| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 1, 1982 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IF YOU’RE THINKING YOU WANT A STRANGER (There’s One Coming Home) George Strait (MCA 51228) | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | |
| 2 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA 13019) | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 3 | CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02692) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |
| 4 | A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra 47257) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| 5 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia 02741) | 14 | 18 | 23 | 9 | |
| 6 | ANOTHER HONKY-TONK NIGHT ON BROADWAY David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 50007) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 7 | YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON ME Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02718) | 9 | 13 | 21 | 11 | |
| 8 | I LIE Loretta Lynn (MCA 51226) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |
| 9 | ’ROUND THE CLOCK LOVIN’ Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 50004) | 10 | 16 | 19 | 12 | |
| 10 | BUSTED John Conlee (MCA 52008) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
| 11 | SINGLE WOMEN Dolly Parton (RCA 13057) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| 12 | JUST TO SATISFY YOU Waylon & Willie (RCA 13073) | 15 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 13 | SPEAK SOFTLY (You’re Talking To My Heart) Gene Watson (MCA 52009) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 10 | |
| 14 | TEARS OF THE LONELY Mickey Gilley (Epic 02774) | 17 | 25 | 33 | 7 | |
| 15 | YOU’LL BE BACK (Every Night In My Dreams) Statler Brothers (Mercury 76142) | 22 | 27 | 32 | 8 | |
| 16 | DON’T LOOK BACK Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 50017) | 18 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 17 | A LITTLE BIT CRAZY Eddy Raven (Elektra 47413) | 19 | 24 | 25 | 11 | |
| 18 | FINALLY T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 50041) | 25 | 33 | 44 | 5 | |
| 19 | YOU’RE NOT EASY TO FORGET Dottie West (Liberty 1451) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 11 | |
| 20 | SOMEDAY SOON Moe Bandy (Columbia 02735) | 23 | 26 | 29 | 10 | |
| 21 | KANSAS CITY LIGHTS Steve Wariner (RCA 13072) | 24 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| 22 | FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS Bellamy Brothers (Elektra/Curb 47431) | 26 | 31 | 37 | 6 | |
| 23 | TAKE ME TO THE COUNTRY Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5095) | 27 | 32 | 41 | 7 | |
| 24 | RING ON HER FINGER, TIME ON HER HANDS Lee Greenwood (MCA 52026) | 29 | 38 | 45 | 6 | |
| 25 | I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435) | 35 | 45 | 61 | 5 | |
| 26 | LISTEN TO THE RADIO Don Williams (MCA 52037) | 34 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | I FEEL IT WITH YOU Kieran Kane (Elektra 47415) | 28 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| 28 | I’M GOIN’ HURTIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02791) | 30 | 36 | 42 | 7 | |
| 29 | ANOTHER CHANCE Tammy Wynette (Epic 02770) | 32 | 40 | 47 | 6 | |
| 30 | SAME OLE ME George Jones (Epic 02696) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 31 | JUST GIVE ME WHAT YOU THINK IS FAIR Leon Everette (RCA 13079) | 36 | 41 | 48 | 6 | |
| 32 | TRAVELIN’ MAN Jacky Ward (Asylum 47424) | 33 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
| 33 | FORTY AND FADIN’ Ray Price (Dimension 1031) | 37 | 46 | 54 | 6 | |
| 34 | EVERYTIME YOU CROSS MY MIND (You Break My Heart) Razzy Bailey (RCA 13084) | 40 | 55 | 64 | 4 | |
| 35 | I DON’T THINK SHE’S IN LOVE ANYMORE Charley Pride (RCA 13096) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | LAST OF THE SILVER SCREEN COWBOYS Rex Allen Jr. (Warner Bros. 50035) | 38 | 44 | 50 | 6 | |
| 37 | HOLED UP IN SOME HONKY TONK Joe Sun (Elektra 47417) | 39 | 42 | 46 | 8 | |
| 38 | WOULD YOU CATCH A FALLING STAR John Anderson (Warner Bros. 50043) | 49 | 60 | 76 | 4 | |
| 39 | LOVE IS Allen Tripp (Nashville 1001) | 41 | 51 | 55 | 10 | |
| 40 | THE TWO-STEP IS EASY Michael Murphey (Liberty 1455) | 42 | 48 | 53 | 7 | |
| 41 | BAD NEWS Boxcar Willie (Main Street 951) | 44 | 47 | 56 | 8 | |
| 42 | I NEVER KNEW THE DEVIL’S EYES WERE BLUE Terry Gregory (Handshake 02736) | 43 | 50 | 52 | 8 | |
| 43 | SLOW HAND Conway Twitty (Elektra 47443) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | I HAD IT ALL Fred Knoblock (Scotti Brothers 02752) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 7 | |
| 45 | LOVE’S FOUND YOU AND ME Ed Bruce (MCA 52036) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | IF I COULD SEE YOU TONIGHT Kippi Brannon (MCA 52023) | 48 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| 47 | WITH THEIR KIND OF MONEY AND OUR KIND OF LOVE Billy Swan (Epic 02841) | 54 | 61 | 74 | 4 | |
| 48 | THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN THUMB Jerry Reed (RCA 13081) | 53 | 62 | 75 | 4 | |
| 49 | WHEN YOU FIND HER, KEEP HER Wright Brothers (Warner Bros. 50033) | 50 | 57 | 65 | 5 | |
