| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 16, 1974 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | SMILE FOR ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 46009) | — | 1 |
| 2 | YOU BETTER TREAT HER RIGHT Webb Pierce (MCA 40181) | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | I’VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY / TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196) | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | BOB, ALL THE PLAYBOYS AND ME
Dorsey Burnette with Sound Company (Capitol 3829) | — | 1 |
| 5 | WINDFALL Rick Nelson (MCA 40187) | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Charlie McCoy (Monument 8600) | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14700) | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | BACK IN THE COUNTRY Roy Acuff (Hickory/MGM 314) | 16 | 3 |
| 9 | SHE STILL COMES TO ME (To Pour The Wine) Henson Cargill (Atlantic Country 4016) | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | I NEVER GET THROUGH MISSING YOU Bobby Lewis (Ace Of Hearts 0480) | 23 | 2 |
| 11 | TELL ME A LIE Sami Jo (MGM South 7029) | — | 1 |
| 12 | SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS John Denver (RCA Victor 0213) | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | SOME KIND OF WOMAN Faron Young (Mercury 73464) | — | 1 |
| 14 | I WOULDN’T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY Bobby Russell (Columbia 45977) | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | HELLO TROUBLE LaWanda Lindsey (Capitol 3819) | 10 | 3 |
| 16 | I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’RE GONE Willie Nelson (Atlantic 3008) | 18 | 3 |
| 17 | HAPPY HOUR Tony Booth (Capitol 3795) | 11 | 9 |
| 18 | NO RINGS, NO STRINGS Scotti Carson (Warner Bros. 7752) | — | 1 |
| 19 | LIFE AIN’T EASY Anthony Armstrong Jones (Epic 11086) | 22 | 2 |
| 20 | HELLO LOVE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0215) | 20 | 3 |
| 21 | A TALK WITH THE MAN Bob Sanders (Sweet Fortune 2407) | — | 1 |
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