| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 31, 1977 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50469) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | GEORGIA KEEPS PULLING ON MY RING Conway Twitty (MCA 40805) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | MY WAY Elvis Presley (RCA 11165) | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | |
| 4 | WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU’VE MADE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11146) | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | I’M KNEE DEEP IN LOVING YOU Dave & Sugar (RCA 11141) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER Johnny Duncan (with Janie Fricke) (Columbia 10634) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 8 | MIDDLE AGE CRAZY Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55011) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 9 | CHAINS OF LOVE Mickey Gilley (Playboy 5818) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 10 | OUT OF MY HEAD AND BACK IN MY BED Loretta Lynn (MCA 40832) | 14 | 25 | 34 | 5 | |
| 11 | LONELY STREET Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8482) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 9 | |
| 12 | SWEET MUSIC MAN Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1095) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 13 | SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10644) | 15 | 24 | 31 | 7 | |
| 14 | YOU’RE THE ONE Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17732) | 17 | 32 | 39 | 5 | |
| 15 | THE FIRST TIME Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17725) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| 16 | MISTER D.J. T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8490) | 18 | 21 | 28 | 8 | |
| 17 | MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS Tom T. Hall (RCA 11158) | 19 | 33 | 40 | 5 | |
| 18 | TO DADDY Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8498) | 22 | 35 | 46 | 6 | |
| 19 | SAVIN’ THIS LOVE SONG FOR YOU Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55012) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 9 | |
| 20 | I JUST WISH YOU WERE SOMEONE I LOVE Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends (Monument 234) | 32 | 44 | 63 | 4 | |
| 21 | COME TO ME Roy Head (ABC/Dot 17722) | 25 | 29 | 32 | 14 | |
| 22 | BABY, LAST NIGHT MADE MY DAY Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8473) | 23 | 26 | 29 | 9 | |
| 23 | I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING Connie Smith (Monument 231) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 9 | |
| 24 | STANDARD LIE NUMBER ONE Stella Parton (Elektra 45437) | 27 | 31 | 37 | 8 | |
| 25 | THINK ABOUT ME Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17730) | 26 | 36 | 42 | 7 | |
| 26 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASY Dottsy (RCA 11138) | 21 | 23 | 26 | 10 | |
| 27 | SOME I WROTE Statler Brothers (Mercury 55013) | 33 | 42 | 48 | 5 | |
| 28 | WE GOT LOVE Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10650) | 36 | 46 | 51 | 5 | |
| 29 | HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN John Denver (RCA 11036) | 30 | 38 | 43 | 6 | |
| 30 | I’LL PROMISE YOU TOMORROW Jerry Wallace (BMA 005) | 31 | 39 | 44 | 8 | |
| 31 | YOU AND ME ALONE David Rogers (Republic 011) | 34 | 43 | 49 | 7 | |
| 32 | DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8508) | 42 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | HOLD TIGHT Kenny Starr (MCA 40817) | 37 | 41 | 47 | 7 | |
| 35 | I DON’T NEED A THING AT ALL Gene Watson (Capitol 4513) | 38 | 50 | 60 | 5 | |
| 36 | GOD MUST HAVE BLESSED AMERICA Glen Campbell (Capitol 4515) | 39 | 51 | 61 | 5 | |
| 37 | I’LL GET OVER YOU Nick Nixon (Mercury 55010) | 40 | 45 | 50 | 10 | |
| 38 | WHAT DID I PROMISE HER LAST NIGHT Mel Tillis (MCA 40836) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 40 | I PROMISED HER A RAINBOW Bobby Borchers (Playboy 5823) | 48 | 65 | 73 | 4 | |
| 41 | SHAKE ME I RATTLE Cristy Lane (LS 148) | 51 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | AGREE TO DISAGREE Little David Wilkins (Playboy 5822) | 28 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| 43 | PLEASE Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17731) | 54 | 59 | 64 | 5 | |
| 44 | DON’T LET ME TOUCH YOU Marty Robbins (Columbia 10629) | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 45 | GOD MADE LOVE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4520) | 65 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | YOU KNOW WHAT Jerry Reed & Seidina (RCA 11164) | 63 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | STAR-STUDDED NIGHTS Ed Bruce (Epic 50475) | 50 | 53 | 62 | 7 | |
| 48 | SHINE ON ME (The Sun Still Shines When It Rains) John Wesley Ryles (ABC/Dot 17733) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 149) | 68 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I’VE CRIED (The Blues Right Out Of My Eyes) Crystal Gayle (MCA 40837) | 53 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 51 | ALWAYS LOVIN’ HER MAN Dale McBride (Con Brio 127) | 70 | 85 | 89 | 6 | |
