| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 20, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | HANG IN THERE GIRL Freddie Hart (Capitol 3827) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | HELLO LOVE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0215) | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 4 | (Jeannie Marie) YOU WERE A LADY Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17493) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
| 5 | COUNTRY BUMPKIN Cal Smith (MCA 40191) | 10 | 26 | 30 | 10 | |
| 6 | I’LL TRY A LITTLE BIT HARDER Donna Fargo (Dot 17491) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | |
| 7 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196) | 9 | 14 | 17 | 8 | |
| 8 | THINGS AREN’T FUNNY ANYMORE Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3830) | 11 | 16 | 20 | 10 | |
| 9 | IS IT WRONG (For Loving You) Sonny James (Columbia 46003) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 10 | |
| 10 | BABY DOLL Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45988) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 11 | (We’re Not) THE JET SET George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11083) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
| 12 | THE OLDER THE VIOLIN, THE SWEETER THE MUSIC Hank Thompson (Dot 17490) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | |
| 13 | NO CHARGE Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) | 25 | 29 | 35 | 8 | |
| 14 | WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER Don Williams (JMI 36) | 19 | 24 | 28 | 10 | |
| 15 | MIDNIGHT, ME AND THE BLUES Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14689) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| 16 | SEASONS IN THE SUN Bobby Wright (ABC 11418) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 11 | |
| 17 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone) Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| 18 | IT’S TIME TO CROSS THAT BRIDGE Jack Greene (MCA 40179) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 10 | |
| 19 | HONEYMOON FEELIN’ Roy Clark (Dot 17498) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| 20 | SUPERSKIRT Connie Cato (Capitol 3788) | 23 | 25 | 27 | 10 | |
| 21 | SOME KIND OF WOMAN Faron Young (Mercury 73464) | 30 | 38 | 45 | 7 | |
| 22 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14700) | 26 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| 23 | SMILE FOR ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 46009) | 27 | 33 | 43 | 9 | |
| 24 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM Dottie West (RCA Victor 0231) | 28 | 32 | 39 | 7 | |
| 25 | TWENTIETH CENTURY DRIFTER Marty Robbins (MCA 40172) | 17 | 17 | 9 | 13 | |
| 26 | AT THE TIME Jean Shepard (United Artists 384) | 33 | 36 | 42 | 10 | |
| 27 | ON THE COVER OF THE MUSIC CITY NEWS Buck Owens (Capitol 3841) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 7 | |
| 28 | I NEVER GET THROUGH MISSING YOU Bobby Lewis (Ace Of Hearts 0480) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 9 | |
| 29 | I JUST STARTED HATIN’ CHEATIN’ SONGS TODAY Moe Bandy (GRC 2006) | 43 | 51 | 65 | 5 | |
| 30 | SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032) | 34 | 37 | 44 | 6 | |
| 31 | YOU NEVER SAY YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0222) | 32 | 34 | 37 | 11 | |
| 32 | SOMETHING Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73471) | 35 | 43 | 54 | 5 | |
| 33 | I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0234) | 37 | 49 | 58 | 5 | |
| 34 | CAPTURED Terry Stafford (Atlantic Country 4015) | 38 | 46 | 52 | 7 | |
| 35 | SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 11412) | 14 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| 36 | GUESS WHO Jerry Wallace (MCA 40183) | 18 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| 37 | YOU DON’T NEED TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40207) | 39 | 41 | 46 | 7 | |
| 38 | MY PART OF FOREVER Johnny Paycheck (Epic 11090) | 44 | 45 | 49 | 8 | |
| 39 | LEAN IT ALL ON ME Diana Trask (Dot 17496) | 45 | 48 | 53 | 6 | |
| 40 | ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Mac Davis (Columbia 46004) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 6 | |
| 41 | PURE LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0237) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 5 | |
| 42 | J. JOHN JONES Marie Owens (MCA 40184) | 41 | 44 | 48 | 7 | |
| 43 | I NEVER GO AROUND MIRRORS Lefty Frizzell (ABC 11416) | 40 | 42 | 51 | 7 | |
| 44 | WHEN THE MORNING COMES Hoyt Axton (A&M 1497) | 49 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 45 | STORMS OF TROUBLED TIMES Ray Price (Columbia 46015) | 47 | 54 | 67 | 8 | |
| 46 | I GAVE UP GOOD MORNIN’ DARLING Red Steagall (Capitol 3825) | 58 | 61 | 64 | 11 | |
| 47 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Let Me Know) Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209) | 53 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE ME STAY Bob Luman (Epic 11087) | 51 | 60 | 70 | 4 | |
| 49 | BACK IN THE COUNTRY Roy Acuff (Hickory/MGM 314) | 50 | 52 | 50 | 8 | |
| 50 | BORN TO LOVE AND SATISFY Karen Wheeler (RCA Victor 0223) | 55 | 63 | 74 | 4 | |
| 51 | THE STREAK Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600) | 59 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | I USE THE SOAP Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 0227) | 54 | 58 | 61 | 5 | |
| 53 | DON’T LET GO Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce & Statesiders (MGM 14714) | 56 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | WE COULD Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0257) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | DON’T STOP NOW Sherry Bryce (MGM 14695) | 57 | 59 | 63 | 8 | |
| 56 | WHEN YOUR GOOD LOVE WAS MINE Narvel Felts (Cinnamon 779) | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
| 57 | GOOD MORNING LOVING Larry Kingston (JMI 37) | 61 | 66 | 75 | 4 | |
| 58 | STOP THE WORLD (And Let Me Off) Susan Raye (Capitol 3850) | 60 | 62 | 62 | 6 | |
| 59 | DALLAS Connie Smith (Columbia 46008) | 66 | 71 | 72 | 4 | |
| 60 | THE TELEPHONE CALL Tina & Daddy (Epic 11099) | 64 | 67 | 69 | 5 | |
| 61 | I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73452) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | |
| 62 | BITTER THEY ARE HARDER THEY FALL Larry Gatlin (Monument 8602) | 65 | 69 | 71 | 5 | |
| 63 | BLOODY MARY MORNING Willie Nelson (Atlantic 3020) | 68 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | THIS TIME Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 0251) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | THEY DON’T MAKE ’EM LIKE MY DADDY Loretta Lynn (MCA 40223) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | BOB, ALL THE PLAYBOYS AND ME Dorsey Burnette with Sound Company (Capitol 3829) | 67 | 72 | 73 | 4 | |
| 67 | I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0260) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | COUNTRY LULLABYE Johnny Carver (ABC 11425) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | WELCOME HOME Peters & Lee (Philips 40729) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | THAT SAME OL’ LOOK OF LOVE David Houston (Epic 11096) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | HOW LUCKY CAN ONE MAN BE Joe Stampley (Dot 17502) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | TELL ME A LIE Sami Jo (MGM South 7029) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | SHE’S IN LOVE WITH A RODEO MAN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0248) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | I’VE GOT A WOMAN TO LEAN ON Jim Owen (Ace Of Hearts 0482) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | REFLECTIONS Jody Miller (Epic 11094) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
This Week’s COUNTRY LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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