| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 22, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU LIKE I DO Sonny James (Capitol 3322) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | REACH OUT YOUR HAND Tammy Wynette (Epic 10856) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | DELTA DAWN Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45588) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| 4 | ELEVEN ROSES Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14371) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Cal Smith (Decca 32959) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 6 | IT’S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0707) | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | |
| 7 | LOVING YOU COULD NEVER BE BETTER George Jones (Epic 10858) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| 8 | LISTEN TO A COUNTRY SONG Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45615) | 11 | 14 | 22 | 7 | |
| 9 | BORROWED ANGEL Mel Street (Royal American 64) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| 10 | SWEET DREAM WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0716) | 13 | 17 | 30 | 6 | |
| 11 | MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Susan Raye (Capitol 3327) | 14 | 15 | 20 | 10 | |
| 12 | A SEED BEFORE THE ROSE Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17418) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 13 | SOFT, SWEET AND WARM David Houston (Epic 10870) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 7 | |
| 14 | LET’S ALL GO DOWN TO THE RIVER Jody Miller & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10863) | 18 | 20 | 21 | 9 | |
| 15 | MADE IN JAPAN Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3314) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 16 | LONELY WEEKENDS Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73296) | 20 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| 17 | WOMAN (Sensuous Woman) Don Gibson (Hickory 1638) | 28 | 35 | 46 | 6 | |
| 18 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| 19 | LOVE IS A GOOD THING Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10876) | 26 | 36 | 53 | 5 | |
| 20 | IT TAKES YOU Bob Luman (Epic 10869) | 21 | 27 | 36 | 6 | |
| 21 | BLESS YOUR HEART Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3353) | 24 | 29 | 39 | 6 | |
| 22 | I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Sammi Smith (Mega 0079) | 31 | 33 | 43 | 7 | |
| 23 | ASHES OF LOVE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 74-0710) | 25 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| 24 | THANKS FOR THE MEM’RIES Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45589) | 22 | 23 | 28 | 10 | |
| 25 | GONE (Our Endless Love) Billy Walker (MGM 14377) | 23 | 25 | 33 | 8 | |
| 26 | I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 216) | 32 | 42 | 58 | 4 | |
| 27 | THERE’S A PARTY GOIN’ ON Jody Miller (Epic 10878) | 35 | 44 | 61 | 4 | |
| 28 | KATE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three (Columbia 45590) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 29 | ONE WOMAN’S TRASH (Is Another Woman’s Treasure) Bobbie Roy (Capitol 3301) | 27 | 26 | 32 | 9 | |
| 30 | THE ROADMASTER Freddy Weller (Columbia 45624) | 42 | 58 | 69 | 6 | |
| 31 | HERE I AM AGAIN Loretta Lynn (Decca 32974) | 37 | 49 | 60 | 4 | |
| 32 | IF YOU TOUCH ME (You’ve Got To Love Me) Joe Stampley (Dot 17421) | 34 | 41 | 52 | 6 | |
| 33 | BIG BLUE DIAMOND Jacky Ward (Target 0146) | 30 | 34 | 34 | 9 | |
| 34 | AIN’T IT ALL WORTH LIVING FOR Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14390) | 41 | 52 | 63 | 4 | |
| 35 | THE CEREMONY Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic 10881) | 48 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | THE LONESOMEST LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 45583) | 19 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
| 37 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Charlie McCoy (Monument 8546) | 45 | 47 | 59 | 4 | |
| 38 | (Lost Her Love) ON OUR LAST DATE Conway Twitty (Decca 32945) | 16 | 11 | 8 | 18 | |
| 39 | CAB DRIVER Hank Thompson (Dot 17410) | 29 | 16 | 9 | 13 | |
| 40 | WOULD YOU WANT THE WORLD TO END Mel Tillis (MGM 14372) | 33 | 18 | 19 | 13 | |
| 41 | THAT’LL BE THE DAY Kenny Vernon (Capitol 3331) | 43 | 46 | 50 | 6 | |
| 42 | THE MONKEY THAT BECAME PRESIDENT Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73297) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | WHY DON’T WE GO SOMEWHERE AND LOVE Sandy Posey (Columbia 45596) | 44 | 45 | 47 | 8 | |
| 44 | IN THE SPRING (The Roses Always Turn Red) Dorsey Burnette (Capitol 3307) | 36 | 22 | 16 | 11 | |
| 45 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | STONIN’ AROUND Dick Curless (Capitol 3354) | 55 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | GOOD MORNING COUNTRY RAIN Jeannie C. Riley (MGM 14382) | 46 | 37 | 27 | 11 | |
| 48 | I’M IN LOVE Buddy Alan (Capitol 3346) | 53 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 49 | IF I HAD A HAMMER Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash (Columbia 45631) | 59 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I WANT YOU Johnny Carver (Epic 10872) | 54 | 59 | 62 | 4 | |
| 51 | WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES Sonny James (Columbia 45644) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE Faron Young (Mercury 73308) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | HOW I LOVE THEM OLD SONGS Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0712) | 60 | 62 | 65 | 5 | |
| 54 | LOOKING BACK TO SEE Buck Owens & Susan Raye (Capitol 3368) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | LOVE ISN’T LOVE (Till You Give It Away) Bobby Lee Trammell (Souncot 1135) | 56 | 43 | 29 | 12 | |
| 56 | RAIN FALLING ON ME Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0729) | 62 | 66 | 66 | 4 | |
| 57 | ALABAMA WILD MAN Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE (Let’s Leave It Alone) Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0752) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | I’M ONLY A WOMAN Dottie West (RCA Victor 74-0711) | 58 | 55 | 56 | 6 | |
| 60 | OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG Jeris Ross (Cartwheel 214) | 65 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | A WHOLE LOT OF SOMETHIN’ Tony Booth (Capitol 3356) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | THAT CERTAIN ONE Tommy Cash (Epic 10885) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Conway Twitty (Decca 32988) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | I HOPE YOU’RE HAVIN’ BETTER LUCK THAN ME Crystal Gayle (Decca 32969) | 68 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | A WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0753) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | THE FIRST TIME FOR US Karen Wheeler (Chart 5166) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | LITTLE GOLDEN BAND Peggy Little (Dot 17417) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | PRIDE Jeannie Seely (Decca 32964) | 72 | 72 | 67 | 6 | |
| 69 | MAMA BEAR Carl Smith (Columbia 45558) | 71 | 70 | 55 | 8 | |
| 70 | DO YOU WANT TO DANCE Jack Reno (Target 0150) | 73 | 74 | 72 | 9 | |
| 71 | BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Pat Daisy (RCA Victor 74-0743) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | NO NAME Dennis Weaver (Impress 716) | 74 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | THE LADY OF OUR TOWN Claude King (Columbia 45614) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Brenda Lee (Decca 32975) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | NO RINGS—NO STRINGS Del Reeves (United Artists 50906) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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