| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 4, 1976 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | LONG HARD RIDE Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 0258) | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (Don’t Know What He’s Missin’ Tonight)
Loretta Lynn (MCA 40607) | — | 1 |
| 3 | I’VE BEEN THERE TOO Kenny Seratt (Hitsville 6039) | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | LITTLE JOE Red Sovine (Starday 144) | — | 1 |
| 5 | THAT’LL BE THE DAY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45340) | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THAT FIRST STEP Wayne Kemp (United Artists 850) | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | THINGS Anne Murray (Capitol 4329) | — | 1 |
| 8 | WHAT’LL I DO La Costa (Capitol 4327) | — | 1 |
| 9 | VICTIMS Kenny Starr (MCA 40580) | — | 1 |
| 10 | SHOPPING Waylors (RCA Victor 10738) | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | WAITIN’ FOR LOVE TO BEGIN Flying Burrito Brothers (Columbia 10389) | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | YOU’RE THE ONE Billy Swan (Monument 8706) | — | 1 |
| 13 | (I’m Just Pouring Out) WHAT SHE BOTTLED UP IN ME David Wills (Epic 50260) | — | 1 |
| 14 | TAKE ME TO HEAVEN Sami Jo (Polydor 14341) | 21 | 4 |
| 15 | 38 AND LONELY Dave Dudley (United Artists 836) | — | 3 |
| 16 | I THANK GOD SHE ISN’T MINE Mel McDaniels (Capitol 4324) | — | 1 |
| 17 | I LOVE US Skeeter Davis (Mercury 73818) | 16 | 2 |
| 18 | SATIN SHEETS Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8248) | 17 | 2 |
| 19 | FORGIVE ME Hank Thompson (ABC/Dot 17649) | — | 1 |
| 20 | LONESOME CUP OF COFFEE Alexander Harvey (Buddah 533) | 19 | 3 |
| 21 | ARE THEY GONNA MAKE US OUTLAWS AGAIN James Talley (Capitol 4297) | — | 1 |
| 22 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN Connie Cato (Capitol 4303) | 20 | 6 |
| 23 | BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN Ace Cannon (Hi 2313) | — | 1 |
| 24 | THE WAY I LOVED HER Rick Smith (Cin-Kay 110) | 22 | 3 |
| 25 | IF IT’S YOUR SONG YOU SING IT Linda Cassidy (Cin-Kay 111) | 25 | 2 |
| 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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