| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending DECEMBER 4, 1976 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL Billy Swan (Columbia 10443) | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | HONKY TONK FOOL Ben Reece (Polydor 14356) | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | A MANSION ON THE HILL Ray Price (ABC/Dot 17666) | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | HELLO ATLANTA Chip Taylor (with Ghost Train) (Columbia 10446) | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | THE LICENSE PLATE JUST SAID TEXAS Geof Morgan (MCA 40655) | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Terry Bradshaw (Mercury 73856) | 16 | 6 |
| 7 | LET’S GO FOR A RIDE Troy Seals (Columbia 10435) | 17 | 4 |
| 8 | STORM IN TUPELO Diana Williams (Capitol 4351) | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | LAST GOODBYE Red Sovine (Starday 147) | 19 | 2 |
| 10 | SOMETHIN’ ’BOUT YOU BABY I LIKE Tony Booth (United Artists 906) | 20 | 2 |
| 11 | THE LAST TIME YOU LOVE ME Jerry Naylor (Hitsville 6046) | 21 | 2 |
| 12 | I KNEW YOU WHEN Jerry Foster (Hitsville 6043) | — | 1 |
| 13 | LYIN’ AGAIN Calico (United Artists 907) | 23 | 2 |
| 14 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Lynda K. Lance (Gar-Pax 081) | 22 | 2 |
| 15 | THE TORN FLAG Cledus Maggard (Mercury 73865) | 24 | 2 |
| 16 | THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH Little David Wilkins (MCA 40646) | — | 1 |
| 17 | SILENCE ON THE LINE Sterling Whipple (Epic 50282) | — | 1 |
| 18 | STEPPIN’ OUT TONIGHT Lori Parker (Con Brio 113) | — | 1 |
| 19 | RAMBLIN’ ROSE Johnny Lee (GRT 096) | — | 1 |
| 20 | IT’S ALRIGHT Billy Thunderkloud & Chieftones (Polydor 14362) | — | 1 |
| 21 | WHISPERS Bobby Borchers (Playboy 6092) | — | 1 |
| 22 | I WENT TO BED LOVING YOU (And Woke Up With Her On My Mind)
Glenn Barber (Casino 089) | — | 1 |
| 23 | LOVELIGHT COMES A SHINING Pat Boone (Hitsville 6047) | — | 1 |
| 24 | LIVE IT UP Rebecca Jo Featheringill (Texas 5599) | — | 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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