| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 12, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’M A RAMBLIN’ MAN Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10020) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2 | BONAPARTE’S RETREAT Glen Campbell (Capitol 3926) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | |
| 3 | A MI ESPOSA CON AMOR (To My Wife With Love) Sonny James (Columbia 10001) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | |
| 4 | IF I MISS YOU AGAIN TONIGHT Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17515) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 5 | I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6004) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | PLEASE DON’T STOP LOVING ME Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 10010) | 8 | 16 | 20 | 11 | |
| 7 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Tammy Wynette (Epic 50008) | 9 | 18 | 22 | 11 | |
| 8 | I SEE THE WANT TO IN YOUR EYES Conway Twitty (MCA 40282) | 10 | 19 | 23 | 10 | |
| 9 | I LOVE MY FRIEND Charlie Rich (Epic 20006) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 10 | MISSISSIPPI COTTON PICKING DELTA TOWN Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10030) | 14 | 20 | 26 | 10 | |
| 11 | I HONESTLY LOVE YOU Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40280) | 15 | 23 | 32 | 7 | |
| 12 | I’M HAVING YOUR BABY Sunday Sharpe (United Artists 507) | 16 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 13 | TROUBLE IN PARADISE Loretta Lynn (MCA 40283) | 23 | 27 | 36 | 8 | |
| 14 | WHO LEFT THE DOOR TO HEAVEN OPEN Hank Thompson (Dot 17512) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 15 | AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Willie Nelson & Tracy Nelson (Atlantic Country 4028) | 19 | 25 | 33 | 10 | |
| 16 | PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 0313) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 17 | LIKE A FIRST TIME THING Ray Price (Columbia 10006) | 18 | 28 | 37 | 7 | |
| 18 | LOVE IS LIKE A BUTTERFLY Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 10031) | 22 | 26 | 35 | 8 | |
| 19 | TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE David Houston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 20005) | 24 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| 20 | THE GREAT DIVIDE Roy Clark (Dot 17518) | 27 | 35 | 41 | 8 | |
| 21 | ANOTHER GOODBYE SONG Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8000) | 28 | 38 | 48 | 5 | |
| 22 | BONEY FINGERS Hoyt Axton (A&M 1607) | 30 | 36 | 43 | 6 | |
| 23 | TAKE ME HOME TO SOMEWHERE Joe Stampley (Dot 17522) | 32 | 37 | 45 | 6 | |
| 24 | DON’T TELL (That Sweet Ole Lady Of Mine) Johnny Carver (ABC 12017) | 38 | 42 | 49 | 7 | |
| 25 | BRING BACK YOUR LOVE TO ME Don Gibson (Hickory/MGM 327) | 39 | 46 | 52 | 5 | |
| 26 | DELTA DIRT Larry Gatlin (Monument 8622) | 41 | 47 | 59 | 5 | |
| 27 | COUNTRY IS Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73617) | 43 | 50 | 66 | 4 | |
| 28 | GET ON MY LOVE TRAIN La Costa (Capitol 3945) | 47 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | SHE CALLED ME BABY Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 10062) | 45 | 54 | 62 | 4 | |
| 30 | (It’s A) MONSTERS’ HOLIDAY Buck Owens (Capitol 3907) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 31 | (If You Wanna Hold On) HOLD ON TO YOUR MAN Diana Trask (Dot 17520) | 35 | 39 | 46 | 7 | |
| 32 | HONKY TONK AMNESIA Moe Bandy (GRC 2024) | 20 | 21 | 28 | 11 | |
| 33 | WELCOME TO THE SUNSHINE (Sweet Baby Jane) Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40284) | 44 | 52 | 61 | 5 | |
| 34 | COME ON IN AND LET ME LOVE YOU Lois Johnson (20th Century 2106) | 36 | 40 | 42 | 9 | |
| 35 | I WISH THAT I HAD LOVED YOU BETTER Eddy Arnold (MGM 14734) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 10 | |
| 36 | YOU GET TO ME Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45895) | 46 | 48 | 51 | 5 | |
