| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 20, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE Johnny Lee (Asylum 47004) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | MISERY AND GIN Merle Haggard (MCA 41255) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | MAKING PLANS Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA 11983) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
| 4 | OLD FLAMES CAN’T HOLD A CANDLE TO YOU Dolly Parton (RCA 12040) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
| 5 | DO YOU WANNA GO TO HEAVEN T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49515) | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | |
| 6 | CHARLOTTE’S WEB Statler Brothers (Mercury 57031) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
| 7 | HEART OF MINE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41280) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | |
| 8 | LOVING UP A STORM Razzy Bailey (RCA 12062) | 11 | 15 | 21 | 9 | |
| 9 | LET’S KEEP IT THAT WAY Mac Davis (Casablanca 2286) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 10 | FADED LOVE Willie Nelson & Ray Price (Columbia 11329) | 13 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
| 11 | THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (Good Ol’ Boys) Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 12067) | 21 | 31 | 42 | 5 | |
| 12 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Moe Bandy (Columbia 11305) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 9 | |
| 13 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (MCA 41304) | 27 | 33 | 41 | 5 | |
| 14 | PUT IT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW Kendalls (Ovation 1154) | 19 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 15 | THE LAST COWBOY SONG Ed Bruce (MCA 41273) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 12 | |
| 16 | FREE TO BE LONELY AGAIN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49281) | 22 | 26 | 30 | 9 | |
| 17 | HE’S OUT OF MY LIFE Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke (Columbia 11312) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 11 | |
| 18 | RAISIN’ CANE IN TEXAS Gene Watson (Capitol 4898) | 20 | 27 | 31 | 9 | |
| 19 | WHEN Slim Whitman (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 50912) | 25 | 28 | 33 | 8 | |
| 20 | ON THE ROAD AGAIN Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351) | 33 | 50 | 75 | 4 | |
| 21 | COWBOYS AND CLOWNS / MISERY LOVES COMPANY Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12006) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 22 | I’M NOT READY YET George Jones (Epic 50922) | 28 | 37 | 48 | 5 | |
| 23 | STARTING OVER Tammy Wynette (Epic 50915) | 29 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 24 | BRING IT ON HOME Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 49270) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 11 | |
| 25 | IF THERE WERE NO MEMORIES John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49275) | 26 | 29 | 32 | 9 | |
| 26 | WOMEN GET LONELY Charly McClain (Epic 50916) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 7 | |
| 27 | THAT LOVIN’ YOU FEELIN’ AGAIN Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49262) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 28 | CRACKERS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41263) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 29 | BOMBED, BOOZED, AND BUSTED Joe Sun (Ovation 1152) | 35 | 41 | 47 | 6 | |
| 30 | SWEET SEXY EYES Cristy Lane (United Artists 1369) | 38 | 43 | 62 | 6 | |
| 31 | THEY NEVER LOST YOU Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49528) | 37 | 39 | 45 | 6 | |
| 32 | STEPPIN’ OUT Mel Tillis & Statesiders (Elektra 47015) | 43 | 53 | 68 | 4 | |
| 33 | COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE Anne Murray (Capitol 4920) | 46 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | WORKIN’ MY WAY TO YOUR HEART Dickey Lee (Mercury 57027) | 39 | 46 | 52 | 10 | |
| 35 | WHILE I WAS MAKIN’ LOVE TO YOU Susie Allanson (United Artists/Curb 1365) | 42 | 47 | 53 | 8 | |
| 36 | LONG LINE OF EMPTIES Darrell McCall (RCA 12033) | 36 | 38 | 43 | 8 | |
| 37 | PECOS PROMENADE Tanya Tucker (MCA 41305) | 48 | 57 | 65 | 5 | |
| 38 | OLD HABITS Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47016) | 49 | 58 | 66 | 4 | |
| 39 | OVER THE RAINBOW Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 47026) | 45 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | YOU BETTER HURRY HOME (Somethin’s Burnin’) Connie Cato (MCA 41287) | 40 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| 41 | A LOVE SONG Dave Rowland & Sugar (RCA 12063) | 41 | 45 | 55 | 6 | |
| 42 | WHY NOT ME Fred Knoblock (Scotti Brothers 600) | 44 | 48 | 58 | 7 | |
| 43 | HARD TIMES Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11343) | 56 | 65 | 77 | 4 | |
| 44 | A PAIR OF OLD SNEAKERS George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50930) | 54 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | BACK WHEN GAS WAS THIRTY CENTS A GALLON Tom T. Hall (RCA 12066) | 47 | 52 | 56 | 6 | |
| 46 | ALWAYS Patsy Cline (MCA 41303) | 53 | 62 | 70 | 5 | |
| 47 | HARD HAT DAYS AND HONKY TONK NIGHTS Red Steagall (Elektra 47014) | 55 | 64 | 72 | 5 | |
| 48 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Larry G. Hudson (Mercury 57029) | 52 | 56 | 63 | 6 | |
| 49 | GONE Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50925) | 57 | 66 | 76 | 5 | |
