| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 30, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TULSA TIME Don Williams (ABC 12425) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | LADY LAY DOWN John Conlee (ABC 12420) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | DON’T YOU THINK THIS OUTLAW BIT’S DONE GOT OUT OF HAND Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11390) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | ALL OF ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 10834) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | DO YOU EVER FOOL AROUND Joe Stampley (Epic 50626) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| 6 | RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Jacky Ward (Mercury 55047) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 7 | YOUR LOVE HAD TAKEN ME THAT HIGH Conway Twitty (MCA 40963) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 8 | |
| 8 | BURGERS AND FRIES Charley Pride (RCA 11391) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 9 | I’VE DONE ENOUGH DYIN’ TODAY Larry Gatlin (Monument 270) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
| 10 | BABY I’M BURNIN’ / I REALLY GOT THE FEELING Dolly Parton (RCA 11420) | 13 | 16 | 26 | 6 | |
| 11 | WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY Loretta Lynn (MCA 40954) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 12 | WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE YOU LEFT ME FOR Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1259) | 14 | 19 | 32 | 5 | |
| 13 | THE OFFICIAL HISTORIAN ON SHIRLEY JEAN BERRELL Statler Brothers (Mercury 55048) | 16 | 23 | 34 | 7 | |
| 14 | PLEASE DON’T PLAY A LOVE SONG Marty Robbins (Columbia 10821) | 15 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
| 15 | AS LONG AS I CAN WAKE UP IN YOUR ARMS Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0309) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| 16 | HIGH AND DRY Joe Sun (Ovation 1117) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
| 17 | TEXAS (When I Die) Tanya Tucker (MCA 40976) | 20 | 26 | 33 | 6 | |
| 18 | COME ON IN Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12434) | 25 | 35 | 62 | 4 | |
| 19 | FEET Ray Price (Monument 267) | 19 | 22 | 24 | 10 | |
| 20 | GIMME BACK MY BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA 11407) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 8 | |
| 21 | DOUBLE S Bill Anderson (MCA 40964) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| 22 | IT’S TIME WE TALK THINGS OVER Rex Allen, Jr. & Boys (Warner Bros. 8697) | 24 | 32 | 43 | 6 | |
| 23 | BACK ON MY MIND AGAIN / SANTA BARBARA Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11421) | 34 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45554) | 29 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11435) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 5 | |
| 26 | LOVE GOT IN THE WAY Freddy Weller (Columbia 10837) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 27 | LOVIN’ ON Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8692) | 27 | 30 | 41 | 7 | |
| 28 | THE SONG WE MADE LOVE TO Mickey Gilley (Epic/Playboy 50631) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 7 | |
| 29 | I JUST CAN’T STAY MARRIED TO YOU Cristy Lane (LS 169) | 33 | 37 | 57 | 6 | |
| 30 | PLAYIN’ HARD TO GET Janie Fricke (Columbia 10849) | 30 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| 31 | LOVE AIN’T GONNA WAIT FOR US Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1251) | 32 | 39 | 44 | 8 | |
| 32 | MABELLENE George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50647) | 35 | 41 | 72 | 4 | |
| 33 | MR. JONES Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 8716) | 37 | 49 | 61 | 5 | |
| 34 | HOW DEEP IN LOVE AM I? Johnny Russell (Mercury 55045) | 36 | 42 | 53 | 7 | |
| 35 | HAPPY TOGETHER T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8721) | 40 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE BAR John Anderson (Warner Bros. 8705) | 38 | 43 | 56 | 7 | |
| 37 | YOU WERE WORTH WAITING FOR Don King (Con Brio 142) | 39 | 44 | 54 | 7 | |
| 38 | ON MY KNEES Charlie Rich (with Janie Fricke) (Epic 50616) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 39 | THE BULL AND THE BEAVER Merle Haggard & Leona Williams (MCA 40962) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 40 | REST YOUR LOVE ON ME Bee Gees (RSO 913) | 46 | 57 | 67 | 6 | |
| 41 | THE SOFTEST TOUCH IN TOWN Bobby G. Rice (Republic 031) | 41 | 46 | 46 | 9 | |
| 42 | MAYBE YOU SHOULD’VE BEEN LISTENING Jessi Colter (Capitol 4641) | 43 | 45 | 55 | 10 | |
| 43 | I’M GONNA FEED ’EM NOW / OLE SLEW FOOT Porter Wagoner (RCA 11411) | 45 | 47 | 50 | 8 / 6 | |
| 44 | FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Mundo Earwood (GMC 105) | 49 | 54 | 65 | 5 | |
| 45 | STONE WALL (Around Your Heart) Gary Stewart (RCA 11416) | 47 | 52 | 60 | 6 | |
| 46 | THE JEALOUS KIND / LOVE ME AGAIN Rita Coolidge (A&M 2090) | 51 | 55 | 68 | 4 / 9 | |
| 47 | ALIBIS Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55050) | 54 | 68 | 81 | 4 | |
| 48 | BUILDING MEMORIES Sonny James (Columbia 10852) | 53 | 62 | 73 | 5 | |
