| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 17, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | GONE TOO FAR Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46613) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2 | THE WAY I AM Merle Haggard (MCA 41200) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 3 | BENEATH STILL WATERS Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49164) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes (United Artists 1345) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | |
| 5 | MORNING COMES TOO EARLY Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius (RCA 11927) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 6 | STARTIN OVER AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA 11926) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 7 | GOOD OLE BOYS LIKE ME Don Williams (MCA 41205) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| 8 | ARE YOU ON THE ROAD TO LOVIN’ ME AGAIN Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 49176) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 9 | TEMPORARILY YOURS Jeanne Pruett (IBC 0008) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| 10 | MY HEART / SILENT NIGHT (After The Fight) Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11952) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| 11 | IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE Mac Davis (Casablanca 2244) | 16 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 12 | TRYING TO LOVE TWO WOMEN Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41217) | 13 | 14 | 25 | 5 | |
| 13 | LET’S GET IT WHILE THE GETTIN’S GOOD Eddy Arnold (RCA 11918) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 14 | SHE JUST STARTED LIKING CHEATIN’ SONGS John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49191) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| 15 | I’M ALREADY BLUE Kendalls (Ovation 1143) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 8 | |
| 16 | LUCKY ME Anne Murray (Capitol 4848) | 19 | 25 | 31 | 7 | |
| 17 | SMOOTH SAILIN’ T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49214) | 22 | 31 | 37 | 7 | |
| 18 | ONE DAY AT A TIME Cristy Lane (United Artists 1342) | 24 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| 19 | HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY George Jones (Epic 50867) | 29 | 33 | 40 | 6 | |
| 20 | LIKE STRANGERS Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49199) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 9 | |
| 21 | AFTER HOURS Joe Stampley (Epic 50854) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 10 | |
| 22 | PASS ME BY (If You’re Only Passing Through) Janie Fricke (Columbia 11224) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 9 | |
| 23 | DIANE Ed Bruce (MCA 41201) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 11 | |
| 24 | NEW YORK WINE AND TENNESSEE SHINE Dave & Sugar (RCA 11947) | 26 | 30 | 35 | 7 | |
| 25 | SHOTGUN RIDER Joe Sun (Ovation 1141) | 27 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 26 | TELL OLE I AIN’T HERE, HE BETTER GET ON HOME Mo Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 11244) | 30 | 34 | 48 | 6 | |
| 27 | YOUR BODY IS AN OUTLAW Mel Tillis (Elektra 46628) | 34 | 48 | 55 | 4 | |
| 28 | BEDROOM BALLAD Gene Watson (Capitol 4854) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 6 | |
| 29 | TOO OLD TO PLAY COWBOY Razzy Bailey (RCA 11954) | 35 | 45 | 52 | 5 | |
| 30 | LOVE, LOOK AT US NOW Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 50859) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 7 | |
| 31 | LOVIN’ A LIVIN’ DREAM Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50857) | 31 | 32 | 36 | 9 | |
| 32 | HE WAS THERE (When I Needed You) Tammy Wynette (Epic 50868) | 36 | 44 | 51 | 5 | |
| 33 | TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME Jim Reeves/Deborah Allen (RCA 11946) | 42 | 46 | 53 | 6 | |
| 34 | MIDNIGHT RIDER Willie Nelson (Columbia 11257) | 43 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES John Conlee (MCA 41233) | 47 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | TRUE LOVE WAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 50876) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | WORKIN’ AT THE CARWASH BLUES / AGE Jerry Reed (RCA 11944) | 39 | 41 | 46 | 8 / 7 | |
| 38 | LOVE IS A WARM COWBOY Buck Owens (Warner Bros. 49200) | 38 | 39 | 41 | 7 | |
| 39 | A LESSON IN LEAVIN’ Dottie West (United Artists 1339) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 40 | THE CHAMP Moe Bandy (Columbia 11255) | 50 | 60 | 77 | 4 | |
| 41 | THE REAL BUDDY HOLLY STORY Sonny Curtis (Elektra 46616) | 41 | 42 | 44 | 8 | |
| 42 | YOU WIN AGAIN Charley Pride (RCA 12002) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | IT’S TRUE LOVE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (MCA 41232) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | MAKE MINE NIGHT TIME Bill Anderson (MCA 41212) | 51 | 56 | 63 | 6 | |
| 45 | TAKING SOMEBODY WITH ME WHEN I FALL Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11219) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 46 | THE BLUE SIDE Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11270) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | FIFTEEN BEERS Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50863) | 48 | 51 | 54 | 7 | |
| 48 | LOSING KIND OF LOVE Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11253) | 55 | 64 | 72 | 5 | |