| 50 | BROTHERLY LOVE Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon (RCA 13049) | 52 | 58 | 67 | 5 | |
| 51 | KEY LARGO Bertie Higgins (Kat Family 02524) | 51 | 54 | 57 | 8 | |
| 52 | THE GENERAL LEE Johnny Cash (Scotti Brothers 02803) | 56 | 65 | 86 | 4 | |
| 53 | DEALING WITH THE DEVIL Merle Haggard (MCA 52020) | 62 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | ANY DAY NOW Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13216) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH Karen Taylor (Mesa 1111) | 55 | 56 | 58 | 9 | |
| 56 | CLOSER TO YOU Burrito Brothers (Curb 02835) | 63 | 67 | 85 | 4 | |
| 57 | ’TIL YOU’RE GONE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52038) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU Ronnie Rogers (Lifesong 45095) | 60 | 68 | 72 | 6 | |
| 59 | EVERYONE KNOWS I’M YOURS Corbin/Hanner Band (Alfa 7022) | 61 | 73 | 77 | 4 | |
| 60 | THROUGH THE YEARS Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1444) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 61 | IN LIKE WITH EACH OTHER Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02698) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| 62 | THE CLOWN Conway Twitty (Elektra 47302) | 21 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 63 | ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT Anne Murray (Capitol 5083) | 31 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 64 | BE THERE FOR ME BABY Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47301) | 46 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 65 | AFTER THE LOVE SLIPS AWAY Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13053) | 59 | 17 | 18 | 13 | |
| 66 | ASHES TO ASHES Terri Gibbs (MCA 52040) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER David Allan Coe (Columbia 02815) | 71 | 77 | 89 | 4 | |
| 68 | NEW CUT ROAD Bobby Bare (Columbia 02690) | 64 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
| 69 | ALL MY LOVIN’ Mundo Earwood (Primero 1002) | 79 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | LONELY HEARTS Younger Brothers (MCA 52030) | 75 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | TENNESSEE ROSE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49892) | 65 | 29 | 5 | 16 | |
| 72 | BOBBIE SUE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51231) | 68 | 39 | 15 | 15 | |
| 73 | BIG CITY Merle Haggard (Epic 02686) | 69 | 49 | 4 | 16 | |
| 74 | (You Sure Know Your Way) AROUND MY HEART Louise Mandrell (RCA 13039) | 66 | 34 | 35 | 12 | |
| 75 | I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE Calamity Jane (Columbia 02715) | 67 | 37 | 38 | 10 | |
| 76 | SOMEBODY BUY THIS COWGIRL A BEER Tanya Tucker (MCA 52017) | 76 | 78 | 78 | 8 | |
| 77 | OVER THIRTY (Not Over The Hill) Conway Twitty (Elektra 52032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | LYING MYSELF TO SLEEP Noel (Deep South 681) | 78 | 80 | 82 | 5 | |
| 79 | A THING OR TWO ON MY MIND Gene Kennedy & Karen Jeglum (Door Knob 173) | 80 | 87 | 92 | 6 | |
| 80 | WASN’T THAT LOVE Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1460) | 86 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | I NEVER ONCE STOPPED LOVING YOU Liz Lyndell (Koala 335) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | SLOW DOWN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02847) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 76148) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME Charlene (Motown 1611) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | BACK IN MY BABY’S ARMS Vince & Dianne Hatfield (Soundwaves 4668) | 87 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | I’M IN LOVE WITH A’ MEMORY Don Lee (Crescent 101) | 88 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ Stephanie Winslow (Primero 1003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | EITHER YOU’RE MARRIED OR YOU’RE SINGLE Margo Smith (A.M.I. 1304) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | FRAGILE—HANDLE WITH CARE Cristy Lane (Liberty 1461) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | (Who’s Gonna Sing) THE LAST COUNTRY SONG Billy Parker & Friend (Soundwaves 4670) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | THE LITTLE LADY PREACHER Tom T. Hall (Mercury 76147) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | MY MAN FRIDAY Patti Page (Plantation 208) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT Dave Rowland (Elektra 47442) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | I THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVIN’ Osmonds (Elektra/Curb 47438) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | CHEATIN’ STATE OF MIND Bandana (Warner Bros. 50045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | DON’T GIVE UP ON ME Eddy Arnold (RCA 13094) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | IT’LL BE HER Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47405) | 70 | 59 | 27 | 12 | |
| 98 | SHE DOESN’T BELONG TO YOU Terry Aden (A.M.I. 1303) | 94 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | NATURAL LOVE Petula Clark (Scotti Brothers 02676) | 72 | 63 | 30 | 13 | |
| 100 | THE ARMS OF A STRANGER Tennessee Express (RCA 13078) | 74 | 74 | 80 | 6 | |
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