| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 29, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’D JUST LOVE TO LAY YOU DOWN Conway Twitty (MCA 41174) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | SUGAR DADDY Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49160) | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | WHY DON’T YOU SPEND THE NIGHT Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11909) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 4 | (I’ll Even Love You) BETTER THAN I DID THEN Statler Brothers (Mercury 57012) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 5 | SHRINER’S CONVENTION Ray Stevens (RCA 11911) | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | |
| 6 | HONKY TONK BLUES Charley Pride (RCA 11912) | 10 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| 7 | MEN Charly McClain (Epic 50825) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 8 | IT’S LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOOBYE Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11198) | 12 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| 9 | MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS Willie Nelson (Columbia 11186) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 10 | TWO STORY HOUSE George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50849) | 13 | 19 | 26 | 5 | |
| 11 | WOMEN I’VE NEVER HAD Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46593) | 15 | 18 | 20 | 8 | |
| 12 | BENEATH STILL WATERS Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49164) | 16 | 23 | 31 | 5 | |
| 13 | WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 46591) | 17 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 14 | A LESSON IN LEAVIN’ Dottie West (United Artists 1339) | 18 | 24 | 29 | 8 | |
| 15 | THE COWGIRL AND THE DANDY Brenda Lee (MCA 41187) | 21 | 26 | 33 | 7 | |
| 16 | ARE YOU ON THE ROAD TO LOVIN’ ME AGAIN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49176) | 22 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| 17 | COULDN’T DO NOTHIN’ RIGHT Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11188) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 18 | GONE TOO FAR Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46613) | 26 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | TENNESSEE WALTZ Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11190) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 9 | |
| 20 | NUMBERS Bobby Bare (Columbia 11170) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | |
| 21 | MY HOME’S IN ALABAMA Alabama (MDJ 1002) | 23 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| 22 | THE WAY I AM Merle Haggard (MCA 41200) | 32 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | NIGHT LIFE Danny Davis & Willie Nelson with Nashville Brass (RCA 11893) | 25 | 31 | 38 | 9 | |
| 24 | YIPPY CRY YI Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 49168) | 27 | 30 | 37 | 7 | |
| 25 | LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50845) | 29 | 38 | 49 | 6 | |
| 26 | STANDING TALL Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1336) | 30 | 39 | 47 | 6 | |
| 27 | MORNING COMES TOO EARLY Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11927) | 35 | 47 | 58 | 4 | |
| 28 | TAKING SOMEBODY WITH ME WHEN I FALL Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11219) | 41 | 54 | 75 | 4 | |
| 29 | PREGNANT AGAIN Loretta Lynn (MCA 41185) | 34 | 46 | 55 | 5 | |
| 30 | GIFT FROM MISSOURI Jim Weatherly (Elektra 46592) | 33 | 40 | 50 | 7 | |
| 31 | 3 CHORD COUNTRY SONG Red Steagall (Elektra 46590) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 8 | |
| 32 | LET’S GET IT WHILE THE GETTIN’S GOOD Eddy Arnold (RCA 11918) | 43 | 50 | 68 | 4 | |
| 33 | PERFECT STRANGERS John Wesley Ryles (MCA 41184) | 40 | 45 | 52 | 6 | |
| 34 | LET ME IN Kenny Dale (Capitol 4829) | 39 | 44 | 51 | 7 | |
| 35 | STARTIN OVER AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA 11926) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | LONELY HOTEL Don King (Epic 50840) | 38 | 41 | 48 | 7 | |
| 37 | TEMPORARILY YOURS Jeanne Pruett (IBC 0008) | 50 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | YOU LAY A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE ON ME Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49187) | 45 | 51 | 63 | 4 | |
| 39 | I JUST HAD YOU ON MY MIND Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4838) | 48 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | SHE JUST STARTED LIKING CHEATIN’ SONGS John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49191) | 52 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | RAMBLER GAMBLER Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 46602) | 47 | 53 | 65 | 5 | |
| 42 | GOOD OLE BOYS LIKE ME Don Williams (MCA 41205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | NOTHING SURE LOOKED GOOD ON YOU Gene Watson (Capitol 4814) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 44 | DAYDREAM BELIEVER Anne Murray (Capitol 4813) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 45 | LIKE STRANGERS Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49199) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | BIG MAN’S CAFE Nick Noble (Churchill 7755) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 8 | |
| 47 | I DON’T WANT TO LOSE Leon Everette (Orlando 106) | 56 | 59 | 66 | 5 | |
