| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 11, 1976 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | I’VE BEEN THERE TOO Kenny Seratt (Hitsville 6039) | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | LITTLE JOE Red Sovine (Starday 144) | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THAT FIRST STEP Wayne Kemp (United Artists 850) | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | YOU’RE THE ONE Billy Swan (Monument 8706) | 12 | 2 |
| 5 | SHOW ME A MAN T.G. Sheppard (Hitsville 6040) | — | 1 |
| 6 | SWEET TALKIN’ MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10401) | — | 1 |
| 7 | LIKE A SAD SONG John Denver (RCA 10774) | — | 1 |
| 8 | I LOVE US Skeeter Davis (Mercury 73818) | 17 | 3 |
| 9 | I THANK GOD SHE ISN’T MINE Mel McDaniels (Capitol 4324) | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | TAKE ME TO HEAVEN Sami Jo (Polydor 14341) | 14 | 5 |
| 11 | LOVE IS A TWO-WAY STREET Dottsy (RCA 10766) | — | 1 |
| 12 | THAT LITTLE DIFFERENCE Carmol Taylor (Elektra 45342) | — | 1 |
| 13 | FOR LOVE’S OWN SAKE Ed Bruce (United Artists 862) | — | 1 |
| 14 | SHOPPING Waylors (RCA Victor 10738) | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | 38 AND LONELY Dave Dudley (United Artists 836) | 15 | 4 |
| 16 | COME ON DOWN (To Our Favorite Forget-About-Her Place)
David Houston (Epic 50275) | — | 1 |
| 17 | SATIN SHEETS Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8248) | 18 | 3 |
| 18 | FORGIVE ME Hank Thompson (ABC/Dot 17649) | 19 | 2 |
| 19 | SOMEDAY SOON Kathy Barnes (Republic 293) | — | 1 |
| 20 | ROSIE (Do You Wanna Talk It Over) Red Steagall (ABC/Dot 17653) | — | 1 |
| 21 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN Connie Cato (Capitol 4303) | 22 | 7 |
| 22 | THE WAY I LOVED HER Rick Smith (Cin-Kay 110) | 24 | 4 |
| 23 | IF IT’S YOUR SONG YOU SING IT Linda Cassidy (Cin-Kay 111) | 25 | 3 |
| 24 | LONESOME CUP OF COFFEE Alexander Harvey (Buddah 533) | 20 | 4 |
| 25 | TE’ QUIERO (I Love You In Many Ways)
Country Cavaleers (Country Showcase America 171) | — | 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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