| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending DECEMBER 7, 1974 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | GREAT EXPECTATIONS Buck Owens (Capitol 3976) | — | 1 |
| 2 | ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Johnny Darrell (Capricorn 0207) | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | RIDE ’EM COWBOY Paul Davis (Bang 712) | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | A CANDY MOUNTAIN MELODY
George Morgan featuring “Little” Roy Wiggins (MCA 40298) | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | CAREFREE HIGHWAY Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1309) | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | SEND ME YOUR CUP OF COFFEE Hank Locklin (MGM 14753) | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | IN AT EIGHT AND OUT AT TEN Don Drumm (Chart 5223) | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | DAY TIME LOVER Gary Sargeants (Mercury 73608) | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | WHAT LADIES CAN DO (When They Want To) Dorsey Burnette (Capitol 3963) | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Four Guys (RCA Victor 10055) | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | LINCOLN AUTRY Connie Cato (Capitol 3958) | 12 | 6 |
| 12 | YOU CAN’T HANG ON TO ME Mavis Yerby (Bryan 1006) | 13 | 3 |
| 13 | I CAN’T STAND TO HEAR YOU SAY GOODBYE Marlys Roe (GRC 2025) | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | YOU’RE GETTIN’ HEAVY ON MY MIND Glenn Barber (Hickory/MGM 333) | 16 | 3 |
| 15 | AIN’T LOVE GRAND Barbara Lea (RCA Victor 10086) | 17 | 3 |
| 16 | FROM THIS MOMENT ON Bonnie Guitar (MCA 40306) | 18 | 3 |
| 17 | RIGHT OUT OF THIS WORLD Jerry “Max” Lane (ABC 12031) | — | 1 |
| 18 | WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH A DOG LIKE THAT Susan Raye (Capitol 3980) | — | 1 |
| 19 | DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6002) | — | 1 |
| 20 | RICHARD AND THE CADILLAC KINGS Doyle Holly (Barnaby 608) | — | 1 |
| 21 | THE BUSIEST MEMORY IN TOWN Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 10091) | — | 1 |
| 22 | (If I Could Climb) THE WALLS OF THE BOTTLE David Allan Coe (Columbia 10024) | — | 1 |
| 23 | I MAY NOT BE LOVIN’ YOU Patti Page (Avco 603) | — | 1 |
| 24 | BIG MAMOU Fiddlin’ Frenchie Bourque & Outlaws (20th Century 2152) | — | 1 |
| 25 | I SEE LOVE Bobby Lewis (GRT 008) | — | 4 |
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