| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 8, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | A LOVE SONG Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1485) |
N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | MARINA DEL REY George Strait (MCA 52120) | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 3 | GOING WHERE THE LONELY GO Merle Haggard (Epic 03315) | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 4 | I DON’T REMEMBER LOVING YOU John Conlee (MCA 52116) | 6 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 5 | WILD AND BLUE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29917) | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 6 | CAN’T EVEN GET THE BLUES Reba McEntire (Mercury 76180) | 7 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 7 | LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED Sylvia (RCA 13330) | 9 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 8 | I WONDER Rosanne Cash (Columbia 03283) | 8 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 9 | LOST MY BABY BLUES David Frizzell (Warner/Viva 29901) | 12 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 10 | (Sittin’ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Waylon & Willie (RCA 13319) | 11 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 11 | (Lost His Love) ON OUR LAST DATE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29898) | 14 | 19 | 13 | ||
| 12 | TALK TO ME Mickey Gilley (Epic 03326) | 16 | 20 | 9 | ||
| 13 | CHEROKEE FIDDLE Johnny Lee & Friends (Full Moon/Asylum 69945) | 13 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 14 | INSIDE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13362) | 17 | 23 | 8 | ||
| 15 | WITH YOU Charly McClain (Epic 03308) | 18 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 16 | HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS Dolly Parton (RCA 13361) | 20 | 27 | 10 | ||
| 17 | THANK GOD FOR KIDS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52145) | 23 | 30 | 8 | ||
| 18 | WHAT SHE DON’T KNOW WON’T HURT HER Gene Watson (MCA 52131) | 19 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 19 | THE BIRD Jerry Reed & Friends (RCA 13355) | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 20 | ONLY IF THERE IS ANOTHER YOU Moe Bandy (Columbia 03309) | 21 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 21 | TODAY MY WORLD SLIPPED AWAY Vern Gosdin (A.M.I. 1310) | 22 | 26 | 12 | ||
| 22 | A CHILD OF THE FIFTIES Statler Brothers (Mercury 76184) | 24 | 25 | 12 | ||
| 23 | ’TIL I GAIN CONTROL AGAIN Crystal Gayle (Elektra 69893) | 31 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 24 | STILL TAKING CHANCES Michael Murphey (Liberty 1486) | 30 | 34 | 9 | ||
| 25 | ROMANCE Louise Mandrell (RCA 13373) | 32 | 36 | 10 | ||
| 26 | FAKING LOVE T.G. Sheppard & Karen Brooks (Warner/Curb 29854) | 35 | 39 | 8 | ||
| 27 | BACKSLIDIN’ Joe Stampley (Epic 03290) | 27 | 28 | 13 | ||
| 28 | HOLD ON Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 29892) | 28 | 29 | 11 | ||
| 29 | THE ELVIS MEDLEY Elvis Presley (RCA 13351) | 29 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 30 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13320) | 10 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 31 | SOMEBODY’S ALWAYS SAYING GOODBYE Anne Murray (Capitol 51830) | 37 | 42 | 8 | ||
| 32 | VELVET CHAINS Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29853) | 39 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 33 | I WISH I WAS IN NASHVILLE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5169) | 34 | 35 | 10 | ||
| 34 | C.C. WATERBACK George Jones/Merle Haggard (Epic 03405) | 43 | 49 | 6 | ||
| 35 | WHY BABY WHY Charley Pride (RCA 13397) | 44 | 51 | 6 | ||
| 36 | SHADOWS OF MY MIND Leon Everette (RCA 13391) | 40 | 45 | 7 | ||
| 37 | DON’T PLAN ON SLEEPIN’ TONIGHT Steve Wariner (RCA 13395) | 42 | 47 | 7 | ||
| 38 | REDNECK GIRL Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29923) | 15 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 39 | IF HOLLYWOOD DON’T NEED YOU Don Williams (MCA 52152) | 47 | 53 | 5 | ||
| 40 | CHRISTMAS IN DIXIE Alabama (RCA 13358) | 49 | 59 | 5 | ||
| 41 | YOU AND I Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra 69936) | 25 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 42 | LAST THING I NEEDED FIRST THING THIS MORNING Willie Nelson (Columbia 03385) | 51 | 57 | 6 | ||
| 43 | WHEN YOU’RE NOT A LADY Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 101) | 48 | 50 | 8 | ||
| 44 | SAN ANTONIO NIGHTS Eddy Raven (Elektra 69929) | 45 | 46 | 10 | ||
| 45 | BABY I’M GONE Terri Gibbs (MCA 52134) | 46 | 48 | 9 | ||
| 46 | 16TH AVENUE Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03184) | 26 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 47 | AIN’T NO TRICK (It Takes Magic) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52150) | 54 | 60 | 5 | ||
