| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 7, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DO YOU LOVE AS GOOD AS YOU LOOK Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49639) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2 | ANGEL FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418) | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | |
| 3 | GUITAR MAN Elvis Presley (RCA 12158) | 7 | 14 | 22 | 8 | |
| 4 | ARE YOU HAPPY BABY? Dottie West (Liberty 1392) | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | |
| 5 | CAN I SEE YOU TONIGHT Tanya Tucker (MCA 51037) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 6 | IF DRINKIN’ DON’T KILL ME (Her Memory Will) George Jones (Epic 50968) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| 7 | WANDERING EYES Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50962) | 11 | 15 | 20 | 12 | |
| 8 | DRIFTER Sylvia (RCA 12164) | 12 | 16 | 25 | 8 | |
| 9 | TEXAS WOMEN Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47102) | 14 | 23 | 34 | 5 | |
| 10 | WHAT I HAD WITH YOU John Conlee (MCA 51044) | 13 | 18 | 28 | 7 | |
| 11 | THIRTY NINE AND HOLDING Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 47095) | 17 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 12 | WHAT’S NEW WITH YOU Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49613) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 13 | |
| 13 | OLD FLAME Alabama (RCA 12169) | 22 | 29 | 42 | 4 | |
| 14 | PICKIN’ UP STRANGERS Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47105) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 4 | |
| 15 | DON’T LOOK NOW (But We Just Fell In Love) Eddy Arnold (RCA 12136) | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49650) | 19 | 25 | 35 | 8 | |
| 17 | LOVIN’ WHAT YOUR LOVIN’ DOES TO ME Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 51050) | 21 | 26 | 36 | 6 | |
| 18 | CUP OF TEA Rex Allen, Jr. & Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49626) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | |
| 19 | YOUR GOOD GIRL’S GONNA GO BAD Billie Jo Spears (Liberty 1395) | 20 | 24 | 32 | 11 | |
| 20 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU BACK TO LOVING ME AGAIN Joe Stampley (Epic 50972) | 25 | 30 | 45 | 8 | |
| 21 | LOVE IS FAIR / SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51062) | 29 | 36 | 52 | 5 | |
| 22 | SOMETHIN’ ON THE RADIO Jacky Ward (Mercury 57044) | 26 | 31 | 44 | 7 | |
| 23 | CRYING Don McLean (Millennium 11799) | 28 | 35 | 49 | 7 | |
| 24 | A HEADACHE TOMORROW (Or A Heartache Tonight) Mickey Gilley (Epic 50973) | 33 | 43 | 58 | 4 | |
| 25 | I HAVE A DREAM Cristy Lane (Liberty 1396) | 27 | 33 | 43 | 8 | |
| 26 | DIXIE MAN Randy Barlow (Paid 116) | 31 | 38 | 48 | 8 | |
| 27 | TAKE IT EASY Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11436) | 35 | 44 | 57 | 5 | |
| 28 | FALLING AGAIN Don Williams (MCA 51065) | 39 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | LEONARD Merle Haggard (MCA 51048) | 38 | 47 | 68 | 4 | |
| 30 | PEACE OF MIND Eddy Raven (Dimension 1017) | 32 | 37 | 47 | 7 | |
| 31 | REST YOUR LOVE ON ME / I AM THE DREAMER (You Are The Dream) Conway Twitty (MCA 51059) | 43 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | EVERY NOW AND THEN Brenda Lee (MCA 51047) | 37 | 42 | 51 | 6 | |
| 33 | TOO LONG GONE Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1163) | 36 | 41 | 50 | 8 | |
| 34 | PERFECT FOOL Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49652) | 42 | 48 | 61 | 5 | |
| 35 | SOUTHERN RAINS Mel Tillis (Elektra 47082) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 36 | IT DON’T GET NO BETTER THAN THIS Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11438) | 44 | 52 | 82 | 4 | |
| 37 | COMPLETELY OUT OF LOVE Marty Robbins (Columbia 11425) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 6 | |
| 38 | STORMS NEVER LAST Waylon & Jessi (RCA 12176) | 48 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | ANY WAY YOU WANT ME Gene Watson (Warner/Viva 49648) | 45 | 54 | 69 | 5 | |
| 40 | HOOKED ON MUSIC Mac Davis (Casablanca 2327) | 50 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | HILLBILLY GIRL WITH THE BLUES Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11410) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | |
| 42 | SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426) | 53 | 64 | 86 | 4 | |
| 43 | IT WAS YOU Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4972) | 51 | 61 | 72 | 5 | |
| 44 | IT’S A HEARTACHE Dave & Sugar (RCA 12168) | 47 | 53 | 64 | 5 | |
| 45 | ROLL ON MISSISSIPPI Charley Pride (RCA 12178) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | 20/20 HINDSIGHT Billy Larkin (Sunbird 7557) | 46 | 50 | 54 | 7 | |
| 47 | ONE MORE LAST CHANCE Ray Stevens (RCA 12170) | 54 | 65 | 76 | 4 | |
| 48 | SILENT TREATMENT Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7556) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | |
| 49 | I’LL BE THERE (If You Ever Want Me) Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49592) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 50 | SOMEBODY LED ME AWAY Loretta Lynn (MCA 51058) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | DIXIE ROAD King Edward IV & Knights (Soundwaves 4626) | 55 | 59 | 62 | 6 | |
