| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 23, 1982 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | RED NECKIN’ LOVE MAKIN’ NIGHT Conway Twitty (MCA 51199) | 2 | 4 |
N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
13 | |
| 2 | THE SWEETEST THING (I’ve Ever Known) Juice Newton (Capitol 5046) | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 3 | LONELY NIGHTS Mickey Gilley (Epic 02578) | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 4 | I WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12342) | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 5 | BLAZE OF GLORY Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1441) | 7 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 6 | LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD Don Williams (MCA 51207) | 10 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 7 | YOU’RE MY BESTEST FRIEND Mac Davis (Casablanca 2341) | 8 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 8 | HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY (Have You Ever Been Blue) Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline (RCA 12346) | 11 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 9 | ONLY ONE YOU T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49858) | 12 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 10 | WATCHIN’ GIRLS GO BY Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02614) | 13 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 11 | SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47239) | 14 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 12 | IT TURNS ME INSIDE OUT Lee Greenwood (MCA 51159) | 15 | 20 | 15 | ||
| 13 | SHINE Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 12367) | 18 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 14 | YOU’RE THE BEST BREAK THIS OLD HEART EVER HAD Ed Bruce (MCA 51210) | 17 | 24 | 9 | ||
| 15 | I JUST CAME HOME TO COUNT THE MEMORIES John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49860) | 19 | 25 | 11 | ||
| 16 | MIDNIGHT RODEO Leon Everette (RCA 12355) | 22 | 26 | 11 | ||
| 17 | MOUNTAIN OF LOVE Charley Pride (RCA 13014) | 27 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 18 | PREACHING UP A STORM Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5059) | 26 | 31 | 11 | ||
| 19 | IT’S WHO YOU LOVE Kieran Kane (Elektra 47228) | 25 | 27 | 12 | ||
| 20 | DIAMONDS IN THE STARS Ray Price (Dimension 1024) | 24 | 29 | 11 | ||
| 21 | IT’S HIGH TIME Dottie West (Liberty 1436) | 21 | 22 | 13 | ||
| 22 | ONLY YOU (And You Alone) Reba McEntire (Mercury 57062) | 23 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 23 | DO ME WITH LOVE Janie Fricke (Columbia 02644) | 29 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 24 | BLUE MOON WITH HEARTACHE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02659) | 32 | 44 | 6 | ||
| 25 | SHE LEFT LOVE ALL OVER ME Razzy Bailey (RCA 13007) | 34 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 26 | IF YOU’RE WAITING ON ME (You’re Backing Up) Kendalls (Mercury 76131) | 33 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 27 | WILD TURKEY Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02637) | 28 | 30 | 8 | ||
| 28 | STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR LOVE Billy Swan (Epic 02601) | 30 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 29 | LADY LAY DOWN Tom Jones (Mercury 76125) | 31 | 33 | 10 | ||
| 30 | THE VERY BEST IS YOU Charly McClain (Epic 02656) | 35 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 31 | HEADED FOR A HEARTACHE Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 49829) | 6 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 32 | BOBBIE SUE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51231) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | WHEN YOU WERE BLUE AND I WAS GREEN Kin Vassy (Liberty 1440) | 40 | 49 | 7 | ||
| 34 | BIG CITY Merle Haggard (Epic 02686) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | MIS’RY RIVER Terri Gibbs (MCA 51225) | 45 | 59 | 5 | ||
| 36 | ALL I’M MISSING IS YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA 13000) | 39 | 43 | 8 | ||
| 37 | WHERE THERE’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon (RCA 12359) | 38 | 40 | 10 | ||
| 38 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Koala 340) | 43 | 56 | 6 | ||
| 39 | LET’S GET TOGETHER AND CRY Joe Stampley (Epic 02533) | 42 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 40 | LOVE NEVER COMES EASY Helen Cornelius (Elektra 47237) | 44 | 52 | 8 | ||
| 41 | LOVE WAS BORN Randy Barlow (Jamex 002) | 46 | 54 | 6 | ||
| 42 | EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02637) | 51 | 61 | 7 | ||
| 43 | FOURTEEN CARAT MIND Gene Watson (MCA 51183) | 4 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 44 | NO RELIEF IN SIGHT Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 49887) | 54 | 65 | 5 | ||
| 45 | INNOCENT LIES Sonny James & Southern Gentlemen (Dimension 1026) | 56 | 71 | 6 | ||
| 46 | IF SOMETHING SHOULD COME BETWEEN US (Let It Be Love) Burrito Brothers (Curb 02641) | 55 | 69 | 7 | ||
| 47 | I CAN’T SAY GOODBYE TO YOU Terry Gregory (Handshake 02563) | 49 | 55 | 8 | ||
| 48 | COTTON FIELDS Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 920) | 48 | 50 | 8 | ||
