CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead
Week ending JANUARY 1, 1977
TW	TITLE   Artist–Label	LW	WKS
1	GOOD ’N’ COUNTRY   Kathy Barnes (Republic 338)	7	3
2	NEON WOMEN   Carmol Taylor & Stella Parton (Elektra 45367)	5	3
3	PURE GOLD   Jeannie C. Riley (Warner Bros. 8290)	6	3
4	MY MOUNTAIN DEW   Charlie Rich (RCA 10859)	12	2
5	DRINKIN’ MY WAY BACK HOME   Shylo (Columbia 10456)	—	1
6	HONKY TONK GIRL   Hank Thompson (ABC/Dot 17673)	13	2
7	IT’S MIDNIGHT (Do You Know Where Your Baby Is?)   Sandy Posey     (Warner Bros. 8289)	14	2
8	A WAY WITH WORDS   Carl Smith (ABC/Hickory 54004)	15	2
9	JESUS IS THE SAME IN CALIFORNIA   Lloyd Goodson (United Artists 891)	16	2
10	IF YOU DON’T LIKE HANK WILLIAMS   Rayburn Anthony (Polydor 14367)	8	4
11	MOST OF ALL   Linda Hargrove (Capitol 4355)	24	2
12	GOIN’ SKINNY DIPPIN’   Mayf Nutter (GNP Crescendo 809)	23	2
13	GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON   Jesseca James (MCA 40660)	25	2
14	TURN LOOSE OF MY LEG   Jim Stafford (Warner/Curb 8299)	11	3
15	BARSTOOL MOUNTAIN   Wayne Carson (Elektra 45358)	—	1
16	POOR SIDE OF TOWN   Bobby Wayne Loftis (Charta 104)	—	1
17	YOU AND ME   Lloyd Green (October 1002)	—	1
18	I’M GONNA LOVE YOU RIGHT OUT OF THIS WORLD   David Rogers (Republic 343)	—	1
19	LITTLE MAN   Sheila Tilton (Con Brio 115)	—	1
20	BLUE SKIES AND ROSES   Karon Blackwell (Blackland 254)	—	1
21	HIT PARADE OF LOVE   Penny DeHaven (Starcrest 080)	—	1
22	SWEET TEXAS   Charlie Louvin (United Artists 919)	—	1
23	NEON LADY   Bobby Wright (United Artists 913)	—	1
24	HERE’S A DIME   Dewayne Bowman (Antique 353)	—	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. After this week, Cash Box discontinued the “Looking Ahead To Country Top 100” list.

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