| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 23, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN’S LOVE Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17428) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2 | FOOL ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45692) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | WHITE SILVER SANDS Sonny James (Columbia 45706) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4 | SING ME A LOVE SONG TO BABY Billy Walker (MGM 14422) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | |
| 5 | GOT THE ALL OVERS FOR YOU (All Over Me) Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3453) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 6 | PRETEND I NEVER HAPPENED Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0808) | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | |
| 7 | SHE’S GOT TO BE A SAINT Ray Price (Columbia 45724) | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | |
| 8 | A PICTURE OF ME (Without You) George Jones (Epic 10917) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 10 | |
| 9 | SOUL SONG Joe Stampley (Dot 17442) | 15 | 21 | 31 | 7 | |
| 10 | LOVIN’ ON BACK STREETS Mel Street (Metromedia Country 901) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 11 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0802) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 12 | PRIDE’S NOT HARD TO SWALLOW Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14421) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| 13 | LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS Bob Luman (Epic 10905) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 18 | |
| 14 | KATY DID Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0820) | 18 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 15 | WHO’S GONNA PLAY THIS OLD PIANO Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73328) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 16 | HOLDIN’ ON (To The Love I Got) Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45702) | 19 | 25 | 34 | 7 | |
| 17 | LONESOME 7-7203 Tony Booth (Capitol 3441) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| 18 | IS THIS THE BEST I’M GONNA FEEL Don Gibson (Hickory 1651) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
| 19 | I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Charlie McCoy (Monument 8554) | 22 | 27 | 29 | 8 | |
| 20 | CATFISH JOHN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0810) | 25 | 29 | 41 | 8 | |
| 21 | THE JAMESTOWN FERRY / LOVE’S THE ANSWER Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45721) | 27 | 41 | 57 | 2 / 5 | |
| 22 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Jody Miller (Epic 10916) | 21 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| 23 | SOMEBODY LOVES ME Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10912) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
| 24 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73334) | 34 | 42 | 44 | 7 | |
| 25 | AFRAID I’LL WANT TO LOVE HER ONE MORE TIME Billy “Crash“ Craddock (Cartwheel 222) | 33 | 39 | 51 | 6 | |
| 26 | SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO HOLD HER (When She Cries) Conway Twitty (Decca 33033) | 37 | 45 | 50 | 5 | |
| 27 | SHE LOVES ME (Right Out Of My Mind) Freddy Weller (Columbia 45723) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 6 | |
| 28 | SHE’S MY ROCK Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3462) | 31 | 38 | 49 | 6 | |
| 29 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Hank Williams, Jr. & Lois Johnson (MGM 14443) | 38 | 46 | 61 | 4 | |
| 30 | (Old Dogs–Children And) WATERMELON WINE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346) | 40 | 51 | 65 | 4 | |
| 31 | DON’T SHE LOOK GOOD Bill Anderson (Decca 33002) | 20 | 11 | 8 | 16 | |
| 32 | I WONDER IF THEY EVER THINK OF ME Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3488) | 42 | 53 | 63 | 4 | |
| 33 | MY MAN Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909) | 23 | 15 | 6 | 15 | |
| 34 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU O. B. McClinton (Enterprise 9059) | 32 | 36 | 40 | 7 | |
| 35 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Jerry Wallace (Decca 33036) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | LISTEN Tommy Cash (Epic 10915) | 24 | 26 | 28 | 6 | |
| 37 | BABY, BYE BYE Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 74-0798) | 29 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 38 | THIS MUCH A MAN Marty Robbins (Decca 33006) | 28 | 22 | 18 | 15 | |
| 39 | OLD FASHIONED SINGING George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 10923) | 35 | 37 | 38 | 6 | |
| 40 | ANY OLD WIND THAT BLOWS Johnny Cash (Columbia 45740) | 50 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | ALL HEAVEN BREAKS LOOSE David Rogers (Columbia 45714) | 45 | 55 | 68 | 4 | |
| 42 | BEHIND BLUE EYES Mundo Earwood (Royal American 65) | 44 | 47 | 52 | 8 | |
| 43 | HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY Sandy Posey (Columbia 45703) | 36 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| 44 | YOU TOOK ALL THE RAMBLIN’ OUT OF ME Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0857) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Pat Roberts (Dot 17434) | 41 | 44 | 45 | 9 | |
| 46 | SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE Red Steagall (Capitol 3461) | 51 | 56 | 59 | 7 | |
| 47 | HE AIN’T COUNTRY Claude King (Columbia 45704) | 49 | 54 | 56 | 9 | |
| 48 | DOWNFALL OF ME Sonny James (Capitol 3475) | 52 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | LOVE SURE FEELS GOOD IN MY HEART Susan Raye (Capitol 3499) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVIN’ Norro Wilson (RCA Victor 74-0824) | 53 | 58 | 60 | 6 | |
| 51 | NEON ROSE Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14454) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | HELLO WE’RE LONELY Patti Page & Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73347) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | KNOXVILLE STATION Bobby Austin (Atlantic 2913) | 47 | 40 | 43 | 8 | |
| 54 | PAINT ME A RAINBOW Wynn Stewart (RCA Victor 74-0819) | 57 | 63 | 64 | 6 | |
| 55 | GOODBYES COME HARD FOR ME Kenny Serratt (MGM 14435) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | RATED “X” Loretta Lynn (Decca 33039) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | THE SHELTER OF YOUR EYES Don Williams (JMI 12) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3504) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | SHE CALLED ME BABY Dick Curless (Capitol 3470) | 62 | 67 | 69 | 5 | |
| 60 | THE LORD KNOWS I’M DRINKING Cal Smith (Decca 33040) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | I’VE JUST GOTTA FEEL LIKE A WOMAN TONIGHT Lynda K. Lance (Triune 7202) | 66 | 69 | 70 | 5 | |
| 62 | TEDDY BEAR SONG Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | WE KNOW IT’S OVER Dave Dudley & Karen O’Donnal (Mercury 73345) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | ’TIL I GET IT RIGHT Tammy Wynette (Epic 10940) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | PROUD MARY Brush Arbor (Capitol 3468) | 67 | 70 | 73 | 4 | |
| 66 | SATISFACTION Jack Greene (Decca 33008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | ONE LAST TIME Glen Campbell (Capitol 3483) | 70 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | MIDNIGHT FLYER Osborne Brothers (Decca 33028) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | MOVE IT ON OVER Buddy Alan (Capitol 3485) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | LOVE IS THE LOOK YOU’RE LOOKING FOR Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0860) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | YES MA’AM (I Found Her In A Honky Tonk) Glenn Barber (Hickory 1653) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | THOSE FORGOTTEN TRAINS Red Simpson (Capitol 3495) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | A WOMAN’S TOUCH Faron Young (Mercury 73337) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | GOOD THINGS David Houston (Epic 10939) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | BLUE TRAIN (Of The Heartbreak Line) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0854) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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