| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 19, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I LOVE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2 | JOLENE Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | THE LAST LOVE SONG Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14656) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 4 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | HEY LORETTA Loretta Lynn (MCA 40150) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 6 | LOVIN’ ON BORROWED TIME Mel Street (Metromedia Country 0143) | 9 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |
| 7 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW Roy Clark (Dot 17480) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 8 | STILL LOVING YOU Bob Luman (Epic 11039) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| 9 | THAT GIRL WHO WAITS ON TABLES Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0097) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| 10 | ONCE YOU’VE HAD THE BEST George Jones (Epic 11053) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 11 | |
| 11 | THE BAPTISM OF JESSE TAYLOR Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0165) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| 12 | ATTA WAY TO GO Don Williams (JMI 32) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |
| 13 | BIG GAME HUNTER Buck Owens (Capitol 3769) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| 14 | AIN’T LOVE A GOOD THING Connie Smith (Columbia 45954) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 15 | SONG AND DANCE MAN Johnny Paycheck (Epic 11046) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| 16 | WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVE Bill Anderson (MCA 40164) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 17 | I’M STILL LOVING YOU Joe Stampley (Dot 17485) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 18 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73446) | 22 | 25 | 31 | 7 | |
| 19 | BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR Dick Feller (United Artists 316) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 9 | |
| 20 | SOMETIME SUNSHINE Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 0180) | 24 | 28 | 33 | 10 | |
| 21 | ROSIE CRIES A LOT Ferlin Husky (ABC 11395) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| 22 | SHE MET A STRANGER, I MET A TRAIN Tommy Cash (Epic 11057) | 26 | 31 | 40 | 7 | |
| 23 | THE RIVER’S TOO WIDE Jim Mundy (ABC 11400) | 27 | 34 | 39 | 8 | |
| 24 | ANOTHER LONELY SONG Tammy Wynette (Epic 11079) | 29 | 36 | 41 | 6 | |
| 25 | THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Jody Miller (Epic 11056) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 11 | |
| 26 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3776) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 7 | |
| 27 | I’VE ALREADY STAYED TOO LONG Don Adams (Atlantic Country 4009) | 32 | 43 | 50 | 7 | |
| 28 | DADDY WHAT IF Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197) | 35 | 40 | 55 | 6 | |
| 29 | COME ON PHONE Jean Shepard (United Artists 317) | 30 | 32 | 34 | 12 | |
| 30 | THE UPTOWN POKER CLUB Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0194) | 34 | 39 | 43 | 8 | |
| 31 | LET’S GO ALL THE WAY TONIGHT Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce & Statesiders (MGM 14660) | 33 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| 32 | I’VE JUST GOT TO KNOW (How Loving You Would Be) Freddy Weller (Columbia 45968) | 37 | 49 | 59 | 7 | |
| 33 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) | 39 | 56 | 74 | 4 | |
| 34 | AMAZING LOVE Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0073) | 17 | 7 | 2 | 16 | |
| 35 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | 28 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| 36 | PICK THE WILDWOOD FLOWER Johnny Cash with Mother Maybelle Carter (Columbia 45938) | 36 | 37 | 38 | 12 | |
| 37 | MIDNIGHT, ME AND THE BLUES Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14689) | 43 | 48 | 62 | 4 | |
| 38 | LUCKY LADIES Jeannie Seely (MCA 40162) | 41 | 44 | 47 | 8 | |
| 39 | TONIGHT SOMEONE’S FALLING IN LOVE Johnny Carver (ABC 11403) | 42 | 45 | 48 | 6 | |
| 40 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone) Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) | 50 | 58 | 65 | 4 | |
| 41 | THERE’S A HONKY TONK ANGEL (Who’ll Take Me Back In) Conway Twitty (MCA 40173) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | TOO MANY MEMORIES Bobby Lewis (Ace Of Hearts 0472) | 23 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 43 | WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU Diana Trask (Dot 17486) | 45 | 47 | 49 | 9 | |
| 44 | AMARILLO BY MORNING Terry Stafford (Atlantic Country 4006) | 48 | 52 | 57 | 6 | |
| 45 | I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 11068) | 49 | 53 | 56 | 7 | |
| 46 | SHE’S GOT EVERYTHING I NEED Eddy Arnold (MGM 14672) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 6 | |
| 47 | LET ME BE THERE Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | 38 | 30 | 26 | 18 | |
| 48 | IF YOU CAN’T FEEL IT (It Ain’t There) Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3730) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| 49 | WE’RE BACK IN LOVE AGAIN Johnny Bush (RCA Victor 0164) | 53 | 54 | 58 | 7 | |
| 50 | PLEASE, DADDY John Denver (RCA Victor 0182) | 51 | 55 | 66 | 6 | |
| 51 | DARLIN’ Ray Griff (Dot 17471) | 52 | 51 | 52 | 8 | |
| 52 | GEORGE LEROY CHICKASHEA Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 0187) | 54 | 57 | 61 | 5 | |
| 53 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Don Gibson (Hickory/MGM 312) | 60 | 63 | 64 | 6 | |
| 54 | AMERICANS Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222) | 55 | 59 | 69 | 4 | |
| 55 | I DON’T PLAN ON LOSING YOU Brian Collins (Dot 17483) | 57 | 61 | 63 | 6 | |
| 56 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO RANDOLPH SCOTT Statler Brothers (Mercury 73448) | 58 | 62 | 67 | 4 | |
| 57 | JUST ONE MORE SONG Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Epic 11058) | 61 | 65 | 68 | 6 | |
| 58 | WHEN YOU GET BACK FROM NASHVILLE Susan Raye (Capitol 3782) | 59 | 60 | 60 | 8 | |
| 59 | SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 11412) | 63 | 67 | 70 | 5 | |
| 60 | LOVING YOU HAS CHANGED MY LIFE David Rogers (Atlantic Country 4012) | 66 | 70 | 73 | 5 | |
| 61 | TOO MUCH PRIDE Mack White (Commercial 1314) | 69 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | RED ROSE FROM THE BLUE SIDE OF TOWN George Morgan (MCA 40159) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | ODE TO JOLE BLON Gary Sargeants (Mercury 73440) | 64 | 68 | 72 | 5 | |
| 64 | DON’T FORGET TO REMEMBER Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 0188) | 67 | 72 | 75 | 4 | |
| 65 | (We’re Not) THE JET SET George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11083) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | THE LADY OF THE NIGHT David Houston (Epic 11048) | 65 | 38 | 30 | 13 | |
| 67 | MOONTAN Jeris Ross (ABC 11397) | 71 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | LOOKING BACK Jerry Foster (Cinnamon 774) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | WRONG IDEAS Brenda Lee (MCA 40171) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | I BELIEVE IN THE SUNSHINE Roger Miller (Columbia 45948) | 73 | — | — | 10 | |
| 71 | THE AMERICANS (A Canadian’s Opinion) Tex Ritter (Capitol 3814) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | TURN ON YOUR LIGHT (And Let It Shine) Kenny Price (RCA Victor 0198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | THE OLDER THE VIOLIN, THE SWEETER THE MUSIC Hank Thompson (Dot 17490) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR MAN Brian Shaw (RCA Victor 0186) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | A SIX PACK TO GO Hank Wilson (Shelter 7338) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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