| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 5, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | I LOVE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) | 3 | 10 | 14 | 11 | |
| 3 | IF YOU CAN’T FEEL IT (It Ain’t There) Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3730) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 4 | JOLENE Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| 5 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW Roy Clark (Dot 17480) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 6 | THE LAST LOVE SONG Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14656) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 7 | AMAZING LOVE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0073) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 8 | STILL LOVING YOU Bob Luman (Epic 11039) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| 9 | HEY LORETTA Loretta Lynn (MCA 40150) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 10 | |
| 10 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 11 | SONG AND DANCE MAN Johnny Paycheck (Epic 11046) | 13 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| 12 | ONCE YOU’VE HAD THE BEST George Jones (Epic 11053) | 17 | 22 | 29 | 9 | |
| 13 | THE BAPTISM OF JESSE TAYLOR Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0165) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 10 | |
| 14 | TOO MANY MEMORIES Bobby Lewis (Ace Of Hearts 0472) | 15 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 15 | ATTA WAY TO GO Don Williams (JMI 32) | 16 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| 16 | THAT GIRL WHO WAITS ON TABLES Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0097) | 19 | 25 | 30 | 8 | |
| 17 | BIG GAME HUNTER Buck Owens (Capitol 3769) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 18 | LOVIN’ ON BORROWED TIME Mel Street (Metromedia Country 0143) | 18 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| 19 | AIN’T LOVE A GOOD THING Connie Smith (Columbia 45954) | 23 | 30 | 35 | 7 | |
| 20 | ROSIE CRIES A LOT Ferlin Husky (ABC 11395) | 22 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| 21 | YOU ASK ME TO Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 0086) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 22 | BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR Dick Feller (United Artists 316) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
| 23 | WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVE Bill Anderson (MCA 40164) | 27 | 33 | 49 | 6 | |
| 24 | I’M STILL LOVING YOU Joe Stampley (Dot 17485) | 28 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 25 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73446) | 31 | 55 | 62 | 5 | |
| 26 | LOVE ME Marty Robbins (MCA 40134) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
| 27 | THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Jody Miller (Epic 11056) | 32 | 41 | 48 | 9 | |
| 28 | SOMETIME SUNSHINE Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 0180) | 33 | 38 | 44 | 8 | |
| 29 | GOT LEAVING ON HER MIND Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0115) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 14 | |
| 30 | LET ME BE THERE Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | 26 | 14 | 10 | 16 | |
| 31 | SHE MET A STRANGER, I MET A TRAIN Tommy Cash (Epic 11057) | 40 | 45 | 53 | 5 | |
| 32 | COME ON PHONE Jean Shepard (United Artists 317) | 34 | 37 | 40 | 10 | |
| 33 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3776) | 36 | 42 | 46 | 5 | |
| 34 | THE RIVER’S TOO WIDE Jim Mundy (ABC 11400) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 6 | |
| 35 | LET’S GO ALL THE WAY TONIGHT Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce & Statesiders (MGM 14660) | 37 | 39 | 42 | 7 | |
| 36 | ANOTHER LONELY SONG Tammy Wynette (Epic 11079) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 4 | |
| 37 | PICK THE WILDWOOD FLOWER Johnny Cash with Mother Maybelle Carter (Columbia 45938) | 38 | 40 | 43 | 10 | |
| 38 | THE LADY OF THE NIGHT David Houston (Epic 11048) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 11 | |
| 39 | THE UPTOWN POKER CLUB Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0194) | 43 | 46 | 50 | 6 | |
| 40 | DADDY WHAT IF Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197) | 55 | 62 | 67 | 4 | |
| 41 | SOMETIMES A MEMORY AIN’T ENOUGH Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73423) | 24 | 11 | 3 | 17 | |
| 42 | RELEASE ME Charlie McCoy (Monument 8589) | 42 | 43 | 45 | 8 | |
| 43 | I’VE ALREADY STAYED TOO LONG Don Adams (Atlantic Country 4009) | 50 | 57 | 64 | 5 | |
| 44 | LUCKY LADIES Jeannie Seely (MCA 40162) | 47 | 50 | 58 | 6 | |
| 45 | TONIGHT SOMEONE’S FALLING IN LOVE Johnny Carver (ABC 11403) | 48 | 51 | 59 | 4 | |
| 46 | SWEET BECKY WALKER Larry Gatlin (Monument 8584) | 46 | 49 | 52 | 8 | |
| 47 | WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU Diana Trask (Dot 17486) | 49 | 52 | 54 | 7 | |
| 48 | MIDNIGHT, ME AND THE BLUES Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14689) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | I’VE JUST GOT TO KNOW (How Loving You Would Be) Freddy Weller (Columbia 45968) | 59 | 63 | 66 | 5 | |
| 50 | SHE’S GOT EVERYTHING I NEED Eddy Arnold (MGM 14672) | 54 | 59 | 68 | 4 | |
| 51 | DARLIN’ Ray Griff (Dot 17471) | 52 | 56 | 57 | 6 | |
| 52 | AMARILLO BY MORNING Terry Stafford (Atlantic Country 4006) | 57 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
| 53 | I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 11068) | 56 | 58 | 61 | 5 | |
| 54 | WE’RE BACK IN LOVE AGAIN Johnny Bush (RCA Victor 0164) | 58 | 60 | 65 | 5 | |
| 55 | PLEASE, DADDY John Denver (RCA Victor 0182) | 66 | 69 | 75 | 4 | |
| 56 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | GEORGE LEROY CHICKASHEA Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 0187) | 61 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone) Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | AMERICANS Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | WHEN YOU GET BACK FROM NASHVILLE Susan Raye (Capitol 3782) | 60 | 61 | 63 | 6 | |
| 61 | I DON’T PLAN ON LOSING YOU Brian Collins (Dot 17483) | 63 | 66 | 70 | 4 | |
| 62 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO RANDOLPH SCOTT Statler Brothers (Mercury 73448) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Don Gibson (Hickory/MGM 312) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 4 | |
| 64 | LITTLE GIRL GONE Donna Fargo (Dot 17476) | 29 | 15 | 8 | 16 | |
| 65 | JUST ONE MORE SONG Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Epic 11058) | 68 | 71 | 73 | 4 | |
| 66 | ROLLIN’ RIG Dave Dudley (Rice 5064) | 35 | 36 | 38 | 10 | |
| 67 | SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 11412) | 70 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | ODE TO JOLE BLON Gary Sargeants (Mercury 73440) | 72 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | GOODBYES DON’T COME EASY Warner Mack (MCA 40137) | 71 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | LOVING YOU HAS CHANGED MY LIFE David Rogers (Atlantic Country 4012) | 73 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | LILA Doyle Holly (Barnaby 5027) | 44 | 18 | 19 | 11 | |
| 72 | DON’T FORGET TO REMEMBER Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 0188) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | TOO MUCH PRIDE Mack White (Commercial 1314) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | SURPRISE, SURPRISE Sonny James (Capitol 3779) | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 75 | MOONTAN Jeris Ross (ABC 11397) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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