| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 23, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10976) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | I’LL BE LEAVING ALONE Charley Pride (RCA 10975) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | I DON’T WANNA CRY Larry Gatlin (with Family & Friends) (Monument 221) | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | |
| 4 | LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To The Basics Of Love) Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 5 | IF PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73914) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 6 | MAKING BELIEVE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8388) | 9 | 12 | 19 | 9 | |
| 7 | CHEAP PERFUME AND CANDLELIGHT Bobby Borchers (Playboy 5803) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| 8 | I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40728) | 11 | 14 | 20 | 8 | |
| 9 | ROLLIN’ WITH THE FLOW Charlie Rich (Epic 50392) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 9 | |
| 10 | MARGARITAVILLE Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12254) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 11 | A SONG IN THE NIGHT Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10554) | 14 | 17 | 24 | 8 | |
| 12 | A TEAR FELL Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17701) | 15 | 18 | 26 | 8 | |
| 13 | HONKY TONK MEMORIES Mickey Gilley (Playboy 5807) | 16 | 21 | 28 | 7 | |
| 14 | I’M THE ONLY HELL (Mama Ever Raised) Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50391) | 17 | 23 | 31 | 8 | |
| 15 | I DON’T KNOW WHY (I Just Do) Marty Robbins (Columbia 10536) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 16 | COUNTRY PARTY Johnny Lee (GRT 125) | 20 | 22 | 30 | 10 | |
| 17 | COWBOYS AIN’T SUPPOSED TO CRY Moe Bandy (Columbia 10558) | 21 | 25 | 36 | 7 | |
| 18 | FOOL John Wesley Ryles (ABC/Dot 17679) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 17 | |
| 19 | (After Sweet Memories) PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN Dottsy (RCA 10982) | 23 | 27 | 39 | 9 | |
| 20 | WAY DOWN / PLEDGING MY LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA 10998) | 24 | 30 | 41 | 6 | |
| 21 | DON’T GO CITY GIRL ON ME Tommy Overstreet (ABC/Dot 17697) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 22 | GENTLE TO YOUR SENSES Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4430) | 27 | 31 | 42 | 9 | |
| 23 | TILL THE END Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45411) | 29 | 34 | 47 | 6 | |
| 24 | THAT WAS YESTERDAY Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8375) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 25 | I LOVE WHAT LOVE IS DOING TO ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10545) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 10 | |
| 26 | IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW Sonny James with Tennessee State Prison Band (Columbia 10551) | 31 | 35 | 43 | 6 | |
| 27 | SHE’S THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS Don King (Con Brio 120) | 35 | 40 | 50 | 8 | |
| 28 | DIFFERENT KIND OF FLOWER Ray Price & Cherokee Cowboys (ABC/Dot 17690) | 30 | 32 | 34 | 9 | |
| 29 | DIXIE HUMMINGBIRD Ray Stevens (Warner Bros. 8393) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 7 | |
| 30 | DOWN AT THE POOL Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17707) | 34 | 39 | 49 | 6 | |
| 31 | BARBARA DON’T LET ME BE THE LAST TO KNOW Mel Street (Polydor 14399) | 36 | 43 | 55 | 6 | |
| 32 | RAMBLIN’ FEVER Merle Haggard (MCA 40743) | 38 | 45 | 63 | 4 | |
| 33 | SUNFLOWER Glen Campbell (Capitol 4445) | 43 | 53 | 71 | 4 | |
| 34 | TEN YEARS OF THIS Gary Stewart (RCA 10957) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 11 | |
| 35 | MY WEAKNESS Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8399) | 40 | 48 | 59 | 5 | |
| 36 | IF YOU WANT ME Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 985) | 22 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
| 37 | DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016) | 49 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | MARRIED BUT NOT TO EACH OTHER Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17688) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| 39 | I’M A MEMORY Willie Nelson (RCA 10969) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 12 | |
| 40 | I DON’T HURT ANYMORE Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17700) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 7 | |
| 41 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50418) | 59 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Sammi Smith (Elektra 45398) | 37 | 37 | 38 | 12 | |
| 43 | BABY, I LOVE YOU SO Joe Stampley (Epic 50410) | 54 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| 44 | I LOVE WHAT MY WOMAN DOES TO ME David Rogers (Republic 001) | 50 | 59 | 67 | 7 | |
| 45 | CALIFORNIA LADY Randy Barlow (Gazelle 413) | 53 | 63 | 75 | 5 | |
| 46 | SWEET DECEIVER Cristy Lane (LS 121) | 46 | 50 | 56 | 7 | |
| 47 | TELEPHONE MAN Meri Wilson (GRT 127) | 51 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
| 48 | UNTIL I MET YOU Tom Bresh (ABC/Dot 17703) | 48 | 51 | 57 | 8 | |
| 49 | VIRGINIA, HOW FAR WILL YOU GO Dickey Lee (RCA 11009) | 58 | 67 | 78 | 4 | |
