The CASH BOX Top 100 Country
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending AUGUST 20, 1977
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ROLLIN’ WITH THE FLOW
    Charlie Rich (Epic 50392)
  1  2  413
  2WAY DOWN / PLEDGING MY LOVE
    Elvis Presley (RCA 10998)
  5  91710
  3I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH
    Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40728)
  3  4  612
  4A SONG IN THE NIGHT
    Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10554)
  4  6  912
  5A TEAR FELL
    Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17701)
  6  71012
  6HONKY TONK MEMORIES
    Mickey Gilley (Playboy 5807)
  7  81111
  7(After Sweet Memories) PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN
    Dottsy (RCA 10982)
  9111513
  8I’M THE ONLY HELL (Mama Ever Raised)
    Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50391)
  8101212
  9TILL THE END
    Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45411)
10141910
10RAMBLIN’ FEVER
    Merle Haggard (MCA 40743)
111624  8
11DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE
    Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016)
142230  7
12SUNFLOWER
    Glen Campbell (Capitol 4445)
162329  8
13BARBARA DON’T LET ME BE THE LAST TO KNOW
    Mel Street (Polydor 14399)
15202510
14I DON’T WANNA CRY
    Larry Gatlin (with Family & Friends) (Monument 221)
  2  1  214
15COWBOYS AIN’T SUPPOSED TO CRY
    Moe Bandy (Columbia 10558)
12121411
16GENTLE TO YOUR SENSES
    Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4430)
17172013
17SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50418)
202533  7
18I’VE ALREADY LOVED YOU IN MY MIND
    Conway Twitty (MCA 40754)
213142  5
19IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG
    Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10976)
13  3  114
20THAT’S THE WAY LOVE SHOULD BE
    Dave & Sugar (RCA 11034)
233039  7
21BABY, I LOVE YOU SO
    Joe Stampley (Epic 50410)
242936  8
22VIRGINIA, HOW FAR WILL YOU GO
    Dickey Lee (RCA 11009)
263341  8
23SHE’S THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS
    Don King (Con Brio 120)
19192212
24COUNTRY PARTY
    Johnny Lee (GRT 125)
27281614
25Y’ALL COME BACK SALOON
    Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17710)
324352  7
26IF YOU EVER GET TO HOUSTON (Look Me Down)
    Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54014)
283644  8
27WHERE ARE YOU GOING, BILLY BOY
    Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40753)
304151  6
28CRUTCHES
    Faron Young (Mercury 73925)
313946  8
29MAKING BELIEVE
    Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8388)
22  5  513
30DAYTIME FRIENDS
    Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1027)
386271  4
31MY WEAKNESS
    Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8399)
252631  9
32I MISS YOU ALREADY
    Jerry Wallace (BMA 002)
364249  9
33IF YOU DON’T LOVE ME (Why Don’t You Just Leave Me Alone)
    Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17713)
415062  4
34I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS
    Willie Nelson (Columbia 10588)
395266  4
35THE PLEASURE’S BEEN ALL MINE
    Freddie Hart (Capitol 4448)
404656  6
36DON’T SAY GOODBYE
    Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8418)
465673  4
37BEHIND BLUE EYES
    Mundo Earwood (True 104)
424961  8
38YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL
    Tanya Tucker (Columbia 10577)
455165  6
39TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME
    Dottie West (United Artists 1010)
353847  7
40LOVE SONGS AND ROMANCE MAGAZINES
    Nick Nixon (Mercury 73930)
444854  8
41ALL THAT KEEPS ME GOING
    Jim Weatherly (ABC 12288)
495869  5
42WHY CAN’T HE BE YOU
    Loretta Lynn (MCA 40747)
5167  3
43THINGS I TREASURE
    Dorsey Burnette (Calliope 8004)
475363  9
44IT’S ALL IN THE GAME
    Tom T. Hall (Mercury 55001)
5368  3
45SHAME, SHAME ON ME (I Had Planned To Be Your Man)
    Kenny Dale (Capitol 4457)
526378  4
46BABY, DON’T KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON
    Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8429)
506068  7
47IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW
