| The CASH BOX Country Top 65 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 1, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WOULD YOU TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE ON ME Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | SHE’S ALL I GOT Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10783) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | COUNTRY GREEN Don Gibson (Hickory 1614) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | YOU BETTER MOVE ON Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 201) | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0565) | 9 | 14 | 20 | 8 | |
| 7 | CAROLYN Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3222) | 12 | 19 | 33 | 6 | |
| 8 | (I’ve Got A) HAPPY HEART Susan Raye (Capitol 3209) | 10 | 17 | 23 | 7 | |
| 9 | DIS-SATISFIED Bill Anderson & Jan Howard (Decca 32877) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| 10 | LIVING AND LEARNING Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce (MGM 14303) | 11 | 15 | 18 | 10 | |
| 11 | ONE’S ON THE WAY Loretta Lynn (Decca 32900) | 16 | 32 | 46 | 5 | |
| 12 | COAT OF MANY COLORS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0538) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 13 | BRING HIM SAFELY HOME TO ME Sandy Posey (Columbia 45458) | 18 | 26 | 27 | 9 | |
| 14 | ROSES AND THORNS Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 79) | 13 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 15 | RUBY YOU’RE WARM David Rogers (Columbia 45478) | 20 | 22 | 28 | 10 | |
| 16 | DADDY FRANK (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3198) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 17 | HITCHIN’ A RIDE Jack Reno (Target 0137) | 14 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 18 | I CAN’T SEE ME WITHOUT YOU Conway Twitty (Decca 32895) | 33 | 40 | 52 | 4 | |
| 19 | LEAD ME ON Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (Decca 32873) | 15 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |
| 20 | THE MORNIN’ AFTER BABY LET ME DOWN Ray Griff (Royal American 46) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 7 | |
| 21 | I’M SORRY IF MY LOVE GOT IN YOUR WAY Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0535) | 17 | 16 | 19 | 11 | |
| 22 | A CHAIN DON’T TAKE TO ME Bob Luman (Epic 10786) | 23 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 23 | HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Duane Dee (Cartwheel 200) | 19 | 20 | 25 | 11 | |
| 24 | TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD Buck & Buddy (Capitol 3215) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 6 | |
| 25 | IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young (Mercury 73250) | 34 | 45 | 56 | 4 | |
| 26 | BABY’S SMILE, WOMAN’S KISS Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45479) | 29 | 36 | 41 | 7 | |
| 27 | I’VE COME AWFUL CLOSE Hank Thompson (Dot 17399) | 38 | 43 | 51 | 4 | |
| 28 | RECONSIDER ME John Wesley Ryles I (Plantation 81) | 31 | 38 | 44 | 6 | |
| 29 | I’M A TRUCK Red Simpson (Capitol 3236) | 41 | 51 | 58 | 5 | |
| 30 | I ALREADY KNOW (What I’m Getting For My Birthday) Wanda Jackson (Capitol 3218) | 40 | 48 | 49 | 5 | |
| 31 | BEDTIME STORY Tammy Wynette (Epic 10818) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | FORGIVE ME FOR CALLING YOU DARLING Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 74-0590) | 36 | 42 | 54 | 4 | |
| 33 | THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Alice Creech (Target 0138) | 21 | 24 | 35 | 7 | |
| 34 | SOMEWHERE IN VIRGINIA IN THE RAIN Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Mega 0046) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 8 | |
| 35 | TAKE ME Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic 10815) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | TRACES OF A WOMAN Billy Walker (MGM 14305) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 7 | |
| 37 | MUCH OBLIGE Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely (Decca 32898) | 45 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | CATCH THE WIND Jack Barlow (Dot 17396) | 28 | 29 | 31 | 8 | |
| 39 | HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN Sonny James (Capitol 3174) | 22 | 9 | 8 | 15 | |
| 40 | UNTOUCHED Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14329) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | MAIDEN’S PRAYER David Houston (Epic 10778) | 27 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| 42 | THINK AGAIN Patti Page (Mercury 73249) | 44 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | THE RUBBER ROOM Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0581) | 43 | 44 | 47 | 6 | |
| 44 | RED RED WINE Roy Drusky (Mercury 73252) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | BABY, I’M YOURS Jody Miller (Epic 10785) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 14 | |
| 46 | COTTON TOP Carl Perkins (Columbia 45466) | 49 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | TONIGHT MY BABY’S COMING HOME Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45505) | 58 | 61 | 63 | 4 | |
| 48 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Ray Sanders (United Artists 50827) | 37 | 33 | 26 | 14 | |
| 49 | AIN’T THAT A SHAME Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14317) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | ANOTHER PUFF Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0613) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | TURN YOUR RADIO ON Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2048) | 50 | 53 | 55 | 4 | |
| 52 | A PART OF YOUR LIFE Charlie Rich (Epic 10809) | 52 | 49 | 50 | 5 | |
| 53 | TODAY’S TEARDROPS Bobby Lewis (United Artists 50850) | 56 | 57 | 60 | 5 | |
| 54 | KENTUCKY Sammi Smith (Mega 0056) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | WHAT A PRICE Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0570) | 54 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | CINDERELLA Tony Booth (Capitol 3214) | 57 | 60 | 65 | 4 | |
| 57 | JUST ONE MORE TIME Johnny & Jonie Mosby (Capitol 3219) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | YOU CAN’T GO HOME Statler Brothers (Mercury 73253) | 60 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | DID WE HAVE TO COME THIS FAR (To Say Goodbye) Wayne Kemp (Decca 32891) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | DON’T SAY YOU’RE MINE Carl Smith (Columbia 45497) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | I’M GONNA LEAVE YOU Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3208) | 63 | 65 | 62 | 5 | |
| 62 | GOODBYE David Frizzell (Cartwheel 202) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | I START THINKING ABOUT YOU Johnny Carver (Epic 10813) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | I LOVE YOU DEAR Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 74-0559) | 48 | 46 | 45 | 6 | |
| 65 | HOUSTON BLUES Jeannie C. Riley (MGM 14310) | 53 | 55 | 57 | 6 | |
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