CASH BOX COUNTRY SINGLES – 1980 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1980 Charts! |
| 1980 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 5 | Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers (No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 29 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 12 | Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers | 34. I Ain’t Living Long Like This - Waylon [Jennings] |
| January 19 | Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers | 35. Lying Time Again - Mel Tillis |
| January 26 | Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight - Oak Ridge Boys | 79. Tonight Let’s Sleep On It Baby - Mel Street |
| February 2 | Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight - Oak Ridge Boys | 32. I’d Just Love To Lay You Down - Conway Twitty |
| February 9 | I’ll Be Coming Back For More - T. |
55. When Two Worlds Collide - Jerry Lee Lewis |
| February 16 | Love Me Over Again - Don Williams | 43. Honky Tonk Blues - Charley Pride |
| February 23 | Years - Barbara Mandrell | 66. Standing Tall - Billie Jo Spears |
| March 1 | I Ain’t Living Long Like This - Waylon [Jennings] | 34. Two Story House - George Jones & Tammy Wynette |
| March 8 | I Ain’t Living Long Like This - Waylon [Jennings] | 58. Morning Comes Too Early - Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius |
| March 15 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys - Willie Nelson | 32. Gone Too Far - Eddie Rabbitt |
| March 22 | Why Don’t You Spend The Night - Ronnie Milsap | 44. Startin’ Over Again - Dolly Parton |
| March 29 | I’d Just Love To Lay You Down - Conway Twitty | 42. Good Ole Boys Like Me - Don Williams |
| April 5 | Sugar Daddy - Bellamy Brothers | 37. Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes |
| April 12 | Sugar Daddy - Bellamy Brothers | 35. My Heart / Silent Night (After The Fight) - Ronnie Milsap |
| April 19 | Honky Tonk Blues - Charley Pride | 33. Trying To Love Two Women - Oak Ridge Boys |
| April 26 | Two Story House - George Jones & Tammy Wynette | 55. Your Body Is An Outlaw - Mel Tillis |
| May 3 | A Lesson In Leavin’ - Dottie West | 57. Friday Night Blues - John Conlee |
| May 10 | Beneath Still Waters - Emmylou Harris | 49. True Love Ways - Mickey Gilley |
| May 17 | Gone Too Far - Eddie Rabbitt | 49. Bar Room Buddies - Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood |
| May 24 | The Way I Am - Merle Haggard | 63. It’s Over - Rex Allen, Jr. |
| May 31 | Good Ole Boys Like Me - Don Williams | 52. Tennessee River - Alabama |
| June 7 | Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes | 49. Leavin’s For Unbelievers - Dottie West |
| June 14 | My Heart / Silent Night (After The Fight) - Ronnie Milsap | 60. We’re Number One - Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band |
| June 21 | Trying To Love Two Women - Oak Ridge Boys | 44. Drivin’ My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt |
| June 28 | He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones | 39. Love The World Away - Kenny Rogers |
| July 5 | He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones | 60. Misery And Gin - Merle Haggard |
| July 12 | You Win Again - Charley Pride | 65. Let’s Keep It That Way - Mac Davis |
| July 19 | Friday Night Blues - John Conlee | 52. Old Flames Can’t Hold A Candle To You - Dolly Parton |
| July 26 | Bar Room Buddies - Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood | 71. If There Were No Memories - John Anderson |
| August 2 | True Love Ways - Mickey Gilley | 71. When - Slim Whitman |
| August 9 | Tennessee River - Alabama | 55. Faded Love - Willie Nelson & Ray Price |
| August 16 | Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley | 60. They Never Lost You - Con Hunley |
| August 23 | Drivin’ My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt | 46. I Believe In You - Don Williams |
| August 30 | Cowboys And Clowns / Misery Loves Company - Ronnie Milsap | 66. Old Habits - Hank Williams, Jr. |
| September 6 | Lookin’ For Love - Johnny Lee | 60. Over The Rainbow - Jerry Lee Lewis |
| September 13 | Lookin’ For Love - Johnny Lee | 58. She Can’t Say That Anymore - John Conlee |
| September 20 | Lookin’ For Love - Johnny Lee | 63. Why Lady Why - Alabama |
| September 27 | Old Flames Can’t Hold A Candle To You - Dolly Parton | 57. You Almost Slipped My Mind - Charley Pride |
| October 4 | Do You Wanna Go To Heaven - T. |
84. He Gives Me Diamonds, You Give Me Chills - Margo Smith |
| October 11 | Loving Up A Storm - Razzy Bailey | 32. Smoky Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap |
| October 18 | I Believe In You - Don Williams | 58. A Bridge That Just Won’t Burn - Conway Twitty |
| October 25 | I Believe In You - Don Williams | 32. One In A Million - Johnny Lee |
| November 1 | On The Road Again - Willie Nelson | 66. I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt |
| November 8 | Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray | 55. If You Go, I’ll Follow You - Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton |
| November 15 | Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray | 46. Beautiful You - Oak Ridge Boys |
| November 22 | If You Ever Change Your Mind - Crystal Gayle | 43. I Keep Coming Back / True Life Country Music - Razzy Bailey |
| November 29 | Smoky Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap | 44. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton |
| December 6 | Lady - Kenny Rogers | 74. Don’t Look Now (But We Just Fell In Love) - Eddy Arnold |
| December 13 | You Almost Slipped My Mind - Charley Pride | 44. Southern Rains - Mel Tillis |
| December 20 | That’s All That Matters - Mickey Gilley | 74. Can I See You Tonight - Tanya Tucker |
| December 27 | One In A Million - Johnny Lee | 80. Ready For The Good Times To Get Better - Joe Sun |
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