| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 11, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8508) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | YOU’RE THE ONE Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17732) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | TO DADDY Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8498) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 4 | WHAT DID I PROMISE HER LAST NIGHT Mel Tillis (MCA 40836) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
| 6 | MAMMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS Waylon & Willie (RCA 11198) | 12 | 17 | 25 | 4 | |
| 7 | DO I LOVE YOU (Yes In Every Way) Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8509) | 9 | 12 | 24 | 7 | |
| 8 | OUT OF MY HEAD AND BACK IN MY BED Loretta Lynn (MCA 40832) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 9 | I DON’T NEED A THING AT ALL Gene Watson (Capitol 4513) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 | |
| 10 | I JUST WISH YOU WERE SOMEONE I LOVE Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends (Monument 234) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 11 | SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10644) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| 12 | I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 149) | 16 | 22 | 30 | 9 | |
| 13 | MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS Tom T. Hall (RCA 11158) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| 14 | BARTENDER’S BLUES George Jones (Epic 50495) | 18 | 27 | 37 | 6 | |
| 15 | TWO DOORS DOWN Zella Lehr (RCA 11174) | 19 | 26 | 33 | 8 | |
| 16 | GOD MADE LOVE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4520) | 17 | 23 | 28 | 9 | |
| 17 | IF I HAD A CHEATING HEART Mel Street (Polydor 14448) | 26 | 34 | 52 | 5 | |
| 18 | LONELY HEARTS CLUB Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1127) | 27 | 32 | 58 | 5 | |
| 19 | SHINE ON ME (The Sun Still Shines When It Rains) John Wesley Ryles (ABC/Dot 17733) | 23 | 29 | 35 | 8 | |
| 20 | SHAKE ME I RATTLE Cristy Lane (LS 148) | 21 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 21 | WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU’VE MADE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11146) | 13 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 22 | COME TO ME Roy Head (ABC/Dot 17722) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | |
| 23 | YOU KNOW WHAT Jerry Reed & Seidina (RCA 11164) | 24 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| 24 | STANDARD LIE NUMBER ONE Stella Parton (Elektra 45437) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
| 25 | I PROMISED HER A RAINBOW Bobby Borchers (Playboy 5823) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 10 | |
| 26 | THE LONGEST WALK Mary K. Miller (Inergi 304) | 29 | 33 | 42 | 8 | |
| 27 | I’VE BEEN LOVED Cates Sisters (Caprice 2041) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 9 | |
| 28 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Melba Montgomery (United Artists 1115) | 32 | 36 | 41 | 10 | |
| 29 | BEDROOM EYES Don Drumm (Churchill 7704) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 8 | |
| 30 | IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10655) | 35 | 39 | 44 | 9 | |
| 31 | WALK RIGHT BACK Anne Murray (Capitol 4527) | 40 | 52 | 80 | 4 | |
| 32 | SOME I WROTE Statler Brothers (Mercury 55013) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 11 | |
| 33 | YES MA’AM Tommy Overstreet (ABC/Dot 17737) | 42 | 54 | 75 | 4 | |
| 34 | RUNNING KIND Merle Haggard (Capitol 4525) | 38 | 42 | 55 | 6 | |
| 35 | HOW CAN I LEAVE YOU AGAIN John Denver (RCA 11036) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 12 | |
| 36 | RETURN TO ME Marty Robbins (Columbia 10673) | 48 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50469) | 30 | 16 | 4 | 15 | |
| 38 | FEELIN’ BETTER Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 8507) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 8 | |
| 39 | SO GOOD, SO RARE, SO FINE Freddie Hart (Capitol 4530) | 51 | 65 | 88 | 4 | |
| 40 | A LOVER’S QUESTION Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | SOFT LIGHTS AND HARD COUNTRY MUSIC Moe Bandy (Columbia 10671) | 54 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | MY WAY Elvis Presley (RCA 11165) | 28 | 11 | 1 | 14 | |
| 43 | MIDDLE AGE CRAZY Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55011) | 33 | 19 | 10 | 16 | |
| 44 | RED HOT MEMORY Kenny Dale (Capitol 4528) | 49 | 63 | 85 | 4 | |
| 45 | I CHEATED ON A GOOD WOMAN’S LOVE Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4545) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | MUSIC IS MY WOMAN Don King (Con Brio 129) | 62 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | IF I EVER COME BACK Pal Rakes (Warner Bros. 8506) | 52 | 62 | 66 | 9 | |
| 48 | I’M WAY AHEAD OF YOU Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40852) | 59 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | AFRAID YOU’D COME BACK Kenny Price (MRC 1007) | 53 | 59 | 69 | 7 | |
