| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 8, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I DON’T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2 | DIXIE ON MY MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47137) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | TOO MANY LOVERS Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 4 | RAINBOW STEW Merle Haggard (MCA 51120) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | |
| 5 | UNWOUND George Strait (MCA 51104) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 6 | I STILL BELIEVE IN WALTZES Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 7 | (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264) | 9 | 13 | 22 | 7 | |
| 8 | PRISONER OF HOPE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47138) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 9 | THEY COULD PUT ME IN JAIL Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49729) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 10 | DREAM OF ME Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1171) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | |
| 11 | DON’T WAIT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 57051) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 12 | MIRACLES Don Williams (MCA 51134) | 13 | 20 | 32 | 6 | |
| 13 | WILD SIDE OF LIFE / IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Waylon & Jessi (RCA 12245) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| 14 | A TEXAS STATE OF MIND David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49745) | 15 | 22 | 30 | 8 | |
| 15 | IT’S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02105) | 17 | 21 | 31 | 9 | |
| 16 | RICH MAN Terri Gibbs (MCA 51119) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 10 | |
| 17 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172) | 18 | 32 | 43 | 6 | |
| 18 | TIGHT FITTIN’ JEANS Conway Twitty (MCA 51137) | 19 | 31 | 42 | 5 | |
| 19 | OLDER WOMEN Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129) | 20 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| 20 | MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING Gene Watson (MCA 51127) | 21 | 23 | 33 | 8 | |
| 21 | SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver (RCA 12246) | 22 | 29 | 34 | 10 | |
| 22 | PARTY TIME T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49761) | 27 | 36 | 47 | 4 | |
| 23 | I SHOULD’VE CALLED Eddy Raven (Elektra 47136) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 12 | |
| 24 | QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 10 | |
| 25 | WHISKEY CHASIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02097) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 12 | |
| 26 | YOU’RE THE BEST Kieran Kane (Elektra 47148) | 28 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
| 27 | I JUST NEED YOU FOR TONIGHT Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 5011) | 29 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
| 28 | WE DON’T HAVE TO HOLD OUT Anne Murray (Capitol 5013) | 30 | 40 | 50 | 7 | |
| 29 | GOOD TIMES Willie Nelson (RCA 12254) | 31 | 38 | 45 | 7 | |
| 30 | MIDNIGHT HAULER Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 33 | 43 | 55 | 5 | |
| 31 | WHILE THE FEELING’S GOOD Rex Allen Jr. & Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49738) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| 32 | TODAY ALL OVER AGAIN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054) | 34 | 44 | 51 | 6 | |
| 33 | SOMEBODY’S DARLING, SOMEBODY’S WIFE Dottsy (Tanglewood 1908) | 35 | 45 | 53 | 7 | |
| 34 | TEXAS COWBOY NIGHT Mel Tillis & Nancy Sinatra (Elektra 47157) | 37 | 47 | 56 | 5 | |
| 35 | (I’m Gonna) PUT YOU BACK ON THE RACK Dottie West (Liberty 1419) | 38 | 49 | 68 | 5 | |
| 36 | STEP BY STEP Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | TAKIN’ IT EASY Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02188) | 42 | 52 | 62 | 4 | |
| 38 | SHOULD I DO IT Tanya Tucker (MCA 51131) | 39 | 41 | 49 | 7 | |
| 39 | HURRICANE Leon Everette (RCA 12270) | 43 | 54 | 69 | 4 | |
| 40 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 40 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| 41 | LOVE AIN’T NEVER HURT NOBODY Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 02117) | 44 | 50 | 59 | 6 | |
| 42 | RIGHT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5022) | 46 | 57 | 73 | 4 | |
| 43 | HONKY TONK HEARTS Dickey Lee (Mercury 57052) | 45 | 51 | 54 | 8 | |
| 44 | IT DON’T HURT ME HALF AS BAD Ray Price (Dimension 1021) | 49 | 59 | 72 | 5 | |
| 45 | (When You Fall In Love) EVERYTHING’S A WALTZ Ed Bruce (MCA 51139) | 48 | 64 | 84 | 4 | |
| 46 | I’LL NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME (When I Cry) Janie Fricke (Columbia 02197) | 50 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49772) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | I’M INTO LOVIN’ YOU Billy Swan (Epic 02196) | 55 | 71 | 83 | 4 | |
| 49 | HONKY TONK QUEEN Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 02198) | 60 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | SCRATCH MY BACK (And Whisper In My Ear) Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 52 | 55 | 66 | 5 | |
