The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JULY 2, 1983
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LOVE IS ON A ROLL
    Don Williams (MCA 52205)
  2  4  712
  2HIGHWAY 40 BLUES
    Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03812)
  3  5  810
  3OH BABY MINE (I Get So Lonely)
    Statler Brothers (Mercury 811 488)
  6  91512
  4I.O.U.
    Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199)
  4  7  913
  5IN TIMES LIKE THESE
    Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52206)
  5  81311
  6THE CLOSER YOU GET
    Alabama (RCA 13524)
  81114  8
  7FOOL FOR YOUR LOVE
    Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783)
  1  2  514
  8PANCHO AND LEFTY
    Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard (Epic 03842)
10171910
  9I ALWAYS GET LUCKY WITH YOU
    George Jones (Epic 03883)
111822  9
10SNAPSHOT
    Sylvia (RCA 13501)
131518  9
11THE LOVE SHE FOUND IN ME
    Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29683)
12141712
12YOUR LOVE’S ON THE LINE
    Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13525)
142024  8
13ALL MY LIFE
    Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1495)
152123  9
14HE’S A HEARTACHE (Looking For A Place To Happen)
    Janie Fricke (Columbia 03899)
172934  7
15LOVE SONG
    Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52224)
162240  5
16I LOVE HER MIND
    Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29645)
182833  7
17YOU CAN’T RUN FROM LOVE
    Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712)
  7  1  414
18YOU’RE NOT LEAVIN’ HERE TONIGHT
    Ed Bruce (MCA 52210)
212429  8
19POTENTIAL NEW BOYFRIEND
    Dolly Parton (RCA 13514)
20232810
20I WONDER WHO’S HOLDING MY BABY TONIGHT
    Whites (Warner/Curb 29659)
23303010
21LOST IN THE FEELING
    Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29636)
243237  6
22YOU’RE GONNA RUIN MY BAD REPUTATION
    Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03946)
284864  5
23AFTER THE GREAT DEPRESSION
    Razzy Bailey (RCA 13512)
25262710
24LEAVE THEM BOYS ALONE
    Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29633)
264154  5
25A FIRE I CAN’T PUT OUT
    George Strait (MCA 52225)
274362  4
26ATLANTA BURNED AGAIN LAST NIGHT
    Atlanta (MDJ 4831)
293646  7
27HEY BARTENDER
    Johnny Lee (Full Moon 29605)
385670  4
28DON’T YOUR MEM’RY EVER SLEEP AT NIGHT
    Steve Wariner (RCA 13515)
313336  9
29EVERYBODY’S DREAM GIRL
    Dan Seals (Liberty 1496)
32343910
30WAY DOWN DEEP
    Vern Gosdin (Compleat 108)
334663  5
31WHERE ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR NIGHTS THESE DAYS
    David Frizzell (Viva 29617)
364953  6
32EASY ON THE EYE
    Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 03885)
343741  8
33GOOD OLE BOYS
    Jerry Reed (RCA 13527)
353842  7
34OUR LOVE IS ON THE FAULTLINE
    Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29719)
  9  3  314
35OVER YOU
    Lane Brody (Liberty 1498)
394447  7
36DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream)
    Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03926)
426078  4
37WHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE
    Willie Nelson (Columbia 03965)
5074  3
38NIGHT GAMES
    Charley Pride (RCA 13542)
61  2
39PRECIOUS LOVE
    Kendalls (Mercury 812 300)
414548  7
40THE JOGGER
    Bobby Bare (Columbia 03809)
435157  6
41IF I DIDN’T LOVE YOU
    Gus Hardin (RCA 13532)
495458  6
42LYIN’, CHEATIN’, WOMAN CHASIN’, HONKY TONKIN’, WHISKEY DRINKIN’ YOU
    Loretta Lynn (MCA 52219)
445055  6
43WE’RE STRANGERS AGAIN
    Merle Haggard & Leona Williams (Mercury 812 214)
455356  6
44GOIN’ DOWN HILL
    John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29585)
60  2
45I’M ONLY IN IT FOR THE LOVE
    John Conlee (MCA 52231)
66  2
46A TASTE OF THE WIND
    James & Michael Younger (MCA 52222)
475768  6
47FLY INTO LOVE
    Charly McClain (Epic 03808)
19192013
48IT AIN’T REAL (If It Ain’t You)
    Mark Gray (Columbia 03893)
516272  6
49POOR SIDE OF TOWN
    Joe Stampley (Epic 03966)
5577  3
50STRANGER IN MY HOUSE
    Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13470)
22  6  614
51SHOT FULL OF LOVE
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 1499)
547689  4
52IT’S YOU
    Kieran Kane (Warner Bros. 29711)
30313110
53WALK ON
    Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 29644)
5778  3
54TIL YOU AND YOUR LOVER ARE LOVERS AGAIN
    Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 03817)
373943  8
55NO FAIR FALLIN’ IN LOVE
    Jan Gray (Jamex 010)
586467  6
56TULSA BALLROOM
    Dottie West (Liberty 1500)
6284  3
57THE EYES OF A STRANGER
    David Wills (RCA 13541)
6483  3
58WHAT IF I SAID I LOVE YOU
    Marty Robbins (Columbia 03927)
637995  4
59FLAME IN MY HEART
    Delia Bell (Warner Bros. 29653)
404044  9
60LOVE AFFAIRS
    Michael Murphey (Liberty 1494)
46101115
61YOU’RE OUT DOING WHAT I’M HERE DOING WITHOUT
    Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52191)
4813  116
62WITHOUT YOU
    T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29695)
53161614
63YES
    Billy Swan (Epic 03917)
657586  5
64MY LADY LOVES ME (Just As I Am)
    Leon Everette (RCA 13466)
52121216
65COTTON FIELDS
    Tennessee Express (RCA 13526)
595969  6
66THE RIDE
    David Allan Coe (Columbia 03778)
5627  216
67LET’S GET OVER THEM TOGETHER
    Moe Bandy (featuring Becky Hobbs) (Columbia 03970)
87  2
68WHEN YOU LEAVE THAT WAY YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK
    Sam Neely (MCA 52226)
7889  3
69FLIGHT 309 TO TENNESSEE
    Shelly West (Viva 29597)
  1
70OLD MAN RIVER (I’ve Come To Talk Again)
    Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5218)
67252613
71IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
    Mel Tillis (MCA 52182)
68351017
72KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON
    Chuck Wagon Gang (Copperfield 118)
778284  7
73BREAKIN’ DOWN
    Waylon Jennings (RCA 13543)
  1
74SHE’S READY FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE HER
    Osmond Brothers (Warner/Curb 29594)
84  2
75SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
    Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29583)
  1
76LOVE UP AND LET ME DOWN
    Billie Jo Williams (Fairview 120)
808688  4
77TONIGHT THE JUKEBOX PLAYS FOR ME
    Barlow & Company (NLT 333)
8285  3
78IT’LL BE ME
    Tom Jones (Mercury 812 631)
  1
79SON OF THE SOUTH
    Bill Anderson (Southern Tracks 1021)
8394  3
80SHE’S READY FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE HER
    Jerry Reed (RCA 13527)
86  2
81A PLACE I’VE NEVER BEEN
    Marshall Tucker Band (Warner Bros. 29619)
91  2
82ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
    John Schneider & Jill Michaels (Scotti Brothers 03945)
92  2
83DON’T SEND ME NO ANGELS
    Wayne Kemp (Door Knob 200)
  1
84DON’T STOP NOW
    Harold Jones (Door Knob 198)
8588  3
85I WISH IT WAS THAT EASY GOING HOME
    Hank Cochran & Mel Tillis (EMH 0021)
  1
86NEW LOOKS FROM AN OLD LOVER
    B. J. Thomas (Columbia/Cleveland Int’l 03985)
  1
87TENNESSEE PRIDE
    Don Reno Band (EMH 0020)
94  2
88BLUE WATER
    Durham Brothers (Pastafont 3020)
889096  4
89YOU’VE STILL GOT ME
    David Rogers (Mr. Music 016)
899297  4
90HOME AWAY FROM HOME
    Buckboard (CIS 3041)
9096  3
91WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG
    Jerry Lee Lewis (MCA 52233)
  1
92YOU GOTTA GET TO MY HEART (Before You Lay A Hand On Me)
    Paulette Carlson (RCA 13546)
  1
93YOU CAN’T TAKE THE COUNTRY BOOGIE OUT OF ME
    Guy Shannon (Comstock 1708)
9395  3
94HOMEGROWN TOMATOES
    Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 29595)
  1
95THIS AIN’T TENNESSEE AND HE AIN’T YOU
    Lori St. James (Copperfield 119)
  1
96I CAN’T KEEP MY HANDS OFF OF YOU
    Dee Mullins (Melodee 151)
  1
97LUCILLE (You Won’t Do Your Daddy’s Will)
    Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 13465)
69422116
98I’M MOVIN’ ON
    Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29729)
70472516
99ONCE YOU GET THE FEEL OF IT
    Con Hunley (MCA 52208)
73583510
100 YOU TAKE ME FOR GRANTED
    Merle Haggard (Epic 03723)
72553217
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