    Sonny James with Tennessee State Prison Band (Columbia 10551)
18182310
48I GOT THE HOSS
    Mel Tillis (MCA 40764)
63  2
49I’LL BE LEAVING ALONE
    Charley Pride (RCA 10975)
2913  315
50’TIL I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE
    Pal Rakes (Warner Bros. 8416)
557079  4
51THE DANGER OF A STRANGER
    Stella Parton (Elektra 45410)
596977  5
52AMBUSH
    Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40758)
627285  4
53WE CAN’T BUILD A FIRE IN THE RAIN
    Roy Clark (ABC/Dot 17712)
6476  3
54DREAMS OF A DREAMER
    Darrell McCall (Columbia 10576)
566472  5
55EAST BOUND AND DOWN
    Jerry Reed (RCA 11056)
65  2
56CALIFORNIA LADY
    Randy Barlow (Gazelle 413)
333440  9
57LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To The Basics Of Love)
    Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924)
3415  720
58LOVE I NEED YOU
    Dale McBride (Con Brio 121)
585964  7
59LOVE LETTERS
    Debi Hawkins (Warner Bros. 8394)
57575811
60SILVER MEDALS AND SWEET MEMORIES
    Statler Brothers (Mercury 55000)
70  2
61LADY
    Johnny Cash (Columbia 10587)
6977  3
62HEAVEN’S JUST A SIN AWAY
    Kendalls (Ovation 1103)
7688  3
63I’M A HONKY-TONK WOMAN’S MAN
    Bob Luman (Polydor 14408)
667584  4
64WE CAN’T GO ON LIVING LIKE THIS
    Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45418)
  1
65IF I COULD PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER (I’d Have You)
    George Jones (Epic 50423)
73  2
66CHASIN’ MY TAIL
    Jim Glaser (MCA 40742)
687982  6
67IF PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
    Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73914)
3721  816
68ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING
    John Wesley Ryles (ABC/Dot 17698)
83  2
69THE OLD MAN AND HIS HORN
    Gene Watson (Capitol 4458)
7584  3
70BUDDY, I LIED
    Nat Stuckey (MCA 40752)
717380  5
71DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY
    Tanya Tucker (MCA 40755)
80  2
72A COLD DAY IN JULY
    Ray Griff (Capitol 4446)
748290  4
73TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH
    Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1041)
  1
74TO LOVE SOMEBODY
    Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17715)
  1
75MR. BOJANGLES
    Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40760)
788189  4
76IT DIDN’T HAVE TO BE A DIAMOND
    Susan Raye (United Artists 1026)
7986  3
77IF IT AIN’T LOVE BY NOW
    Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11044)
  1
78BARTENDER’S BLUES
    James Taylor (Columbia 10557)
778087  4
79DOWN AT THE POOL
    Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17707)
48272710
80SUMMERTIME BLUES
    Jim Mundy (Hill Country 778)
8289  3
81BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
    Con Hunley (Prairie Dust 7618)
818383  6
82LITTLE OLE DIME
    Jim Reeves (RCA 11060)
  1
83SO CLOSE AGAIN
    Margo & Norro (Warner Bros. 8427)
  1
84I DON’T WANT TO BE ALONE TONIGHT
    Ray Sanders (Republic 003)
89  2
85LET ME DOWN EASY
    Cristy Lane (LS 131)
  1
86SOUTHBOUND
    R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10570)
848586  5
87GOOD CHEATIN’ SONGS
    Carmol Taylor (Elektra 45409)
878788  7
88OLD TIME LOVIN’
    Kenny Starr (MCA 40769)
  1
89THE COWBOY AND THE LADY
    Tommy Cash (Monument 222)
889192  4
90RED-NECK HIPPIE ROMANCE
    Bobby Bare (RCA 11037)
92  2
91MARGARITAVILLE
    Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12254)
54321816
92IF YOU’RE GONNA LOVE (You Gotta Hurt)
    Dave Conway (True 105)
94  2
93I’VE GOT SOME GETTIN’ OVER YOU TO DO
    Benny Barnes (Playboy 5808)
9798  3
94JUST ONE KISS MAGDELENA
    Bobby G. Rice (GRT 120)
909394  4
95JUST TO PROVE MY LOVE FOR YOU
    David Allan Coe (Columbia 10583)
91  2
96FEELS SO MUCH BETTER
    Patti Leatherwood (Epic 50409)
939496  4
97FOR A WHILE
    Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7667)
99  2
98COWBOY LEMONADE
    Chuck Price (Playboy 5811)
9596  3
99FREEDOM AIN’T THE SAME AS BEING FREE
    Eddy Arnold (RCA 11031)
606575  5
100 I DON’T KNOW WHY (I Just Do)
    Marty Robbins (Columbia 10536)
61352115
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