| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 22, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | TOO MANY LOVERS Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 3 | RAINBOW STEW Merle Haggard (MCA 51120) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 4 | I STILL BELIEVE IN WALTZES Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 5 | DON’T WAIT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 57051) | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | MIRACLES Don Williams (MCA 51134) | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | |
| 7 | IT’S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02105) | 8 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
| 8 | I DON’T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 9 | TIGHT FITTIN’ JEANS Conway Twitty (MCA 51137) | 10 | 18 | 19 | 7 | |
| 10 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172) | 11 | 17 | 18 | 8 | |
| 11 | OLDER WOMEN Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129) | 14 | 19 | 20 | 9 | |
| 12 | A TEXAS STATE OF MIND David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49745) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 13 | PARTY TIME T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49761) | 15 | 22 | 27 | 6 | |
| 14 | SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver (RCA 12246) | 16 | 21 | 22 | 12 | |
| 15 | I JUST NEED YOU FOR TONIGHT Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 5011) | 18 | 27 | 29 | 10 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE THE BEST Kieran Kane (Elektra 47148) | 20 | 26 | 28 | 10 | |
| 17 | MIDNIGHT HAULER Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 22 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 18 | WE DON’T HAVE TO HOLD OUT Anne Murray (Capitol 5013) | 21 | 28 | 30 | 9 | |
| 19 | MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING Gene Watson (MCA 51127) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 10 | |
| 20 | STEP BY STEP Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174) | 25 | 36 | 41 | 4 | |
| 21 | TODAY ALL OVER AGAIN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054) | 24 | 32 | 34 | 8 | |
| 22 | QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 12 | |
| 23 | (I’m Gonna) PUT YOU BACK ON THE RACK Dottie West (Liberty 1419) | 26 | 35 | 38 | 7 | |
| 24 | TAKIN’ IT EASY Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02188) | 30 | 37 | 42 | 6 | |
| 25 | HURRICANE Leon Everette (RCA 12270) | 31 | 39 | 43 | 6 | |
| 26 | GOOD TIMES Willie Nelson (RCA 12254) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| 27 | TEXAS COWBOY NIGHT Mel Tillis & Nancy Sinatra (Elektra 47157) | 28 | 34 | 37 | 7 | |
| 28 | SOMEBODY’S DARLING, SOMEBODY’S WIFE Dottsy (Tanglewood 1908) | 29 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| 29 | RIGHT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5022) | 33 | 42 | 46 | 6 | |
| 30 | I’LL NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME (When I Cry) Janie Fricke (Columbia 02197) | 36 | 46 | 50 | 5 | |
| 31 | (When You Fall In Love) EVERYTHING’S A WALTZ Ed Bruce (MCA 51139) | 34 | 45 | 48 | 6 | |
| 32 | I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49772) | 38 | 47 | 57 | 4 | |
| 33 | LOVE AIN’T NEVER HURT NOBODY Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 02117) | 35 | 41 | 44 | 8 | |
| 34 | IT DON’T HURT ME HALF AS BAD Ray Price (Dimension 1021) | 37 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| 35 | HONKY TONK QUEEN Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 02198) | 39 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| 36 | NEVER BEEN SO LOVED (In All My Life) Charley Pride (RCA 12294) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | I’M INTO LOVIN’ YOU Billy Swan (Epic 02196) | 40 | 48 | 55 | 6 | |
| 38 | I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER Willie Nelson (Columbia 02187) | 43 | 52 | 62 | 5 | |
| 39 | SHOT FULL OF LOVE Randy Parton (RCA 12271) | 50 | 58 | 69 | 5 | |
| 40 | WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME OVER YOU Tom Jones (Mercury 76115) | 55 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN B. J. Thomas (MCA 51151) | 52 | 62 | 83 | 4 | |
| 42 | HELLO WOMAN Doug Kershaw (Scotti Brothers 02137) | 44 | 55 | 67 | 9 | |
| 43 | THE PARTNER NOBODY CHOSE Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 49740) | 46 | 57 | 63 | 8 | |
| 44 | HOLD ON Rich Landers (Ovation 1173) | 45 | 56 | 64 | 7 | |
| 45 | DREAM OF ME Vern Gosdin (Ovation 1171) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | |
| 46 | JUST GOT BACK FROM NO MAN’S LAND Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57053) | 49 | 51 | 53 | 6 | |
| 47 | SCRATCH MY BACK (And Whisper In My Ear) Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 48 | 50 | 52 | 7 | |
| 48 | SOMETIMES I CRY WHEN I’M ALONE Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 446) | 53 | 61 | 82 | 4 | |
| 49 | TRYING NOT TO LOVE YOU Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 02411) | 60 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | SECRETS Mac Davis (Casasblanca 2336) | 51 | 54 | 61 | 6 | |
