | THE WONDERS YOU PERFORM – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 50 | THE CHAIR – Marty Robbins (Columbia) |
| 51 | I WONDER WHAT SHE’LL THINK ABOUT ME LEAVING – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 52 | THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 53 | I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY – Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM) |
| 54 | COME SUNDOWN – Bobby Bare (Mercury) |
| 55 | FLY AWAY AGAIN – Dave Dudley (Mercury) |
| 56 | WATCHING SCOTTY GROW – Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists) |
| 57 | WHEN HE WALKS ON YOU (Like You Have Walked On Me) – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 58 | ANGEL’S SUNDAY – Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor) |
| 59 | CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA – Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor) |
| 60 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO – Stonewall Jackson (Columbia) |
| 61 | BRAND NEW MISTER ME – Mel Tillis & The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 62 | MORNING – Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor) |
| 63 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN – Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor) |
| 64 | PADRE – Marty Robbins (Columbia) |
| 65 | HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 66 | BED OF ROSE’S – The Statler Brothers (Mercury) |
| 67 | TOMORROW NIGHT IN BALTIMORE – Roger Miller (Mercury) |
| 68 | THE RIGHT COMBINATION – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 69 | A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES – George Jones (Musicor) |
| 70 | SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS EVERY MORNING (And She Loves Me To Sleep Every Night) – Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor) |
| 71 | HE’S SO FINE – Jody Miller (Epic) |
| 72 | THE ARMS OF A FOOL – Mel Tillis & The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 73 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER – Buck Owens & The Buckaroos (Capitol) |
| 74 | TAKE MY HAND – Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce with The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 75 | GUESS WHO – Slim Whitman (United Artists) |
| 76 | NO NEED TO WORRY – Johnny Cash & June Carter (Columbia) |
| 77 | BE A LITTLE QUIETER – Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor) |
| 78 | RINGS – Tompall & The Glaser Brothers (MGM) |
| 79 | WHERE IS MY CASTLE – Connie Smith (RCA Victor) |
| 80 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN – George Jones (Musicor) |
| 81 | CHARLEY’S PICTURE – Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor) |
| 82 | CHIP ’N’ DALE’S PLACE – Claude King (Columbia) |
| 83 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR WIFE – Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation) |
| 84 | HERE I GO AGAIN – Bobby Wright (Decca) |
| 85 | GYPSY FEET – Jim Reeves (RCA Victor) |
| 86 | LEAD ME ON – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 87 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 88 | I’M GONNA KEEP ON KEEP ON LOVIN’ YOU – Billy Walker (MGM) |
| 89 | THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY – Kenny Price (RCA Victor) |
| 90 | TREAT HIM RIGHT – Barbara Mandrell (Columbia) |
| 91 | COMIN’ DOWN – Dave Dudley (Mercury) |
| 92 | L. A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – Susan Raye (Capitol) |
| 93 | MY BLUE TEARS – Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 94 | ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 95 | THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME – Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor) |
| 96 | THERE’S A WHOLE LOT ABOUT A WOMAN (A Man Don’t Know) – Jack Greene (Decca) |
| 97 | KO-KO JOE – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 98 | RIGHT WON’T TOUCH A HAND – George Jones (Musicor) |
| 99 | IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS – Lynn Anderson (Chart) |
| 100 | ENDLESSLY – Sonny James (Capitol) |