| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JULY 10, 1976 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | I WONDER IF I EVER SAID GOODBYE
Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73815) | — | 1 |
| 2 | AFTERNOON DELIGHT
Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17640) | 22 | 2 |
| 3 | BLACK SPECK
O.B. McClinton (Mercury 73817) | — | 1 |
| 4 | GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTS
Charlie Ross (Big Tree 16068) | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | LONESOME IS A COWBOY
Mundo Earwood (Epic 50232) | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | THE LAST WORD IN LONESOME IS ME
Terry Bradshaw (Mercury 73808) | — | 1 |
| 7 | HOW DO YOU START OVER
Bob Luman (Epic 50136) | — | 1 |
| 8 | IT DOESN’T HURT TO ASK
Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40569) | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | THAT’LL BE THE DAY
Pure Prairie League (RCA Victor 10679) | 13 | 6 |
| 10 | WHY DO WE CARRY ON (The Way We Do)
Sandy Posey (Monument 8698) | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | AIN’T IT GOOD TO BE IN LOVE AGAIN
Vicky Fletcher (Music Row 213) | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | HE’S STILL ALL OVER YOU
Joel Sonnier (Mercury 73796) | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | MOLASSES IN THE MOONLIGHT
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Epic 50245) | — | 1 |
| 14 | THE CALICO CAT
Kenny Starr (MCA 40580) | 17 | 3 |
| 15 | WE’RE GETTING THERE
Ray Price (ABC/Dot 17637) | 23 | 2 |
| 16 | I’VE LOVED YOU ALL OF THE WAY
Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8227) | 24 | 2 |
| 17 | FIRE AT FIRST SIGHT
Linda Hargrove (Capitol 4283) | — | 1 |
| 18 | YOU ARE MY SPECIAL ANGEL
Bobby G. Rice (GRT 061) | — | 1 |
| 19 | BROTHER SHELTON
Brenda Lee (MCA 40584) | — | 1 |
| 20 | BEWARE OF THE WOMAN (Before She Gets To Your Man)
Ruby Falls (50 States 43) | — | 1 |
| 21 | CRYING
Ronnie Milsap (Warner Bros. 8218) | 19 | 5 |
| 22 | YOU DON’T NEED A CADILLAC
Jeris Ross (ABC/Dot 17632) | 18 | 4 |
| 23 | I’M EASY
Keith Carradine (ABC 12117) | 25 | 2 |
| 24 | THE LULLABY SONG
David Houston (Epic 50241) | 7 | 5 |
| 25 | (I Want) THE REAL THING
Stoney Edwards (Capitol 4246) | 21 | 2 |