| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 1, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PRISONER OF HOPE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47138) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | DIXIE ON MY MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47137) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| 3 | I DON’T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | |
| 4 | FOOL BY YOUR SIDE Dave Rowland & Sugar (Elektra 47135) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 5 | TOO MANY LOVERS Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | UNWOUND George Strait (MCA 51104) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 7 | I STILL BELIEVE IN WALTZES Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | |
| 8 | RAINBOW STEW Merle Haggard (MCA 51120) | 10 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 9 | (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264) | 13 | 22 | 35 | 6 | |
| 10 | THEY COULD PUT ME IN JAIL Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49729) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 11 | DREAM OF ME Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1171) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | |
| 12 | DON’T WAIT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 57051) | 15 | 17 | 22 | 8 | |
| 13 | MIRACLES Don Williams (MCA 51134) | 20 | 32 | 42 | 5 | |
| 14 | WILD SIDE OF LIFE / IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Waylon & Jessi (RCA 12245) | 16 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| 15 | A TEXAS STATE OF MIND David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49745) | 22 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 16 | RICH MAN Terri Gibbs (MCA 51119) | 18 | 21 | 23 | 9 | |
| 17 | IT’S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02105) | 21 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 18 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172) | 32 | 43 | 47 | 5 | |
| 19 | TIGHT FITTIN’ JEANS Conway Twitty (MCA 51137) | 31 | 42 | 49 | 4 | |
| 20 | OLDER WOMEN Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129) | 30 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| 21 | MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING Gene Watson (MCA 51127) | 23 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| 22 | SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver (RCA 12246) | 29 | 34 | 40 | 9 | |
| 23 | COULD YOU LOVE ME (One More Time) John Conlee (MCA 51112) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
| 24 | I SHOULD’VE CALLED Eddy Raven (Elektra 47136) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 11 | |
| 25 | QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| 26 | WHISKEY CHASIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02097) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 11 | |
| 27 | PARTY TIME T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49761) | 36 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | YOU’RE THE BEST Kieran Kane (Elektra 47148) | 34 | 41 | 44 | 7 | |
| 29 | I JUST NEED YOU FOR TONIGHT Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 5011) | 35 | 40 | 43 | 7 | |
| 30 | WE DON’T HAVE TO HOLD OUT Anne Murray (Capitol 5013) | 40 | 50 | 56 | 6 | |
| 31 | GOOD TIMES Willie Nelson (RCA 12254) | 38 | 45 | 50 | 6 | |
| 32 | WHILE THE FEELING’S GOOD Rex Allen Jr. & Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49738) | 33 | 35 | 39 | 8 | |
| 33 | MIDNIGHT HAULER Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 43 | 55 | 63 | 4 | |
| 34 | TODAY ALL OVER AGAIN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054) | 44 | 51 | 57 | 5 | |
| 35 | SOMEBODY’S DARLING, SOMEBODY’S WIFE Dottsy (Tanglewood 1908) | 45 | 53 | 58 | 6 | |
| 36 | LONGING FOR THE HIGH Billy Larkin (Sunbird 7562) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 10 | |
| 37 | TEXAS COWBOY NIGHT Mel Tillis & Nancy Sinatra (Elektra 47157) | 47 | 56 | 67 | 4 | |
| 38 | (I’m Gonna) PUT YOU BACK ON THE RACK Dottie West (Liberty 1419) | 49 | 68 | 86 | 4 | |
| 39 | SHOULD I DO IT Tanya Tucker (MCA 51131) | 41 | 49 | 54 | 6 | |
| 40 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 42 | 48 | 51 | 6 | |
| 41 | STEP BY STEP Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | TAKIN’ IT EASY Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02188) | 52 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | HURRICANE Leon Everette (RCA 12270) | 54 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | LOVE AIN’T NEVER HURT NOBODY Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 02117) | 50 | 59 | 69 | 5 | |
| 45 | HONKY TONK HEARTS Dickey Lee (Mercury 57052) | 51 | 54 | 55 | 7 | |
| 46 | RIGHT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5022) | 57 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | LOVIN’ HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47134) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 48 | (When You Fall In Love) EVERYTHING’S A WALTZ Ed Bruce (MCA 51139) | 64 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | IT DON’T HURT ME HALF AS BAD Ray Price (Dimension 1021) | 59 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| 50 | I’LL NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME (When I Cry) Janie Fricke (Columbia 02197) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA 12236) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 52 | SCRATCH MY BACK (And Whisper In My Ear) Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 55 | 66 | 78 | 4 | |
