| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 16, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHE BELIEVES IN ME Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | AMANDA Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11596) | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | |
| 3 | RED BANDANA Merle Haggard (MCA 41007) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | NOBODY LIKES SAD SONGS Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11553) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 5 | SAIL AWAY Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 12463) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 6 | YOU FEEL GOOD ALL OVER T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8808) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |
| 7 | WHEN I DREAM Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1288) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 8 | IF LOVE HAD A FACE Razzy Bailey (RCA 11536) | 10 | 11 | 20 | 9 | |
| 9 | JUST LIKE REAL PEOPLE Kendalls (Ovation 1125) | 11 | 12 | 22 | 7 | |
| 10 | I CAN’T FEEL YOU ANYMORE Loretta Lynn (MCA 41021) | 14 | 20 | 27 | 7 | |
| 11 | ARE YOU SINCERE / SOLITAIRE Elvis Presley (RCA 11533) | 12 | 18 | 24 | 9 | |
| 12 | YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE Dolly Parton (RCA 11577) | 18 | — | — | 2 | |
| 13 | SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT Anne Murray (Capitol 4716) | 22 | 31 | 40 | 5 | |
| 14 | IF I SAID YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BODY WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8790) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| 15 | TWO STEPS FORWARD AND THREE STEPS BACK Susie Allanson (Elektra/Curb 46036) | 16 | 22 | 25 | 8 | |
| 16 | I DON’T LIE Joe Stampley (Epic 50694) | 19 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| 17 | I’M THE SINGER, YOU’RE THE SONG Tanya Tucker (MCA 41005) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 11 | |
| 18 | I WILL SURVIVE Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1292) | 21 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 19 | DOWN TO EARTH WOMAN Kenny Dale (Capitol 4704) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 20 | IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8806) | 24 | 26 | 32 | 7 | |
| 21 | SIMPLE LITTLE WORDS Cristy Lane (LS 172) | 27 | 30 | 36 | 7 | |
| 22 | PLAY TOGETHER AGAIN AGAIN Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 8830) | 28 | 33 | 46 | 6 | |
| 23 | (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY Johnny Cash (Columbia 10961) | 32 | 41 | 51 | 5 | |
| 24 | STEADY AS THE RAIN Stella Parton (Elektra 46029) | 25 | 27 | 33 | 9 | |
| 25 | WORLD’S MOST PERFECT WOMAN Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50696) | 26 | 28 | 34 | 8 | |
| 26 | WHEN A LOVE AIN’T RIGHT Charly McClain (Epic 50706) | 39 | 44 | 48 | 5 | |
| 27 | TOUCH ME (I’ll Be Your Fool Once More) Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 8787) | 30 | 32 | 37 | 9 | |
| 28 | THERE IS A MIRACLE IN YOU Tom T. Hall (RCA 11568) | 36 | 38 | 44 | 6 | |
| 29 | ME AND MY BROKEN HEART Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8786) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
| 30 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8815) | 41 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | DELLA AND THE DEALER Hoyt Axton (Jeremiah 1000) | 40 | 43 | 49 | 6 | |
| 32 | MY MAMA NEVER HEARD ME SING Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4707) | 34 | 36 | 38 | 8 | |
| 33 | I’LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN Tommy Overstreet (Elektra 46023) | 35 | 37 | 39 | 7 | |
| 34 | SPANISH EYES Charlie Rich (Epic 50701) | 37 | 39 | 45 | 6 | |
| 35 | YOU CAN HAVE HER George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50708) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 4 | |
| 36 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 8812) | 44 | 48 | 55 | 4 | |
| 37 | BREAKIN’ IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8814) | 51 | 58 | 69 | 4 | |
| 38 | LAY DOWN BESIDE ME Don Williams (ABC 12458) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 39 | SEPTEMBER SONG Willie Nelson (Columbia 10929) | 15 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 40 | RUNAWAY HEART Reba McEntire (Mercury 55058) | 33 | 34 | 42 | 9 | |
| 41 | MY HEART IS NOT MY OWN Mundo Earwood (GMC 106) | 43 | 45 | 50 | 8 | |
| 42 | CHEAPER CRUDE OR NO MORE FOOD Bobby “Sofine” Butler (IBC 0001) | 54 | 62 | 72 | 4 | |
| 43 | SUSPICIONS Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD Tammy Wynette (Epic 50722) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | SHE’S BEEN KEEPIN’ ME UP NIGHTS Bobby Lewis (Capricorn 0318) | 45 | 47 | 47 | 9 | |
| 46 | REUNITED Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon (Epic 50717) | 58 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | I JUST WANNA FEEL THE MAGIC Bobby Borchers (Epic/Playboy 50687) | 49 | 51 | 54 | 7 | |
| 48 | NADINE Freddy Weller (Columbia 10973) | 53 | 59 | 67 | 5 | |
| 49 | WHAT IN HER WORLD DID I DO Eddy Arnold (RCA 11537) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 10 | |