| 48 | WALK ON BY Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49183) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 4 | |
| 49 | SEXY SONG Carol Chase (Casablanca West 4502) | 49 | 52 | 57 | 6 | |
| 50 | AFTER HOURS Joe Stampley (Epic 50854) | 59 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | ONE OF A KIND Moe Bandy (Columbia 11184) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | |
| 52 | DIANE Ed Bruce (MCA 41201) | 60 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| 53 | AN AMERICAN DREAM Dirt Band (United Artists 1330) | 53 | 57 | 62 | 6 | |
| 54 | FRIDAY NIGHT FOOL Roger Bowling (NSD 37) | 54 | 56 | 61 | 6 | |
| 55 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) Janie Fricke (Columbia 11224) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | DEALIN’ WITH THE DEVIL Eddy Raven (Dimension 1005) | 68 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | ONE DAY AT A TIME Cristy Lane (United Artists 1342) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | LYING TIME AGAIN Mel Tillis (Elektra 46583) | 24 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 59 | SHOTGUN RIDER Joe Sun (Ovation 1141) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | TONY’S TANK-UP, DRIVE-IN CAFE Hank Thompson (MCA 41176) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 9 | |
| 61 | THE FOOL WHO FOOLED AROUND Keith Stegall (Capitol 4835) | 61 | 65 | 69 | 5 | |
| 62 | MAKES ME WONDER IF I EVER SAID GOODBYE Kin Vassy (Int’l Artists 502) | 66 | 69 | 79 | 5 | |
| 63 | TONIGHT LET’S SLEEP ON IT BABY Mel Street (Sunbird 103) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 10 | |
| 64 | IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE Mac Davis (Casablanca 2244) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | LOVELY LONELY LADY R.C. Bannon (Columbia 11210) | 65 | 68 | 72 | 5 | |
| 66 | WHILE THE CHOIR SANG THE HYMN (I Thought Of Her) Johnny Russell (Mercury 57016) | 70 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | DALLAS Floyd Cramer (RCA 11916) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | DOWN IN THE QUARTER Tommy Overstreet (Elektra 46600) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | I CAN’T CHEAT Larry G. Hudson (Mercury 57015) | 76 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | SWEET SENSUOUS SENSATIONS Don Gibson (Warner/Curb 49193) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | I’D BUILD A BRIDGE Charlie Rich (United Artists 1340) | 73 | 81 | 86 | 4 | |
| 72 | LOVIN’ A LIVIN’ DREAM Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50857) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | SUNSHINE Juice Newton (Capitol 4818) | 37 | 37 | 40 | 9 | |
| 74 | THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY Big Al Downing (Warner Bros. 49161) | 42 | 42 | 46 | 8 | |
| 75 | I AIN’T LIVING LONG LIKE THIS Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 11898) | 57 | 10 | 1 | 12 | |
| 76 | WILD BULL RIDER Hoyt Axton (Jeremiah 1003) | 58 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| 77 | I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN George Burns (Mercury 57011) | 62 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
| 78 | I’M ALREADY BLUE Kendalls (Ovation 1143) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | PLAY ANOTHER SLOW SONG Johnny Duncan (Columbia 11185) | 63 | 29 | 13 | 12 | |
| 80 | THE REAL BUDDY HOLLY STORY Sonny Curtis (Elektra 46616) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | MEAN WOMAN BLUES Max D. Barnes (Ovation 1142) | 81 | 84 | 88 | 5 | |
| 82 | WAKE ME UP Louise Mandrell (Epic 50856) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | PLEASE TALK TO MY HEART Freddy Fender (Starflite 4908) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | WORKIN’ AT THE CARWASH BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA 11944) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | A MILLION OLD GOODBYES Freddy Weller (Columbia 11221) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | LOST THE GOOD THING Steve Gillette (Regency 45002) | 86 | 89 | 97 | 4 | |
| 87 | AUTOGRAPH John Denver (RCA 11915) | 87 | 90 | 95 | 4 | |
| 88 | CHEATING EYES Jerry Naylor (Oak 1014) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | WELL ROUNDED TRAVELING MAN Kenny Price (Dimension 1003) | 89 | 93 | 93 | 4 | |
| 90 | FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES Sonny Throckmorton (Mercury 57018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | ANY PORT IN A STORM Leona Williams (MCA 41196) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | LOVE IN THE MEANTIME Streets (Epic 50827) | 69 | 34 | 34 | 11 | |
| 93 | THE OLD SIDE OF TOWN Tom T. Hall (RCA 11888) | 71 | 35 | 11 | 14 | |
| 94 | YEARS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41162) | 72 | 48 | 12 | 16 | |
| 95 | YOU TURN MY LOVE LIGHT ON Billy Walker (Caprice 2060) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 8 | |
| 96 | (If I’d Only Known) IT WAS THE LAST TIME Faron Young (MCA 41177) | 77 | 60 | 60 | 7 | |
| 97 | I CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOU Razzy Bailey (RCA 11885) | 78 | 62 | 23 | 15 | |
| 98 | SILENCE ON THE LINE Henson Cargill (Copper Mountain 201) | 80 | 63 | 28 | 14 | |
| 99 | THE FIRST TIME Melissa Lewis (Door Knob 122) | 88 | 88 | 92 | 4 | |
| 100 | YOURS FOR THE TAKING Jack Greene (Frontline 704) | 93 | 66 | 32 | 12 | |
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