| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 23, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BURGERS AND FRIES Charley Pride (RCA 11391) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | TULSA TIME Don Williams (ABC 12425) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | DON’T YOU THINK THIS OUTLAW BIT’S DONE GOT OUT OF HAND Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11390) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 4 | ALL OF ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 10834) | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
| 5 | ON MY KNEES Charlie Rich (with Janie Fricke) (Epic 50616) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 6 | LADY LAY DOWN John Conlee (ABC 12420) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| 7 | DO YOU EVER FOOL AROUND Joe Stampley (Epic 50626) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8 | |
| 8 | RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Jacky Ward (Mercury 55047) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | |
| 9 | YOUR LOVE HAD TAKEN ME THAT HIGH Conway Twitty (MCA 40963) | 14 | 19 | 29 | 7 | |
| 10 | I’VE DONE ENOUGH DYIN’ TODAY Larry Gatlin (Monument 270) | 13 | 15 | 25 | 7 | |
| 11 | THE BULL AND THE BEAVER Merle Haggard & Leona Williams (MCA 40962) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| 12 | WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY Loretta Lynn (MCA 40954) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 8 | |
| 13 | BABY I’M BURNIN’ / I REALLY GOT THE FEELING Dolly Parton (RCA 11420) | 16 | 26 | 37 | 5 | |
| 14 | WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE YOU LEFT ME FOR Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1259) | 19 | 32 | 42 | 4 | |
| 15 | PLEASE DON’T PLAY A LOVE SONG Marty Robbins (Columbia 10821) | 17 | 18 | 22 | 9 | |
| 16 | THE OFFICIAL HISTORIAN ON SHIRLEY JEAN BERRELL Statler Brothers (Mercury 55048) | 23 | 34 | 44 | 6 | |
| 17 | AS LONG AS I CAN WAKE UP IN YOUR ARMS Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0309) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 8 | |
| 18 | HIGH AND DRY Joe Sun (Ovation 1117) | 21 | 25 | 30 | 8 | |
| 19 | FEET Ray Price (Monument 267) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 20 | TEXAS (When I Die) Tanya Tucker (MCA 40976) | 26 | 33 | 39 | 5 | |
| 21 | DOUBLE S Bill Anderson (MCA 40964) | 24 | 28 | 36 | 7 | |
| 22 | GIMME BACK MY BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA 11407) | 25 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| 23 | FRIEND, LOVER, WIFE Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50621) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 24 | IT’S TIME WE TALK THINGS OVER Rex Allen, Jr. & Boys (Warner Bros. 8697) | 32 | 43 | 53 | 5 | |
| 25 | COME ON IN Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12434) | 35 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | LOVE GOT IN THE WAY Freddy Weller (Columbia 10837) | 28 | 30 | 34 | 10 | |
| 27 | LOVIN’ ON Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8692) | 30 | 41 | 48 | 6 | |
| 28 | THE SONG WE MADE LOVE TO Mickey Gilley (Epic/Playboy 50631) | 31 | 40 | 46 | 6 | |
| 29 | EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45554) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | PLAYIN’ HARD TO GET Janie Fricke (Columbia 10849) | 33 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
| 31 | YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11435) | 34 | 45 | 55 | 4 | |
| 32 | LOVE AIN’T GONNA WAIT FOR US Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1251) | 39 | 44 | 52 | 7 | |
| 33 | I JUST CAN’T STAY MARRIED TO YOU Cristy Lane (LS 169) | 37 | 57 | 67 | 5 | |
| 34 | BACK ON MY MIND AGAIN / SANTA BARBARA Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11421) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | MABELLENE George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50647) | 41 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | HOW DEEP IN LOVE AM I? Johnny Russell (Mercury 55045) | 42 | 53 | 65 | 6 | |
| 37 | MR. JONES Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 8716) | 49 | 61 | 72 | 4 | |
| 38 | THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE BAR John Anderson (Warner Bros. 8705) | 43 | 56 | 57 | 6 | |
| 39 | YOU WERE WORTH WAITING FOR Don King (Con Brio 142) | 44 | 54 | 63 | 6 | |
| 40 | HAPPY TOGETHER T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8721) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | THE SOFTEST TOUCH IN TOWN Bobby G. Rice (Republic 031) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 8 | |
| 42 | BACK TO THE LOVE Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8686) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 9 | |
| 43 | MAYBE YOU SHOULD’VE BEEN LISTENING Jessi Colter (Capitol 4641) | 45 | 55 | 60 | 9 | |
| 44 | THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1250) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 45 | I’M GONNA FEED ’EM NOW / OLE SLEW FOOT Porter Wagoner (RCA 11411) | 47 | 50 | 56 | 7 / 5 | |
| 46 | REST YOUR LOVE ON ME Bee Gees (RSO 913) | 57 | 67 | 75 | 5 | |
| 47 | STONE WALL (Around Your Heart) Gary Stewart (RCA 11416) | 52 | 60 | 73 | 5 | |
| 48 | OLD FLAME, NEW FIRE Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 8715) | 50 | 58 | 69 | 5 | |
