| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 8, 1982 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA 13019) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia 02741) | 5 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 3 | IF YOU’RE THINKING YOU WANT A STRANGER (There’s One Coming Home) George Strait (MCA 51228) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
| 4 | YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON ME Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02718) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | |
| 5 | ANOTHER HONKY-TONK NIGHT ON BROADWAY David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 50007) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | |
| 6 | JUST TO SATISFY YOU Waylon & Willie (RCA 13073) | 12 | 15 | 22 | 9 | |
| 7 | ’ROUND THE CLOCK LOVIN’ Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 50004) | 9 | 10 | 16 | 13 | |
| 8 | BUSTED John Conlee (MCA 52008) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 9 | SINGLE WOMEN Dolly Parton (RCA 13057) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 10 | SPEAK SOFTLY (You’re Talking To My Heart) Gene Watson (MCA 52009) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 11 | |
| 11 | TEARS OF THE LONELY Mickey Gilley (Epic 02774) | 14 | 17 | 25 | 8 | |
| 12 | YOU’LL BE BACK (Every Night In My Dreams) Statler Brothers (Mercury 76142) | 15 | 22 | 27 | 9 | |
| 13 | DON’T LOOK BACK Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 50017) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| 14 | FINALLY T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 50041) | 18 | 25 | 33 | 6 | |
| 15 | A LITTLE BIT CRAZY Eddy Raven (Elektra 47413) | 17 | 19 | 24 | 12 | |
| 16 | CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02692) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| 17 | KANSAS CITY LIGHTS Steve Wariner (RCA 13072) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 10 | |
| 18 | SOMEDAY SOON Moe Bandy (Columbia 02735) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 11 | |
| 19 | FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS Bellamy Brothers (Elektra/Curb 47431) | 22 | 26 | 31 | 7 | |
| 20 | RING ON HER FINGER, TIME ON HER HANDS Lee Greenwood (MCA 52026) | 24 | 29 | 38 | 7 | |
| 21 | TAKE ME TO THE COUNTRY Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5095) | 23 | 27 | 32 | 8 | |
| 22 | I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435) | 25 | 35 | 45 | 6 | |
| 23 | LISTEN TO THE RADIO Don Williams (MCA 52037) | 26 | 34 | 43 | 4 | |
| 24 | ANOTHER CHANCE Tammy Wynette (Epic 02770) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 7 | |
| 25 | JUST GIVE ME WHAT YOU THINK IS FAIR Leon Everette (RCA 13079) | 31 | 36 | 41 | 7 | |
| 26 | I’M GOIN’ HURTIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02791) | 28 | 30 | 36 | 8 | |
| 27 | EVERYTIME YOU CROSS MY MIND (You Break My Heart) Razzy Bailey (RCA 13084) | 34 | 40 | 55 | 5 | |
| 28 | I DON’T THINK SHE’S IN LOVE ANYMORE Charley Pride (RCA 13096) | 35 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | FORTY AND FADIN’ Ray Price (Dimension 1031) | 33 | 37 | 46 | 7 | |
| 30 | I FEEL IT WITH YOU Kieran Kane (Elektra 47415) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 10 | |
| 31 | WOULD YOU CATCH A FALLING STAR John Anderson (Warner Bros. 50043) | 38 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| 32 | TRAVELIN’ MAN Jacky Ward (Asylum 47424) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| 33 | SLOW HAND Conway Twitty (Elektra 47443) | 43 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | LOVE’S FOUND YOU AND ME Ed Bruce (MCA 52036) | 45 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | ANY DAY NOW Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13216) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | LAST OF THE SILVER SCREEN COWBOYS Rex Allen Jr. (Warner Bros. 50035) | 36 | 38 | 44 | 7 | |
| 37 | THE GENERAL LEE Johnny Cash (Scotti Brothers 02803) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 5 | |
| 38 | LOVE IS Allen Tripp (Nashville 1001) | 39 | 41 | 51 | 11 | |
| 39 | BAD NEWS Boxcar Willie (Main Street 951) | 41 | 44 | 47 | 9 | |
| 40 | THE TWO-STEP IS EASY Michael Murphey (Liberty 1455) | 40 | 42 | 48 | 8 | |
| 41 | ’TIL YOU’RE GONE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52038) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | I HAD IT ALL Fred Knoblock (Scotti Brothers 02752) | 44 | 47 | 52 | 8 | |
| 43 | THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN THUMB Jerry Reed (RCA 13081) | 48 | 53 | 62 | 5 | |
| 44 | WITH THEIR KIND OF MONEY AND OUR KIND OF LOVE Billy Swan (Epic 02841) | 47 | 54 | 61 | 5 | |
| 45 | IF I COULD SEE YOU TONIGHT Kippi Brannon (MCA 52023) | 46 | 48 | 53 | 7 | |
| 46 | WHEN YOU FIND HER, KEEP HER Wright Brothers (Warner Bros. 50033) | 49 | 50 | 57 | 6 | |
| 47 | DEALING WITH THE DEVIL Merle Haggard (MCA 52020) | 53 | 62 | 72 | 4 | |
| 48 | BROTHERLY LOVE Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon (RCA 13049) | 50 | 52 | 58 | 6 | |
| 49 | A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra 47257) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| 50 | CLOSER TO YOU Burrito Brothers (Curb 02835) | 56 | 63 | 67 | 5 | |
