| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1972 |
| TOP 100 COUNTRY SINGLES (As published in the December 30, 1972, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. – Donna Fargo (Dot) |
| 2 | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 3 | WOULD YOU TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE ON ME – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 4 | MY HANG-UP IS YOU – Freddie Hart (Capitol) |
| 5 | IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING – Faron Young (Mercury) |
| 6 | BEDTIME STORY – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 7 | ONE’S ON THE WAY – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 8 | (Lost Her Love) ON OUR LAST DATE – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 9 | ALL HIS CHILDREN – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 10 | MADE IN JAPAN – Buck Owens & The Buckaroos (Capitol) |
| 11 | CAROLYN – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 12 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 13 | CRY – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 14 | ELEVEN ROSES – Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM) |
| 15 | REACH OUT YOUR HAND – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 16 | IT’S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 17 | THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE – Faron Young (Mercury) |
| 18 | LEAD ME ON – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 19 | DO YOU REMEMBER THESE – The Statler Brothers (Mercury) |
| 20 | THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU LIKE I DO – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 21 | CHANTILLY LACE – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 22 | HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 23 | LOVING YOU COULD NEVER BE BETTER – George Jones (Epic) |
| 24 | SHE’S ALL I GOT – Johnny Paycheck (Epic) |
| 25 | GRANDMA HARP – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 26 | ANN (Don’t Go Runnin’) – Tommy Overstreet (Dot) |
| 27 | AIN’T NOTHIN’ SHAKIN’ (But The Leaves On The Trees) – Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel) |
| 28 | GOOD HEARTED WOMAN – Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor) |
| 29 | TAKE ME – Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic) |
| 30 | WOMAN (Sensuous Woman) – Don Gibson (Hickory) |
| 31 | I’M A TRUCK – Red Simpson (Capitol) |
| 32 | HERE I AM AGAIN – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 33 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 34 | THE CEREMONY – Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic) |
| 35 | BORROWED ANGEL – Mel Street (Royal American) |
| 36 | ALL THE LONELY WOMEN IN THE WORLD – Bill Anderson (Decca) |
| 37 | WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES – Sonny James (Columbia) |
| 38 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 39 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE (Let’s Leave It Alone) – Connie Smith (RCA Victor) |
| 40 | THE CLASS OF ’57 – The Statler Brothers (Mercury) |
| 41 | DIS-SATISFIED – Bill Anderson & Jan Howard (Decca) |
| 42 | A THING CALLED LOVE – Johnny Cash & The Evangel Temple Choir (Columbia) |
| 43 | LISTEN TO A COUNTRY SONG – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 44 | SOMEONE TO GIVE MY LOVE TO – Johnny Paycheck (Epic) |
| 45 | YOU BETTER MOVE ON – Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel) |
| 46 | IF YOU TOUCH ME (You’ve Got To Love Me) – Joe Stampley (Dot) |
| 47 | BLESS YOUR HEART – Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats (Capitol) |
| 48 | ME AND JESUS – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 49 | LOST FOREVER IN YOUR KISS – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 50 | NEED YOU – David Rogers (Columbia) |
| 51 | FUNNY FACE – Donna Fargo (Dot) |
| 52 | I CAN’T SEE ME WITHOUT YOU – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 53 | WE CAN MAKE IT – George Jones (Epic) |
| 54 | COUNTRY GREEN – Don Gibson (Hickory) |
| 55 | DELTA DAWN – Tanya Tucker (Columbia) |
| 56 | ONEY – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
| 57 | IT’S NOT LOVE (But It’s Not Bad) – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 58 | JUST FOR WHAT I AM – Connie Smith (RCA Victor) |
| 59 | BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 60 | THE LONESOMEST LONESOME – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 61 | COAT OF MANY COLORS – Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 62 | SOFT, SWEET AND WARM – David Houston (Epic) |
| 63 | KATE – Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three (Columbia) |
| 64 | FORGIVE ME FOR CALLING YOU DARLING – Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor) |
| 65 | THERE’S A PARTY GOIN’ ON – Jody Miller (Epic) |
| 66 | WHEN YOU SAY LOVE – Bob Luman (Epic) |
| 67 | BABY, I’M YOURS – Jody Miller (Epic) |
| 68 | WHISKEY RIVER – Johnny Bush (RCA Victor) |
| 69 | SWEET DREAM WOMAN – Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor) |
| 70 | I’LL STILL BE WAITING FOR YOU Buck Owens & The Buckaroos (Capitol) |
| 71 | WHAT AIN’T TO BE, JUST MIGHT HAPPEN – Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor) |
| 72 | RINGS – Tompall & The Glaser Brothers (MGM) |
| 73 | DADDY FRANK (The Guitar Man) – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 74 | UNTOUCHED – Mel Tillis & The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 75 | I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR – Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel) |
| 76 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME – Mac Davis (Columbia) |
| 77 | MY MAN – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 78 | TOUCH YOUR WOMAN – Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 79 | TOGETHER ALWAYS – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 80 | AIN’T THAT A SHAME – Hank Williams, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM) |
| 81 | AIN’T IT ALL WORTH LIVING FOR – Tompall & The Glaser Brothers (MGM) |
| 82 | I’D RATHER BE SORRY – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 83 | DON’T PAY THE RANSOM – Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor) |
| 84 | A SEED BEFORE THE ROSE – Tommy Overstreet (Dot) |
| 85 | I’M SORRY IF MY LOVE GOT IN YOUR WAY – Connie Smith (RCA Victor) |
| 86 | LONELY WEEKENDS – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 87 | THE MONKEY THAT BECAME PRESIDENT – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 88 | DON’T SHE LOOK GOOD – Bill Anderson (Decca) |
| 89 | FAR, FAR AWAY – Don Gibson (Hickory) |
| 90 | QUITS – Bill Anderson (Decca) |
| 91 | LOVE IS A GOOD THING – Johnny Paycheck (Epic) |
| 92 | WASHDAY BLUES – Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 93 | I’LL BE THERE – Johnny Bush (Million) |
| 94 | RUBY YOU’RE WARM – David Rogers (Columbia) |
| 95 | WOULD YOU WANT THE WORLD TO END – Mel Tillis (MGM) |
| 96 | PRIDE’S NOT HARD TO SWALLOW – Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM) |
| 97 | THE DAY THAT LOVE WALKED IN – David Houston (Epic) |
| 98 | YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 99 | I’LL FOLLOW YOU (Up To Our Cloud) – George Jones (Musicor) |
| 100 | BE MY BABY – Jody Miller (Epic 10835) |