| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 4, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | COUNTRY BUMPKIN Cal Smith (MCA 40191) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2 | HELLO LOVE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0215) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | THINGS AREN’T FUNNY ANYMORE Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3830) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
| 4 | NO CHARGE Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) | 7 | 13 | 25 | 10 | |
| 5 | A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | IS IT WRONG (For Loving You) Sonny James (Columbia 46003) | 8 | 9 | 15 | 12 | |
| 7 | WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER Don Williams (JMI 36) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 12 | |
| 8 | HONEYMOON FEELIN’ Roy Clark (Dot 17498) | 12 | 19 | 24 | 10 | |
| 9 | THE OLDER THE VIOLIN, THE SWEETER THE MUSIC Hank Thompson (Dot 17490) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | |
| 10 | I JUST STARTED HATIN’ CHEATIN’ SONGS TODAY Moe Bandy (GRC 2006) | 13 | 29 | 43 | 7 | |
| 11 | THE STREAK Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600) | 25 | 51 | 59 | 5 | |
| 12 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM Dottie West (RCA Victor 0231) | 17 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 13 | AT THE TIME Jean Shepard (United Artists 384) | 14 | 26 | 33 | 12 | |
| 14 | SOME KIND OF WOMAN Faron Young (Mercury 73464) | 16 | 21 | 30 | 9 | |
| 15 | I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0234) | 24 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 16 | SOMETHING Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73471) | 22 | 32 | 35 | 7 | |
| 17 | ON THE COVER OF THE MUSIC CITY NEWS Buck Owens (Capitol 3841) | 23 | 27 | 31 | 9 | |
| 18 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14700) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 11 | |
| 19 | HANG IN THERE GIRL Freddie Hart (Capitol 3827) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 20 | PURE LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0237) | 27 | 41 | 46 | 7 | |
| 21 | SMILE FOR ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 46009) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 11 | |
| 22 | (Jeannie Marie) YOU WERE A LADY Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17493) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 23 | CAPTURED Terry Stafford (Atlantic Country 4015) | 28 | 34 | 38 | 9 | |
| 24 | MY PART OF FOREVER Johnny Paycheck (Epic 11090) | 32 | 38 | 44 | 10 | |
| 25 | SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032) | 26 | 30 | 34 | 8 | |
| 26 | LEAN IT ALL ON ME Diana Trask (Dot 17496) | 33 | 39 | 45 | 8 | |
| 27 | YOU DON’T NEED TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40207) | 34 | 37 | 39 | 9 | |
| 28 | WHEN THE MORNING COMES Hoyt Axton (A&M 1497) | 38 | 44 | 49 | 6 | |
| 29 | SEASONS IN THE SUN Bobby Wright (ABC 11418) | 15 | 16 | 21 | 13 | |
| 30 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Let Me Know) Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209) | 41 | 47 | 53 | 5 | |
| 31 | DON’T LET GO Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce & Statesiders (MGM 14714) | 46 | 53 | 56 | 5 | |
| 32 | I’LL TRY A LITTLE BIT HARDER Donna Fargo (Dot 17491) | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 33 | WE COULD Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0257) | 47 | 54 | 62 | 4 | |
| 34 | SUPERSKIRT Connie Cato (Capitol 3788) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 12 | |
| 35 | IT’S TIME TO CROSS THAT BRIDGE Jack Greene (MCA 40179) | 18 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| 36 | BORN TO LOVE AND SATISFY Karen Wheeler (RCA Victor 0223) | 44 | 50 | 55 | 6 | |
| 37 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER / I’VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196) | 29 / — | 7 / — | 9 | 10 / 8 | |
| 38 | THIS TIME Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 0251) | 48 | 64 | 70 | 4 | |
| 39 | ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Mac Davis (Columbia 46004) | 39 | 40 | 42 | 8 | |
| 40 | I GAVE UP GOOD MORNIN’ DARLING Red Steagall (Capitol 3825) | 42 | 46 | 58 | 13 | |
| 41 | STORMS OF TROUBLED TIMES Ray Price (Columbia 46015) | 43 | 45 | 47 | 10 | |
| 42 | JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE ME STAY Bob Luman (Epic 11087) | 45 | 48 | 51 | 6 | |
| 43 | THE TELEPHONE CALL Tina & Daddy (Epic 11099) | 52 | 60 | 64 | 7 | |
| 44 | THEY DON’T MAKE ’EM LIKE MY DADDY Loretta Lynn (MCA 40223) | 53 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | BLOODY MARY MORNING Willie Nelson (Atlantic 3020) | 57 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 46 | ROOM FULL OF ROSES Mickey Gilley (Playboy 50056) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | BABY DOLL Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45988) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 15 | |
| 48 | I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0260) | 58 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | DALLAS Connie Smith (Columbia 46008) | 51 | 59 | 66 | 6 | |
| 50 | STOP THE WORLD (And Let Me Off) Susan Raye (Capitol 3850) | 55 | 58 | 60 | 8 | |
| 51 | MIDNIGHT, ME AND THE BLUES Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14689) | 31 | 15 | 6 | 19 | |
| 52 | HOW LUCKY CAN ONE MAN BE Joe Stampley (Dot 17502) | 67 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | (We’re Not) THE JET SET George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11083) | 35 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
| 54 | GOOD MORNING LOVING Larry Kingston (JMI 37) | 56 | 57 | 61 | 6 | |
| 55 | SHE’S IN LOVE WITH A RODEO MAN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0248) | 60 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | COUNTRY LULLABYE Johnny Carver (ABC 11425) | 59 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | I’M NOT THROUGH LOVING YOU YET Conway Twitty (MCA 40224) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | I’VE GOT A WOMAN TO LEAN ON Jim Owen (Ace Of Hearts 0482) | 65 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | BITTER THEY ARE HARDER THEY FALL Larry Gatlin (Monument 8602) | 61 | 62 | 65 | 7 | |
| 60 | COME HOME Jim Mundy (ABC 11428) | 66 | — | 73 | 3 | |
| 61 | PRAYER FROM A MOBILE HOME Del Reeves (United Artists 427) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | ONE DAY AT A TIME Marilyn Sellars (Mega 205) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | THAT SAME OL’ LOOK OF LOVE David Houston (Epic 11096) | 70 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | HE THINKS I STILL CARE Anne Murray (Capitol 3867) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | GOODBYE Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 7788) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | I WANTA GET TO YOU La Costa (Capitol 3856) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | PLEASE HELP ME SAY NO Mary Kay James (JMI 38) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | GEORGIA KEEPS PULLING ON MY RING Little David Wilkins (MCA 40200) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | I’D FIGHT THE WORLD Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 0255) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | THE PILLOW Johnny Duncan (Columbia 46018) | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 71 | FRIEND NAMED RED Brian Shaw (RCA Victor 0230) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | YOU BET YOUR SWEET, SWEET LOVE Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0038) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | MARIE LAVEAU Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0261) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | TORE DOWN Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 0233) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | RAGGED OLD FLAG Johnny Cash (Columbia 46028) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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