| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 3, 1981 | |||||
| (No issue published this week; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
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ONE IN A MILLION Johnny Lee (Asylum 47076) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | LOVERS LIVE LONGER Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49573) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | A BRIDGE THAT JUST WON’T BURN Conway Twitty (MCA 51011) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | I THINK I’LL JUST STAY HERE AND DRINK Merle Haggard (MCA 51014) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS Mickey Gilley (Epic 50940) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | THE BEST OF STRANGERS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51001) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | TEXAS IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR Mac Davis (Casablanca 2305) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | BEAUTIFUL YOU Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51022) | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | GIVING UP EASY Leon Everette (RCA 12111) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | YOU ALMOST SLIPPED MY MIND Charley Pride (RCA 12100) | 11 | 4 | 1 | 15 | SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton (RCA 12133) | 13 | 20 | 29 | 6 | I CAN SEE FOREVER IN YOUR EYES Reba McEntire (Mercury 57034) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | IF YOU GO, I’LL FOLLOW YOU Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA 12119) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 9 | NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Gene Watson (Capitol 4940) | 16 | 17 | 22 | 11 | DON’T FORGET YOURSELF Statler Brothers (Mercury 57037) | 17 | 18 | 23 | 9 | DOWN TO MY LAST BROKEN HEART Janie Fricke (Columbia 11384) | 18 | 21 | 26 | 10 | I KEEP COMING BACK / TRUE LIFE COUNTRY MUSIC Razzy Bailey (RCA 12120) | 19 | 22 | 28 | 7 | GOODBYE MARIE Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 5400) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 11 | GIRLS, WOMEN AND LADIES Ed Bruce (MCA 51018) | 21 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 1959 John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49582) | 22 | 26 | 38 | 7 | YOUR MEMORY Steve Wariner (RCA 12139) | 23 | 27 | 34 | 8 | ACAPULCO Johnny Duncan (Columbia 11385) | 24 | 28 | 31 | 9 | I FEEL LIKE LOVING YOU AGAIN T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49615) | 25 | 32 | 45 | 6 | I’LL BE THERE (If You Ever Want Me) Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49592) | 26 | 31 | 41 | 6 | NOBODY IN HIS RIGHT MIND (Would’ve Left Her) Dean Dillon (RCA 12109) | 27 | 29 | 36 | 10 | DANCE THE TWO STEP Susie Allanson (Liberty 1383) | 28 | 30 | 37 | 9 | TAKE ME TO YOUR LOVIN’ PLACE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11369) | 29 | 5 | 6 | 15 | WHO’S CHEATIN’ WHO Charly McClain (Epic 50948) | 30 | 37 | 47 | 7 | SOUTHERN RAINS Mel Tillis (Elektra 47082) | 31 | 35 | 44 | 4 | FOLLOWING THE FEELING Moe Bandy featuring Judy Bailey (Columbia 11395) | 32 | 38 | 46 | 6 | LOST IN LOVE Dickey Lee with Kathy Burdick (Mercury 57036) | 33 | 36 | 39 | 9 | ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN Glen Campbell (Warner/Viva 49609) | 34 | 42 | 48 | 7 | DON’T YOU EVER GET TIRED (Of Hurting Me) Willie Nelson & Ray Price (Columbia 11405) | 35 | 45 | 55 | 6 | SILENT TREATMENT Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7556) | 36 | 43 | 49 | 8 | HILLBILLY GIRL WITH THE BLUES Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11410) | 37 | 48 | 60 | 4 | COUNTRYFIED Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4949) | 38 | 47 | 57 | 6 | WHO’LL TURN OUT THE LIGHTS Mel Street (Sunbird 7555) | 39 | 39 | 43 | 11 | THERE’S ALWAYS ME Jim Reeves (RCA 12118) | 40 | 44 | 50 | 8 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47056) | 41 | 41 | 42 | 9 | DON’T LOOK NOW (But We Just Fell In Love) Eddy Arnold (RCA 12136) | 42 | 51 | 62 | 5 | ARE YOU HAPPY BABY? Dottie West (Liberty 1392) | 43 | 54 | 72 | 4 | YOU BETTER MOVE ON George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50949) | 44 | 55 | 67 | 5 | I’LL LEAVE THIS WORLD LOVING YOU Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57035) | 45 | 50 | 53 | 11 | WHY LADY WHY Alabama (RCA 12091) | 46 | 11 | 2 | 16 | NOBODY’S FOOL Deborah Allen (Capitol 4945) | 47 | 