| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 21, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I WOULDN’T WANT TO LIVE IF YOU DIDN’T LOVE ME Don Williams (Dot 17516) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2 | PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0313) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |
| 3 | DANCE WITH ME (Just One More Time) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73493) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 4 | BIG FOUR POSTER BED Brenda Lee (MCA 40262) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| 5 | I LOVE MY FRIEND Charlie Rich (Epic 20006) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 6 | IF I MISS YOU AGAIN TONIGHT Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17515) | 15 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
| 7 | WE LOVED IT AWAY George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11151) | 17 | 21 | 27 | 9 | |
| 8 | (It’s A) MONSTERS’ HOLIDAY Buck Owens (Capitol 3907) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 12 | |
| 9 | I’M A RAMBLIN’ MAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10020) | 28 | 39 | 47 | 9 | |
| 10 | A MI ESPOSA CON AMOR (To My Wife With Love) Sonny James (Columbia 10001) | 19 | 23 | 30 | 9 | |
| 11 | BONAPARTE’S RETREAT Glen Campbell (Capitol 3926) | 23 | 30 | 37 | 9 | |
| 12 | I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6004) | 18 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 13 | BETWEEN LUST AND WATCHING TV Cal Smith (MCA 40265) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 9 | |
| 14 | THE GRAND TOUR George Jones (Epic 11122) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 15 | WHO LEFT THE DOOR TO HEAVEN OPEN Hank Thompson (Dot 17512) | 32 | 36 | 43 | 8 | |
| 16 | TALKIN’ TO THE WALL Lynn Anderson (Columbia 46056) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
| 17 | I’LL COME BACK Red Sovine (Chart 5220) | 22 | 25 | 32 | 12 | |
| 18 | I’LL THINK OF SOMETHING Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14731) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| 19 | THE WRONG IN LOVING YOU Faron Young (Mercury 73500) | 20 | 22 | 29 | 13 | |
| 20 | PLEASE DON’T STOP LOVING ME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 10010) | 24 | 33 | 42 | 8 | |
| 21 | I’M LEAVING IT (All) UP TO YOU Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735) | 25 | 26 | 38 | 8 | |
| 22 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Tammy Wynette (Epic 50008) | 27 | 29 | 36 | 8 | |
| 23 | I SEE THE WANT TO IN YOUR EYES Conway Twitty (MCA 40282) | 30 | 35 | 41 | 7 | |
| 24 | OLD HOME FILLER-UP AN’ KEEP ON-A-TRUCKIN’ CAFE C.W. McCall (MGM 14738) | 14 | 17 | 25 | 10 | |
| 25 | HOUSE OF LOVE Dottie West (RCA Victor 0321) | 26 | 28 | 34 | 10 | |
| 26 | MISSISSIPPI COTTON PICKING DELTA TOWN Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10030) | 36 | 43 | 51 | 7 | |
| 27 | MY WIFE’S HOUSE Jerry Wallace (MCA 40248) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| 28 | HONKY TONK AMNESIA Moe Bandy (GRC 2024) | 29 | 37 | 44 | 8 | |
| 29 | I’M HAVING YOUR BABY Sunday Sharpe (United Artists 507) | 37 | 42 | 62 | 5 | |
| 30 | HIGHWAY HEADIN’ SOUTH Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 0328) | 33 | 34 | 40 | 6 | |
| 31 | GOOD OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY LOVE Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory/MGM 324) | 35 | 38 | 45 | 5 | |
| 32 | I HONESTLY LOVE YOU Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280) | 45 | 56 | 70 | 4 | |
| 33 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Willie Nelson & Tracy Nelson (Atlantic Country 4028) | 38 | 40 | 48 | 7 | |
| 34 | I WISH THAT I HAD LOVED YOU BETTER Eddy Arnold (MGM 14734) | 39 | 41 | 52 | 7 | |
| 35 | LOVE IS LIKE A BUTTERFLY Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 10031) | 40 | 48 | 57 | 5 | |
| 36 | TROUBLE IN PARADISE Loretta Lynn (MCA 40283) | 41 | 49 | 58 | 5 | |
| 37 | LIKE A FIRST TIME THING Ray Price (Columbia 10006) | 43 | 53 | 69 | 4 | |
| 38 | TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 20005) | 44 | 61 | 68 | 4 | |
