| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 17, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TAKIN’ IT EASY Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02188) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | HURRICANE Leon Everette (RCA 12270) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | NEVER BEEN SO LOVED (In All My Life) Charley Pride (RCA 12294) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | STEP BY STEP Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | I’LL NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME (When I Cry) Janie Fricke (Columbia 02197) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 6 | FANCY FREE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51169) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
| 7 | SLEEPIN’ WITH THE RADIO ON Charly McClain (Epic 02421) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 8 | (When You Fall In Love) EVERYTHING’S A WALTZ Ed Bruce (MCA 51139) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
| 9 | I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49772) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| 10 | TEACH ME TO CHEAT Kendalls (Mercury 57055) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| 11 | WISH YOU WERE HERE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51171) | 18 | 22 | 27 | 7 | |
| 12 | MY BABY THINKS HE’S A TRAIN Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02463) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 8 | |
| 13 | TODAY ALL OVER AGAIN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |
| 14 | GRANDMA’S SONG Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49790) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
| 15 | ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS (Have Settled Down) Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47191) | 27 | 34 | 43 | 7 | |
| 16 | ONE-NIGHT FEVER Mel Tillis (Elektra 47178) | 22 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
| 17 | MISS EMILY’S PICTURE John Conlee (MCA 51164) | 21 | 24 | 29 | 8 | |
| 18 | SHE BELONGS TO EVERYONE BUT ME Burrito Brothers (Curb 02243) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 19 | SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1430) | 25 | 31 | 41 | 6 | |
| 20 | THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Dolly Parton (RCA 12282) | 23 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 21 | MEMPHIS Fred Knoblock (Scotti Brothers 02434) | 26 | 29 | 34 | 9 | |
| 22 | I LOVE MY TRUCK Glen Campbell (Mirage 3845) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 10 | |
| 23 | HEART ON THE MEND Sylvia (RCA 12302) | 28 | 36 | 46 | 6 | |
| 24 | FEEDIN’ THE FIRE Zella Lehr (Columbia 02431) | 29 | 32 | 36 | 10 | |
| 25 | MIDNIGHT HAULER Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| 26 | MY FAVORITE MEMORY Merle Haggard (Epic 02504) | 33 | 42 | 50 | 5 | |
| 27 | CRYING IN THE RAIN Tammy Wynette (Epic 02439) | 31 | 35 | 45 | 8 | |
| 28 | IT’S ALL I CAN DO Anne Murray (Capitol 5023) | 37 | 43 | 51 | 6 | |
| 29 | IF I NEEDED YOU Emmylou Harris & Don Williams (Warner Bros. 49809) | 36 | 45 | 54 | 5 | |
| 30 | DOWN AND OUT George Strait (MCA 51170) | 34 | 41 | 49 | 6 | |
| 31 | SHE’S STEPPIN’ OUT Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49800) | 35 | 39 | 47 | 8 | |
| 32 | RIGHT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5022) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| 33 | BET YOUR HEART ON ME Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47215) | 41 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | YOU MAY SEE ME WALKIN’ Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02499) | 40 | 46 | 53 | 6 | |
| 35 | STILL DOIN’ TIME George Jones (Epic 02526) | 52 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU Steve Wariner (RCA 12307) | 47 | 57 | 75 | 4 | |
| 37 | THE CLOSER YOU GET Don King (Epic 02468) | 44 | 51 | 60 | 6 | |
| 38 | JUST ONE TIME Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47193) | 43 | 52 | 62 | 5 | |
| 39 | MARRIED WOMEN Sonny Curtis (Elektra 47176) | 39 | 40 | 42 | 9 | |
| 40 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ LONESOME Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02522) | 49 | 58 | 83 | 4 | |
| 41 | TRY ME Randy Barlow (Paid 144) | 46 | 50 | 57 | 6 | |
| 42 | THE PLEASURE’S ALL MINE Dave Rowland & Sugar (Elektra 47177) | 42 | 44 | 48 | 8 | |
| 43 | THE WOMAN IN ME Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02523) | 53 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | LOVE IS KNOCKIN’ AT MY DOOR (Here Comes Forever Again) Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1425) | 45 | 47 | 55 | 7 | |
| 45 | I WANNA BE AROUND Terri Gibbs (MCA 51180) | 50 | 54 | 65 | 5 | |
| 46 | YOU’RE MY FAVORITE STAR Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49815) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | LEFTY David Frizzell (Warner/Viva 49778) | 48 | 49 | 52 | 8 | |
| 48 | FOURTEEN CARAT MIND Gene Watson (MCA 51183) | 55 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | YOU WERE THERE Freddie Hart (Sunbird 7565) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 7 | |
| 50 | SLOWLY Kippi Brannon (MCA 51166) | 54 | 60 | 70 | 5 | |
