| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 15, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THERE AIN’T NO GOOD CHAIN GANG Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings (Columbia 10742) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | ONLY ONE LOVE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11270) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
| 4 | YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488) | 5 | 15 | 28 | 6 | |
| 5 | PITTSBURGH STEALERS Kendalls (Ovation 1109) | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | |
| 6 | WHEN CAN WE DO THIS AGAIN T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8593) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |
| 7 | TONIGHT Barbara Mandrell (ABC 12362) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 8 | TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) | 17 | 24 | 30 | 4 | |
| 9 | YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) | 16 | 22 | 27 | 10 | |
| 10 | I NEVER WILL MARRY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45479) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| 11 | NEVER MY LOVE Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45483) | 11 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| 12 | PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING (In Love With You) Janie Fricke (Columbia 10743) | 15 | 20 | 26 | 8 | |
| 13 | SPRING FEVER Loretta Lynn (MCA 40910) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 8 | |
| 14 | THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE JUKE BOX PLAY Moe Bandy (Columbia 10735) | 14 | 19 | 22 | 9 | |
| 15 | WE BELONG TOGETHER Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8597) | 18 | 25 | 32 | 4 | |
| 16 | FROM SEVEN TILL TEN Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40920) | 19 | 26 | 34 | 4 | |
| 17 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Mel Tillis (MCA 40900) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 18 | WHEN I STOP LEAVING (I’ll Be Gone) Charley Pride (RCA 11287) | 21 | 32 | 53 | 4 | |
| 19 | (I Love You) WHAT CAN I SAY Jerry Reed (RCA 11281) | 22 | 29 | 40 | 6 | |
| 20 | RAKE AND RAMBLIN’ MAN Don Williams (ABC 12373) | 24 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | ROSE COLORED GLASSES John Conlee (ABC 12356) | 25 | 31 | 36 | 9 | |
| 22 | THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND Jacky Ward & Reba McEntire (Mercury 55026) | 23 | 28 | 33 | 10 | |
| 23 | WEEK-END FRIEND Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 8572) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 24 | I’LL FIND IT WHERE I CAN Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55028) | 33 | 45 | 54 | 4 | |
| 25 | TALK TO ME Freddy Fender (ABC 12370) | 28 | 35 | 57 | 5 | |
| 26 | I’LL JUST TAKE IT OUT IN LOVE George Jones (Epic 50564) | 32 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | WHEN THE FIRE GETS HOT Zella Lehr (RCA 11265) | 30 | 33 | 38 | 9 | |
| 28 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Mary K. Miller (Inergi 307) | 31 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 29 | IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8555) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 30 | ANOTHER FINE MESS Glen Campbell (Capitol 4584) | 36 | 42 | 48 | 6 | |
| 31 | THE FOOL Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54029) | 34 | 40 | 45 | 7 | |
| 32 | COME SEE ME AND COME LONELY Dottie West (United Artists 1209) | 38 | 41 | 47 | 6 | |
| 33 | I’VE BEEN TOO LONG LONELY BABY Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4575) | 35 | 38 | 43 | 9 | |
| 34 | BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Charlie Rich (Epic 50562) | 47 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | JUST ANOTHER RHINESTONE Don Drumm (Churchill 7710) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| 36 | LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART (Cuando Calienta El Sol) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55029) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | BETTER ME Tommy Overstreet (ABC 12367) | 39 | 43 | 49 | 6 | |
| 38 | LET’S TRY TO REMEMBER David Rogers (Republic 020) | 40 | 44 | 50 | 8 | |
| 39 | RAGAMUFFIN MAN Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8578) | 20 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 40 | WHEN I GET YOU ALONE Mundo Earwood (MPB 102) | 44 | 47 | 64 | 11 | |
| 41 | UNDERCOVER LOVERS Stella Parton (Elektra 45490) | 53 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | DON’T MAKE NO PROMISES (You Can’t Keep) Don King (Con Brio 133) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 10 | |
| 43 | HELLO, THIS IS JOANNIE (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) Paul Evans (Spring 183) | 46 | 48 | 52 | 8 | |
| 44 | I’LL BE TRUE TO YOU Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12350) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| 45 | YOU’LL BE BACK (Every Night In My Dreams) Johnny Russell (Polydor 14475) | 27 | 27 | 29 | 10 | |
| 46 | I CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER Bill Anderson (MCA 40893) | 41 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |
| 47 | SLOW AND EASY Randy Barlow (Republic 017) | 42 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| 48 | HERE COMES THE REASON I LIVE Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 159) | 43 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
