| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 8, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I AIN’T LIVING LONG LIKE THIS Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11898) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS Willie Nelson (Columbia 11186) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 3 | DAYDREAM BELIEVER Anne Murray (Capitol 4813) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 4 | NOTHING SURE LOOKED GOOD ON YOU Gene Watson (Capitol 4814) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 5 | WHY DON’T YOU SPEND THE NIGHT Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11909) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 6 | I’D JUST LOVE TO LAY YOU DOWN Conway Twitty (MCA 41174) | 8 | 11 | 17 | 6 | |
| 7 | LYING TIME AGAIN Mel Tillis (Elektra 46583) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| 8 | (I’ll Even Love You) BETTER THAN I DID THEN Statler Brothers (Mercury 57012) | 10 | 14 | 20 | 8 | |
| 9 | MEN Charly McClain (Epic 50825) | 12 | 19 | 27 | 9 | |
| 10 | SUGAR DADDY Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49160) | 13 | 20 | 28 | 6 | |
| 11 | THE OLD SIDE OF TOWN Tom T. Hall (RCA 11888) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | |
| 12 | YEARS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41162) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 13 | PLAY ANOTHER SLOW SONG Johnny Duncan (Columbia 11185) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 9 | |
| 14 | NUMBERS Bobby Bare (Columbia 11170) | 16 | 18 | 24 | 11 | |
| 15 | ONE OF A KIND Moe Bandy (Columbia 11184) | 19 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 16 | I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN George Burns (Mercury 57011) | 18 | 24 | 30 | 11 | |
| 17 | WILD BULL RIDER Hoyt Axton (Jeremiah 1003) | 21 | 28 | 36 | 9 | |
| 18 | HONKY TONK BLUES Charley Pride (RCA 11912) | 25 | 33 | 43 | 4 | |
| 19 | IT’S LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOOBYE Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11198) | 27 | 40 | 56 | 5 | |
| 20 | WOMEN I’VE NEVER HAD Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46593) | 26 | 34 | 45 | 5 | |
| 21 | SHRINER’S CONVENTION Ray Stevens (RCA 11911) | 33 | 45 | 57 | 5 | |
| 22 | COULDN’T DO NOTHIN’ RIGHT Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11188) | 24 | 29 | 39 | 7 | |
| 23 | I CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOU Razzy Bailey (RCA 11885) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 24 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 46591) | 29 | 35 | 44 | 5 | |
| 25 | TENNESSEE WALTZ Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11190) | 31 | 37 | 46 | 6 | |
| 26 | TWO STORY HOUSE George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50849) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | MY HOME’S IN ALABAMA Alabama (MDJ 1002) | 35 | 43 | 54 | 6 | |
| 28 | SILENCE ON THE LINE Henson Cargill (Copper Mountain 201) | 28 | 31 | 37 | 11 | |
| 29 | A LESSON IN LEAVIN’ Dottie West (United Artists 1339) | 40 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| 30 | TONY’S TANK-UP, DRIVE-IN CAFE Hank Thompson (MCA 41176) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 6 | |
| 31 | BENEATH STILL WATERS Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49164) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | YOURS FOR THE TAKING Jack Greene (Frontline 704) | 32 | 36 | 40 | 9 | |
| 33 | THE COWGIRL AND THE DANDY Brenda Lee (MCA 41187) | 43 | 53 | 65 | 4 | |
| 34 | LOVE IN THE MEANTIME Streets (Epic 50827) | 36 | 39 | 50 | 8 | |
| 35 | DRINKIN’ AND DRIVIN’ Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50818) | 15 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 36 | ARE YOU ON THE ROAD TO LOVIN’ ME AGAIN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49176) | 48 | 63 | 85 | 4 | |
| 37 | YIPPY CRY YI Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 49168) | 44 | 51 | 61 | 4 | |
| 38 | NIGHT LIFE Danny Davis & Willie Nelson with Nashville Brass (RCA 11893) | 45 | 52 | 62 | 6 | |
| 39 | TONIGHT LET’S SLEEP ON IT BABY Mel Street (Sunbird 103) | 42 | 47 | 53 | 7 | |
| 40 | SUNSHINE Juice Newton (Capitol 4818) | 46 | 50 | 59 | 6 | |
| 41 | 3 CHORD COUNTRY SONG Red Steagall (Elektra 46590) | 49 | 57 | 67 | 5 | |
| 42 | LOVE ME OVER AGAIN Don Williams (MCA 41155) | 17 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 43 | BABY, YOU’RE SOMETHING John Conlee (MCA 41163) | 20 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 44 | I’LL BE COMING BACK FOR MORE T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49110) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 15 | |
| 45 | CRYING Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49146) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
| 46 | THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 49161) | 50 | 58 | 68 | 5 | |
| 47 | STANDING TALL Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1336) | 56 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | LONELY HOTEL Don King (Epic 50840) | 55 | 65 | 77 | 4 | |
