| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 17, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU CAN’T BE A BEACON (If Your Light Don’t Shine) Donna Fargo (Dot 17506) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | AS SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONE Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40251) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | OLD MAN FROM THE MOUNTAIN Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3900) | 9 | 13 | 23 | 10 | |
| 4 | THE MAN THAT TURNED MY MAMA ON Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| 5 | THE GRAND TOUR George Jones (Epic 11122) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 6 | HELP ME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0280) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | |
| 7 | THE WANT-TO’S Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3898) | 8 | 11 | 20 | 11 | |
| 8 | RUB IT IN Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 11437) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | DRINKIN’ THING Gary Stewart (RCA Victor 0281) | 10 | 12 | 22 | 11 | |
| 10 | ANNIE’S SONG John Denver (RCA Victor 0295) | 13 | 18 | 34 | 7 | |
| 11 | THAT SONG IS DRIVING ME CRAZY Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73488) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 12 | MY WIFE’S HOUSE Jerry Wallace (MCA 40248) | 15 | 20 | 27 | 13 | |
| 13 | CAN I COME HOME TO YOU Bill Anderson (MCA 40243) | 14 | 15 | 21 | 10 | |
| 14 | TELL TALE SIGNS Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73491) | 16 | 21 | 30 | 11 | |
| 15 | I WOULDN’T WANT TO LIVE IF YOU DIDN’T LOVE ME Don Williams (Dot 17516) | 18 | 22 | 29 | 9 | |
| 16 | DANCE WITH ME (Just One More Time) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73493) | 19 | 26 | 37 | 8 | |
| 17 | I’LL THINK OF SOMETHING Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14731) | 20 | 23 | 32 | 9 | |
| 18 | TALKIN’ TO THE WALL Lynn Anderson (Columbia 46056) | 21 | 29 | 36 | 10 | |
| 19 | PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0313) | 24 | 32 | 40 | 7 | |
| 20 | MAKIN’ THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION Dick Feller (Asylum 11037) | 12 | 10 | 16 | 13 | |
| 21 | STANDING IN YOUR LINE Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 46053) | 30 | 35 | 45 | 7 | |
| 22 | THIS TIME I ALMOST MADE IT Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 46054) | 26 | 33 | 43 | 7 | |
| 23 | I LOVE MY FRIEND Charlie Rich (Epic 20006) | 29 | 40 | 51 | 4 | |
| 24 | I’LL DO ANYTHING IT TAKES (To Stay With You) Jean Shepard (United Artists 442) | 25 | 34 | 44 | 10 | |
| 25 | BIG FOUR POSTER BED Brenda Lee (MCA 40262) | 36 | 41 | 50 | 8 | |
| 26 | A FIELD OF YELLOW DAISIES Charlie Rich (Mercury 73498) | 28 | 30 | 38 | 10 | |
| 27 | I NEVER KNEW (What That Song Meant Before) Connie Smith (Columbia 46058) | 32 | 39 | 48 | 6 | |
| 28 | STATUE OF A FOOL Brian Collins (Dot 17499) | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 29 | KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME Johnny Paycheck (Epic 11142) | 34 | 44 | 53 | 9 | |
| 30 | SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 12 | |
| 31 | MARIE LAVEAU Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0261) | 17 | 9 | 1 | 16 | |
| 32 | BOOGIE WOOGIE (a/k/a T.D.’s Boogie Woogie) Charlie McCoy & Barefoot Jerry (Monument 8611) | 31 | 31 | 33 | 9 | |
| 33 | IF I MISS YOU AGAIN TONIGHT Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17515) | 46 | 53 | 64 | 4 | |
| 34 | (It’s A) MONSTERS’ HOLIDAY Buck Owens (Capitol 3907) | 37 | 50 | 54 | 7 | |
| 35 | STOMP THEM GRAPES Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14720) | 22 | 14 | 11 | 15 | |
| 36 | I’M NOT THROUGH LOVING YOU YET Conway Twitty (MCA 40224) | 27 | 16 | 10 | 17 | |
| 37 | BETWEEN LUST AND WATCHING TV Cal Smith (MCA 40265) | 45 | 49 | 60 | 4 | |
| 38 | I’LL COME BACK Red Sovine (Chart 5220) | 40 | 43 | 52 | 7 | |
| 39 | OLD HOME FILLER-UP AN’ KEEP ON-A-TRUCKIN’ CAFE C.W. McCall (MGM 14738) | 44 | 51 | 61 | 5 | |
