| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 12, 1974 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | CHIP CHIP
Patsy Sledd (Mega 203) | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | WHEN SHE’S GOOD SHE’S REALLY GOOD
Hugh King (Hickory/MGM 307) | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | HAPPY HOUR
Tony Booth (Capitol 3795) | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | TURN ON YOUR LIGHT (And Let It Shine)
Kenny Price (RCA Victor 0198) | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | DADDY NUMBER TWO
Glenn Barber (Hickory/MGM 311) | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | WRONG IDEAS
Brenda Lee (MCA 40171) | — | 3 |
| 7 | HOW CAN I TELL HER
Earl Richards (Ace Of Hearts 0477) | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | JULY YOU’RE A WOMAN
Red, White & Blue (GRC 1009) | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | WAKE ME INTO LOVE
Bud Logan & Wilma Burgess (Shannon 816) | 13 | 6 |
| 10 | WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN?
Kenny Vernon (Capitol 3785) | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | TRUCKER AND THE U.F.O.
Brush Arbor (Capitol 3774) | 10 | 8 |
| 12 | LITTLE MAN
Logan Smith (Brand X 6 7/8) | — | 1 |
| 13 | THE RAINBOW IN DADDY’S EYES
Sammi Smith (Mega 204) | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | TOO MUCH PRIDE
Mack White (Commercial 1314) | 9 | 4 |
| 15 | POOR SWEET BABY
Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40146) | 17 | 5 |
| 16 | DADDY BLUEGRASS
Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3766) | 18 | 6 |
| 17 | SWEETEST HURT
Tony Douglas (Dot 17484) | 19 | 8 |
| 18 | CALIFORNIA BLUES (Blue Yodel No. 4)
Compton Brothers (Dot 17477) | 20 | 6 |
| 19 | I CHANGED MY MIND
Billy Walker (MGM 14693) | — | 1 |
| 20 | THINGS MONEY WON’T DO
Larry Steel (Air Stream 101) | — | 1 |