| 51 | SLEEPIN’ WITH THE RADIO ON Charly McClain (Epic 02421) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | TAKE ME AS I AM (Or Let Me Go) Bobby Bare (Columbia 02414) | 59 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | GRANDMA’S SONG Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49790) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | IT’S REALLY LOVE THIS TIME Family Brown (Ovation 1174) | 57 | 63 | 66 | 7 | |
| 55 | SHE BELONGS TO EVERYONE BUT ME Burrito Brothers (Curb 02243) | 66 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | WILD SIDE OF LIFE / IT WASN’T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS Waylon & Jessi (RCA 12245) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| 57 | LOVE NEVER HURT SO GOOD Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1016) | 58 | 64 | 68 | 7 | |
| 58 | HE’S THE FIRE Diana (Sunbird 7564) | 73 | 91 | 96 | 4 | |
| 59 | WOMEN Wyvon Alexander (Gervasi 659) | 63 | 79 | 84 | 4 | |
| 60 | TEACH ME TO CHEAT Kendalls (Mercury 57055) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | MATHILDA John Wesley Ryles (MCA 51128) | 62 | 68 | 74 | 7 | |
| 62 | SAD TIME OF THE NIGHT Rod Powell (Comstock 1660) | 65 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| 63 | SWEET NATURAL LOVE Mick Lloyd & Jerri Kelly (Little Giant 046) | 64 | 69 | 75 | 6 | |
| 64 | ANTIOCH CHURCH HOUSE CHOIR Sweetwater (Faucet 1592) | 68 | 81 | 86 | 4 | |
| 65 | LONESTAR COWBOY Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49757) | 67 | 73 | 79 | 4 | |
| 66 | MOBILE BAY Johnny Cash (Columbia 02189) | 69 | 76 | 89 | 5 | |
| 67 | I LOVE MY TRUCK Glen Campbell (Mirage 3845) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | FEEDIN’ THE FIRE Zella Lehr (Columbia 02431) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU Slim Whitman (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 02402) | 78 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | BIG LIKE A RIVER Tennessee Express (RCA 12277) | 72 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | HOMEBODY Whispering Bill Anderson (MCA 51150) | 77 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | ENOUGH FOR YOU Brenda Lee (MCA 51154) | 74 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW Super Grit Cowboy Band (Hoodswamp 8002) | 75 | 92 | 95 | 4 | |
| 74 | YOU (Make Me Wonder Why) Deborah Allen (Capitol 5014) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | DIXIE ON MY MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47137) | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 76 | ON THE INSIDE Patti Page (Plantation 201) | 76 | 80 | 81 | 7 | |
| 77 | JUST ENOUGH LOVE (For One Woman) Bobby Smith (Liberty 1417) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | MY BEGINNING WAS YOU Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Koala 334) | 89 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | YOU’RE THE REASON John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 110) | 82 | 82 | 87 | 7 | |
| 80 | SHE TOOK THE PLACE OF YOU Valentino (RCA 12269) | 85 | 90 | 94 | 5 | |
| 81 | LET ME FILL FOR YOU A FANTASY Gary Goodnight (Door Knob 159) | 86 | 89 | 91 | 5 | |
| 82 | LOUISIANA LONELY Narvel Felts (GMC 114) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | SNEAKIN’ AROUND Kin Vassy (Liberty 1427) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | MARRIED WOMEN Sonny Curtis (Elektra 47176) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | MEMPHIS Fred Knoblock (Scotti Brothers 02434) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SHE’S GOIN’ HOME ALONE Gail Zeiler (Equa 660) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | CATHY’S CLOWN Tricia Johns (Elektra 47172) | 90 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | LIVIN’ THE GOOD LIFE Corbin/Hanner Band (Alfa 7007) | 91 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | THE GETTIN’ OVER YOU Badlands (CMH 1540) | 71 | 74 | 80 | 5 | |
| 90 | UNWOUND George Strait (MCA 51104) | 32 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 91 | CHICKEN TRUCK John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49772) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | SHE STILL WISHES I WERE YOU Sligo Studio Band (GBS 712) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | SHE’S BACK IN MANHATTAN Ronnie Kartman (Super Productions 652) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | PRISONER OF HOPE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47138) | 41 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
| 95 | HONKY TONK HEARTS Dickey Lee (Mercury 57052) | 42 | 43 | 45 | 10 | |
| 96 | THEY COULD PUT ME IN JAIL Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49729) | 47 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 97 | RICH MAN Terri Gibbs (MCA 51119) | 54 | 16 | 16 | 12 | |
| 98 | I SHOULD’VE CALLED Eddy Raven (Elektra 47136) | 56 | 23 | 24 | 14 | |
| 99 | WHISKEY CHASIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02097) | 61 | 25 | 26 | 14 | |
| 100 | SWEET HOME ALABAMA Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 02185) | 84 | 84 | 88 | 6 | |
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