| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 4, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN’T COOL Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51107) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA 12236) | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | |
| 3 | THE MATADOR Sylvia (RCA 12214) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4 | LOVIN’ ARMS Elvis Presley (RCA 12205) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |
| 5 | SURROUND ME WITH LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 01045) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
| 6 | FIRE AND SMOKE Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 14 | |
| 7 | LOVIN’ HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47134) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| 8 | BY NOW Steve Wariner (RCA 12204) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | |
| 9 | FOOL BY YOUR SIDE Dave Rowland & Sugar (Elektra 47135) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 10 | |
| 10 | PRISONER OF HOPE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47138) | 15 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 11 | UNWOUND George Strait (MCA 51104) | 14 | 22 | 30 | 8 | |
| 12 | DIXIE ON MY MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47137) | 18 | 26 | 34 | 6 | |
| 13 | TOO MANY LOVERS Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) | 20 | 29 | 40 | 7 | |
| 14 | DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 12220) | 17 | 19 | 27 | 9 | |
| 15 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU Cristy Lane (Liberty 1406) | 16 | 18 | 25 | 10 | |
| 16 | I STILL BELIEVE IN WALTZES Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114) | 24 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| 17 | THEY COULD PUT ME IN JAIL Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49729) | 25 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 18 | LOVE DIES HARD Randy Barlow (Paid 133) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
| 19 | MY WOMAN LOVES THE DEVIL OUT OF ME Moe Bandy (Columbia 02039) | 21 | 23 | 24 | 13 | |
| 20 | I DON’T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) | 30 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | JUST LIKE ME Terry Gregory (Handshake 70071) | 22 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| 22 | DREAM OF ME Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1171) | 26 | 33 | 39 | 9 | |
| 23 | DARLIN’ Tom Jones (Mercury 76100) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 12 | |
| 24 | RAINBOW STEW Merle Haggard (MCA 51120) | 29 | 37 | 47 | 5 | |
| 25 | DON’T GET ABOVE YOUR RAISING Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02034) | 28 | 32 | 37 | 10 | |
| 26 | GOOD OL’ GIRLS Sonny Curtis (Elektra 47129) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 11 | |
| 27 | WILD SIDE OF LIFE / IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Waylon & Jessi (RCA 12245) | 32 | 38 | 49 | 5 | |
| 28 | DON’T WAIT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 57051) | 41 | 52 | 65 | 4 | |
| 29 | RICH MAN Terri Gibbs (MCA 51119) | 39 | 49 | 57 | 5 | |
| 30 | I SHOULD’VE CALLED Eddy Raven (Elektra 47136) | 33 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| 31 | COULD YOU LOVE ME (One More Time) John Conlee (MCA 51112) | 34 | 47 | 55 | 6 | |
| 32 | WHISKEY CHASIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02097) | 35 | 46 | 52 | 7 | |
| 33 | BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS Anne Murray (Capitol 4987) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 34 | WIND IS BOUND TO CHANGE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02123) | 46 | 59 | 71 | 5 | |
| 35 | QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | 47 | 58 | 68 | 5 | |
| 36 | LIKIN’ HIM AND LOVIN’ YOU Kin Vassy (Liberty 1407) | 37 | 45 | 50 | 8 | |
| 37 | ANGELA Mundo Earwood (Excelsior 1010) | 43 | 48 | 54 | 8 | |
| 38 | LONGING FOR THE HIGH Billy Larkin (Sunbird 7562) | 44 | 53 | 63 | 6 | |
| 39 | A TEXAS STATE OF MIND David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49745) | 49 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE Dottie West (Liberty 1404) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 41 | IT’S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02105) | 59 | 74 | 85 | 4 | |
| 42 | MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING Gene Watson (MCA 51127) | 58 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | WHILE THE FEELING’S GOOD Rex Allen Jr. & Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49738) | 50 | 61 | 72 | 4 | |
| 44 | I DON’T HAVE TO CRAWL Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49739) | 52 | 66 | 74 | 4 | |
| 45 | SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver (RCA 12246) | 53 | 67 | 69 | 5 | |
