| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 18, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART Sonny James (Capitol 3232) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2 | ANN (Don’t Go Runnin’) Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17402) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | MY HANG-UP IS YOU Freddie Hart (Capitol 3261) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |
| 4 | GOOD HEARTED WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0615) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 5 | CRY Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45529) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 | |
| 6 | BEDTIME STORY Tammy Wynette (Epic 10818) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 7 | A THING CALLED LOVE Johnny Cash & Evangel Temple Choir (Columbia 45534) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 7 | |
| 8 | ALL HIS CHILDREN Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0624) | 12 | 16 | 27 | 6 | |
| 9 | I’LL STILL BE WAITING FOR YOU Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3262) | 14 | 20 | 25 | 7 | |
| 10 | TO GET TO YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914) | 17 | 21 | 23 | 9 | |
| 11 | WHEN YOU SAY LOVE Bob Luman (Epic 10823) | 15 | 26 | 37 | 6 | |
| 12 | IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young (Mercury 73250) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 13 | GIVE MYSELF A PARTY Jeannie C. Riley (MGM 14341) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 8 | |
| 14 | TAKE ME Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic 10815) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 15 | COTTON JENNY Anne Murray (Capitol 3260) | 20 | 25 | 32 | 7 | |
| 16 | I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Charlie McCoy (Monument 8529) | 18 | 28 | 38 | 6 | |
| 17 | WE CAN MAKE IT George Jones (Epic 10831) | 25 | 37 | 48 | 5 | |
| 18 | THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 74-0626) | 23 | 31 | 40 | 7 | |
| 19 | SWEET, LOVE ME GOOD WOMAN Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14339) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 8 | |
| 20 | OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MORNING Glen Campbell (Capitol 3254) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| 21 | THE BEST PART OF LIVING Marty Robbins (Columbia 45520) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 22 | PARTY DOLLS AND WINE Red Stegall (Capitol 3244) | 30 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 23 | HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Jack Reno (Target 0141) | 31 | 39 | 42 | 7 | |
| 24 | NEED YOU David Rogers (Columbia 45551) | 32 | 45 | 59 | 4 | |
| 25 | I SAW MY LADY Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 74-0623) | 29 | 32 | 35 | 8 | |
| 26 | WHAT AIN’T TO BE, JUST MIGHT HAPPEN Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0648) | 34 | 54 | 62 | 4 | |
| 27 | THE DAY THAT LOVE WALKED IN David Houston (Epic 10830) | 35 | 49 | 58 | 4 | |
| 28 | UNTOUCHED Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14329) | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 29 | MISTY MEMORIES Brenda Lee (Decca 32918) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 7 | |
| 30 | BALLAD OF A HILLBILLY SINGER Freddy Weller (Columbia 45542) | 43 | 53 | 65 | 4 | |
| 31 | ONE’S ON THE WAY Loretta Lynn (Decca 32900) | 21 | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| 32 | FAR, FAR AWAY Don Gibson (Hickory 1623) | 45 | 60 | 67 | 4 | |
| 33 | I’M A TRUCK Red Simpson (Capitol 3236) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 16 | |
| 34 | 10 DEGREES AND GETTING COLDER George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0622) | 37 | 40 | 52 | 6 | |
| 35 | CHANTILLY LACE Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | CAROLYN Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3222) | 26 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
| 37 | A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL George Jones (RCA Victor 74-0625) | 41 | 43 | 46 | 5 | |
| 38 | SUPER SIDEMAN Kenny Price (RCA Victor 74-0617) | 38 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 39 | AIN’T NOTHIN’ SHAKIN’ (But The Leaves On The Trees) Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 210) | 52 | 62 | 69 | 4 | |
| 40 | WE’LL SING IN THE SUNSHINE Alice Creech (Target 0144) | 42 | 44 | 54 | 5 | |
| 41 | THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH (All Over The World) Brian Collins (Mega 0058) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 5 | |
| 42 | EVERYBODY’S REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE Pat Daisy (RCA Victor 47-0637) | 50 | 63 | 72 | 4 | |
| 43 | SOMEONE TO GIVE MY LOVE TO Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10836) | 53 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | FORGIVE ME FOR CALLING YOU DARLING Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 74-0590) | 24 | 17 | 12 | 15 | |
| 45 | THE BEST IS YET TO COME Del Reeves (United Artists 50877) | 47 | 50 | 56 | 7 | |
| 46 | DARLIN’ RAISE THE SHADE (Let The Sun Shine In) Claude King (Columbia 45515) | 46 | 47 | 50 | 6 | |
| 47 | WE’VE GOT TO WORK IT OUT BETWEEN US Diana Trask (Dot 17404) | 48 | 51 | 43 | 8 | |
| 48 | DO YOU REMEMBER THESE Statler Brothers (Mercury 73275) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE Kendalls (Dot 17405) | 57 | 59 | 61 | 5 | |
| 50 | JUST FOR WHAT I AM Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0655) | 60 | 69 | 73 | 4 | |
| 51 | AIN’T THAT A SHAME Hank Williams, Jr. with Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14317) | 27 | 23 | 15 | 13 | |
| 52 | YOU’RE MY SHOULDER TO LEAN ON Lana Rae (Decca 32927) | 62 | 72 | 75 | 4 | |
| 53 | LOVE IS LIKE A SPINNING WHEEL Jan Howard (Decca 32905) | 28 | 22 | 22 | 10 | |
| 54 | JANUARY, APRIL AND ME Dick Curless (Capitol 3267) | 65 | 70 | 74 | 4 | |
| 55 | I CAN’T SEE ME WITHOUT YOU Conway Twitty (Decca 32895) | 36 | 24 | 18 | 15 | |
| 56 | ARKANSAS Wilburn Brothers (Decca 32921) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | I CAN’T FACE THE BED ALONE Henson Cargill (Mega 0060) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | BRAND NEW KEY Jeris Ross (Cartwheel 206) | 61 | 61 | 63 | 5 | |
| 59 | ALL THE LONELY WOMEN IN THE WORLD Bill Anderson (Decca 32930) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | ANOTHER PUFF Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0613) | 40 | 27 | 24 | 12 | |
| 61 | KISS THE HURT AWAY Ronnie Dove (Decca 32919) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 7 | |
| 62 | DRAGGIN’ THE RIVER Warner Mack (Decca 32926) | 66 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | TOUCH YOUR WOMAN Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0662) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | SOUVENIRS AND CALIFORNIA MEM’RYS Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 3258) | 55 | 58 | 60 | 5 | |
| 65 | EVENING Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0642) | 67 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | LOVE ME Jeanne Pruett (Decca 32929) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | IF IT FEELS GOOD DO IT Dave Dudley (Mercury 73274) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | LONELY PEOPLE Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 74-0641) | 71 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | BOSOM OF ABRAHAM Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0651) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | ME AND JESUS Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73278) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | YELLOW RIVER Compton Brothers (Dot 17408) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | WISH I WAS A LITTLE BOY AGAIN LaWanda Lindsey (Chart 5153) | 70 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | SWEET APPLE WINE Duane Dee (Cartwheel 207) | 72 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | EVERYBODY OUGHTA CRY Crystal Gayle (Decca 32925) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | SUSPICION Bobby G. Rice (Royal American 48) | 49 | 42 | 30 | 11 | |
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