| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 5, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | WHEN I STOP LEAVING (I’ll Be Gone) Charley Pride (RCA 11287) | 5 | 8 | 18 | 7 | |
| 5 | YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 6 | WE BELONG TOGETHER Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8597) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | |
| 7 | RAKE AND RAMBLIN’ MAN Don Williams (ABC 12373) | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | |
| 8 | FROM SEVEN TILL TEN Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40920) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 9 | ONLY ONE LOVE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11270) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 10 | I’LL FIND IT WHERE I CAN Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55028) | 11 | 18 | 24 | 7 | |
| 11 | ROSE COLORED GLASSES John Conlee (ABC 12356) | 12 | 16 | 21 | 12 | |
| 12 | BOOGIE GRASS BAND Conway Twitty (MCA 40929) | 18 | 31 | 53 | 4 | |
| 13 | (I Love You) WHAT CAN I SAY Jerry Reed (RCA 11281) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 9 | |
| 14 | LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART (Cuando Calienta El Sol) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55029) | 15 | 23 | 36 | 5 | |
| 15 | BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Charlie Rich (Epic 50562) | 16 | 24 | 34 | 6 | |
| 16 | I’LL JUST TAKE IT OUT IN LOVE George Jones (Epic 50564) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 17 | TALK TO ME Freddy Fender (ABC 12370) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 18 | LET’S SHAKE HANDS AND COME OUT LOVIN’ Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0301) | 22 | 32 | 51 | 5 | |
| 19 | WOMANHOOD Tammy Wynette (Epic 50574) | 23 | 41 | 62 | 4 | |
| 20 | COME SEE ME AND COME LONELY Dottie West (United Artists 1209) | 21 | 25 | 32 | 9 | |
| 21 | BLUE SKIES Willie Nelson (Columbia 10784) | 27 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | UNDERCOVER LOVERS Stella Parton (Elektra 45490) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 6 | |
| 23 | ANOTHER FINE MESS Glen Campbell (Capitol 4584) | 24 | 26 | 30 | 9 | |
| 24 | HELLO MEXICO (And Adios Baby To You) Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10783) | 35 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | IF YOU’VE GOT TEN MINUTES (Let’s Fall In Love) Joe Stampley (Epic 50575) | 30 | 42 | 64 | 4 | |
| 26 | OLD FLAMES (Can’t Hold A Candle To You) Joe Sun (Ovation 1107) | 29 | 40 | 54 | 6 | |
| 27 | PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING (In Love With You) Janie Fricke (Columbia 10743) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| 28 | THE FOOL Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54029) | 28 | 29 | 31 | 10 | |
| 29 | BETTER ME Tommy Overstreet (ABC 12367) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 9 | |
| 30 | I’VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY Waylon Jennings (RCA 11344) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | PITTSBURGH STEALERS Kendalls (Ovation 1109) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 32 | THERE AIN’T NO GOOD CHAIN GANG Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings (Columbia 10742) | 20 | 6 | 1 | 11 | |
| 33 | WHEN CAN WE DO THIS AGAIN T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8593) | 25 | 13 | 6 | 11 | |
| 34 | TONIGHT Barbara Mandrell (ABC 12362) | 32 | 14 | 7 | 12 | |
| 35 | JUST KEEP IT UP Narvel Felts (ABC 12374) | 40 | 44 | 50 | 7 | |
| 36 | THE DAYS OF SAND AND SHOVELS Nat Stuckey (MCA 40923) | 41 | 51 | 55 | 5 | |
| 37 | I JUST HAD YOU ON MY MIND Dottsy (RCA 11293) | 45 | 55 | 68 | 5 | |
| 38 | BAR WARS Freddy Weller (Columbia 10769) | 42 | 53 | 58 | 6 | |
| 39 | I NEVER WILL MARRY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45479) | 33 | 17 | 10 | 13 | |
| 40 | NEVER MY LOVE Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45483) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 13 | |
| 41 | IF THE WORLD RAN OUT OF LOVE TONIGHT Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11304) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | WHO AM I TO SAY Statler Brothers (Mercury 55037) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | KAY John Wesley Ryles (ABC 12375) | 49 | 57 | 60 | 6 | |
| 44 | WALTZ OF THE ANGELS David Houston (Elektra 45513) | 48 | 52 | 56 | 7 | |
| 45 | PENNY ARCADE Cristy Lane (LS 167) | 58 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | CARIBBEAN Sonny James (Columbia 10764) | 53 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | SLOW DRIVIN’ Kenny Starr (MCA 40922) | 47 | 49 | 57 | 6 | |
| 48 | WITH LOVE Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8608) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Rebecca Lynn (Scorpion 0550) | 54 | 63 | 73 | 6 | |
| 50 | NO LOVE HAVE I Gail Davies (Lifesong 1771) | 59 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| 51 | HERE COMES THE HURT AGAIN Mickey Gilley (Epic/Playboy 50580) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | MY HEART WON’T CRY ANYMORE Dickey Lee (RCA 11294) | 62 | 75 | 81 | 4 | |
