| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 15, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE Anne Murray (Capitol 4920) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2 | I’M NOT READY YET George Jones (Epic 50922) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3 | IF YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11359) | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
| 4 | SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) | 9 | 11 | 17 | 6 | |
| 5 | SHE CAN’T SAY THAT ANYMORE John Conlee (MCA 41321) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| 6 | OVER THE RAINBOW Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 47026) | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| 7 | LADY Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 6 | |
| 8 | HARD TIMES Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11343) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
| 9 | BROKEN TRUST Brenda Lee (MCA 41322) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 10 | WHY LADY WHY Alabama (RCA 12091) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
| 11 | ON THE ROAD AGAIN Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 12 | YOU ALMOST SLIPPED MY MIND Charley Pride (RCA 12100) | 18 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 13 | THAT’S THE WAY A COWBOY ROCKS AND ROLLS Jacky Ward (Mercury 57032) | 16 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
| 14 | THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS Mickey Gilley (Epic 50940) | 19 | 31 | 37 | 6 | |
| 15 | THE BOXER Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49551) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 10 | |
| 16 | LOVERS LIVE LONGER Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49573) | 20 | 28 | 31 | 6 | |
| 17 | TAKE ME TO YOUR LOVIN’ PLACE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11369) | 21 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 18 | TUMBLEWEED Sylvia (RCA 12077) | 23 | 26 | 27 | 11 | |
| 19 | ONE IN A MILLION Johnny Lee (Asylum 47076) | 26 | 29 | 32 | 4 | |
| 20 | THE BEST OF STRANGERS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51001) | 28 | 32 | 36 | 6 | |
| 21 | PECOS PROMENADE Tanya Tucker (MCA 41305) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| 22 | TEXAS IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR Mac Davis (Casablanca 2305) | 32 | 36 | 42 | 7 | |
| 23 | A BRIDGE THAT JUST WON’T BURN Conway Twitty (MCA 51011) | 31 | 35 | 43 | 5 | |
| 24 | NORTH OF THE BORDER Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 50932) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 25 | A MAN JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT A WOMAN GOES THROUGH Charlie Rich (Elektra 47047) | 33 | 37 | 40 | 6 | |
| 26 | I THINK I’LL JUST STAY HERE AND DRINK Merle Haggard (MCA 51014) | 43 | 54 | 68 | 4 | |
| 27 | THERE’S ANOTHER WOMAN Joe Stampley (Epic 50934) | 35 | 39 | 44 | 8 | |
| 28 | NIGHT GAMES Ray Stevens (RCA 12069) | 30 | 33 | 34 | 10 | |
| 29 | (You Say You’re) A REAL COWBOY Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4935) | 39 | 44 | 53 | 6 | |
| 30 | GIVING UP EASY Leon Everette (RCA 12111) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 5 | |
| 31 | OLD HABITS Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47016) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 32 | DRINK IT DOWN, LADY Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 49562) | 37 | 42 | 47 | 8 | |
| 33 | A LITTLE GROUND IN TEXAS Capitals (Ridgetop 01080) | 42 | 48 | 54 | 8 | |
| 34 | I CAN SEE FOREVER IN YOUR EYES Reba McEntire (Mercury 57034) | 44 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| 35 | I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) | 54 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) | 50 | 56 | 66 | 7 | |
| 37 | STEPPIN’ OUT Mel Tillis & Statesiders (Elektra 47015) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 38 | CAN’T KEEP MY MIND OFF OF HER Mundo Earwood (GMC 111) | 41 | 43 | 51 | 9 | |
| 39 | THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (Good Ol’ Boys) Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 12067) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 40 | CHEATIN’ ON A CHEATER Loretta Lynn (MCA 51015) | 56 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| 41 | ALWAYS Patsy Cline (MCA 41303) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 13 | |
| 42 | DON’T IT MAKE YA WANNA DANCE Bonnie Raitt (Full Moon/Asylum 47033) | 45 | 51 | 57 | 8 | |
| 43 | NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Gene Watson (Capitol 4940) | 53 | 62 | 75 | 4 | |
| 44 | DON’T FORGET YOURSELF Statler Brothers (Mercury 57037) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | ANOTHER TEXAS SONG Eddy Raven (Dimension 1011) | 46 | 49 | 52 | 9 | |
| 46 | BEAUTIFUL YOU Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51022) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | IF YOU GO, I’LL FOLLOW YOU Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA 12119) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | LOVE CRAZY LOVE Zella Lehr (RCA 12073) | 51 | 57 | 67 | 6 | |
| 49 | TEXAS BOUND AND FLYIN’ Jerry Reed (RCA 12083) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 12 | |