64 | 74 | 6 | SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) | 48 | 16 | 7 | 13 | CHEATIN’ ON A CHEATER Loretta Lynn (MCA 51015) | 49 | 24 | 25 | 11 | AN OCCASIONAL ROSE Marty Robbins (Columbia 11372) | 50 | 34 | 35 | 10 | WHEN IT’S JUST YOU AND ME Kenny Dale (Capitol 4943) | 51 | 56 | 58 | 8 | WILLIE JONES Bobby Bare (Columbia 11408) | 52 | 57 | 71 | 5 | BLUE BABY BLUE Lynn Anderson (Columbia 11374) | 53 | 33 | 33 | 11 | YELLOW PAGES Roger Bowling (Mercury 57042) | 54 | 59 | 70 | 6 | CUP OF TEA Rex Allen, Jr. & Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49626) | 55 | 66 | 76 | 4 | ANYTHING BUT YES IS STILL A NO Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49628) | 56 | 67 | 79 | 4 | IT TOOK US ALL NIGHT LONG TO SAY GOODBYE Danny Wood (RCA 12123) | 57 | 65 | 75 | 6 | WHAT’S NEW WITH YOU Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49613) | 58 | 70 | 78 | 4 | BEERS TO YOU Ray Charles & Clint Eastwood (Warner/Viva 49608) | 59 | 62 | 64 | 8 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THOSE DRINKING SONGS Foxfire (Elektra 47070) | 60 | 60 | 63 | 9 | CAN I SEE YOU TONIGHT Tanya Tucker (MCA 51037) | 61 | 74 | — | 3 | I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 425) | 62 | 73 | 82 | 5 | HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME Micki Fuhrman (MCA 51005) | 63 | 63 | 65 | 7 | YOU ARE A LIAR Whitey Shafer (Elektra 47063) | 64 | 77 | 93 | 4 | GETTIN’ OVER YOU Tim Rex & Oklahoma (Dee Jay 107) | 65 | 76 | 86 | 4 | WHERE COULD YOU TAKE ME Sheila Andrews (Ovation 1160) | 66 | 71 | 73 | 7 | SILVER EAGLE Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 2142) | 67 | 72 | 81 | 5 | LADY Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) | 68 | 46 | 13 | 13 | TAKE IT LIKE A WOMAN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49585) | 69 | 40 | 40 | 10 | WANDERING EYES Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50962) | 70 | 84 | — | 3 | (You Say You’re) A REAL COWBOY Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4935) | 71 | 49 | 15 | 13 | I AIN’T GOT NOBODY Roy Clark (MCA 51031) | 72 | 78 | 83 | 5 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (MCA 51038) | 73 | 83 | — | 3 | CAROLINA (I Remember You) Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50955) | 74 | 85 | — | 3 | I MUSTA DIED AND GONE TO TEXAS Amazing Rhythm Aces (Warner Bros. 49600) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 7 | THE KING OF WESTERN SWING Hank Thompson (MCA 51030) | 76 | 79 | 84 | 5 | SONG OF THE SOUTH Johnny Russell (Mercury 57038) | 77 | 82 | 87 | 5 | NORTH OF THE BORDER Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 50932) | 78 | 52 | 17 | 16 | WHISKEY HEAVEN Fats Domino (Warner/Viva 49610) | 79 | 91 | — | 3 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Joe Sun (Ovation 1162) | 80 | — | — | 2 | COUNTRY FEVER Frankie Rich (Stargem 2074) | 81 | 81 | 85 | 5 | A LOSER’S NIGHT OUT Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Koala 328) | 82 | 92 | — | 3 | FAT ’N SASSY Pacific Steel Co. Featuring Jay Dee Maness (Pacific Arts 111) | 83 | 87 | 92 | 4 | KILLIN’ TIME Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (Scotti Brothers 609) | 84 | — | — | 2 | CAFFEIN, NICOTINE, BENZEDRINE (And Wish Me Luck) Jerry Reed (RCA 12157) | 85 | 89 | — | 3 | A MAN JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT A WOMAN GOES THROUGH Charlie Rich (Elektra 47047) | 86 | 53 | 18 | 13 | YOUR GOOD GIRL’S GONNA GO BAD Billie Jo Spears (Liberty 1395) | 87 | — | — | 2 | DARE TO DREAM AGAIN Phil Everly (Curb 5401) | 88 | — | — | 2 | BYE BYE LOVE Billy Walker & Barbara Fairchild (Paid 107) | 89 | 93 | — | 3 | THERE’S ANOTHER WOMAN Joe Stampley (Epic 50934) | 90 | 58 | 21 | 15 | ROCKABILLY REBEL Orion (Sun 1159) | 91 | — | — | 2 | LOVE FIRES Don Gibson (Warner/Curb 49602) | 92 | 100 | 94 | 5 | SLIP AWAY Jim West (Macho 008) | 93 | — | — | 2 | I’VE NEVER GONE TO BED WITH AN UGLY WOMAN Roy Head (Elektra 47081) | 94 | — | — | 2 | THAT SILVER-HAIRED DADDY OF MINE Slim Whitman (Epic 50946) | 95 | 61 | 61 | 8 | COLORADO COUNTRY MORNING Pat Boone (Warner/Curb 49596) | 96 | 68 | 68 | 8 | A LITTLE BITTY TEAR Hank Cochran (Elektra 47062) | 97 | 69 | 69 | 9 | SOMEBODY’S GOTTA DO THE LOSING Stephany Samone (MDJ 1006) | 98 | 80 | 80 | 6 | SHE CAN’T SAY THAT ANYMORE John Conlee (MCA 41321) | 99 | 86 | 32 | 17 | YOU’RE A PRETTY LADY, LADY Ray Sanders (Hillside 80-05) | 100 | 98 | 89 | 7 |
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