| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 23, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2 | ELVIRA Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084) | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | |
| 3 | AM I LOSING YOU / HE’LL HAVE TO GO Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12194) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 4 | I LOVED ’EM EVERY ONE T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49690) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | FRIENDS Razzy Bailey (RCA 12199) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 6 | ROLL ON MISSISSIPPI Charley Pride (RCA 12178) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 7 | BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU Dolly Parton (RCA 12200) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | |
| 8 | I’M JUST AN OLD CHUNK OF COAL (But I’m Gonna Be A Diamond Someday) John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49699) | 14 | 15 | 23 | 9 | |
| 9 | HEY JOE (Hey Moe) Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 60508) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 10 | LOUISIANA SATURDAY NIGHT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4983) | 13 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 11 | PRIDE Janie Fricke (Columbia 60509) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
| 12 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE Dottie West (Liberty 1404) | 15 | 17 | 25 | 8 | |
| 13 | BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS Anne Murray (Capitol 4987) | 17 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 14 | A MILLION OLD GOODBYES Mel Tillis (Elektra 47116) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 15 | THE BARON Johnny Cash (Columbia 60516) | 20 | 25 | 29 | 10 | |
| 16 | LOVIN’ ARMS Elvis Presley (RCA 12205) | 23 | 31 | 41 | 6 | |
| 17 | IT’S A LOVELY, LOVELY WORLD Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49694) | 22 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| 18 | COWBOYS DON’T SHOOT STRAIGHT (Like They Used To) Tammy Wynette (Epic 51011) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 11 | |
| 19 | I DON’T THINK LOVE OUGHT TO BE THAT WAY Reba McEntire (Mercury 57046) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 11 | |
| 20 | I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN’T COOL Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51107) | 33 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | WHISPER Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 01036) | 25 | 30 | 35 | 8 | |
| 22 | MONA LISA Willie Nelson (Columbia 02000) | 28 | 32 | 44 | 6 | |
| 23 | EVIL ANGEL Ed Bruce (MCA 51076) | 27 | 29 | 34 | 10 | |
| 24 | BY NOW Steve Wariner (RCA 12204) | 29 | 34 | 42 | 7 | |
| 25 | SURROUND ME WITH LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 01045) | 32 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| 26 | THE MATADOR Sylvia (RCA 12214) | 34 | 45 | 51 | 5 | |
| 27 | I WANT YOU TONIGHT Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 01033) | 30 | 33 | 40 | 8 | |
| 28 | FIRE AND SMOKE Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561) | 31 | 35 | 43 | 8 | |
| 29 | DO I HAVE TO DRAW A PICTURE Billy Swan (Epic 51000) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 8 | |
| 30 | MY WOMAN LOVES THE DEVIL OUT OF ME Moe Bandy (Columbia 02039) | 36 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| 31 | LOVIN’ HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47134) | 42 | 52 | 63 | 4 | |
| 32 | LOVE DIES HARD Randy Barlow (Paid 133) | 40 | 48 | 67 | 6 | |
| 33 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA 12236) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | GETTING OVER YOU AGAIN Ray Price (Dimension 1018) | 37 | 40 | 45 | 10 | |
| 35 | DARLIN’ Tom Jones (Mercury 76100) | 41 | 49 | 59 | 6 | |
| 36 | FALLING AGAIN Don Williams (MCA 51065) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 37 | YOU’RE CRAZY MAN Freddie Hart (Sunbird 7560) | 43 | 46 | 53 | 7 | |
| 38 | SOME LOVE SONGS NEVER DIE B. J. Thomas (MCA 51087) | 47 | 56 | 65 | 7 | |
| 39 | YOUR WIFE IS CHEATIN’ ON US AGAIN Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57047) | 45 | 47 | 54 | 9 | |
| 40 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU Cristy Lane (Liberty 1406) | 50 | 60 | 73 | 4 | |
| 41 | FOOL BY YOUR SIDE Dave Rowland & Sugar (Elektra 47135) | 53 | 62 | 82 | 4 | |
| 42 | HERE’S TO THE HORSES Johnny Russell (Mercury 57050) | 49 | 57 | 66 | 7 | |
| 43 | ANYWHERE THERE’S A JUKEBOX Razzy Bailey (RCA 12199) | 46 | 53 | 56 | 6 | |
| 44 | HOOKED ON MUSIC Mac Davis (Casablanca 2327) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 45 | LOVE KNOWS WE TRIED Tanya Tucker (MCA 51096) | 52 | 59 | 68 | 6 | |
| 46 | GOOD OL’ GIRLS Sonny Curtis (Elektra 47129) | 56 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 47 | LEARNING TO LIVE AGAIN Bobby Bare (Columbia 02038) | 54 | 61 | 71 | 6 | |
| 48 | FRIDAY NIGHT FEELIN’ Rich Landers (Ovation 1166) | 48 | 50 | 57 | 9 | |
| 49 | SPREAD MY WINGS Tim Rex & Oklahoma (Dee Jay 111) | 51 | 54 | 58 | 7 | |
| 50 | DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 12220) | 59 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | DOES SHE WISH SHE WAS SINGLE AGAIN Burrito Brothers (Curb 01011) | 55 | 65 | 69 | 7 | |
