| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 20, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THEY DON’T MAKE ’EM LIKE MY DADDY Loretta Lynn (MCA 40223) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | MARIE LAVEAU Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0261) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3 | THAT SONG IS DRIVING ME CRAZY Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73488) | 9 | 11 | 23 | 9 | |
| 4 | I’M NOT THROUGH LOVING YOU YET Conway Twitty (MCA 40224) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 5 | STOMP THEM GRAPES Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14720) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 6 | ONE DAY AT A TIME Don Gibson (Hickory/MGM 318) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
| 7 | RUB IT IN Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 11437) | 11 | 15 | 21 | 10 | |
| 8 | AS SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONE Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40251) | 14 | 29 | 34 | 8 | |
| 9 | STATUE OF A FOOL Brian Collins (Dot 17499) | 10 | 12 | 25 | 10 | |
| 10 | ONE DAY AT A TIME Marilyn Sellars (Mega 205) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 11 | THE MAN THAT TURNED MY MAMA ON Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047) | 13 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| 12 | HE THINKS I STILL CARE Anne Murray (Capitol 3867) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 13 | YOU CAN’T BE A BEACON (If Your Light Don’t Shine) Donna Fargo (Dot 17506) | 16 | 21 | 28 | 9 | |
| 14 | THE GRAND TOUR George Jones (Epic 11122) | 17 | 28 | 33 | 9 | |
| 15 | IT’S THAT TIME OF NIGHT Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 0267) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 16 | THIS TIME Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 0251) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 17 | ROOM FULL OF ROSES Mickey Gilley (Playboy 50056) | 15 | 14 | 4 | 13 | |
| 18 | MAKIN’ THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION Dick Feller (Asylum 11037) | 24 | 30 | 36 | 9 | |
| 19 | DON’T YOU THINK Marty Robbins (MCA 40236) | 21 | 25 | 30 | 11 | |
| 20 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL MORE LIKE A MAN Mel Street (GRT 002) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 10 | |
| 21 | A GOOD WOMAN’S LOVE Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0273) | 18 | 18 | 22 | 11 | |
| 22 | HOW LUCKY CAN ONE MAN BE Joe Stampley (Dot 17502) | 19 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 23 | THE WANT-TO’S Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3898) | 30 | 41 | 44 | 7 | |
| 24 | HELP ME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0280) | 29 | 35 | 47 | 8 | |
| 25 | FRECKLES AND POLLIWOG DAYS Ferlin Husky (ABC 11432) | 26 | 27 | 31 | 11 | |
| 26 | HEY THERE GIRL David Rogers (Atlantic Country 4022) | 28 | 32 | 38 | 10 | |
| 27 | DRINKIN’ THING Gary Stewart (RCA Victor 0281) | 31 | 33 | 40 | 7 | |
| 28 | CAN I COME HOME TO YOU Bill Anderson (MCA 40243) | 32 | 45 | 51 | 6 | |
| 29 | SEXY LADY Freddy Weller (Columbia 46040) | 33 | 38 | 42 | 10 | |
| 30 | OLD MAN FROM THE MOUNTAIN Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3900) | 36 | 43 | 52 | 6 | |
| 31 | MY WIFE’S HOUSE Jerry Wallace (MCA 40248) | 37 | 42 | 58 | 9 | |
| 32 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES Henson Cargill (Atlantic Country 4021) | 35 | 39 | 45 | 5 | |
| 33 | I WOULDN’T WANT TO LIVE IF YOU DIDN’T LOVE ME Don Williams (Dot 17516) | 38 | 46 | 57 | 5 | |
| 34 | TELL TALE SIGNS Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73491) | 40 | 49 | 56 | 7 | |
| 35 | BOOGIE WOOGIE (a/k/a T.D.’s Boogie Woogie) Charlie McCoy & Barefoot Jerry (Monument 8611) | 39 | 54 | 62 | 5 | |
| 36 | I’LL THINK OF SOMETHING Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14731) | 42 | 53 | 59 | 5 | |
| 37 | I WANTA GET TO YOU La Costa (Capitol 3856) | 23 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
