| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1973 |
| TOP 100 COUNTRY SINGLES (As published in the December 29, 1973, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | WHY ME – Kris Kristofferson (Monument) |
| 2 | TEDDY BEAR SONG – Barbara Fairchild (Columbia) |
| 3 | SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO HOLD HER (When She Cries) – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 4 | YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 5 | I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY – Sonny James (Columbia) |
| 6 | ANY OLD WIND THAT BLOWS – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
| 7 | LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION – Loretta Lynn (MCA) |
| 8 | KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 9 | ’TIL I GET IT RIGHT – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 10 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL – Charlie Rich (Epic) |
| 11 | GOOD THINGS – David Houston (Epic) |
| 12 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) – Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury) |
| 13 | YOU ALWAYS COME BACK (To Hurting Me) – Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury) |
| 14 | THE LORD KNOWS I’M DRINKING – Cal Smith (Decca) |
| 15 | DRIFT AWAY – Narvel Felts (Cinnamon) |
| 16 | SATIN SHEETS – Jeanne Pruett (MCA) |
| 17 | YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE – Donna Fargo (Dot) |
| 18 | KID STUFF – Barbara Fairchild (Columbia) |
| 19 | COME LIVE WITH ME – Roy Clark (Dot) |
| 20 | NEON ROSE – Mel Tillis & The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 21 | (Old Dogs–Children And) WATERMELON WINE – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 22 | LOVIN’ ON BACK STREETS – Mel Street (Metromedia Country) |
| 23 | SUPERMAN – Donna Fargo (Dot) |
| 24 | COUNTRY SUNSHINE – Dottie West (RCA Victor) |
| 25 | THE CORNER OF MY LIFE – Bill Anderson (MCA) |
| 26 | PAPER ROSES – Marie Osmond (MGM) |
| 27 | TOP OF THE WORLD – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 28 | LITTLE GIRL GONE – Donna Fargo (Dot) |
| 29 | DON’T FIGHT THE FEELINGS OF LOVE – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 30 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – Charlie Rich (Epic) |
| 31 | THE EMPTIEST ARMS IN THE WORLD – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 32 | IF TEARDROPS WERE PENNIES – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 33 | SOUL SONG – Joe Stampley (Dot) |
| 34 | A SHOULDER TO CRY ON – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 35 | IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH IT (I Can Live Without It) – Bill Anderson (MCA) |
| 36 | YELLOW RIBBON – Johnny Carver (ABC) |
| 37 | WHAT’S YOUR MAMA’S NAME – Tanya Tucker (Columbia) |
| 38 | I WONDER IF THEY EVER THINK OF ME – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 39 | LORD, MR. FORD – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 40 | YOU GIVE ME YOU – Bobby G. Rice (Metromedia Country) |
| 41 | CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ARMS – Jeannie Seely (MCA) |
| 42 | EVERYBODY’S HAD THE BLUES – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 43 | RATED “X” – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 44 | WALK SOFTLY ON THE BRIDGES – Mel Street (Metromedia Country) |
| 45 | BRING IT ON HOME (To Your Woman) – Joe Stampley (Dot) |
| 46 | SOUTHERN LOVING – Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor) |
| 47 | SLIPPIN’ AWAY – Jean Shepard (United Artists) |
| 48 | YOU LAY SO EASY ON MY MIND – Bobby G. Rice (Metromedia Country) |
| 49 | REDNECKS, WHITE SOCKS AND BLUE RIBBON BEER – Johnny Russell (RCA Victor) |
| 50 | MR. LOVEMAKER – Johnny Paycheck (Epic) |
| 51 | TRIP TO HEAVEN – Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats (Capitol) |
| 52 | LOUISIANA WOMAN, MISSISSIPPI MAN – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 53 | THE SHELTER OF YOUR EYES – Don Williams (JMI) |
| 54 | SHE’S ALL WOMAN – David Houston (Epic) |
| 55 | THE MIDNIGHT OIL – Barbara Mandrell (Columbia) |
| 56 | IF YOU CAN’T FEEL IT (It Ain’t There) – Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats (Capitol) |
| 57 | BABY’S GONE – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 58 | LOVE’S THE ANSWER / THE JAMESTOWN FERRY – Tanya Tucker (Columbia) |
| 59 | YOU’RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 60 | I’LL NEVER BREAK THESE CHAINS – Tommy Overstreet (Dot) |
| 61 | RAVISHING RUBY – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 62 | SUNDAY SUNRISE – Brenda Lee (MCA) |
| 63 | SAWMILL – Mel Tillis & The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 64 | SWEET COUNTRY WOMAN – Johnny Duncan (Columbia) |
| 65 | SUPER KIND OF WOMAN – Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats (Capitol) |
| 66 | DANNY’S SONG – Anne Murray (Capitol) |
| 67 | I’M YOUR WOMAN – Jeanne Pruett (MCA) |
| 68 | SEND ME NO ROSES – Tommy Overstreet (Dot) |
| 69 | LET ME BE THERE – Olivia Newton-John (MCA) |
| 70 | CATFISH JOHN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor) |
| 71 | AMAZING LOVE – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 72 | I HATE YOU – Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor) |
| 73 | BLOOD RED AND GOIN’ DOWN – Tanya Tucker (Columbia) |
| 74 | YOU CAN HAVE HER – Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor) |
| 75 | WHAT MY WOMAN CAN’T DO – George Jones (Epic) |
| 76 | RIDIN’ MY THUMB TO MEXICO – Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury) |
| 77 | SHE’S GOT TO BE A SAINT – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 78 | KEEP ME IN MIND – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 79 | YOU ASK ME TO – Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor) |
| 80 | TAKE TIME TO LOVE HER – Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor) |
| 81 | SING ABOUT LOVE – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 82 | RIDE ME DOWN EASY – Bobby Bare (RCA Victor) |
| 83 | SOMETIMES A MEMORY AIN’T ENOUGH – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 84 | LOVE IS THE LOOK YOU’RE LOOKING FOR – Connie Smith (RCA Victor) |
| 85 | TOO FAR GONE – Joe Stampley (Dot) |
| 86 | NOTHING EVER HURT ME (Half As Bad As Losing You) – George Jones (Epic) |
| 87 | LOVE ME – Marty Robbins (MCA) |
| 88 | JUST WHAT I HAD IN MIND – Faron Young (Mercury) |
| 89 | NEITHER ONE OF US – Bob Luman (Epic) |
| 90 | TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS – Freddy Weller (Columbia) |
| 91 | FOOL ME – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 92 | GOOD NEWS – Jody Miller (Epic) |
| 93 | TOUCH THE MORNING – Don Gibson (Hickory) |
| 94 | AIN’T IT AMAZING, GRACIE – Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol) |
| 95 | A PICTURE OF ME (Without You) – George Jones (Epic) |
| 96 | SHE LOVES ME (Right Out Of My Mind) – Freddy Weller (Columbia) |
| 97 | PRETEND I NEVER HAPPENED – Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor) |
| 98 | WALKING PIECE OF HEAVEN – Marty Robbins (MCA) |
| 99 | ’TILL THE WATER STOPS RUNNING – Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC) |
| 100 | DUELING BANJOS – “Deliverance” Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) |