| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 18, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THINKIN’ OF A RENDEZVOUS Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10417) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2 | GOOD WOMAN BLUES Mel Tillis (MCA 40627) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | SHE NEVER KNEW ME Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17658) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | HILLBILLY HEART Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73855) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | SWEET DREAMS Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1371) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 | |
| 6 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6089) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 7 | BABY BOY Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10422) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | BROKEN DOWN IN TINY PIECES Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17659) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 10 | |
| 9 | 9,999,999 TEARS Dickey Lee (RCA 10764) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 10 | YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THING (Till He Says Goodbye) Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883) | 13 | 17 | 26 | 7 | |
| 11 | STATUES WITHOUT HEARTS Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends (Monument 201) | 15 | 24 | 31 | 7 | |
| 12 | EVERYTHING I OWN Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17654) | 17 | 18 | 28 | 9 | |
| 13 | TWO DOLLARS IN THE JUKEBOX Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45357) | 18 | 26 | 32 | 7 | |
| 14 | TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8261) | 14 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 15 | NEVER DID LIKE WHISKEY Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 880) | 16 | 16 | 20 | 8 | |
| 16 | FOX ON THE RUN Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73850) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 17 | I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE GIVES IT ALL TO ME Conway Twitty (MCA 40649) | 22 | 34 | 56 | 5 | |
| 18 | DON’T BE ANGRY Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17660) | 19 | 23 | 34 | 8 | |
| 19 | THANK GOD I’VE GOT YOU Statler Brothers (Mercury 73846) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 20 | ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY / SO GOOD WOMAN Waylon Jennings (RCA 10842) | 23 | 33 | 59 | 5 / 2 | |
| 21 | EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40642) | 20 | 21 | 30 | 7 | |
| 22 | CHEATIN’ IS Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 10423) | 25 | 32 | 42 | 8 | |
| 23 | YOUR PLACE OR MINE Gary Stewart (RCA 10833) | 26 | 36 | 66 | 4 | |
| 24 | LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW THROUGH THE PAIN Mel Street (GRT 083) | 24 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| 25 | SAYING HELLO, SAYING I LOVE YOU, SAYING GOODBYE Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 10822) | 28 | 37 | 64 | 5 | |
| 26 | SHE TOOK MORE THAN HER SHARE Moe Bandy (Columbia 10428) | 27 | 29 | 41 | 7 | |
| 27 | (One More Year Of) DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL Ray Sawyer (Capitol 4344) | 31 | 46 | 61 | 5 | |
| 28 | LAURA (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got?) Kenny Rogers (United Artists 868) | 29 | 19 | 19 | 11 | |
| 29 | HANGIN’ ON Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45353) | 33 | 41 | 53 | 6 | |
| 30 | A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME Sunday Sharpe (Playboy 6090) | 30 | 39 | 48 | 7 | |
| 31 | I’M ALL WRAPPED UP IN YOU Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54001) | 32 | 42 | 58 | 7 | |
| 32 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU Dave & Sugar (RCA 10768) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 33 | LET MY LOVE BE YOUR PILLOW Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10843) | 36 | 50 | 67 | 4 | |
| 34 | MY GOOD THING’S GONE Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17664) | 35 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| 35 | SING A SAD SONG Wynn Stewart (Playboy 6091) | 39 | 52 | 75 | 4 | |
| 36 | OLD TIME FEELING Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash (Columbia 10436) | 42 | 54 | 76 | 4 | |
| 37 | WHEN IT’S JUST YOU AND ME Dottie West (United Artists 898) | 44 | 48 | 51 | 7 | |
| 38 | WIGGLE WIGGLE Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40624) | 47 | 55 | 71 | 5 | |
| 39 | TAKIN’ WHAT I CAN GET Brenda Lee (MCA 40640) | 45 | 47 | 57 | 6 | |
| 40 | C. B. SAVAGE Rod Hart (Plantation 144) | 51 | 62 | 92 | 4 | |
| 41 | LIARS ONE, BELIEVERS ZERO Bill Anderson (MCA 40661) | 59 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | HEY DAISY (Where Have All The Good Times Gone) Tom Bresh (Farr 012) | 54 | 65 | 77 | 4 | |
| 43 | WHY LOVERS TURN TO STRANGERS Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 4363) | 66 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | WOMAN STEALER Bobby G. Rice (GRT 084) | 46 | 51 | 63 | 5 | |
| 45 | I JUST CAN’T (Turn My Habit Into Love) Kenny Starr (MCA 40637) | 48 | 49 | 50 | 7 | |
| 46 | STEALIN’ FEELIN’ Mike Lunsford (Starday 146) | 53 | 67 | 87 | 4 | |
| 47 | ORDINARY MAN Dale McBride (Con Brio 114) | 56 | 61 | 78 | 4 | |
| 48 | SHE’S FREE BUT SHE’S NOT EASY Jim Glaser (MCA 40636) | 52 | 56 | 60 | 6 | |
