| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 25, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MAMMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS Waylon & Willie (RCA 11198) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2 | WHAT DID I PROMISE HER LAST NIGHT Mel Tillis (MCA 40836) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| 3 | WOMAN TO WOMAN Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | DO I LOVE YOU (Yes In Every Way) Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8509) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 149) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 11 | |
| 6 | BARTENDER’S BLUES George Jones (Epic 50495) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 8 | |
| 7 | I DON’T NEED A THING AT ALL Gene Watson (Capitol 4513) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 8 | IF I HAD A CHEATING HEART Mel Street (Polydor 14448) | 11 | 17 | 26 | 7 | |
| 9 | WALK RIGHT BACK Anne Murray (Capitol 4527) | 14 | 31 | 40 | 6 | |
| 10 | TWO DOORS DOWN Zella Lehr (RCA 11174) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| 11 | YOU’RE THE ONE Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17732) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 12 | YES MA’AM Tommy Overstreet (ABC/Dot 17737) | 17 | 33 | 42 | 6 | |
| 13 | DON’T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8508) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 14 | I JUST WISH YOU WERE SOMEONE I LOVE Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends (Monument 234) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 12 | |
| 15 | LONELY HEARTS CLUB Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1127) | 16 | 18 | 27 | 7 | |
| 16 | SHINE ON ME (The Sun Still Shines When It Rains) John Wesley Ryles (ABC/Dot 17733) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 10 | |
| 17 | A LOVER’S QUESTION Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) | 30 | 40 | 65 | 4 | |
| 18 | RETURN TO ME Marty Robbins (Columbia 10673) | 21 | 36 | 48 | 5 | |
| 19 | GOD MADE LOVE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4520) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| 20 | BEDROOM EYES Don Drumm (Churchill 7704) | 23 | 29 | 37 | 10 | |
| 21 | RUNNING KIND Merle Haggard (Capitol 4525) | 24 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| 22 | SOFT LIGHTS AND HARD COUNTRY MUSIC Moe Bandy (Columbia 10671) | 28 | 41 | 54 | 5 | |
| 23 | READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) | 31 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | IT DON’T FEEL LIKE SINNIN’ TO ME Kendalls (Ovation 1106) | 33 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | TO DADDY Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8498) | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 26 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Melba Montgomery (United Artists 1115) | 27 | 28 | 32 | 12 | |
| 27 | SHAKE ME I RATTLE Cristy Lane (LS 148) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 11 | |
| 28 | I CHEATED ON A GOOD WOMAN’S LOVE Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4545) | 32 | 45 | 77 | 4 | |
| 29 | SO GOOD, SO RARE, SO FINE Freddie Hart (Capitol 4530) | 34 | 39 | 51 | 6 | |
| 30 | THE LONGEST WALK Mary K. Miller (Inergi 304) | 25 | 26 | 29 | 10 | |
| 31 | I’M WAY AHEAD OF YOU Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40852) | 36 | 48 | 59 | 5 | |
| 32 | SOMEONE LOVES YOU HONEY Charley Pride (RCA 11201) | 38 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE R.C. Bannon (Columbia 10655) | 29 | 30 | 35 | 11 | |
| 34 | MUSIC IS MY WOMAN Don King (Con Brio 129) | 39 | 46 | 62 | 5 | |
| 35 | RED HOT MEMORY Kenny Dale (Capitol 4528) | 40 | 44 | 49 | 6 | |
| 36 | I’VE BEEN LOVED Cates Sisters (Caprice 2041) | 26 | 27 | 31 | 11 | |
| 37 | I’VE GOT A WINNER IN YOU Don Williams (ABC 12332) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | YOU KNOW WHAT Jerry Reed & Seidina (RCA 11164) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 11 | |
| 39 | YOU’RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (That’s Happened To Me) Jim Reeves (RCA 11187) | 52 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| 40 | IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45411) | 45 | 61 | 71 | 6 | |
| 41 | IF I EVER COME BACK Pal Rakes (Warner Bros. 8506) | 44 | 47 | 52 | 11 | |
| 42 | FEELIN’ BETTER Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 8507) | 35 | 38 | 41 | 10 | |
| 43 | CRY CRY DARLING Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 8520) | 47 | 63 | 73 | 5 | |
| 44 | I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN Johnny Cash (Columbia 10681) | 55 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | LOVE IS A WORD Dickey Lee (RCA 11191) | 49 | 67 | 83 | 4 | |
| 46 | EVERYBODY LOVES A RAIN SONG B. J. Thomas (MCA 40854) | 57 | 71 | 87 | 4 | |
| 47 | EVERY TIME TWO FOOLS COLLIDE Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (United Artists 1137) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | BUCKET TO THE SOUTH Ava Barber (Ranwood 1083) | 56 | 79 | 86 | 5 | |
