| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 17, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | I’M KNEE DEEP IN LOVING YOU Dave & Sugar (RCA 11141) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 3 | GEORGIA KEEPS PULLING ON MY RING Conway Twitty (MCA 40805) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 4 | TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50469) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
| 5 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | MY WAY Elvis Presley (RCA 11165) | 16 | 22 | 36 | 6 | |
| 7 | DON’T LET ME TOUCH YOU Marty Robbins (Columbia 10629) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| 8 | WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU’VE MADE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11146) | 14 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 9 | SWEET MUSIC MAN Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| 10 | COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER Johnny Duncan (with Janie Fricke) (Columbia 10634) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 8 | |
| 11 | CHAINS OF LOVE Mickey Gilley (Playboy 5818) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 7 | |
| 12 | EVERYDAY I HAVE TO CRY SOME Joe Stampley (Epic 50453) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| 13 | ONE OF A KIND Tammy Wynette (Epic 50450) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 14 | MIDDLE AGE CRAZY Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55011) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 15 | LONELY STREET Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8482) | 21 | 26 | 31 | 7 | |
| 16 | THE PAY PHONE Bob Luman (Polydor 14431) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | |
| 17 | AGREE TO DISAGREE Little David Wilkins (Playboy 5822) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 18 | MOTHER COUNTRY MUSIC Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45436) | 19 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 19 | THE FIRST TIME Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17725) | 22 | 29 | 40 | 6 | |
| 20 | SHE JUST LOVED THE CHEATIN’ OUT OF ME Moe Bandy (Columbia 10619) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 21 | MISTER D. J. T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8490) | 28 | 34 | 41 | 6 | |
| 22 | SAVIN’ THIS LOVE SONG FOR YOU Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55012) | 25 | 27 | 34 | 7 | |
| 23 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASY Dottsy (RCA 11138) | 26 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| 24 | SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10644) | 31 | 42 | 61 | 5 | |
| 25 | OUT OF MY HEAD AND BACK IN MY BED Loretta Lynn (MCA 40832) | 34 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | BABY, LAST NIGHT MADE MY DAY Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8473) | 29 | 31 | 39 | 7 | |
| 27 | I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING Connie Smith (Monument 231) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 7 | |
| 28 | THE WURLITZER PRIZE (I Don’t Want To Get Over You) Waylon Jennings (RCA 11118) | 15 | 15 | 1 | 11 | |
| 29 | COME TO ME Roy Head (ABC/Dot 17722) | 32 | 38 | 53 | 12 | |
| 30 | BLUE BAYOU Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 31 | STANDARD LIE NUMBER ONE Stella Parton (Elektra 45437) | 37 | 39 | 48 | 6 | |
| 32 | YOU’RE THE ONE Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17732) | 39 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS Tom T. Hall (RCA 11158) | 40 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | ABILENE Sonny James with Tennessee State Prison Band (Columbia 10628) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 35 | TO DADDY Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8498) | 46 | 66 | 88 | 4 | |
| 36 | THINK ABOUT ME Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17730) | 42 | 52 | 59 | 5 | |
| 37 | FROM GRACELAND TO THE PROMISED LAND Merle Haggard (MCA 40804) | 27 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 38 | HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN John Denver (RCA 11036) | 43 | 58 | 75 | 4 | |
| 39 | I’LL PROMISE YOU TOMORROW Jerry Wallace (BMA 005) | 44 | 55 | 64 | 6 | |
| 40 | THE SEARCH Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 4498) | 35 | 35 | 42 | 7 | |
| 41 | HOLD TIGHT Kenny Starr (MCA 40817) | 47 | 50 | 62 | 5 | |
| 42 | SOME I WROTE Statler Brothers (Mercury 55013) | 48 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | YOU AND ME ALONE David Rogers (Republic 011) | 49 | 59 | 73 | 5 | |
| 44 | I JUST WISH YOU WERE SOMEONE I LOVE Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends (Monument 234) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I’LL GET OVER YOU Nick Nixon (Mercury 55010) | 50 | 54 | 63 | 8 | |
| 46 | WE GOT LOVE Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10650) | 51 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | QUITS Gary Stewart (RCA 11131) | 24 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 48 | PEANUT BUTTER Dickey Lee (RCA 11125) | 36 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
| 49 | FOOLS FALL IN LOVE Jacky Ward (Mercury 55003) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 16 | |
