| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 20, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BABY I’M BURNIN’ / I REALLY GOT THE FEELING Dolly Parton (RCA 11420) | 5 |
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 |
10 | 9 | |
| 2 | YOUR LOVE HAD TAKEN ME THAT HIGH Conway Twitty (MCA 40963) | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 3 | DO YOU EVER FOOL AROUND Joe Stampley (Epic 50626) | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE YOU LEFT ME FOR Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1259) | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 5 | TEXAS (When I Die) Tanya Tucker (MCA 40976) | 10 | 17 | 9 | ||
| 6 | COME ON IN Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12434) | 11 | 18 | 7 | ||
| 7 | I’VE DONE ENOUGH DYIN’ TODAY Larry Gatlin (Monument 270) | 7 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 8 | THE OFFICIAL HISTORIAN ON SHIRLEY JEAN BERRELL Statler Brothers (Mercury 55048) | 9 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 9 | EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45554) | 13 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 10 | BACK ON MY MIND AGAIN / SANTA BARBARA Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11421) | 14 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 11 | LADY LAY DOWN John Conlee (ABC 12420) | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 12 | AS LONG AS I CAN WAKE UP IN YOUR ARMS Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0309) | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 13 | MABELLENE George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50647) | 23 | 32 | 7 | ||
| 14 | HAPPY TOGETHER T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8721) | 24 | 35 | 6 | ||
| 15 | GIMME BACK MY BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA 11407) | 15 | 20 | 11 | ||
| 16 | IT’S TIME WE TALK THINGS OVER Rex Allen, Jr. & Boys (Warner Bros. 8697) | 18 | 22 | 9 | ||
| 17 | YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11435) | 19 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 18 | EVERLASTING LOVE Narvel Felts (ABC 12441) | 25 | 70 | 4 | ||
| 19 | THE SONG WE MADE LOVE TO Mickey Gilley (Epic/Playboy 50631) | 20 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 20 | LOVIN’ ON Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8692) | 21 | 27 | 10 | ||
| 21 | I JUST CAN’T STAY MARRIED TO YOU Cristy Lane (LS 169) | 22 | 29 | 9 | ||
| 22 | TULSA TIME Don Williams (ABC 12425) | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 23 | TONIGHT SHE’S GONNA LOVE ME (Like There Was No Tomorrow) Razzy Bailey (RCA 11446) | 32 | 53 | 5 | ||
| 24 | MR. JONES Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 8716) | 26 | 33 | 8 | ||
| 25 | ALIBIS Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55050) | 34 | 47 | 7 | ||
| 26 | YOU WERE WORTH WAITING FOR Don King (Con Brio 142) | 29 | 37 | 10 | ||
| 27 | HOW DEEP IN LOVE AM I? Johnny Russell (Mercury 55045) | 30 | 34 | 10 | ||
| 28 | IF EVERYONE HAD SOMEONE LIKE YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA 11422) | 33 | 51 | 7 | ||
| 29 | I’LL WAKE YOU UP WHEN I GET HOME Charlie Rich (Elektra 45553) | 42 | 60 | 4 | ||
| 30 | FALL IN LOVE WITH ME TONIGHT Randy Barlow (Republic 034) | 39 | 50 | 7 | ||
| 31 | FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Mundo Earwood (GMC 105) | 35 | 44 | 8 | ||
| 32 | WHISKEY RIVER Willie Nelson (Columbia 10877) | 41 | 56 | 5 | ||
| 33 | IF I COULD WRITE A SONG AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4672) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1139) | 44 | 57 | 6 | ||
| 35 | SEND ME DOWN TO TUCSON / CHARLIE’S ANGEL Mel Tillis (MCA 40983) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | SOMEBODY SPECIAL Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8722) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | REST YOUR LOVE ON ME Bee Gees (RSO 913) | 37 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 38 | I’M GONNA FEED ’EM NOW / OLE SLEW FOOT Porter Wagoner (RCA 11411) | 38 | 43 | 11 / 9 | ||
| 39 | BUILDING MEMORIES Sonny James (Columbia 10852) | 43 | 48 | 8 | ||
| 40 | STONE WALL (Around Your Heart) Gary Stewart (RCA 11416) | 40 | 45 | 9 | ||
| 41 | GOING, GOING, GONE Mary K. Miller (Inergi 311) | 47 | 54 | 6 | ||
| 42 | I HAD A LOVELY TIME Kendalls (Ovation 1119) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | ANY DAY NOW Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54039) | 55 | 69 | 6 | ||
| 44 | PLAY ME A MEMORY Zella Lehr (RCA 11433) | 57 | 71 | 5 | ||
| 45 | BEST FRIENDS MAKE THE WORST ENEMIES David Houston (Elektra 45552) | 50 | 58 | 7 | ||
| 46 | REACHING OUT TO HOLD YOU Dottie West (United Artists 1257) | 51 | 55 | 8 | ||
| 47 | GOLDEN TEARS Dave & Sugar (RCA 11427) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Jacky Ward (Mercury 55047) | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 49 | HOW I LOVE YOU IN THE MORNING Peggy Sue (Door Knob 079) | 61 | 66 | 11 | ||
