| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 4, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DRIFTER Sylvia (RCA 12164) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 | OLD FLAME Alabama (RCA 12169) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 3 | YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49650) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 4 | TEXAS WOMEN Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47102) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 5 | THIRTY NINE AND HOLDING Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 47095) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 6 | PICKIN’ UP STRANGERS Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47105) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| 7 | A HEADACHE TOMORROW (Or A Heartache Tonight) Mickey Gilley (Epic 50973) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| 8 | FALLING AGAIN Don Williams (MCA 51065) | 10 | 13 | 22 | 7 | |
| 9 | REST YOUR LOVE ON ME / I AM THE DREAMER (You Are The Dream) Conway Twitty (MCA 51059) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
| 10 | LEONARD Merle Haggard (MCA 51048) | 18 | 21 | 26 | 8 | |
| 11 | LOVIN’ WHAT YOUR LOVIN’ DOES TO ME Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 51050) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 12 | CRYING Don McLean (Millennium 11799) | 13 | 19 | 21 | 11 | |
| 13 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU BACK TO LOVING ME AGAIN Joe Stampley (Epic 50972) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| 14 | SOMETHIN’ ON THE RADIO Jacky Ward (Mercury 57044) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| 15 | LOVE IS FAIR / SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51062) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| 16 | TAKE IT EASY Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11436) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| 17 | HOOKED ON MUSIC Mac Davis (Casablanca 2327) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 7 | |
| 18 | WANDERING EYES Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50962) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 19 | STORMS NEVER LAST Waylon & Jessi (RCA 12176) | 21 | 25 | 34 | 7 | |
| 20 | ROLL ON MISSISSIPPI Charley Pride (RCA 12178) | 24 | 31 | 39 | 5 | |
| 21 | SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426) | 23 | 30 | 36 | 8 | |
| 22 | I LOVED ’EM EVERY ONE T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49690) | 30 | 37 | 47 | 4 | |
| 23 | MISTER SANDMAN Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49684) | 28 | 34 | 48 | 5 | |
| 24 | SOMEBODY LED ME AWAY Loretta Lynn (MCA 51058) | 29 | 33 | 43 | 6 | |
| 25 | IT DON’T GET NO BETTER THAN THIS Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11438) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
| 26 | AM I LOSING YOU / HE’LL HAVE TO GO Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12194) | 32 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | WHAT I HAD WITH YOU John Conlee (MCA 51044) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| 28 | HEY JOE (Hey Moe) Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 60508) | 37 | 43 | 53 | 4 | |
| 29 | ARE WE DREAMIN’ THE SAME DREAM Charlie Rich (Elektra 47104) | 33 | 38 | 44 | 8 | |
| 30 | ONE MORE LAST CHANCE Ray Stevens (RCA 12170) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
| 31 | IF I KEEP ON GOING CRAZY Leon Everette (RCA 12177) | 35 | 40 | 49 | 6 | |
| 32 | BETWEEN THIS TIME AND THE NEXT TIME Gene Watson (MCA 51039) | 39 | 46 | 56 | 6 | |
| 33 | PRIDE Janie Fricke (Columbia 60509) | 41 | 50 | 60 | 4 | |
| 34 | MISTER PEEPERS Bill Anderson (MCA 51052) | 36 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 35 | BRIDGE OVER BROADWAY Capitals (Ridgetop 01281) | 40 | 48 | 58 | 5 | |
| 36 | GUITAR MAN Elvis Presley (RCA 12158) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 37 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) | 43 | 52 | 66 | 5 | |
| 38 | WASN’T THAT A PARTY Rovers (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 51007) | 45 | 53 | 64 | 6 | |
| 39 | CHEATIN’S A TWO WAY STREET Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 427) | 49 | 57 | 72 | 5 | |
| 40 | DOESN’T ANYBODY GET HIGH ON LOVE ANYMORE The Shoppe (NSD 80) | 46 | 49 | 57 | 7 | |
| 41 | ALICE DOESN’T LOVE HERE ANYMORE Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 70052) | 47 | 54 | 65 | 5 | |
| 42 | BLUE COLLAR BLUES Mundo Earwood (Excelsior 1005) | 42 | 44 | 52 | 8 | |
| 43 | I DON’T THINK LOVE OUGHT TO BE THAT WAY Reba McEntire (Mercury 57046) | 48 | 58 | 75 | 4 | |
| 44 | FRIENDS Razzy Bailey (RCA 12199) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | HIDEAWAY HEALING Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49693) | 52 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | COWBOYS DON’T SHOOT STRAIGHT (Like They Used To) Tammy Wynette (Epic 51011) | 53 | 61 | 81 | 4 | |
| 47 | HOLD ME LIKE YOU NEVER HAD ME Randy Parton (RCA 12137) | 50 | 56 | 70 | 6 | |
| 48 | LOUISIANA SATURDAY NIGHT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4983) | 58 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | JUST A COUNTRY BOY Rex Allen Jr. (Warner Bros. 49682) | 55 | 63 | 77 | 4 | |