| 49 | FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Mundo Earwood (GMC 105) | 54 | 65 | 71 | 4 | |
| 50 | CAN YOU FOOL Glen Campbell (Capitol 4638) | 18 | 17 | 20 | 14 | |
| 51 | THE JEALOUS KIND / LOVE ME AGAIN Rita Coolidge (A&M 2090) | 55 | 68 | 79 | 3 / 8 | |
| 52 | GET BACK TO LOVING ME Jim Chesnut (ABC/Hickory 54038) | 56 | 66 | 74 | 7 | |
| 53 | BUILDING MEMORIES Sonny James (Columbia 10852) | 62 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| 54 | ALIBIS Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55050) | 68 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | FALL IN LOVE WITH ME TONIGHT Randy Barlow (Republic 034) | 65 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | IF EVERYONE HAD SOMEONE LIKE YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA 11422) | 70 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | POISON LOVE Gail Davies (Lifesong 1777) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 10 | |
| 58 | THEN YOU’LL REMEMBER Sterling Whipple (Warner Bros. 8632) | 27 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| 59 | GOING, GOING, GONE Mary K. Miller (Inergi 311) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | REACHING OUT TO HOLD YOU Dottie West (United Artists 1257) | 66 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 61 | SLEEP TIGHT, GOOD NIGHT MAN Bobby Bare (Columbia 10831) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 62 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1139) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | TWO LONELY PEOPLE Moe Bandy (Columbia 10820) | 40 | 20 | 9 | 15 | |
| 64 | JUST OUT OF REACH OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS Larry G. Hudson (Lone Star 702) | 48 | 38 | 38 | 13 | |
| 65 | WHISKEY RIVER Willie Nelson (Columbia 10877) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | BEST FRIENDS MAKE THE WORST ENEMIES David Houston (Elektra 45552) | 78 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | THE OTHER SIDE OF JEANNIE Chuck Pollard (MCA 40965) | 67 | 69 | 70 | 8 | |
| 68 | IT’LL BE HER Johnny Cash (Columbia 10855) | 69 | 71 | 76 | 5 | |
| 69 | TEXAS ME & YOU Asleep At The Wheel (Capitol 4659) | 74 | 82 | 86 | 4 | |
| 70 | HOW I LOVE YOU IN THE MORNING Peggy Sue (Door Knob 079) | 80 | 84 | 87 | 7 | |
| 71 | LOVE AIN’T MADE FOR FOOLS John Wesley Ryles (ABC 12432) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | ANY DAY NOW Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54039) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | NATURAL LOVE O.B. McClinton (Epic 50620) | 77 | 79 | 78 | 6 | |
| 74 | TONIGHT SHE’S GONNA LOVE ME (Like There Was No Tomorrow) Razzy Bailey (RCA 11446) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | THE GIVER Paul Schmucker (Star-Fox 378) | 85 | 90 | 100 | 4 | |
| 76 | LOVE SURVIVED Roy Head (ABC 12418) | 51 | 48 | 49 | 8 | |
| 77 | YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra & Neil (Columbia 10840) | 79 | 88 | 92 | 4 | |
| 78 | IT’S MY PARTY Sherry Brane (Oak 1013) | 89 | 93 | 95 | 4 | |
| 79 | STORMY WEATHER Stella Parton (Elektra 45533) | 53 | 21 | 21 | 11 | |
| 80 | DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 8701) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | PLAY ME A MEMORY Zella Lehr (RCA 11433) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | EYES BIG AS DALLAS Wynn Stewart (Win 126) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | DRIFTING LOVERS Charlie McCoy (Monument 272) | 83 | 86 | 89 | 4 | |
| 84 | OOH BABY BABY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45546) | 84 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | A BEAUTIFUL SONG (For A Beautiful Lady) Lee Dresser (Capitol 4613) | 86 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| 86 | ONE IN A MILLION Nate Harvell (Republic 033) | 87 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| 87 | ANGELINE Ed Bruce (Epic 50645) | 88 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | THE FOOL STRIKES AGAIN Charlie Rich (United Artists 1269) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SWEET LIFE Paul Davis (Bang 738) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | BETTER THAN NOW Dewayne Orender (Volunteer 102) | 91 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | THE MORE I GET THE MORE I WANT Becky Hobbs (Mercury 55049) | 92 | 94 | 99 | 4 | |
| 92 | PLEASIN’ MY WOMAN Billy Parker (SCR 162) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | HURT AS BIG AS TEXAS Randy Cornor (Cherry 783) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | JUST STAY WITH ME Terri Hollowell (Con Brio 144) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | NO WAY AROUND IT (It’s Love) Billy Swan (A&M 2103) | 95 | 96 | 96 | 4 | |
| 96 | ME TOUCHIN’ YOU Linda Nail (Ridgetop 00178) | 96 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | MY FAVORITE SIN Stonewall Jackson (Little Darlin’ 7806) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | I HEARD A SONG TODAY Tommy O’Day (Nu-Trayl 926) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT Willie Nelson (United Artists 1254) | 76 | 76 | 80 | 7 | |
| 100 | SOMEBODY’S GONNA DO IT TONIGHT R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10847) | 63 | 63 | 68 | 8 | |
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