| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 14, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | AMANDA Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11596) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT Anne Murray (Capitol 4716) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE Dolly Parton (RCA 11577) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
| 4 | I CAN’T FEEL YOU ANYMORE Loretta Lynn (MCA 41021) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 5 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8815) | 9 | 15 | 23 | 7 | |
| 6 | (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY Johnny Cash (Columbia 10961) | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | SUSPICIONS Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053) | 13 | 21 | 35 | 5 | |
| 8 | NOBODY LIKES SAD SONGS Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11553) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | YOU FEEL GOOD ALL OVER T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8808) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 10 | PLAY TOGETHER AGAIN AGAIN Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 8830) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| 11 | DELLA AND THE DEALER Hoyt Axton (Jeremiah 1000) | 14 | 19 | 27 | 10 | |
| 12 | NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD Tammy Wynette (Epic 50722) | 20 | 27 | 34 | 6 | |
| 13 | WHEN A LOVE AIN’T RIGHT Charly McClain (Epic 50706) | 16 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| 14 | PICK THE WILDWOOD FLOWER Gene Watson (Capitol 4723) | 24 | 30 | 43 | 6 | |
| 15 | COCA COLA COWBOY Mel Tillis (MCA 41041) | 28 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 16 | SIMPLE LITTLE WORDS Cristy Lane (LS 172) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 17 | WORLD’S MOST PERFECT WOMAN Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50696) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
| 18 | YOU CAN HAVE HER George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50708) | 19 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 19 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 8812) | 22 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| 20 | SPANISH EYES Charlie Rich (Epic 50701) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 10 | |
| 21 | REUNITED Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon (Epic 50717) | 27 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 22 | FAMILY TRADITION Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra 46046) | 29 | 32 | 44 | 6 | |
| 23 | BARSTOOL MOUNTAIN Moe Bandy (Columbia 10974) | 30 | 33 | 40 | 5 | |
| 24 | BREAKIN’ IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8814) | 26 | 28 | 33 | 8 | |
| 25 | LIBERATED WOMAN John Wesley Ryles (MCA 41033) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 7 | |
| 26 | STAY WITH ME Dave & Sugar (RCA 11654) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | ALL AROUND COWBOY Marty Robbins (Columbia 11016) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 4 | |
| 28 | LOVE ME LIKE A STRANGER Cliff Cochran (RCA 11562) | 33 | 36 | 51 | 8 | |
| 29 | THAT’S THE ONLY WAY TO SAY GOOD MORNING / ALL THE GOOD THINGS ARE GONE Ray Price (Monument 283) | 40 | 55 | 58 | 7 | |
| 30 | DON’T LET ME CROSS OVER Jim Reeves (RCA 11564) | 43 | 57 | 67 | 5 | |
| 31 | WASN’T IT EASY BABY Freddie Hart (Capitol 4720) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 7 | |
| 32 | SHE BELIEVES IN ME Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 33 | (Who Was The Man Who Put) THE LINE IN GASOLINE Jerry Reed (RCA 11638) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 5 | |
| 34 | SLIP AWAY Dottsy (RCA 11610) | 44 | 50 | 60 | 5 | |
| 35 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 11006) | 46 | 52 | 62 | 4 | |
| 36 | FELL INTO LOVE Foxfire (NSD 24) | 41 | 51 | 61 | 6 | |
| 37 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Willie Nelson & Leon Russell (Columbia 11023) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | RED BANDANA Merle Haggard (MCA 41007) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 39 | CALIFORNIA Glen Campbell (Capitol 4715) | 39 | 40 | 50 | 8 | |
| 40 | FOREVER ONE DAY AT A TIME Don Gibson (MCA/Hickory 41031) | 53 | 56 | 63 | 7 | |
| 41 | OH BABY MINE (I Get So Lonely) Bobby G. Rice (Republic 041) | 42 | 46 | 55 | 6 | |
| 42 | WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS Ernest Tubb & Friends (Cachet 4501) | 45 | 49 | 54 | 7 | |
| 43 | TILL I GAIN CONTROL AGAIN Bobby Bare (Columbia 10998) | 47 | 54 | 59 | 6 | |
| 44 | HERE WE ARE AGAIN Statler Brothers (Mercury 55066) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I MAY NEVER GET TO HEAVEN Conway Twitty (MCA 41059) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | YOURS Freddy Fender (Starflite 4900) | 55 | 62 | 72 | 4 | |
| 48 | DON’T FEEL LIKE THE LONE RANGER Leon Everette (Orlando 103) | 56 | 63 | 78 | 6 | |
| 49 | JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST Diana (Elektra 46061) | 57 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | TIL I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (United Artists 1299) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | SOMEDAY MY DAY WILL COME George Jones (Epic 50684) | 62 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | MIDDLE-AGE MADNESS Earl Thomas Conley (Warner Bros. 8798) | 63 | 67 | 77 | 5 | |