| 53 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (It’s Gonna Be Alright) Roy Head (ABC 12383) | 67 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | WHISPER IT TO ME Bobby G. Rice (Republic 023) | 63 | 70 | 77 | 4 | |
| 55 | THAT “I LOVE YOU, YOU LOVE ME TOO” LOVE SONG Laney Smallwood (Monument 255) | 57 | 65 | 75 | 8 | |
| 56 | THREE TIMES A LADY Nate Harvell (Republic 025) | 68 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 57 | (I Wanna) LOVE MY LIFE AWAY Jody Miller (Epic 50568) | 60 | 66 | 71 | 5 | |
| 58 | HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU Olivia Newton-John (RSO 903) | 77 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LET’S TRY TO REMEMBER David Rogers (Republic 020) | 36 | 36 | 38 | 11 | |
| 60 | $60 DUCK Lewie Wickham (MCA 40928) | 64 | 74 | 79 | 5 | |
| 61 | SINGLE AGAIN Gary Stewart (RCA 11297) | 69 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | HELLO! REMEMBER ME Billy Swan (A&M 2046) | 78 | 88 | 90 | 5 | |
| 63 | THE PERFECT LOVE SONG Durwood Haddock (Country Int’l 132) | 65 | 67 | 70 | 9 | |
| 64 | THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND Jacky Ward & Reba McEntire (Mercury 55026) | 37 | 22 | 22 | 13 | |
| 65 | YOU’VE JUST FOUND YOURSELF A NEW WOMAN Jenny Robbins (El Dorado 152) | 66 | 68 | 74 | 6 | |
| 66 | I WANT TO BE IN LOVE Jacky Ward (Mercury (55038) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | I DON’T LIKE CHEATIN’ SONGS Dale McBride (Con Brio 135) | 74 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 68 | WHEN I GET YOU ALONE Mundo Earwood (MPB 102) | 38 | 38 | 40 | 14 | |
| 69 | I STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE Charlie Rich (United Artists 1223) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | EASY FROM NOW ON Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8623) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | WHEN THE FIRE GETS HOT Zella Lehr (RCA 11265) | 39 | 27 | 27 | 12 | |
| 72 | I WANT TO LOVE YOU Jerry Foster & Tennessee Tornado (Monument 256) | 72 | 76 | 82 | 5 | |
| 73 | ANIMAL / I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW Ronnie McDowell (with Jordanaires) (Scorpion 0553) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Mary K. Miller (Inergi 307) | 43 | 28 | 28 | 10 | |
| 75 | GOODBYES DON’T COME EASY Mack White (Commercial 00040) | 76 | 79 | 80 | 6 | |
| 76 | THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE JUKE BOX PLAY Moe Bandy (Columbia 10735) | 52 | 37 | 14 | 12 | |
| 77 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE / CHAPEL OF LOVE Sandy Posey (Warner 8610) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | YOU SHOULD WIN AN OSCAR (Every Night) Chuck Pollard (Oak 1006 / MCA 40944) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | BABY BLUE King Edward IV & Knights (Soundwaves 4573) | 86 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | UNBREAKABLE HEARTS Bill White (Prairie Dust 7625) | 80 | 83 | 86 | 5 | |
| 81 | YOU SNAP YOUR FINGERS (And I’m Back In Your Hands) David Wills (United Artists 1196) | 85 | 90 | 92 | 4 | |
| 82 | YOU CAN COUNT ON ME David Allan Coe (Columbia 10753) | 87 | 89 | 91 | 4 | |
| 83 | YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME Howdy Glenn (Warner Bros. 8616) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | DON JUAN Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12384) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | MOTEL ROOMS Little David Wilkins (Epic 50571) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Steve Wariner (RCA 11336) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | LET ME TAKE YOU IN MY ARMS AGAIN James Darren (RCA 11316) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | LOVE DON’T HIDE FROM ME Hugh X. Lewis (Little Darlin’ 7803) | 91 | 93 | 96 | 4 | |
| 89 | THE FEELINGS SO RIGHT TONIGHT Don King (Con Brio 137) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | HOW IS THE SUN IN CALIFORNIA Karen Wheeler (Capitol 4595) | 90 | 91 | 94 | 5 | |
| 91 | LONELY SIDE OF THE BED Linda Cassady (Cin-Kay 047) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | I’M THE SOUTH Eddy Arnold (RCA 11319) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | IT DON’T MATTER ANYMORE Mickey Newbury (ABC/Hickory 54034) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY (We Fall In Love) Sue Richards (Epic 50546) | 94 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
| 95 | I’LL STILL NEED YOU MARY ANN Jim Taylor (Checkmate 3069) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | I’VE GOT AN ANGEL (That Loves Me Like The Devil) Bobby Hood (Chute 101) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | I’M STILL MISSING YOU Silver City Band (Columbia 10759) | 97 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | SHE’S LYING NEXT TO ME Nick Nixon (Mercury 55035) | 98 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | WILD AND WOOLY WAYS Rodney Lay (& Wild West) (Capitol 4604) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | I WON’T TAKE IT LYIN’ DOWN Connie Cato (Capitol 4603) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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