CASH BOX COUNTRY SINGLES – 1979 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1979 Charts! |
| 1979 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 6 | Tulsa Time - Don Williams (No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 30 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 13 | Lady Lay Down - John Conlee | 45. If I Could Write A Song As Beautiful As You - Billy “Crash” Craddock |
| January 20 | Baby I’m Burnin’ / I Really Got The Feeling - Dolly Parton | 47. Golden Tears - Dave & Sugar |
| January 27 | Baby I’m Burnin’ / I Really Got The Feeling - Dolly Parton | 37. I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray |
| February 3 | Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For - Crystal Gayle | 28. Words - Susie Allanson |
| February 10 | Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt | 60. Sweet Memories - Willie Nelson |
| February 17 | Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt | 40. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right - Barbara Mandrell |
| February 24 | Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt | 51. Where Do I Put Her Memory - Charley Pride |
| March 3 | Back On My Mind Again / Santa Barbara - Ronnie Milsap | 47. Backside Of Thirty - John Conlee |
| March 10 | Send Me Down To Tucson / Charlie’s Angel - Mel Tillis | 48. Isn’t It Always Love - Lynn Anderson |
| March 17 | Send Me Down To Tucson / Charlie’s Angel - Mel Tillis | 51. Don’t Take It Away - Conway Twitty |
| March 24 | Golden Tears - Dave & Sugar | 60. If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me - Bellamy Brothers |
| March 31 | I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray | 20. Lying In Love With You - Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius |
| April 7 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right - Barbara Mandrell | 63. Rockin’ My Life Away - Jerry Lee Lewis |
| April 14 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right - Barbara Mandrell | 38. When I Dream - Crystal Gayle |
| April 21 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right - Barbara Mandrell | 52. You Feel Good All Over - T. |
| April 28 | All I Ever Need Is You - Kenny Rogers & Dottie West | 30. Nobody Likes Sad Songs - Ronnie Milsap |
| May 5 | Backside Of Thirty - John Conlee | 50. Just Like Real People - Kendalls |
| May 12 | Don’t Take It Away - Conway Twitty | 60. There Is A Miracle In You - Tom T. Hall |
| May 19 | Lying In Love With You - Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius | 24. Amanda - Waylon [Jennings] |
| May 26 | If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me - Bellamy Brothers | 55. Since I Fell For You - Con Hunley |
| June 2 | When I Dream - Crystal Gayle | 46. Save The Last Dance For Me - Emmylou Harris |
| June 9 | Sail Away - Oak Ridge Boys | 18. You’re The Only One - Dolly Parton |
| June 16 | She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers | 43. Suspicions - Eddie Rabbitt |
| June 23 | She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers | 52. All Around Cowboy - Marty Robbins |
| June 30 | Amanda - Waylon [Jennings] | 45. Stay With Me - Dave & Sugar |
| July 7 | Amanda - Waylon [Jennings] | 52. Heartbreak Hotel - Willie Nelson & Leon Russell |
| July 14 | Amanda - Waylon [Jennings] | 45. I May Never Get To Heaven - Conway Twitty |
| July 21 | Shadows In The Moonlight - Anne Murray | 37. Your Kisses Will - Crystal Gayle |
| July 28 | You’re The Only One - Dolly Parton | 70. The Room At The Top Of The Stairs - Stella Parton |
| August 4 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - Johnny Cash | 40. Fools - Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius |
| August 11 | Coca Cola Cowboy - Mel Tillis | 42. Before My Time - John Conlee |
| August 18 | Coca Cola Cowboy - Mel Tillis | 43. Dream On - Oak Ridge Boys |
| August 25 | The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band | 47. All The Gold In California - Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band |
| September 1 | The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band | 41. Sweet Summer Lovin’ / Great Balls Of Fire - Dolly Parton |
| September 8 | I May Never Get To Heaven - Conway Twitty | 51. Baby My Baby - Margo Smith |
| September 15 | I May Never Get To Heaven - Conway Twitty | 37. You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers |
| September 22 | You’re My Jamaica - Charley Pride | 36. Come With Me - Waylon [Jennings] |
| September 29 | It Must Be Love - Don Williams | 42. Blind In Love - Mel Tillis |
| October 6 | Last Cheater’s Waltz - T. |
45. I Cheated Me Right Out Of You - Moe Bandy |
| October 13 | Before My Time - John Conlee | 55. I’ve Got A Picture Of Us On My Mind - Loretta Lynn |
| October 20 | Fooled By A Feeling - Barbara Mandrell | 46. My World Begins And Ends With You - Dave & Sugar |
| October 27 | You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers | 42. Happy Birthday Darlin’ / Heavy Tears - Conway Twitty |
| November 3 | You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers | 38. Heartbreak Mountain / Missin’ You - Charley Pride |
| November 10 | Half The Way - Crystal Gayle | 47. You Know Just What I’d Do / The Sadness Of It All - Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn |
| November 17 | Half The Way - Crystal Gayle | 52. You’d Make An Angel Wanna Cheat - Kendalls |
| November 24 | Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) - Gene Watson | 24. Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers |
| December 1 | Come With Me - Waylon [Jennings] | 34. Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight - Oak Ridge Boys |
| December 8 | Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound - Hank Williams, Jr. | 35. Love Me Over Again - Don Williams |
| December 15 | Happy Birthday Darlin’ / Heavy Tears - Conway Twitty | 45. Baby, You’re Something - John Conlee |
| December 22 | Missin’ You / Heartbreak Mountain - Charley Pride | 56. I Can’t Get Enough Of You - Razzy Bailey |
| December 29 | Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers | 55. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray |
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