| The CASH BOX Country Top 75 | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 28, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WE’RE OVER Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73621) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2 | OUT OF HAND Gary Stewart (RCA Victor 10061) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 10 | |
| 3 | WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10041) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 4 | SON OF A ROTTEN GAMBLER Anne Murray (Capitol 3955) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 5 | RUBY, BABY Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12036) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 7 | |
| 6 | HE CAN’T FILL MY SHOES Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73618) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 7 | THE DOOR George Jones (Epic 50038) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| 8 | U.S. OF A. Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17523) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 9 | FOR A MINUTE THERE Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50040) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 7 | |
| 10 | IT’S MIDNIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 7 | |
| 11 | SHE CALLED ME BABY Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 10062) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 12 | LIKE OLD TIMES AGAIN Ray Price (Myrrh 146) | 14 | 15 | 21 | 8 | |
| 13 | HERE WE GO AGAIN Brian Shaw (RCA Victor 10071) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 8 | |
| 14 | POOR SWEET BABY Jean Shepard (United Artists 552) | 16 | 19 | 25 | 7 | |
| 15 | BACK HOME AGAIN John Denver (RCA Victor 10065) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 16 | MY WOMAN’S MAN Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 3970) | 18 | 20 | 27 | 7 | |
| 17 | SUSAN WHEN SHE TRIED Statler Brothers (Mercury 73625) | 19 | 23 | 40 | 6 | |
| 18 | KENTUCKY GAMBLER Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 3974) | 20 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
| 19 | (I’d Be) A LEGEND IN MY TIME Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10112) | 24 | 27 | 41 | 6 | |
| 20 | EVERY TIME I TURN THE RADIO ON Bill Anderson (MCA 40304) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 21 | I’VE GOT MY BABY ON MY MIND Connie Smith (Columbia 10051) | 21 | 22 | 29 | 4 | |
| 22 | ANGELS ARE HARD TO FIND Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14755) | 23 | 24 | 43 | 6 | |
| 23 | ROCK ON BABY Brenda Lee (MCA 40318) | 25 | 28 | 44 | 5 | |
| 24 | LITTLE GIRL FEELING Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 10047) | 28 | 30 | 45 | 5 | |
| 25 | AIN’T SHE SOMETHIN’ ELSE Eddy Raven (ABC 12037) | 31 | 37 | 56 | 5 | |
| 26 | CITY LIGHTS Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6015) | 39 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | FORBIDDEN ANGEL Mel Street (GRT 012) | 27 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 28 | IT WAS ALWAYS SO EASY (To Find An Unhappy Woman) Moe Bandy (GRC 2036) | 32 | 36 | 54 | 5 | |
| 29 | THERE’S A SONG ON THE JUKEBOX David Wills (Epic 50036) | 36 | 39 | 70 | 4 | |
| 30 | I WONDER WHOSE BABY (You Are Now) Jerry Wallace (MCA 40321) | 30 | 34 | 49 | 4 | |
| 31 | WRONG ROAD AGAIN Crystal Gayle (United Artists 555) | 33 | 35 | 50 | 4 | |
| 32 | I CAN HELP Billy Swan (Monument 8621) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
| 33 | ANOTHER YOU Faron Young (Mercury 73633) | 37 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | GREAT EXPECTATIONS Buck Owens (Capitol 3976) | 35 | 41 | 76 | 3 | |
| 35 | MEMORY MAKER Mel Tillis & Statesiders (MGM 14744) | 17 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 36 | SOMEONE CARES FOR YOU Red Steagall (Capitol 3965) | 46 | 53 | 68 | 4 | |
| 37 | SINGIN’ IN THE KITCHEN Bobby Bare & Family (RCA Victor 10096) | 26 | 32 | 48 | 5 | |