| 49 | TENNESSEE ROSE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49892) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | WHO DO YOU KNOW IN CALIFORNIA Eddy Raven (Elektra 47216) | 20 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 51 | OKLAHOMA CRUDE Corbin/Hanner Band (Alfa 7010) | 53 | 57 | 8 | ||
| 52 | SWEET YESTERDAY Sylvia (RCA 13020) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | YEARS AGO Statler Brothers (Mercury 57059) | 9 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 54 | ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT Anne Murray (Capitol 5083) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | PLAY ME OR TRADE ME Mel Tillis & Nancy Sinatra (Elektra 47247) | 58 | 75 | 5 | ||
| 56 | TELL ME WHY Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 12344) | 16 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 57 | LIES ON YOUR LIPS Cristy Lane (Liberty 1443) | 69 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | I LIE Loretta Lynn (MCA 51226) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | YOU LOOK LIKE THE ONE I LOVE Deborah Allen (Capitol 5080) | 70 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | CHEROKEE COUNTRY Solid Gold Band (NSD 110) | 60 | 63 | 9 | ||
| 61 | DON’T LEAD ME ON Wyvon Alexander (Gervasi 671) | 63 | 67 | 8 | ||
| 62 | CASCADE MOUNTAIN MEMORIES Wickline (Cascade Mountain 2425) | 64 | 68 | 7 | ||
| 63 | I DON’T WANT TO WANT YOU Lobo (Lobo I) | 68 | 74 | 6 | ||
| 64 | PLAY SOMETHING WE COULD LOVE TO Diane Pfeifer (Capitol 5060) | 36 | 37 | 9 | ||
| 65 | DON’T EVER LEAVE ME AGAIN Vern Gosdin (A.M.I. 1302) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | THE WOMAN IN ME Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02523) | 37 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 67 | A GIRL LIKE YOU Sonny Throckmorton (MCA 51214) | 67 | 70 | 7 | ||
| 68 | BUT IT’S CHEATING Family Brown (RCA 13015) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | TOO MANY HEARTS IN THE FIRE Bobby Smith (Liberty 1439) | 41 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 70 | GUILTY EYES Bandana (Warner Bros. 49872) | 84 | 90 | 5 | ||
| 71 | RUNNING ON LOVE Don King (Epic 02674) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | GONNA TAKE MY ANGEL OUT TONIGHT Ronnie Rogers (Lifesong 45094) | 47 | 48 | 10 | ||
| 73 | YOU’RE MY FAVORITE STAR Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 49815) | 52 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 74 | A MARRIED MAN Judy Taylor (Warner Bros. 49859) | 80 | 84 | 6 | ||
| 75 | LAY BACK DOWN AND LOVE ME Rich Landers (A.M.I. 1301) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra 47257) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | BE THERE FOR ME BABY Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47301) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | SOME DAY MY SHIP’S COMIN’ IN Joe Waters (New Colony 6812) | 82 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02692) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | NEW CUT ROAD Bobby Bare (Columbia 02690) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | EVERYBODY LOVES A WINNER Dickey Lee (Mercury 76129) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | I’M JUST THE LEAVIN’ KIND Michael Meyers (MBP 1980) | 87 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | MISTER GARFIELD Merle Kilgore & Friends (Elektra 47252) | 88 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | LUSTFUL LADY EYES Steve Mantelli (Picap 006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | A WOMAN LIKE YOU O’Roark Brothers (Comstock 1672) | 86 | 88 | 5 | ||
| 86 | LADY, LAY DOWN (Lay Down On My Pillow) Gary Goodnight (Door Knob 169) | 89 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO CHEAT David Allan Coe (Columbia 02678) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | THE REVEREND MR. BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 02669) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | I SEE AN ANGEL EVERY DAY Billy Parker (Soundwaves 4659) | 94 | 94 | 5 | ||
| 90 | AIN’T NOBODY GONNA GET MY BODY BUT YOU Del Reeves (Koala 339) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | BEST OF FRIENDS Thrasher Brothers (MCA 51227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | TIL SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG R.C. Bannon (RCA 13029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | THE HIGHLIGHT OF ’81 Johnny Paycheck (Epic 02684) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | SLOW TEXAS DANCING Donna Hazard (Excelsior 1020) | 96 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | BLUE EYES DON’T MAKE AN ANGEL Zella Lehr (Columbia 02677) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | NO PLACE TO HIDE Gail Zeiler (Equa 670) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | HEARTS (Our Hearts) Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1422) | 57 | 58 | 8 | ||
| 98 | LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE Alabama (RCA 12288) | 59 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 99 | RODEO ROMEO Moe Bandy (Columbia 02532) | 61 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 100 | IT’S NOT THE SAME OLD YOU Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 02638) | 62 | 62 | 8 | ||
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