| 51 | THEM GOOD OL’ BOYS ARE BAD John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02489) | 60 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | PATCHES Jerry Reed (RCA 12318) | 59 | 70 | 84 | 4 | |
| 53 | MOUNTAIN DEW Willie Nelson (RCA 12328) | 62 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | LET THE LITTLE BIRD FLY Dottsy (Tanglewood 1910) | 57 | 63 | 78 | 5 | |
| 55 | WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49831) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | HUSBANDS AND WIVES David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49825) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | HEADED FOR A HEARTACHE Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 49829) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | I’D THROW IT ALL AWAY Sweetwater (Faucet 1592) | 63 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 59 | SLOW HAND Del Reeves (Koala 336) | 61 | 62 | 66 | 8 | |
| 60 | TELL ME WHY Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 12344) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | RODEO ROMEO Moe Bandy (Columbia 02532) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | I WONDER IF I CARE AS MUCH Dickey Lee (Mercury 57056) | 66 | 69 | 81 | 5 | |
| 63 | WHO DO YOU KNOW IN CALIFORNIA Eddy Raven (Elektra 47216) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | CINDERELLA Terry Gregory (Handshake 02442) | 64 | 65 | 69 | 8 | |
| 65 | DREAMS CAN COME IN HANDY Cindy Hurt (Churchill 7777) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 7 | |
| 66 | EVERYONE GETS CRAZY NOW AND THEN Roger Miller (Elektra 47192) | 69 | 72 | 86 | 4 | |
| 67 | COMMON MAN Sammy Johns (Elektra 47189) | 72 | 77 | 87 | 5 | |
| 68 | CHEATIN’ IS STILL ON MY MIND Cristy Lane (Liberty 1432) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | STARS ON THE WATER Rodney Crowell (Warner Bros. 49810) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | IT DON’T HURT ME HALF AS BAD Ray Price (Dimension 1021) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
| 71 | SLIPPIN’ OUT, SLIPPIN’ IN Bill Nash (Liberty 1433) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | RODEO GIRLS Tanya Tucker (MCA 51184) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | PARTY TIME T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49761) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 74 | I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN B. J. Thomas (MCA 51151) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| 75 | NOW THAT THE FEELING’S GONE Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 5051) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU Mundo Earwood (Excelsior 1019) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | YOU (Make Me Wonder Why) Deborah Allen (Capitol 5014) | 30 | 30 | 32 | 10 | |
| 78 | JUST ENOUGH LOVE (For One Woman) Bobby Smith (Liberty 1417) | 32 | 33 | 38 | 10 | |
| 79 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Helen Cornelius (Elektra 47190) | 81 | 87 | 91 | 4 | |
| 80 | I’M LIVING IN TWO WORLDS Steve Jones & Winchester (Stargem 2107) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | (There’s No Me) WITHOUT YOU Sue Powell (RCA 12287) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Tom Carlile (Door Knob 167) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | ALL THESE THINGS Joe Stampley (Epic 02533) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | THE LAST WORD IN JESUS IS US Roy Clark (MCA/Songbird 51167) | 87 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | HERE COMES THAT RAINBOW AGAIN Kris Kristofferson (Monument 21000) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | ONLY WHEN I LAUGH Brenda Lee (MCA 51195) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | PARDON MY FRENCH Bobby G. Rice (Charta 166) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | THE BEST BEDROOM IN TOWN Judy Bailey (Columbia 02505) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE John Wesley Ryles (MCA 51174) | 91 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | JESUS LET ME SLIDE Dean Dillon (RCA 12319) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | SCRATCH MY BACK (And Whisper In My Ear) Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) | 38 | 38 | 40 | 15 | |
| 92 | IT TURNS ME INSIDE OUT Lee Greenwood (MCA 51159) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | SEND ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE Calamity Jane (Columbia 02503) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | SLIP AWAY Mel Street & Sandy Powell (Sunbird 7568) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | PULL UP A PILLOW Faron Young (MCA 51176) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | DON’T WE BELONG IN LOVE Rita Remington & Smokey Valley Symphony (Plantation 202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | YOU Arnie Rue (Big Bear 24) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | I’M INTO LOVIN’ YOU Billy Swan (Epic 02196) | 58 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
| 99 | HONKY TONK QUEEN Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 02198) | 67 | 18 | 19 | 13 | |
| 100 | YOU DON’T KNOW ME Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172) | 68 | 23 | 1 | 16 | |
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