| 50 | DOWN TO MY LAST BROKEN HEART Janie Fricke (Columbia 11384) | 68 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | GOODBYE MARIE Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 5400) | 72 | 82 | 92 | 4 | |
| 52 | BLUE BABY BLUE Lynn Anderson (Columbia 11374) | 58 | 68 | 79 | 4 | |
| 53 | IN MEMORY OF A MEMORY Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50923) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 12 | |
| 54 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (MCA 41304) | 29 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
| 55 | HE GIVES ME DIAMONDS, YOU GIVE ME CHILLS Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49569) | 59 | 61 | 64 | 7 | |
| 56 | NOBODY IN HIS RIGHT MIND (Would’ve Left Her) Dean Dillon (RCA 12109) | 74 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | AN OCCASIONAL ROSE Marty Robbins (Columbia 11372) | 70 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | WILLOW RUN Randy Barlow (Paid 110) | 73 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| 59 | LET’S DO SOMETHING CHEAP AND SUPERFICIAL Burt Reynolds (MCA 51004) | 62 | 72 | 80 | 5 | |
| 60 | BABY, I’M A WANT YOU Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49557) | 34 | 34 | 35 | 9 | |
| 61 | SWEET RED WINE Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 49564) | 64 | 67 | 69 | 7 | |
| 62 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET Orion (Sun 1156) | 66 | 70 | 81 | 7 | |
| 63 | ACAPULCO Johnny Duncan (Columbia 11385) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | GIRLS, WOMEN AND LADIES Ed Bruce (MCA 51018) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | SEEING IS BELIEVING Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49575) | 69 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 66 | WHO WERE YOU THINKIN’ OF Dandy & Doolittle Band (Columbia 11355) | 71 | 76 | 82 | 6 | |
| 67 | TAKE IT LIKE A WOMAN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49585) | 76 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | YOUR MEMORY Steve Wariner (RCA 12139) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | SWEET SEXY EYES Cristy Lane (United Artists 1369) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
| 70 | LOST IN LOVE Dickey Lee with Kathy Burdick (Mercury 57036) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | DANCE THE TWO STEP Susie Allanson (Liberty 1383) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | CHEATER’S TRAP John Wesley Ryles (MCA 51013) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | WHO’LL TURN OUT THE LIGHTS Mel Street (Sunbird 7555) | 83 | 85 | 89 | 4 | |
| 74 | I’LL LEAVE THIS WORLD LOVING YOU Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57035) | 77 | 81 | 83 | 4 | |
| 75 | BABY RIDE EASY Carlene Carter with Dave Edmunds (Warner Bros. 49572) | 78 | 89 | 90 | 4 | |
| 76 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47056) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | DEVIL’S DEN Jack Greene (Firstline 709) | 87 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THOSE DRINKING SONGS Foxfire (Elektra 47070) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | LET ME LOVE YOU Fred Knoblock (Scotti Brothers 607) | 86 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE R.C. Bannon (Columbia 11346) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 10 | |
| 81 | HALFTIME J.W. Thompson (NSD 62) | 88 | 88 | 88 | 7 | |
| 82 | FIFTY WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER Sonny Curtis (Elektra 47048) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | THAT SILVER-HAIRED DADDY OF MINE Slim Whitman (Epic 50946) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | WHEN IT’S JUST YOU AND ME Kenny Dale (Capitol 4943) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | BEERS TO YOU Ray Charles & Clint Eastwood (Warner/Viva 49608) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | (Sittin’ Here) LOVIN’ YOU Troy Shondell (TeleSonic 804) | 89 | 95 | 96 | 4 | |
| 87 | THERE’S ALWAYS ME Jim Reeves (RCA 12118) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | IF I HAD IT MY WAY Nightstreets (Epic 50944) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SILENT TREATMENT Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7556) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | COLORADO COUNTRY MORNING Pat Boone (Warner/Curb 49596) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | A LITTLE BITTY TEAR Hank Cochran (Elektra 47062) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | FOOD BLUES Bobby Bare (Columbia 11365) | 47 | 47 | 49 | 8 | |
| 93 | NO LOVE AT ALL Jan Gray (Paid 106) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | THEY NEVER LOST YOU Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49528) | 48 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
| 95 | A PAIR OF OLD SNEAKERS George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50930) | 49 | 20 | 20 | 11 | |
| 96 | DREAM LOVER Tanya Tucker & Glen Campbell (MCA 41323) | 52 | 52 | 55 | 8 | |
| 97 | FADED LOVE Willie Nelson & Ray Price (Columbia 11329) | 57 | 40 | 6 | 15 | |
| 98 | ROSE’S ARE RED Freddie Hart (Sunbird 7553) | 60 | 41 | 41 | 10 | |
| 99 | TAKE THIS HEART Don King (Epic 50928) | 61 | 46 | 46 | 9 | |
| 100 | UNTIL THE BITTER END Kenny Seratt (MDJ 1005) | 63 | 50 | 50 | 11 | |
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