| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 20, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SOUL SONG Joe Stampley (Dot 17442) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2 | LOVIN’ ON BACK STREETS Mel Street (Metromedia Country 901) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 3 | (Old Dogs–Children And) WATERMELON WINE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346) | 5 | 12 | 21 | 8 | |
| 4 | SHE’S GOT TO BE A SAINT Ray Price (Columbia 45724) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO HOLD HER (When She Cries) Conway Twitty (Decca 33033) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 6 | CATFISH JOHN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0810) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | |
| 7 | LOVE’S THE ANSWER / THE JAMESTOWN FERRY Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45721) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 / 6 | |
| 8 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73334) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 11 | |
| 9 | I WONDER IF THEY EVER THINK OF ME Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3488) | 11 | 19 | 24 | 8 | |
| 10 | RATED “X” Loretta Lynn (Decca 33039) | 17 | 25 | 39 | 5 | |
| 11 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Jerry Wallace (Decca 33036) | 13 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 12 | A PICTURE OF ME (Without You) George Jones (Epic 10917) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 13 | SHE LOVES ME (Right Out Of My Mind) Freddy Weller (Columbia 45723) | 16 | 22 | 23 | 10 | |
| 14 | AFRAID I’LL WANT TO LOVE HER ONE MORE TIME Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 222) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| 15 | NEON ROSE Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14454) | 24 | 28 | 40 | 6 | |
| 16 | KATY DID Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0820) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 17 | ANY OLD WIND THAT BLOWS Johnny Cash (Columbia 45740) | 25 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| 18 | SHE’S MY ROCK Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3462) | 19 | 26 | 28 | 10 | |
| 19 | PRETEND I NEVER HAPPENED Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0808) | 14 | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 20 | SATISFACTION Jack Greene (Decca 33008) | 27 | 39 | 55 | 5 | |
| 21 | SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE Red Steagall (Capitol 3461) | 29 | 40 | 41 | 11 | |
| 22 | YOU TOOK ALL THE RAMBLIN’ OUT OF ME Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0857) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 6 | |
| 23 | THE LORD KNOWS I’M DRINKING Cal Smith (Decca 33040) | 30 | 33 | 47 | 5 | |
| 24 | HELLO WE’RE LONELY Patti Page & Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73347) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 6 | |
| 25 | FOOL ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45692) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 26 | WHITE SILVER SANDS Sonny James (Columbia 45706) | 20 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| 27 | IF IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU Dottie West (RCA Victor 74-0828) | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 28 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Hank Williams, Jr. & Lois Johnson (MGM 14443) | 21 | 24 | 25 | 8 | |
| 29 | GOT THE ALL OVERS FOR YOU (All Over Me) Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3453) | 23 | 18 | 11 | 15 | |
| 30 | IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3504) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 5 | |
| 31 | LOVE IS THE LOOK YOU’RE LOOKING FOR Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0860) | 41 | 53 | 63 | 5 | |
| 32 | DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU O. B. McClinton (Enterprise 9059) | 32 | 31 | 34 | 11 | |
| 33 | LOVE SURE FEELS GOOD IN MY HEART Susan Raye (Capitol 3499) | 35 | 42 | 46 | 6 | |
| 34 | ONE LAST TIME Glen Campbell (Capitol 3483) | 44 | 57 | 56 | 7 | |
| 35 | WE KNOW IT’S OVER Dave Dudley & Karen O’Donnal (Mercury 73345) | 36 | 58 | 59 | 6 | |
| 36 | ’TIL I GET IT RIGHT Tammy Wynette (Epic 10940) | 45 | 49 | 53 | 5 | |
| 37 | SEPARATE WAYS / ALWAYS ON MY MIND Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815) | 38 | 43 | 60 | 4 / 2 | |
| 38 | THE SHELTER OF YOUR EYES Don Williams (JMI 12) | 39 | 46 | 50 | 6 | |
| 39 | DOWNFALL OF ME Sonny James (Capitol 3475) | 40 | 44 | 43 | 7 | |
| 40 | YOU LAY SO EASY ON MY MIND Bobby G. Rice (Metromedia Country 902) | 51 | 56 | 64 | 4 | |
| 41 | HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN’S LOVE Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17428) | 18 | 7 | 2 | 18 | |
| 42 | EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVIN’ Norro Wilson (RCA Victor 74-0824) | 43 | 47 | 49 | 10 | |
| 43 | GOOD THINGS David Houston (Epic 10939) | 49 | 59 | 66 | 5 | |
| 44 | HOPPY’S GONE Roger Miller (Mercury 73354) | 47 | 52 | 62 | 4 | |
| 45 | UNBELIEVABLE LOVE Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0846) | 54 | 69 | 75 | 4 | |
| 46 | TEDDY BEAR SONG Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) | 50 | 55 | 57 | 5 | |
| 47 | I MUST BE DOIN’ SOMETHING RIGHT Roy Drusky (Mercury 73356) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | MY TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0868) | 62 | — | 70 | 3 | |
| 49 | IS THIS THE BEST I’M GONNA FEEL Don Gibson (Hickory 1651) | 22 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
| 50 | THERE STANDS THE GLASS Johnny Bush (RCA Victor 74-0867) | 59 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | DANNY’S SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3481) | 64 | 68 | 72 | 4 | |
| 52 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0802) | 26 | 21 | 13 | 17 | |
| 53 | GOODBYES COME HARD FOR ME Kenny Serratt (MGM 14435) | 48 | 50 | 51 | 6 | |
| 54 | SING ME A LOVE SONG TO BABY Billy Walker (MGM 14422) | 34 | 15 | 9 | 16 | |
| 55 | ALL HEAVEN BREAKS LOOSE David Rogers (Columbia 45714) | 37 | 36 | 37 | 8 | |
| 56 | JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689) | 60 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | I AM A WOMAN Bobbie Roy (Capitol 3513) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | OLD FASHIONED SINGING George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 10923) | 42 | 38 | 36 | 10 | |
| 59 | BLUE TRAIN (Of The Heartbreak Line) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0854) | 61 | 65 | 69 | 5 | |
| 60 | I HATE GOODBYES Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 74-0866) | 65 | 70 | 73 | 4 | |
| 61 | THE TOAST OF ’45 Sammi Smith (Mega 0097) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | CAUSE I LOVE YOU Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory 1654) | 63 | 67 | 71 | 4 | |
| 63 | THE LOVING GIFT Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash (Columbia 45758) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | MARGIE, WHO’S WATCHING THE BABY Earl Richards (Ace Of Hearts 0461) | 69 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (The Way That I Love You) Tony Booth (Capitol 3515) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | MOVE IT ON OVER Buddy Alan (Capitol 3485) | 53 | 60 | 61 | 6 | |
| 67 | TRUE TRUE LOVIN’ Ferlin Husky (ABC 11345) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | SHE CALLED ME BABY Dick Curless (Capitol 3470) | 55 | 61 | 54 | 9 | |
| 69 | A GIRL LIKE YOU Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14462) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | THANK YOU FOR TOUCHING MY LIFE Tony Douglas (Dot 17443) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 4 | |
| 71 | PROUD MARY Brush Arbor (Capitol 3468) | 73 | — | — | 6 | |
| 72 | FEEL SO FINE Kenny Vernon (Capitol 3506) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | A MAN LIKES THINGS LIKE THAT Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3508) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | DON’T TELL ME YOUR TROUBLES Kenny Price (RCA Victor 74-0872) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | YES MA’AM (I Found Her In A Honky Tonk) Glenn Barber (Hickory 1653) | 58 | 63 | 65 | 6 | |
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