| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 8, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PARADISE TONIGHT Charly McClain & Mickey Gilley (Epic 04007) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| 2 | NEW LOOKS FROM AN OLD LOVER B. J. Thomas (Columbia/Cleveland Int’l 03985) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 3 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO (With The Rest Of My Life) Merle Haggard (Epic 04006) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 4 | NOBODY BUT YOU Don Williams (MCA 52245) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 5 | LADY DOWN ON LOVE Alabama (RCA 13590) | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
| 6 | SCARLET FEVER Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1503) | 7 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 7 | YOU’VE GOT A LOVER Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04044) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 8 | HOW COULD I LOVE HER SO MUCH Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03972) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
| 9 | ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (RCA 13615) | 10 | 16 | 19 | 6 | |
| 10 | SOMETIMES I GET LUCKY AND FORGET Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52243) | 11 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| 11 | WHY DO WE WANT (What We Know We Can’t Have) Reba McEntire (Mercury 812 632) | 12 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 12 | DON’T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT FIRE Steve Wariner (RCA 13588) | 15 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 14 | TOO HOT TO SLEEP Louise Mandrell (RCA 13567) | 14 | 19 | 21 | 13 | |
| 15 | SOMEBODY’S GONNA LOVE YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257) | 16 | 23 | 25 | 8 | |
| 16 | ONE OF A KIND PAIR OF FOOLS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52258) | 18 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| 17 | IF IT WAS EASY Ed Bruce (MCA 52251) | 19 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
| 18 | TENNESSEE WHISKEY George Jones (Epic 04082) | 23 | 33 | 40 | 6 | |
| 19 | YOU PUT THE BEAT IN MY HEART Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29512) | 22 | 30 | 37 | 6 | |
| 20 | THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29532) | 25 | 27 | 30 | 10 | |
| 21 | GUILTY Statler Brothers (Mercury 812 988) | 24 | 26 | 29 | 9 | |
| 22 | YOUR LOVE SHINES THROUGH Mickey Gilley (Epic 04018) | 28 | 32 | 39 | 6 | |
| 23 | HOLDING HER AND LOVING YOU Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13596) | 30 | 37 | 47 | 5 | |
| 24 | A LITTLE GOOD NEWS Anne Murray (Capitol 5264) | 34 | 49 | 61 | 4 | |
| 25 | WHAT I LEARNED FROM LOVING YOU Lynn Anderson (Permian 82001) | 26 | 29 | 32 | 13 | |
| 26 | ANYBODY ELSE’S HEART BUT MINE Terri Gibbs (MCA 52252) | 27 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| 27 | THE MAN IN THE MIRROR Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 103) | 31 | 35 | 36 | 8 | |
| 28 | AFTER YOU Dan Seals (Liberty 1504) | 33 | 34 | 35 | 10 | |
| 29 | THE LADY, SHE’S RIGHT Leon Everette (RCA 13584) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 9 | |
| 30 | BABY I LIED Deborah Allen (RCA 13600) | 35 | 38 | 41 | 8 | |
| 31 | THE BOY GETS AROUND Sylvia (RCA 13589) | 36 | 39 | 42 | 7 | |
| 32 | STRONG WEAKNESS Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29514) | 38 | 46 | 54 | 5 | |
| 33 | OUTSIDE LOOKIN’ IN Bandana (Warner Bros. 29524) | 39 | 45 | 50 | 7 | |
| 34 | LONELY BUT ONLY FOR YOU Sissy Spacek (Atlantic 99847) | 37 | 41 | 44 | 9 | |
| 35 | DON’T COUNT THE RAINY DAYS Michael Murphey (Liberty 1505) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 5 | |
| 36 | TELL ME A LIE Janie Fricke (Columbia 04091) | 44 | 51 | 69 | 4 | |
| 37 | DIXIE DREAMING Atlanta (MDJ 4832) | 45 | 53 | 64 | 5 | |
| 38 | MOVIN’ TRAIN Kendalls (Mercury 814 195) | 40 | 42 | 46 | 7 | |
| 39 | STRANGER AT MY DOOR Juice Newton (Capitol 5265) | 41 | 43 | 49 | 6 | |
| 40 | HIGH COST OF LEAVING Exile (Epic 04041) | 42 | 44 | 45 | 8 | |
| 41 | HOUSTON (Means I’m One Day Closer To You) Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 04105) | 49 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | HEARTACHE TONIGHT Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29505) | 47 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | WHEN THE NEW WEARS OFF OF OUR LOVE Whites (Warner/Curb 29513) | 46 | 52 | 60 | 5 | |
| 44 | WILD MONTANA SKIES John Denver & Emmylou Harris (RCA 13562) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
| 45 | BLACK SHEEP John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29497) | 53 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | BABY, WHAT ABOUT YOU Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582) | 17 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 47 | LOVING YOU HURTS Gus Hardin (RCA 13597) | 55 | 64 | 81 | 4 | |
| 48 | HOLD ON, I’M COMIN’ Waylon Jennings & Jerry Reed (RCA 13580) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 10 | |
| 49 | I WONDER WHERE WE’D BE TONIGHT Vern Gosdin (Compleat 115) | 61 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | THE LETTER Ronnie Reno (EMH 0024) | 52 | 58 | 68 | 5 | |
