| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 23, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DRIVIN’ MY LIFE AWAY Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | COWBOYS AND CLOWNS / MISERY LOVES COMPANY Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12006) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | LOVE THE WORLD AWAY Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1359) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | STAND BY ME Mickey Gilley (Full Moon/Asylum 46640) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | CRACKERS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41263) | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 6 | I’VE NEVER SEEN THE LIKES OF YOU Conway Twitty (MCA 41271) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | WAYFARING STRANGER Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49239) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |
| 8 | LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE Johnny Lee (Asylum 47004) | 12 | 22 | 28 | 6 | |
| 9 | MISERY AND GIN Merle Haggard (MCA 41255) | 11 | 17 | 22 | 8 | |
| 10 | (You Lift Me) UP TO HEAVEN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57025) | 13 | 18 | 19 | 11 | |
| 11 | THAT LOVIN’ YOU FEELIN’ AGAIN Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49262) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 12 | OVER Leon Everette (Orlando 107) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 13 | |
| 13 | MAKING PLANS Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA 11983) | 17 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 14 | OLD FLAMES CAN’T HOLD A CANDLE TO YOU Dolly Parton (RCA 12040) | 19 | 26 | 35 | 6 | |
| 15 | CHARLOTTE’S WEB Statler Brothers (Mercury 57031) | 18 | 25 | 34 | 7 | |
| 16 | TENNESSEE RIVER Alabama (RCA 12018) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 17 | IT’S TOO LATE Jeanne Pruett (IBC 00010) | 20 | 27 | 33 | 9 | |
| 18 | THAT’S WHAT I GET FOR LOVING YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA 12039) | 22 | 28 | 32 | 9 | |
| 19 | HEART OF MINE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41280) | 24 | 31 | 41 | 6 | |
| 20 | I’M HAPPY JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU Anne Murray (Capitol 4878) | 21 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 21 | LET’S KEEP IT THAT WAY Mac Davis (Casablanca 2286) | 25 | 35 | 42 | 7 | |
| 22 | DO YOU WANNA GO TO HEAVEN T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49515) | 28 | 38 | 48 | 5 | |
| 23 | THE BEDROOM Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 12037) | 26 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| 24 | GOOD LOVIN’ MAN Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49263) | 27 | 34 | 39 | 9 | |
| 25 | DANCIN’ COWBOYS Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49241) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 26 | THE LAST COWBOY SONG Ed Bruce (MCA 41273) | 30 | 37 | 44 | 8 | |
| 27 | HE’S OUT OF MY LIFE Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke (Columbia 11312) | 32 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
| 28 | LOVING UP A STORM Razzy Bailey (RCA 12062) | 37 | 48 | 57 | 5 | |
| 29 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Moe Bandy (Columbia 11305) | 36 | 49 | 56 | 5 | |
| 30 | SAVE YOUR HEART FOR ME Jacky Ward (Mercury 57022) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
| 31 | EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES Lynn Anderson (Columbia 11296) | 35 | 40 | 49 | 8 | |
| 32 | BRING IT ON HOME Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 49270) | 41 | 44 | 53 | 7 | |
| 33 | FADED LOVE Willie Nelson & Ray Price (Columbia 11329) | 46 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | THANK YOU, EVER-LOVIN’ Kenny Dale (Capitol 4882) | 38 | 42 | 46 | 10 | |
| 35 | PUT IT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW / GONE AWAY Kendalls (Ovation 1154) | 45 | 54 | 61 | 5 / 4 | |
| 36 | FREE TO BE LONELY AGAIN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49281) | 44 | 52 | 59 | 5 | |
| 37 | HAVEN’T I LOVED YOU SOMEWHERE BEFORE Joe Stampley (Epic 50893) | 40 | 43 | 47 | 10 | |
| 38 | THE EASY PART’S OVER Steve Wariner (RCA 12029) | 42 | 46 | 51 | 8 | |
| 39 | HELLO DADDY, GOOD MORNING DARLING Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4886) | 43 | 47 | 52 | 8 | |
| 40 | RAISIN’ CANE IN TEXAS Gene Watson (Capitol 4898) | 48 | 57 | 63 | 5 | |
| 41 | IF THERE WERE NO MEMORIES John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49275) | 49 | 56 | 64 | 5 | |
| 42 | LOVE IS ALL AROUND Sonny Curtis (Elektra 46663) | 47 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| 43 | WHEN Slim Whitman (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 50912) | 52 | 60 | 71 | 4 | |
| 44 | STARTING OVER Tammy Wynette (Epic 50915) | 54 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | WOMEN GET LONELY Charly McClain (Epic 50916) | 55 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (MCA 41304) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | WE’RE NUMBER ONE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11282) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | |
| 48 | LONG LINE OF EMPTIES Darrell McCall (RCA 12033) | 56 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
| 49 | THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (Good Ol’ Boys) Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 12067) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | HEART MENDER Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1362) | 53 | 61 | 68 | 6 | |