| 49 | LEFT-OVER LOVE Brenda Lee (Elektra 45492) | 49 | 51 | 65 | 6 | |
| 50 | JUST KEEP IT UP Narvel Felts (ABC 12374) | 61 | 72 | 83 | 4 | |
| 51 | LET’S SHAKE HANDS AND COME OUT LOVIN’ Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0301) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | BITS AND PIECES OF LIFE Cal Smith (MCA 40911) | 62 | 67 | 72 | 7 | |
| 53 | BOOGIE GRASS BAND Conway Twitty (MCA 40929) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | OLD FLAMES (Can’t Hold A Candle To You) Joe Sun (Ovation 1107) | 68 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | THE DAYS OF SAND AND SHOVELS Nat Stuckey (MCA 40923) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | WALTZ OF THE ANGELS David Houston (Colonial 101) | 67 | 79 | 84 | 4 | |
| 57 | SLOW DRIVIN’ Kenny Starr (MCA 40922) | 63 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | BAR WARS Freddy Weller (Columbia 10769) | 65 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LET ME BE YOUR BABY Charly McClain (Epic 50525) | 45 | 23 | 17 | 16 | |
| 60 | KAY John Wesley Ryles (ABC 12375) | 64 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER FOR ME Connie Smith (Monument 252) | 48 | 49 | 51 | 9 | |
| 62 | WOMANHOOD Tammy Wynette (Epic 50574) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | YOU’RE GONNA LOVE LOVE Ava Barber (Ranwood 1085) | 79 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | IF YOU’VE GOT TEN MINUTES (Let’s Fall In Love) Joe Stampley (Epic 50575) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | NIGHT TIME MAGIC Larry Gatlin (Monument 249) | 50 | 36 | 8 | 14 | |
| 66 | IT’S A HEARTACHE Bonnie Tyler (RCA 11249) | 51 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 67 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia 10704) | 54 | 46 | 6 | 17 | |
| 68 | I JUST HAD YOU ON MY MIND Dottsy (RCA 11293) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | IF I EVER NEED A LADY Claude Gray (Granny White 10006) | 72 | 74 | 82 | 11 | |
| 70 | THE PERFECT LOVE SONG Durwood Haddock (Eagle Int’l 1144) | 70 | 70 | 75 | 6 | |
| 71 | (I Wanna) LOVE MY LIFE AWAY Jody Miller (Epic 50568) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | HAPPY GO LUCKY MORNING Terri Hollowell (Con Brio 134) | 74 | 78 | 79 | 6 | |
| 73 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Rebecca Lynn (Scorpion 0550) | 80 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | YOU’VE JUST FOUND YOURSELF A NEW WOMAN Jenny Robbins (El Dorado 152) | 76 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | THAT “I LOVE YOU, YOU LOVE ME TOO” LOVE SONG Laney Smallwood (Monument 255) | 77 | 83 | 93 | 5 | |
| 76 | KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK Frenchie Burke (Cherry 644) | 78 | 82 | 86 | 7 | |
| 77 | WHISPER IT TO ME Bobby G. Rice (Republic 023) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | NO LOVE HAVE I Gail Davies (Lifesong 1771) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | $60 DUCK Lewie Wickham (MCA 40928) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | GOODBYES DON’T COME EASY Mack White (Commercial 00040) | 85 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | MY HEART WON’T CRY ANYMORE Dickey Lee (RCA 11294) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | I WANT TO LOVE YOU Jerry Foster & Tennessee Tornado (Monument 256) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | DIVORCE SUIT (You Were Named Co-Respondent) Bill Phillips (Soundwaves 4570) | 83 | 84 | 90 | 6 | |
| 84 | BABY, TAKE YOUR COAT OFF Sheila Rhea (Warner Bros. 8586) | 87 | 88 | 88 | 5 | |
| 85 | WHINE, WHISTLE, WHINE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 8585) | 89 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | UNBREAKABLE HEARTS Bill White (Prairie Dust 7625) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | HELLO, THIS IS ANNA O.B. McClinton featuring Peggy Jo Adams (Epic 50563) | 91 | 94 | 95 | 5 | |
| 88 | THREE TIMES A LADY Nate Harvell (Republic 025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I DON’T LIKE CHEATIN’ SONGS Dale McBride (Con Brio 135) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | HELLO! REMEMBER ME Billy Swan (A&M 2046) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | YOU CAN COUNT ON ME David Allan Coe (Columbia 10753) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | YOU SNAP YOUR FINGERS (And I’m Back In Your Hands) David Wills (United Artists 1196) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | GOIN’ HOME Ron Shaw (Pacific Challenger 1522) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | HOW IS THE SUN IN CALIFORNIA Karen Wheeler (Capitol 4595) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | NEVERTHELESS Hank Snow (RCA 11276) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | LOVE DON’T HIDE FROM ME Hugh X. Lewis (Little Darlin’ 7803) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ E.D. Wofford (MC 5012) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY (We Fall In Love) Sue Richards (Epic 50546) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | I NEVER GO AROUND MIRRORS Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40917) | 73 | 73 | 74 | 6 | |
| 100 | OLD FLAMES (Can’t Hold A Candle To You) Brian Collins (RCA 11277) | 75 | 76 | 81 | 7 | |
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