| 51 | KISS ME DARLING Stephanie Winslow (Oak 1060 MCA/Curb 52291) | 57 | 71 | 77 | 4 | |
| 52 | LOVERS ON THE REBOUND James & Michael Younger (MCA 52263) | 56 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| 53 | WHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE Willie Nelson (Columbia 03965) | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 54 | FLIGHT 309 TO TENNESSEE Shelly West (Viva 29597) | 32 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| 55 | DIET SONG Bobby Bare (Columbia 04092) | 66 | 78 | 83 | 4 | |
| 56 | WILDWOOD FLOWER Roy Clark (Churchill 94025) | 60 | 65 | 71 | 6 | |
| 57 | LET’S FIND EACH OTHER TONIGHT Jose Feliciano (Motown 1674) | 58 | 69 | 82 | 4 | |
| 58 | QUEEN OF MY HEART Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29500) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | LET’S GET OVER THEM TOGETHER Moe Bandy (featuring Becky Hobbs) (Columbia 03970) | 48 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
| 60 | HAVE I GOT A HEART FOR YOU Chantilly (F&L 527) | 65 | 72 | 78 | 7 | |
| 61 | STILL IN THE RING Tammy Wynette (Epic 04101) | 71 | 82 | 87 | 4 | |
| 62 | FLAMES Brice Henderson (Union Station 1003) | 72 | 79 | 89 | 5 | |
| 63 | YOU LOOK SO GOOD IN LOVE George Strait (MCA 52279) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | DANCE LITTLE JEAN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 1507) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (Columbia 04131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | NIGHT GAMES Charley Pride (RCA 13542) | 50 | 15 | 1 | 16 | |
| 67 | I’M ONLY IN IT FOR THE LOVE John Conlee (MCA 52231) | 51 | 18 | 3 | 16 | |
| 68 | KEEPIN’ POWER Crystal Gayle (Columbia 04093) | 79 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | DIDN’T WE DO IT GOOD Brenda Lee (MCA 52268) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | THE SIGN OF THE TIMES Donna Fargo (Columbia/Cleveland Int’l 04097) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Merle Haggard (MCA 52276) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | TRUE LOVE’S GETTING PRETTY HARD TO FIND Wickline (Cascade Mountain 3030) | 54 | 54 | 57 | 9 | |
| 73 | I’M RAGGED BUT I’M RIGHT Johnny Cash (Columbia 04060) | 73 | 80 | 84 | 5 | |
| 74 | NOTHIN’ BUT YOU Steve Earle & Dukes (Epic 04070) | 81 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| 75 | I’M GONNA CATCH HEAVEN Louis Frizzell (Black Rose 8279) | 78 | 81 | 86 | 5 | |
| 76 | MY ANGEL’S GOT THE DEVIL IN HER EYES Ed Hunnicutt (MCA 52262) | 83 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| 77 | DON’T CALL ME Karen Taylor-Good (Mesa 1115) | 59 | 59 | 63 | 8 | |
| 78 | MY BABY DON’T SLOW DANCE Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 29486) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | HEY BARTENDER Johnny Lee (Full Moon 29605) | 62 | 36 | 11 | 18 | |
| 80 | A STRANGER IN HER BED Randy Parton (RCA 13608) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | BEFORE WE KNEW IT Jan Gray (Jamex 011) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | GEORGIA MULES AND COUNTRY BOYS Cedar Creek (Moon Shine 3016) | 86 | 88 | 91 | 4 | |
| 83 | READY FOR THE SADDLE David Adrian Andersen (Fraternity 3483) | 85 | 87 | 88 | 4 | |
| 84 | EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE Rich Landers (A.M.I. 1316) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | A MILLION LIGHT BEERS AGO David Frizzell (Viva 29498) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TELL ME WHEN I’M HOT Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cee Cee 5400) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | THE AIR THAT I BREATHE Rex Allen Jr. (Moon Shine 3017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | SHE’S A LOVER Southern Breeze (Fox Trax 1000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | STREET TALK Kathy Mattea (Mercury 814 375) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | CRAZY ARMS Kathy Lynn Sacra (Rustic 1016) | 90 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | LONESOME 7-7203 Darrell Clanton (Audiograph 474) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | SOUTHERN WOMEN Owen Brothers (Audiograph 470) | 92 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | IF YOU BELIEVE John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 04064) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | MIDNIGHT TENNESSEE WOMAN Jack Greene (EMH 0025) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | WE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON LOVE Family Brown (RCA 13565) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | YOU’RE GONNA RUIN MY BAD REPUTATION Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03946) | 91 | 60 | 48 | 19 | |
| 97 | A FIRE I CAN’T PUT OUT George Strait (MCA 52225) | 63 | 40 | 18 | 18 | |
| 98 | BABY I’M YOURS Tanya Tucker (Arista 9046) | 64 | 48 | 28 | 13 | |
| 99 | GOIN’ DOWN HILL John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29585) | 67 | 50 | 34 | 16 | |
| 100 | YOU’VE GOT THAT TOUCH Lloyd David Foster (MCA 52248) | 68 | 68 | 72 | 7 | |
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