| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 20, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FOOLED BY A FEELING Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41077) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2 | DREAM ON Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41078) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | YOU DECORATED MY LIFE Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315) | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | |
| 4 | ALL THE GOLD IN CALIFORNIA Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11066) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | BEFORE MY TIME John Conlee (MCA 41072) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 6 | HALF THE WAY Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087) | 7 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
| 7 | IN NO TIME AT ALL Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 8 | YOU AIN’T JUST WHISTLIN’ DIXIE Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49032) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 9 | SHOULD I COME HOME (Or Should I Go Crazy) Gene Watson (Capitol 4772) | 11 | 20 | 24 | 6 | |
| 10 | SWEET SUMMER LOVIN’ / GREAT BALLS OF FIRE Dolly Parton (RCA 11705) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | |
| 11 | COME WITH ME Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11723) | 12 | 22 | 30 | 5 | |
| 12 | MY OWN KIND OF HAT Merle Haggard (MCA 41112) | 13 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
| 13 | CRAZY ARMS Willie Nelson (RCA 11673) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 10 | |
| 14 | LAST CHEATER’S WALTZ T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49024) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 15 | I AIN’T GOT NO BUSINESS DOIN’ BUSINESS TODAY Razzy Bailey (RCA 11682) | 15 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| 16 | PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON Joe Stampley (Epic 50754) | 18 | 23 | 31 | 8 | |
| 17 | BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49056) | 20 | 26 | 38 | 5 | |
| 18 | SLIPPIN’ UP, SLIPPIN’ AROUND Cristy Lane (United Artists/LS 1314) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| 19 | BLIND IN LOVE Mel Tillis (Elektra 46536) | 23 | 33 | 42 | 4 | |
| 20 | NO MEMORIES HANGIN’ ROUND Rosanne Cash with Bobby Bare (Columbia 11045) | 22 | 30 | 36 | 8 | |
| 21 | BROKEN HEARTED ME Anne Murray (Capitol 4773) | 27 | 36 | 43 | 4 | |
| 22 | SAIL ON Tom Grant (Republic 045) | 26 | 32 | 39 | 7 | |
| 23 | BABY MY BABY Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49038) | 24 | 27 | 32 | 7 | |
| 24 | LOVE ME NOW Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50753) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 25 | I DON’T DO LIKE THAT NO MORE / NEVER MY LOVE Kendalls (Ovation 1129) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| 26 | I’D RATHER GO ON HURTIN’ Joe Sun (Ovation 1127) | 30 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| 27 | YOU’RE A PART OF ME Charly McClain (Epic 50759) | 33 | 38 | 48 | 6 | |
| 28 | HOUND DOG MAN Glen Campbell (Capitol 4769) | 29 | 31 | 35 | 8 | |
| 29 | I CHEATED ME RIGHT OUT OF YOU Moe Bandy (Columbia 11090) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | I HEAR THE SOUTH CALLIN’ ME Hank Thompson (MCA 41079) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 9 | |
| 31 | HANGIN’ IN AND HANGIN’ ON Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 49046) | 34 | 39 | 49 | 7 | |
| 32 | YOU’RE MY KIND OF WOMAN Jacky Ward (Mercury 57004) | 35 | 43 | 50 | 5 | |
| 33 | THE LADY IN THE BLUE MERCEDES Johnny Duncan (Columbia 11097) | 36 | 47 | 56 | 5 | |
| 34 | YOU SHOW ME YOUR HEART (And I’ll Show You Mine) Tom T. Hall (RCA 11713) | 37 | 46 | 55 | 4 | |
| 35 | FOOLS Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11672) | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 36 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49074) | 43 | 60 | 70 | 4 | |
| 37 | FIRST THING EACH MORNING (Last Thing At Night) Cliff Cochran (RCA 11711) | 41 | 51 | 62 | 5 | |
| 38 | WHISKEY BENT AND HELL BOUND Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra 46535) | 50 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | WINNERS AND LOSERS R.C. Bannon (Columbia 11081) | 42 | 52 | 64 | 5 | |
| 40 | SWEET DREAMS Reba McEntire (Mercury 57003) | 45 | 55 | 65 | 5 | |
| 41 | LET’S TAKE THE TIME TO FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Jim Chesnut (MCA/Hickory/Curb 41106) | 51 | 59 | 69 | 5 | |
| 42 | I’VE GOT A PICTURE OF US ON MY MIND Loretta Lynn (MCA 41129) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | IT MUST BE LOVE Don Williams (MCA 41069) | 21 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 44 | THERE’S A HONKY TONK ANGEL (Who Will Take Me Back In) Elvis Presley (RCA 11679) | 32 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 45 | WHAT MORE COULD A MAN NEED Tommy Overstreet (Elektra 46516) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 9 | |
| 46 | MY WORLD BEGINS AND ENDS WITH YOU Dave & Sugar (RCA 11749) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | THE ONE THING MY LADY NEVER PUTS INTO WORDS Mel Street (Sunset 100) | 57 | 68 | 81 | 4 | |
| 48 | A RUSTY OLD HALO Hoyt Axton (Jeremiah 1001) | 58 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | THE SUN WENT DOWN IN MY WORLD TONIGHT Leon Everette (Orlando 104) | 49 | 54 | 68 | 6 | |
