| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 25, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PRISONER OF HOPE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47138) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2 | LOVIN’ HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47134) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA 12236) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | DIXIE ON MY MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47137) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 5 | FOOL BY YOUR SIDE Dave Rowland & Sugar (Elektra 47135) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| 6 | I DON’T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) | 10 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |
| 7 | UNWOUND George Strait (MCA 51104) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 8 | TOO MANY LOVERS Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| 9 | I STILL BELIEVE IN WALTZES Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| 10 | RAINBOW STEW Merle Haggard (MCA 51120) | 14 | 17 | 24 | 8 | |
| 11 | THEY COULD PUT ME IN JAIL Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49729) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 8 | |
| 12 | THE MATADOR Sylvia (RCA 12214) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 13 | (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264) | 22 | 35 | 47 | 5 | |
| 14 | DREAM OF ME Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1171) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| 15 | DON’T WAIT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 57051) | 17 | 22 | 28 | 7 | |
| 16 | WILD SIDE OF LIFE / IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Waylon & Jessi (RCA 12245) | 19 | 21 | 27 | 8 | |
| 17 | JUST LIKE ME Terry Gregory (Handshake 70071) | 18 | 20 | 21 | 13 | |
| 18 | RICH MAN Terri Gibbs (MCA 51119) | 21 | 23 | 29 | 8 | |
| 19 | FIRE AND SMOKE Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
| 20 | MIRACLES Don Williams (MCA 51134) | 32 | 42 | 50 | 4 | |
| 21 | IT’S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02105) | 31 | 34 | 41 | 7 | |
| 22 | A TEXAS STATE OF MIND David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49745) | 30 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
| 23 | MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING Gene Watson (MCA 51127) | 33 | 38 | 42 | 6 | |
| 24 | COULD YOU LOVE ME (One More Time) John Conlee (MCA 51112) | 25 | 26 | 31 | 9 | |
| 25 | I SHOULD’VE CALLED Eddy Raven (Elektra 47136) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 10 | |
| 26 | QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | 28 | 31 | 35 | 8 | |
| 27 | WHISKEY CHASIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02097) | 27 | 28 | 32 | 10 | |
| 28 | WIND IS BOUND TO CHANGE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02123) | 29 | 30 | 34 | 8 | |
| 29 | SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver (RCA 12246) | 34 | 40 | 45 | 8 | |
| 30 | OLDER WOMEN Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129) | 38 | 46 | 54 | 5 | |
| 31 | TIGHT FITTIN’ JEANS Conway Twitty (MCA 51137) | 42 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 4 | |
| 33 | WHILE THE FEELING’S GOOD Rex Allen Jr. & Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49738) | 35 | 39 | 43 | 7 | |
| 34 | YOU’RE THE BEST Kieran Kane (Elektra 47148) | 41 | 44 | 48 | 6 | |
| 35 | I JUST NEED YOU FOR TONIGHT Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 5011) | 40 | 43 | 49 | 6 | |
| 36 | PARTY TIME T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49761) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | LONGING FOR THE HIGH Billy Larkin (Sunbird 7562) | 37 | 37 | 38 | 9 | |
| 38 | GOOD TIMES Willie Nelson (RCA 12254) | 45 | 50 | 59 | 5 | |
| 39 | I DON’T HAVE TO CRAWL Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49739) | 39 | 41 | 44 | 7 | |
| 40 | WE DON’T HAVE TO HOLD OUT Anne Murray (Capitol 5013) | 50 | 56 | 68 | 5 | |
| 41 | SHOULD I DO IT Tanya Tucker (MCA 51131) | 49 | 54 | 64 | 5 | |
| 42 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 48 | 51 | 58 | 5 | |
| 43 | MIDNIGHT HAULER Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 55 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | TODAY ALL OVER AGAIN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054) | 51 | 57 | 75 | 4 | |
| 45 | SOMEBODY’S DARLING, SOMEBODY’S WIFE Dottsy (Tanglewood 1908) | 53 | 58 | 71 | 5 | |
| 46 | BEDTIME STORIES Jim Chesnut (Liberty/Curb 1405) | 46 | 48 | 53 | 8 | |
| 47 | TEXAS COWBOY NIGHT Mel Tillis & Nancy Sinatra (Elektra 47157) | 56 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 12220) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| 49 | (I’m Gonna) PUT YOU BACK ON THE RACK Dottie West (Liberty 1419) | 68 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | LOVE AIN’T NEVER HURT NOBODY Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 02117) | 59 | 69 | 80 | 4 | |
| 51 | HONKY TONK HEARTS Dickey Lee (Mercury 57052) | 54 | 55 | 61 | 6 | |
