| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 26, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TWO STORY HOUSE George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50849) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | IT’S LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOOBYE Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11198) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3 | A LESSON IN LEAVIN’ Dottie West (United Artists 1339) | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 4 | BENEATH STILL WATERS Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49164) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | ARE YOU ON THE ROAD TO LOVIN’ ME AGAIN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49176) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | HONKY TONK BLUES Charley Pride (RCA 11912) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7 | GONE TOO FAR Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46613) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | |
| 8 | THE WAY I AM Merle Haggard (MCA 41200) | 9 | 11 | 15 | 7 | |
| 9 | MORNING COMES TOO EARLY Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11927) | 10 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| 10 | STARTIN OVER AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA 11926) | 14 | 19 | 24 | 6 | |
| 11 | GOOD OLE BOYS LIKE ME Don Williams (MCA 41205) | 15 | 21 | 28 | 5 | |
| 12 | TAKING SOMEBODY WITH ME WHEN I FALL Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11219) | 13 | 14 | 19 | 8 | |
| 13 | DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes (United Artists 1345) | 18 | 27 | 37 | 4 | |
| 14 | TEMPORARILY YOURS Jeanne Pruett (IBC 0008) | 16 | 22 | 29 | 7 | |
| 15 | SUGAR DADDY Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49160) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 16 | STANDING TALL Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1336) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 10 | |
| 17 | MY HEART / SILENT NIGHT (After The Fight) Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11952) | 28 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | LET’S GET IT WHILE THE GETTIN’S GOOD Eddy Arnold (RCA 11918) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 8 | |
| 19 | I JUST HAD YOU ON MY MIND Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4838) | 22 | 26 | 33 | 7 | |
| 20 | SHE JUST STARTED LIKING CHEATIN’ SONGS John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49191) | 23 | 29 | 34 | 7 | |
| 21 | YOU LAY A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE ON ME Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49187) | 24 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| 22 | LIKE STRANGERS Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49199) | 26 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| 23 | I’M ALREADY BLUE Kendalls (Ovation 1143) | 30 | 43 | 51 | 5 | |
| 24 | AFTER HOURS Joe Stampley (Epic 50854) | 27 | 33 | 39 | 7 | |
| 25 | TRYING TO LOVE TWO WOMEN Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41217) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) Janie Fricke (Columbia 11224) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 6 | |
| 27 | IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE Mac Davis (Casablanca 2244) | 36 | 44 | 52 | 6 | |
| 28 | DIANE Ed Bruce (MCA 41201) | 31 | 37 | 42 | 8 | |
| 29 | DEALIN’ WITH THE DEVIL Eddy Raven (Dimension 1005) | 32 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| 30 | ONE DAY AT A TIME Cristy Lane (United Artists 1342) | 35 | 41 | 49 | 5 | |
| 31 | LUCKY ME Anne Murray (Capitol 4848) | 38 | 48 | 74 | 4 | |
| 32 | WOMEN I’VE NEVER HAD Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46593) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 33 | SHOTGUN RIDER Joe Sun (Ovation 1141) | 37 | 42 | 50 | 6 | |
| 34 | I DON’T WANT TO LOSE Leon Everette (Orlando 106) | 34 | 36 | 40 | 9 | |
| 35 | NEW YORK WINE AND TENNESSEE SHINE Dave & Sugar (RCA 11947) | 40 | 47 | 60 | 4 | |
| 36 | LOVIN’ A LIVIN’ DREAM Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50857) | 39 | 46 | 54 | 6 | |
| 37 | SMOOTH SAILIN’ T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49214) | 44 | 56 | 70 | 4 | |
| 38 | LOVE, LOOK AT US NOW Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 50859) | 42 | 49 | 55 | 4 | |
| 39 | DALLAS Floyd Cramer (RCA 11916) | 41 | 52 | 57 | 6 | |
| 40 | HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY George Jones (Epic 50867) | 55 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | LOVE IS A WARM COWBOY Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 49200) | 45 | 50 | 59 | 4 | |
| 42 | I CAN’T CHEAT Larry G. Hudson (Mercury 57015) | 47 | 54 | 61 | 7 | |
| 43 | DOWN IN THE QUARTER Tommy Overstreet (Elektra 46600) | 46 | 51 | 63 | 6 | |
| 44 | THE REAL BUDDY HOLLY STORY Sonny Curtis (Elektra 46616) | 48 | 55 | 64 | 5 | |
| 45 | THE COWGIRL AND THE DANDY Brenda Lee (MCA 41187) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| 46 | WORKIN’ AT THE CARWASH BLUES / AGE Jerry Reed (RCA 11944) | 53 | 63 | 73 | 5 / 4 | |
| 47 | SWEET SENSUOUS SENSATIONS Don Gibson (Warner/Curb 49193) | 50 | 53 | 56 | 6 | |