| 50 | NO ACES Patti Page (Plantation 197) | 56 | 70 | 84 | 4 | |
| 51 | I CAN’T HOLD MYSELF IN LINE Paycheck & Haggard (Epic 51012) | 57 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | I’M JUST AN OLD CHUNK OF COAL (But I’m Gonna Be A Diamond Someday) John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49699) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | HEART OF THE MATTER Kendalls (Ovation 1169) | 59 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | I HAVE A DREAM Cristy Lane (Liberty 1396) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 12 | |
| 55 | THE BARON Johnny Cash (Columbia 60516) | 65 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | FIRE IN YOUR EYES Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 49668) | 66 | 76 | 92 | 4 | |
| 57 | ELVIRA Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | FOOL’S GOLD Danny Wood (RCA 12181) | 61 | 66 | 80 | 4 | |
| 59 | EVIL ANGEL Ed Bruce (MCA 51076) | 68 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | A MILLION OLD GOODBYES Mel Tillis (Elektra 47116) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Orion (Sun 1162) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 5 | |
| 62 | IN THE GARDEN Statler Brothers (Mercury 57048) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE Dottie West (Liberty 1404) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | PERFECT FOOL Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49652) | 25 | 26 | 31 | 9 | |
| 65 | GETTING OVER YOU AGAIN Ray Price (Dimension 1018) | 76 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS Anne Murray (Capitol 4987) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | WHISPER Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 01036) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | EVERY NOW AND THEN Brenda Lee (MCA 51047) | 27 | 27 | 29 | 10 | |
| 69 | ANGEL FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418) | 34 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 70 | IT’S A LOVELY, LOVELY WORLD Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49694) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | I WANT YOU TONIGHT Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 01033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | LET’S FORGET THAT WE’RE MARRIED Gary Stewart (RCA 12203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | FIRE AND SMOKE Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | STAND BY YOUR MAN David Allan Coe (Columbia 60501) | 75 | 78 | 83 | 6 | |
| 75 | SHE CAN’T GIVE IT AWAY Roy Clark (MCA 51079) | 79 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | SOMEWHERE TO COME WHEN IT RAINS John Wesley Ryles (MCA 51080) | 77 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | CHARLESTON COTTON MILL Marty Haggard (Dimension 1016) | 78 | 80 | 85 | 5 | |
| 78 | YOUR WIFE IS CHEATIN’ ON US AGAIN Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57047) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | MAGIC EYES Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Koala 331) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | (Lookin’ At Things) IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT Nightstreets (Epic 51004) | 85 | 91 | 95 | 4 | |
| 81 | I’M ALMOST READY Leona Williams (Elektra 47114) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | DO FISH SWIM? Wickline (Cascade Mountain 2325) | 83 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | MEMPHIS MEMORY Ernie Ashworth (O’Brien 325) | 84 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN Roger Bowling (Mercury 57049) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | DO I HAVE TO DRAW A PICTURE Billy Swan (Epic 51000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | OLD FAMILIAR FEELING Wyvon Alexander (Gervasi 644) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SAD OLE SHADE OF GRAY Jeanne Pruett (Paid 118) | 88 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| 88 | WHAT ABOUT MY HEART Connie Cato (MCA 51071) | 90 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | IT WAS YOU Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4972) | 38 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| 90 | THE BABY Kieran Kane (Elektra 47111) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | FRIDAY NIGHT FEELIN’ Rich Landers (Ovation 1166) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | PYRAMID OF CANS Charlie Bandy (Soundwaves 4627) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | LOVIN’ NIGHT Jim West (Macho 009) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | FRIENDS BEFORE LOVERS Gabriel (Ridgetop 01381) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | MARIANNE Lane Brothers (FXL 0026) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | IF DRINKIN’ DON’T KILL ME (Her Memory Will) George Jones (Epic 50968) | 44 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 97 | LOVERS LOVE Thrasher Brothers (MCA 51049) | 63 | 64 | 69 | 6 | |
| 98 | THERE’S A CRAZY MAN Jody Payne & Willie Nelson Family Band (Kari 117) | 70 | 71 | 76 | 7 | |
| 99 | I THINK I COULD LOVE YOU BETTER THAN SHE DID Ava Barber (Oak 1029) | 80 | 81 | 86 | 5 | |
| 100 | TWO MINUS ONE Micki Fuhrman (MCA 51057) | 86 | 86 | 90 | 5 | |
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