| 37 | BIG FOUR POSTER BED Brenda Lee (MCA 40262) | 17 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 38 | BETWEEN LUST AND WATCHING TV Cal Smith (MCA 40265) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 39 | YOU’RE NOT GETTING OLDER (You’re Getting Better) Freddy Weller (Columbia 10016) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | THE WAY I’M NEEDING YOU Cliff Cochran (Enterprise 9103) | 42 | 43 | 44 | 8 | |
| 41 | WORKIN’ AT THE CAR WASH BLUES Tony Booth (Capitol 3943) | 51 | 59 | 74 | 4 | |
| 42 | THE CREDIT CARD SONG Dick Feller (United Artists 535) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES Mac Davis (Columbia 10018) | 57 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | I WOULDN’T WANT TO LIVE IF YOU DIDN’T LOVE ME Don Williams (Dot 17516) | 21 | 10 | 1 | 17 | |
| 45 | FAIRYTALE Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 254) | 48 | 49 | 55 | 7 | |
| 46 | BACK HOME AGAIN John Denver (RCA Victor 10065) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | YOU CAN SURE SEE IT FROM HERE Susan Raye (Capitol 3927) | 52 | 53 | 54 | 6 | |
| 48 | THAT’S LOVE Don Adams (Atlantic Country 4027) | 49 | 51 | 53 | 6 | |
| 49 | CAN’T YOU FEEL IT David Houston (Epic 50009) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | RAINDROPS Narvel Felts (Cinnamon 809) | 59 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | WHERE’D I COME FROM Bobby Bare, Jr. & Mama (RCA Victor 10037) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | MUSICAL CHAIRS Tompall Glaser (MGM 14740) | 55 | 56 | 57 | 5 | |
| 53 | SHE BURNT THE LITTLE ROADSIDE TAVERN DOWN Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 10038) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | SON OF A ROTTEN GAMBLER Anne Murray (Capitol 3955) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | LONG BLACK VEIL Sammi Smith (Mega 1214) | 60 | 62 | 63 | 5 | |
| 56 | WATCH OUT FOR LUCY Bobby Penn (50 States 29) | 61 | 65 | 68 | 5 | |
| 57 | GET UP I THINK I LOVE YOU Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 10047) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | I’M LEAVING IT (All) UP TO YOU Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14735) | 37 | 17 | 21 | 11 | |
| 59 | MEMORY MAKER Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14744) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | COUNTERFEIT COWBOY Dave Dudley (Rice 5069) | 62 | 67 | 71 | 4 | |
| 61 | STOP IF YOU LOVE ME Terry Stafford (Atlantic Country 4026) | 63 | 70 | 72 | 4 | |
| 62 | IT AMAZES ME (Sweet Lovin’ Time) Mary Kay James (Avco 601) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | HE CAN BE MINE Jeannie Seely (MCA 40287) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | LET’S TRUCK TOGETHER Kenny Price (RCA Victor 10039) | 69 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | LOVE IS HERE Wilma Burgess (Shannon 821) | 70 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | DIXIE LILY Roy Drusky (Capitol 3942) | 68 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | I CAN HELP Billy Swan (Monument 8621) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD Marie Osmond (MGM 14694) | 54 | 57 | 58 | 7 | |
| 69 | HIGHWAY HEADIN’ SOUTH Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 0328) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 9 | |
| 70 | WE LOVED IT AWAY George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 11151) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
| 71 | A ROOM FOR A BOY...NEVER USED Ferlin Husky (ABC 12021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | HOUSE OF LOVE Dottie West (RCA Victor 0321) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 13 | |
| 73 | GOOD OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY LOVE Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory/MGM 324) | 40 | 30 | 31 | 8 | |
| 74 | I’LL COME BACK Red Sovine (Chart 5220) | 33 | 15 | 17 | 15 | |
| 75 | SMOKEY, TRUCKS AND C.B. RADIOS Paul Click (Brokun 4709) | 58 | 61 | 64 | 5 | |
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