| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 30, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FOOL ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45692) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN’S LOVE Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17428) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 | WHITE SILVER SANDS Sonny James (Columbia 45706) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 4 | SHE’S GOT TO BE A SAINT Ray Price (Columbia 45724) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| 5 | A PICTURE OF ME (Without You) George Jones (Epic 10917) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | PRETEND I NEVER HAPPENED Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0808) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
| 7 | SOUL SONG Joe Stampley (Dot 17442) | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | |
| 8 | LOVIN’ ON BACK STREETS Mel Street (Metromedia Country 901) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 9 | SING ME A LOVE SONG TO BABY Billy Walker (MGM 14422) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 10 | KATY DID Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0820) | 14 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| 11 | GOT THE ALL OVERS FOR YOU (All Over Me) Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3453) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 12 | THE JAMESTOWN FERRY / LOVE’S THE ANSWER Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45721) | 21 | 27 | 41 | 3 / 6 | |
| 13 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0802) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| 14 | CATFISH JOHN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0810) | 20 | 25 | 29 | 9 | |
| 15 | PRIDE’S NOT HARD TO SWALLOW Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14421) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
| 16 | IS THIS THE BEST I’M GONNA FEEL Don Gibson (Hickory 1651) | 18 | 16 | 18 | 10 | |
| 17 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73334) | 24 | 34 | 42 | 8 | |
| 18 | SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO HOLD HER (When She Cries) Conway Twitty (Decca 33033) | 26 | 37 | 45 | 6 | |
| 19 | HOLDIN’ ON (To The Love I Got) Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45702) | 16 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 20 | AFRAID I’LL WANT TO LOVE HER ONE MORE TIME Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 222) | 25 | 33 | 39 | 7 | |
| 21 | (Old Dogs–Children And) WATERMELON WINE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346) | 30 | 40 | 51 | 5 | |
| 22 | LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS Bob Luman (Epic 10905) | 13 | 10 | 8 | 19 | |
| 23 | SHE LOVES ME (Right Out Of My Mind) Freddy Weller (Columbia 45723) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 24 | I WONDER IF THEY EVER THINK OF ME Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3488) | 32 | 42 | 53 | 5 | |
| 25 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Hank Williams, Jr. & Lois Johnson (MGM 14443) | 29 | 38 | 46 | 5 | |
| 26 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Jerry Wallace (Decca 33036) | 35 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | WHO’S GONNA PLAY THIS OLD PIANO Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73328) | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 28 | SHE’S MY ROCK Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3462) | 28 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| 29 | LONESOME 7-7203 Tony Booth (Capitol 3441) | 17 | 14 | 9 | 15 | |
| 30 | I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW Charlie McCoy (Monument 8554) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 9 | |
| 31 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Jody Miller (Epic 10916) | 22 | 21 | 23 | 10 | |
| 32 | YOU TOOK ALL THE RAMBLIN’ OUT OF ME Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0857) | 44 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | SOMEBODY LOVES ME Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10912) | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
| 34 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU O. B. McClinton (Enterprise 9059) | 34 | 32 | 36 | 8 | |
| 35 | ANY OLD WIND THAT BLOWS Johnny Cash (Columbia 45740) | 40 | 50 | 62 | 4 | |
| 36 | OLD FASHIONED SINGING George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 10923) | 39 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| 37 | ALL HEAVEN BREAKS LOOSE David Rogers (Columbia 45714) | 41 | 45 | 55 | 5 | |
| 38 | LISTEN Tommy Cash (Epic 10915) | 36 | 24 | 26 | 7 | |
| 39 | RATED “X” Loretta Lynn (Decca 33039) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | NEON ROSE Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14454) | 51 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE Red Steagall (Capitol 3461) | 46 | 51 | 56 | 8 | |
| 42 | HELLO WE’RE LONELY Patti Page & Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73347) | 52 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | DOWNFALL OF ME Sonny James (Capitol 3475) | 48 | 52 | 66 | 4 | |
| 44 | BEHIND BLUE EYES Mundo Earwood (Royal American 65) | 42 | 44 | 47 | 9 | |
| 45 | HE AIN’T COUNTRY Claude King (Columbia 45704) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 10 | |
| 46 | LOVE SURE FEELS GOOD IN MY HEART Susan Raye (Capitol 3499) | 49 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | THE LORD KNOWS I’M DRINKING Cal Smith (Decca 33040) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3504) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVIN’ Norro Wilson (RCA Victor 74-0824) | 50 | 53 | 58 | 7 | |
| 50 | THE SHELTER OF YOUR EYES Don Williams (JMI 12) | 57 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | GOODBYES COME HARD FOR ME Kenny Serratt (MGM 14435) | 55 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Pat Roberts (Dot 17434) | 45 | 41 | 44 | 10 | |
| 53 | ’TIL I GET IT RIGHT Tammy Wynette (Epic 10940) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | SHE CALLED ME BABY Dick Curless (Capitol 3470) | 59 | 62 | 67 | 6 | |
| 55 | SATISFACTION Jack Greene (Decca 33008) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | ONE LAST TIME Glen Campbell (Capitol 3483) | 67 | 70 | 74 | 4 | |
| 57 | TEDDY BEAR SONG Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | PAINT ME A RAINBOW Wynn Stewart (RCA Victor 74-0819) | 54 | 57 | 63 | 7 | |
| 59 | WE KNOW IT’S OVER Dave Dudley & Karen O’Donnal (Mercury 73345) | 63 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | SEPARATE WAYS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | MOVE IT ON OVER Buddy Alan (Capitol 3485) | 69 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | HOPPY’S GONE Roger Miller (Mercury 73354) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | LOVE IS THE LOOK YOU’RE LOOKING FOR Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0860) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | YOU LAY SO EASY ON MY MIND Bobby G. Rice (Metromedia Country 902) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | YES MA’AM (I Found Her In A Honky Tonk) Glenn Barber (Hickory 1653) | 71 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | GOOD THINGS David Houston (Epic 10939) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | A WOMAN’S TOUCH Faron Young (Mercury 73337) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | THANK YOU FOR TOUCHING MY LIFE Tony Douglas (Dot 17443) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | BLUE TRAIN (Of The Heartbreak Line) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0854) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | MY TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0868) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | CAUSE I LOVE YOU Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory 1654) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | DANNY’S SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3481) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | I HATE GOODBYES Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 74-0866) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU Doyle Holly (Barnaby 5004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | UNBELIEVABLE LOVE Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0846) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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