| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 2, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0802) | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2 | PRIDE’S NOT HARD TO SWALLOW Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14421) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | GOT THE ALL OVERS FOR YOU (All Over Me) Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3453) | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | |
| 4 | HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN’S LOVE Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17428) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | |
| 5 | LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS Bob Luman (Epic 10905) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 15 | |
| 6 | MY MAN Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | FOOL ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45692) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | DON’T SHE LOOK GOOD Bill Anderson (Decca 33002) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 9 | LONESOME 7-7203 Tony Booth (Capitol 3441) | 12 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | SING ME A LOVE SONG TO BABY Billy Walker (MGM 14422) | 14 | 19 | 25 | 9 | |
| 11 | WHITE SILVER SANDS Sonny James (Columbia 45706) | 15 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| 12 | I TAKE IT ON HOME Charlie Rich (Epic 10867) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 13 | IT’S NOT LOVE (But It’s Not Bad) Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3419) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 14 | WHO’S GONNA PLAY THIS OLD PIANO Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73328) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 8 | |
| 15 | SOMEBODY LOVES ME Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10912) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 16 | PRETEND I NEVER HAPPENED Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0808) | 18 | 24 | 32 | 9 | |
| 17 | FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 18 | THIS MUCH A MAN Marty Robbins (Decca 33006) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 19 | A PICTURE OF ME (Without You) George Jones (Epic 10917) | 21 | 23 | 30 | 7 | |
| 20 | IS THIS THE BEST I’M GONNA FEEL Don Gibson (Hickory 1651) | 26 | 32 | 40 | 6 | |
| 21 | LOVIN’ ON BACK STREETS Mel Street (Metromedia Country 901) | 38 | 48 | 67 | 5 | |
| 22 | SHE’S GOT TO BE A SAINT Ray Price (Columbia 45724) | 27 | 35 | 42 | 5 | |
| 23 | YOU AIN’T GONNA HAVE OL’ BUCK TO KICK AROUND NO MORE Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3429) | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 | |
| 24 | THE CLASS OF ’57 Statler Brothers (Mercury 73315) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 17 | |
| 25 | KATY DID Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0820) | 33 | 38 | 47 | 5 | |
| 26 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Jody Miller (Epic 10916) | 34 | 42 | 50 | 6 | |
| 27 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Susan Raye (Capitol 3438) | 28 | 29 | 21 | 10 | |
| 28 | LISTEN Tommy Cash (Epic 10915) | 36 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Charlie McCoy (Monument 8554) | 31 | 37 | 45 | 5 | |
| 30 | BABY, BYE BYE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 74-0798) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 8 | |
| 31 | SOUL SONG Joe Stampley (Dot 17442) | 39 | 47 | 59 | 4 | |
| 32 | A PERFECT MATCH David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 10908) | 17 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 33 | MORE ABOUT JOHN HENRY Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73327) | 24 | 26 | 34 | 7 | |
| 34 | HOLDIN’ ON (To The Love I Got) Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45702) | 42 | 51 | 64 | 4 | |
| 35 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Kenny Price (RCA Victor 74-0781) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 13 | |
| 36 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006) | 47 | 58 | 73 | 4 | |
| 37 | HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY Sandy Posey (Columbia 45703) | 40 | 43 | 56 | 4 | |
| 38 | OLD FASHIONED SINGING George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 10923) | 44 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | I WONDER HOW JOHN FELT (When He Baptized Jesus) David Houston (Epic 10911) | 43 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| 40 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU O. B. McClinton (Enterprise 9059) | 50 | 55 | 62 | 4 | |
| 41 | CATFISH JOHN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0810) | 54 | 63 | 72 | 5 | |
| 42 | SHE LOVES ME (Right Out Of My Mind) Freddy Weller (Columbia 45723) | 51 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | KNOXVILLE STATION Bobby Austin (Atlantic 2913) | 46 | 56 | 71 | 5 | |
| 44 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73334) | 53 | 62 | 75 | 4 | |
| 45 | RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Pat Roberts (Dot 17434) | 49 | 52 | 58 | 6 | |
| 46 | WRAPPED AROUND HER FINGER George Jones (RCA Victor 74-0792) | 45 | 45 | 51 | 9 | |
| 47 | RED SKIES OVER GEORGIA Henson Cargill (Mega 0090) | 48 | 49 | 55 | 6 | |
| 48 | A SWEETER LOVE (I’ll Never Know) Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45690) | 52 | 50 | 57 | 7 | |
| 49 | SHE’S MY ROCK Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3462) | 62 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO HOLD HER (When She Cries) Conway Twitty (Decca 33033) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | AFRAID I’LL WANT TO LOVE HER ONE MORE TIME Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 222) | 60 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | BEHIND BLUE EYES Mundo Earwood (Royal American 65) | 56 | 59 | 65 | 5 | |
| 53 | ONE NIGHT Jeannie C. Riley (MGM 14427) | 58 | 64 | 69 | 8 | |
| 54 | IF IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU Dottie West (RCA Victor 74-0828) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | IT TAKES A LOT OF TENDERNESS Arlene Harden (Columbia 45708) | 64 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | HE AIN’T COUNTRY Claude King (Columbia 45704) | 55 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| 57 | LOVE’S THE ANSWER Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45721) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | BOWLING GREEN Hank Capps (Capitol 3416) | 61 | 66 | 70 | 7 | |
| 59 | SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE Red Steagall (Capitol 3461) | 65 | 67 | 74 | 4 | |
| 60 | EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVIN’ Norro Wilson (RCA Victor 74-0824) | 66 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Hank Williams, Jr. & Lois Johnson (MGM 14443) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | IT RAINS JUST THE SAME IN MISSOURI Ray Griff (Dot 17440) | 68 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | I WONDER IF THEY EVER THINK OF ME Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3488) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | PAINT ME A RAINBOW Wynn Stewart (RCA Victor 74-0819) | 69 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | (Old Dogs–Children And) WATERMELON WINE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | THE GOVERNOR’S HAND Hank Snow (RCA Victor 74-0818) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | COMIN’ AFTER JINNY Tex Ritter (Capitol 3457) | 70 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | ALL HEAVEN BREAKS LOOSE David Rogers (Columbia 45714) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | SHE CALLED ME BABY Dick Curless (Capitol 3470) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | I’VE JUST GOTTA FEEL LIKE A WOMAN TONIGHT Lynda K. Lance (Triune 7202) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | BEFORE GOODBYE Del Reeves (United Artists 50964) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | I FORGOT MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW (About Him) Jeanne Pruett (Decca 33013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | PROUD MARY Brush Arbor (Capitol 3468) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | LET THEM TALK Ray Pennington (Monument 8553) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | NEW YORK CITY SONG Jan Howard (Decca 33019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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