| 38 | TALKIN’ TO THE WALL Lynn Anderson (Columbia 46056) | 45 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 39 | ANNIE’S SONG John Denver (RCA Victor 0295) | 46 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | IT HURTS TO KNOW THE FEELING’S GONE Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0288) | 48 | 62 | 71 | 8 | |
| 41 | HELLO OUT THERE LaWanda Lindsey (Capitol 3875) | 43 | 47 | 49 | 6 | |
| 42 | DANCE WITH ME (Just One More Time) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73493) | 51 | 58 | 66 | 4 | |
| 43 | A FIELD OF YELLOW DAISIES Charlie Rich (Mercury 73498) | 59 | 68 | 70 | 6 | |
| 44 | THANK YOU WORLD Statler Brothers (Mercury 73485) | 50 | 57 | 65 | 8 | |
| 45 | I’LL DO ANYTHING IT TAKES (To Stay With You) Jean Shepard (United Artists 442) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 6 | |
| 46 | SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194) | 52 | 61 | 63 | 8 | |
| 47 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Let Me Know) Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209) | 34 | 24 | 12 | 16 | |
| 48 | THE BACK DOOR OF HEAVEN Nancy Wayne (20th Century 2086) | 49 | 52 | 55 | 10 | |
| 49 | I MISS YOU Jeannie Seely (MCA 40225) | 41 | 34 | 35 | 11 | |
| 50 | PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0313) | 57 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | RESTLESS Crystal Gayle (United Artists 428) | 53 | 63 | 72 | 5 | |
| 52 | LOVIN’ YOU IS WORTH IT David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 11120) | 44 | 44 | 46 | 7 | |
| 53 | THIS TIME I ALMOST MADE IT Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 46054) | 60 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | BIG FOUR POSTER BED Brenda Lee (MCA 40262) | 56 | 59 | 68 | 4 | |
| 55 | I’LL COME BACK Red Sovine (Chart 5220) | 66 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME Johnny Paycheck (Epic 11142) | 58 | 60 | 61 | 5 | |
| 57 | STANDING IN YOUR LINE Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 46053) | 69 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | (It’s A) MONSTERS’ HOLIDAY Buck Owens (Capitol 3907) | 61 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | THAT’S YOU AND ME Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0307) | 67 | 70 | 74 | 5 | |
| 60 | THE WRONG IN LOVING YOU Faron Young (Mercury 73500) | 62 | 64 | 67 | 4 | |
| 61 | I NEVER KNEW (What That Song Meant Before) Connie Smith (Columbia 46058) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | HOUSE OF LOVE Dottie West (RCA Victor 0321) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | FINER THINGS IN LIFE Red Steagall (Capitol 3913) | 64 | 67 | 69 | 4 | |
| 64 | RAILROAD LADY Lefty Frizzell (ABC 11442) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | NATURAL WOMAN Jody Miller (Epic 11134) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | DOWN THE ROAD I GO Don Williams (JMI 42) | 72 | — | 73 | 3 | |
| 67 | HARLAN COUNTY Wayne Kemp (MCA 40249) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | LET’S HEAR IT FOR LONELINESS Mundo Earwood (GRT 003) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | THOSE LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER Tex Williams (Granite 507) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | FOOL PASSIN’ THROUGH Jim Glaser (MGM 14713) | 71 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | OLD HOME FILLER-UP AN’ KEEP ON-A-TRUCKIN’ CAFE C.W. McCall (MGM 14738) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | HANGIN’ ON TO WHAT I’VE GOT Frank Myers (Caprice 1999) | 73 | — | 75 | 3 | |
| 73 | THE BEST DAY OF THE REST OF OUR LOVE Bud Logan & Wilma Burgess (Shannon 820) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | YOUR PRETTY ROSES CAME TOO LATE Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45894) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A RAINBOW Bobby Wright (ABC 11443) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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