| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| (No new chart published this week [published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 30 issue]; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 6, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
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N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
TULSA TIME Don Williams (ABC 12425) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| LADY LAY DOWN John Conlee (ABC 12420) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| DON’T YOU THINK THIS OUTLAW BIT’S DONE GOT OUT OF HAND Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11390) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | ||
| ALL OF ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 10834) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| DO YOU EVER FOOL AROUND Joe Stampley (Epic 50626) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||
| RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Jacky Ward (Mercury 55047) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
| YOUR LOVE HAD TAKEN ME THAT HIGH Conway Twitty (MCA 40963) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 9 | ||
| BURGERS AND FRIES Charley Pride (RCA 11391) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| I’VE DONE ENOUGH DYIN’ TODAY Larry Gatlin (Monument 270) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | ||
| BABY I’M BURNIN’ / I REALLY GOT THE FEELING Dolly Parton (RCA 11420) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 7 | ||
| WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY Loretta Lynn (MCA 40954) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | ||
| WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE YOU LEFT ME FOR Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1259) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 6 | ||
| THE OFFICIAL HISTORIAN ON SHIRLEY JEAN BERRELL Statler Brothers (Mercury 55048) | 13 | 16 | 23 | 8 | ||
| PLEASE DON’T PLAY A LOVE SONG Marty Robbins (Columbia 10821) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | ||
| AS LONG AS I CAN WAKE UP IN YOUR ARMS Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0309) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | ||
| HIGH AND DRY Joe Sun (Ovation 1117) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 10 | ||
| TEXAS (When I Die) Tanya Tucker (MCA 40976) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 7 | ||
| COME ON IN Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12434) | 18 | 25 | 35 | 5 | ||
| FEET Ray Price (Monument 267) | 19 | 19 | 22 | 11 | ||
| GIMME BACK MY BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA 11407) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 9 | ||
| DOUBLE S Bill Anderson (MCA 40964) | 21 | 21 | 24 | 9 | ||
| IT’S TIME WE TALK THINGS OVER Rex Allen, Jr. & Boys (Warner Bros. 8697) | 22 | 24 | 32 | 7 | ||
| BACK ON MY MIND AGAIN / SANTA BARBARA Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11421) | 23 | 34 | 58 | 4 | ||
| EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45554) | 24 | 29 | 71 | 4 | ||
| YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11435) | 25 | 31 | 34 | 6 | ||
| LOVE GOT IN THE WAY Freddy Weller (Columbia 10837) | 26 | 26 | 28 | 12 | ||
| LOVIN’ ON Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8692) | 27 | 27 | 30 | 8 | ||
| THE SONG WE MADE LOVE TO Mickey Gilley (Epic/Playboy 50631) | 28 | 28 | 31 | 8 | ||
| I JUST CAN’T STAY MARRIED TO YOU Cristy Lane (LS 169) | 29 | 33 | 37 | 7 | ||
| PLAYIN’ HARD TO GET Janie Fricke (Columbia 10849) | 30 | 30 | 33 | 10 | ||
| LOVE AIN’T GONNA WAIT FOR US Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1251) | 31 | 32 | 39 | 9 | ||
| MABELLENE George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50647) | 32 | 35 | 41 | 5 | ||
| MR. JONES Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 8716) | 33 | 37 | 49 | 6 | ||
| HOW DEEP IN LOVE AM I? Johnny Russell (Mercury 55045) | 34 | 36 | 42 | 8 | ||
| HAPPY TOGETHER T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8721) | 35 | 40 | 60 | 4 | ||
| THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE BAR John Anderson (Warner Bros. 8705) | 36 | 38 | 43 | 8 | ||
| YOU WERE WORTH WAITING FOR Don King (Con Brio 142) | 37 | 39 | 44 | 8 | ||
| ON MY KNEES Charlie Rich (with Janie Fricke) (Epic 50616) | 38 | 5 | 1 | 14 | ||
| THE BULL AND THE BEAVER Merle Haggard & Leona Williams (MCA 40962) | 39 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||
| REST YOUR LOVE ON ME Bee Gees (RSO 913) | 40 | 46 | 57 | 7 | ||
| THE SOFTEST TOUCH IN TOWN Bobby G. Rice (Republic 031) | 41 | 41 | 46 | 10 | ||
| MAYBE YOU SHOULD’VE BEEN LISTENING Jessi Colter (Capitol 4641) | 42 | 43 | 45 | 11 | ||
