| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 24, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THIS TIME I’VE HURT HER MORE THAN SHE LOVES ME Conway Twitty (MCA 40492) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2 | THE BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS Kenny Starr (MCA 40474) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | LOOKIN’ FOR TOMORROW (And Findin’ Yesterdays) Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14835) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |
| 4 | SOMETIMES Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40488) | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 | THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING YOU Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10455) | 11 | 15 | 29 | 8 | |
| 6 | SOMETIMES I TALK IN MY SLEEP Randy Cornor (ABC/Dot 17592) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 11 | |
| 7 | AMAZING GRACE (Used To Be Her Favorite Song) Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12142) | 13 | 14 | 20 | 8 | |
| 8 | OVERNIGHT SENSATION Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6055) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | |
| 9 | CONVOY C.W. McCall (MGM 14839) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 10 | WHEN THE TINGLE BECOMES A CHILL Loretta Lynn (MCA 40484) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | LET IT SHINE Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40495) | 19 | 23 | 37 | 7 | |
| 12 | MAMMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS Ed Bruce (United Artists 732) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 10 | |
| 13 | I’LL BE YOUR SAN ANTONE ROSE Dottsy (RCA Victor 10423) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| 14 | SOMEBODY LOVES YOU Crystal Gayle (United Artists 740) | 14 | 21 | 23 | 8 | |
| 15 | COUNTRY BOY (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 16 | DON’T BELIEVE MY HEART CAN STAND ANOTHER YOU Tanya Tucker (MCA 40497) | 21 | 22 | 36 | 7 | |
| 17 | FLY AWAY John Denver (RCA Victor 10517) | 26 | 37 | 43 | 6 | |
| 18 | SOMEBODY HOLD ME (Until She Passes By) Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17598) | 23 | 27 | 39 | 7 | |
| 19 | PARADISE Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10240) | 20 | 26 | 27 | 9 | |
| 20 | THE WHITE KNIGHT Cledus Maggard & Citizen’s Band (Mercury 73751) | 29 | 35 | 59 | 4 | |
| 21 | FEEL AGAIN Faron Young (Mercury 73731) | 27 | 30 | 50 | 6 | |
| 22 | HANK WILLIAMS, YOU WROTE MY LIFE Moe Bandy (Columbia 10265) | 37 | 40 | 58 | 4 | |
| 23 | QUEEN OF THE SILVER DOLLAR Dave & Sugar (RCA Victor 10425) | 25 | 28 | 30 | 10 | |
| 24 | I’M SORRY CHARLIE Joni Lee (MCA 40501) | 31 | 41 | 51 | 6 | |
| 25 | LOVE LIFTED ME Kenny Rogers (United Artists 746) | 32 | 36 | 52 | 6 | |
| 26 | LOVE WAS (Once Around The Dance Floor) Linda Hargrove (Capitol 4153) | 28 | 31 | 31 | 11 | |
| 27 | JUST IN CASE Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10420) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 28 | GOOD HEARTED WOMAN Waylon & Willie (RCA Victor 10529) | 38 | 55 | 57 | 5 | |
| 29 | STANDING ROOM ONLY Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17601) | 42 | 52 | 72 | 4 | |
| 30 | SHE’S HELPING ME GET OVER LOVING YOU Joe Stampley (Epic 50179) | 46 | 56 | 66 | 5 | |
| 31 | BLACKBIRD (Hold Your Head High) Stoney Edwards (Capitol 4188) | 34 | 34 | 42 | 8 | |
| 32 | BUMP BOUNCE BOOGIE Asleep At The Wheel (Capitol 4187) | 39 | 39 | 60 | 4 | |
| 33 | EASY AS PIE Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17584) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 15 | |
| 34 | SHE’S JUST AN OLD LOVE TURNED MEMORY Nick Nixon (Mercury 73726) | 35 | 51 | 54 | 8 | |
| 35 | ME AND OLE C.B. Dave Dudley (United Artists 722) | 22 | 11 | 8 | 13 | |
| 36 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Charlie Rich (Epic 50182) | 45 | 68 | 76 | 5 | |
| 37 | SHADOWS OF MY MIND Vernon Oxford (RCA Victor 10442) | 40 | 42 | 45 | 8 | |
| 38 | DON’T STOP IN MY WORLD (If You Don’t Mean To Stay) Billy Walker (RCA Victor 10466) | 61 | 64 | 68 | 5 | |
| 39 | BROKEN LADY Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends (Monument 8680) | 63 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | JADED LOVER Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40487) | 44 | 44 | 46 | 7 | |
| 41 | UNCLE HIRAM AND THE HOMEMADE BEER Dick Feller (Asylum 45290) | 41 | 45 | 56 | 6 | |
| 42 | IF I CAN MAKE IT (Through The Mornin’) Tony Douglas (20th Century 2257) | 43 | 43 | 48 | 6 | |
| 43 | TEXAS – 1947 Johnny Cash (Columbia 10237) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 10 | |
| 44 | SILVER WINGS AND GOLDEN RINGS Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 712) | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
| 45 | MOTEL AND MEMORIES T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6028) | 54 | 57 | 77 | 6 | |
| 46 | FREE TO BE Eddy Raven (ABC/Dot 17595) | 59 | 62 | 64 | 5 | |
| 47 | I JUST LOVE BEING A WOMAN Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 10261) | 57 | 59 | 73 | 5 | |
| 48 | WHAT WILL THE NEW YEAR BRING Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17586) | 51 | 65 | 70 | 5 | |
| 49 | NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 10458) | 50 | 50 | 65 | 6 | |
