| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending MAY 8, 1976 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | I REALLY HAD A BALL LAST NIGHT Carmol Taylor (Elektra 45312) | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | I.O.U. Jimmy Dean (Casino 052) | — | 1 |
| 3 | WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY Sonny James (Columbia 10335) | — | 1 |
| 4 | LOVIN’ SOMEBODY ON A RAINY NIGHT La Costa (Capitol 4264) | — | 1 |
| 5 | GONE AT LAST Johnny Paycheck (with Charnissa) (Epic 50215) | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | THINK I FEEL A HITCHHIKE COMING ON Larry Jon Wilson (Monument 8692) | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | GOD LOVES US (When We All Sing Together) Sami Jo & Friends (Polydor 14315) | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | HEART DON’T FAIL ME NOW Randy Cornor (ABC/Dot 17625) | — | 1 |
| 9 | THIS MAN AND WOMAN THING Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 10667) | — | 1 |
| 10 | RIGHT OR WRONG Ronnie Dove (Melodyland 6030) | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | A MORNING MADE FOR LOVIN’ Helen Cornelius (RCA Victor 10629) | 21 | 3 |
| 12 | HIGH AND WILD Earl Conley (GRT 041) | — | 5 |
| 13 | A BUTTERFLY FOR BUCKY Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 793) | — | 1 |
| 14 | THE MAN FROM BOWLING GREEN Bob Luman (Epic 50216) | — | 2 |
| 15 | JASPER Jim Stafford (Polydor 14309) | 17 | 4 |
| 16 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Karen Wheeler (RCA Victor 10611) | 20 | 2 |
| 17 | LAYIN’ IN THE SUNSHINE Tony Douglas (Cochise 110) | — | 1 |
| 18 | IS FOREVER LONGER THAN ALWAYS
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 10652) | — | 1 |
| 19 | BREAK ONE NINE (Help Me Find The Grand Ole’ Opry)
Urel Albert (Column One 1001) | — | 1 |
| 20 | SUGAR BLUE Megan (Mercury 73790) | — | 1 |
| 21 | HERE COMES THE FREEDOM TRAIN Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 4267) | — | 1 |
| 22 | C. B. WIDOW Linda Cassady (Cin-Kay 107) | 25 | 2 |
| 23 | INDIAN NATION (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) Billy Thunderkloud & Chieftones (Polydor 14321) | — | 1 |
| 24 | YOU Will Sherman & ShermanAires (Del-Mar 1270) | — | 1 |
| Note: Records are numbered in the order they appeared in the “Country Singles–Active Extras” group of songs, which were not numbered but were listed in rank order. |
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