| 50 | BARSTOOL MOUNTAIN Moe Bandy (Columbia 10974) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | WASN’T IT EASY BABY Freddie Hart (Capitol 4720) | 68 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | CALIFORNIA Glen Campbell (Capitol 4715) | 56 | 61 | 77 | 4 | |
| 53 | LOVE ME LIKE A STRANGER Cliff Cochran (RCA 11562) | 64 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 54 | I MIGHT BE AWHILE IN NEW ORLEANS Johnny Russell (Mercury 55060) | 57 | 60 | 64 | 6 | |
| 55 | LIBERATED WOMAN John Wesley Ryles (MCA 41033) | 73 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | (Who Was The Man Who Put) THE LINE IN GASOLINE Jerry Reed (RCA 11638) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | GETTING OVER YOU AGAIN Dale McBride (Con Brio 151) | 59 | 65 | 70 | 6 | |
| 58 | BAD DAY FOR A BREAKUP Leslee Barnhill (Republic 040) | 60 | 66 | 76 | 6 | |
| 59 | FAMILY TRADITION Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra 46046) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS Ernest Tubb & Friends (Cachet 4501) | 67 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | PICK THE WILDWOOD FLOWER Gene Watson (Capitol 4723) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | OH BABY MINE (I Get So Lonely) Bobby G. Rice (Republic 041) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | COCA COLA COWBOY Mel Tillis (MCA 41041) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | THAT’S THE ONLY WAY TO SAY GOOD MORNING / ALL THE GOOD THINGS ARE GONE Ray Price (Monument 283) | 70 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | LYING IN LOVE WITH YOU Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11532) | 31 | 9 | 5 | 12 | |
| 66 | THE REAL THING O.B. McClinton (Epic 50698) | 66 | 68 | 71 | 6 | |
| 67 | TILL I GAIN CONTROL AGAIN Bobby Bare (Columbia 10998) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | SLIP AWAY Dottsy (RCA 11610) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | FELL INTO LOVE Foxfire (NSD 24) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | FOREVER ONE DAY AT A TIME Don Gibson (MCA/Hickory 41031) | 76 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU Mike Lunsford (Gusto 9018) | 71 | 77 | 83 | 4 | |
| 72 | WHAT’RE WE DOING, DOING THIS AGAIN Nick Nixon (MCA 41030) | 77 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | BETWEEN THE LINES Bobby Braddock (Elektra 46038) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | DON’T SAY LOVE Connie Smith (Monument 284) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES David Houston (Elektra 46028) | 29 | 29 | 31 | 10 | |
| 76 | ROCKIN’ MY LIFE AWAY Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 46030) | 38 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 77 | DISCO GIRL GO AWAY Rebecca Lynn (Scorpion 0581) | 82 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | LAY BACK IN THE ARMS OF SOMEONE Juice Newton (Capitol 4714) | 78 | 81 | 84 | 5 | |
| 79 | COULD I TALK YOU INTO LOVING ME AGAIN Wynn Stewart (Win’s 127) | 85 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | MIDDLE-AGE MADNESS Earl Thomas Conley (Warner Bros. 8798) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | SWEET MELINDA Randy Barlow (Republic 039) | 47 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| 82 | DON’T LET ME CROSS OVER Jim Reeves (RCA 11564) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I’VE GOT COUNTRY MUSIC IN MY SOUL Don King (Con Brio 153) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | STEAL AWAY Paul Schmucker (Star-Fox 279) | 89 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| 85 | I DON’T WANNA WANT YOU Scott Summer (Con Brio 152) | 86 | 88 | 90 | 4 | |
| 86 | NOTHING BUT TIME Helen Hudson (Cyclone 102) | 88 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| 87 | NO GREATER LOVE Billy Stack (Caprice 2058) | 87 | 89 | 93 | 4 | |
| 88 | IT WON’T GO AWAY Rayburn Anthony (Mercury 55063) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | DON’T FEEL LIKE THE LONE RANGER Leon Everette (Orlando 103) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | LINES Jerry Fuller (MCA 41022) | 90 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | I’M GETTIN’ INTO YOUR LOVE Ruby Falls (50 States 70) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | A COUPLE MORE YEARS King Edward IV & Knights (Soundwaves 4583) | 94 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
| 93 | HOW TO BE A COUNTRY STAR Statler Brothers (Mercury 55057) | 48 | 17 | 7 | 12 | |
| 94 | THE GIRL ON THE OTHER SIDE Nick Noble & Lew Douglas (TMS 601) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 9 | |
| 95 | DREAM LOVER Rick Nelson (Epic 50674) | 55 | 57 | 61 | 7 | |
| 96 | JUST BETWEEN US Bill Woody (ABC/Hickory 54043) | 61 | 63 | 65 | 11 | |
| 97 | SPARE A LITTLE LOVIN’ (On A Fool) Arnie Rue (NSD 19) | 62 | 64 | 66 | 6 | |
| 98 | LO QUE SEA (What Ever May The Future Be) Jess Garron (Charta 131) | 50 | 35 | 35 | 12 | |
| 99 | MOMENT BY MOMENT Narvel Felts (MCA 41011) | 63 | 40 | 41 | 9 | |
| 100 | DON’T TAKE IT AWAY Conway Twitty (MCA 41002) | 74 | 49 | 10 | 14 | |
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