| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 13, 1982 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD Don Williams (MCA 51207) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | ONLY ONE YOU T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49858) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 3 | WATCHIN’ GIRLS GO BY Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02614) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| 4 | SHINE Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 12367) | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 5 | LONELY NIGHTS Mickey Gilley (Epic 02578) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 6 | YOU’RE THE BEST BREAK THIS OLD HEART EVER HAD Ed Bruce (MCA 51210) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| 7 | SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47239) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 8 | I JUST CAME HOME TO COUNT THE MEMORIES John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49860) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| 9 | MOUNTAIN OF LOVE Charley Pride (RCA 13014) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 8 | |
| 10 | DO ME WITH LOVE Janie Fricke (Columbia 02644) | 14 | 19 | 23 | 10 | |
| 11 | BLUE MOON WITH HEARTACHE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02659) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 12 | MIDNIGHT RODEO Leon Everette (RCA 12355) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | |
| 13 | DIAMONDS IN THE STARS Ray Price (Dimension 1024) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | |
| 14 | ONLY YOU (And You Alone) Reba McEntire (Mercury 57062) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 13 | |
| 15 | PREACHING UP A STORM Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5059) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | |
| 16 | IT’S WHO YOU LOVE Kieran Kane (Elektra 47228) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | |
| 17 | SHE LEFT LOVE ALL OVER ME Razzy Bailey (RCA 13007) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 9 | |
| 18 | BOBBIE SUE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51231) | 23 | 25 | 32 | 4 | |
| 19 | IF YOU’RE WAITING ON ME (You’re Backing Up) Kendalls (Mercury 76131) | 21 | 23 | 26 | 10 | |
| 20 | THE VERY BEST IS YOU Charly McClain (Epic 02656) | 22 | 24 | 30 | 9 | |
| 21 | BIG CITY Merle Haggard (Epic 02686) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 5 | |
| 22 | EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02637) | 28 | 32 | 42 | 10 | |
| 23 | THE CLOWN Conway Twitty (Elektra 47302) | 32 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | MIS’RY RIVER Terri Gibbs (MCA 51225) | 27 | 30 | 35 | 8 | |
| 25 | WILD TURKEY Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02637) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 11 | |
| 26 | STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR LOVE Billy Swan (Epic 02601) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 12 | |
| 27 | NO RELIEF IN SIGHT Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49887) | 29 | 33 | 44 | 8 | |
| 28 | ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT Anne Murray (Capitol 5083) | 36 | 45 | 54 | 5 | |
| 29 | WHEN YOU WERE BLUE AND I WAS GREEN Kin Vassy (Liberty 1440) | 30 | 31 | 33 | 10 | |
| 30 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Koala 340) | 31 | 34 | 38 | 9 | |
| 31 | TENNESSEE ROSE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49892) | 35 | 43 | 49 | 5 | |
| 32 | INNOCENT LIES Sonny James & Southern Gentlemen (Dimension 1026) | 37 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 33 | ALL I’M MISSING IS YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA 13000) | 33 | 35 | 36 | 11 | |
| 34 | LOVE WAS BORN Randy Barlow (Jamex 002) | 34 | 36 | 41 | 9 | |
| 35 | SAME OLE ME George Jones (Epic 02696) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | BE THERE FOR ME BABY Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47301) | 42 | 48 | 77 | 4 | |
| 37 | I LIE Loretta Lynn (MCA 51226) | 43 | 49 | 58 | 4 | |
| 38 | SWEET YESTERDAY Sylvia (RCA 13020) | 41 | 46 | 52 | 5 | |
| 39 | IF SOMETHING SHOULD COME BETWEEN US (Let It Be Love) Burrito Brothers (Curb 02641) | 40 | 42 | 46 | 10 | |
| 40 | THROUGH THE YEARS Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1444) | 48 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | LIES ON YOUR LIPS Cristy Lane (Liberty 1443) | 44 | 50 | 57 | 6 | |
| 42 | A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra 47257) | 46 | 54 | 76 | 4 | |
| 43 | YOU LOOK LIKE THE ONE I LOVE Deborah Allen (Capitol 5080) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 6 | |
| 44 | IF YOU’RE THINKING YOU WANT A STRANGER (There’s One Coming Home) George Strait (MCA 51228) | 50 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02692) | 51 | 64 | 79 | 4 | |
| 46 | THE SWEETEST THING (I’ve Ever Known) Juice Newton (Capitol 5046) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
| 47 | DON’T EVER LEAVE ME AGAIN Vern Gosdin (A.M.I. 1302) | 49 | 56 | 65 | 5 | |
| 48 | ANOTHER HONKY-TONK NIGHT ON BROADWAY David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 50007) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | NEW CUT ROAD Bobby Bare (Columbia 02690) | 57 | 67 | 80 | 4 | |
