| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 18, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SLEEPING SINGLE IN A DOUBLE BED Barbara Mandrell (ABC 12403) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | SWEET DESIRE Kendalls (Ovation 1112) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | I JUST WANT TO LOVE YOU Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45531) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 4 | ON MY KNEES Charlie Rich (with Janie Fricke) (Epic 50616) | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
| 5 | LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8653) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | CRYIN’ AGAIN Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12397) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | BURGERS AND FRIES Charley Pride (RCA 11391) | 17 | 23 | 30 | 5 | |
| 8 | THAT’S WHAT YOU DO TO ME Charly McClain (Epic 50598) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 9 | SLEEP TIGHT, GOOD NIGHT MAN Bobby Bare (Columbia 10831) | 11 | 20 | 25 | 7 | |
| 10 | THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1250) | 22 | 30 | 37 | 4 | |
| 11 | TWO LONELY PEOPLE Moe Bandy (Columbia 10820) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| 12 | HUBBA HUBBA Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4624) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
| 13 | FADIN’ IN, FADIN’ OUT Tommy Overstreet (ABC 12408) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 14 | YOU’VE STILL GOT A PLACE IN MY HEART Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 8671) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 8 | |
| 15 | BREAK MY MIND Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45532) | 16 | 18 | 23 | 7 | |
| 16 | AIN’T NO CALIFORNIA Mel Tillis (MCA 40946) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 17 | FRIEND, LOVER, WIFE Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50621) | 19 | 22 | 29 | 5 | |
| 18 | ALL OF ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 10834) | 20 | 25 | 31 | 5 | |
| 19 | DON’T YOU THINK THIS OUTLAW BIT’S DONE GOT OUT OF HAND Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11390) | 21 | 28 | 35 | 4 | |
| 20 | TULSA TIME Don Williams (ABC 12425) | 25 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | LADY LAY DOWN John Conlee (ABC 12420) | 27 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Jacky Ward (Mercury 55047) | 32 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | DAYLIGHT T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8678) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 24 | CAN YOU FOOL Glen Campbell (Capitol 4638) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 25 | THE BULL AND THE BEAVER Merle Haggard & Leona Williams (MCA 40962) | 28 | 38 | 55 | 4 | |
| 26 | HANDCUFFED TO A HEARTACHE Mary K. Miller (Inergi 310) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 10 | |
| 27 | STORMY WEATHER Stella Parton (Elektra 45533) | 30 | 37 | 43 | 6 | |
| 28 | WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY Loretta Lynn (MCA 40954) | 36 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | BACK TO THE LOVE Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8686) | 34 | 50 | 59 | 4 | |
| 30 | JULIET AND ROMEO Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40952) | 31 | 35 | 38 | 8 | |
| 31 | I’M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU Freddy Fender (ABC 12415) | 35 | 40 | 50 | 6 | |
| 32 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF THAT SONG? Glenn Barber (Century 21 100) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 10 | |
| 33 | DO YOU EVER FOOL AROUND Joe Stampley (Epic 50626) | 40 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE Tom T. Hall (RCA 11376) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 35 | PLEASE DON’T PLAY A LOVE SONG Marty Robbins (Columbia 10821) | 38 | 58 | 78 | 4 | |
| 36 | THEN YOU’LL REMEMBER Sterling Whipple (Warner Bros. 8632) | 37 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| 37 | AS LONG AS I CAN WAKE UP IN YOUR ARMS Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0309) | 49 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | ONE RUN FOR THE ROSES Narvel Felts (ABC 12414) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 6 | |
| 39 | FEET Ray Price (Monument 267) | 45 | 57 | 67 | 4 | |
| 40 | RAINING IN MY HEART Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8682) | 42 | 45 | 60 | 6 | |
| 41 | JUST OUT OF REACH OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS Larry G. Hudson (Lone Star 702) | 46 | 51 | 63 | 8 | |
| 42 | LOVE GOT IN THE WAY Freddy Weller (Columbia 10837) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 5 | |
| 43 | POISON LOVE Gail Davies (Lifesong 1777) | 44 | 49 | 57 | 5 | |
| 44 | I’VE DONE ENOUGH DYIN’ TODAY Larry Gatlin (Monument 270) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | HIGH AND DRY Joe Sun (Ovation 1117) | 53 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY AROUND THE WORLD Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11369) | 23 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 47 | I WANNA GO TO HEAVEN Jerry Wallace (4 Star 1035) | 48 | 54 | 64 | 6 | |
| 48 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Ron Shaw (Pacific Challenger 1631) | 56 | 66 | 76 | 9 | |