| 49 | THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1250) | 44 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |
| 50 | FALL IN LOVE WITH ME TONIGHT Randy Barlow (Republic 034) | 55 | 65 | 77 | 4 | |
| 51 | IF EVERYONE HAD SOMEONE LIKE YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA 11422) | 56 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| 52 | GET BACK TO LOVING ME Jim Chesnut (ABC/Hickory 54038) | 52 | 56 | 66 | 8 | |
| 53 | TONIGHT SHE’S GONNA LOVE ME (Like There Was No Tomorrow) Razzy Bailey (RCA 11446) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | GOING, GOING, GONE Mary K. Miller (Inergi 311) | 59 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | REACHING OUT TO HOLD YOU Dottie West (United Artists 1257) | 60 | 66 | 78 | 5 | |
| 56 | WHISKEY RIVER Willie Nelson (Columbia 10877) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1139) | 62 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | BEST FRIENDS MAKE THE WORST ENEMIES David Houston (Elektra 45552) | 66 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| 59 | FRIEND, LOVER, WIFE Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50621) | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 60 | I’LL WAKE YOU UP WHEN I GET HOME Charlie Rich (Elektra 45553) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | BACK TO THE LOVE Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8686) | 42 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 62 | OLD FLAME, NEW FIRE Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 8715) | 48 | 50 | 58 | 6 | |
| 63 | CAN YOU FOOL Glen Campbell (Capitol 4638) | 50 | 18 | 17 | 15 | |
| 64 | POISON LOVE Gail Davies (Lifesong 1777) | 57 | 29 | 31 | 11 | |
| 65 | LOVE AIN’T MADE FOR FOOLS John Wesley Ryles (ABC 12432) | 71 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | HOW I LOVE YOU IN THE MORNING Peggy Sue (Door Knob 079) | 70 | 80 | 84 | 8 | |
| 67 | TEXAS ME & YOU Asleep At The Wheel (Capitol 4659) | 69 | 74 | 82 | 5 | |
| 68 | IT’S MY PARTY Sherry Brane (Oak 1013) | 78 | 89 | 93 | 5 | |
| 69 | ANY DAY NOW Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54039) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | EVERLASTING LOVE Narvel Felts (ABC 12441) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | PLAY ME A MEMORY Zella Lehr (RCA 11433) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | EYES BIG AS DALLAS Wynn Stewart (Win 126) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | THE GIVER Paul Schmucker (Star-Fox 378) | 75 | 85 | 90 | 5 | |
| 74 | YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra & Neil (Columbia 10840) | 77 | 79 | 88 | 5 | |
| 75 | THE FOOL STRIKES AGAIN Charlie Rich (United Artists 1269) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 8701) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | ANGELINE Ed Bruce (Epic 50645) | 87 | 88 | 98 | 4 | |
| 78 | DREAMIN’S ALL I DO Earl Conley (Warner Bros. 8717) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | THE FOOTBALL CARD Glenn Sutton (Mercury 55052) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | ME PLUS YOU EQUALS LOVE Dawn Chastain (Oak 1018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | DRIFTING LOVERS Charlie McCoy (Monument 272) | 83 | 83 | 86 | 5 | |
| 82 | PLEASIN’ MY WOMAN Billy Parker (SCR 162) | 92 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | HURT AS BIG AS TEXAS Randy Cornor (Cherry 783) | 93 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | JUST STAY WITH ME Terri Hollowell (Con Brio 144) | 94 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | ONE MAN’S WOMAN Kelly Warren (RCA 11428) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | ME TOUCHIN’ YOU Linda Nail (Ridgetop 00178) | 96 | 96 | 97 | 4 | |
| 87 | MY FAVORITE SIN Stonewall Jackson (Little Darlin’ 7806) | 97 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | BETTER THAN NOW Dewayne Orender (Volunteer 102) | 90 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| 89 | SWEET LIFE Paul Davis (Bang 738) | 89 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | LOVE SONGS JUST FOR YOU Glenn Barber (Century 21 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | ONE IN A MILLION Nate Harvell (Republic 033) | 86 | 87 | 92 | 5 | |
| 92 | LOVE SURVIVED Roy Head (ABC 12418) | 76 | 51 | 48 | 9 | |
| 93 | OOH BABY BABY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45546) | 84 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 94 | I NEVER HAD THE ONE I WANTED Claude Gray (Granny White 10007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | NATURAL LOVE O.B. McClinton (Epic 50620) | 73 | 77 | 79 | 7 | |
| 96 | I HEARD A SONG TODAY Tommy O’Day (Nu-Trayl 926) | 98 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | LEAVE IT TO LOVE Jim Taylor (Checkmate 3106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | I JUST NEED A COKE (To Get The Whiskey Down) Lenny Gault (MRC 1024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | KISS YOU ALL OVER Jim Mundy & Terri Melton (MCM 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | WILDWOOD FLOWER Tommy Wills (Golden Moon 004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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