| 49 | HEARTS ON FIRE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45461) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | THE GRANDEST LADY OF THEM ALL Conway Twitty (MCA 40857) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | OUT OF MY HEAD AND BACK IN MY BED Loretta Lynn (MCA 40832) | 20 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
| 52 | IF YOU DON’T WANT TO LOVE HER Jerry Naylor (MC 5004) | 59 | 74 | 81 | 4 | |
| 53 | AFRAID YOU’D COME BACK Kenny Price (MRC 1007) | 48 | 49 | 53 | 9 | |
| 54 | HERE IN LOVE Dottsy (RCA 11203) | 64 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | DEEPER WATER Brenda Kaye Perry (MRC 1010) | 65 | 69 | 74 | 7 | |
| 56 | SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10644) | 37 | 11 | 8 | 15 | |
| 57 | SWEET, SWEET SMILE Carpenters (A&M 2008) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | WHAT A DIFFERENCE YOU’VE MADE IN MY LIFE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11146) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 16 | |
| 59 | SOME I WROTE Statler Brothers (Mercury 55013) | 43 | 32 | 20 | 13 | |
| 60 | MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS Tom T. Hall (RCA 11158) | 41 | 13 | 10 | 13 | |
| 61 | COME TO ME Roy Head (ABC/Dot 17722) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 22 | |
| 62 | YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES Billy Parker (SCR 153) | 51 | 53 | 55 | 10 | |
| 63 | I PROMISED HER A RAINBOW Bobby Borchers (Playboy 5823) | 53 | 25 | 25 | 12 | |
| 64 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54024) | 70 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | STANDARD LIE NUMBER ONE Stella Parton (Elektra 45437) | 54 | 24 | 15 | 16 | |
| 66 | LOVE SOMEBODY TO DEATH Ed Bruce (Epic 50503) | 67 | 72 | 78 | 4 | |
| 67 | 634-5789 Jimmie Peters (Mercury 55016) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 4 | |
| 68 | SWEET LITTLE DEVIL Judy Allen (Polydor 14440) | 69 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
| 69 | SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! (That Cigarette) Tom Bresh (ABC/Dot 17738) | 66 | 68 | 72 | 6 | |
| 70 | DON’T EVER SAY GOOD-BYE T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 8525) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | MUST YOU THROW DIRT IN MY FACE Roy Clark (ABC 12328) | 77 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | PROUD LADY Bob Luman (Polydor 14454) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | AT THE END OF A RAINBOW Jerry Wallace (BMA 006) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | POOR POOR PITIFUL ME Linda Ronstadt (Elektra 45462) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | WE BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Marty Mitchell (MC 5005) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | DOWN THE ROADS OF DADDY’S DREAMS Darrell McCall (Columbia 10653) | 58 | 62 | 66 | 8 | |
| 78 | CRY, CRY DARLING Glenn Barber (Groovy 103) | 60 | 60 | 63 | 8 | |
| 79 | LOVE AND HATE Mike Boyd (Inergi 305) | 84 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | COLORADO KOOL-AID Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50469) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | DRINKING THEM BEERS Tompall Glaser (ABC 12329) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | BLACK AND BLUE HEART Ann J. Morton (Prairie Dust 7621) | 86 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | EVERYTIME I SING A LOVE SONG Jimmie Rodgers (Scrimshaw 1314) | 88 | 94 | 95 | 4 | |
| 84 | I’M JUST A FARMER Cal Smith (MCA 40864) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LOVING HERE AND LIVING THERE AND LYING IN BETWEEN Faron Young (Mercury 55019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | LOVIN’ YOU BABY Connie Smith (Monument 241) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | LET ME FALL BACK IN YOUR ARMS Freddy Weller (Columbia 10682) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | YOU’RE ALL THE WOMAN I’LL EVER NEED Lee Dresser (Capitol 4529) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES La Costa (Capitol 4541) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SOUTHERN LADY Billy Don Burns (4 Star 1032) | 91 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | THIS TIME Johnny Lee (GRT 144) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | TO BE LOVED Peggy Sue (Door Knob 045) | 96 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| 93 | BURN ATLANTA DOWN Bobby Barnett (Cin-Kay 128) | 95 | 98 | 99 | 4 | |
| 94 | ONE A.M. ALONE Dave Dudley (Rice 5077) | 97 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | I’LL BE THERE (When You Get Lonely) David Rogers (Republic 015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I’VE NEVER CHEATED ON YOU Mike Lunsford (Gusto 176) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | CARLENA AND JOSE GOMEZ Billy Walker (MRC 1009) | 63 | 64 | 67 | 8 | |
| 98 | MY WAY Elvis Presley (RCA 11165) | 72 | 42 | 28 | 16 | |
| 99 | TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50469) | 73 | 37 | 30 | 17 | |
| 100 | THE FARMER’S SONG (We Ain’t Gonna Work For Peanuts) Joel Mathis (Soundwaves 4562) | 89 | 90 | 93 | 5 | |
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