| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 23, 1974 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | YOU BETTER TREAT HER RIGHT Webb Pierce (MCA 40181) | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | BACK IN THE COUNTRY Roy Acuff (Hickory/MGM 314) | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | WINDFALL Rick Nelson (MCA 40187) | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | BOB, ALL THE PLAYBOYS AND ME
Dorsey Burnette with Sound Company (Capitol 3829) | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | LOVING ARMS Kris Kristofferson & Rita Colledge (A&M 1498) | — | 1 |
| 6 | I’VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY / TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196) | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | TELL ME A LIE Sami Jo (MGM South 7029) | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | LIFE AIN’T EASY Anthony Armstrong Jones (Epic 11086) | 19 | 3 |
| 9 | SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS John Denver (RCA Victor 0213) | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | SOME KIND OF WOMAN Faron Young (Mercury 73464) | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | HELLO TROUBLE LaWanda Lindsey (Capitol 3819) | 15 | 4 |
| 12 | SHE STILL COMES TO ME (To Pour The Wine) Henson Cargill (Atlantic Country 4016) | 9 | 3 |
| 13 | NO RINGS, NO STRINGS Scotti Carson (Warner Bros. 7752) | 18 | 2 |
| 14 | ANYTHING TO PROVE MY LOVE TO YOU Jimmy Hartsook (RCA Victor 0202) | — | 1 |
| 15 | A TALK WITH THE MAN Bob Sanders (Sweet Fortune 2407) | 21 | 2 |
| 16 | DON’T STOP NOW Sherry Bryce (MGM 14695) | — | 1 |
| 17 | J. JOHN JONES Marie Owens (MCA 40184) | — | 1 |
| 18 | I WOULDN’T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY Bobby Russell (Columbia 45977) | 14 | 4 |
| 19 | I USE THE SOAP Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 0227) | — | 1 |
| 20 | SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032) | — | 1 |
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