| 39 | THIS TIME I ALMOST MADE IT Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 46054) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| 40 | I NEVER KNEW (What That Song Meant Before) Connie Smith (Columbia 46058) | 9 | 10 | 16 | 11 | |
| 41 | THE GREAT DIVIDE Roy Clark (Dot 17518) | 48 | 51 | 63 | 5 | |
| 42 | COME ON IN AND LET ME LOVE YOU Lois Johnson (20th Century 2106) | 47 | 50 | 61 | 6 | |
| 43 | BONEY FINGERS Hoyt Axton (A&M 1607) | 50 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | THE WAY I’M NEEDING YOU Cliff Cochran (Enterprise 9103) | 46 | 47 | 56 | 5 | |
| 45 | TAKE ME HOME TO SOMEWHERE Joe Stampley (Dot 17522) | 51 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | (If You Wanna Hold On) HOLD ON TO YOUR MAN Diana Trask (Dot 17520) | 54 | 57 | 66 | 4 | |
| 47 | WILDWOOD WEED Jim Stafford (MGM 14737) | 55 | 63 | 64 | 6 | |
| 48 | ANOTHER GOODBYE SONG Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8000) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | DON’T TELL (That Sweet Ole Lady Of Mine) Johnny Carver (ABC 12017) | 60 | 60 | 67 | 4 | |
| 50 | OLD MAN FROM THE MOUNTAIN / HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3900) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 / 5 | |
| 51 | YOU GET TO ME Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45895) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | BRING BACK YOUR LOVE TO ME Don Gibson (Hickory/MGM 327) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | THAT’S LOVE Don Adams (Atlantic Country 4027) | 66 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | YOU CAN SURE SEE IT FROM HERE Susan Raye (Capitol 3927) | 56 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | FAIRYTALE Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 254) | 58 | 65 | 74 | 4 | |
| 56 | ODDS AND ENDS (Bits And Pieces) Charlie Walker (Capitol 3922) | 57 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | MUSICAL CHAIRS Tompall Glaser (MGM 14740) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD Marie Osmond (MGM 14694) | 59 | 69 | 75 | 4 | |
| 59 | DELTA DIRT Larry Gatlin (Monument 8622) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | SING FOR THE GOOD TIMES Jack Greene (MCA 40263) | 63 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | WELCOME TO THE SUNSHINE (Sweet Baby Jane) Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40284) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | SHE CALLED ME BABY Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 10062) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | LONG BLACK VEIL Sammi Smith (Mega 1214) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | SMOKEY, TRUCKS AND C.B. RADIOS Paul Click (Brokun 4709) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | LET ME MAKE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINE FOR YOU Bob Luman (Epic 11138) | 34 | 27 | 35 | 9 | |
| 66 | COUNTRY IS Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73617) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | BUT TONIGHT I’M GONNA LOVE YOU Harrison Jones (GRT 004) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | WATCH OUT FOR LUCY Bobby Penn (50 States 29) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | STANDING IN YOUR LINE Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 46053) | 21 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| 70 | THE WANT-TO’S Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3898) | 31 | 11 | 3 | 16 | |
| 71 | COUNTERFEIT COWBOY Dave Dudley (Rice 5069) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | STOP IF YOU LOVE ME Terry Stafford (Atlantic Country 4026) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | FINER THINGS IN LIFE Red Steagall (Capitol 3913) | 52 | 52 | 60 | 11 | |
| 74 | WORKIN’ AT THE CAR WASH BLUES Tony Booth (Capitol 3943) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | I’LL DO ANYTHING IT TAKES (To Stay With You) Jean Shepard (United Artists 442) | 42 | 31 | 28 | 15 | |
This Week’s COUNTRY LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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