| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 2, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHEN I STOP LEAVING (I’ll Be Gone) Charley Pride (RCA 11287) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2 | RAKE AND RAMBLIN’ MAN Don Williams (ABC 12373) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 3 | ROSE COLORED GLASSES John Conlee (ABC 12356) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |
| 4 | BOOGIE GRASS BAND Conway Twitty (MCA 40929) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5 | BLUE SKIES Willie Nelson (Columbia 10784) | 9 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |
| 6 | I’VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY Waylon Jennings (RCA 11344) | 12 | 19 | 22 | 6 | |
| 7 | WOMANHOOD Tammy Wynette (Epic 50574) | 10 | 15 | 17 | 8 | |
| 8 | LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART (Cuando Calienta El Sol) Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55029) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 9 | HEARTBREAKER Dolly Parton (RCA 11296) | 19 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 10 | WHO AM I TO SAY Statler Brothers (Mercury 55037) | 16 | 24 | 34 | 6 | |
| 11 | BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Charlie Rich (Epic 50562) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| 12 | HELLO MEXICO (And Adios Baby To You) Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10783) | 14 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 13 | IF YOU’VE GOT TEN MINUTES (Let’s Fall In Love) Joe Stampley (Epic 50575) | 15 | 20 | 23 | 8 | |
| 14 | WITH LOVE Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8608) | 18 | 26 | 36 | 6 | |
| 15 | IF THE WORLD RAN OUT OF LOVE TONIGHT Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11304) | 17 | 25 | 29 | 6 | |
| 16 | IT’S BEEN A GREAT AFTERNOON Merle Haggard (MCA 40936) | 25 | 39 | 46 | 4 | |
| 17 | PENNY ARCADE Cristy Lane (LS 167) | 21 | 28 | 37 | 7 | |
| 18 | OLD FLAMES (Can’t Hold A Candle To You) Joe Sun (Ovation 1107) | 20 | 23 | 24 | 10 | |
| 19 | WE BELONG TOGETHER Susie Allanson (Warner/Curb 8597) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 20 | EASY FROM NOW ON Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8623) | 26 | 37 | 50 | 5 | |
| 21 | CARIBBEAN Sonny James (Columbia 10764) | 24 | 33 | 35 | 7 | |
| 22 | LET’S SHAKE HANDS AND COME OUT LOVIN’ Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn 0301) | 23 | 14 | 15 | 9 | |
| 23 | TEAR TIME Dave & Sugar (RCA 11322) | 31 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | HERE COMES THE HURT AGAIN Mickey Gilley (Epic/Playboy 50580) | 29 | 36 | 42 | 6 | |
| 25 | THE DAYS OF SAND AND SHOVELS Nat Stuckey (MCA 40923) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| 26 | TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 27 | I JUST HAD YOU ON MY MIND Dottsy (RCA 11293) | 28 | 31 | 32 | 9 | |
| 28 | DO IT AGAIN TONIGHT Larry Gatlin (Monument 259) | 33 | 47 | 70 | 4 | |
| 29 | YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| 30 | NO SLEEP TONIGHT Randy Barlow (Republic 024) | 37 | 48 | 60 | 4 | |
| 31 | NO LOVE HAVE I Gail Davies (Lifesong 1771) | 34 | 38 | 43 | 9 | |
| 32 | I WANT TO BE IN LOVE Jacky Ward (Mercury (55038) | 35 | 51 | 56 | 6 | |
| 33 | THREE TIMES A LADY Nate Harvell (Republic 025) | 36 | 46 | 48 | 8 | |
| 34 | LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY AROUND THE WORLD Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11369) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (It’s Gonna Be Alright) Roy Head (ABC 12383) | 38 | 42 | 44 | 7 | |
| 36 | HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU Olivia Newton-John (RSO 903) | 40 | 44 | 54 | 7 | |
| 37 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE / CHAPEL OF LOVE Sandy Posey (Warner 8610) | 41 | 58 | 69 | 5 | |
| 38 | I FOUGHT THE LAW Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 8641) | 42 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 39 | THE FEELINGS SO RIGHT TONIGHT Don King (Con Brio 137) | 43 | 57 | 71 | 5 | |
| 40 | CRYIN’ AGAIN Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12397) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | HELLO! REMEMBER ME Billy Swan (A&M 2046) | 45 | 52 | 58 | 9 | |
| 42 | I’LL JUST TAKE IT OUT IN LOVE George Jones (Epic 50564) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
| 43 | ’57 CHEVROLET Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1229) | 48 | 65 | 73 | 4 | |
| 44 | SWEET FANTASY Bobby Borchers (Epic/Playboy 50585) | 49 | 64 | 75 | 4 | |
| 45 | ANYONE WHO ISN’T ME TONIGHT Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (United Artists 1234) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | SINGLE AGAIN Gary Stewart (RCA 11297) | 47 | 49 | 52 | 7 | |
| 47 | ANOTHER GOODBYE Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8643) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | FROM SEVEN TILL TEN Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA 40920) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 49 | BAR WARS Freddy Weller (Columbia 10769) | 30 | 32 | 33 | 10 | |
| 50 | YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488) | 39 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
