| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 26, 1974 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | WHEN YOUR GOOD LOVE WAS MINE
Narvel Felts (Cinnamon 779) | — | 1 |
| 2 | HAPPY HOUR
Tony Booth (Capitol 3795) | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | I CHANGED MY MIND
Billy Walker (MGM 14693) | — | 2 |
| 4 | DADDY NUMBER TWO
Glenn Barber (Hickory/MGM 311) | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | MARLENA
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 371) | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | WANTIN’ MY WOMAN AGAIN
Charlie Walker (Capitol 3813) | — | 1 |
| 7 | CHIP CHIP
Patsy Sledd (Mega 203) | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | HEAVEN, HELL OR HOUSTON
Hugh X. Lewis (Fantasy 707) | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | WHAT A WAY TO GO
Del Reeves (United Artists 378) | — | 1 |
| 10 | THINGS MONEY WON’T DO
Larry Steel (Air Stream 101) | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | IF THE WORLD RAN OUT OF DIESEL
Red Simpson (Capitol 3807) | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | JULY YOU’RE A WOMAN
Red, White & Blue (GRC 1009) | 13 | 5 |
| 13 | LISTEN / SHE KNOWS WHEN YOU’RE ON MY MIND
Wayne Kemp (MCA 40176) | 17 | 2 |
| 14 | WHEN SHE’S GOOD SHE’S REALLY GOOD
Hugh King (Hickory/MGM 307) | 10 | 6 |
| 15 | WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN?
Kenny Vernon (Capitol 3785) | 11 | 5 |
| 16 | TRACES OF LIFE
Lonzo & Oscar (GRC 1006) | 19 | 2 |
| 17 | YOU’RE GONNA HURT ME (One More Time)
Patti Page (Epic 11072) | — | 1 |
| 18 | DADDY BLUEGRASS
Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3766) | 18 | 8 |
| 19 | TRUCKER AND THE U.F.O.
Brush Arbor (Capitol 3774) | 15 | 10 |
| 20 | HE’LL COME HOME
Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45875) | — | 1 |