| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 3, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | (Old Dogs–Children And) WATERMELON WINE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2 | SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO HOLD HER (When She Cries) Conway Twitty (Decca 33033) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |
| 3 | LOVIN’ ON BACK STREETS Mel Street (Metromedia Country 901) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 4 | I WONDER IF THEY EVER THINK OF ME Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3488) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 5 | RATED “X” Loretta Lynn (Decca 33039) | 9 | 10 | 17 | 7 | |
| 6 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73334) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| 7 | SOUL SONG Joe Stampley (Dot 17442) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 8 | DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Jerry Wallace (Decca 33036) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
| 9 | LOVE’S THE ANSWER / THE JAMESTOWN FERRY Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45721) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 / 8 | |
| 10 | NEON ROSE Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14454) | 11 | 15 | 24 | 8 | |
| 11 | CATFISH JOHN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 74-0810) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 12 | ANY OLD WIND THAT BLOWS Johnny Cash (Columbia 45740) | 14 | 17 | 25 | 9 | |
| 13 | THE LORD KNOWS I’M DRINKING Cal Smith (Decca 33040) | 15 | 23 | 30 | 7 | |
| 14 | SHE LOVES ME (Right Out Of My Mind) Freddy Weller (Columbia 45723) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| 15 | HELLO WE’RE LONELY Patti Page & Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73347) | 17 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 16 | ’TIL I GET IT RIGHT Tammy Wynette (Epic 10940) | 26 | 36 | 45 | 7 | |
| 17 | AFRAID I’LL WANT TO LOVE HER ONE MORE TIME Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cartwheel 222) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
| 18 | SATISFACTION Jack Greene (Decca 33008) | 18 | 20 | 27 | 7 | |
| 19 | SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE Red Steagall (Capitol 3461) | 20 | 21 | 29 | 13 | |
| 20 | IF IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU Dottie West (RCA Victor 74-0828) | 22 | 27 | — | 7 | |
| 21 | YOU TOOK ALL THE RAMBLIN’ OUT OF ME Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0857) | 21 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 22 | YOU LAY SO EASY ON MY MIND Bobby G. Rice (Metromedia Country 902) | 28 | 40 | 51 | 6 | |
| 23 | LOVE IS THE LOOK YOU’RE LOOKING FOR Connie Smith (RCA Victor 74-0860) | 29 | 31 | 41 | 7 | |
| 24 | SHE’S MY ROCK Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3462) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
| 25 | THE SHELTER OF YOUR EYES Don Williams (JMI 12) | 31 | 38 | 39 | 8 | |
| 26 | TEDDY BEAR SONG Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) | 35 | 46 | 50 | 7 | |
| 27 | IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Buck Owens & Buckaroos (Capitol 3504) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 28 | ONE LAST TIME Glen Campbell (Capitol 3483) | 30 | 34 | 44 | 9 | |
| 29 | LOVE SURE FEELS GOOD IN MY HEART Susan Raye (Capitol 3499) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 8 | |
| 30 | SEPARATE WAYS / ALWAYS ON MY MIND Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815) | 33 | 37 | 38 | 6 / 4 | |
| 31 | MY TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 74-0868) | 41 | 48 | 62 | 5 | |
| 32 | WE KNOW IT’S OVER Dave Dudley & Karen O’Donnal (Mercury 73345) | 34 | 35 | 36 | 8 | |
| 33 | SHE’S GOT TO BE A SAINT Ray Price (Columbia 45724) | 16 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 34 | DANNY’S SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3481) | 44 | 51 | 64 | 6 | |
| 35 | A PICTURE OF ME (Without You) George Jones (Epic 10917) | 23 | 12 | 3 | 16 | |
| 36 | I MUST BE DOIN’ SOMETHING RIGHT Roy Drusky (Mercury 73356) | 40 | 47 | 56 | 4 | |