| 51 | I NEVER KNEW THE DEVIL’S EYES WERE BLUE Terry Gregory (Handshake 02736) | 42 | 43 | 50 | 9 | |
| 52 | EVERYONE KNOWS I’M YOURS Corbin/Hanner Band (Alfa 7022) | 59 | 61 | 73 | 5 | |
| 53 | I LIE Loretta Lynn (MCA 51226) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |
| 54 | YOU’RE NOT EASY TO FORGET Dottie West (Liberty 1451) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 12 | |
| 55 | ASHES TO ASHES Terri Gibbs (MCA 52040) | 66 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU Ronnie Rogers (Lifesong 45095) | 58 | 60 | 68 | 7 | |
| 57 | SAME OLE ME George Jones (Epic 02696) | 30 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 58 | HOLED UP IN SOME HONKY TONK Joe Sun (Elektra 47417) | 37 | 39 | 42 | 9 | |
| 59 | KEY LARGO Bertie Higgins (Kat Family 02524) | 51 | 51 | 54 | 9 | |
| 60 | DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH Karen Taylor (Mesa 1111) | 55 | 55 | 56 | 10 | |
| 61 | THROUGH THE YEARS Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1444) | 60 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 62 | IN LIKE WITH EACH OTHER Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02698) | 61 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| 63 | THE CLOWN Conway Twitty (Elektra 47302) | 62 | 21 | 3 | 15 | |
| 64 | TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER David Allan Coe (Columbia 02815) | 67 | 71 | 77 | 5 | |
| 65 | ALL MY LOVIN’ Mundo Earwood (Primero 1002) | 69 | 79 | 85 | 4 | |
| 66 | LONELY HEARTS Younger Brothers (MCA 52030) | 70 | 75 | 86 | 4 | |
| 67 | OVER THIRTY (Not Over The Hill) Conway Twitty (Elektra 52032) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT Anne Murray (Capitol 5083) | 63 | 31 | 2 | 17 | |
| 69 | BE THERE FOR ME BABY Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47301) | 64 | 46 | 8 | 16 | |
| 70 | DON’T WORRY ’BOUT ME BABY Janie Fricke (Columbia 02859) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | SLOW DOWN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02847) | 82 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | AFTER THE LOVE SLIPS AWAY Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13053) | 65 | 59 | 17 | 14 | |
| 73 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 76148) | 83 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME Charlene (Motown 1611) | 84 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ Stephanie Winslow (Primero 1003) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | FRAGILE—HANDLE WITH CARE Cristy Lane (Liberty 1461) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | WASN’T THAT LOVE Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1460) | 80 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| 78 | (Who’s Gonna Sing) THE LAST COUNTRY SONG Billy Parker & Friend (Soundwaves 4670) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | I NEVER ONCE STOPPED LOVING YOU Liz Lyndell (Koala 335) | 81 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | I THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVIN’ Osmonds (Elektra/Curb 47438) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | CHEATIN’ STATE OF MIND Bandana (Warner Bros. 50045) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | I JUST CUT MYSELF Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02884) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | EITHER YOU’RE MARRIED OR YOU’RE SINGLE Margo Smith (A.M.I. 1304) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | BACK IN MY BABY’S ARMS Vince & Dianne Hatfield (Soundwaves 4668) | 85 | 87 | 93 | 4 | |
| 85 | I’M IN LOVE WITH A’ MEMORY Don Lee (Crescent 101) | 86 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| 86 | PARADISE KNIFE AND GUN CLUB Roy Clark (Churchill 94002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | MY MAN FRIDAY Patti Page (Plantation 208) | 92 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Sonny James & Southern Gentlemen (Dimension 1033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | THE LITTLE LADY PREACHER Tom T. Hall (Mercury 76147) | 91 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | HURTIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE Tom Carlile (Door Knob 176) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT Dave Rowland (Elektra 47442) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | THERE AIN’T NO COUNTRY MUSIC ON THIS JUKEBOX Tom T. Hall & Earl Scruggs (Columbia 02858) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DON’T GIVE UP ON ME Eddy Arnold (RCA 13094) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | MARRIED LADY Jerry Brandon (Del Rio 309) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | A THING OR TWO ON MY MIND Gene Kennedy & Karen Jeglum (Door Knob 173) | 79 | 80 | 87 | 7 | |
| 96 | BIG CITY Merle Haggard (Epic 02686) | 73 | 69 | 49 | 17 | |
| 97 | TENNESSEE ROSE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49892) | 71 | 65 | 29 | 17 | |
| 98 | BOBBIE SUE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51231) | 72 | 68 | 39 | 16 | |
| 99 | NEW CUT ROAD Bobby Bare (Columbia 02690) | 68 | 64 | 20 | 16 | |
| 100 | SOMEBODY BUY THIS COWGIRL A BEER Tanya Tucker (MCA 52017) | 76 | 76 | 78 | 9 | |
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