| 50 | REMEMBER ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 10275) | 64 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | MEET ME LATER Margo Smith (20th Century 2255) | 60 | 87 | 88 | 4 | |
| 52 | HUCKELBERRY PIE Even Stevens & Sammi Smith (Elektra 45292) | 52 | 66 | 71 | 4 | |
| 53 | ANOTHER NEON NIGHT Jean Shepard (United Artists 745) | 55 | 67 | 74 | 4 | |
| 54 | LONGHAIRED REDNECK David Allan Coe (Columbia 10254) | 66 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 55 | MY BABY’S GONE Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40490) | 56 | 85 | 87 | 6 | |
| 56 | STONED AT THE JUKEBOX Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14833) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| 57 | THE SWEETEST GIFT / TRACKS OF MY TEARS Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris / Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45295) | 62 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | FASTER HORSES (The Cowboy And The Poet) Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73755) | 68 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | SHINE ON Ronnie Prophet (RCA Victor 50136) | 65 | 84 | 85 | 6 | |
| 60 | PHANTOM 309 Red Sovine (Starday 101) | 70 | 97 | — | 21 | |
| 61 | WHO’S GONNA RUN THE TRUCK STOP IN TUBA CITY WHEN I’M GONE Leroy Van Dyke (ABC/Dot 17597) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | IT’S MORNING (And I Still Love You) Jessi Colter (Capitol 4200) | 67 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | HOW GREAT THOU ART Statler Brothers (Mercury 73732) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | WILD SIDE OF LIFE Freddy Fender (GRT 039) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | FIRE AND RAIN Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 10429) | 18 | 18 | 26 | 10 | |
| 66 | YOU MAKE LIFE EASY Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17599) | 72 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | THE ROOTS OF MY RAISING Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 4204) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | ANOTHER MORNING Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 10531) | 93 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | LAST OF THE OUTLAWS Chuck Price (Playboy 6052) | 33 | 33 | 40 | 9 | |
| 70 | THE REVEREND BOB Barbi Benton (Playboy 6056) | 74 | 89 | 90 | 5 | |
| 71 | YOUNG LOVE Ray Stevens (Barnaby 618) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | ROLL ON, TRUCKERS Ray Pillow (ABC/Dot 17589) | 73 | 76 | 78 | 6 | |
| 73 | LOVE WAS THE WIND Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45296) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN Bobby G. Rice (GRT 036) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | MY WINDOW FACES THE SOUTH Sammi Smith (Mega 1246) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | GENTLE FIRE Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10262) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | I’M HIGH ON YOU Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Epic 50181) | 94 | 95 | 96 | 5 | |
| 78 | TOO BIG A PRICE TO PAY Kenny Price (RCA Victor 10460) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | WARM SIDE OF YOU Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 4152) | 47 | 20 | 4 | 14 | |
| 80 | DANCE HER BY ME (One More Time) Jacky Ward (Mercury 73716) | 75 | 24 | 24 | 14 | |
| 81 | HONEY TOAST AND SUNSHINE Susan Raye (Capitol 4197) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | FOOLISH PLEASURE Gary Sargeants (Mercury 73733) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I CAN ALMOST SEE HOUSTON FROM HERE Katy Moffatt (Columbia 10271) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | I DON’T THINK I’LL EVER (Get Over You) Don Gibson (Hickory/MGM 361) | 53 | 53 | 80 | 4 | |
| 85 | WHERE LOVE BEGINS Gene Watson (Capitol 4143) | 69 | 29 | 7 | 15 | |
| 86 | FEELINGS Sarah Johns (RCA Victor 10465) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | WHO WANTS A SLIGHTLY USED WOMAN Connie Cato (Capitol 4169) | 36 | 38 | 53 | 9 | |
| 88 | JASON’S FARM Cal Smith (MCA 40467) | 86 | 46 | 17 | 14 | |
| 89 | WOMAN, WOMAN Jim Glaser (MGM 14834) | 91 | 61 | 28 | 10 | |
| 90 | BROKEN BONES Tommy Cash (20th Century 2263) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | HEAVEN BOUND Oak Ridge Boys (Columbia 10226) | 98 | 98 | 99 | 4 | |
| 92 | SECRET LOVE Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17585) | 84 | 63 | 44 | 16 | |
| 93 | ERES TU (Touch The Wind) / APACHE Sonny James (Columbia 10249) | 58 | 58 | 62 | 7 / 8 | |
| 94 | QUEEN OF TEMPTATION Brian Collins (ABC/Dot 17593) | 48 | 48 | 95 | 6 | |
| 95 | MAIDEN’S PRAYER / SAN ANTONIO STROLL Maury Finney (Soundwaves 4525) | 99 | 99 | 100 | 5 | |
| 96 | HE LITTLE THING’D HER OUT OF MY ARMS Jack Greene (MCA 40481) | 89 | 54 | 55 | 7 | |
| 97 | IT’S ALL IN THE MOVIES Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 4141) | 92 | 72 | 34 | 17 | |
| 98 | A DAMN GOOD COUNTRY SONG Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73729) | 49 | 49 | 61 | 7 | |
| 99 | COUNTRY SINGER’S PRAYER Buck Owens (Capitol 4181) | 71 | 90 | 91 | 4 | |
| 100 | THE GOOD LORD GIVETH (And Uncle Sam Taketh Away) Webb Pierce (Plantation 131) | 85 | 32 | 38 | 9 | |
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