| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending JULY 31, 1976 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | HONEY HUNGRY Mike Lunsford (Starday 143) | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | MOVIN’ TO THE COUNTRY Dave Loggins (Epic 50246) | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | STOP THE WORLD (And Let Me Off) Donny King (Warner Bros. 8229) | 21 | 3 |
| 4 | SITTIN’ BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD Side Of The Road Gang (Capitol 4298) | — | 1 |
| 5 | SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HONKY TONKS Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40581) | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | I NEVER MET A GIRL I DIDN’T LIKE Jim Mundy (ABC/Dot 17638) | — | 1 |
| 7 | 38 AND LONELY Dave Dudley (United Artists 836) | — | 1 |
| 8 | WHISPERS AND GRINS David Rogers (Republic 256) | — | 1 |
| 9 | ROSE OF CIMARRON Poco (ABC 12204) | — | 1 |
| 10 | FARM BOY Even Stevens (Elektra 45325) | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | I BEEN TO GEORGIA ON A FAST TRAIN Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 4285) | 19 | 3 |
| 12 | LOVE CAN Herold White (Inferno 100) | — | 1 |
| 13 | THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT (The Cowboy Tune) Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12202) | — | 1 |
| 14 | HERE’S SOME LOVE Tanya Tucker (MCA 40598) | — | 1 |
| 15 | WHISKEY TALKIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 50259) | 18 | 2 |
| 16 | AFTER THE STORM Wynn Stewart (Playboy 6080) | — | 1 |
| 17 | MY PRAYER Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17643) | — | 1 |
| 18 | THE BEST I’VE EVER HAD Jeannie C. Riley (Warner Bros. 8226) | 16 | 2 |
| 19 | THE CALICO CAT Kenny Starr (MCA 40580) | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | 11 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50249) | 9 | 3 |
| 21 | BROTHER SHELTON Brenda Lee (MCA 40584) | 6 | 4 |
| 22 | TEARDROPS WILL KISS THE MORNING DEW
Del Reeves & Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 832) | 25 | 2 |
| 23 | NOBODY TOUCHES MY BABY Del Reeves (United Artists 829) | 7 | 3 |
| 24 | WABASH CANNONBALL Charlie McCoy (Monument 8703) | 10 | 3 |
| 25 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN Connie Cato (Capitol 4303) | — | 1 |
| Note: Records are numbered in the order they appeared on the “Looking Ahead To Country Top 100” list of songs, which were not numbered but were listed in rank order. |
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