| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 30, 1982 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MISTAKES Don Williams (MCA 52097) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| 2 | CLOSE ENOUGH TO PERFECT Alabama (RCA 13294) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| 3 | LET IT BE ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 03073) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 4 | YOU’RE SO GOOD WHEN YOU’RE BAD Charley Pride (RCA 13293) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | |
| 5 | HE GOT YOU Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13286) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | SHE’S LYING Lee Greenwood (MCA 52087) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 7 | WAR IS HELL (On The Homefront Too) T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29934) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| 8 | BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY Juice Newton (Capitol 5148) | 10 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| 9 | HEARTBROKE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03212) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 7 | |
| 10 | LOVE’S GONNA FALL HERE TONIGHT Razzy Bailey (RCA 13290) | 13 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| 11 | I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Dolly Parton (RCA 13260) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| 12 | EVER, NEVER LOVIN’ YOU Ed Bruce (MCA 52109) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 10 | |
| 13 | SOUL SEARCHIN’ Leon Everette (RCA 13282) | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | |
| 14 | WE DID BUT NOW YOU DON’T Conway Twitty (Elektra 69964) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |
| 15 | OPERATOR, LONG DISTANCE PLEASE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52111) | 17 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 16 | STEP BACK Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03203) | 18 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 17 | IT AIN’T EASY BEIN’ EASY Janie Fricke (Columbia 03214) | 20 | 25 | 33 | 7 | |
| 18 | SURE FEELS LIKE LOVE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 03159) | 21 | 23 | 30 | 8 | |
| 19 | A WOMAN’S TOUCH Tom Jones (Mercury 76172) | 22 | 31 | 40 | 8 | |
| 20 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13320) | 24 | 37 | 45 | 5 | |
| 21 | REDNECK GIRL Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29923) | 25 | 35 | 43 | 6 | |
| 22 | YOU STILL GET TO ME IN MY DREAMS Tammy Wynette (Epic 03064) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | |
| 23 | YOU AND I Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra 69936) | 33 | 44 | 65 | 4 | |
| 24 | THE AMERICAN DREAM Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 69960) | 31 | 42 | 54 | 4 | |
| 25 | 16TH AVENUE Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03184) | 27 | 27 | 36 | 8 | |
| 26 | STAY A LITTLE LONGER Mel Tillis (Elektra 69963) | 28 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| 27 | WILD AND BLUE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29917) | 29 | 34 | 44 | 6 | |
| 28 | TIE YOUR DREAM TO MINE Marty Robbins (Columbia 03236) | 34 | 39 | 49 | 5 | |
| 29 | I DON’T REMEMBER LOVING YOU John Conlee (MCA 52116) | 36 | 40 | 50 | 5 | |
| 30 | SHE CAN’T GET MY LOVE OFF THE BED Dottie West (Liberty 1479) | 30 | 30 | 37 | 8 | |
| 31 | THE BIRD Jerry Reed & Friends (RCA 13355) | 39 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | IT’S LIKE FALLING IN LOVE (Over And Over) Osmond Brothers (Elektra/Curb 69969) | 32 | 33 | 38 | 9 | |
| 33 | A LOVE SONG Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1485) | 38 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | CAN’T EVEN GET THE BLUES Reba McEntire (Mercury 76180) | 37 | 41 | 52 | 5 | |
| 35 | MARINA DEL REY George Strait (MCA 52120) | 40 | 55 | 69 | 4 | |
| 36 | I WONDER Rosanne Cash (Columbia 03283) | 41 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | CHEROKEE FIDDLE Johnny Lee & Friends (Full Moon/Asylum 69945) | 44 | 56 | 78 | 4 | |
| 38 | LOST MY BABY BLUES David Frizzell (Warner/Viva 29901) | 46 | 58 | 71 | 4 | |
| 39 | (Sittin’ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Waylon & Willie (RCA 13319) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | (Lost His Love) ON OUR LAST DATE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29898) | 52 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | NEW WAY OUT Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 29958) | 43 | 43 | 31 | 14 | |
| 42 | LIVIN’ IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES Crystal Gayle (Columbia 03048) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| 43 | CONFIDENTIAL Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 29902) | 51 | 66 | 77 | 4 | |
| 44 | GOING WHERE THE LONELY GO Merle Haggard (Epic 03315) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T WIN Linda Ronstadt & John David Souther (Asylum 69948) | 55 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | THE KILLIN’ KIND Bandana (Warner Bros. 29936) | 48 | 48 | 27 | 11 | |
| 47 | ARE WE IN LOVE (Or Am I) Charlie Ross (Town House 1061) | 50 | 52 | 59 | 7 | |