| 52 | ARE WE DREAMIN’ THE SAME DREAM Charlie Rich (Elektra 47104) | 62 | 70 | 84 | 4 | |
| 53 | MISTER PEEPERS Bill Anderson (MCA 51052) | 67 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | MY TURN Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1004) | 57 | 60 | 63 | 8 | |
| 55 | I REMEMBER YOU Slim Whitman (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 50971) | 58 | 66 | 71 | 5 | |
| 56 | BLUE COLLAR BLUES Mundo Earwood (Excelsior 1005) | 59 | 69 | 81 | 4 | |
| 57 | WHO’S CHEATIN’ WHO Charly McClain (Epic 50948) | 24 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 58 | 1959 John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49582) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 59 | I DON’T WANT TO KNOW YOUR NAME Glen Campbell (Capitol 4959) | 60 | 62 | 66 | 6 | |
| 60 | BETWEEN THIS TIME AND THE NEXT TIME Gene Watson (MCA 51039) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD Eagles (Asylum 47100) | 61 | 63 | 67 | 7 | |
| 62 | WILLIE, WON’T YOU SING A SONG WITH ME George Burns (Mercury 57045) | 65 | 76 | 87 | 4 | |
| 63 | DOESN’T ANYBODY GET HIGH ON LOVE ANYMORE The Shoppe (NSD 80) | 72 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | ANYTHING THAT HURTS YOU (Hurts Me) Keith Stegall (Capitol 4967) | 66 | 79 | 85 | 4 | |
| 65 | IF I KEEP ON GOING CRAZY Leon Everette (RCA 12177) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | MISTER SANDMAN Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49684) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | HONKY-TONK SATURDAY NIGHT Becky Hobbs (Mercury 57041) | 70 | 84 | 92 | 4 | |
| 68 | WASN’T THAT A PARTY Rovers (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 51007) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | DON’T YOU EVER GET TIRED (Of Hurting Me) Willie Nelson & Ray Price (Columbia 11405) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 70 | I FEEL LIKE LOVING YOU AGAIN T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49615) | 41 | 13 | 1 | 15 | |
| 71 | WILLIE JONES Bobby Bare (Columbia 11408) | 49 | 21 | 21 | 14 | |
| 72 | BRIDGE OVER BROADWAY Capitals (Ridgetop 01281) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | URBAN COWBOYS, OUTLAWS, CAVALEERS James Marvell (Caveleer 117) | 83 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | LOVERS LOVE Thrasher Brothers (MCA 51049) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | ALICE DOESN’T LOVE HERE ANYMORE Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 70052) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | NEW YORK COWBOY Nashville Superpickers (Sound Factory 426) | 76 | 83 | 89 | 6 | |
| 77 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 109) | 81 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | REACHIN’ FOR FREEDOM Ron Shaw (Pacific Challenger 1639) | 79 | 85 | 91 | 5 | |
| 79 | HOLD ME LIKE YOU NEVER HAD ME Randy Parton (RCA 12137) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ’ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE (Revised Edition) Johnny Carver (MCA 51072) | 80 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | THERE’S A CRAZY MAN Jody Payne & Willie Nelson Family Band (Kari 117) | 92 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | CHEATIN’S A TWO WAY STREET Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 427) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | REV. SAM WHISKEY Steve Jones & Winchester (Stargem 2079) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | TAKE ME BACK TO THE COUNTRY Baxter, Baxter & Baxter (Sun 1160) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Orion (Sun 1162) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | STAND BY YOUR MAN David Allan Coe (Columbia 60501) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | CHARLESTON COTTON MILL Marty Haggard (Dimension 1016) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | MY SONG DON’T SING THE SAME Kris Carpenter (Door Knob 146) | 91 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | THERE AIN’T A SONG Music Row (Debut 8013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | BETTER SIDE OF THIRTY Billy Parker (Oak 47565) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | FRUSTRATION Wyvon Alexander (Gervasi 633) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DON’T EVER LEAVE ME AGAIN Max D. Barnes (Ovation 1164) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | LONG TALL TEXAN Cartee Brothers Band (Music Mill 1014) | 94 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | TWO MINUS ONE Micki Fuhrman (MCA 51057) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I THINK I COULD LOVE YOU BETTER THAN SHE DID Ava Barber (Oak 1029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | FOLLOWING THE FEELING Moe Bandy featuring Judy Bailey (Columbia 11395) | 52 | 27 | 7 | 15 | |
| 98 | BE MY LOVER, BE MY FRIEND Mick Lloyd & Jerri Kelly (Little Giant 040) | 56 | 56 | 60 | 9 | |
| 99 | FOOL THAT I AM Rita Coolidge (A&M 2281) | 77 | 77 | 83 | 5 | |
| 100 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Joe Sun (Ovation 1162) | 63 | 32 | 33 | 11 | |
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