| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 9, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVE Bill Anderson (MCA 40164) | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | |
| 2 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73446) | 9 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 3 | ONCE YOU’VE HAD THE BEST George Jones (Epic 11053) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
| 4 | I’M STILL LOVING YOU Joe Stampley (Dot 17485) | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 | |
| 5 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) | 16 | 25 | 33 | 7 | |
| 6 | THAT GIRL WHO WAITS ON TABLES Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0097) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 7 | ANOTHER LONELY SONG Tammy Wynette (Epic 11079) | 11 | 17 | 24 | 9 | |
| 8 | I LOVE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9 | SOMETIME SUNSHINE Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 0180) | 12 | 16 | 20 | 13 | |
| 10 | DADDY WHAT IF Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197) | 17 | 23 | 28 | 9 | |
| 11 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3776) | 13 | 18 | 26 | 10 | |
| 12 | THE RIVER’S TOO WIDE Jim Mundy (ABC 11400) | 14 | 19 | 23 | 11 | |
| 13 | I’VE JUST GOT TO KNOW (How Loving You Would Be) Freddy Weller (Columbia 45968) | 18 | 27 | 32 | 10 | |
| 14 | HEY LORETTA Loretta Lynn (MCA 40150) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 15 | I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 11068) | 25 | 38 | 45 | 10 | |
| 16 | THERE’S A HONKY TONK ANGEL (Who’ll Take Me Back In) Conway Twitty (MCA 40173) | 24 | 35 | 41 | 5 | |
| 17 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone) Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) | 23 | 33 | 40 | 7 | |
| 18 | JOLENE Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 19 | LUCKY LADIES Jeannie Seely (MCA 40162) | 21 | 31 | 38 | 11 | |
| 20 | THE LAST LOVE SONG Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14656) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| 21 | TONIGHT SOMEONE’S FALLING IN LOVE Johnny Carver (ABC 11403) | 26 | 34 | 39 | 9 | |
| 22 | BIG GAME HUNTER Buck Owens (Capitol 3769) | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| 23 | LOVIN’ ON BORROWED TIME Mel Street (Metromedia Country 0143) | 10 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 24 | MIDNIGHT, ME AND THE BLUES Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14689) | 33 | 36 | 37 | 7 | |
| 25 | WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU Diana Trask (Dot 17486) | 30 | 37 | 43 | 12 | |
| 26 | THE UPTOWN POKER CLUB Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0194) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 27 | SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 11412) | 35 | 50 | 59 | 8 | |
| 28 | AIN’T LOVE A GOOD THING Connie Smith (Columbia 45954) | 19 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| 29 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Don Gibson (Hickory/MGM 312) | 38 | 41 | 53 | 9 | |
| 30 | THE BAPTISM OF JESSE TAYLOR Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0165) | 20 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 31 | LOVING YOU HAS CHANGED MY LIFE David Rogers (Atlantic Country 4012) | 39 | 49 | 60 | 8 | |
| 32 | TOO MUCH PRIDE Mack White (Commercial 1314) | 41 | 52 | 61 | 6 | |
| 33 | THE AMERICANS (A Canadian’s Opinion) Tex Ritter (Capitol 3814) | 42 | 55 | 71 | 4 | |
| 34 | WRONG IDEAS Brenda Lee (MCA 40171) | 44 | 57 | 69 | 4 | |
| 35 | THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Jody Miller (Epic 11056) | 29 | 24 | 25 | 14 | |
| 36 | RED ROSE FROM THE BLUE SIDE OF TOWN George Morgan (MCA 40159) | 50 | 58 | 62 | 5 | |
| 37 | AMARILLO BY MORNING Terry Stafford (Atlantic Country 4006) | 40 | 42 | 44 | 9 | |
| 38 | SHE’S GOT EVERYTHING I NEED Eddy Arnold (MGM 14672) | 43 | 44 | 46 | 9 | |
| 39 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO RANDOLPH SCOTT Statler Brothers (Mercury 73448) | 52 | 54 | 56 | 7 | |
| 40 | BABY DOLL Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45988) | 53 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | WAKE ME INTO LOVE Bud Logan & Wilma Burgess (Shannon 816) | 55 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | JUST ONE MORE SONG Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (Epic 11058) | 51 | 56 | 57 | 9 | |
| 43 | AMERICANS Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222) | 45 | 47 | 54 | 7 | |
| 44 | I DON’T PLAN ON LOSING YOU Brian Collins (Dot 17483) | 49 | 53 | 55 | 9 | |
| 45 | TWENTIETH CENTURY DRIFTER Marty Robbins (MCA 40172) | 60 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | GUESS WHO Jerry Wallace (MCA 40183) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | (We’re Not) THE JET SET George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11083) | 48 | 62 | 65 | 4 | |
| 48 | (Jeannie Marie) YOU WERE A LADY Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17493) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | WHEN YOUR GOOD LOVE WAS MINE Narvel Felts (Cinnamon 779) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | CHIP CHIP Patsy Sledd (Mega 203) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | TURN ON YOUR LIGHT (And Let It Shine) Kenny Price (RCA Victor 0198) | 57 | 61 | 72 | 4 | |
| 53 | I’LL TRY A LITTLE BIT HARDER Donna Fargo (Dot 17491) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | THE CRUDE OIL BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0224) | 66 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | ODE TO JOLE BLON Gary Sargeants (Mercury 73440) | 58 | 60 | 63 | 8 | |
| 56 | HANG IN THERE GIRL Freddie Hart (Capitol 3827) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | HOUSTON (I’m Comin’ To See You) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3808) | 67 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | THE OLDER THE VIOLIN, THE SWEETER THE MUSIC Hank Thompson (Dot 17490) | 63 | 69 | 73 | 4 | |
| 59 | LOOKING BACK Jerry Foster (Cinnamon 774) | 64 | 67 | 68 | 5 | |
| 60 | TRACES OF LIFE Lonzo & Oscar (GRC 1006) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | THE RAINBOW IN DADDY’S EYES Sammi Smith (Mega 204) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | THE GREAT MAIL ROBBERY Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 7753) | 65 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR MAN Brian Shaw (RCA Victor 0186) | 68 | 70 | 74 | 5 | |
| 64 | I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73452) | 70 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | LORD HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON Doyle Holly & Vanishing Breed (Barnaby 5030) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | SEASONS IN THE SUN Bobby Wright (ABC 11418) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | JULY YOU’RE A WOMAN Red, White & Blue (GRC 1009) | 74 | — | — | 5 | |
| 68 | LITTLE MAN Logan Smith (Brand X 6 7/8) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | I GAVE UP GOOD MORNIN’ DARLING Red Steagall (Capitol 3825) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | I CHANGED MY MIND Billy Walker (MGM 14693) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | CLAIM ON ME George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 0203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | LISTEN / SHE KNOWS WHEN YOU’RE ON MY MIND Wayne Kemp (MCA 40176) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | YOU NEVER SAY YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0222) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | MARLENA Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 371) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | YOU’RE MY WIFE, SHE’S MY WOMAN Charlie Louvin (United Artists 368) | — | — | — | 1 | |
This Week’s COUNTRY LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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