| 52 | THROWIN’ MEMORIES ON THE FIRE Cal Smith (MCA 40839) | 61 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | WHAT KIND OF FOOL (Do You Think I Am) Eddie Middleton (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 50481) | 59 | 71 | 78 | 4 | |
| 54 | THE PAY PHONE Bob Luman (Polydor 14431) | 29 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
| 55 | MOTHER COUNTRY MUSIC Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45436) | 35 | 18 | 19 | 11 | |
| 56 | I’VE BEEN LOVED Cates Sisters (Caprice 2041) | 71 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | THE LONGEST WALK Mary K. Miller (Inergi 304) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | A CHRISTMAS TRIBUTE Bob Luman (Polydor 14444) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10655) | 67 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Melba Montgomery (United Artists 1115) | 82 | 88 | 92 | 4 | |
| 61 | WHAT A NIGHT Tom Jones (Epic/MAM 50468) | 60 | 66 | 70 | 5 | |
| 62 | DO I LOVE YOU (Yes In Every Way) Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8509) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | GET DOWN COUNTRY MUSIC Brush Arbor (Monument 230) | 69 | 74 | 84 | 6 | |
| 64 | HE PICKED ME UP WHEN YOU LET ME DOWN Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40828) | 66 | 72 | 76 | 6 | |
| 65 | ABILENE Sonny James with Tennessee State Prison Band (Columbia 10628) | 41 | 34 | 23 | 11 | |
| 66 | EVERYDAY I HAVE TO CRY SOME Joe Stampley (Epic 50453) | 43 | 12 | 8 | 12 | |
| 67 | I LIKE TO BE WITH YOU Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40831) | 73 | 86 | 86 | 5 | |
| 68 | THE SEARCH Freddie Hart & Heartbeats (Capitol 4498) | 45 | 40 | 35 | 9 | |
| 69 | ONE OF A KIND Tammy Wynette (Epic 50450) | 47 | 13 | 6 | 13 | |
| 70 | SHE JUST LOVED THE CHEATIN’ OUT OF ME Moe Bandy (Columbia 10619) | 49 | 20 | 9 | 13 | |
| 71 | BEDROOM EYES Don Drumm (Churchill 7704) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | FEELIN’ BETTER Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 8507) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RAINBOW Jim Chesnut (ABC/Hickory 54021) | 79 | 84 | 90 | 4 | |
| 74 | FALL SOFTLY SNOW Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11162) | 76 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | THE WURLITZER PRIZE (I Don’t Want To Get Over You) Waylon Jennings (RCA 11118) | 52 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 76 | I’VE GOT A FEELIN’ (Somebody Stealin’) John Anderson (Warner Bros. 8480) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Shylo (Columbia 10647) | 80 | 83 | 88 | 6 | |
| 78 | IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN David Houston (Gusto-Starday 172) | 83 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | BROKEN DOLLS NEED LOVE TOO Cathy O’Shea (MCA 40843) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | BLUE BAYOU Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431) | 55 | 30 | 12 | 16 | |
| 81 | FROM GRACELAND TO THE PROMISED LAND Merle Haggard (MCA 40804) | 56 | 37 | 27 | 13 | |
| 82 | QUITS Gary Stewart (RCA 11131) | 57 | 47 | 24 | 11 | |
| 83 | AFRAID YOU’D COME BACK Kenny Price (MRC 1007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES Billy Parker (SCR 153) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | DON’T LET THE FLAME BURN OUT Rita Remington (Plantation 167) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | IF I EVER COME BACK Pal Rakes (Warner Bros. 8506) | 91 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | ANGELINE Mundo Earwood (True 111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | TWO DOORS DOWN Zella Lehr (RCA 11174) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | DON’T LET MY LOVE STAND IN YOUR WAY Jim Glaser (MCA 40813) | 92 | 94 | 94 | 4 | |
| 90 | JESSIE David Frizzell (MCA 40844) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | UNDERCOVER MAN Laney Smallwood (Monument 237) | 96 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Porter Wagoner (RCA 11186) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Joni Lee (MCA 40826) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | SOMETIMES I DO / HALF MY HEART’S IN TEXAS Ernest Tubb (1st Generation 001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | APARTMENT Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot 17729) | 72 | 73 | 75 | 6 | |
| 96 | JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) Saskia & Serge (ABC/Hickory 54020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | NYQUIL BLUES Alvin Crow & Pleasant Valley Boys (Polydor 14437) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | YOU’RE THE REASON OUR KIDS ARE UGLY L. E. White & Lola Jean Dillon (Epic 50474) | 75 | 80 | 85 | 7 | |
| 99 | (You Better Be) ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Glenn Barber (Groovy 102) | 78 | 82 | 83 | 7 | |
| 100 | SOMEONE LOVES HIM Sue Richards (Epic 50465) | 85 | 87 | 87 | 8 | |
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