| 50 | I DON’T NEED A THING AT ALL Gene Watson (Capitol 4513) | 60 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | GOD MUST HAVE BLESSED AMERICA Glen Campbell (Capitol 4515) | 61 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | ROSES FOR MAMA C.W. McCall (Polydor 14420) | 41 | 32 | 9 | 13 | |
| 53 | STAR-STUDDED NIGHTS Ed Bruce (Epic 50475) | 62 | 63 | 69 | 5 | |
| 54 | SOON AS I TOUCHED HER Dorsey Burnette (Calliope 8012) | 58 | 62 | 68 | 7 | |
| 55 | DEAR ALICE Johnny Lee (GRT 137) | 55 | 57 | 60 | 8 | |
| 56 | MORE TO ME Charley Pride (RCA 11086) | 45 | 36 | 21 | 13 | |
| 57 | THE DEVIL AIN’T A LONELY WOMAN’S FRIEND Red Steagall (ABC/Dot 17726) | 57 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| 58 | AFTER THE BALL Johnny Cash (Columbia 10623) | 33 | 30 | 33 | 10 | |
| 59 | PLEASE Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17731) | 64 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | RAYMOND’S PLACE Ray Griff (Capitol 4492) | 59 | 61 | 67 | 8 | |
| 61 | BORN TO LOVE ME Ray Price (ABC/Dot 17718) | 52 | 37 | 37 | 13 | |
| 62 | I’M COMING HOME TO FACE THE MUSIC Nat Stuckey (MCA 40808) | 56 | 56 | 58 | 9 | |
| 63 | I’VE CRIED (The Blues Right Out Of My Eyes) Crystal Gayle (MCA 40837) | 68 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8508) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | I PROMISED HER A RAINBOW Bobby Borchers (Playboy 5823) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | WHAT A NIGHT Tom Jones (Epic/MAM 50468) | 70 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | WHEN I TOUCH HER THERE Jim Ed Brown (RCA 11134) | 67 | 71 | 76 | 5 | |
| 68 | THROWIN’ MEMORIES ON THE FIRE Cal Smith (MCA 40839) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | WOMAN BEHIND THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL Red Sovine (Gusto-Starday 169) | 69 | 73 | 79 | 6 | |
| 70 | YOU KNOW WHAT Jerry Reed & Seidina (RCA 11164) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | WHAT KIND OF FOOL (Do You Think I Am) Eddie Middleton (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 50481) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | HE PICKED ME UP WHEN YOU LET ME DOWN Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40828) | 76 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 73 | APARTMENT Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17729) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 4 | |
| 74 | GET DOWN COUNTRY MUSIC Brush Arbor (Monument 230) | 84 | 87 | 97 | 4 | |
| 75 | GOD MADE LOVE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4520) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | RINGGOLD GEORGIA Billy Walker & Brenda Kaye Perry (MRC 1005) | 79 | 81 | 83 | 6 | |
| 77 | IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10655) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | SHAKE ME I RATTLE Cristy Lane (LS 148) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 149) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | YOU’RE THE REASON OUR KIDS ARE UGLY L. E. White & Lola Jean Dillon (Epic 50474) | 85 | 88 | 91 | 5 | |
| 81 | I’VE BEEN LOVED Cates Sisters (Caprice 2041) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | (You Better Be) ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Glenn Barber (Groovy 102) | 83 | 83 | 86 | 5 | |
| 83 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Shylo (Columbia 10647) | 88 | 90 | 92 | 4 | |
| 84 | THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RAINBOW Jim Chesnut (ABC/Hickory 54021) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | ALWAYS LOVIN’ HER MAN Dale McBride (Con Brio 127) | 89 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| 86 | I LIKE TO BE WITH YOU Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40831) | 86 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | SOMEONE LOVES HIM Sue Richards (Epic 50465) | 87 | 86 | 89 | 6 | |
| 88 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Melba Montgomery (United Artists 1115) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | FALL SOFTLY SNOW Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11162) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN David Houston (Gusto-Starday 172) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND Tompall Glaser (ABC 12309) | 65 | 65 | 66 | 6 | |
| 92 | HEAVEN’S JUST A SIN AWAY Kendalls (Ovation 1103) | 72 | 51 | 50 | 20 | |
| 93 | RUNAWAY HEART Pam Rose (Capitol 4491) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | DON’T LET MY LOVE STAND IN YOUR WAY Jim Glaser (MCA 40813) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | LEAVIN’ TEXAS Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40822) | 91 | 78 | 78 | 5 | |
| 96 | STOLEN MOMENTS Daniel (LS 136) | 98 | 96 | 96 | 5 | |
| 97 | IF I EVER COME BACK Pal Rakes (Warner Bros. 8506) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | UNDERCOVER MAN Laney Smallwood (Monument 237) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | A GOOD WOMAN LIKES TO DRINK WITH THE BOYS Jimmie Rodgers (Scrimshaw 1313) | — | — | 81 | 7 | |
| 100 | DAYS THAT END IN “Y” Sammi Smith (Elektra 45429) | 80 | 47 | 43 | 14 | |
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