| 50 | BUT IT’S CHEATING Family Brown (RCA 13015) | 54 | 65 | 68 | 5 | |
| 51 | RUNNING ON LOVE Don King (Epic 02674) | 56 | 66 | 71 | 5 | |
| 52 | GUILTY EYES Bandana (Warner Bros. 49872) | 55 | 62 | 70 | 8 | |
| 53 | HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (Have You Ever Been Blue) Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline (RCA 12346) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| 54 | FROM LEVIS TO CALVIN KLEIN JEANS Brenda Lee (MCA 51230) | 62 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | IT TURNS ME INSIDE OUT Lee Greenwood (MCA 51159) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | |
| 56 | AFTER THE LOVE SLIPS AWAY Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13053) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | LOVE NEVER COMES EASY Helen Cornelius (Elektra 47237) | 38 | 38 | 40 | 11 | |
| 58 | IN LIKE WITH EACH OTHER Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02698) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | EVERYBODY LOVES A WINNER Dickey Lee (Mercury 76129) | 63 | 75 | 81 | 4 | |
| 60 | BLAZE OF GLORY Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1441) | 45 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 61 | MISTER GARFIELD Merle Kilgore & Friends (Elektra 47252) | 67 | 71 | 83 | 6 | |
| 62 | DON’T COME KNOCKIN’ Cindy Hurt (Churchill 94000) | 68 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | IT’LL BE HER Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47405) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | WRITTEN DOWN IN MY HEART Ray Stevens (RCA 13038) | 70 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | LAY BACK DOWN AND LOVE ME Rich Landers (A.M.I. 1301) | 65 | 70 | 75 | 5 | |
| 66 | SOME DAY MY SHIP’S COMIN’ IN Joe Waters (New Colony 6812) | 66 | 68 | 78 | 6 | |
| 67 | BEST OF FRIENDS Thrasher Brothers (MCA 51227) | 82 | 88 | 91 | 4 | |
| 68 | ’ROUND THE CLOCK LOVIN’ Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 50004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | THE HIGHLIGHT OF ’81 Johnny Paycheck (Epic 02684) | 71 | 76 | 93 | 4 | |
| 70 | TOOK IT LIKE A MAN, CRIED LIKE A BABY Cedar Creek (Moon Shine 3003) | 80 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO CHEAT David Allan Coe (Columbia 02678) | 73 | 80 | 87 | 4 | |
| 72 | THE REVEREND MR. BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 02669) | 75 | 81 | 88 | 5 | |
| 73 | THE CUBE Bob Jenkins (& 3 Year Old Daughter Mandy) (Liberty 1448) | 76 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | I’M JUST THE LEAVIN’ KIND Michael Meyers (MBP 1980) | 74 | 77 | 82 | 6 | |
| 75 | I SEE AN ANGEL EVERY DAY Billy Parker (Soundwaves 4659) | 77 | 82 | 89 | 8 | |
| 76 | HONKY TONK TONIGHT David Heavener (Brent 1019) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | TIL SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG R.C. Bannon (RCA 13029) | 85 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| 78 | LUSTFUL LADY EYES Steve Mantelli (Picap 006) | 78 | 79 | 84 | 4 | |
| 79 | VICTIM OR A FOOL Rodney Crowell (Warner Bros. 50008) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | NATURAL LOVE Petula Clark (Scotti Brothers 02676) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | AIN’T NOBODY GONNA GET MY BODY BUT YOU Del Reeves (Koala 339) | 81 | 87 | 90 | 5 | |
| 82 | BLUE EYES DON’T MAKE AN ANGEL Zella Lehr (Columbia 02677) | 86 | 91 | 95 | 4 | |
| 83 | (You Sure Know Your Way) AROUND MY HEART Louise Mandrell (RCA 13039) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | BORN WITH THE BLUES Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 02638) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | NO PLACE TO HIDE Gail Zeiler (Equa 670) | 89 | 92 | 96 | 4 | |
| 86 | I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Narvel Felts (Lobo 111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SEMI DIESEL BLUES Super Grit Cowboy Band (Hoodswamp 8004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | HOLDIN’ ON Jessi Colter (Capitol 5073) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | ONE DAY SINCE YESTERDAY Colleen Camp (Moon Pictures 0001) | 90 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | COULD IT BE LOVE Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0611) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | LET’S GO ALL THE WAY Claude Gray & Norma Jean (Granny White 1009) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | AN AFTERNOON OF LOVE Clifford Russell & Mary Lou Turner (Sugartree 0501) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | BORN IN COUNTRY MUSIC Bobby Barnett (Marshall 101681) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | PLAY ME OR TRADE ME Mel Tillis & Nancy Sinatra (Elektra 47247) | 52 | 53 | 55 | 8 | |
| 95 | RED NECKIN’ LOVE MAKIN’ NIGHT Conway Twitty (MCA 51199) | 53 | 5 | 1 | 16 | |
| 96 | ACROSS THE BORDERLINE Freddy Fender (MCA 52003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | I DON’T WANT TO WANT YOU Lobo (Lobo 1) | 58 | 58 | 63 | 9 | |
| 98 | CASCADE MOUNTAIN MEMORIES Wickline (Cascade Mountain 2425) | 59 | 59 | 62 | 10 | |
| 99 | LADY LAY DOWN Tom Jones (Mercury 76125) | 61 | 29 | 29 | 13 | |
| 100 | LADY, LAY DOWN (Lay Down On My Pillow) Gary Goodnight (Door Knob 169) | 84 | 85 | 86 | 6 | |
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