| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 5, 1982 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FINALLY T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 50041) | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2 | TEARS OF THE LONELY Mickey Gilley (Epic 02774) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | YOU’LL BE BACK (Every Night In My Dreams) Statler Brothers (Mercury 76142) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | |
| 4 | FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS Bellamy Brothers (Elektra/Curb 47431) | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | |
| 5 | LISTEN TO THE RADIO Don Williams (MCA 52037) | 7 | 13 | 16 | 8 | |
| 6 | JUST TO SATISFY YOU Waylon & Willie (RCA 13073) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 7 | I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435) | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | |
| 8 | KANSAS CITY LIGHTS Steve Wariner (RCA 13072) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
| 9 | RING ON HER FINGER, TIME ON HER HANDS Lee Greenwood (MCA 52026) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | ANOTHER CHANCE Tammy Wynette (Epic 02770) | 12 | 17 | 21 | 11 | |
| 11 | SLOW HAND Conway Twitty (Elektra 47443) | 14 | 19 | 26 | 7 | |
| 12 | I DON’T THINK SHE’S IN LOVE ANYMORE Charley Pride (RCA 13096) | 13 | 18 | 22 | 7 | |
| 13 | TAKE ME TO THE COUNTRY Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5095) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 12 | |
| 14 | JUST GIVE ME WHAT YOU THINK IS FAIR Leon Everette (RCA 13079) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 11 | |
| 15 | ANY DAY NOW Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13216) | 18 | 23 | 30 | 6 | |
| 16 | EVERYTIME YOU CROSS MY MIND (You Break My Heart) Razzy Bailey (RCA 13084) | 17 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
| 17 | SPEAK SOFTLY (You’re Talking To My Heart) Gene Watson (MCA 52009) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 18 | ’TIL YOU’RE GONE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52038) | 21 | 27 | 33 | 6 | |
| 19 | I’M GOIN’ HURTIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 02791) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| 20 | WOULD YOU CATCH A FALLING STAR John Anderson (Warner Bros. 50043) | 22 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 21 | ARE THE GOOD TIMES REALLY OVER (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver) Merle Haggard (Epic 02894) | 28 | 39 | 52 | 4 | |
| 22 | FORTY AND FADIN’ Ray Price (Dimension 1031) | 23 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| 23 | LOVE’S FOUND YOU AND ME Ed Bruce (MCA 52036) | 24 | 26 | 29 | 7 | |
| 24 | WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47444) | 27 | 35 | 49 | 4 | |
| 25 | THE GENERAL LEE Johnny Cash (Scotti Brothers 02803) | 26 | 28 | 32 | 9 | |
| 26 | ASHES TO ASHES Terri Gibbs (MCA 52040) | 29 | 36 | 48 | 7 | |
| 27 | THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN THUMB Jerry Reed (RCA 13081) | 30 | 33 | 37 | 9 | |
| 28 | DON’T WORRY ’BOUT ME BABY Janie Fricke (Columbia 02859) | 33 | 42 | 54 | 5 | |
| 29 | TAKE ME DOWN Alabama (RCA 13210) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | WITH THEIR KIND OF MONEY AND OUR KIND OF LOVE Billy Swan (Epic 02841) | 31 | 34 | 39 | 9 | |
| 31 | SLOW DOWN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 02847) | 37 | 46 | 58 | 7 | |
| 32 | I THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVIN’ Osmonds (Elektra/Curb 47438) | 40 | 49 | 60 | 6 | |
| 33 | I JUST CUT MYSELF Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02884) | 42 | 53 | 68 | 5 | |
| 34 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia 02741) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 35 | CLOSER TO YOU Burrito Brothers (Curb 02835) | 35 | 37 | 42 | 9 | |
| 36 | DEALING WITH THE DEVIL Merle Haggard (MCA 52020) | 36 | 38 | 44 | 8 | |
| 37 | I DON’T CARE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02931) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | WHEN YOU FIND HER, KEEP HER Wright Brothers (Warner Bros. 50033) | 38 | 40 | 43 | 10 | |
| 39 | OH GIRL Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 50058) | 52 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | LOVE’S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME Juice Newton (Capitol 5120) | 55 | 67 | 78 | 4 | |
| 41 | (Who’s Gonna Sing) THE LAST COUNTRY SONG Billy Parker & Friend (Soundwaves 4670) | 45 | 54 | 66 | 6 | |
| 42 | FRAGILE—HANDLE WITH CARE Cristy Lane (Liberty 1461) | 46 | 52 | 62 | 6 | |
| 43 | EVERYONE KNOWS I’M YOURS Corbin/Hanner Band (Alfa 7022) | 43 | 45 | 47 | 9 | |
| 44 | I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 76148) | 47 | 57 | 69 | 7 | |
| 45 | HEARTBREAK EXPRESS Dolly Parton (RCA 13234) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | BORN TO RUN Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29993) | 57 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ Stephanie Winslow (Primero 1003) | 50 | 56 | 65 | 6 | |
| 48 | OVER THIRTY (Not Over The Hill) Conway Twitty (Elektra 52032) | 48 | 50 | 61 | 6 | |
| 49 | ALL MY LOVIN’ Mundo Earwood (Primero 1002) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 8 | |
| 50 | SOME MEMORIES JUST WON’T DIE Marty Robbins (Columbia 02854) | 58 | 68 | 83 | 4 | |
