The CASH BOX Top 100 Country
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 12, 1981
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1BET YOUR HEART ON ME
    Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47215)
  1  5  911
  2IF I NEEDED YOU
    Emmylou Harris & Don Williams (Warner Bros. 49809)
  2  3  713
  3STILL DOIN’ TIME
    George Jones (Epic 02526)
  4  71111
  4LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE
    Alabama (RCA 12288)
  71215  8
  5ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU
    Steve Wariner (RCA 12307)
  6101312
  6FOURTEEN CARAT MIND
    Gene Watson (MCA 51183)
  8162011
  7THE WOMAN IN ME
    Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02523)
10141611
  8YOU MAY SEE ME WALKIN’
    Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02499)
  9151714
  9WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ LONESOME
    Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02522)
11182112
10YOU’RE MY FAVORITE STAR
    Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49815)
12171910
11I WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD
    Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12342)
142026  7
12MY FAVORITE MEMORY
    Merle Haggard (Epic 02504)
  3  1  413
13YEARS AGO
    Statler Brothers (Mercury 57059)
151922  8
14RED NECKIN’ LOVE MAKIN’ NIGHT
    Conway Twitty (MCA 51199)
182429  7
15HEADED FOR A HEARTACHE
    Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 49829)
172125  9
16RODEO ROMEO
    Moe Bandy (Columbia 02532)
192528  9
17LONELY NIGHTS
    Mickey Gilley (Epic 02578)
212936  6
18HUSBANDS AND WIVES
    David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 49825)
20222310
19BLAZE OF GLORY
    Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1441)
253439  5
20TELL ME WHY
    Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 12344)
222730  9
21YOU’RE MY BESTEST FRIEND
    Mac Davis (Casablanca 2341)
242832  8
22THE SWEETEST THING (I’ve Ever Known)
    Juice Newton (Capitol 5046)
273137  8
23MISS EMILY’S PICTURE
    John Conlee (MCA 51164)
  5  2  516
24LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD
    Don Williams (MCA 51207)
324043  4
25HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (Have You Ever Been Blue)
    Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline (RCA 12346)
313744  6
26WHO DO YOU KNOW IN CALIFORNIA
    Eddy Raven (Elektra 47216)
283235  9
27IT’S HIGH TIME
    Dottie West (Liberty 1436)
293538  7
28WATCHIN’ GIRLS GO BY
    Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02614)
345256  5
29ONLY ONE YOU
    T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49858)
364453  4
30SHINE
    Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 12367)
354145  4
31SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT
    Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47239)
405054  4
32IT TURNS ME INSIDE OUT
    Lee Greenwood (MCA 51159)
394346  9
33IT’S WHO YOU LOVE
    Kieran Kane (Elektra 47228)
414551  6
34MIDNIGHT RODEO
    Leon Everette (RCA 12355)
425358  5
35I JUST CAME HOME TO COUNT THE MEMORIES
    John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49860)
435760  5
36ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS (Have Settled Down)
    Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47191)
13  4  115
37STARS ON THE WATER
    Rodney Crowell (Warner Bros. 49810)
37394210
38YOU’RE THE BEST BREAK THIS OLD HEART EVER HAD
    Ed Bruce (MCA 51210)
4966  3
39ONLY YOU (And You Alone)
    Reba McEntire (Mercury 57062)
476367  4
40PREACHING UP A STORM
    Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5059)
455968  5
41DIAMONDS IN THE STARS
    Ray Price (Dimension 1024)
526472  5
42DROPPING OUT OF SIGHT
    Bobby Bare (Columbia 02577)
485861  6
43ONLY WHEN I LAUGH
    Brenda Lee (MCA 51195)
465557  9
44CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
    Tom Carlile (Door Knob 167)
444750  9
45HEARTACHES OF A FOOL
    Willie Nelson (Columbia 02558)
566569  5
46STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR LOVE
