| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 16, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | THE CEREMONY Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic 10881) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 3 | HERE I AM AGAIN Loretta Lynn (Decca 32974) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 4 | I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Billy “Crash“ Craddock (Cartwheel 216) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 5 | WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES Sonny James (Columbia 45644) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| 6 | IF YOU TOUCH ME (You’ve Got To Love Me) Joe Stampley (Dot 17421) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
| 7 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Conway Twitty (Decca 32988) | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | |
| 8 | THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE Faron Young (Mercury 73308) | 10 | 13 | 18 | 10 | |
| 9 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE (Let’s Leave It Alone) Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0752) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 9 | |
| 10 | LOOKING BACK TO SEE Buck Owens & Susan Raye (Capitol 3368) | 11 | 14 | 21 | 9 | |
| 11 | WHISKEY RIVER Johnny Bush (RCA Victor 74-0745) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 12 | WOMAN (Sensuous Woman) Don Gibson (Hickory 1638) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |
| 13 | THE MONKEY THAT BECAME PRESIDENT Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73297) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 10 | |
| 14 | MISSING YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 74-0744) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| 15 | AIN’T IT ALL WORTH LIVING FOR Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14390) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
| 16 | WASHDAY BLUES Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0757) | 21 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 17 | THE CLASS OF ’57 Statler Brothers (Mercury 73315) | 22 | 30 | 38 | 6 | |
| 18 | ALABAMA WILD MAN Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738) | 19 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| 19 | A WHOLE LOT OF SOMETHIN’ Tony Booth (Capitol 3356) | 20 | 26 | 31 | 9 | |
| 20 | A WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0753) | 24 | 31 | 35 | 9 | |
| 21 | I AIN’T NEVER Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14418) | 25 | 37 | 50 | 7 | |
| 22 | THAT CERTAIN ONE Tommy Cash (Epic 10885) | 23 | 28 | 34 | 9 | |
| 23 | ONEY Johnny Cash (Columbia 45660) | 26 | 33 | 46 | 5 | |
| 24 | YOU’VE GOTTA CRY GIRL Dave Dudley (Mercury 73309) | 27 | 39 | 42 | 7 | |
| 25 | BLESS YOUR HEART Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3353) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 26 | THERE’S A PARTY GOIN’ ON Jody Miller (Epic 10878) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 27 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Charlie McCoy (Monument 8546) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | |
| 28 | I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Sammi Smith (Mega 0079) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 15 | |
| 29 | DON’T PAY THE RANSOM Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 74-0761) | 32 | 45 | 54 | 6 | |
| 30 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | 34 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| 31 | ASHES OF LOVE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 74-0710) | 28 | 23 | 22 | 15 | |
| 32 | GOODBYE David Rogers (Columbia 45642) | 36 | 46 | 55 | 8 | |
| 33 | UNEXPECTED GOODBYE Glenn Barber (Hickory 1645) | 44 | 55 | 60 | 5 | |
| 34 | SYLVIA’S MOTHER Bobby Bare (Mercury 73317) | 35 | 44 | 47 | 5 | |
| 35 | IT MEANT NOTHING TO ME Diana Trask (Dot 17424) | 37 | 41 | 43 | 7 | |
| 36 | NORTH CAROLINA Dallas Frazier (RCA Victor 74-0748) | 38 | 49 | 63 | 6 | |
| 37 | TOGETHER ALWAYS Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0773) | 47 | 53 | 62 | 4 | |
| 38 | WHAT IN THE WORLD HAS GONE WRONG WITH OUR LOVE Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely (Decca 32991) | 39 | 50 | 58 | 8 | |
| 39 | THE LAWRENCE WELK–HEE HAW COUNTER-REVOLUTION POLKA Roy Clark (Dot 17426) | 49 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | 50 | 58 | 67 | 4 | |
| 41 | THE LAST TIME I CALLED SOMEBODY DARLIN’ Roy Drusky (Mercury 73314) | 67 | 70 | 74 | 7 | |
| 42 | IT’S NOT LOVE (But It’s Not Bad) Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3419) | 45 | 51 | 64 | 4 | |
| 43 | I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411) | 42 | 43 | 49 | 5 | |
| 44 | NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN Ronnie Sessions (MGM 14394) | 48 | 54 | 59 | 6 | |
| 45 | I THINK THEY CALL IT LOVE Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory 1646) | 51 | 64 | 72 | 4 | |
| 46 | SMILE, SOMEBODY LOVES YOU Linda Gail Lewis (Mercury 73316) | 56 | 67 | 71 | 5 | |
| 47 | JUST LIKE WALKIN’ IN THE SUNSHINE Jean Shepard (Capitol 3395) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | THE ROADMASTER Freddy Weller (Columbia 45624) | 29 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
| 49 | IT’S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0707) | 40 | 11 | 4 | 16 | |
| 50 | I TAKE IT ON HOME Charlie Rich (Epic 10867) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | BURNING LOVE / IT’S A MATTER OF TIME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | 53 | 56 | 65 | 4 / 2 | |
| 52 | BORROWED ANGEL Mel Street (Royal American 64) | 31 | 27 | 26 | 18 | |
| 53 | CLAUDETTE Compton Brothers (Dot 17427) | 54 | 62 | 70 | 5 | |
| 54 | RAIN FALLING ON ME Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0729) | 33 | 34 | 37 | 12 | |
| 55 | JUST BECAUSE I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Bobby Wright (Decca 32985) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Brenda Lee (Decca 32975) | 55 | 59 | 56 | 9 | |
| 57 | BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Pat Daisy (RCA Victor 74-0743) | 43 | 47 | 53 | 9 | |
| 58 | RINGS FOR SALE Roger Miller (Mercury 73321) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | YOU, BABE Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 45652) | 58 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 60 | I JUST COULDN’T LET HER WALK AWAY Dorsey Burnette (Capitol 3404) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | TRAVELIN’ LIGHT George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0776) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | PRIDE’S NOT HARD TO SWALLOW Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14421) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | TRACES Sonny James (Capitol 3398) | 66 | 69 | 73 | 4 | |
| 64 | HARLAN COUNTY Wild Bill Emerson (Ace Of Hearts 0452) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS Bob Luman (Epic 10905) | 69 | 71 | 75 | 4 | |
| 66 | DON’T SHE LOOK GOOD Bill Anderson (Decca 33002) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | GARDEN PARTY Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Kenny Price (RCA Victor 74-0781) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | I’M GONNA BE A SWINGER Webb Pierce (Decca 32973) | 71 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | IF THIS IS GOODBYE Carl Smith (Columbia 45648) | 73 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | LEAVIN’ ON YOUR MIND Bobbie Roy (Capitol 3428) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | MY MAN Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | THIS MUCH A MAN Marty Robbins (Decca 33006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | HAPPY EVERYTHING Bonnie Guitar (Columbia 45643) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | I’VE GOT A WOMAN’S LOVE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45668) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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