| 37 | BLUE TRAIN (Of The Heartbreak Line) George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 74-0854) | 47 | 59 | 61 | 7 | |
| 38 | GOOD THINGS David Houston (Epic 10939) | 42 | 43 | 49 | 7 | |
| 39 | KATY DID Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 74-0820) | 24 | 16 | 12 | 14 | |
| 40 | UNBELIEVABLE LOVE Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 74-0846) | 43 | 45 | 54 | 6 | |
| 41 | PRETEND I NEVER HAPPENED Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 74-0808) | 25 | 19 | 14 | 18 | |
| 42 | HOPPY’S GONE Roger Miller (Mercury 73354) | 45 | 44 | 47 | 6 | |
| 43 | I HATE GOODBYES Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 74-0866) | 49 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| 44 | THE LOVING GIFT Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash (Columbia 45758) | 54 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | THERE STANDS THE GLASS Johnny Bush (RCA Victor 74-0867) | 46 | 50 | 59 | 5 | |
| 46 | MARGIE, WHO’S WATCHING THE BABY Earl Richards (Ace Of Hearts 0461) | 56 | 64 | 69 | 5 | |
| 47 | JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689) | 52 | 56 | 60 | 5 | |
| 48 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (The Way That I Love You) Tony Booth (Capitol 3515) | 58 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | KEEP ME IN MIND Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45768) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | I AM A WOMAN Bobbie Roy (Capitol 3513) | 55 | 57 | 67 | 4 | |
| 51 | TRUE TRUE LOVIN’ Ferlin Husky (ABC 11345) | 63 | 67 | 70 | 4 | |
| 52 | THE TOAST OF ’45 Sammi Smith (Mega 0097) | 57 | 61 | 71 | 4 | |
| 53 | SO MANY WAYS Eddy Arnold (MGM 14478) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY Sonny James (Columbia 45770) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | NEITHER ONE OF US Bob Luman (Epic 10943) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | GOODBYES COME HARD FOR ME Kenny Serratt (MGM 14435) | 53 | 53 | 48 | 8 | |
| 57 | MONDAY MORNING SECRETARY Statler Brothers (Mercury 73360) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | SHE FIGHTS THAT LOVIN’ FEELING Faron Young (Mercury 73359) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVIN’ Norro Wilson (RCA Victor 74-0824) | 51 | 42 | 43 | 12 | |
| 60 | MAKIN’ HEARTACHES George Morgan (Decca 33037) | 64 | — | 66 | 4 | |
| 61 | A SHOULDER TO CRY ON Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0884) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | A GIRL LIKE YOU Tompall & Glaser Brothers (MGM 14462) | 65 | 69 | 72 | 4 | |
| 63 | SUPER KIND OF WOMAN Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3524) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | FEEL SO FINE Kenny Vernon (Capitol 3506) | 67 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | DUELING BANJOS “Deliverance” Soundtrack (Warner Bros. 7659) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | A MAN LIKES THINGS LIKE THAT Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Capitol 3508) | 69 | 73 | 75 | 4 | |
| 67 | CAUSE I LOVE YOU Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory 1654) | 59 | 62 | 63 | 6 | |
| 68 | DON’T TELL ME YOUR TROUBLES Kenny Price (RCA Victor 74-0872) | 70 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | I’VE BEEN THERE Jonie Mosby (Capitol 3454) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | TAKE TIME TO LOVE HER Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 74-0879) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | THANK YOU FOR TOUCHING MY LIFE Tony Douglas (Dot 17443) | 75 | 70 | 57 | 6 | |
| 72 | SONGMAN Cashman & West (Dunhill 4333) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | SOME ROADS HAVE NO ENDING Warner Mack (Decca 33045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | YES MA’AM (I Found Her In A Honky Tonk) Glenn Barber (Hickory 1653) | 73 | 75 | 58 | 8 | |
| 75 | BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH Charlie Louvin (Capitol 3528) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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