| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 27, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LIVING IT DOWN Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17652) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU Dave & Sugar (RCA 10768) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | 9,999,999 TEARS Dickey Lee (RCA 10764) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 4 | GOOD WOMAN BLUES Mel Tillis (MCA 40627) | 6 | 11 | 16 | 9 | |
| 5 | THINKIN’ OF A RENDEZVOUS Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10417) | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | |
| 6 | THANK GOD I’VE GOT YOU Statler Brothers (Mercury 73846) | 7 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 7 | SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (Don’t Know What He’s Missin’ Tonight) Loretta Lynn (MCA 40607) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 8 | HILLBILLY HEART Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73855) | 11 | 14 | 30 | 7 | |
| 9 | TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8261) | 12 | 16 | 26 | 8 | |
| 10 | SHE NEVER KNEW ME Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17658) | 15 | 18 | 46 | 6 | |
| 11 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6089) | 14 | 23 | 40 | 7 | |
| 12 | FOX ON THE RUN Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73850) | 17 | 20 | 43 | 7 | |
| 13 | HER NAME IS... George Jones (Epic 50271) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | SWEET DREAMS Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1371) | 20 | 38 | 53 | 6 | |
| 15 | DROPKICK ME, JESUS Bobby Bare (RCA 10790) | 16 | 22 | 39 | 8 | |
| 16 | BABY BOY Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10422) | 21 | 36 | 57 | 7 | |
| 17 | SHOW ME A MAN T.G. Sheppard (Hitsville 6040) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
| 18 | BROKEN DOWN IN TINY PIECES Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17659) | 23 | 34 | 60 | 7 | |
| 19 | LAURA (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got?) Kenny Rogers (United Artists 868) | 25 | 37 | 50 | 8 | |
| 20 | NEVER DID LIKE WHISKEY Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 880) | 31 | 44 | 65 | 5 | |
| 21 | COME ON DOWN (To Our Favorite Forget-About-Her Place) David Houston (Epic 50275) | 24 | 25 | 29 | 10 | |
| 22 | (The Worst You Ever Gave Me Was) THE BEST I EVER HAD Faron Young (Mercury 73847) | 27 | 29 | 49 | 7 | |
| 23 | CHEROKEE MAIDEN / WHAT HAVE YOU GOT PLANNED TONIGHT DIANA Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 4326) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 / 6 | |
| 24 | WILLIE, WAYLON AND ME David Allan Coe (Columbia 10395) | 26 | 26 | 28 | 10 | |
| 25 | WOMAN DON’T TRY TO SING MY SONG Cal Smith (MCA 40618) | 35 | 45 | 58 | 6 | |
| 26 | YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THING (Till He Says Goodbye) Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883) | 36 | 62 | 72 | 4 | |
| 27 | YOUNG GIRL Tommy Overstreet (ABC/Dot 17657) | 28 | 28 | 35 | 9 | |
| 28 | EVERYTHING I OWN Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17654) | 34 | 48 | 71 | 6 | |
| 29 | SOMEDAY SOON Kathy Barnes (Republic 293) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 8 | |
| 30 | EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40642) | 40 | 59 | 84 | 4 | |
| 31 | STATUES WITHOUT HEARTS Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends (Monument 201) | 44 | 66 | 83 | 4 | |
| 32 | TWO DOLLARS IN THE JUKEBOX Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45357) | 48 | 78 | 98 | 4 | |
| 33 | IT HURTS TO KNOW THE FEELING’S GONE Billy Mize (Zodiac 1011) | 33 | 41 | 44 | 9 | |
| 34 | DON’T BE ANGRY Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17660) | 43 | 57 | 80 | 5 | |
| 35 | PUT ME BACK INTO YOUR WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA 10794) | 45 | 64 | 73 | 5 | |
| 36 | LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW THROUGH THE PAIN Mel Street (GRT 083) | 42 | 65 | 97 | 4 | |
| 37 | EVERY NOW AND THEN Mac Davis (Columbia 10418) | 38 | 39 | 45 | 8 | |
| 38 | THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369) | 41 | 56 | 69 | 5 | |
| 39 | AMONG MY SOUVENIRS Marty Robbins (Columbia 10396) | 13 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 40 | SWEET TALKIN’ MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10401) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 11 | |
| 41 | SHE TOOK MORE THAN HER SHARE Moe Bandy (Columbia 10428) | 51 | 79 | 96 | 4 | |
| 42 | CHEATIN’ IS Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 10423) | 53 | 69 | 78 | 5 | |
| 43 | I CAN SEE ME LOVIN’ YOU AGAIN Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50291) | 46 | 58 | 76 | 5 | |
| 44 | A WHOLE LOTTA THINGS TO SING ABOUT Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10757) | 29 | 9 | 1 | 15 | |
| 45 | DADDY HOW’M I DOIN’ Rick Smith (Cin-Kay 114) | 54 | 68 | 75 | 7 | |
| 46 | ROOM 269 Freddy Weller (Columbia 10411) | 52 | 60 | 64 | 7 | |
| 47 | MY GOOD THING’S GONE Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17664) | 55 | 72 | 88 | 4 | |
| 48 | A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME Sunday Sharpe (Playboy 6090) | 65 | 85 | 95 | 4 | |
| 49 | LOVE IS ONLY LOVE (When Shared By Two) Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17661) | 59 | 73 | 93 | 4 | |
| 50 | I JUST CAN’T (Turn My Habit Into Love) Kenny Starr (MCA 40637) | 58 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| 51 | WHEN IT’S JUST YOU AND ME Dottie West (United Artists 898) | 61 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| 52 | COME ON IN Sonny James (Columbia 10392) | 19 | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