| 46 | IT’S A LOVELY, LOVELY WORLD Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49694) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| 47 | (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | YOU’RE THE BEST Kieran Kane (Elektra 47148) | 61 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | I JUST NEED YOU FOR TONIGHT Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 5011) | 62 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | MIRACLES Don Williams (MCA 51134) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | RUN TO HER Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1408) | 51 | 55 | 58 | 7 | |
| 52 | NORTH ALABAMA Dave Kirby (Dimension 1019) | 55 | 65 | 67 | 8 | |
| 53 | BEDTIME STORIES Jim Chesnut (Liberty/Curb 1405) | 63 | 72 | 81 | 5 | |
| 54 | OLDER WOMEN Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | LOVE TAKES TWO Roy Clark (MCA 51111) | 56 | 60 | 62 | 8 | |
| 56 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | SWEET SOUTHERN LOVE Phil Everly (Curb 02116) | 65 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 58 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | GOOD TIMES Willie Nelson (RCA 12254) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | THEY’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE Dean Dillon (RCA 12234) | 60 | 64 | 66 | 7 | |
| 61 | HONKY TONK HEARTS Dickey Lee (Mercury 57052) | 75 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | FOOL, FOOL Brenda Lee (MCA 51113) | 64 | 76 | 80 | 5 | |
| 63 | THIS MUST BE MY SHIP Diana Trask (Kari 121) | 66 | 79 | 82 | 5 | |
| 64 | SHOULD I DO IT Tanya Tucker (MCA 51131) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | DADDY Billy Edd Wheeler with Rashell Richmond (NSD 94) | 76 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | MY BABY’S COMING HOME AGAIN TODAY Bill Lyerly (RCA 12255) | 77 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | KEEP ON MOVIN’ King Edward IV & Knights (Soundwaves 4635) | 70 | 73 | 76 | 6 | |
| 68 | WE DON’T HAVE TO HOLD OUT Anne Murray (Capitol 5013) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | IT AIN’T MY CONCERN Gail Zeiler (Equa 649) | 71 | 80 | 83 | 4 | |
| 70 | IT’LL BE HIM Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49720) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | SOMEBODY’S DARLING, SOMEBODY’S WIFE Dottsy (Tanglewood 1908) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | BORN Orion (Sun 1165) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON Whites (Capitol 5004) | 80 | 83 | 93 | 4 | |
| 74 | BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU Dolly Parton (RCA 12200) | 13 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| 75 | TODAY ALL OVER AGAIN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | YESTERDAY’S NEWS (Just Hit Home Today) Johnny Paycheck (Epic 02144) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | I STILL MISS SOMEONE Don King (Epic 02046) | 38 | 39 | 42 | 10 | |
| 78 | BALLY-HOO DAYS Eddy Arnold (RCA 12226) | 42 | 43 | 46 | 9 | |
| 79 | GOOD FRIENDS MAKE GOOD LOVERS Jerry Reed (RCA 12253) | 83 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | LOVE AIN’T NEVER HURT NOBODY Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 02117) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | SMOOTH SOUTHERN HIGHWAY Thrasher Brothers (MCA 51123) | 85 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | HEADIN’ FOR A HEARTACHE Cindy Hurt (Churchill 7772) | 86 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| 84 | WHERE CHEATERS GO Ben Marney (Southern Biscuit 107) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | BURNING BRIDGES Bill Nash (Liberty 1410) | 89 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | TENNESSEE WHISKEY David Allan Coe (Columbia 02118) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | TAKE IT AS IT COMES Michael Murphey with Katy Moffatt (Epic 02075) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | LEARNING TO LIVE AGAIN Bobby Bare (Columbia 02038) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 12 | |
| 89 | TIME HAS TREATED YOU WELL Corbin/Hanner Band (Alfa 7001) | 90 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | HELLO WOMAN Doug Kershaw (Scotti Brothers 02137) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Nancy Montgomery (Ovation 1172) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | THE PARTNER NOBODY CHOSE Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 49740) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DOES SHE WISH SHE WAS SINGLE AGAIN Burrito Brothers (Curb 01011) | 36 | 36 | 38 | 13 | |
| 94 | IT’S NOT THE RAIN Music Row (Debut 8116) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | PAINTED LADY Kim Wells (Crystal Bridge 650) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND Edgel Groves (Silver Star 20) | 40 | 40 | 43 | 9 | |
| 97 | LOUISIANA SATURDAY NIGHT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4983) | 45 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| 98 | MONA LISA Willie Nelson (Columbia 02000) | 48 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
| 99 | MIDNITE FLYER Sue Powell (RCA 12227) | 54 | 54 | 56 | 8 | |
| 100 | YOU MADE IT BEAUTIFUL Charlie Rich (Epic 02058) | 57 | 57 | 60 | 8 | |
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