    Billy Swan (Epic 02601)
5977  3
47FAMILY MAN
    Wright Brothers (Warner Bros. 49837)
535659  7
48ALL NIGHT LONG
    Johnny Duncan (Columbia 02570)
506266  7
49THE ROUND-UP SALOON
    Bobby Goldsboro (Curb 02583)
556165  6
50WISH YOU WERE HERE
    Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51171)
16  6  315
51LADY LAY DOWN
    Tom Jones (Mercury 76125)
616982  4
52WHERE THERE’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE
    Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon (RCA 12359)
607281  4
53SHE’S GOT A DRINKING PROBLEM
    Gary Stewart (RCA 12343)
576063  7
54JUST ONE TIME
    Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47193)
23232413
55PLAY SOMETHING WE COULD LOVE TO
    Diane Pfeifer (Capitol 5060)
6580  3
56WILD TURKEY
    Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02637)
72  2
57THEM GOOD OL’ BOYS ARE BAD
    John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02489)
26262711
58THE COWBOY AND THE LADY
    John Denver (RCA 12345)
626771  5
59HEART ON THE MEND
    Sylvia (RCA 12302)
30  91014
60CHEAT ON HIM TONIGHT
    David Heavener (Brent 1017)
667079  5
61LET’S GET TOGETHER AND CRY
    Joe Stampley (Epic 02533)
83  2
62ALL I’M MISSING IS YOU
    Eddy Arnold (RCA 13000)
80  2
63DO ME WITH LOVE
    Janie Fricke (Columbia 02644)
  1
64TEARDROPS IN MY HEART
    Marty Robbins (Columbia 02575)
707580  6
65COTTON FIELDS
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 920)
71  2
66TOO MANY HEARTS IN THE FIRE
    Bobby Smith (Liberty 1439)
7986  3
67LITTLE THINGS
    Tennessee Express (RCA 12362)
82  2
68GONNA TAKE MY ANGEL OUT TONIGHT
    Ronnie Rogers (Lifesong 45094)
748893  4
69HEARTS (Our Hearts)
    Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1422)
84  2
70JACAMO
    Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49852)
737984  4
71LADY SORROW
    Allen Tripp (Nashville 2719)
758185  4
72REMEMBER THOSE SWEET YESTERDAYS
    James Marvell (CSA 177)
7783  3
73IT’S NOT THE SAME OLD YOU
    Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 02638)
85  2
74LOVE NEVER COMES EASY
    Helen Cornelius (Elektra 47237)
86  2
75OKLAHOMA CRUDE
    Corbin/Hanner Band (Alfa 7010)
93  2
76YOUR DADDY DON’T LIVE IN HEAVEN (He’s In Houston)
    Michael Ballew (Liberty 1437)
768286  6
77WHEN YOU WERE BLUE AND I WAS GREEN
    Kin Vassy (Liberty 1440)
  1
78LOOKS LIKE A SET-UP TO ME
    Cedar Creek (Moon Shine 3001)
788490  6
79IF YOU’RE WAITING ON ME (You’re Backing Up)
    Kendalls (Mercury 76131)
  1
80CASCADE MOUNTAIN MEMORIES
    Wickline (Cascade Mountain 2425)
  1
81ARIZONA
    Rex Allen Jr. (Warner Bros. 49844)
818588  5
82DON’T LEAD ME ON
    Wyvon Alexander (Gervasi 671)
87  2
83I CAN’T SAY GOODBYE TO YOU
    Terry Gregory (Handshake 02563)
91  2
84CHEROKEE COUNTRY
    Solid Gold Band (NSD 110)
9094  3
85HAPPY LOVE SONGS
    Noel (Super Productions 667)
88  2
86A GIRL LIKE YOU
    Sonny Throckmorton (MCA 51214)
  1
87WHISKEY MADE ME STUMBLE (The Devil Made Me Fall)
    Bill Anderson (MCA 51204)
94  2
88UNTIL THE NIGHTS
    Charlie McCoy & Laney Smallwood (Monument 21001)
929292  5
89ONE-NIGHT FEVER
    Mel Tillis (Elektra 47178)
33  8  815
90NOW THAT THE FEELING’S GONE
    Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 5051)
383840  9
91OZARK MOUNTAIN JUBILEE
    Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 450)
  1
92EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES
    Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02637)
  1
93COUNTRY FOLKS
    Mike Grimes & Summer Wine (Angry Armadillo 664)
  1
94MAN MADE DREAM
    Bill Sterling (Blossom Gap 0014)
96  2
95IF SOMETHING SHOULD COME BETWEEN US (Let It Be Love)
    Burrito Brothers (Curb 02641)
  1
96DON’T CRY BABY
    Randy Parton (RCA 12351)
  1
97(S.O.B.) SAME OLD BOY
    Gary Gentry (Elektra 47238)
  1
98DOBRO MAN
    Joe King (King-J 1006)
  1
99(There’s No Me) WITHOUT YOU
    Sue Powell (RCA 12287)
515152  9
100 SLIP AWAY
    Mel Street & Sandy Powell (Sunbird 7568)
545455  9
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