| 48 | YESTERDAY’S WINE Merle Haggard/George Jones (Epic 03072) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 49 | THE BEER DRINKIN’ SONG Mac Davis (Casablanca 2355) | 49 | 49 | 56 | 6 | |
| 50 | MAKING LOVE FROM MEMORY Loretta Lynn (MCA 52092) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 12 | |
| 51 | DON’T IT BREAK YOUR HEART Steve Wariner (RCA 13308) | 26 | 26 | 32 | 9 | |
| 52 | THAT’S WHAT I GET FOR THINKING Kendalls (Mercury 76178) | 35 | 36 | 42 | 7 | |
| 53 | HEY! BABY! Anne Murray (Capitol 5145) | 42 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 54 | IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW Willie Nelson & Webb Pierce (Columbia 03231) | 59 | 68 | 80 | 4 | |
| 55 | PRETTY LADY Guy Shannon (Comstock 1687) | 60 | 70 | 81 | 4 | |
| 56 | YOU PUT THE BLUE IN ME Whites (Elektra/Curb 69980) | 56 | 28 | 28 | 10 | |
| 57 | WITH YOU Charly McClain (Epic 03308) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | A CHILD OF THE FIFTIES Statler Brothers (Mercury 76184) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | ONLY IF THERE IS ANOTHER YOU Moe Bandy (Columbia 03309) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | YOUR PICTURE STILL LOVES ME (And I Still Love You) Billy Swan (Epic 03226) | 70 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| 61 | MEMORY MACHINE Jack Quist (Memory Machine 1015) | 64 | 74 | 82 | 6 | |
| 62 | BACKSLIDIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 03290) | 71 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | I’D DO IT ALL AGAIN Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 69962) | 45 | 45 | 47 | 6 | |
| 64 | I WISH YOU COULD HAVE TURNED MY HEAD (And Left My Heart Alone) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52095) | 53 | 8 | 1 | 14 | |
| 65 | LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED Sylvia (RCA 13330) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | WE HAD IT ALL ONE TIME Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 03251) | 76 | 81 | 88 | 4 | |
| 67 | I JUST CAME HERE TO DANCE David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 29980) | 54 | 13 | 3 | 16 | |
| 68 | IT’S BEEN ONE OF THOSE DAYS Bobby Smith (Liberty 1480) | 68 | 71 | 74 | 6 | |
| 69 | PUT YOUR DREAMS AWAY Mickey Gilley (Epic 03055) | 57 | 29 | 4 | 14 | |
| 70 | GONNA HAVE A PARTY Kieran Kane (Elektra 69943) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | DON’T BLAME IT ON ALCOHOL Hugh X. Lewis (Black Rose 8272) | 78 | 82 | 86 | 5 | |
| 72 | TODAY MY WORLD SLIPPED AWAY Vern Gosdin (A.M.I. 1310) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | 634-5789 Marlow Tackett (RCA 13347) | 83 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | GREEN EYES Tom Carlile (Door Knob 187) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | RIGHT BACK LOVING YOU AGAIN Chantilly (F&L 519) | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | DARLENE Big Al Downing (Team 1002) | 82 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | HOLD ON Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 29892) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Ramsey Kearney (Safari 104) | 80 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | GOODTIME BABY Marvin Paul (LS 191) | 79 | 83 | 85 | 5 | |
| 80 | HONKY TONK MAGIC Lloyd David Foster (MCA 52123) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | NO ROOM TO CRY Mike Campbell (Columbia 03154) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | I JUST CAN’T TURN TEMPTATION DOWN Skip & Linda (MDJ 68179) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | MAXIMUM SECURITY (To Minimum Wage) Don King (Epic 03155) | 84 | 85 | 90 | 4 | |
| 84 | THE DEVIL’S ANGEL Jason Hawkins (Fox Fire 6001) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | LOVE WHEEL Calamity Jane (Columbia 03229) | 88 | 90 | 94 | 4 | |
| 86 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU RIGHT OUT OF THIS WORLD Tom Grant (Elektra 69961) | 89 | 91 | 95 | 4 | |
| 87 | WHAT’S FOREVER FOR Michael Murphey (Liberty 1466) | 58 | 38 | 12 | 20 | |
| 88 | I WISH I HAD A JOB TO SHOVE Rodney Lay & Wild West (Churchill 94005) | 61 | 46 | 46 | 13 | |
| 89 | OLD HOME TOWN Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99967) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | GETTING HIGH ON LOVING YOU Ray Pierce (Tramline 108) | 90 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE Billy Parker & Cal Smith (Soundwaves 4686) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A HURTIN’ Johni Dee (American Communication Enterprises 8203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | JUST FOR THE MOMENT Brenda Lee (MCA 52124) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | GOODTIMES ARE FLEETING THINGS Frank St. Clair (Rosebud 1003) | 96 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | CHOOSEY Jesse Dalton (Gold Country 111001) | 95 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | (I’m Not) A CANDLE IN THE WIND Bobby Bare (Columbia 03149) | 65 | 51 | 34 | 11 | |
| 97 | SOUTHBOUND FREIGHT Ramblin Rebel Band (Ramblin Rebel 2203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE OLD SONGS Louise Mandrell (RCA 13278) | 62 | 47 | 22 | 15 | |
| 99 | BIG OLE BREW Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5138) | 63 | 50 | 23 | 18 | |
| 100 | SOUTHERN FRIED Bill Anderson (Southern Tracks 1007) | 66 | 54 | 35 | 12 | |
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