| 50 | EYES BIG AS DALLAS Wynn Stewart (Win 126) | 62 | 72 | 5 | ||
| 51 | FEET Ray Price (Monument 267) | 17 | 19 | 13 | ||
| 52 | LOVE AIN’T MADE FOR FOOLS John Wesley Ryles (ABC 12432) | 58 | 65 | 6 | ||
| 53 | THE FOOL STRIKES AGAIN Charlie Rich (United Artists 1269) | 64 | 75 | 5 | ||
| 54 | ANGELINE Ed Bruce (Epic 50645) | 66 | 77 | 7 | ||
| 55 | THE FOOTBALL CARD Glenn Sutton (Mercury 55052) | 69 | 79 | 4 | ||
| 56 | STILL A WOMAN Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8726) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | IT’S MY PARTY Sherry Brane (Oak 1013) | 60 | 68 | 8 | ||
| 58 | EVERLASTING LOVE Louise Mandrell (Epic 50651) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | I WILL ROCK AND ROLL WITH YOU Johnny Cash (Columbia 10888) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | WISHING I HAD LISTENED TO YOUR SONG Bobby Borchers (Epic/Playboy 50650) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | DREAMIN’S ALL I DO Earl Conley (Warner Bros. 8717) | 67 | 78 | 4 | ||
| 62 | LOVE SONGS JUST FOR YOU Glenn Barber (Century 21 101) | 75 | 90 | 4 | ||
| 63 | ME PLUS YOU EQUALS LOVE Dawn Chastain (Oak 1018) | 70 | 80 | 4 | ||
| 64 | SON OF CLAYTON DELANEY Tom T. Hall (RCA 11453) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Cal Smith (MCA 40982) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | HIGH AND DRY Joe Sun (Ovation 1117) | 16 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 67 | MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8739) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | PLAYIN’ HARD TO GET Janie Fricke (Columbia 10849) | 27 | 30 | 12 | ||
| 69 | LOVE AIN’T GONNA WAIT FOR US Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1251) | 28 | 31 | 11 | ||
| 70 | WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY Loretta Lynn (MCA 40954) | 31 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 71 | THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE BAR John Anderson (Warner Bros. 8705) | 36 | 36 | 10 | ||
| 72 | THE GIVER Paul Schmucker (Star-Fox 378) | 72 | 73 | 8 | ||
| 73 | HE’S A COWBOY FROM TEXAS Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 0569) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | OUTLAWS AND LONE STAR BEER C.W. McCall (Polydor 14527) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | PLEASIN’ MY WOMAN Billy Parker (SCR 162) | 79 | 82 | 6 | ||
| 76 | DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 8701) | 74 | 76 | 5 | ||
| 77 | JUST STAY WITH ME Terri Hollowell (Con Brio 144) | 81 | 84 | 6 | ||
| 78 | ONE MAN’S WOMAN Kelly Warren (RCA 11428) | 83 | 85 | 4 | ||
| 79 | ME TOUCHIN’ YOU Linda Nail (Ridgetop 00178) | 84 | 86 | 7 | ||
| 80 | TRYIN’ TO SATISFY YOU Dottsy (RCA 11448) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | GYPSY EYES Terri Sue Newman (Texas Soul 71378) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | HURT AS BIG AS TEXAS Randy Cornor (Cherry 783) | 82 | 83 | 6 | ||
| 83 | ALL OF ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 10834) | 53 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 84 | BETTER THAN NOW Dewayne Orender (Volunteer 102) | 86 | 88 | 7 | ||
| 85 | MY FAVORITE SIN Stonewall Jackson (Little Darlin’ 7806) | 85 | 87 | 6 | ||
| 86 | I NEVER HAD THE ONE I WANTED Claude Gray (Granny White 10007) | 92 | 94 | 4 | ||
| 87 | SWEET LIFE Paul Davis (Bang 738) | 87 | 89 | 6 | ||
| 88 | LEAVE IT TO LOVE Jim Taylor (Checkmate 3106) | 94 | 97 | 4 | ||
| 89 | LOVING YOU IS A NATURAL HIGH Larry G. Hudson (Lone Star 706) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I’LL STILL LOVE YOU IN MY DREAMS Sandra Kaye (Door Knob 088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | I JUST NEED A COKE (To Get The Whiskey Down) Lenny Gault (MRC 1024) | 95 | 98 | 4 | ||
| 92 | I HEARD A SONG TODAY Tommy O’Day (Nu-Trayl 926) | 93 | 96 | 6 | ||
| 93 | I HATE THE WAY OUR LOVE IS Jimmy Peters & Lynda K. Lance (Vista 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | TEARS (There’s Nowhere Else To Hide) Tommy Overstreet & Nashville Express (Tina 523) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | KISS YOU ALL OVER Jim Mundy & Terri Melton (MCM 101) | 96 | 99 | 4 | ||
| 96 | A LITTLE MORE LOVE Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40975) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | WILDWOOD FLOWER Tommy Wills (Golden Moon 004) | 97 | 100 | 4 | ||
| 98 | DON’T YOU THINK THIS OUTLAW BIT’S DONE GOT OUT OF HAND Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11390) | 52 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 99 | SALT ON THE WOUND Jerry Fuller (ABC 12436) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | STATUE OF A FOOL Bill Medley (United Artists 1270) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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