| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 17, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) | 4 |
N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
7 | 12 | |
| 2 | A BRIDGE THAT JUST WON’T BURN Conway Twitty (MCA 51011) | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 3 | BEAUTIFUL YOU Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51022) | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 4 | I THINK I’LL JUST STAY HERE AND DRINK Merle Haggard (MCA 51014) | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton (RCA 12133) | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 6 | GIVING UP EASY Leon Everette (RCA 12111) | 8 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 7 | DOWN TO MY LAST BROKEN HEART Janie Fricke (Columbia 11384) | 13 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 8 | I KEEP COMING BACK / TRUE LIFE COUNTRY MUSIC Razzy Bailey (RCA 12120) | 14 | 19 | 9 | ||
| 9 | SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) | 10 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 10 | I FEEL LIKE LOVING YOU AGAIN T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49615) | 19 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 11 | IF YOU GO, I’LL FOLLOW YOU Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA 12119) | 12 | 15 | 11 | ||
| 12 | ONE IN A MILLION Johnny Lee (Asylum 47076) | 3 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 13 | DON’T FORGET YOURSELF Statler Brothers (Mercury 57037) | 15 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 1959 John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49582) | 20 | 22 | 9 | ||
| 15 | I’LL BE THERE (If You Ever Want Me) Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49592) | 22 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 16 | GOODBYE MARIE Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 5400) | 17 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 17 | GIRLS, WOMEN AND LADIES Ed Bruce (MCA 51018) | 18 | 21 | 11 | ||
| 18 | THE BEST OF STRANGERS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51001) | 6 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 19 | YOUR MEMORY Steve Wariner (RCA 12139) | 21 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 20 | WHO’S CHEATIN’ WHO Charly McClain (Epic 50948) | 25 | 30 | 9 | ||
| 21 | DON’T YOU EVER GET TIRED (Of Hurting Me) Willie Nelson & Ray Price (Columbia 11405) | 30 | 35 | 8 | ||
| 22 | ACAPULCO Johnny Duncan (Columbia 11385) | 23 | 24 | 11 | ||
| 23 | SOUTHERN RAINS Mel Tillis (Elektra 47082) | 28 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 24 | FOLLOWING THE FEELING Moe Bandy featuring Judy Bailey (Columbia 11395) | 29 | 32 | 8 | ||
| 25 | NOBODY IN HIS RIGHT MIND (Would’ve Left Her) Dean Dillon (RCA 12109) | 26 | 27 | 12 | ||
| 26 | DANCE THE TWO STEP Susie Allanson (Liberty 1383) | 27 | 28 | 11 | ||
| 27 | HILLBILLY GIRL WITH THE BLUES Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11410) | 32 | 37 | 6 | ||
| 28 | ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN Glen Campbell (Warner/Viva 49609) | 31 | 34 | 9 | ||
| 29 | ARE YOU HAPPY BABY? Dottie West (Liberty 1392) | 35 | 43 | 6 | ||
| 30 | SILENT TREATMENT Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7556) | 34 | 36 | 10 | ||
| 31 | DON’T LOOK NOW (But We Just Fell In Love) Eddy Arnold (RCA 12136) | 36 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 32 | LOVERS LIVE LONGER Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49573) | 7 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 33 | YOU BETTER MOVE ON George Jones & Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50949) | 39 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 34 | COUNTRYFIED Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4949) | 37 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 35 | THERE’S ALWAYS ME Jim Reeves (RCA 12118) | 38 | 40 | 10 | ||
| 36 | NOBODY’S FOOL Deborah Allen (Capitol 4945) | 41 | 47 | 8 | ||
| 37 | CUP OF TEA Rex Allen, Jr. & Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49626) | 45 | 55 | 6 | ||
| 38 | WILLIE JONES Bobby Bare (Columbia 11408) | 44 | 52 | 7 | ||
| 39 | YELLOW PAGES Roger Bowling (Mercury 57042) | 46 | 54 | 8 | ||
| 40 | DO YOU LOVE AS GOOD AS YOU LOOK Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49639) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | CAN I SEE YOU TONIGHT Tanya Tucker (MCA 51037) | 49 | 61 | 5 | ||
| 42 | ANYTHING BUT YES IS STILL A NO Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49628) | 48 | 56 | 6 | ||
| 43 | WANDERING EYES Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50962) | 53 | 70 | 5 | ||
| 44 | IF DRINKIN’ DON’T KILL ME (Her Memory Will) George Jones (Epic 50968) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | WHAT’S NEW WITH YOU Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49613) | 50 | 58 | 6 | ||
| 46 | WHEN IT’S JUST YOU AND ME Kenny Dale (Capitol 4943) | 47 | 51 | 10 | ||
