| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 21, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU TAKE ME FOR GRANTED Merle Haggard (Epic 03723) | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | COMMON MAN John Conlee (MCA 52178) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3 | LUCILLE (You Won’t Do Your Daddy’s Will) Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 13465) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | |
| 4 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OLD FASHIONED LOVE B. J. Thomas (Cleveland Int’l/Columbia 03492) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 5 | SAVE ME Louise Mandrell (RCA 13450) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 6 | FOOLIN’ Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03598) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
| 7 | THE RIDE David Allan Coe (Columbia 03778) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 8 | MORE AND MORE Charley Pride (RCA 13451) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 9 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29729) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| 10 | TOUCH ME (I’ll Be Your Fool Once More) Tom Jones (Mercury 810 445) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| 11 | LITTLE OLD FASHIONED KARMA Willie Nelson (Columbia 03674) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 12 | IT HASN’T HAPPENED YET Rosanne Cash (Columbia 03705) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
| 13 | YOU’RE OUT DOING WHAT I’M HERE DOING WITHOUT Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52191) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 10 | |
| 14 | OUR LOVE IS ON THE FAULTLINE Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29719) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |
| 15 | JOSE CUERVO Shelly West (Warner/Viva 29778) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 16 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Mel Tillis (MCA 52182) | 18 | 21 | 23 | 11 | |
| 17 | YOU CAN’T RUN FROM LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) | 21 | 23 | 30 | 8 | |
| 18 | FOOL FOR YOUR LOVE Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 8 | |
| 19 | STRANGER IN MY HOUSE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13470) | 22 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 20 | HIGHWAY 40 BLUES Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03812) | 23 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 21 | LOVE AFFAIRS Michael Murphey (Liberty 1494) | 25 | 27 | 29 | 9 | |
| 22 | MY LADY LOVES ME (Just As I Am) Leon Everette (RCA 13466) | 24 | 25 | 27 | 10 | |
| 23 | LOVE IS ON A ROLL Don Williams (MCA 52205) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| 24 | I.O.U. Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199) | 27 | 30 | 34 | 7 | |
| 25 | IN TIMES LIKE THESE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52206) | 28 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 26 | IF YOU’RE GONNA DO ME WRONG (Do It Right) Vern Gosdin (Compleat 102) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | |
| 27 | SINGING THE BLUES Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 29726) | 29 | 31 | 32 | 9 | |
| 28 | WITHOUT YOU T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29695) | 30 | 32 | 35 | 8 | |
| 29 | YOU GOT ME RUNNING Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 102) | 31 | 33 | 38 | 8 | |
| 30 | OH BABY MINE (I Get So Lonely) Statler Brothers (Mercury 811 488) | 33 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| 31 | FLY INTO LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 03808) | 35 | 38 | 46 | 7 | |
| 32 | THE LOVE SHE FOUND IN ME Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29683) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 6 | |
| 33 | THE CLOSER YOU GET Alabama (RCA 13524) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | PANCHO AND LEFTY Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard (Epic 03842) | 39 | 52 | 68 | 4 | |
| 35 | I ALWAYS GET LUCKY WITH YOU George Jones (Epic 03883) | 41 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | SNAPSHOT Sylvia (RCA 13501) | 42 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | OLD MAN RIVER (I’ve Come To Talk Again) Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5218) | 38 | 41 | 47 | 7 | |
| 38 | ALL MY LIFE Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1495) | 50 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | I WONDER WHO’S HOLDING MY BABY TONIGHT Whites (Warner/Curb 29659) | 48 | 61 | 70 | 4 | |
| 40 | AFTER THE GREAT DEPRESSION Razzy Bailey (RCA 13512) | 49 | 62 | 72 | 4 | |
| 41 | I JUST HEARD A HEART BREAK (And I’m So Afraid It’s Mine) Tammy Wynette (Epic 03811) | 43 | 51 | 64 | 5 | |
| 42 | AFTER THE LAST GOODBYE Gus Hardin (RCA 13445) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 14 | |
| 43 | I STILL LOVE YOU IN THE SAME OL’ WAY Moe Bandy (Columbia 03625) | 19 | 19 | 22 | 12 | |
| 44 | CHANGES Tanya Tucker (Arista 1053) | 47 | 55 | 65 | 5 | |
| 45 | YOU CAN’T LOSE WHAT YOU NEVER HAD Lynn Anderson (Permian 82000) | 46 | 47 | 53 | 7 | |
| 46 | 3/4 TIME Ray Charles (Columbia 03810) | 54 | 67 | 77 | 4 | |
| 47 | AMARILLO BY MORNNG George Strait (MCA 52162) | 32 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 48 | IT’S YOU Kieran Kane (Warner Bros. 29711) | 53 | 65 | 75 | 4 | |