| 49 | LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50845) | 60 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | GIFT FROM MISSOURI Jim Weatherly (Elektra 46592) | 61 | 71 | 80 | 4 | |
| 51 | LET ME IN Kenny Dale (Capitol 4829) | 62 | 67 | 79 | 4 | |
| 52 | PERFECT STRANGERS John Wesley Ryles (MCA 41184) | 65 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | BIG MAN’S CAFE Nick Noble (Churchill 7755) | 57 | 62 | 72 | 5 | |
| 54 | I’D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU Jacky Ward (Mercury 57013) | 30 | 30 | 35 | 12 | |
| 55 | PREGNANT AGAIN Loretta Lynn (MCA 41185) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | YOUR OLD COLD SHOULDER Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1329) | 38 | 16 | 6 | 15 | |
| 57 | SEXY SONG Carol Chase (Casablanca West 4502) | 64 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | MORNING COMES TOO EARLY Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11927) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | DRIFTIN’ AWAY Miki Mori (Oak 1010) | 59 | 61 | 66 | 6 | |
| 60 | (If I’d Only Known) IT WAS THE LAST TIME Faron Young (MCA 41177) | 63 | 69 | 74 | 4 | |
| 61 | FRIDAY NIGHT FOOL Roger Bowling (NSD 37) | 69 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | AN AMERICAN DREAM Dirt Band (United Artists 1330) | 70 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | YOU LAY A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE ON ME Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49187) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | WALK ON BY Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49183) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | RAMBLER GAMBLER Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 46602) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | I DON’T WANT TO LOSE Leon Everette (Orlando 106) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY Earl Scruggs Revue (Columbia 11176) | 41 | 44 | 49 | 8 | |
| 68 | LET’S GET IT WHILE THE GETTIN’S GOOD Eddy Arnold (RCA 11918) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | THE FOOL WHO FOOLED AROUND Keith Stegall (Capitol 4835) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | CHAIN GANG OF LOVE Roy Clark (MCA 41153) | 47 | 22 | 22 | 14 | |
| 71 | LET JESSE ROB THE TRAIN Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 49118) | 51 | 21 | 21 | 13 | |
| 72 | LOVELY LONELY LADY R.C. Bannon (Columbia 11210) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | NEVER SEEN A MOUNTAIN SO HIGH Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50753) | 52 | 26 | 26 | 12 | |
| 74 | YOU TURN MY LOVE LIGHT ON Billy Walker (Caprice 2060) | 77 | 80 | 87 | 5 | |
| 75 | TAKING SOMEBODY WITH ME WHEN I FALL Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11219) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | FREE TO BE LONELY AGAIN Diane Pfeifer (Capitol 4823) | 76 | 79 | 84 | 4 | |
| 77 | HASN’T IT BEEN GOOD TOGETHER Hank Snow & Kelly Foxton (RCA 11891) | 79 | 84 | 90 | 4 | |
| 78 | BACK TO BACK Jeanne Pruett (IBC 0005) | 53 | 27 | 10 | 16 | |
| 79 | MAKES ME WONDER IF I EVER SAID GOODBYE Kin Vassy (Int’l Artists 502) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | DIANE Ed Bruce (MCA 41201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | WHAT I HAD WITH YOU Sheila Andrews (Ovation 1138) | 54 | 54 | 58 | 8 | |
| 82 | LOVE HAS TAKEN ITS’ TIME Zella Lehr (RCA 11754) | 58 | 32 | 32 | 13 | |
| 83 | HEARTS Jimmie Peters (Sunbird 105) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | I’M INTO THE BOTTLE (To Get You Out Of My Mind) Dean Dillon (RCA 11881) | 67 | 38 | 38 | 13 | |
| 85 | BLIND WILLIE Chet Atkins (RCA 11892) | 88 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | I’D BUILD A BRIDGE Charlie Rich (United Artists 1340) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | LEAVING LOUISIANA IN THE BROAD DAYLIGHT Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41154) | 68 | 42 | 16 | 15 | |
| 88 | MEAN WOMAN BLUES Max D. Barnes (Ovation 1142) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | VOICE OF FREEDOM Jim Kirk & TM Singers (Capitol 4834) | 89 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | BLUE HEARTACHE Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49108) | 71 | 46 | 13 | 17 | |
| 91 | BABY Ferlin Husky (Cashet 4508) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | THE FIRST TIME Melissa Lewis (Door Knob 122) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | WELL ROUNDED TRAVELING MAN Kenny Price (Dimension 1003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | (I Still Long To Hold You) NOW AND THEN Reba McEntire (Mercury 57014) | 72 | 48 | 48 | 12 | |
| 95 | AUTOGRAPH John Denver (RCA 11915) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | THE SHUFFLE SONG Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 49109) | 78 | 56 | 19 | 14 | |
| 97 | LOST THE GOOD THING Steve Gillette (Regency 45002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SUGAR FOOT RAG Jerry Reed (RCA 11764) | 80 | 59 | 29 | 15 | |
| 99 | NAG, NAG, NAG Bobby Braddock (Elektra 46585) | 85 | 85 | 88 | 6 | |
| 100 | MADE IN THE USA Ivory Jack (NSD 36) | 87 | 87 | 89 | 5 | |
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