| 52 | TAKIN’ IT EASY Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02188) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | SURROUND ME WITH LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 01045) | 15 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 54 | HURRICANE Leon Everette (RCA 12270) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | SCRATCH MY BACK (And Whisper In My Ear) Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 66 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | YESTERDAY’S NEWS (Just Hit Home Today) Johnny Paycheck (Epic 02144) | 63 | 65 | 76 | 5 | |
| 57 | RIGHT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5022) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | MY BABY’S COMING HOME AGAIN TODAY Bill Lyerly (RCA 12255) | 58 | 62 | 66 | 6 | |
| 59 | IT DON’T HURT ME HALF AS BAD Ray Price (Dimension 1021) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | IT’LL BE HIM Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49720) | 65 | 66 | 70 | 6 | |
| 61 | I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN’T COOL Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51107) | 20 | 9 | 1 | 12 | |
| 62 | DON’T GET ABOVE YOUR RAISING Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02034) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 13 | |
| 63 | GOOD OL’ GIRLS Sonny Curtis (Elektra 47129) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 14 | |
| 64 | (When You Fall In Love) EVERYTHING’S A WALTZ Ed Bruce (MCA 51139) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | I’LL NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME (When I Cry) Janie Fricke (Columbia 02197) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | JUST GOT BACK FROM NO MAN’S LAND Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57053) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | BORN Orion (Sun 1165) | 67 | 70 | 72 | 6 | |
| 68 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 70 | 75 | 82 | 5 | |
| 69 | HOLD ON Rich Landers (Ovation 1173) | 80 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | IT’S REALLY LOVE THIS TIME Family Brown (Ovation 1174) | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | I’M INTO LOVIN’ YOU Billy Swan (Epic 02196) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | HELLO WOMAN Doug Kershaw (Scotti Brothers 02137) | 86 | 88 | 90 | 5 | |
| 73 | TENNESSEE WHISKEY David Allan Coe (Columbia 02118) | 77 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| 74 | I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER Willie Nelson (Columbia 02187) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | THE PARTNER NOBODY CHOSE Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 49740) | 87 | 90 | 92 | 4 | |
| 76 | SECRETS Mac Davis (Casasblanca 2336) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | WHERE CHEATERS GO Ben Marney (Southern Biscuit 107) | 79 | 81 | 84 | 5 | |
| 78 | MATHILDA John Wesley Ryles (MCA 51128) | 88 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | LOVE NEVER HURT SO GOOD Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1016) | 82 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | BURNING BRIDGES Bill Nash (Liberty 1410) | 81 | 82 | 85 | 6 | |
| 81 | SWEET NATURAL LOVE Mick Lloyd & Jerri Kelly (Little Giant 046) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | SHOT FULL OF LOVE Randy Parton (RCA 12271) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | HONKY TONK QUEEN Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 02198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | ONE TOO MANY MEMORIES Ray Pillow (First Generation 011) | 90 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | HIS NAME WAS DAVID Frankie Rich (Stargem 2106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SAD TIME OF THE NIGHT Rod Powell (Comstock 1660) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | THE GETTIN’ OVER YOU Badlands (CMH 1540) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | ON THE INSIDE Patti Page (Plantation 201) | 91 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | SWEET HOME ALABAMA Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 02185) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | YOU’RE THE REASON John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 110) | 92 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | LOVIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY Noel (Super Productions 657) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | GEORGIA SOUL Carmol Taylor (Country Int’l 160) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | CAJUN MELODIES Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke (Delta 11336) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | LET ME FILL FOR YOU A FANTASY Gary Goodnight (Door Knob 159) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | MOBILE BAY Johnny Cash (Columbia 02189) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SHE TOOK THE PLACE OF YOU Valentino (RCA 12269) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | ANGELA Mundo Earwood (Excelsior 1010) | 36 | 36 | 37 | 11 | |
| 98 | BY NOW Steve Wariner (RCA 12204) | 44 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |
| 99 | SWEET SOUTHERN LOVE Phil Everly (Curb 02116) | 52 | 53 | 57 | 7 | |
| 100 | DADDY Billy Edd Wheeler with Rashell Richmond (NSD 94) | 61 | 61 | 65 | 6 | |
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