| 51 | FAIR AND TENDER LADIES Charlie McCoy (Monument 258) | 58 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 52 | WHAT TIME DO YOU HAVE TO BE BACK TO HEAVEN Razzy Bailey (RCA 11338) | 61 | 76 | 93 | 4 | |
| 53 | ONE SIDED CONVERSATION Gene Watson (Capitol 4616) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | ANIMAL / I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW Ronnie McDowell (with Jordanaires) (Scorpion 0553) | 53 | 59 | 63 | 6 | |
| 55 | I STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE Charlie Rich (United Artists 1223) | 60 | 60 | 64 | 6 | |
| 56 | TOE TO TOE Freddie Hart (Capitol 4609) | 66 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND Ray Stevens (Warner Bros. 8603) | 62 | 72 | 78 | 4 | |
| 58 | NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 8614) | 68 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | LET ME TAKE YOU IN MY ARMS AGAIN James Darren (RCA 11316) | 69 | 73 | 83 | 6 | |
| 60 | BORDERTOWN WOMAN Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4597) | 70 | 80 | 86 | 4 | |
| 61 | BABY BLUE King Edward IV & Knights (Soundwaves 4573) | 64 | 68 | 72 | 7 | |
| 62 | DON JUAN Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12384) | 63 | 69 | 77 | 6 | |
| 63 | YOU SHOULD WIN AN OSCAR (Every Night) Chuck Pollard (MCA 40944) | 65 | 70 | 74 | 6 | |
| 64 | I’LL FIND IT WHERE I CAN Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55028) | 32 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| 65 | TALK TO ME Freddy Fender (ABC 12370) | 44 | 17 | 16 | 12 | |
| 66 | WALTZ OF THE ANGELS David Houston (Elektra 45513) | 57 | 43 | 41 | 11 | |
| 67 | YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME Howdy Glenn (Warner Bros. 8616) | 67 | 71 | 76 | 6 | |
| 68 | DANGER HEARTBREAK AHEAD Zella Lehr (RCA 11359) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | ANOTHER FINE MESS Glen Campbell (Capitol 4584) | 52 | 34 | 25 | 13 | |
| 70 | MOTEL ROOMS Little David Wilkins (Epic 50571) | 71 | 75 | 82 | 6 | |
| 71 | BETTER ME Tommy Overstreet (ABC 12367) | 54 | 35 | 27 | 13 | |
| 72 | THIS MAGIC MOMENT Sandra Kaye (Door Knob 068) | 80 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Steve Wariner (RCA 11336) | 79 | 83 | 85 | 6 | |
| 74 | LAST LOVE OF MY LIFE Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10809) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | I’VE GOT AN ANGEL (That Loves Me Like The Devil) Bobby Hood (Chute 101) | 77 | 84 | 92 | 6 | |
| 76 | YOU SNAP YOUR FINGERS (And I’m Back In Your Hands) David Wills (United Artists 1196) | 76 | 79 | 79 | 8 | |
| 77 | LONELY SIDE OF THE BED Linda Cassady (Cin-Kay 047) | 81 | 85 | 88 | 5 | |
| 78 | UNTIL THE NEXT TIME Billy Parker (SCR 160) | 82 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | TWO HEARTS TANGLED IN LOVE Kenny Dale (Capitol 4619) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Rebecca Lynn (Scorpion 0550) | 59 | 45 | 45 | 10 | |
| 81 | (I Love You) WHAT CAN I SAY Jerry Reed (RCA 11281) | 74 | 62 | 28 | 13 | |
| 82 | LAST NIGHT, EV’RY NIGHT Reba McEntire (Mercury 55036) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | NORMA JEAN Sammi Smith (Elektra 45504) | 83 | 86 | 89 | 4 | |
| 84 | LIVINGSTON SATURDAY NIGHT Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12391) | 86 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | BACK IN THE U.S.A. Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45519) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | PUT IT ON ME Louise Mandrell (Epic 50565) | 89 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| 87 | THINGS I’D DO FOR YOU Mundo Earwood (GMC 104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | WHY, BABY, WHY Jerry Inman (Elektra 45508) | 91 | 94 | 96 | 4 | |
| 89 | I OWE IT ALL TO YOU Jerry Abbott (Churchill 7715) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | SHOW ME A SIGN Jim Chesnut (ABC/Hickory 54033) | 92 | 97 | 99 | 4 | |
| 91 | YOU’RE A DANCER Eddy Raven (Monument 260) | 95 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | LOVIN’ YOU OFF MY MIND Cates Sisters (Caprice 2051) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | RIDER IN THE RAIN Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 8630) | 97 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | FIRST ENCOUNTER OF A CLOSE KIND Tom Bresh (ABC 12389) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | DON’T THINK TWICE, IT’S ALL RIGHT Doc & Merle Watson (United Artists 1231) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | IF THIS IS JUST A GAME David Allan Coe (Columbia 10816) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | GOT YOU BACK IN MY MIND AGAIN Gayle Harding (Robchris 1004) | 98 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | YOU’RE A PART OF ME Gene Cotton with Kim Carnes (Ariola America 7704) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | STAY WITH ME Nick Noble (Churchill 7713) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | IF THAT’S NOT LOVING YOU (You Can’t Say I Didn’t Try) Ruby Falls (50 States 63) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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