| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 30, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10976) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2 | I DON’T WANNA CRY Larry Gatlin (with Family & Friends) (Monument 221) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
| 3 | I’LL BE LEAVING ALONE Charley Pride (RCA 10975) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | ROLLIN’ WITH THE FLOW Charlie Rich (Epic 50392) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| 5 | MAKING BELIEVE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8388) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
| 6 | I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40728) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | LUCKENBACH, TEXAS (Back To The Basics Of Love) Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 8 | IF PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73914) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 9 | A SONG IN THE NIGHT Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10554) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 10 | A TEAR FELL Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17701) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 11 | HONKY TONK MEMORIES Mickey Gilley (Playboy 5807) | 13 | 16 | 21 | 8 | |
| 12 | I’M THE ONLY HELL (Mama Ever Raised) Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50391) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 9 | |
| 13 | CHEAP PERFUME AND CANDLELIGHT Bobby Borchers (Playboy 5803) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
| 14 | COWBOYS AIN’T SUPPOSED TO CRY Moe Bandy (Columbia 10558) | 17 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 15 | (After Sweet Memories) PLAY BORN TO LOSE AGAIN Dottsy (RCA 10982) | 19 | 23 | 27 | 10 | |
| 16 | COUNTRY PARTY Johnny Lee (GRT 125) | 16 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 17 | WAY DOWN / PLEDGING MY LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA 10998) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 7 | |
| 18 | MARGARITAVILLE Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12254) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| 19 | TILL THE END Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45411) | 23 | 29 | 34 | 7 | |
| 20 | GENTLE TO YOUR SENSES Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4430) | 22 | 27 | 31 | 10 | |
| 21 | I DON’T KNOW WHY (I Just Do) Marty Robbins (Columbia 10536) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
| 22 | SHE’S THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS Don King (Con Brio 120) | 27 | 35 | 40 | 9 | |
| 23 | IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW Sonny James with Tennessee State Prison Band (Columbia 10551) | 26 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| 24 | RAMBLIN’ FEVER Merle Haggard (MCA 40743) | 32 | 38 | 45 | 5 | |
| 25 | BARBARA DON’T LET ME BE THE LAST TO KNOW Mel Street (Polydor 14399) | 31 | 36 | 43 | 7 | |
| 26 | DIFFERENT KIND OF FLOWER Ray Price & Cherokee Cowboys (ABC/Dot 17690) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 10 | |
| 27 | DOWN AT THE POOL Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17707) | 30 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 28 | DIXIE HUMMINGBIRD Ray Stevens (Warner Bros. 8393) | 29 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 29 | SUNFLOWER Glen Campbell (Capitol 4445) | 33 | 43 | 53 | 5 | |
| 30 | DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016) | 37 | 49 | 68 | 4 | |
| 31 | MY WEAKNESS Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8399) | 35 | 40 | 48 | 6 | |
| 32 | FOOL John Wesley Ryles (ABC/Dot 17679) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
| 33 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50418) | 41 | 59 | 79 | 4 | |
| 34 | DON’T GO CITY GIRL ON ME Tommy Overstreet (ABC/Dot 17697) | 21 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 35 | THAT WAS YESTERDAY Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8375) | 24 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |
| 36 | BABY, I LOVE YOU SO Joe Stampley (Epic 50410) | 43 | 54 | 70 | 5 | |
| 37 | I LOVE WHAT LOVE IS DOING TO ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10545) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 11 | |
| 38 | TEN YEARS OF THIS Gary Stewart (RCA 10957) | 34 | 19 | 20 | 12 | |
| 39 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE SHOULD BE Dave & Sugar (RCA 11034) | 50 | 62 | 81 | 4 | |
| 40 | CALIFORNIA LADY Randy Barlow (Gazelle 413) | 45 | 53 | 63 | 6 | |
| 41 | VIRGINIA, HOW FAR WILL YOU GO Dickey Lee (RCA 11009) | 49 | 58 | 67 | 5 | |
| 42 | I’VE ALREADY LOVED YOU IN MY MIND Conway Twitty (MCA 40754) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I LOVE WHAT MY WOMAN DOES TO ME David Rogers (Republic 001) | 44 | 50 | 59 | 8 | |
| 44 | IF YOU EVER GET TO HOUSTON (Look Me Down) Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54014) | 53 | 63 | 73 | 5 | |
| 45 | TELEPHONE MAN Meri Wilson (GRT 127) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 7 | |
| 46 | CRUTCHES Faron Young (Mercury 73925) | 54 | 65 | 72 | 5 | |
| 47 | TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME Dottie West (United Artists 1010) | 55 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| 48 | UNTIL I MET YOU Tom Bresh (ABC/Dot 17703) | 48 | 48 | 51 | 9 | |