| 50 | SHE CAN’T SAY THAT ANYMORE John Conlee (MCA 41321) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | IT DON’T GET BETTER THAN THIS Sheila Andrews (Ovation 1146) | 51 | 54 | 59 | 8 | |
| 52 | TEXAS BOUND AND FLYIN’ Jerry Reed (RCA 12083) | 60 | 69 | 78 | 4 | |
| 53 | THE BOXER Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49551) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | IF YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11359) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | IN MEMORY OF A MEMORY Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50923) | 63 | 73 | 90 | 4 | |
| 56 | TUMBLEWEED Sylvia (RCA 12077) | 64 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | THAT’S WHAT I GET FOR LOVING YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA 12039) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | |
| 58 | THE BEDROOM Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 12037) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 59 | EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES Lynn Anderson (Columbia 11296) | 23 | 23 | 26 | 12 | |
| 60 | THAT’S THE WAY A COWBOY ROCKS AND ROLLS Jacky Ward (Mercury 57032) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | ROCK ’N’ ROLL TO ROCK OF AGES Bill Anderson (MCA 41297) | 66 | 76 | 86 | 5 | |
| 62 | COLD LONESOME MORNING Johnny Cash (Columbia 11340) | 72 | 82 | 85 | 5 | |
| 63 | WHY LADY WHY Alabama (RCA 12091) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | BABY, I’M A WANT YOU Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49557) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | NIGHT GAMES Ray Stevens (RCA 12069) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | ROSE’S ARE RED Freddie Hart (Sunbird 7553) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | OUT RUN THE SUN Jim Chesnut (United Artists 1372) | 77 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | BROKEN TRUST Brenda Lee (MCA 41322) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE R.C. Bannon (Columbia 11346) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | THE LEGEND OF WOOLEY SWAMP Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50921) | 80 | 88 | 97 | 4 | |
| 71 | I’VE COME BACK (To Say I Love You One More Time) Chuck Howard (Warner/Curb 49509) | 75 | 85 | 87 | 5 | |
| 72 | HOT SUNDAY MORNING Wayne Armstrong (NSD 57) | 69 | 72 | 74 | 7 | |
| 73 | NORTH OF THE BORDER Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 50932) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | LOVE IS ALL AROUND Sonny Curtis (Elektra 46663) | 30 | 32 | 35 | 10 | |
| 75 | UNTIL THE BITTER END Kenny Seratt (MDJ 1005) | 85 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | I’VE NEVER SEEN THE LIKES OF YOU Conway Twitty (MCA 41271) | 32 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 77 | (You Lift Me) UP TO HEAVEN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57025) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 15 | |
| 78 | IT’S TOO LATE Jeanne Pruett (IBC 00010) | 50 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
| 79 | FOR LOVE’S OWN SAKE Roy Clark (MCA 41288) | 59 | 59 | 60 | 7 | |
| 80 | GOOD LOVIN’ MAN Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49263) | 61 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 81 | LOVE THE WORLD AWAY Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1359) | 67 | 30 | 3 | 13 | |
| 82 | LONG ARM OF THE LAW Roger Bowling (NSD 58) | 88 | 90 | 92 | 5 | |
| 83 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO? Del Reeves (Koala 594) | 87 | 89 | 93 | 4 | |
| 84 | WHAT’S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU (Doin’ In A Love Like This) Foxfire (Elektra/Curb 47021) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | CAN’T KEEP MY MIND OFF OF HER Mundo Earwood (GMC 111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TAKE THIS HEART Don King (Epic 50928) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | HOLLYWOOD SMILES Glen Campbell (Capitol 4909) | 91 | 93 | 96 | 4 | |
| 88 | ANOTHER TEXAS SONG Eddy Raven (Dimension 1011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE (Has Gone Out Again Tonight) David Wills (United Artists 1375) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | YOU NEVER CROSS MY MIND Deborah Allen (Capitol 4903) | 90 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| 91 | MEXICO WINTER Bobby Hood (Chute 015) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | THE DEVIL STANDS ONLY FIVE FOOT FIVE “Blackjack” Jack Grayson (Hitbound 4504) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | I CAN HEAR KENTUCKY CALLING ME Chet Atkins (RCA 12064) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 6 | |
| 94 | FALLIN’ FOR YOU Jerri Kelly (Little Giant 026) | 68 | 68 | 69 | 9 | |
| 95 | ROARIN’ Gary Stewart (RCA 12081) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | ONE BAR AT A TIME Stoney Edwards (Music America 109) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | SHE’S LEAVIN’ (And I’m Almost Gone) Kenny Price (Dimension 1010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | RIDE CONCRETE COWBOY, RIDE Roy Rogers & Sons Of The Pioneers (MCA 41294) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 6 | |
| 99 | JUST TO PROVE MY LOVE TO YOU Jimmy Snyder (E.I.O. 1126) | 94 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | TEARJOINT Faron Young (MCA 41292) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 6 | |
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