| 47 | IT TOOK US ALL NIGHT LONG TO SAY GOODBYE Danny Wood (RCA 12123) | 52 | 57 | 8 | ||
| 48 | ANGEL FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS Mickey Gilley (Epic 50940) | 11 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 50 | I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 425) | 57 | 62 | 7 | ||
| 51 | NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Gene Watson (Capitol 4940) | 16 | 16 | 13 | ||
| 52 | YOU ARE A LIAR Whitey Shafer (Elektra 47063) | 54 | 64 | 6 | ||
| 53 | GETTIN’ OVER YOU Tim Rex & Oklahoma (Dee Jay 107) | 55 | 65 | 6 | ||
| 54 | GUITAR MAN Elvis Presley (RCA 12158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (MCA 51038) | 61 | 73 | 5 | ||
| 56 | BEERS TO YOU Ray Charles & Clint Eastwood (Warner/Viva 49608) | 56 | 59 | 10 | ||
| 57 | CAROLINA (I Remember You) Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50955) | 63 | 74 | 5 | ||
| 58 | DRIFTER Sylvia (RCA 12164) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | I AIN’T GOT NOBODY Roy Clark (MCA 51031) | 62 | 72 | 7 | ||
| 60 | WHISKEY HEAVEN Fats Domino (Warner/Viva 49610) | 67 | 79 | 5 | ||
| 61 | KILLIN’ TIME Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (Scotti Brothers 609) | 68 | 84 | 4 | ||
| 62 | YOUR GOOD GIRL’S GONNA GO BAD Billie Jo Spears (Liberty 1395) | 71 | 87 | 4 | ||
| 63 | SONG OF THE SOUTH Johnny Russell (Mercury 57038) | 66 | 77 | 7 | ||
| 64 | A LOSER’S NIGHT OUT Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Koala 328) | 69 | 82 | 5 | ||
| 65 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Joe Sun (Ovation 1162) | 70 | 80 | 4 | ||
| 66 | THIRTY NINE AND HOLDING Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 47095) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | COW PATTI Jim Stafford (Warner/Viva 49611) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | I’LL LEAVE THIS WORLD LOVING YOU Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57035) | 43 | 45 | 13 | ||
| 69 | WHERE COULD YOU TAKE ME Sheila Andrews (Ovation 1160) | 64 | 66 | 9 | ||
| 70 | SILVER EAGLE Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 2142) | 65 | 67 | 7 | ||
| 71 | DARE TO DREAM AGAIN Phil Everly (Curb 5401) | 75 | 88 | 4 | ||
| 72 | THE KING OF WESTERN SWING Hank Thompson (MCA 51030) | 72 | 76 | 7 | ||
| 73 | ROCKABILLY REBEL Orion (Sun 1159) | 78 | 91 | 4 | ||
| 74 | TEXAS IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR Mac Davis (Casablanca 2305) | 24 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 75 | BE MY LOVER, BE MY FRIEND Mick Lloyd & Jerri Kelly (Little Giant 040) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49650) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | TOO LONG GONE Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1163) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | I’VE LOVED ENOUGH TO KNOW Jim Rushing (Ovation 1161) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | FAT ’N SASSY Pacific Steel Co. Featuring Jay Dee Maness (Pacific Arts 111) | 79 | 83 | 6 | ||
| 80 | CAFFEIN, NICOTINE, BENZEDRINE (And Wish Me Luck) Jerry Reed (RCA 12157) | 80 | 85 | 5 | ||
| 81 | RAININ’ IN MY EYES Miki Mori (Starcom 1001) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | BYE BYE LOVE Billy Walker & Barbara Fairchild (Paid 107) | 84 | 89 | 5 | ||
| 83 | I HAVE A DREAM Cristy Lane (Liberty 1396) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU BACK TO LOVING ME AGAIN Joe Stampley (Epic 50972) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | DIXIE MAN Randy Barlow (Paid 116) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | LOST IN LOVE Dickey Lee with Kathy Burdick (Mercury 57036) | 33 | 33 | 11 | ||
| 87 | LOVE FIRES Don Gibson (Warner/Curb 49602) | 87 | 92 | 7 | ||
| 88 | YOU ALMOST SLIPPED MY MIND Charley Pride (RCA 12100) | 40 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 89 | SLIP AWAY Jim West (Macho 008) | 89 | 93 | 4 | ||
| 90 | I’VE NEVER GONE TO BED WITH AN UGLY WOMAN Roy Head (Elektra 47081) | 92 | 94 | 4 | ||
| 91 | I KNOW AN ENDING (When It Comes) B. J. Wright (Soundwaves 4624) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | SHE’S A FRIEND OF A FRIEND Burrito Brothers (Curb 5402) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | MY TURN Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | DIAMONDS AND TEARDROPS Wayne Massey (Polydor 2147) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | THAT’S THE WAY MY WOMAN LOVES Amarillo (NSD 72) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | I CAN SEE FOREVER IN YOUR EYES Reba McEntire (Mercury 57034) | 42 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 97 | TAKE ME TO YOUR LOVIN’ PLACE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11369) | 51 | 29 | 17 | ||
| 98 | WHO’LL TURN OUT THE LIGHTS Mel Street (Sunbird 7555) | 58 | 39 | 13 | ||
| 99 | SWEET CITY WOMAN Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47056) | 60 | 41 | 11 | ||
| 100 | WHY LADY WHY Alabama (RCA 12091) | 73 | 46 | 18 | ||
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