| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 11, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA 12236) | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2 | THE MATADOR Sylvia (RCA 12214) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | LOVIN’ HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47134) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 4 | SURROUND ME WITH LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 01045) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
| 5 | FIRE AND SMOKE Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | |
| 6 | PRISONER OF HOPE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47138) | 10 | 15 | 25 | 7 | |
| 7 | BY NOW Steve Wariner (RCA 12204) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
| 8 | FOOL BY YOUR SIDE Dave Rowland & Sugar (Elektra 47135) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | |
| 9 | I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN’T COOL Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51107) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 10 | UNWOUND George Strait (MCA 51104) | 11 | 14 | 22 | 9 | |
| 11 | DIXIE ON MY MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47137) | 12 | 18 | 26 | 7 | |
| 12 | TOO MANY LOVERS Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) | 13 | 20 | 29 | 8 | |
| 13 | DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 12220) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 10 | |
| 14 | I STILL BELIEVE IN WALTZES Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114) | 16 | 24 | 35 | 7 | |
| 15 | THEY COULD PUT ME IN JAIL Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49729) | 17 | 25 | 34 | 6 | |
| 16 | I DON’T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) | 20 | 30 | 41 | 4 | |
| 17 | RAINBOW STEW Merle Haggard (MCA 51120) | 24 | 29 | 37 | 6 | |
| 18 | DREAM OF ME Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1171) | 22 | 26 | 33 | 10 | |
| 19 | MY WOMAN LOVES THE DEVIL OUT OF ME Moe Bandy (Columbia 02039) | 19 | 21 | 23 | 14 | |
| 20 | JUST LIKE ME Terry Gregory (Handshake 70071) | 21 | 22 | 30 | 11 | |
| 21 | WILD SIDE OF LIFE / IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Waylon & Jessi (RCA 12245) | 27 | 32 | 38 | 6 | |
| 22 | DON’T WAIT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 57051) | 28 | 41 | 52 | 5 | |
| 23 | RICH MAN Terri Gibbs (MCA 51119) | 29 | 39 | 49 | 6 | |
| 24 | DON’T GET ABOVE YOUR RAISING Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02034) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 11 | |
| 25 | GOOD OL’ GIRLS Sonny Curtis (Elektra 47129) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 12 | |
| 26 | COULD YOU LOVE ME (One More Time) John Conlee (MCA 51112) | 31 | 34 | 47 | 7 | |
| 27 | I SHOULD’VE CALLED Eddy Raven (Elektra 47136) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 8 | |
| 28 | WHISKEY CHASIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02097) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 8 | |
| 29 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU Cristy Lane (Liberty 1406) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | |
| 30 | WIND IS BOUND TO CHANGE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02123) | 34 | 46 | 59 | 6 | |
| 31 | QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | 35 | 47 | 58 | 6 | |
| 32 | LOVE DIES HARD Randy Barlow (Paid 133) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 33 | A TEXAS STATE OF MIND David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49745) | 39 | 49 | 62 | 4 | |
| 34 | IT’S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02105) | 41 | 59 | 74 | 5 | |
| 35 | (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264) | 47 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | ANGELA Mundo Earwood (Excelsior 1010) | 37 | 43 | 48 | 9 | |
| 37 | LONGING FOR THE HIGH Billy Larkin (Sunbird 7562) | 38 | 44 | 53 | 7 | |
| 38 | MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING Gene Watson (MCA 51127) | 42 | 58 | 71 | 4 | |
| 39 | WHILE THE FEELING’S GOOD Rex Allen Jr. & Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49738) | 43 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| 40 | SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver (RCA 12246) | 45 | 53 | 67 | 6 | |
| 41 | I DON’T HAVE TO CRAWL Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49739) | 44 | 52 | 66 | 5 | |
| 42 | MIRACLES Don Williams (MCA 51134) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I JUST NEED YOU FOR TONIGHT Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 5011) | 49 | 62 | 70 | 4 | |
| 44 | YOU’RE THE BEST Kieran Kane (Elektra 47148) | 48 | 61 | 69 | 4 | |
| 45 | LOVIN’ ARMS Elvis Presley (RCA 12205) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 46 | OLDER WOMEN Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129) | 54 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | BEDTIME STORIES Jim Chesnut (Liberty/Curb 1405) | 53 | 63 | 72 | 6 | |