| 53 | HANGIN’ ON Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45353) | 71 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | FOR LOVE’S OWN SAKE Ed Bruce (United Artists 862) | 22 | 24 | 34 | 8 | |
| 55 | COME ON HOME Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14850) | 56 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE GIVES IT ALL TO ME Conway Twitty (MCA 40649) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | TAKIN’ WHAT I CAN GET Brenda Lee (MCA 40640) | 69 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | I’M ALL WRAPPED UP IN YOU Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54001) | 68 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
| 59 | ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY Waylon Jennings (RCA 10842) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | SHE’S FREE BUT SHE’S NOT EASY Jim Glaser (MCA 40636) | 64 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | (One More Year Of) DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL Ray Sawyer (Capitol 4344) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | SHORT CUT Tanya Tucker (MCA 40650) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | WOMAN STEALER Bobby G. Rice (GRT 084) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | SAYING HELLO, SAYING I LOVE YOU, SAYING GOODBYE Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 10822) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | WHEN LEA JANE SANG Porter Wagoner (RCA 10803) | 92 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | YOUR PLACE OR MINE Gary Stewart (RCA 10833) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | LET MY LOVE BE YOUR PILLOW Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10843) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | I’M GIVING YOU DENVER Jean Shepard (United Artists 899) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | RYE WHISKEY Chuck Price (Playboy 6087) | 70 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | MAHOGANY BRIDGE David Rogers (Republic 311) | 79 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | WIGGLE WIGGLE Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40624) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LOVE IT AWAY Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40620) | 30 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 73 | POOR WILTED ROSE Ann J. Morton (Prairie Dust 7606) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | OKLAHOMA SUNSHINE Pat Boone (Hitsville 6042) | 77 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | SING A SAD SONG Wynn Stewart (Playboy 6091) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | OLD TIME FEELING Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash (Columbia 10436) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | HEY DAISY (Where Have All The Good Times Gone) Tom Bresh (Farr 012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | ORDINARY MAN Dale McBride (Con Brio 114) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | LOVING YOU IS A HABIT I CAN’T BREAK Con Hunley (Prairie Dust 7605) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | I’M SORRY Connie Cato (Capitol 4345) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | INSTEAD OF GIVIN’ UP (I’m Givin’ In) Billy Walker (RCA 10821) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | MILES AND MILES OF TEXAS Asleep At The Wheel (Capitol 4357) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | MY BETTER HALF Del Reeves (United Artists 885) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | ROCKIN’ MY MEMORIES (To Sleep) Claude Gray (Granny White 10001) | 85 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | IT’S BAD WHEN YOU’RE CAUGHT (With The Goods) Billy Parker (SCR 133) | 37 | 43 | 52 | 9 | |
| 86 | YOU AND ME Tammy Wynette (Epic 50264) | 47 | 31 | 10 | 15 | |
| 87 | STEALIN’ FEELIN’ Mike Lunsford (Starday 146) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | THERE’S ALWAYS A GOODBYE Helen Cornelius (RCA 10795) | 86 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME Hank Williams (MGM 14849) | 60 | 63 | 68 | 7 | |
| 90 | LABOR OF LOVE Bob Luman (Epic 50297) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | MEMORY GO ROUND R.W. Blackwood & The Blackwood Singers (Capitol 4346) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | C. B. SAVAGE Rod Hart (Plantation 144) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | I CAME HOME TO FACE THE MUSIC Darrell McCall (Columbia 10410) | 88 | 90 | 92 | 5 | |
| 94 | I NEVER SAID IT WOULD BE EASY Jacky Ward (Mercury 73826) | 39 | 15 | 17 | 14 | |
| 95 | HOT AND STILL HEATIN’ Jerry Jaye (Hi 2318) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | REDNECK ROCK Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2317) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | I DON’T WANNA TALK IT OVER ANYMORE Connie Smith (Columbia 10393) | 67 | 47 | 12 | 14 | |
| 98 | I’VE TAKEN Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40605) | 50 | 51 | 55 | 8 | |
| 99 | THAT’S WHAT I GET (For Doin’ My Own Thinkin’) Ray Griff (Capitol 4320) | 49 | 17 | 14 | 14 | |
| 100 | WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS / OFF AND RUNNING Maury Finney (Soundwaves 4536) | 97 | 97 | 94 | 10 | |
This Week’s COUNTRY LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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