| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 22, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LADY DOWN ON LOVE Alabama (RCA 13590) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | NOBODY BUT YOU Don Williams (MCA 52245) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | YOU’VE GOT A LOVER Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04044) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 4 | ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (RCA 13615) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5 | WHY DO WE WANT (What We Know We Can’t Have) Reba McEntire (Mercury 812 632) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT FIRE Steve Wariner (RCA 13588) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 7 | SOMEBODY’S GONNA LOVE YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257) | 9 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | ONE OF A KIND PAIR OF FOOLS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52258) | 10 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 9 | TENNESSEE WHISKEY George Jones (Epic 04082) | 11 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| 10 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO (With The Rest Of My Life) Merle Haggard (Epic 04006) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 11 | SCARLET FEVER Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1503) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 12 | YOU PUT THE BEAT IN MY HEART Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29512) | 13 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| 13 | THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29532) | 14 | 20 | 25 | 12 | |
| 14 | A LITTLE GOOD NEWS Anne Murray (Capitol 5264) | 15 | 24 | 34 | 6 | |
| 15 | HOLDING HER AND LOVING YOU Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13596) | 17 | 23 | 30 | 7 | |
| 16 | GUILTY Statler Brothers (Mercury 812 988) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 11 | |
| 17 | YOUR LOVE SHINES THROUGH Mickey Gilley (Epic 04018) | 19 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 18 | ANYBODY ELSE’S HEART BUT MINE Terri Gibbs (MCA 52252) | 20 | 26 | 27 | 11 | |
| 19 | THE BOY GETS AROUND Sylvia (RCA 13589) | 23 | 31 | 36 | 9 | |
| 20 | BABY I LIED Deborah Allen (RCA 13600) | 24 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| 21 | THE MAN IN THE MIRROR Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 103) | 22 | 27 | 31 | 10 | |
| 22 | TELL ME A LIE Janie Fricke (Columbia 04091) | 26 | 36 | 44 | 6 | |
| 23 | DIXIE DREAMING Atlanta (MDJ 4832) | 27 | 37 | 45 | 7 | |
| 24 | PARADISE TONIGHT Charly McClain & Mickey Gilley (Epic 04007) | 12 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 25 | DON’T COUNT THE RAINY DAYS Michael Murphey (Liberty 1505) | 30 | 35 | 43 | 7 | |
| 26 | STRONG WEAKNESS Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29514) | 28 | 32 | 38 | 7 | |
| 27 | OUTSIDE LOOKIN’ IN Bandana (Warner Bros. 29524) | 29 | 33 | 39 | 9 | |
| 28 | LONELY BUT ONLY FOR YOU Sissy Spacek (Atlantic 99847) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 11 | |
| 29 | HOUSTON (Means I’m One Day Closer To You) Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 04105) | 33 | 41 | 49 | 5 | |
| 30 | HEARTACHE TONIGHT Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29505) | 34 | 42 | 47 | 5 | |
| 31 | MOVIN’ TRAIN Kendalls (Mercury 814 195) | 35 | 38 | 40 | 9 | |
| 32 | BLACK SHEEP John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29497) | 36 | 45 | 53 | 5 | |
| 33 | YOU LOOK SO GOOD IN LOVE George Strait (MCA 52279) | 45 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (Columbia 04131) | 46 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | HIGH COST OF LEAVING Exile (Epic 04041) | 37 | 40 | 42 | 10 | |
| 36 | WHEN THE NEW WEARS OFF OF OUR LOVE Whites (Warner/Curb 29513) | 38 | 43 | 46 | 7 | |
| 37 | I WONDER WHERE WE’D BE TONIGHT Vern Gosdin (Compleat 115) | 43 | 49 | 61 | 5 | |
| 38 | LOVING YOU HURTS Gus Hardin (RCA 13597) | 41 | 47 | 55 | 6 | |
| 39 | QUEEN OF MY HEART Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29500) | 47 | 58 | 75 | 4 | |
| 40 | DANCE LITTLE JEAN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 1507) | 51 | 64 | 82 | 4 | |
| 41 | EV’RY HEART SHOULD HAVE ONE Charley Pride (RCA 13648) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | KISS ME DARLING Stephanie Winslow (Oak 1060 MCA/Curb 52291) | 48 | 51 | 57 | 6 | |
| 43 | IF IT WAS EASY Ed Bruce (MCA 52251) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 12 | |
| 44 | LOVERS ON THE REBOUND James & Michael Younger (MCA 52263) | 49 | 52 | 56 | 6 | |
| 45 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Merle Haggard (MCA 52276) | 54 | 71 | 84 | 4 | |
| 46 | NEW LOOKS FROM AN OLD LOVER B. J. Thomas (Columbia/Cleveland Int’l 03985) | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 47 | SLOW BURN T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29469) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | OZARK MOUNTAIN JUBILEE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52288) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | AFTER YOU Dan Seals (Liberty 1504) | 25 | 28 | 33 | 12 | |