| 49 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Jerry Wallace (BMA 002) | 57 | 67 | 74 | 6 | |
| 50 | I DON’T HURT ANYMORE Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17700) | 40 | 32 | 33 | 8 | |
| 51 | WHERE ARE YOU GOING, BILLY BOY Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40753) | 63 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | Y’ALL COME BACK SALOON Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17710) | 64 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| 53 | IF YOU WANT ME Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 985) | 36 | 22 | 16 | 14 | |
| 54 | LOVE SONGS AND ROMANCE MAGAZINES Nick Nixon (Mercury 73930) | 62 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| 55 | MARRIED BUT NOT TO EACH OTHER Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17688) | 38 | 26 | 5 | 19 | |
| 56 | THE PLEASURE’S BEEN ALL MINE Freddie Hart (Capitol 4448) | 65 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | IS EVERYBODY READY Little David Wilkins (MCA 40734) | 60 | 60 | 65 | 7 | |
| 58 | LOVE LETTERS Debi Hawkins (Warner Bros. 8394) | 66 | 76 | 90 | 8 | |
| 59 | I’M NOT THE ONE YOU LOVE (I’m The One You Make Love To) Sunday Sharpe (Playboy 5806) | 61 | 64 | 66 | 9 | |
| 60 | I’M A MEMORY Willie Nelson (RCA 10969) | 39 | 28 | 28 | 13 | |
| 61 | BEHIND BLUE EYES Mundo Earwood (True 104) | 74 | 88 | 94 | 5 | |
| 62 | IF YOU DON’T LOVE ME (Why Don’t You Just Leave Me Alone) Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17713) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | THINGS I TREASURE Dorsey Burnette (Calliope 8004) | 68 | 75 | 82 | 6 | |
| 64 | LOVE I NEED YOU Dale McBride (Con Brio 121) | 69 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| 65 | YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL Tanya Tucker (Columbia 10577) | 76 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS Willie Nelson (Columbia 10588) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | HOLD ME Rayburn Anthony (Polydor 14398) | 71 | 73 | 78 | 5 | |
| 68 | BABY, DON’T KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8429) | 75 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| 69 | ALL THAT KEEPS ME GOING Jim Weatherly (ABC 12288) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | TROUBLE IN MIND Hank Snow (RCA 11021) | 72 | 77 | 85 | 4 | |
| 71 | DAYTIME FRIENDS Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1027) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | DREAMS OF A DREAMER Darrell McCall (Columbia 10576) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | DON’T SAY GOODBYE Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8418) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | WHY NOT TONIGHT Jacky Ward (Mercury 73918) | 78 | 83 | 87 | 6 | |
| 75 | FREEDOM AIN’T THE SAME AS BEING FREE Eddy Arnold (RCA 11031) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | NEVER ENDING LOVE AFFAIR Melba Montgomery (United Artists 1008) | 77 | 81 | 88 | 4 | |
| 77 | THE DANGER OF A STRANGER Stella Parton (Elektra 45410) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | SHAME, SHAME ON ME (I Had Planned To Be Your Man) Kenny Dale (Capitol 4457) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | ’TIL I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE Pal Rakes (Warner Bros. 8416) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | BUDDY, I LIED Nat Stuckey (MCA 40752) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | THE COWBOY AND THE LADY Bobby Goldsboro (Epic 50413) | 82 | 86 | 89 | 5 | |
| 82 | CHASIN’ MY TAIL Jim Glaser (MCA 40742) | 86 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Con Hunley (Prairie Dust 7618) | 84 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | I’M A HONKY-TONK WOMAN’S MAN Bob Luman (Polydor 14408) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | AMBUSH Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40758) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SOUTHBOUND R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10570) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | BARTENDER’S BLUES James Taylor (Columbia 10557) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | GOOD CHEATIN’ SONGS Carmol Taylor (Elektra 45409) | 89 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| 89 | MR. BOJANGLES Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40760) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | A COLD DAY IN JULY Ray Griff (Capitol 4446) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | PAINTED LADY Chuck Woolery (Warner Bros. 8381) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | THE COWBOY AND THE LADY Tommy Cash (Monument 222) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | JULIANNE Roy Head (ABC/Dot 17706) | 94 | 95 | 96 | 7 | |
| 94 | JUST ONE KISS MAGDELENA Bobby G. Rice (GRT 120) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Sammi Smith (Elektra 45398) | 42 | 37 | 37 | 13 | |
| 96 | FEELS SO MUCH BETTER Patti Leatherwood (Epic 50409) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | SWEET DECEIVER Cristy Lane (LS 121) | 46 | 46 | 50 | 8 | |
| 98 | MERRY-GO-ROUND Freddy Weller (Columbia 10539) | 51 | 39 | 38 | 11 | |
| 99 | PICKING UP THE PIECES OF MY LIFE Mac Davis (Columbia 10535) | 52 | 42 | 42 | 10 | |
| 100 | LITTLE WHITE MOON Hoyt Axton (MCA 40731) | 67 | 68 | 69 | 7 | |
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