| 51 | JUST GOT BACK FROM NO MAN’S LAND Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57053) | 53 | 66 | 74 | 4 | |
| 52 | I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER Willie Nelson (Columbia 02187) | 62 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | YESTERDAY’S NEWS (Just Hit Home Today) Johnny Paycheck (Epic 02144) | 54 | 56 | 63 | 7 | |
| 54 | SECRETS Mac Davis (Casasblanca 2336) | 61 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| 55 | HELLO WOMAN Doug Kershaw (Scotti Brothers 02137) | 67 | 72 | 86 | 7 | |
| 56 | HOLD ON Rich Landers (Ovation 1173) | 64 | 69 | 80 | 5 | |
| 57 | THE PARTNER NOBODY CHOSE Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 49740) | 63 | 75 | 87 | 6 | |
| 58 | SHOT FULL OF LOVE Randy Parton (RCA 12271) | 69 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | FOOL BY YOUR SIDE Dave Rowland & Sugar (Elektra 47135) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 60 | COULD YOU LOVE ME (One More Time) John Conlee (MCA 51112) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 11 | |
| 61 | SOMETIMES I CRY WHEN I’M ALONE Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 446) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN B. J. Thomas (MCA 51151) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | IT’S REALLY LOVE THIS TIME Family Brown (Ovation 1174) | 66 | 70 | 75 | 5 | |
| 64 | LOVE NEVER HURT SO GOOD Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1016) | 68 | 79 | 82 | 5 | |
| 65 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49753) | 65 | 68 | 70 | 7 | |
| 66 | LONGING FOR THE HIGH Billy Larkin (Sunbird 7562) | 36 | 37 | 37 | 11 | |
| 67 | LOVIN’ HER WAS EASIER (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47134) | 47 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 68 | MATHILDA John Wesley Ryles (MCA 51128) | 74 | 78 | 88 | 5 | |
| 69 | SWEET NATURAL LOVE Mick Lloyd & Jerri Kelly (Little Giant 046) | 75 | 81 | 85 | 4 | |
| 70 | ONE TOO MANY MEMORIES Ray Pillow (First Generation 011) | 76 | 84 | 90 | 5 | |
| 71 | SAD TIME OF THE NIGHT Rod Powell (Comstock 1660) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME OVER YOU Tom Jones (Mercury 76115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | LONESTAR COWBOY Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49757) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | THE GETTIN’ OVER YOU Badlands (CMH 1540) | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | WIND IS BOUND TO CHANGE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02123) | 71 | 28 | 29 | 10 | |
| 76 | MOBILE BAY Johnny Cash (Columbia 02189) | 89 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | TRYING NOT TO LOVE YOU Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 02411) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | TAKE ME AS I AM (Or Let Me Go) Bobby Bare (Columbia 02414) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | WOMEN Wyvon Alexander (Gervasi 659) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | ON THE INSIDE Patti Page (Plantation 201) | 81 | 88 | 91 | 5 | |
| 81 | ANTIOCH CHURCH HOUSE CHOIR Sweetwater (Faucet 1592) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | YOU’RE THE REASON John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 110) | 87 | 90 | 92 | 5 | |
| 83 | HOMEBODY Whispering Bill Anderson (MCA 51150) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | SWEET HOME ALABAMA Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 02185) | 88 | 89 | 93 | 4 | |
| 85 | SHE BELONGS TO EVERYONE BUT ME Burrito Brothers (Curb 02243) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | ENOUGH FOR YOU Brenda Lee (MCA 51154) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | BIG LIKE A RIVER Tennessee Express (RCA 12277) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LOVIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY Noel (Super Productions 657) | 90 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | LET ME FILL FOR YOU A FANTASY Gary Goodnight (Door Knob 159) | 91 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | SHE TOOK THE PLACE OF YOU Valentino (RCA 12269) | 94 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | HE’S THE FIRE Diana (Sunbird 7564) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW Super Grit Cowboy Band (Hoodswamp 8002) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | CAJUN MELODIES Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke (Delta 11336) | 93 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | MY BEGINNING WAS YOU Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Koala 334) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | CATHY’S CLOWN Tricia Johns (Elektra 47172) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU Slim Whitman (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 02402) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | SHE STILL WISHES I WERE YOU Sligo Studio Band (GBS 712) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | LIVIN’ THE GOOD LIFE Corbin/Hanner Band (Alfa 7007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA 12236) | 51 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 100 | THE MATADOR Sylvia (RCA 12214) | 56 | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
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