| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending OCTOBER 30, 1976 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40642) | — | 1 |
| 2 | YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THING (Till He Says Goodbye)
Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883) | — | 1 |
| 3 | STATUES WITHOUT HEARTS Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends (Monument 201) | — | 1 |
| 4 | RYE WHISKEY Chuck Price (Playboy 6087) | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW THROUGH THE PAIN Mel Street (GRT 083) | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | OKLAHOMA SUNSHINE Pat Boone (Hitsville 6042) | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | SHE TOOK MORE THAN HER SHARE Moe Bandy (Columbia 10428) | — | 1 |
| 8 | WHEN IT’S JUST YOU AND ME Dottie West (United Artists 898) | — | 1 |
| 9 | TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Terry Bradshaw (Mercury 73856) | — | 1 |
| 10 | I JUST CAN’T (Turn My Habit Into Love) Kenny Starr (MCA 40637) | — | 1 |
| 11 | A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME Sunday Sharpe (Playboy 6090) | — | 1 |
| 12 | I’M ALL WRAPPED UP IN YOU Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54001) | — | 1 |
| 13 | LOVE IS ONLY LOVE (When Shared By Two) Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17661) | — | 1 |
| 14 | COMING AROUND Faith O’Hara (Columbia 10414) | — | 1 |
| 15 | MERRY GO ROUND R.W. Blackwood (Capitol 4346) | — | 1 |
| 16 | LOVING YOU IS A HABIT I CAN’T BREAK Con Hunley (Prairie Dust 7605) | 24 | 2 |
| 17 | SHE’S FREE BUT SHE’S NOT EASY Jim Glaser (MCA 40636) | — | 1 |
| 18 | YOU’RE WONDERING WHY Hank Snow (RCA 10804) | 13 | 2 |
| 19 | WIGGLE WIGGLE Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40624) | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | ALL OUR FAVORITE SONGS Oak Ridge Boys (Columbia 11009) | 17 | 3 |
| 21 | WHAT AM I DOIN’ HANGIN’ ’ROUND Side Of The Road Gang (Capitol 4338) | 18 | 3 |
| 22 | HANGIN’ ON Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45353) | — | 1 |
| 23 | WAITIN’ FOR BABY Ersel Hickey (Rameses II 2003) | 25 | 3 |
| 24 | DON’T SAY LOVE Jimmy Payne (T.A.M. 309) | — | 1 |
| 25 | LAY DOWN Charly McClain (Epic 50285) | — | 3 |
| 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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