| 40 | THAT’S YOU AND ME Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0307) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 9 | |
| 41 | WE LOVED IT AWAY George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11151) | 47 | 56 | 66 | 4 | |
| 42 | HOUSE OF LOVE Dottie West (RCA Victor 0321) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 5 | |
| 43 | DON’T YOU THINK Marty Robbins (MCA 40236) | 33 | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
| 44 | THE WRONG IN LOVING YOU Faron Young (Mercury 73500) | 50 | 52 | 57 | 8 | |
| 45 | A MI ESPOSA CON AMOR (To My Wife With Love) Sonny James (Columbia 10001) | 53 | 61 | 70 | 4 | |
| 46 | I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6004) | 55 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | THANK YOU WORLD Statler Brothers (Mercury 73485) | 49 | 42 | 42 | 12 | |
| 48 | LET ME MAKE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINE FOR YOU Bob Luman (Epic 11138) | 51 | 60 | 69 | 4 | |
| 49 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Tammy Wynette (Epic 50008) | 56 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | BONAPARTE’S RETREAT Glen Campbell (Capitol 3926) | 60 | 69 | 72 | 4 | |
| 51 | SEXY LADY Freddy Weller (Columbia 46040) | 41 | 28 | 28 | 14 | |
| 52 | DOWN THE ROAD I GO Don Williams (JMI 42) | 54 | 59 | 63 | 7 | |
| 53 | I’M LEAVING IT (All) UP TO YOU Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735) | 61 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | I SEE THE WANT TO IN YOUR EYES Conway Twitty (MCA 40282) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | PLEASE DON’T STOP LOVING ME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 10010) | 58 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | MISSISSIPPI COTTON PICKING DELTA TOWN Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10030) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | THE BEST DAY OF THE REST OF OUR LOVE Bud Logan & Wilma Burgess (Shannon 820) | 59 | 57 | 62 | 5 | |
| 58 | WHO LEFT THE DOOR TO HEAVEN OPEN Hank Thompson (Dot 17512) | 64 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | HONKY TONK AMNESIA Moe Bandy (GRC 2024) | 65 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | I’M A RAMBLIN’ MAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10020) | 69 | 70 | 75 | 4 | |
| 61 | NATURAL WOMAN Jody Miller (Epic 11134) | 57 | 54 | 59 | 5 | |
| 62 | HANGIN’ ON TO WHAT I’VE GOT Frank Myers (Caprice 1999) | 66 | 68 | 71 | 7 | |
| 63 | YOUR PRETTY ROSES CAME TOO LATE Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45894) | 67 | 72 | 73 | 5 | |
| 64 | HIGHWAY HEADIN’ SOUTH Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 0328) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | I WISH THAT I HAD LOVED YOU BETTER Eddy Arnold (MGM 14734) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | IT HURTS TO KNOW THE FEELING’S GONE Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0288) | 52 | 38 | 39 | 12 | |
| 67 | THOSE LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER Tex Williams (Granite 507) | 68 | 63 | 67 | 5 | |
| 68 | JESSE JAMES (Is An Outlaw, Honey) Rick Cunha (GRC 2028) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | HARLAN COUNTY Wayne Kemp (MCA 40249) | 72 | 62 | 65 | 6 | |
| 70 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Willie Nelson & Tracy Nelson (Atlantic Country 4028) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | FINER THINGS IN LIFE Red Steagall (Capitol 3913) | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 72 | LET’S HEAR IT FOR LONELINESS Mundo Earwood (GRT 003) | 74 | 66 | 68 | 6 | |
| 73 | COME ON IN AND LET ME LOVE YOU Lois Johnson (20th Century 2106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | SHE’S NO ORDINARY WOMAN (Ordinarily) Jim Mundy (ABC 12001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | WILDWOOD WEED Jim Stafford (MGM 14737) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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