| I’M GONNA FEED ’EM NOW / OLE SLEW FOOT Porter Wagoner (RCA 11411) | 43 | 45 | 47 | 9 / 7 | ||
| FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Mundo Earwood (GMC 105) | 44 | 49 | 54 | 6 | ||
| STONE WALL (Around Your Heart) Gary Stewart (RCA 11416) | 45 | 47 | 52 | 7 | ||
| THE JEALOUS KIND / LOVE ME AGAIN Rita Coolidge (A&M 2090) | 46 | 51 | 55 | 5 / 10 | ||
| ALIBIS Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55050) | 47 | 54 | 68 | 5 | ||
| BUILDING MEMORIES Sonny James (Columbia 10852) | 48 | 53 | 62 | 6 | ||
| THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1250) | 49 | 44 | 7 | 11 | ||
| FALL IN LOVE WITH ME TONIGHT Randy Barlow (Republic 034) | 50 | 55 | 65 | 5 | ||
| IF EVERYONE HAD SOMEONE LIKE YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA 11422) | 51 | 56 | 70 | 5 | ||
| GET BACK TO LOVING ME Jim Chesnut (ABC/Hickory 54038) | 52 | 52 | 56 | 9 | ||
| TONIGHT SHE’S GONNA LOVE ME (Like There Was No Tomorrow) Razzy Bailey (RCA 11446) | 53 | 74 | — | 3 | ||
| GOING, GOING, GONE Mary K. Miller (Inergi 311) | 54 | 59 | 72 | 4 | ||
| REACHING OUT TO HOLD YOU Dottie West (United Artists 1257) | 55 | 60 | 66 | 6 | ||
| WHISKEY RIVER Willie Nelson (Columbia 10877) | 56 | 65 | — | 3 | ||
| SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1139) | 57 | 62 | 73 | 4 | ||
| BEST FRIENDS MAKE THE WORST ENEMIES David Houston (Elektra 45552) | 58 | 66 | 78 | 5 | ||
| FRIEND, LOVER, WIFE Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50621) | 59 | 23 | 6 | 12 | ||
| I’LL WAKE YOU UP WHEN I GET HOME Charlie Rich (Elektra 45553) | 60 | — | — | 2 | ||
| BACK TO THE LOVE Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8686) | 61 | 42 | 15 | 11 | ||
| OLD FLAME, NEW FIRE Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 8715) | 62 | 48 | 50 | 7 | ||
| CAN YOU FOOL Glen Campbell (Capitol 4638) | 63 | 50 | 18 | 16 | ||
| POISON LOVE Gail Davies (Lifesong 1777) | 64 | 57 | 29 | 12 | ||
| LOVE AIN’T MADE FOR FOOLS John Wesley Ryles (ABC 12432) | 65 | 71 | 81 | 4 | ||
| HOW I LOVE YOU IN THE MORNING Peggy Sue (Door Knob 079) | 66 | 70 | 80 | 9 | ||
| TEXAS ME & YOU Asleep At The Wheel (Capitol 4659) | 67 | 69 | 74 | 6 | ||
| IT’S MY PARTY Sherry Brane (Oak 1013) | 68 | 78 | 89 | 6 | ||
| ANY DAY NOW Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54039) | 69 | 72 | 82 | 4 | ||
| EVERLASTING LOVE Narvel Felts (ABC 12441) | 70 | — | — | 2 | ||
| PLAY ME A MEMORY Zella Lehr (RCA 11433) | 71 | 81 | — | 3 | ||
| EYES BIG AS DALLAS Wynn Stewart (Win 126) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | ||
| THE GIVER Paul Schmucker (Star-Fox 378) | 73 | 75 | 85 | 6 | ||
| YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra & Neil (Columbia 10840) | 74 | 77 | 79 | 6 | ||
| THE FOOL STRIKES AGAIN Charlie Rich (United Artists 1269) | 75 | 88 | — | 3 | ||
| DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 8701) | 76 | 80 | — | 3 | ||
| ANGELINE Ed Bruce (Epic 50645) | 77 | 87 | 88 | 5 | ||
| DREAMIN’S ALL I DO Earl Conley (Warner Bros. 8717) | 78 | — | — | 2 | ||
| THE FOOTBALL CARD Glenn Sutton (Mercury 55052) | 79 | — | — | 2 | ||
| ME PLUS YOU EQUALS LOVE Dawn Chastain (Oak 1018) | 80 | — | — | 2 | ||
| DRIFTING LOVERS Charlie McCoy (Monument 272) | 81 | 83 | 83 | 6 | ||
| PLEASIN’ MY WOMAN Billy Parker (SCR 162) | 82 | 92 | 94 | 4 | ||
| HURT AS BIG AS TEXAS Randy Cornor (Cherry 783) | 83 | 93 | 93 | 4 | ||
| JUST STAY WITH ME Terri Hollowell (Con Brio 144) | 84 | 94 | 97 | 4 | ||
| ONE MAN’S WOMAN Kelly Warren (RCA 11428) | 85 | — | — | 2 | ||
| ME TOUCHIN’ YOU Linda Nail (Ridgetop 00178) | 86 | 96 | 96 | 5 | ||
| MY FAVORITE SIN Stonewall Jackson (Little Darlin’ 7806) | 87 | 97 | 99 | 4 | ||
| BETTER THAN NOW Dewayne Orender (Volunteer 102) | 88 | 90 | 91 | 5 | ||
| SWEET LIFE Paul Davis (Bang 738) | 89 | 89 | 90 | 4 | ||
| LOVE SONGS JUST FOR YOU Glenn Barber (Century 21 101) | 90 | — | — | 2 | ||
| ONE IN A MILLION Nate Harvell (Republic 033) | 91 | 86 | 87 | 6 | ||
| LOVE SURVIVED Roy Head (ABC 12418) | 92 | 76 | 51 | 10 | ||
| OOH BABY BABY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45546) | 93 | 84 | 84 | 5 | ||
| I NEVER HAD THE ONE I WANTED Claude Gray (Granny White 10007) | 94 | — | — | 2 | ||
| NATURAL LOVE O.B. McClinton (Epic 50620) | 95 | 73 | 77 | 8 | ||
| I HEARD A SONG TODAY Tommy O’Day (Nu-Trayl 926) | 96 | 98 | 98 | 4 | ||
| LEAVE IT TO LOVE Jim Taylor (Checkmate 3106) | 97 | — | — | 2 | ||
| I JUST NEED A COKE (To Get The Whiskey Down) Lenny Gault (MRC 1024) | 98 | — | — | 2 | ||
| KISS YOU ALL OVER Jim Mundy & Terri Melton (MCM 101) | 99 | — | — | 2 | ||
| WILDWOOD FLOWER Tommy Wills (Golden Moon 004) | 100 | — | — | 2 | ||
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