| 49 | TIGHT FITTIN’ JEANS Conway Twitty (MCA 51137) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | GOOD TIMES Willie Nelson (RCA 12254) | 59 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 58 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | NORTH ALABAMA Dave Kirby (Dimension 1019) | 52 | 55 | 65 | 9 | |
| 53 | SWEET SOUTHERN LOVE Phil Everly (Curb 02116) | 57 | 65 | 78 | 5 | |
| 54 | SHOULD I DO IT Tanya Tucker (MCA 51131) | 64 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | HONKY TONK HEARTS Dickey Lee (Mercury 57052) | 61 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 56 | WE DON’T HAVE TO HOLD OUT Anne Murray (Capitol 5013) | 68 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | TODAY ALL OVER AGAIN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | SOMEBODY’S DARLING, SOMEBODY’S WIFE Dottsy (Tanglewood 1908) | 71 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | FOOL, FOOL Brenda Lee (MCA 51113) | 62 | 64 | 76 | 6 | |
| 60 | THIS MUST BE MY SHIP Diana Trask (Kari 121) | 63 | 66 | 79 | 6 | |
| 61 | DADDY Billy Edd Wheeler with Rashell Richmond (NSD 94) | 65 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 62 | MY BABY’S COMING HOME AGAIN TODAY Bill Lyerly (RCA 12255) | 66 | 77 | 81 | 4 | |
| 63 | MIDNIGHT HAULER Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | KEEP ON MOVIN’ King Edward IV & Knights (Soundwaves 4635) | 67 | 70 | 73 | 7 | |
| 65 | YESTERDAY’S NEWS (Just Hit Home Today) Johnny Paycheck (Epic 02144) | 76 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | IT’LL BE HIM Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49720) | 70 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| 67 | TEXAS COWBOY NIGHT Mel Tillis & Nancy Sinatra (Elektra 47157) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | IT AIN’T MY CONCERN Gail Zeiler (Equa 649) | 69 | 71 | 80 | 5 | |
| 69 | LOVE AIN’T NEVER HURT NOBODY Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 02117) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | BORN Orion (Sun 1165) | 72 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 71 | SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON Whites (Capitol 5004) | 73 | 80 | 83 | 5 | |
| 72 | HEADIN’ FOR A HEARTACHE Cindy Hurt (Churchill 7772) | 83 | 86 | 89 | 5 | |
| 73 | DARLIN’ Tom Jones (Mercury 76100) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 13 | |
| 74 | GOOD FRIENDS MAKE GOOD LOVERS Jerry Reed (RCA 12253) | 79 | 83 | 86 | 4 | |
| 75 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 82 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | SMOOTH SOUTHERN HIGHWAY Thrasher Brothers (MCA 51123) | 81 | 85 | 88 | 4 | |
| 77 | LIKIN’ HIM AND LOVIN’ YOU Kin Vassy (Liberty 1407) | 36 | 37 | 45 | 9 | |
| 78 | SCRATCH MY BACK (And Whisper In My Ear) Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | TENNESSEE WHISKEY David Allan Coe (Columbia 02118) | 86 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | TAKE IT AS IT COMES Michael Murphey with Katy Moffatt (Epic 02075) | 87 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | WHERE CHEATERS GO Ben Marney (Southern Biscuit 107) | 84 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | BURNING BRIDGES Bill Nash (Liberty 1410) | 85 | 89 | 93 | 4 | |
| 83 | IT’S REALLY LOVE THIS TIME Family Brown (Ovation 1174) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | IT DON’T HURT ME HALF AS BAD Ray Price (Dimension 1021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | HOLD ON Rich Landers (Ovation 1173) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | (I’m Gonna) PUT YOU BACK ON THE RACK Dottie West (Liberty 1419) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | LOVE NEVER HURT SO GOOD Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1016) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | HELLO WOMAN Doug Kershaw (Scotti Brothers 02137) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Nancy Montgomery (Ovation 1172) | 91 | 93 | 95 | 4 | |
| 90 | THE PARTNER NOBODY CHOSE Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 49740) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | MATHILDA John Wesley Ryles (MCA 51128) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | ON THE INSIDE Patti Page (Plantation 201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | ONE TOO MANY MEMORIES Ray Pillow (First Generation 011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | YOU’RE THE REASON John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | NEVER ENDING CROWDED CIRCLE Frankie Auman (Kik 905) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS Anne Murray (Capitol 4987) | 33 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 97 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE Dottie West (Liberty 1404) | 40 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 98 | IT’S A LOVELY, LOVELY WORLD Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49694) | 46 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 99 | RUN TO HER Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1408) | 51 | 51 | 55 | 8 | |
| 100 | LOVE TAKES TWO Roy Clark (MCA 51111) | 55 | 56 | 60 | 9 | |
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