| 49 | SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER Dr. Hook (Capitol 4621) | 51 | 62 | 72 | 10 | |
| 50 | DOUBLE S Bill Anderson (MCA 40964) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | YOUR LOVE HAD TAKEN ME THAT HIGH Conway Twitty (MCA 40963) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | JUST HANGIN’ ON Mel Street (Mercury 55043) | 52 | 55 | 61 | 6 | |
| 53 | PLAYIN’ HARD TO GET Janie Fricke (Columbia 10849) | 63 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | WHAT CHA DOIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT, BABY Helen Cornelius (RCA 11375) | 29 | 31 | 34 | 9 | |
| 55 | LET’S BE LONELY TOGETHER Dale McBride (Con Brio 140) | 55 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| 56 | GIMME BACK MY BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA 11407) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | LAST EXIT FOR LOVE Wood Newton (Elektra 45528) | 67 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 58 | WILL YOU REMEMBER MINE Willie Nelson (Lone Star 703) | 58 | 63 | 69 | 5 | |
| 59 | IT’S NOT EASY Dickey Lee (RCA 11389) | 57 | 61 | 71 | 5 | |
| 60 | LOVE SURVIVED Roy Head (ABC 12418) | 70 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | THE SOFTEST TOUCH IN TOWN Bobby G. Rice (Republic 031) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | OH, SUCH A STRANGER Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54036) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 5 | |
| 63 | THINGS I’D DO FOR YOU Mundo Earwood (GMC 104) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | |
| 64 | THIS IS A HOLDUP Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 0560) | 39 | 39 | 45 | 8 | |
| 65 | THE SONG WE MADE LOVE TO Mickey Gilley (Epic/Playboy 50631) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | SMOOTH SAILIN’ Connie Smith (Monument 266) | 68 | 73 | 79 | 4 | |
| 67 | DOLLY R.W. Blackwood (Scorpion 0561) | 77 | 88 | 90 | 4 | |
| 68 | MAYBE YOU SHOULD’VE BEEN LISTENING Jessi Colter (Capitol 4641) | 71 | 76 | 86 | 4 | |
| 69 | THE WAY IT WAS IN ’51 Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol 4636) | 73 | 78 | 82 | 4 | |
| 70 | IF I HAD IT TO DO ALL OVER AGAIN Stoney Edwards (JMI 47) | 76 | 81 | 85 | 5 | |
| 71 | LOVIN’ ON Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8692) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | I THOUGHT YOU WERE EASY Rayburn Anthony (Mercury 55042) | 74 | 77 | 83 | 4 | |
| 73 | THE OFFICIAL HISTORIAN ON SHIRLEY JEAN BERRELL Statler Brothers (Mercury 55048) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | I’M GONNA FEED ’EM NOW Porter Wagoner (RCA 11411) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | LOVE AIN’T GONNA WAIT FOR US Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1251) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | SOMEBODY’S GONNA DO IT TONIGHT R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10847) | 81 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE BAR John Anderson (Warner Bros. 8705) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | PROMISES Eric Clapton & Band (RSO 910) | 80 | 85 | 89 | 4 | |
| 79 | ANYONE WHO ISN’T ME TONIGHT Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (United Artists 1234) | 47 | 10 | 4 | 12 | |
| 80 | THE OTHER SIDE OF JEANNIE Chuck Pollard (MCA 40965) | 83 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | NATURAL LOVE O.B. McClinton (Epic 50620) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | GET BACK TO LOVING ME Jim Chesnut (ABC/Hickory 54038) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | IN MEMORY OF YOUR LOVE Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8700) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | HOW DEEP IN LOVE AM I? Johnny Russell (Mercury 55045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | YOU WERE WORTH WAITING FOR Don King (Con Brio 142) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | HEALIN’ Ava Barber (Ranwood 1087) | 88 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT Willie Nelson (United Artists 1254) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | EVERYNIGHT SENSATION Durwood Haddock (Eagle Int’l 1148) | 90 | 90 | 94 | 4 | |
| 89 | DARLING Poacher (Republic 028) | 89 | 94 | 97 | 5 | |
| 90 | LOVE ME AGAIN Rita Coolidge (A&M 2090) | 95 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | AIN’T LIFE HELL Hank Cochran & Willie Nelson (Capitol 4635) | 65 | 67 | 73 | 6 | |
| 92 | HOW I LOVE YOU IN THE MORNING Peggy Sue (Door Knob 079) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | LONESOME RIDER Cooder Browne (Lone Star 704) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | LOVING YOU Ray Sanders (Hillside 76-06) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | THE LOVE IN ME Jim Norman (Republic 030) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | SHE WANTED A LITTLE BIT MORE Ray Pennington (MRC 1022) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LEAVE WHILE I’M SLEEPING Micki Fuhrman (Louisiana Hayride 785) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | I WISH I’D NEVER BORROWED ANYBODY’S ANGEL Mike Lunsford (Gusto 9013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE Stacey Rowe (Sabre 4507) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | ONE MORE TIME Sandra Kaye (Door Knob 075) | 85 | 91 | 91 | 6 | |
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