| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 23, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone) Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 11412) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| 3 | THERE’S A HONKY TONK ANGEL (Who’ll Take Me Back In) Conway Twitty (MCA 40173) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT, ME AND THE BLUES Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14689) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 5 | WRONG IDEAS Brenda Lee (MCA 40171) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| 6 | A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 7 | BABY DOLL Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45988) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 8 | ANOTHER LONELY SONG Tammy Wynette (Epic 11079) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 9 | LOVING YOU HAS CHANGED MY LIFE David Rogers (Atlantic Country 4012) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| 10 | TWENTIETH CENTURY DRIFTER Marty Robbins (MCA 40172) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 11 | WHEN YOUR GOOD LOVE WAS MINE Narvel Felts (Cinnamon 779) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 8 | |
| 12 | HANG IN THERE GIRL Freddie Hart (Capitol 3827) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 7 | |
| 13 | THE RAINBOW IN DADDY’S EYES Sammi Smith (Mega 204) | 14 | 19 | 26 | 8 | |
| 14 | (Jeannie Marie) YOU WERE A LADY Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17493) | 17 | 20 | 27 | 8 | |
| 15 | WAKE ME INTO LOVE Bud Logan & Wilma Burgess (Shannon 816) | 16 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 16 | (We’re Not) THE JET SET George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11083) | 23 | 28 | 32 | 10 | |
| 17 | I’LL TRY A LITTLE BIT HARDER Donna Fargo (Dot 17491) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 7 | |
| 18 | HOUSTON (I’m Comin’ To See You) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3808) | 19 | 23 | 35 | 9 | |
| 19 | THE CRUDE OIL BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0224) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 9 | |
| 20 | HELLO LOVE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0215) | 35 | 43 | 62 | 5 | |
| 21 | THE OLDER THE VIOLIN, THE SWEETER THE MUSIC Hank Thompson (Dot 17490) | 27 | 31 | 36 | 10 | |
| 22 | THINGS AREN’T FUNNY ANYMORE Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3830) | 29 | 34 | 39 | 6 | |
| 23 | I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73452) | 28 | 33 | 40 | 9 | |
| 24 | GUESS WHO Jerry Wallace (MCA 40183) | 26 | 29 | 34 | 8 | |
| 25 | IS IT WRONG (For Loving You) Sonny James (Columbia 46003) | 30 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| 26 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER / I’VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196) | 48 | 58 | 74 | 4 | |
| 27 | IT’S TIME TO CROSS THAT BRIDGE Jack Greene (MCA 40179) | 32 | 37 | 42 | 6 | |
| 28 | I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 11068) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | |
| 29 | SEASONS IN THE SUN Bobby Wright (ABC 11418) | 36 | 40 | 46 | 7 | |
| 30 | SUPERSKIRT Connie Cato (Capitol 3788) | 34 | 42 | 52 | 6 | |
| 31 | WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER Don Williams (JMI 36) | 40 | 48 | 61 | 6 | |
| 32 | TRACES OF LIFE Lonzo & Oscar (GRC 1006) | 33 | 36 | 38 | 8 | |
| 33 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| 34 | DADDY WHAT IF Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| 35 | HONEYMOON FEELIN’ Roy Clark (Dot 17498) | 47 | 54 | 63 | 4 | |
| 36 | I NEVER GET THROUGH MISSING YOU Bobby Lewis (Ace Of Hearts 0480) | 44 | 51 | 64 | 5 | |
| 37 | COUNTRY BUMPKIN Cal Smith (MCA 40191) | 46 | 55 | 65 | 6 | |
| 38 | LISTEN Wayne Kemp (MCA 40176) | 42 | 46 | 57 | 7 | |
| 39 | I JUST HAD YOU ON MY MIND Sue Richards (Dot 17481) | 45 | 47 | 58 | 6 | |
| 40 | YOU NEVER SAY YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0222) | 41 | 44 | 53 | 7 | |
| 41 | I CHANGED MY MIND Billy Walker (MGM 14693) | 43 | 45 | 50 | 7 | |
| 42 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM Dottie West (RCA Victor 0231) | 58 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | NO CHARGE Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) | 52 | 62 | 72 | 4 | |
| 44 | RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14700) | 51 | 60 | 70 | 5 | |
| 45 | ON THE COVER OF THE MUSIC CITY NEWS Buck Owens (Capitol 3841) | 56 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | AT THE TIME Jean Shepard (United Artists 384) | 53 | 56 | 60 | 6 | |
| 47 | I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’RE GONE Willie Nelson (Atlantic 3008) | 50 | 52 | 66 | 5 | |
| 48 | LORD HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON Doyle Holly & Vanishing Breed (Barnaby 5030) | 49 | 50 | 51 | 7 | |
| 49 | SMILE FOR ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 46009) | 54 | 57 | 59 | 5 | |
| 50 | YOU DON’T NEED TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40207) | 57 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | MY PART OF FOREVER Johnny Paycheck (Epic 11090) | 55 | 59 | 68 | 4 | |
| 52 | BACK IN THE COUNTRY Roy Acuff (Hickory/MGM 314) | 60 | 61 | 71 | 4 | |
| 53 | CAPTURED Terry Stafford (Atlantic Country 4015) | 59 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | I NEVER GO AROUND MIRRORS Lefty Frizzell (ABC 11416) | 63 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | LEAN IT ALL ON ME Diana Trask (Dot 17496) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | SOME KIND OF WOMAN Faron Young (Mercury 73464) | 69 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | J. JOHN JONES Marie Owens (MCA 40184) | 68 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | YOU’RE MY WIFE, SHE’S MY WOMAN Charlie Louvin (United Artists 368) | 61 | 64 | 67 | 7 | |
| 60 | SOMETHING Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73471) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | STOP THE WORLD (And Let Me Off) Susan Raye (Capitol 3850) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | BOTH SIDES OF THE LINE Josie Brown (RCA Victor 0209) | 62 | 63 | 69 | 5 | |
| 63 | ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Mac Davis (Columbia 46004) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0234) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | DON’T STOP NOW Sherry Bryce (MGM 14695) | 67 | 69 | 73 | 4 | |
| 66 | I GAVE UP GOOD MORNIN’ DARLING Red Steagall (Capitol 3825) | 70 | 53 | 56 | 7 | |
| 67 | PURE LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0237) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | 73 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | CLAIM ON ME George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 0203) | 74 | — | — | 4 | |
| 70 | I USE THE SOAP Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 0227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | THE PILLOW Johnny Duncan (Columbia 46018) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | I JUST STARTED HATIN’ CHEATIN’ SONGS TODAY Moe Bandy (GRC 2006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | STORMS OF TROUBLED TIMES Ray Price (Columbia 46015) | — | 49 | 55 | 4 | |
| 74 | THE TELEPHONE CALL Tina & Daddy (Epic 11099) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | BITTER THEY ARE HARDER THEY FALL Larry Gatlin (Monument 8602) | — | — | — | 1 | |
This Week’s COUNTRY LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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