| 49 | BAR ROOM BUDDIES Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood (Elektra 46634) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SHE’S MADE OF FAITH Marty Robbins (Columbia 11240) | 53 | 55 | 58 | 6 | |
| 51 | EVANGELINA Hoyt Axton (Jeremiah 1005) | 57 | 65 | 67 | 5 | |
| 52 | I CAN’T REMEMBER Stephanie Winslow (Warner/Curb 49201) | 52 | 54 | 56 | 7 | |
| 53 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER Sissy Spacek (MCA 41221) | 59 | 71 | 75 | 4 | |
| 54 | RODEO EYES Zella Lehr (RCA 11953) | 61 | 66 | 69 | 6 | |
| 55 | IF THERE WERE ONLY TIME FOR LOVE Roy Clark (MCA 41208) | 58 | 61 | 71 | 5 | |
| 56 | IT DON’T HURT TO DREAM Sylvia (RCA 11958) | 63 | 68 | 79 | 4 | |
| 57 | YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH THE WRONG MAN Mundo Earwood (GMC 109) | 64 | 67 | 70 | 7 | |
| 58 | LET’S PUT OUR LOVE IN MOTION Charly McClain (Epic 50873) | 68 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | I’M NOT THROUGH LOVING YOU YET Pam Rose (Epic 50861) | 60 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 60 | RIVER ROAD Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1347) | 65 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | I CAN SEE FOREVER LOVING YOU Foxfire (Elektra/Curb 46625) | 66 | 69 | 74 | 5 | |
| 62 | TEQUILA SHEILA Bobby Bare (Columbia 11259) | 67 | 74 | 93 | 4 | |
| 63 | I JUST HAD YOU ON MY MIND Billy “Crash” Craddock (Capitol 4838) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 10 | |
| 64 | DEALIN’ WITH THE DEVIL Eddy Raven (Dimension 1005) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 10 | |
| 65 | WEIGHT OF MY CHAINS Tompall & Glaser Brothers (Elektra 46595) | 69 | 72 | 76 | 5 | |
| 66 | DALLAS Floyd Cramer (RCA 11916) | 37 | 37 | 39 | 9 | |
| 67 | I CAN’T CHEAT Larry G. Hudson (Mercury 57015) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 10 | |
| 68 | TWO STORY HOUSE George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic 50849) | 44 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 69 | STANDING TALL Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 1336) | 45 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
| 70 | EVEN A FOOL WOULD LET GO Charlie Rich (Epic 50869) | 74 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | YOU LAY A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE ON ME Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49187) | 46 | 20 | 21 | 11 | |
| 72 | YOU FILL MY LIFE Juice Newton (Capitol 4856) | 77 | 80 | 84 | 4 | |
| 73 | IT’S LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOOBYE Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11198) | 56 | 36 | 2 | 15 | |
| 74 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Danny Davis & Willie Nelson with Nashville Brass (RCA 11999) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | SATURDAY NIGHT IN DALLAS Kenny Seratt (MDJ 1003) | 80 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | KAW-LIGA Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46636) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | A STRANGER IN MY PLACE Orion (Sun 1152) | 85 | 86 | 89 | 5 | |
| 78 | DIM THE LIGHTS AND POUR THE WINE Red Steagall (Elektra 46633) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | DOWN IN THE QUARTER Tommy Overstreet (Elektra 46600) | 71 | 43 | 43 | 9 | |
| 80 | LOST IN AUSTIN Freddy Weller (Columbia 11266) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | J.R. B. J. Wright (Soundwaves 4604) | 84 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | STAY UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS Kathy Carllile (Frontline 705) | 87 | 93 | 94 | 4 | |
| 83 | BULL RIDER Johnny Cash (Columbia 11237) | 83 | 73 | 73 | 5 | |
| 84 | HAVE A GOOD DAY Henson Cargill (Copper Mountain 589) | 89 | 89 | 91 | 4 | |
| 85 | UNTIL YOU Terry Bradshaw (Benson 2001) | 86 | 90 | 92 | 4 | |
| 86 | ONE GOOD REASON Melissa Lewis (Door Knob 129) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | THE ARIZONA WHIZ / A REAL GOOD CIGAR George Burns (Mercury 57021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | THE ROCK I’M LEANING ON Jack Greene (Frontline 706) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I CAN HEAR KENTUCKY CALLING ME Osborne Brothers (CMH 1524) | 91 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | THE LITTLE FAMILY SOLDIER Red Sovine (Gusto 9028) | 90 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | ROSES AIN’T RED Diane Pfeifer (Capitol 4858) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | SWEET SENSUOUS SENSATIONS Don Gibson (Warner/Curb 49193) | 72 | 47 | 47 | 9 | |
| 93 | HONKY TONK BLUES Charley Pride (RCA 11912) | 73 | 49 | 6 | 14 | |
| 94 | SUGAR DADDY Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49160) | 75 | 50 | 15 | 16 | |
| 95 | CLING TO ME Jerry Wallace (Door Knob 127) | 76 | 76 | 78 | 7 | |
| 96 | CATHY’S CLOWN Springer Brothers (Elektra 46622) | 97 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | WOMEN I’VE NEVER HAD Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46593) | 78 | 52 | 32 | 15 | |
| 98 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU TONIGHT (Like There’s No Tomorrow) Becky Hobbs (Mercury 57020) | 98 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | I DON’T WANT TO LOSE Leon Everette (Orlando 106) | 79 | 53 | 34 | 12 | |
| 100 | THE COWGIRL AND THE DANDY Brenda Lee (MCA 41187) | 81 | 58 | 45 | 14 | |
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