| 50 | IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN David Houston (Gusto-Starday 172) | 50 | 56 | 64 | 9 | |
| 51 | COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER Johnny Duncan (with Janie Fricke) (Columbia 10634) | 34 | 31 | 20 | 16 | |
| 52 | I’VE CRIED (The Blues Right Out Of My Eyes) Crystal Gayle (MCA 40837) | 36 | 37 | 38 | 11 | |
| 53 | YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES Billy Parker (SCR 153) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 8 | |
| 54 | ALWAYS LOVIN’ HER MAN Dale McBride (Con Brio 127) | 39 | 40 | 43 | 12 | |
| 55 | MISTER D.J. T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8490) | 45 | 25 | 13 | 14 | |
| 56 | PLEASE Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17731) | 46 | 38 | 39 | 11 | |
| 57 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | IT DON’T FEEL LIKE SINNIN’ TO ME Kendalls (Ovation 1106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Porter Wagoner (RCA 11186) | 56 | 58 | 67 | 7 | |
| 60 | CRY, CRY DARLING Glenn Barber (Groovy 103) | 63 | 71 | 79 | 6 | |
| 61 | IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45411) | 71 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| 62 | DOWN THE ROADS OF DADDY’S DREAMS Darrell McCall (Columbia 10653) | 66 | 70 | 76 | 6 | |
| 63 | CRY CRY DARLING Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 8520) | 73 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | CARLENA AND JOSE GOMEZ Billy Walker (MRC 1009) | 67 | 74 | 81 | 6 | |
| 65 | SOMEONE LOVES YOU HONEY Charley Pride (RCA 11201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (That’s Happened To Me) Jim Reeves (RCA 11187) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | LOVE IS A WORD Dickey Lee (RCA 11191) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! (That Cigarette) Tom Bresh (ABC/Dot 17738) | 72 | 75 | 83 | 4 | |
| 69 | DEEPER WATER Brenda Kaye Perry (MRC 1010) | 74 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| 70 | DON’T LET THE FLAME BURN OUT Rita Remington (Plantation 167) | 68 | 72 | 74 | 8 | |
| 71 | EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG B. J. Thomas (MCA 40854) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LOVE SOMEBODY TO DEATH Ed Bruce (Epic 50503) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | 634-5789 Jimmie Peters (Mercury 55016) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | IF YOU DON’T WANT TO LOVE HER Jerry Naylor (MC 5004) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN Johnny Cash (Columbia 10681) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | WE GOT LOVE Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10650) | 43 | 18 | 19 | 11 | |
| 78 | SWEET LITTLE DEVIL Judy Allen (Polydor 14440) | 84 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | BUCKET TO THE SOUTH Ava Barber (Ranwood 1083) | 86 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | SOMETIMES I DO / HALF MY HEART’S IN TEXAS Ernest Tubb (1st Generation 001) | 75 | 77 | 82 | 7 | |
| 81 | DON’T WORRY (’Bout Me) Glenda Griffith (Ariola America 7680) | 79 | 81 | 84 | 6 | |
| 82 | HONKY TONK TOYS A. L. “Doodle” Owens (Raindrop 010) | 82 | 88 | 92 | 6 | |
| 83 | MUST YOU THROW DIRT IN MY FACE Roy Clark (ABC 12328) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | WHAT KIND OF FOOL (Do You Think I Am) Eddie Middleton (Epic/Cleveland Int’l 50481) | 44 | 44 | 46 | 10 | |
| 85 | THROWIN’ MEMORIES ON THE FIRE Cal Smith (MCA 40839) | 47 | 47 | 49 | 9 | |
| 86 | HOLD TIGHT Kenny Starr (MCA 40817) | 57 | 48 | 26 | 13 | |
| 87 | BABY, LAST NIGHT MADE MY DAY Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8473) | 58 | 43 | 18 | 15 | |
| 88 | HERE IN LOVE Dottsy (RCA 11203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | LOVE AND HATE Mike Boyd (Inergi 305) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | THE FARMER’S SONG (We Ain’t Gonna Work For Peanuts) Joel Mathis (Soundwaves 4562) | 93 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | BLACK AND BLUE HEART Ann J. Morton (Prairie Dust 7621) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | IS IT WRONG Gilbert Ortega (LRJ 1050) | 91 | 93 | 99 | 4 | |
| 93 | SWEET COUNTRY GIRL Mack Sanders (Pilot 45101) | 89 | 92 | 93 | 5 | |
| 94 | EVERYTIME I SING A LOVE SONG Jimmie Rodgers (Scrimshaw 1314) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | THIS LADY LOVING ME Carl Smith (ABC/Hickory 54022) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | TO BE LOVED Peggy Sue (Door Knob 045) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | SOUTHERN LADY Billy Don Burns (4 Star 1032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | BURN ATLANTA DOWN Bobby Barnett (Cin-Kay 128) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | TAKE MY LOVE TO RITA Tommy Cash (Monument 238) | 88 | 90 | 97 | 4 | |
| 100 | ONE A.M. ALONE Dave Dudley (Rice 5077) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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