| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1979 |
| TOP 50 COUNTRY SINGLES (As published in the December 29, 1979, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | AMANDA – Waylon [Jennings] (RCA) |
| 2 | SLEEPING SINGLE IN A DOUBLE BED – Barbara Mandrell (MCA) |
| 3 | YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE – Dolly Parton (RCA) |
| 4 | BACK ON MY MIND AGAIN / SANTA BARBARA – Ronnie Milsap (RCA) |
| 5 | ON MY KNEES – Charlie Rich (with Janie Fricke) (Epic) |
| 6 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT – Barbara Mandrell (MCA) |
| 7 | (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
| 8 | DON’T YOU THINK THIS OUTLAW BIT’S DONE GOT OUT OF HAND – Waylon [Jennings] (RCA) |
| 9 | TULSA TIME – Don Williams (MCA) |
| 10 | LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY AROUND THE WORLD – Ronnie Milsap (RCA) |
| 11 | EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE – Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) |
| 12 | NOBODY LIKES SAD SONGS – Ronnie Milsap (RCA) |
| 13 | BURGERS AND FRIES – Charley Pride (RCA) |
| 14 | RED BANDANA – Merle Haggard (MCA) |
| 15 | CRYIN’ AGAIN – The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA) |
| 16 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU – Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (United Artists) |
| 17 | I JUST WANT TO LOVE YOU – Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) |
| 18 | SAIL AWAY – The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA) |
| 19 | COCA COLA COWBOY – Mel Tillis (MCA) |
| 20 | WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE YOU LEFT ME FOR – Crystal Gayle (United Artists) |
| 21 | I MAY NEVER GET TO HEAVEN – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 22 | SHE BELIEVES IN ME – Kenny Rogers (United Artists) |
| 23 | I JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN – Anne Murray (Capitol) |
| 24 | LYING IN LOVE WITH YOU – Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA) |
| 25 | LAY DOWN BESIDE ME – Don Williams (MCA) |
| 26 | IT’S A CHEATING SITUATION – Moe Bandy (Columbia) |
| 27 | WHEN I DREAM – Crystal Gayle (United Artists) |
| 28 | BACKSIDE OF THIRTY – John Conlee (MCA) |
| 29 | SWEET DESIRE – The Kendalls (Ovation) |
| 30 | HEARTBREAKER – Dolly Parton (RCA) |
| 31 | GOLDEN TEARS – Dave & Sugar (RCA) |
| 32 | DON’T TAKE IT AWAY – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 33 | THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA – The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic) |
| 34 | IF I SAID YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BODY WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME – The Bellamy Brothers
(Warner/Curb) |
| 35 | WHERE DO I PUT HER MEMORY – Charley Pride (RCA) |
| 36 | I’LL WAKE YOU UP WHEN I GET HOME – Charlie Rich (Elektra) |
| 37 | YOUR LOVE HAD TAKEN ME THAT HIGH – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 38 | BABY I’M BURNIN’ / I REALLY GOT THE FEELING – Dolly Parton (RCA) |
| 39 | SEND ME DOWN TO TUCSON / CHARLIE’S ANGEL – Mel Tillis (MCA) |
| 40 | LADY LAY DOWN – John Conlee (MCA) |
| 41 | SUSPICIONS – Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) |
| 42 | IT’S BEEN A GREAT AFTERNOON – Merle Haggard (MCA) |
| 43 | TEAR TIME – Dave & Sugar (RCA) |
| 44 | DO YOU EVER FOOL AROUND – Joe Stampley (Epic) |
| 45 | IF I COULD WRITE A SONG AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU – Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol) |
| 46 | YOU FEEL GOOD ALL OVER – T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb) |
| 47 | SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT – Anne Murray (Capitol) |
| 48 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL – Willie Nelson & Leon Russell (Columbia) |
| 49 | COME ON IN – The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA) |
| 50 | LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT – Margo Smith (Warner Bros.) |