| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 6, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CHANTILLY LACE Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2 | DO YOU REMEMBER THESE Statler Brothers (Mercury 73275) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | SOMEONE TO GIVE MY LOVE TO Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10836) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
| 4 | JUST FOR WHAT I AM Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0655) | 8 | 10 | 18 | 11 | |
| 5 | NEED YOU David Rogers (Columbia 45551) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| 6 | ME AND JESUS Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73278) | 9 | 16 | 22 | 9 | |
| 7 | AIN’T NOTHIN’ SHAKIN’ (But The Leaves On The Trees) Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 210) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 8 | TOUCH YOUR WOMAN Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0662) | 11 | 15 | 20 | 8 | |
| 9 | ALL HIS CHILDREN Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0624) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 10 | GRANDMA HARP Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3294) | 12 | 18 | 34 | 6 | |
| 11 | ALL THE LONELY WOMEN IN THE WORLD Bill Anderson (Decca 32930) | 14 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 12 | (Lost Her Love) ON OUR LAST DATE Conway Twitty (Decca 32945) | 16 | 21 | 26 | 7 | |
| 13 | IF IT FEELS GOOD DO IT Dave Dudley (Mercury 73274) | 17 | 22 | 32 | 8 | |
| 14 | WE CAN MAKE IT George Jones (Epic 10831) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 15 | BE MY BABY Jody Miller (Epic 10835) | 20 | 28 | 36 | 7 | |
| 16 | WHAT AIN’T TO BE, JUST MIGHT HAPPEN Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0648) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 17 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 23 | 32 | 43 | 6 | |
| 18 | MANHATTAN KANSAS Glen Campbell (Capitol 3305) | 26 | 37 | 45 | 5 | |
| 19 | MY HANG-UP IS YOU Freddie Hart (Capitol 3261) | 15 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 20 | FOOLS Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45556) | 22 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| 21 | LOVE ME Jeanne Pruett (Decca 32929) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 8 | |
| 22 | LOST FOREVER IN YOUR KISS Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0675) | 27 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| 23 | CRY Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45529) | 18 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
| 24 | EVERYBODY’S REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE Pat Daisy (RCA Victor 47-0637) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 25 | SMELL THE FLOWERS Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0667) | 33 | 43 | 46 | 5 | |
| 26 | WE FOUND IT IN EACH OTHER’S ARMS Roger Miller (Mercury 73268) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 6 | |
| 27 | YOU’RE EVERYTHING Tommy Cash (Epic 10838) | 29 | 36 | 51 | 6 | |
| 28 | SEND ME SOME LOVIN’ Hank Williams, Jr. & Lois Johnson (MGM 14356) | 39 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| 29 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO Bobby Bare (Mercury 73279) | 36 | 45 | 54 | 5 | |
| 30 | FAR, FAR AWAY Don Gibson (Hickory 1623) | 19 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 31 | SHOW ME Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45580) | 40 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | THE LEGENDARY CHICKEN FAIRY Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Mega 0063) | 41 | 44 | 48 | 7 | |
| 33 | YOU’RE MY SHOULDER TO LEAN ON Lana Rae (Decca 32927) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 11 | |
| 34 | WHEN YOU SAY LOVE Bob Luman (Epic 10823) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 13 | |
| 35 | THE LONESOMEST LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 45583) | 45 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | MADE IN JAPAN Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3314) | 47 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | THE KEY’S IN THE MAILBOX Tony Booth (Capitol 3269) | 46 | 47 | 52 | 6 | |
| 38 | IF YOU EVER NEED MY LOVE Jack Greene (Decca 32939) | 42 | 51 | 55 | 6 | |
| 39 | JUST PLAIN LONELY Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3308) | 44 | 57 | 63 | 4 | |
| 40 | BALLAD OF A HILLBILLY SINGER Freddy Weller (Columbia 45542) | 35 | 29 | 30 | 11 | |
| 41 | ARKANSAS Wilburn Brothers (Decca 32921) | 38 | 31 | 29 | 9 | |
| 42 | ANYTHING’S BETTER THAN NOTHING Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce & Statesiders (MGM 14365) | 64 | 66 | 72 | 4 | |
| 43 | I AM, I SAID Bill Phillips (United Artists 50879) | 48 | 48 | 50 | 6 | |
| 44 | KATE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three (Columbia 45590) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | A SONG TO SING Susan Raye (Capitol 3289) | 50 | 52 | 56 | 5 | |
| 46 | GOOD HEARTED WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0615) | 37 | 26 | 19 | 17 | |
| 47 | ELEVEN ROSES Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14371) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Charlie McCoy (Monument 8529) | 49 | 39 | 24 | 13 | |
| 49 | TRY IT, YOU’LL LIKE IT Jimmy Dickens (United Artists 50889) | 54 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | GIRL IN NEW ORLEANS Sammi Smith (Mega 0068) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | BIG BERTHA, THE TRUCK DRIVING QUEEN Bud Brewer (RCA Victor 74-0654) | 52 | 55 | 67 | 4 | |
| 52 | I’M THE MAN ON SUSIE’S MIND Glenn Barber (Hickory 1626) | 57 | 59 | 65 | 6 | |
| 53 | TO GET TO YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914) | 51 | 40 | 27 | 16 | |
| 54 | I’LL BE WHATEVER YOU SAY Wanda Jackson (Capitol 3293) | 59 | — | 71 | 4 | |
| 55 | MR. FIDDLE MAN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0665) | 60 | 61 | 66 | 6 | |
| 56 | JANUARY, APRIL AND ME Dick Curless (Capitol 3267) | 53 | 41 | 31 | 11 | |
| 57 | DRAGGIN’ THE RIVER Warner Mack (Decca 32926) | 55 | 38 | 40 | 10 | |
| 58 | CAB DRIVER Hank Thompson (Dot 17410) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | A SPECIAL DAY Arlene Harden (Columbia 45577) | 71 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU LIKE I DO Sonny James (Capitol 3322) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | I’D RATHER BE WANTIN’ LOVE LeRoy Van Dyke (Decca 32933) | 65 | 65 | 69 | 6 | |
| 62 | IS IT ANY WONDER THAT I LOVE YOU Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 74-0687) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | COUNTRY WESTERN TRUCK DRIVIN’ SINGER Red Simpson (Capitol 3298) | 67 | 69 | 74 | 4 | |
| 64 | ONE MORE TIME Jo Anna Neel (Decca 32950) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | WOULD YOU WANT THE WORLD TO END Mel Tillis (MGM 14372) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Liz Anderson (Epic 10840) | 69 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | THE THINGS WE CARE ABOUT Patti Page (Mercury 73280) | 72 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | LET HIM HAVE IT Jan Howard (Decca 32955) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | IT’S A CRYING SHAME Anthony Armstrong Jones (Chart 5157) | 73 | 73 | 75 | 4 | |
| 70 | ONLY YOU (And You Alone) Freddie Hart (Kapp 2167) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | LOVE ISN’T LOVE (Till You Give It Away) Bobby Lee Trammell (Souncot 1135) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Cal Smith (Decca 32959) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | YELLOW RIVER Compton Brothers (Dot 17408) | 62 | 54 | 59 | 9 | |
| 74 | COUNTRY MUSIC IN MY SOUL George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0697) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | I’LL BE THERE Johnny Bush (Million 1) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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