| 53 | JUST GOT BACK FROM NO MAN’S LAND Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57053) | 66 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | YESTERDAY’S NEWS (Just Hit Home Today) Johnny Paycheck (Epic 02144) | 56 | 63 | 65 | 6 | |
| 55 | I’M INTO LOVIN’ YOU Billy Swan (Epic 02196) | 71 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | THE MATADOR Sylvia (RCA 12214) | 12 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 57 | I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49772) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | JUST LIKE ME Terry Gregory (Handshake 70071) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | |
| 59 | IT’LL BE HIM Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49720) | 60 | 65 | 66 | 7 | |
| 60 | HONKY TONK QUEEN Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 02198) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | SECRETS Mac Davis (Casasblanca 2336) | 76 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER Willie Nelson (Columbia 02187) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | THE PARTNER NOBODY CHOSE Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 49740) | 75 | 87 | 90 | 5 | |
| 64 | HOLD ON Rich Landers (Ovation 1173) | 69 | 80 | 85 | 4 | |
| 65 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 68 | 70 | 75 | 6 | |
| 66 | IT’S REALLY LOVE THIS TIME Family Brown (Ovation 1174) | 70 | 75 | 83 | 4 | |
| 67 | HELLO WOMAN Doug Kershaw (Scotti Brothers 02137) | 72 | 86 | 88 | 6 | |
| 68 | LOVE NEVER HURT SO GOOD Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1016) | 79 | 82 | 87 | 4 | |
| 69 | SHOT FULL OF LOVE Randy Parton (RCA 12271) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | FIRE AND SMOKE Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561) | 19 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| 71 | WIND IS BOUND TO CHANGE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02123) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 9 | |
| 72 | I DON’T HAVE TO CRAWL Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49739) | 39 | 39 | 41 | 8 | |
| 73 | TENNESSEE WHISKEY David Allan Coe (Columbia 02118) | 73 | 77 | 79 | 6 | |
| 74 | MATHILDA John Wesley Ryles (MCA 51128) | 78 | 88 | 91 | 4 | |
| 75 | SWEET NATURAL LOVE Mick Lloyd & Jerri Kelly (Little Giant 046) | 81 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | ONE TOO MANY MEMORIES Ray Pillow (First Generation 011) | 84 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| 77 | WHERE CHEATERS GO Ben Marney (Southern Biscuit 107) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 6 | |
| 78 | SAD TIME OF THE NIGHT Rod Powell (Comstock 1660) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | LONESTAR COWBOY Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49757) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | THE GETTIN’ OVER YOU Badlands (CMH 1540) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | ON THE INSIDE Patti Page (Plantation 201) | 88 | 91 | 92 | 4 | |
| 82 | SOMETIMES I CRY WHEN I’M ALONE Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 446) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN B. J. Thomas (MCA 51151) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | WOMEN Wyvon Alexander (Gervasi 659) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | HIS NAME WAS DAVID Frankie Rich (Stargem 2106) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | ANTIOCH CHURCH HOUSE CHOIR Sweetwater (Faucet 1592) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | YOU’RE THE REASON John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 110) | 90 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| 88 | SWEET HOME ALABAMA Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 02185) | 89 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | MOBILE BAY Johnny Cash (Columbia 02189) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | LOVIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY Noel (Super Productions 657) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | LET ME FILL FOR YOU A FANTASY Gary Goodnight (Door Knob 159) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | GEORGIA SOUL Carmol Taylor (Country Int’l 160) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | CAJUN MELODIES Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke (Delta 11336) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | SHE TOOK THE PLACE OF YOU Valentino (RCA 12269) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW Super Grit Cowboy Band (Hoodswamp 8002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | HE’S THE FIRE Diana (Sunbird 7564) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | HANGIN’ ON BY A HEARTSTRING Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Koala 334) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | BEDTIME STORIES Jim Chesnut (Liberty/Curb 1405) | 46 | 46 | 48 | 9 | |
| 99 | DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 12220) | 48 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| 100 | SURROUND ME WITH LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 01045) | 53 | 15 | 4 | 17 | |
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