| 49 | POTENTIAL NEW BOYFRIEND Dolly Parton (RCA 13514) | 55 | 66 | 79 | 4 | |
| 50 | ONCE YOU GET THE FEEL OF IT Con Hunley (MCA 52208) | 56 | 69 | 74 | 4 | |
| 51 | EVERYBODY’S DREAM GIRL Dan Seals (Liberty 1496) | 57 | 68 | 78 | 4 | |
| 52 | DON’T YOUR MEM’RY EVER SLEEP AT NIGHT Steve Wariner (RCA 13515) | 59 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | YOUR LOVE’S ON THE LINE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13525) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | YOU’RE THE FIRST TIME I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT LEAVING Reba McEntire (Mercury 810 338) | 34 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |
| 55 | AMERICAN MADE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52179) | 40 | 26 | 3 | 14 | |
| 56 | IT’S A DIRTY JOB Bobby Bare & Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03628) | 44 | 28 | 28 | 11 | |
| 57 | FLAME IN MY HEART Delia Bell (Warner Bros. 29653) | 65 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | YOU’RE NOT LEAVIN’ HERE TONIGHT Ed Bruce (MCA 52210) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | TWO HEARTS Texas Vocal Company (RCA 13504) | 62 | 73 | 85 | 4 | |
| 60 | YOU’RE GONNA LOVE YOURSELF (In The Morning) Willie Nelson & Brenda Lee (Monument 03781) | 45 | 48 | 50 | 7 | |
| 61 | TRAIN MEDLEY Boxcar Willie (Main Street 954) | 61 | 63 | 67 | 7 | |
| 62 | I LOVE HER MIND Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29645) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | WE HAD IT ALL Conway Twitty (MCA 52154) | 51 | 36 | 36 | 9 | |
| 64 | EASY ON THE EYE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 03885) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | 1 YR 2 MO 11 DAYS Wayne Carson (EMH 0017) | 52 | 40 | 40 | 11 | |
| 66 | LOVERS AGAIN Brice Henderson (Union Station 1001) | 72 | 82 | 86 | 5 | |
| 67 | I KNOW MY WAY TO YOU BY HEART Marlow Tackett (RCA 13471) | 68 | 80 | 91 | 4 | |
| 68 | WILLIE, WRITE ME A SONG Ray Price (Warner/Viva 29691) | 85 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | GOOD OLE BOYS Jerry Reed (RCA 13527) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SOUNDS LIKE LOVE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 69848) | 58 | 42 | 6 | 16 | |
| 71 | TIJUANA SUNRISE Bama Band (Soundwaves 4707) | 83 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | HE’S A HEARTACHE (Looking For A Place To Happen) Janie Fricke (Columbia 03899) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | TIL YOU AND YOUR LOVER ARE LOVERS AGAIN Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 03817) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | PERSONALLY Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03526) | 60 | 43 | 9 | 17 | |
| 75 | I NEED THAT SHOULDER AFTER ALL Ronnie Reno (EMH 0018) | 75 | 79 | 83 | 5 | |
| 76 | MARYLEE Rodney Lay & Wild West (Churchill 94020) | 79 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | DIXIELAND DELIGHT Alabama (RCA 13446) | 64 | 44 | 26 | 15 | |
| 78 | I’D DO IT IN A HEART BEAT Sierra (Musicom 52702) | 80 | 84 | 87 | 5 | |
| 79 | OVER YOU Lane Brody (Liberty 1498) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | TENDERNESS PLACE Karen Taylor-Good (Mesa 1114) | 66 | 45 | 37 | 12 | |
| 81 | ATLANTA BURNED AGAIN LAST NIGHT Atlanta (MDJ 4831) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | ANOTHER MAN’S HANDS Arvis Austin (Dimension 1044) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | PICKIN’ DIXIE BLUES Donnie Sax Sanders (General Delivery Ltd. 1492) | 87 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | LOVE ME Jeanne Pruett/Marty Robbins (Audiograph 454) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | PRECIOUS LOVE Kendalls (Mercury 812 300) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | FADE TO BLUE Ed Hunnicutt (MCA 52207) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | ROLL WITH THE TIDE Rangers (CBO 134) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | FROM COTTON TO SATIN Jack Greene (EMH 0019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | HIDDEN MESSAGES Mitch Clark (Comstock 1706) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I.O.U. Jimmy Dean (Churchill 94024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | LOVER IN DISGUISE Wayne Massey (MCA 52211) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | CAJUN INVITATION Frizzell & West (Warner/Viva 29756) | 74 | 53 | 45 | 9 | |
| 93 | ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER Debbie Randell (Stargem 2181) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | GONNA GO HUNTIN’ TONIGHT Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 69846) | 77 | 54 | 49 | 17 | |
| 95 | KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON Chuck Wagon Gang (Copperfield 118) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | MY FIRST TASTE OF TEXAS Ed Bruce (MCA 52156) | 67 | 46 | 39 | 18 | |
| 97 | STAY WITH ME Tammy Chaparro (Compass 60) | 70 | 70 | 73 | 6 | |
| 98 | CHANGE OF HEART Marty Robbins (Columbia 03789) | 71 | 49 | 44 | 9 | |
| 99 | CRY BABY Narvel Felts (Compleat 104) | 73 | 50 | 51 | 8 | |
| 100 | EMPTY ROOMS Terri Miller (Winner 7484) | 76 | 77 | 82 | 4 | |
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