| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 21, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2 | ONEY Johnny Cash (Columbia 45660) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
| 3 | IT’S NOT LOVE (But It’s Not Bad) Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3419) | 5 | 10 | 19 | 9 | |
| 4 | I AIN’T NEVER Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14418) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 5 | THE CLASS OF ’57 Statler Brothers (Mercury 73315) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | 8 | 12 | 17 | 11 | |
| 7 | THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE Faron Young (Mercury 73308) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | TOGETHER ALWAYS Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0773) | 11 | 15 | 22 | 9 | |
| 9 | MY MAN Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909) | 17 | 22 | 30 | 6 | |
| 10 | WHAT IN THE WORLD HAS GONE WRONG WITH OUR LOVE Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely (Decca 32991) | 14 | 19 | 21 | 13 | |
| 11 | MISSING YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 74-0744) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 12 | I TAKE IT ON HOME Charlie Rich (Epic 10867) | 19 | 25 | 32 | 7 | |
| 13 | THE LAWRENCE WELK–HEE HAW COUNTER-REVOLUTION POLKA Roy Clark (Dot 17426) | 20 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 14 | YOU’VE GOTTA CRY GIRL Dave Dudley (Mercury 73309) | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
| 15 | DON’T PAY THE RANSOM Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 74-0761) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 16 | DON’T SHE LOOK GOOD Bill Anderson (Decca 33002) | 23 | 30 | 41 | 7 | |
| 17 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE (Let’s Leave It Alone) Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0752) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 18 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Conway Twitty (Decca 32988) | 12 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 19 | LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS Bob Luman (Epic 10905) | 25 | 32 | 42 | 9 | |
| 20 | SYLVIA’S MOTHER Bobby Bare (Mercury 73317) | 21 | 27 | 29 | 10 | |
| 21 | A PERFECT MATCH David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 10908) | 26 | 36 | 53 | 5 | |
| 22 | WHISKEY RIVER Johnny Bush (RCA Victor 74-0745) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 23 | PRIDE’S NOT HARD TO SWALLOW Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14421) | 29 | 37 | 50 | 7 | |
| 24 | BURNING LOVE / IT’S A MATTER OF TIME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | 24 | 26 | 33 | 9 / 7 | |
| 25 | YOU AIN’T GONNA HAVE OL’ BUCK TO KICK AROUND NO MORE Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3429) | 34 | 44 | 58 | 4 | |
| 26 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0802) | 37 | 46 | 61 | 4 | |
| 27 | THIS MUCH A MAN Marty Robbins (Decca 33006) | 36 | 45 | 54 | 6 | |
| 28 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | 13 | 13 | 5 | 15 | |
| 29 | THE LAST TIME I CALLED SOMEBODY DARLIN’ Roy Drusky (Mercury 73314) | 18 | 20 | 26 | 12 | |
| 30 | TRACES Sonny James (Capitol 3398) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 9 | |
| 31 | WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES Sonny James (Columbia 45644) | 22 | 11 | 3 | 15 | |
| 32 | HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN’S LOVE Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17428) | 40 | 47 | 56 | 5 | |
| 33 | I JUST COULDN’T LET HER WALK AWAY Dorsey Burnette (Capitol 3404) | 35 | 38 | 46 | 7 | |
| 34 | LONESOME 7-7203 Tony Booth (Capitol 3441) | 41 | 49 | 59 | 5 | |
| 35 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Kenny Price (RCA Victor 74-0781) | 38 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| 36 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Susan Raye (Capitol 3438) | 45 | 54 | 66 | 4 | |
| 37 | I’VE GOT A WOMAN’S LOVE Marty Robbins (Columbia 45668) | 39 | 41 | 52 | 6 | |
| 38 | A WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0753) | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | |
| 39 | IF YOU TOUCH ME (You’ve Got To Love Me) Joe Stampley (Dot 17421) | 27 | 14 | 10 | 19 | |
| 40 | RINGS FOR SALE Roger Miller (Mercury 73321) | 44 | 48 | 51 | 7 | |
| 41 | WASHDAY BLUES Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0757) | 28 | 16 | 11 | 12 | |
| 42 | HERE I AM AGAIN Loretta Lynn (Decca 32974) | 33 | 23 | 15 | 17 | |
| 43 | GARDEN PARTY Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980) | 49 | 51 | 60 | 7 | |
| 44 | FOOL ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45692) | 52 | 55 | 64 | 4 | |
| 45 | SOMEBODY LOVES ME Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10912) | 55 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
| 46 | SMILE, SOMEBODY LOVES YOU Linda Gail Lewis (Mercury 73316) | 32 | 31 | 34 | 10 | |
| 47 | FOR MY BABY Cal Smith (Decca 33003) | 50 | 53 | 63 | 4 | |
| 48 | I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411) | 48 | 35 | 37 | 10 | |
| 49 | WHITE SILVER SANDS Sonny James (Columbia 45706) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | PRETEND I NEVER HAPPENED Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0808) | 53 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | GLOW WORM Hank Thompson (Dot 17430) | 56 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | TRAVELIN’ LIGHT George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0776) | 54 | 57 | 62 | 7 | |
| 53 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Bobby Bond (Hickory 1649) | 59 | 62 | 69 | 5 | |
| 54 | GOT THE ALL OVERS FOR YOU (All Over Me) Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3453) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | THINGS Buddy Alan (Capitol 3427) | 57 | 61 | 65 | 4 | |
| 56 | WHO’S GONNA PLAY THIS OLD PIANO Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73328) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | SING ME A LOVE SONG TO BABY Billy Walker (MGM 14422) | 62 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | BABY, BYE BYE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 74-0798) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | THE WORLD NEEDS A MELODY Carter Family with Johnny Cash (Columbia 45679) | 60 | 65 | 71 | 4 | |
| 60 | CLAUDETTE Compton Brothers (Dot 17427) | 58 | 50 | 49 | 10 | |
| 61 | TAKE IT EASY Billy Mize (United Artists 50945) | 66 | 67 | 70 | 5 | |
| 62 | A PICTURE OF ME (Without You) George Jones (Epic 10917) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | HERE WE GO AGAIN Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45674) | 69 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | MORE ABOUT JOHN HENRY Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73327) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | ALL I HAD TO DO Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0785) | 71 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | NOTHING CAN STOP MY LOVING YOU Patsy Sledd (Mega 0085) | 68 | 69 | 72 | 5 | |
| 67 | MISS PAULINE Billy Bob Bowman & Beaumont Bag & Burlap Company (United Artists 50957) | 73 | 70 | 73 | 4 | |
| 68 | WRAPPED AROUND HER FINGER George Jones (RCA Victor 74-0792) | 70 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | I WONDER HOW JOHN FELT (When He Baptized Jesus) David Houston (Epic 10911) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | LEAVIN’ ON YOUR MIND Bobbie Roy (Capitol 3428) | 74 | — | — | 4 | |
| 71 | SECOND TUESDAY IN DECEMBER Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Mega 0089) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | HOW COULD YOU BE ANYTHING BUT LOVE Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3415) | 64 | 60 | 67 | 5 | |
| 73 | A SWEETER LOVE (I’ll Never Know) Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45690) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | ONE NIGHT Jeannie C. Riley (MGM 14427) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | BOWLING GREEN Hank Capps (Capitol 3416) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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