| CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending AUGUST 24, 1974 |
| TW | TITLE Artist–Label | LW | WKS |
| 1 | LIKE A FIRST TIME THING
Ray Price (Columbia 10006) | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE
David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 20005) | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD
Marie Osmond (MGM 14694) | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | I HONESTLY LOVE YOU
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280) | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON
Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 10014) | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | BUT TONIGHT I’M GONNA LOVE YOU
Harrison Jones (GRT 004) | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | THROW AWAY THE PAGES
Randy Barlow (Capitol 3883) | 20 | 5 |
| 8 | IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME
Sami Jo (MGM South 7034) | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | MONTGOMERY MABEL
Merle Kilgore (Warner Bros. 7831) | 19 | 4 |
| 10 | FAIRYTALE
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 254) | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD
Johnny Rivers (Atlantic 3028) | 14 | 6 |
| 12 | TALL COTTON
Ray Pillow (Dot 17514) | 16 | 2 |
| 13 | LEAVE ME ALONE (Ruby Red Dress)
Arleen Harden (Capitol 3911) | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | SUPER KITTEN
Connie Cato (Capitol 3908) | 17 | 10 |
| 15 | IF YOU LOVED HER THAT WAY
O.B. McClinton (Enterprise 9100) | 13 | 6 |
| 16 | THAT’S LOVE
Don Adams (Atlantic Country 4027) | 11 | 4 |
| 17 | YOU CAN SURE SEE IT FROM HERE
Susan Raye (Capitol 3927) | — | 3 |
| 18 | ANOTHER WORD FOR YOU
Kenny Vernon (Capitol 3925) | — | 1 |
| 19 | SING FOR THE GOOD TIMES
Jack Greene (MCA 40263) | — | 1 |
| 20 | EASE ME TO THE GROUND
Sue Richards (Dot 17508) | — | 4 |