| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 1, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | EVERYBODY’S HAD THE BLUES Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3641) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | MR. LOVEMAKER Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10999) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 3 | IF TEARDROPS WERE PENNIES Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0981) | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | |
| 4 | SLIPPIN’ AWAY Jean Shepard (United Artists 248) | 7 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| 5 | THE CORNER OF MY LIFE Bill Anderson (MCA 40070) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 8 | |
| 6 | TOP OF THE WORLD Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 7 | DRIFT AWAY Narvel Felts (Cinnamon 763) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
| 8 | YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) | 14 | 20 | 27 | 7 | |
| 9 | NOTHING EVER HURT ME (Half As Bad As Losing You) George Jones (Epic 11006) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| 10 | LOUISIANA WOMAN, MISSISSIPPI MAN Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40079) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 11 | SHE’S ALL WOMAN David Houston (Epic 10995) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| 12 | TRIP TO HEAVEN Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3612) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 13 | BLOOD RED AND GOIN’ DOWN Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45892) | 22 | 27 | 38 | 6 | |
| 14 | HANK Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14550) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 15 | DARLING, YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK HOME Jody Miller (Epic 11016) | 19 | 24 | 31 | 7 | |
| 16 | I HATE YOU Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 74-0969) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 10 | |
| 17 | WOULD YOU WALK WITH ME JIMMY Arlene Harden (Columbia 45845) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 18 | I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT IT’S ALL OVER Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 74-0968) | 21 | 23 | 28 | 10 | |
| 19 | WATERGATE BLUES Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73394) | 16 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| 20 | CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ARMS Jeannie Seely (MCA 40074) | 29 | 33 | 47 | 8 | |
| 21 | IT’S A MAN’S WORLD (If You Had A Man Like Mine) Diana Trask (Dot 17467) | 23 | 26 | 30 | 7 | |
| 22 | KID STUFF Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45903) | 27 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| 23 | YOU’RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Ray Price (Columbia 45889) | 30 | 41 | 51 | 5 | |
| 24 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 74-0963) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 25 | YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE Donna Fargo (Dot 17460) | 13 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 26 | RIDERS IN THE SKY Roy Clark (Dot 17458) | 26 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| 27 | YOU REALLY HAVEN’T CHANGED Johnny Carver (ABC 11374) | 32 | 45 | 54 | 5 | |
| 28 | OPEN UP YOUR HEART Roger Miller (Columbia 45873) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 29 | JUST WHAT I HAD IN MIND Faron Young (Mercury 73403) | 34 | 43 | 46 | 5 | |
| 30 | I USED IT ALL ON YOU Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 74-0973) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 10 | |
| 31 | I WISH (You Had Stayed) Brian Collins (Dot 17466) | 40 | 51 | 57 | 10 | |
| 32 | TOMORROW NIGHT Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 74-0983) | 38 | 46 | 50 | 7 | |
| 33 | LORD, MR. FORD Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 15 | |
| 34 | LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION Loretta Lynn (MCA 40058) | 25 | 18 | 8 | 16 | |
| 35 | AMANDA Don Williams (JMI 24) | 45 | 37 | 40 | 8 | |
| 36 | SHENANDOAH Charlie McCoy (Monument 8576) | 39 | 42 | 44 | 6 | |
| 37 | REDNECKS, WHITE SOCKS AND BLUE RIBBON BEER Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0021) | 46 | 55 | 63 | 4 | |
| 38 | OLD BETSY GOES BOING, BOING, BOING Hummers (Capitol 3646) | 37 | 40 | 42 | 8 | |
| 39 | SUNDAY SUNRISE Brenda Lee (MCA 40107) | 43 | 47 | 59 | 4 | |
| 40 | BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Anthony Armstrong Jones (Epic 11002) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 11 | |
| 41 | THE PERFECT STRANGER Freddy Weller (Columbia 45902) | 44 | 53 | 62 | 4 | |
| 42 | WAKE UP, JACOB Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 0013) | 42 | 44 | 45 | 8 | |
| 43 | IF YOU’VE GOT THE TIME Red Steagall (Capitol 3651) | 41 | 49 | 60 | 6 | |
| 44 | I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN Tommy Cash (Epic 11026) | 49 | 54 | 64 | 4 | |
| 45 | THE TOWN WHERE YOU LIVE Mel Street (Metromedia Country 0018) | 52 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | TOO FAR GONE Joe Stampley (Dot 17469) | 51 | 59 | 67 | 4 | |
| 47 | THE MIDNIGHT OIL Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45904) | 50 | 52 | 56 | 5 | |
| 48 | OH WOMAN Jack Barlow (Dot 17468) | 53 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | HANK AND LEFTY RAISED MY COUNTRY SOUL Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3671) | 48 | 50 | 55 | 5 | |
| 50 | RIDIN’ MY THUMB TO MEXICO Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73416) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 4 | |
| 51 | ARMS FULL OF EMPTY Buck Owens (Capitol 3688) | 55 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | I NEED SOMEBODY BAD Jack Greene (MCA 40108) | 59 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | NASHVILLE Ray Stevens (Barnaby 5020) | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 54 | TOUCH THE MORNING Don Gibson (Hickory 1671) | 33 | 16 | 7 | 14 | |
| 55 | TODAY WILL BE THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE LaWanda Lindsey (Capitol 3652) | 56 | 56 | 65 | 6 | |
| 56 | HERMAN SCHWARTZ Stonewall Jackson (MGM 14569) | 58 | 64 | 69 | 5 | |
| 57 | BRING BACK MY YESTERDAY Glen Campbell (Capitol 3669) | 57 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | IT TAKES TIME Dave Dudley (Mercury 73404) | 64 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | SATISFIED MIND Roy Drusky (Mercury 73405) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | THE HAND OF LOVE Billy Walker (MGM 14565) | 60 | 57 | 61 | 6 | |
| 61 | QUEEN OF THE SILVER DOLLAR Doyle Holly (Barnaby 5018) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | LOVE AIN’T WORTH A DIME UNLESS IT’S FREE Wynn Stewart (RCA Victor 0004) | 62 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| 63 | IT’LL BE HER David Rogers (Atlantic Country 4005) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | DARLIN’ (Don’t Come Back) Dorsey Burnette with Sound Company (Capitol 3678) | 67 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | DON’T GIVE UP ON ME Jerry Wallace (MCA 40111) | 70 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | RED HOT MEMORIES Gary Sargeants (Mercury 73398) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | MOTHER AMERICA Sharon Stone (Kajac 501) | 68 | 71 | 74 | 4 | |
| 68 | DREAM PAINTER Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0971) | 28 | 32 | 36 | 10 | |
| 69 | NO HEADSTONE ON MY GRAVE Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73402) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | WE’RE GONNA HOLD ON George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11031) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | I’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Rita Remington (Plantation 103) | 72 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | THE SUN IS SHINING (On Everybody But Me) Earl Richards (Ace Of Hearts 0470) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | THE DOOR’S ALWAYS OPEN Tennessee Pulleybone (JMI 25) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | DAKOTA THE DANCING BEAR Johnny Darrell (Monument 8579) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | TAKE ONE STEP Eydie Gorme (MGM 14563) | 75 | — | 75 | 3 | |
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