| 51 | THEY NEVER LOST YOU Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49528) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | WHEN YOU’RE UGLY LIKE US (You Just Naturally Got To Be Cool) George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50891) | 23 | 23 | 26 | 10 | |
| 53 | MAY I BORROW SOME SUGAR FROM YOU John Wesley Ryles (MCA 41278) | 58 | 62 | 66 | 7 | |
| 54 | YOU BETTER HURRY HOME (Somethin’s Burnin’) Connie Cato (MCA 41287) | 64 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | BOMBED, BOOZED, AND BUSTED Joe Sun (Ovation 1152) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | A HEART’S BEEN BROKEN Danny Wood (RCA 11968) | 29 | 29 | 31 | 10 | |
| 57 | TRUE LOVE WAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 50876) | 31 | 5 | 1 | 16 | |
| 58 | I’M NOT READY YET George Jones (Epic 50922) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | LAND OF COTTON Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49514) | 62 | 66 | 77 | 4 | |
| 60 | WORKIN’ MY WAY TO YOUR HEART Dickey Lee (Mercury 57027) | 71 | 80 | 82 | 6 | |
| 61 | WHILE I WAS MAKIN’ LOVE TO YOU Susie Allanson (United Artists/Curb 1365) | 69 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| 62 | FOR LOVE’S OWN SAKE Roy Clark (MCA 41288) | 68 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | LOST LOVE AFFAIR B. J. Wright (Soundwaves 4610) | 66 | 71 | 76 | 4 | |
| 64 | IT WAS TIME La Costa (Capitol 4899) | 70 | 74 | 80 | 4 | |
| 65 | BACK WHEN GAS WAS THIRTY CENTS A GALLON Tom T. Hall (RCA 12066) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | A LOVE SONG Dave Rowland & Sugar (RCA 12063) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | IT DON’T GET BETTER THAN THIS Sheila Andrews (Ovation 1146) | 77 | 85 | 96 | 4 | |
| 68 | WHY NOT ME Fred Knoblock (Scotti Brothers 600) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | TEXAS TEA Orion (Sun 1153) | 72 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 70 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Larry G. Hudson (Mercury 57029) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | FALLIN’ FOR YOU Jerri Kelly (Little Giant 026) | 73 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| 72 | SWEET SEXY EYES Cristy Lane (United Artists 1369) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC Dirt Band (United Artists 1356) | 74 | 82 | 85 | 6 | |
| 74 | PECOS PROMENADE Tanya Tucker (MCA 41305) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | HOT SUNDAY MORNING Wayne Armstrong (NSD 57) | 79 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | CLYDE Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 12007) | 33 | 9 | 7 | 13 | |
| 77 | ALWAYS Patsy Cline (MCA 41303) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | THE LAST FAREWELL Miki Mori (NSD 49) | 83 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| 79 | HARD HAT DAYS AND HONKY TONK NIGHTS Red Steagall (Elektra 47014) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | ONE NIGHT LED TO TWO Paul Evans (Cinnamon 604) | 86 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | SEXY OLE LADY Pat Garrett (Gold Dust 101) | 84 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| 82 | FIRST LOVE FEELINGS Glenn Barber (Sunbird 7551) | 85 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | GONE Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50925) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | RIDE CONCRETE COWBOY, RIDE Roy Rogers & Sons Of The Pioneers (MCA 41294) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | TEARJOINT Faron Young (MCA 41292) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | I CAN HEAR KENTUCKY CALLING ME Chet Atkins (RCA 12064) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | COLD LONESOME MORNING Johnny Cash (Columbia 11340) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | ROCK ’N’ ROLL TO ROCK OF AGES Bill Anderson (MCA 41297) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | STRANGER, I’M MARRIED Doug McGuire (Multi-Media 7) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | COWBOY STOMP! Spurzz (Epic 50911) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | IT’S TRUE LOVE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 41232) | 34 | 13 | 3 | 16 | |
| 92 | NATURAL ATTRACTION Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1358) | 39 | 39 | 43 | 10 | |
| 93 | YOURS AIN’T AS PRETTY AS MINE Anthony Russell & Lee (Mercury 57030) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | I’VE COME BACK (To Say I Love You One More Time) Chuck Howard (Warner/Curb 49509) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | MY GUY Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49250) | 50 | 50 | 55 | 8 | |
| 96 | LONG ARM OF THE LAW Roger Bowling (NSD 58) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | IN AMERICA Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50888) | 57 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
| 98 | DON’T PROMISE ME ANYTHING (Do It) Brenda Lee (MCA 41270) | 51 | 51 | 58 | 7 | |
| 99 | LOVE GOES TO HELL WHEN IT DIES Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57023) | 59 | 59 | 62 | 8 | |
| 100 | MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIA Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 49278) | 67 | 67 | 72 | 6 | |
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