| 50 | STILL IN THE RING Tammy Wynette (Epic 04101) | 52 | 61 | 71 | 6 | |
| 51 | MY BABY DON’T SLOW DANCE Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 29486) | 61 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | IN MY EYES John Conlee (MCA 52282) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | DIET SONG Bobby Bare (Columbia 04092) | 53 | 55 | 66 | 6 | |
| 54 | YOU MADE A WANTED MAN OF ME Ronnie McDowell (Epic 04167) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | YOU’RE A HARD DOG (To Keep Under The Porch) Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 29472) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | KEEPIN’ POWER Crystal Gayle (Columbia 04093) | 60 | 68 | 79 | 5 | |
| 57 | HAVE I GOT A HEART FOR YOU Chantilly (F&L 527) | 57 | 60 | 65 | 9 | |
| 58 | A MILLION LIGHT BEERS AGO David Frizzell (Viva 29498) | 67 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | FLAMES Brice Henderson (Union Station 1003) | 59 | 62 | 72 | 7 | |
| 60 | BEFORE WE KNEW IT Jan Gray (Jamex 011) | 68 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| 61 | HOW COULD I LOVE HER SO MUCH Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03972) | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| 62 | SOMETIMES I GET LUCKY AND FORGET Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52243) | 40 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
| 63 | STRANGER AT MY DOOR Juice Newton (Capitol 5265) | 39 | 39 | 41 | 8 | |
| 64 | TOO HOT TO SLEEP Louise Mandrell (RCA 13567) | 42 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
| 65 | THE SIGN OF THE TIMES Donna Fargo (Columbia/Cleveland Int’l 04097) | 65 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| 66 | DIDN’T WE DO IT GOOD Brenda Lee (MCA 52268) | 66 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| 67 | MY ANGEL’S GOT THE DEVIL IN HER EYES Ed Hunnicutt (MCA 52262) | 71 | 76 | 83 | 6 | |
| 68 | WINDIN’ DOWN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 04133) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | NOTHIN’ BUT YOU Steve Earle & Dukes (Epic 04070) | 69 | 74 | 81 | 6 | |
| 70 | I’M GONNA CATCH HEAVEN Louis Frizzell (Black Rose 8279) | 70 | 75 | 78 | 7 | |
| 71 | WE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON LOVE Family Brown (RCA 13565) | 80 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | STREET TALK Kathy Mattea (Mercury 814 375) | 77 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | WOUNDED HEARTS Mark Gray (Columbia 04137) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | THE CONVERSATION Waylon Jennings with Hank Williams Jr. (RCA 13631) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | DOUBLE SHOT (Of My Baby’s Love) Joe Stampley (Epic 04173) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | A STRANGER IN HER BED Randy Parton (RCA 13608) | 79 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| 77 | THE AIR THAT I BREATHE Rex Allen Jr. (Moon Shine 3017) | 81 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | LONESOME 7-7203 Darrell Clanton (Audiograph 474) | 86 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | THE LETTER Ronnie Reno (EMH 0024) | 50 | 50 | 52 | 7 | |
| 80 | TELL ME WHEN I’M HOT Billy “Crash” Craddock (Cee Cee 5400) | 83 | 86 | 93 | 4 | |
| 81 | DON’T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564) | 44 | 12 | 1 | 14 | |
| 82 | WILDWOOD FLOWER Roy Clark (Churchill 94025) | 56 | 56 | 60 | 8 | |
| 83 | WHAT I LEARNED FROM LOVING YOU Lynn Anderson (Permian 82001) | 62 | 25 | 26 | 15 | |
| 84 | THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN David Rogers (Mr. Music 018) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | SHE’S A LOVER Southern Breeze (Fox Trax 1000) | 87 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | THE LADY, SHE’S RIGHT Leon Everette (RCA 13584) | 63 | 29 | 29 | 11 | |
| 87 | SHE MEANT FOREVER WHEN SHE SAID GOODBYE Mel Tillis (MCA 52285) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | OLD FASHIONED LOVIN’ Sierra (Cardinal 052) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND Cristy Lane (Liberty 1508) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | SOUTHERN COUNTRY FUN Jamie (Air Int’l 10050) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | MIDNIGHT TENNESSEE WOMAN Jack Greene (EMH 0025) | 91 | 94 | 95 | 4 | |
| 92 | BRAVE HEART Thom Schuyler (Capitol 5281) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | THERE’S NOBODY LOVIN’ AT HOME Randy Wright (MCA 52273) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | BACKSTREET BALLET Savannah (Mercury 814 360) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | LET’S SING ABOUT LOVE Big Al Downing (Team 1003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | WILD MONTANA SKIES John Denver & Emmylou Harris (RCA 13562) | 64 | 44 | 13 | 16 | |
| 97 | BABY, WHAT ABOUT YOU Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582) | 73 | 46 | 17 | 15 | |
| 98 | HOLD ON, I’M COMIN’ Waylon Jennings & Jerry Reed (RCA 13580) | 76 | 48 | 20 | 12 | |
| 99 | GEORGIA MULES AND COUNTRY BOYS Cedar Creek (Moon Shine 3016) | 82 | 82 | 86 | 6 | |
| 100 | EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE Rich Landers (A.M.I. 1316) | 84 | 84 | 87 | 5 | |
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