| 53 | TWO STEPS FORWARD AND THREE STEPS BACK Susie Allanson (Elektra/Curb 46036) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 54 | IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8806) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 11 | |
| 55 | YOU’RE MY JAMAICA Charley Pride (RCA 11655) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | PLAY HER BACK TO YESTERDAY Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4740) | 68 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr. Hook (Capitol 4705) | 61 | 65 | 83 | 4 | |
| 58 | FOOLS FOR EACH OTHER Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 50735) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430) | 76 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | TOWER OF STRENGTH Narvel Felts (MCA 41055) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | WHAT I FEEL IS YOU Billy The Kid (Cyclone 103) | 67 | 72 | 79 | 4 | |
| 62 | WE’VE GOTTA GET AWAY FROM IT ALL Tom Grant (Republic 043) | 69 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | COULD I TALK YOU INTO LOVING ME AGAIN Wynn Stewart (Win’s 127) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 7 | |
| 64 | THAT MAKES TWO OF US Jacky Ward & Reba McEntire (Mercury 55054) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | LET’S TRY AGAIN Janie Fricke (Columbia 11029) | 73 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | I’VE GOT COUNTRY MUSIC IN MY SOUL Don King (Con Brio 153) | 66 | 69 | 74 | 5 | |
| 67 | I’M GETTIN’ INTO YOUR LOVE Ruby Falls (50 States 70) | 74 | 80 | 86 | 6 | |
| 68 | WOMAN’S TOUCH Glenn Barber (MMI 1031) | 71 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 69 | FIFTEEN HUNDRED TIMES A DAY Vern Gosdin (Elektra 46052) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | YOU ARE MY RAINBOW David Rogers (Republic 042) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | THE LOVE SONG AND THE DREAM BELONG TO ME Peggy Sue (Door Knob 102) | 78 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | JULIE (Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?) Wood Newton (Elektra 46059) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Zella Lehr (RCA 11648) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | MAKE LOVE TO ME Cates (Ovation 1126) | 86 | 89 | 90 | 4 | |
| 75 | SECOND HAND EMOTION Faron Young (MCA 41046) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | IT WON’T GO AWAY Rayburn Anthony (Mercury 55063) | 77 | 77 | 81 | 6 | |
| 77 | JUST GOOD OL’ BOYS Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 11027) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | WHEN I DREAM Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1288) | 50 | 41 | 12 | 14 | |
| 79 | I COULD SURE USE THE FEELING Earl Scruggs Revue (Columbia 10992) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | RAINBOW AND ROSES Billy Walker (Caprice 2057) | 84 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | THERE IS A MIRACLE IN YOU Tom T. Hall (RCA 11568) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 10 | |
| 82 | LOW DOG BLUES John Anderson (Warner Bros. 8863) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | BLUE SKY SHININ’ Mickey Newbury (MCA 41032) | 83 | 85 | 87 | 4 | |
| 84 | SHE WEARS IT WELL Jerry Naylor (Warner/Curb 8881) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | MAZELLE Gary Stewart (RCA 11623) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TRY HOME Sandy Posey (Warner Bros. 8852) | 89 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | I CAN’T SAY GOODBYE TO YOU Becky Hobbs (Mercury 55062) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | CHUNKY PEOPLE Hargus “Pig” Robbins (Elektra 46037) | 91 | 92 | 93 | 4 | |
| 89 | CAN’T YOU HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOW Sonny Throckmorton (Mercury 55061) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | EBONY EYES / HONEY Orion (Sun 1142) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | AT THE MOONLITE Bill Phillips (Soundwaves 4587) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | SUPER LADY Ray Pillow (MCA 41047) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME Jody Miller (Epic 50734) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | TOUCH ME (I’ll Be Your Fool Once More) Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 8787) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 13 | |
| 95 | A SALUTE TO THE DUKE Paul Ott (Elektra 46066) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | JUST LIKE REAL PEOPLE Kendalls (Ovation 1125) | 32 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| 97 | I DON’T LIE Joe Stampley (Epic 50694) | 35 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| 98 | IF LOVE HAD A FACE Razzy Bailey (RCA 11536) | 48 | 10 | 7 | 13 | |
| 99 | I’LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN Tommy Overstreet (Elektra 46023) | 49 | 31 | 31 | 11 | |
| 100 | CHEAPER CRUDE OR NO MORE FOOD Bobby “Sofine” Butler (IBC 0001) | 51 | 37 | 38 | 8 | |
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