| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 12, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IT’S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0707) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | LOVING YOU COULD NEVER BE BETTER George Jones (Epic 10858) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | WOMAN (Sensuous Woman) Don Gibson (Hickory 1638) | 8 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 4 | LISTEN TO A COUNTRY SONG Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45615) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | SWEET DREAM WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0716) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | BLESS YOUR HEART Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3353) | 12 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| 7 | SOFT, SWEET AND WARM David Houston (Epic 10870) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
| 8 | BORROWED ANGEL Mel Street (Royal American 64) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 9 | THERE’S A PARTY GOIN’ ON Jody Miller (Epic 10878) | 16 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
| 10 | REACH OUT YOUR HAND Tammy Wynette (Epic 10856) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 11 | LOVE IS A GOOD THING Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10876) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 12 | I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 216) | 15 | 20 | 26 | 7 | |
| 13 | THE CEREMONY Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic 10881) | 18 | 25 | 35 | 6 | |
| 14 | LONELY WEEKENDS Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73296) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 9 | |
| 15 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | 23 | 32 | 45 | 5 | |
| 16 | HERE I AM AGAIN Loretta Lynn (Decca 32974) | 21 | 26 | 31 | 7 | |
| 17 | THE ROADMASTER Freddy Weller (Columbia 45624) | 17 | 24 | 30 | 9 | |
| 18 | ASHES OF LOVE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 74-0710) | 19 | 23 | 23 | 10 | |
| 19 | I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Sammi Smith (Mega 0079) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 20 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Charlie McCoy (Monument 8546) | 24 | 30 | 37 | 7 | |
| 21 | AIN’T IT ALL WORTH LIVING FOR Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14390) | 25 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 22 | IF YOU TOUCH ME (You’ve Got To Love Me) Joe Stampley (Dot 17421) | 31 | 35 | 32 | 9 | |
| 23 | THE MONKEY THAT BECAME PRESIDENT Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73297) | 30 | 39 | 42 | 5 | |
| 24 | DELTA DAWN Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45588) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 25 | WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES Sonny James (Columbia 45644) | 33 | 42 | 51 | 5 | |
| 26 | MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Susan Raye (Capitol 3327) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| 27 | THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE Faron Young (Mercury 73308) | 36 | 44 | 52 | 5 | |
| 28 | A SEED BEFORE THE ROSE Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17418) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| 29 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Conway Twitty (Decca 32988) | 37 | 46 | 63 | 4 | |
| 30 | LOOKING BACK TO SEE Buck Owens & Susan Raye (Capitol 3368) | 39 | 47 | 54 | 4 | |
| 31 | ALABAMA WILD MAN Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738) | 35 | 41 | 57 | 4 | |
| 32 | LET’S ALL GO DOWN TO THE RIVER Jody Miller & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10863) | 26 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| 33 | IF I HAD A HAMMER Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash (Columbia 45631) | 34 | 38 | 49 | 6 | |
| 34 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE (Let’s Leave It Alone) Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0752) | 38 | 48 | 58 | 4 | |
| 35 | I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Cal Smith (Decca 32959) | 27 | 15 | 5 | 15 | |
| 36 | WHISKEY RIVER Johnny Bush (RCA Victor 74-0745) | 52 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | A WHOLE LOT OF SOMETHIN’ Tony Booth (Capitol 3356) | 40 | 50 | 61 | 4 | |
| 38 | I’M IN LOVE Buddy Alan (Capitol 3346) | 42 | 43 | 48 | 7 | |
| 39 | ELEVEN ROSES Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14371) | 28 | 18 | 4 | 16 | |
| 40 | I WANT YOU Johnny Carver (Epic 10872) | 43 | 45 | 50 | 7 | |
| 41 | STONIN’ AROUND Dick Curless (Capitol 3354) | 41 | 40 | 46 | 6 | |
| 42 | RAIN FALLING ON ME Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0729) | 47 | 52 | 56 | 7 | |
| 43 | THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU LIKE I DO Sonny James (Capitol 3322) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| 44 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 32 | 27 | 18 | 20 | |
| 45 | MISSING YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 74-0744) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | MADE IN JAPAN Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3314) | 29 | 19 | 15 | 17 | |
| 47 | THAT CERTAIN ONE Tommy Cash (Epic 10885) | 51 | 56 | 62 | 4 | |
| 48 | BIG BLUE DIAMOND Jacky Ward (Target 0146) | 50 | 36 | 33 | 12 | |
| 49 | OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG Jeris Ross (Cartwheel 214) | 53 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 50 | I HOPE YOU’RE HAVIN’ BETTER LUCK THAN ME Crystal Gayle (Decca 32969) | 54 | 57 | 64 | 6 | |
| 51 | IT MEANT NOTHING TO ME Diana Trask (Dot 17424) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | 55 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | A WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0753) | 58 | 62 | 65 | 4 | |
| 54 | YOU’VE GOTTA CRY GIRL Dave Dudley (Mercury 73309) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | IT TAKES YOU Bob Luman (Epic 10869) | 44 | 29 | 20 | 9 | |
| 56 | PRIDE Jeannie Seely (Decca 32964) | 60 | 63 | 68 | 9 | |
| 57 | SPREAD IT AROUND Brian Collins (Mega 0078) | 61 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | THE CLASS OF ’57 Statler Brothers (Mercury 73315) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Pat Daisy (RCA Victor 74-0743) | 63 | 67 | 71 | 4 | |
| 60 | LUCY Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 74-0747) | 65 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| *61 | GONE (Our Endless Love) Billy Walker (MGM 14377) | 46 | 33 | 25 | 11 | |
| 62 | WASHDAY BLUES Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0757) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Brenda Lee (Decca 32975) | 68 | 72 | 74 | 4 | |
| 64 | DON’T PAY THE RANSOM Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 74-0761) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | GOODBYE David Rogers (Columbia 45642) | 69 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | I AIN’T NEVER Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14418) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | TORN FROM THE PAGES OF LIFE Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 45632) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | CALL ON ME Jeanne Pruett (Decca 32977) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | I DON’T MIND GOIN’ UNDER (If It’ll Get Me Over You) Charlie Walker (RCA Victor 74-0730) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | WHAT IN THE WORLD HAS GONE WRONG WITH OUR LOVE Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely (Decca 32991) | 72 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN Ronnie Sessions (MGM 14394) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | EASE UP Leon Ashley (Ashley 35010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | THE LAST TIME I CALLED SOMEBODY DARLIN’ Roy Drusky (Mercury 73314) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | NORTH CAROLINA Dallas Frazier (RCA Victor 74-0748) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| *On this week’s original published chart, position #61 was skipped. “Gone (Our Endless Love)” has been inserted into that position above based on the positions it held on the previous and following weeks’ charts. |
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