| 49 | LIVING IT DOWN Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17652) | 21 | 12 | 1 | 15 | |
| 50 | MILES AND MILES OF TEXAS Asleep At The Wheel (Capitol 4357) | 62 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 51 | TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA Randy Barlow (Gazelle 330) | 71 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ME FEEL AT HOME Dewayne Orender (RCA 10813) | 67 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | SHORT CUT / RIDIN’ RAINBOWS Tanya Tucker (MCA 40650) | 55 | 57 | 62 | 5 / 1 | |
| 54 | INSTEAD OF GIVIN’ UP (I’m Givin’ In) Billy Walker (RCA 10821) | 74 | 76 | 81 | 5 | |
| 55 | I’M GIVING YOU DENVER Jean Shepard (United Artists 899) | 61 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 56 | A MANSION ON THE HILL Ray Price (ABC/Dot 17666) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | PUT ME BACK INTO YOUR WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA 10794) | 34 | 35 | 35 | 8 | |
| 58 | SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (Don’t Know What He’s Missin’ Tonight) Loretta Lynn (MCA 40607) | 41 | 20 | 7 | 15 | |
| 59 | DROPKICK ME, JESUS Bobby Bare (RCA 10790) | 43 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 60 | POOR WILTED ROSE Ann J. Morton (Prairie Dust 7606) | 64 | 68 | 73 | 5 | |
| 61 | IF NOT YOU Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | WHISPERS Bobby Borchers (Playboy 6092) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | ’ROUND THE WORLD WITH THE RUBBER DUCK C.W. McCall (Polydor 14365) | 73 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | RAMBLIN’ ROSE Johnny Lee (GRT 096) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | A STRANGER TO ME Mack White (Commercial 1320) | 75 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | LOVE IS ONLY LOVE (When Shared By Two) Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17661) | 40 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| 67 | THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369) | 37 | 38 | 38 | 8 | |
| 68 | REDNECK ROCK Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2317) | 79 | 84 | 96 | 4 | |
| 69 | (The Worst You Ever Gave Me Was) THE BEST I EVER HAD Faron Young (Mercury 73847) | 38 | 22 | 22 | 10 | |
| 70 | IT’S ALRIGHT Billy Thunderkloud & Chieftones (Polydor 14362) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | BABY, YOU LOOK GOOD TO ME TONIGHT John Denver (RCA 10854) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | NEAR YOU George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50314) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | WHEN THE NEW WEARS OFF OUR LOVE Jody Miller (Epic 50304) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | THE LAST TIME YOU LOVE ME Jerry Naylor (Hitsville 6046) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | TWO LESS LONELY PEOPLE Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8297) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | MY HEART WON’T CRY ANYMORE Sue Richards (ABC/Dot 17665) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | I KNEW YOU WHEN Jerry Foster (Hitsville 6043) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | HOT AND STILL HEATIN’ Jerry Jaye (Hi 2318) | 81 | 87 | 95 | 4 | |
| 79 | UNCLOUDY DAY Willie Nelson (Columbia 10453) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | I CAN SEE ME LOVIN’ YOU AGAIN Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50291) | 50 | 43 | 43 | 8 | |
| 81 | THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH Little David Wilkins (MCA 40646) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | THERE SHE GOES AGAIN Joe Stampley (Epic 50316) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | MY BETTER HALF Del Reeves (United Artists 885) | 77 | 77 | 83 | 4 | |
| 84 | CRAZY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | RINGS FOR SALE Sammi Smith (Zodiac 1013) | 86 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | I’M SORRY Connie Cato (Capitol 4345) | 89 | 78 | 80 | 5 | |
| 87 | WOMAN DON’T TRY TO SING MY SONG Cal Smith (MCA 40618) | 49 | 25 | 25 | 9 | |
| 88 | IT HURTS TO KNOW THE FEELING’S GONE Billy Mize (Zodiac 1011) | 88 | 66 | 33 | 12 | |
| 89 | SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL Billy Swan (Columbia 10443) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | LAY DOWN Charly McClain (Epic 50285) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | MEMORY GO ROUND R.W. Blackwood & The Blackwood Singers (Capitol 4346) | 85 | 86 | 91 | 4 | |
| 92 | EVERYTHING’S COMING UP LOVE Sherry Bryce (MCA 40630) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | MIDNIGHT ANGEL Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17668) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | COME ON HOME Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14850) | 57 | 59 | 55 | 6 | |
| 95 | EVERY NOW AND THEN Mac Davis (Columbia 10418) | 95 | 70 | 37 | 11 | |
| 96 | MY EYES ADORED YOU Marty Mitchell (Hitsville 6044) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | WHEN LEA JANE SANG Porter Wagoner (RCA 10803) | 60 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| 98 | HER NAME IS... George Jones (Epic 50271) | 68 | 28 | 13 | 16 | |
| 99 | YOU’VE GOT ME RUNNIN’ Gene Cotton (ABC 12227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | TEDDY TOAD Bobby (So-Fine) Butler (Pantheon Desert 77) | — | — | — | 1 | |
This Week’s COUNTRY LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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