| 51 | BUSTED John Conlee (MCA 52008) | 19 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
| 52 | PARADISE KNIFE AND GUN CLUB Roy Clark (Churchill 94002) | 62 | 70 | 81 | 5 | |
| 53 | I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME Charlene (Motown 1611) | 53 | 55 | 63 | 7 | |
| 54 | DREAMIN’ John Schneider (Scotti Brothers 02889) | 64 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 55 | TONIGHT I’M FEELING YOU (All Over Again) Jack Grayson & Blackjack (Joe-Wes 81000) | 65 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | WASN’T THAT LOVE Susie Allanson (Liberty/Curb 1460) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 8 | |
| 57 | WHERE THE SUN DON’T SHINE Ray Stevens (RCA 13207) | 66 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 58 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Sonny James & Southern Gentlemen (Dimension 1033) | 61 | 71 | 82 | 5 | |
| 59 | SO FINE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52065) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | CHEATIN’ STATE OF MIND Bandana (Warner Bros. 50045) | 63 | 69 | 74 | 6 | |
| 61 | THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY Mel Tillis (Elektra 47453) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | I’M GONNA HIRE A WINO TO DECORATE OUR HOME David Frizzell (Warner/Viva 50063) | 72 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | HONKY TONKIN’ Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47462) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | SHE USED TO SING ON SUNDAY Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 02910) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | EITHER YOU’RE MARRIED OR YOU’RE SINGLE Margo Smith (A.M.I. 1304) | 67 | 72 | 77 | 6 | |
| 66 | THERE AIN’T NO COUNTRY MUSIC ON THIS JUKEBOX Tom T. Hall & Earl Scruggs (Columbia 02858) | 70 | 84 | 87 | 5 | |
| 67 | IF YOU AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ To Lose) Bobby Bare (Columbia 02895) | 78 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | NOBODY Sylvia (RCA 13223) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | HURTIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE Tom Carlile (Door Knob 176) | 71 | 76 | 80 | 5 | |
| 70 | AIN’T NO MONEY Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02937) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | SINGLE WOMEN Dolly Parton (RCA 13057) | 25 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 72 | HE’S TAKEN Lane Brody (Liberty 1457) | 75 | 82 | 92 | 4 | |
| 73 | I’M NOT THAT LONELY YET Reba McEntire (Mercury 76157) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA 13019) | 32 | 9 | 2 | 14 | |
| 75 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline/Jim Reeves (MCA 52052) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | SURVIVOR Bill Nash (Liberty 1463) | 79 | 87 | 94 | 4 | |
| 77 | DON’T LOOK BACK Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 50017) | 39 | 11 | 12 | 15 | |
| 78 | CHEATER’S PRAYER Kendalls (Mercury 76155) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT Dave Rowland (Elektra 47442) | 84 | 85 | 88 | 6 | |
| 80 | OUR WEDDING BAND Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon (RCA 13095) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | TALK TO ME LONELINESS Cindy Hurt (Churchill 94004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | JUST HOOKED ON COUNTRY (pt. 1) Albert Coleman’s Atlanta Pops (Epic 02938) | 89 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | TRAIN TO DIXIE Tom Gribbin (Mariner 8201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Judy Taylor (Warner Bros. 50061) | 87 | 91 | 96 | 4 | |
| 85 | RODEO CLOWN Mac Davis (Casasblanca 2350) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | AFTER TONIGHT Deborah Allen (Capitol 5110) | 88 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | THE HIGH COST OF LOVING Charlie Ross (Town House 1057) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | NORTH WIND Jim & Jesse and Charlie Louvin (Soundwaves 4671) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | TAKE TIME Wickline (Cascade Mountain 2426) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | PEPSI MAN Bobby Mackey (Moon Shine 3007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | PLAY ANOTHER GETTIN’ DRUNK AND TAKE SOMEBODY HOME SONG Roy Head (NSD 129) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | IF I COULD GET YOU (Into My Life) Gene Cotton (Knoll 5002) | 94 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | THE PARTY’S OVER Johnny Bush with Willie Nelson (Delta 11393) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | SWEET SOUTHERN MOONLIGHT Narvel Felts (Lobo VIII) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | APARTMENT #9 Noel (Deep South 690) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON ME Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02718) | 41 | 29 | 4 | 16 | |
| 97 | DON’T GIVE UP ON ME Eddy Arnold (RCA 13094) | 86 | 88 | 91 | 6 | |
| 98 | BROTHERLY LOVE Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon (RCA 13049) | 44 | 44 | 46 | 10 | |
| 99 | ’ROUND THE CLOCK LOVIN’ Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 50004) | 54 | 30 | 6 | 17 | |
| 100 | SOMEDAY SOON Moe Bandy (Columbia 02735) | 68 | 32 | 17 | 15 | |
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