| 52 | THE ALL NEW ME Tom T. Hall (RCA 12219) | 60 | 66 | 75 | 4 | |
| 53 | DON’T GET ABOVE YOUR RAISING Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02034) | 62 | 71 | 84 | 4 | |
| 54 | RODE HARD AND PUT UP WET Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Epic 02012) | 58 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| 55 | MISTER SANDMAN Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49684) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 56 | SLOW COUNTRY DANCIN’ Judy Bailey (Columbia 02045) | 66 | 74 | 88 | 4 | |
| 57 | I STILL MISS SOMEONE Don King (Epic 02046) | 65 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| 58 | JUST LIKE ME Terry Gregory (Handshake 70071) | 68 | 76 | 90 | 4 | |
| 59 | DREAM OF ME Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1171) | 69 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND Edgel Groves (Silver Star 20) | 71 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | BALLY-HOO DAYS Eddy Arnold (RCA 12226) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | UNWOUND George Strait (MCA 51104) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | FLO’S YELLOW ROSE Hoyt Axton (Elektra 47133) | 64 | 67 | 77 | 5 | |
| 64 | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE Billie Jo Spears (Liberty 1409) | 67 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| 65 | BETWEEN THIS TIME AND THE NEXT TIME Gene Watson (MCA 51039) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
| 66 | CHEATIN’S A TWO WAY STREET Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 427) | 24 | 24 | 26 | 12 | |
| 67 | MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS Ernie Rowell (Grass 63-07) | 78 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | I SHOULD’VE CALLED Eddy Raven (Elektra 47136) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | TOO MANY LOVERS Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | LIKIN’ HIM AND LOVIN’ YOU Kin Vassy (Liberty 1407) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | YOU MADE IT BEAUTIFUL Charlie Rich (Epic 02058) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LOVE (Can Make You Happy) James Marvell (Cavaleer 118) | 83 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | MIDNITE FLYER Sue Powell (RCA 12227) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | UNTIL THE BITTER END Faron Young (MCA 51088) | 74 | 78 | 80 | 7 | |
| 75 | ANGELA Mundo Earwood (Excelsior 1010) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU Don McLean (Millennium 11804) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | LOVE TAKES TWO Roy Clark (MCA 51111) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | HEART OF THE MATTER Kendalls (Ovation 1169) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 10 | |
| 79 | WE’VE GOT TO START MEETING LIKE THIS Kenny Earl (Kik 904) | 85 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | IN THE GARDEN Statler Brothers (Mercury 57048) | 35 | 36 | 39 | 9 | |
| 81 | WHISKEY CHASIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02097) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | GO HOME AND GO TO PIECES Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1009) | 90 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | THEY’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE Dean Dillon (RCA 12234) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | RUN TO HER Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1408) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | SEVEN DAYS COME SUNDAY Rodney Lay (Sun 1164) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | LAY OFF MY MIND Lee Cummins (Stargem 2095) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | I OUGHT TO FEEL GUILTY Jeanne Pruett (Paid 136) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | CLEAN YOUR OWN TABLES Kay T. Oslin (Elektra 47132) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | LADY, STAY THE NIGHT Frank Taylor (Savannah 1001) | 89 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | FIRST COWBOY P. J. Parks (Kik 906) | 91 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | DREAM MAKER The Shoppe (NSD 90) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | NORTH ALABAMA Dave Kirby (Dimension 1019) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | TEXAS IDA RED David Houston (Excelsior 1012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WALTZES AND WESTERN SWING Donnie Rohrs (Pacific Challenger 4504) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | IF TEARDROPS COULD TALK Ron Gilliam (Loadstone 643) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | WITHOUT YOU Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 49651) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | REST YOUR LOVE ON ME / I AM THE DREAMER (You Are The Dream) Conway Twitty (MCA 51059) | 39 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 98 | IF I KEEP ON GOING CRAZY Leon Everette (RCA 12177) | 44 | 18 | 19 | 13 | |
| 99 | A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN Roger Bowling (Mercury 57049) | 57 | 58 | 62 | 8 | |
| 100 | I’M ALMOST READY Leona Williams (Elektra 47114) | 63 | 63 | 64 | 9 | |
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