| 38 | THE TIES THAT BIND Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17531) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | NEVER COMING BACK AGAIN Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8046) | 40 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | WHOLE LOTTA DIFFERENCE IN LOVE George Kent (Shannon 824) | 41 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | OUR LOVE Roger Miller (Columbia 10052) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE SHOULD BE Brian Collins (ABC/Dot 17527) | 43 | 54 | 69 | 4 | |
| 43 | CAN I KEEP HIM DADDY Red Sovine (Chart 5230) | 45 | 49 | 58 | 6 | |
| 44 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO HOME Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 10090) | 48 | 52 | 67 | 4 | |
| 45 | THEN WHO AM I Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10126) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | MAKE IT FEEL LIKE LOVE AGAIN Bobby G. Rice (GRT 009) | 29 | 31 | 47 | 11 | |
| 47 | COUNTRY GIRL Jody Miller (Epic 50042) | 52 | 55 | 65 | 5 | |
| 48 | EASY TO LOVE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 10108) | 53 | 56 | 66 | 5 | |
| 49 | ANGEL IN AN APRON Durwood Haddock (Caprice 2004) | 56 | 57 | 64 | 6 | |
| 50 | GET ON MY LOVE TRAIN La Costa (Capitol 3945) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 14 | |
| 51 | WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH A DOG LIKE THAT Susan Raye (Capitol 3980) | 57 | 61 | 93 | 3 | |
| 52 | IT’S A SIN WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY Glen Campbell (Capitol 3988) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45211) | 38 | 40 | 46 | 7 | |
| 54 | RIGHT OUT OF THIS WORLD Jerry “Max” Lane (ABC 12031) | 59 | 65 | 92 | 3 | |
| 55 | LADY CAME FROM BALTIMORE Johnny Cash (Columbia 10066) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | RICHARD AND THE CADILLAC KINGS Doyle Holly (Barnaby 608) | 60 | 62 | 95 | 3 | |
| 57 | IT’S TIME TO PAY THE FIDDLER Cal Smith (MCA 40335) | 71 | 77 | — | 2 | |
| 58 | DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6002) | 66 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | IN AT EIGHT AND OUT AT TEN Don Drumm (Chart 5223) | 63 | 67 | 82 | 3 | |
| 60 | I’M A BELIEVER Tommy Overstreet (ABC/Dot 17533) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | LET’S SING OUR SONG Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 10132) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | CAROLINA MOONSHINER Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 10124) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | ON THE WAY HOME Betty Jean Robinson (MCA 40300) | 69 | 71 | 75 | 4 | |
| 64 | IT’S ME AGAIN, MARGARET Paul Craft (Truth 3205) | 47 | 48 | 52 | 9 | |
| 65 | THE BUSIEST MEMORY IN TOWN Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 10091) | 74 | 78 | 96 | 2 | |
| 66 | WOLF CREEK PASS C.W. McCall (MGM 14764) | 75 | 88 | — | 2 | |
| 67 | I CARE / SNEAKY SNAKE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73641) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | I MAY NOT BE LOVIN’ YOU Patti Page (Avco 603) | 72 | 80 | 98 | 2 | |
| 69 | SEE SAW Patsy Sledd (Mega 1217) | 82 | 87 | — | 1 | |
| 70 | BIG MAMOU Fiddlin’ Frenchie Bourque & Outlaws (20th Century 2152) | 77 | 81 | 99 | 1 | |
| 71 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A RAINBOW Ray Stevens (Barnaby 610) | 80 | 83 | — | 1 | |
| 72 | LAY BACK LOVER Dottie West (RCA Victor 10125) | 83 | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | HE’S EVERYWHERE Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1221) | 84 | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | I’VE NEVER LOVED ANYONE MORE Linda Hargrove (Elektra 45215) | 76 | 84 | — | 1 | |
| 75 | FORGETTIN’ ’BOUT YOU Jim Glaser (MGM 14758) | 91 | — | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: This week, Cash Box began listing previous week chart positions from the Looking Ahead chart (#76-#100) on the Country Top 75 chart. Those positions are shown above; however, numbers in the Weeks on the Chart (WKS) column reflect only the total weeks in the Top 75. |
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