| 50 | GOODTIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES Red Steagall (Elektra 46527) | 59 | 74 | 80 | 5 | |
| 51 | CRAZY BLUE EYES Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11107) | 56 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | MISSISSIPPI Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50768) | 61 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | BUENOS DIAS ARGENTINA Marty Robbins (Columbia 11102) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | WALKIN’ THE FLOOR OVER YOU Ernest Tubb & Friends (Cachet 4507) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | TELL ME WHAT IT’S LIKE Brenda Lee (MCA 41130) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | (Stay Away From) THE COCAINE TRAIN Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50777) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | STRANDED ON A DEAD END STREET ETC Band (Warner Bros. 49072) | 67 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | LOVIN’ STARTS WHERE FRIENDSHIP ENDS Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4784) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | THAT OVER THIRTY LOOK Faron Young (MCA 41046) | 60 | 63 | 67 | 5 | |
| 60 | JUST GOOD OL’ BOYS Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 11027) | 39 | 14 | 2 | 15 | |
| 61 | YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND John Wesley Ryles (MCA 41124) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | ROBINHOOD Billy “Crash“ Craddock (Capitol 4753) | 40 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |
| 63 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Lynn Anderson (Columbia 11104) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE Rayburn Anthony with Kitty Wells (Mercury 57006) | 66 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | YOU DON’T MISS A THING Sylvia (RCA 11735) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | ENDLESS David Wills (United Artists 1319) | 68 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | LONELY TOGETHER Diana (Elektra 46539) | 74 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | HIDE ME (In The Shadow Of Your Love) Judy Argo (MDJ 4633) | 70 | 76 | 82 | 4 | |
| 69 | I’LL SAY IT’S TRUE Johnny Cash (Columbia 11103) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | GET YOUR HANDS ON ME BABY Dale McBride (Con Brio 158) | 72 | 81 | 85 | 5 | |
| 71 | I HATE THE WAY I LOVE IT Johnny Rodriguez & Charly McClain (Epic 50791) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | HEROES AND IDOLS (Don’t Come Easy) David Smith (MDJ 1004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | YOU PICK ME UP (And Put Me Down) Dottie West (United Artists 1324) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | I WANNA GO BACK Nick Noble (TMS 612) | 76 | 80 | 83 | 4 | |
| 75 | PHILODENDRON Mundo Earwood (GMC 108) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | BECAUSE OF LOSING YOU Narvel Felts (Collage 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | SQUEEZE BOX Freddy Fender (Starflite 4904) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Arthur Prysock (Gusto 9023) | 80 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | THE COWBOY SINGER Sonny Curtis (Elektra 46526) | 79 | 83 | 88 | 5 | |
| 80 | I WANNA’ COME OVER Alabama (MDJ 7906) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW (Is Love Sweet Love) Ron Shaw (Pacific Challenger 1636) | 81 | 86 | 93 | 4 | |
| 82 | SAN FRANCISCO IS A LONELY TOWN Nick Nixon (MCA 41100) | 82 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| 83 | A LITTLE BIT SHORT ON LOVE (A Little Bit Long On Tears) Billy Walker (Caprice 2059) | 84 | 89 | 91 | 4 | |
| 84 | I JUST WONDER WHERE HE COULD BE TONIGHT Hilka & Jebry (IBC 0004) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | I MAY NEVER GET TO HEAVEN Conway Twitty (MCA 41059) | 47 | 37 | 19 | 15 | |
| 86 | I GOTTA GET BACK THE FEELING Sheila Andrews (Ovation 1138) | 86 | 88 | 90 | 5 | |
| 87 | YOU’RE MY JAMAICA Charley Pride (RCA 11655) | 44 | 24 | 5 | 15 | |
| 88 | DO I EVER CROSS YOUR MIND Kin Vassy (Int’l Artists 501) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | I’M LEAVING YOU ALONE Ernie Rowell (Grass 63-05) | 89 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART Kenny Dale (Capitol 4746) | 48 | 40 | 20 | 14 | |
| 91 | CAUGHT WITH MY FEELINGS DOWN Mary Lou Turner (Churchill 7744) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | I’M AS MUCH OF A WOMAN (As You Care To Make Me) De De Upchurch (Little Giant 012) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | IT TAKES TOO LONG Hank Snow (RCA 11734) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | SAD EYES Randy Cornor (Cherry 790) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | ANOTHER EASY LOVIN’ NIGHT Randy Barlow (Republic 044) | 52 | 41 | 25 | 11 | |
| 96 | LIVIN’ OUR LOVE TOGETHER Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1309) | 46 | 25 | 26 | 12 | |
| 97 | RED NECK DISCO Glenn Sutton (Mercury 57001) | 62 | 62 | 66 | 7 | |
| 98 | SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49042) | 53 | 42 | 44 | 8 | |
| 99 | DANCIN’ ’ROUND AND ’ROUND Olivia Newton-John (MCA 41074) | 54 | 44 | 27 | 12 | |
| 100 | GOODBYE Eddy Arnold (RCA 11668) | 69 | 48 | 23 | 12 | |
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