| 48 | TELL OLE I AIN’T HERE, HE BETTER GET ON HOME Mo Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 11244) | 54 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | SHRINER’S CONVENTION Ray Stevens (RCA 11911) | 19 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 50 | BEDROOM BALLAD Gene Watson (Capitol 4854) | 57 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | HE WAS THERE (When I Needed You) Tammy Wynette (Epic 50868) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | TOO OLD TO PLAY COWBOY Razzy Bailey (RCA 11954) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME Jim Reeves/Deborah Allen (RCA 11946) | 61 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | FIFTEEN BEERS Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50863) | 58 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| 55 | YOUR BODY IS AN OUTLAW Mel Tillis (Elektra 46628) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | I CAN’T REMEMBER Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49201) | 59 | 65 | 75 | 4 | |
| 57 | I’D JUST LOVE TO LAY YOU DOWN Conway Twitty (MCA 41174) | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| 58 | SHE’S MADE OF FAITH Marty Robbins (Columbia 11240) | 62 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | PERFECT STRANGERS John Wesley Ryles (MCA 41184) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 10 | |
| 60 | COULDN’T DO NOTHIN’ RIGHT Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11188) | 43 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
| 61 | MY HOME’S IN ALABAMA Alabama (MDJ 1002) | 49 | 17 | 17 | 13 | |
| 62 | WAKE ME UP Louise Mandrell (Epic 50856) | 65 | 71 | 76 | 5 | |
| 63 | MAKE MINE NIGHT TIME Bill Anderson (MCA 41212) | 68 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50845) | 51 | 20 | 21 | 10 | |
| 65 | DON’T LOOK BACK Dickey Lee (Mercury 57017) | 67 | 69 | 72 | 4 | |
| 66 | PREGNANT AGAIN Loretta Lynn (MCA 41185) | 52 | 24 | 25 | 9 | |
| 67 | EVANGELINA Hoyt Axton (Jeremiah 1005) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | I’M NOT THROUGH LOVING YOU YET Pam Rose (Epic 50861) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | RODEO EYES Zella Lehr (RCA 11953) | 72 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH THE WRONG MAN Mundo Earwood (GMC 109) | 74 | 86 | 93 | 4 | |
| 71 | IF THERE WERE ONLY TIME FOR LOVE Roy Clark (MCA 41208) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LOSING KIND OF LOVE Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11253) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | BULL RIDER Johnny Cash (Columbia 11237) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | I CAN SEE FOREVER LOVING YOU Foxfire (Elektra/Curb 46625) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER Sissy Spacek (MCA 41221) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | WEIGHT OF MY CHAINS Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 46595) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | THE CHAMP Moe Bandy (Columbia 11255) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | CLING TO ME Jerry Wallace (Door Knob 127) | 80 | 85 | 91 | 4 | |
| 79 | IT DON’T HURT TO DREAM Sylvia (RCA 11958) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | LET ME IN Kenny Dale (Capitol 4829) | 56 | 31 | 31 | 11 | |
| 81 | WHILE THE CHOIR SANG THE HYMN (I Thought Of Her) Johnny Russell (Mercury 57016) | 60 | 60 | 62 | 7 | |
| 82 | WHY DON’T YOU SPEND THE NIGHT Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11909) | 63 | 32 | 6 | 16 | |
| 83 | RAMBLER GAMBLER Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 46602) | 64 | 38 | 38 | 9 | |
| 84 | YOU FILL MY LIFE Juice Newton (Capitol 4856) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 46591) | 69 | 40 | 12 | 12 | |
| 86 | WALK ON BY Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49183) | 70 | 45 | 45 | 8 | |
| 87 | THE READING OF THE WILL Jimmy Tucker (NSD 40) | 87 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| 88 | YIPPY CRY YI Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 49168) | 71 | 57 | 22 | 11 | |
| 89 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Orion (Sun 1152) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | A MILLION OLD GOODBYES Freddy Weller (Columbia 11221) | 75 | 75 | 79 | 6 | |
| 91 | HAVE A GOOD DAY Henson Cargill (Copper Mountain 589) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | UNTIL YOU Terry Bradshaw (Benson 2001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | TEQUILA SHEILA Bobby Bare (Columbia 11259) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | STAY UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS Kathy Carllile (Frontline 705) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | MAKES ME WONDER IF I EVER SAID GOODBYE Kin Vassy (Int’l Artists 502) | 82 | 58 | 58 | 9 | |
| 96 | THREE WAY LOVE The Shoppe (Rainbow Sound 8019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | NIGHT LIFE Danny Davis & Willie Nelson with Nashville Brass (RCA 11893) | 83 | 59 | 23 | 13 | |
| 98 | (I’ll Even Love You) BETTER THAN I DID THEN Statler Brothers (Mercury 57012) | 86 | 64 | 41 | 15 | |
| 99 | MEN Charly McClain (Epic 50825) | 89 | 76 | 43 | 16 | |
| 100 | WHEN SHE FALLS Bobby Hood (Chute 010) | 90 | 90 | 95 | 4 | |
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