| 50 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE SHOULD BE Dave & Sugar (RCA 11034) | 62 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | MERRY-GO-ROUND Freddy Weller (Columbia 10539) | 39 | 38 | 40 | 10 | |
| 52 | PICKING UP THE PIECES OF MY LIFE Mac Davis (Columbia 10535) | 42 | 42 | 44 | 9 | |
| 53 | IF YOU EVER GET TO HOUSTON (Look Me Down) Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54014) | 63 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| 54 | CRUTCHES Faron Young (Mercury 73925) | 65 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| 55 | TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME Dottie West (United Artists 1010) | 66 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | YOUR MAN LOVES YOU, HONEY Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73899) | 41 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
| 57 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Jerry Wallace (BMA 002) | 67 | 74 | 77 | 5 | |
| 58 | IF WE’RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY Merle Haggard (MCA 40700) | 44 | 24 | 8 | 18 | |
| 59 | I’VE ALREADY LOVED YOU IN MY MIND Conway Twitty (MCA 40754) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | IS EVERYBODY READY Little David Wilkins (MCA 40734) | 60 | 65 | 69 | 6 | |
| 61 | I’M NOT THE ONE YOU LOVE (I’m The One You Make Love To) Sunday Sharpe (Playboy 5806) | 64 | 66 | 68 | 8 | |
| 62 | LOVE SONGS AND ROMANCE MAGAZINES Nick Nixon (Mercury 73930) | 70 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| 63 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING, BILLY BOY Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40753) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | Y’ALL COME BACK SALOON Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17710) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | THE PLEASURE’S BEEN ALL MINE Freddie Hart (Capitol 4448) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | LOVE LETTERS Debi Hawkins (Warner Bros. 8394) | 76 | 90 | 91 | 7 | |
| 67 | LITTLE WHITE MOON Hoyt Axton (MCA 40731) | 68 | 69 | 74 | 6 | |
| 68 | THINGS I TREASURE Dorsey Burnette (Calliope 8004) | 75 | 82 | 93 | 5 | |
| 69 | LOVE I NEED YOU Dale McBride (Con Brio 121) | 79 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | WITH HIS PANTS IN HIS HAND Jerry Reed (RCA 11008) | 71 | 75 | 86 | 4 | |
| 71 | HOLD ME Rayburn Anthony (Polydor 14398) | 73 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| 72 | TROUBLE IN MIND Hank Snow (RCA 11021) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | I’D BUY YOU CHATTANOOGA Kenny Price (MRC 1001) | 74 | 77 | 82 | 7 | |
| 74 | BEHIND BLUE EYES Mundo Earwood (True 104) | 88 | 94 | 95 | 4 | |
| 75 | BABY, DON’T KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8429) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL Tanya Tucker (Columbia 10577) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | NEVER ENDING LOVE AFFAIR Melba Montgomery (United Artists 1008) | 81 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | WHY NOT TONIGHT Jacky Ward (Mercury 73918) | 83 | 87 | 89 | 5 | |
| 79 | ALL THAT KEEPS ME GOING Jim Weatherly (ABC 12288) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | I WAS THERE Statler Brothers (Mercury 73906) | 45 | 29 | 10 | 14 | |
| 81 | DREAMS OF A DREAMER Darrell McCall (Columbia 10576) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | THE COWBOY AND THE LADY Bobby Goldsboro (Epic 50413) | 86 | 89 | 90 | 4 | |
| 83 | FREEDOM AIN’T THE SAME AS BEING FREE Eddy Arnold (RCA 11031) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Con Hunley (Prairie Dust 7618) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | THE DANGER OF A STRANGER Stella Parton (Elektra 45410) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | CHASIN’ MY TAIL Jim Glaser (MCA 40742) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | BUDDY, I LIED Nat Stuckey (MCA 40752) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | DON’T HAND ME NO HAND ME DOWN LOVE Beverly Heckel (RCA 10981) | 89 | 91 | 92 | 7 | |
| 89 | GOOD CHEATIN’ SONGS Carmol Taylor (Elektra 45409) | 93 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | SOUTHBOUND R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10570) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | WALK RIGHT IN Dr. Hook (Capitol 4423) | 92 | 93 | 94 | 4 | |
| 92 | PAINTED LADY Chuck Woolery (Warner Bros. 8381) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | DON’T TAKE PRETTY TO THE CITY Howdy Glenn (Warner Bros. 8402) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | JULIANNE Roy Head (ABC/Dot 17706) | 95 | 96 | 97 | 6 | |
| 95 | BORN BELIEVER Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 10967) | 47 | 41 | 12 | 13 | |
| 96 | ISHABILLY Mack Vickery (Playboy 5800) | 52 | 52 | 54 | 10 | |
| 97 | GOODBYE MY FRIEND Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic/MAM 50365) | 98 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | THE BEST PART OF MY DAYS (Are My Nights With You) David Wills (United Artists 988) | 55 | 55 | 58 | 11 | |
| 99 | SOMEBODY TOOK HER LOVE (And Never Gave It Back) Jimmie Peters (Mercury 73911) | 56 | 58 | 61 | 10 | |
| 100 | COMING AROUND Connie Smith (Monument 219) | 57 | 57 | 60 | 10 | |
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