| 48 | EVERYTHING’S BEAUTIFUL (In It’s Own Way) Dolly Parton/Willie Nelson (Monument 03408) | 58 | 64 | 5 | ||
| 49 | A GOOD NIGHT’S LOVE Tammy Wynette (Epic 03384) | 62 | 67 | 5 | ||
| 50 | POOR BOY Razzy Bailey (RCA 13383) | 60 | 63 | 6 | ||
| 51 | THE AMERICAN DREAM Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 69960) | 36 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 52 | MAKING A LIVING’S BEEN KILLING ME McGuffey Lane (Atco 99959) | 53 | 54 | 9 | ||
| 53 | THE ROSE Conway Twitty (Elektra 69854) | 64 | — | 3 | ||
| 54 | PLEASE SURRENDER David Frizzell & Shelly West (Warner/Viva 29850) | 59 | 61 | 7 | ||
| 55 | FEEL RIGHT Tanya Tucker (Arista 0677) | 61 | 65 | 8 | ||
| 56 | I WOULDN’T CHANGE YOU IF I COULD Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03482) | 69 | — | 3 | ||
| 57 | HEART OF THE NIGHT Juice Newton (Capitol 5192) | 63 | 68 | 5 | ||
| 58 | SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS Ray Price (Dimension 1038) | 65 | 69 | 6 | ||
| 59 | HONKYTONK MAN Marty Robbins (Warner/Viva 29847) | 70 | — | 3 | ||
| 60 | I CAN’T GET OVER YOU (Getting Over Me) Bandana (Warner Bros. 29831) | 68 | 74 | 5 | ||
| 61 | THERE’S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR YOU Younger Brothers (MCA 52148) | 67 | 70 | 6 | ||
| 62 | HANGIN’ AROUND Whites (Elektra/Curb 69855) | 72 | — | 3 | ||
| 63 | GREEN EYES Tom Carlile (Door Knob 187) | 33 | 33 | 12 | ||
| 64 | SURE FEELS LIKE LOVE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 03159) | 38 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 65 | LYING HERE LYING Mac Davis (Casablanca 2363) | 77 | 88 | 4 | ||
| 66 | OLD HOME TOWN Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99967) | 41 | 41 | 11 | ||
| 67 | THE FOOL IN ME Sonny James & Silver (Dimension 1040) | 81 | — | 3 | ||
| 68 | IF IT TAKES ALL NIGHT Dottie West (Liberty 1490) | 74 | 84 | 4 | ||
| 69 | BORN TO LOVE ME Ray Charles (Columbia 03429) | 82 | — | 3 | ||
| 70 | I’D RATHER BE DOING NOTHING WITH YOU Karen Taylor-Good (Mesa 1113) | 75 | 79 | 5 | ||
| 71 | SUNNYSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN David Houston (Black Rose 8274) | 76 | 81 | 6 | ||
| 72 | EASIER Sandy Croft (Angelsong 1821) | 79 | 82 | 4 | ||
| 73 | MY FINGERS DO THE TALKIN’ Jerry Lee Lewis (MCA 52151) | 83 | 85 | 4 | ||
| 74 | IT AIN’T EASY BEIN’ EASY Janie Fricke (Columbia 03214) | 50 | 32 | 17 | ||
| 75 | TURN THE PENCIL OVER Porter Wagoner (Warner/Viva 29875) | 52 | 52 | 10 | ||
| 76 | THE JIM REEVES MEDLEY Jim Reeves (RCA 13410) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Osmond Brothers (Elektra/Curb 69883) | 88 | — | 3 | ||
| 78 | YOUR EYES DON’T LIE TO ME O’Roark Brothers (Comstock 1699) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | YOU COULD’VE HEARD A HEART BREAK Rodney Lay & Wild West (Churchill 94012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE Thom Bresh & Lane Brody (Liberty 1487) | 84 | 94 | 4 | ||
| 81 | HAVE YOU HEARD Rick & Janis Carnes (Elektra 69928) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | DALLAS Bama Band (Oasis 1) | 90 | 93 | 4 | ||
| 83 | WILD WESTERN WINDBLOWN BAND Kip Attaway Band (CIS 1051) | 85 | — | 3 | ||
| 84 | THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE (Has Gone Out Tonight) Tommy St. John (RCA 13405) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | ONLY WITH OUR EYES Jerry Allison & Sweet Desire (Stargem 2157) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | ONE FINE MORNING Corbin/Hanner Band (Lifesong 45120) | 94 | — | 3 | ||
| 87 | ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER TIME Norma Wade (LS 193) | 91 | 92 | 4 | ||
| 88 | HOMEMADE LOVE Ronnie Reno (EMH 0010) | 93 | 95 | 4 | ||
| 89 | LET’S FALL IN LOVE UNTIL ELEVEN Barry Dale (Stargem 2160) | 89 | 90 | 4 | ||
| 90 | LAID OFF Bill Anderson (Southern Tracks 1011) | 96 | — | 3 | ||
| 91 | I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LONESOME Bobby Bridges (Roxy 3011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | LOVE LOCK Durham Brothers (King-J 1015) | 92 | — | 3 | ||
| 93 | SO EASY TO LOVE Wright Brothers (Warner Bros. 29839) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | LET IT DIE HERE IN MY ARMS David Heavener (Brent 1004) | 95 | 96 | 4 | ||
| 95 | EASY Fred J. Horrell (Capetown 3454) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | LITTLE BOY IN DENVER Ron Blair (Deep South 710) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | I REMEMBER NEW YEAR’S EVE Chuck Redden (Deep South 716) | 97 | — | 3 | ||
| 98 | MAKE A MOTION Mike Estes (Sirius 8210) | 98 | — | 3 | ||
| 99 | IF HEAVEN AIN’T A LOT LIKE DIXIE Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 69960) | 55 | 55 | 10 | ||
| 100 | BLUE AND BROKEN HEARTED ME Burrito Brothers (Curb 03314) | 56 | 56 | 9 | ||
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