| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 9, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I HAVE LOVED YOU, GIRL (But Not Like This Before) Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13414) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | DIXIELAND DELIGHT Alabama (RCA 13446) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | WE’VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty 1492) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 4 | YOU DON’T KNOW LOVE Janie Fricke (Columbia 03498) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 5 | AMERICAN MADE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52179) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 6 | MY FIRST TASTE OF TEXAS Ed Bruce (MCA 52156) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
| 7 | REASONS TO QUIT Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson (Epic 03494) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 8 | GONNA GO HUNTIN’ TONIGHT Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 69846) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 9 | YOU’RE THE FIRST TIME I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT LEAVING Reba McEntire (Mercury 810 338) | 12 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| 10 | SOUNDS LIKE LOVE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 69848) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | |
| 11 | AMARILLO BY MORNNG George Strait (MCA 52162) | 15 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
| 12 | DOWN ON THE CORNER Jerry Reed (RCA 13422) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 11 | |
| 13 | WHEN I’M AWAY FROM YOU Bellamy Brothers (Elektra/Curb 69850) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | JOSE CUERVO Shelly West (Warner/Viva 29778) | 16 | 20 | 27 | 9 | |
| 15 | PERSONALLY Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03526) | 17 | 19 | 25 | 11 | |
| 16 | COMMON MAN John Conlee (MCA 52178) | 19 | 26 | 36 | 6 | |
| 17 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OLD FASHIONED LOVE B. J. Thomas (Cleveland Int’l/Columbia 03492) | 22 | 24 | 26 | 9 | |
| 18 | SHINE ON (Shine All Your Sweet Love On Me) George Jones (Epic 03489) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 19 | SAVE ME Louise Mandrell (RCA 13450) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 7 | |
| 20 | IF YOU’RE GONNA DO ME WRONG (Do It Right) Vern Gosdin (Compleat 102) | 24 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 21 | FOOLIN’ Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03598) | 25 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 22 | TOUCH ME (I’ll Be Your Fool Once More) Tom Jones (Mercury 810 445) | 30 | 32 | 35 | 7 | |
| 23 | YOU TAKE ME FOR GRANTED Merle Haggard (Epic 03723) | 32 | 34 | 53 | 5 | |
| 24 | AFTER THE LAST GOODBYE Gus Hardin (RCA 13445) | 27 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 25 | LUCILLE (You Won’t Do Your Daddy’s Will) Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 13465) | 29 | 36 | 55 | 4 | |
| 26 | MORE AND MORE Charley Pride (RCA 13451) | 31 | 33 | 38 | 6 | |
| 27 | LITTLE OLD FASHIONED KARMA Willie Nelson (Columbia 03674) | 35 | 43 | 58 | 5 | |
| 28 | IT HASN’T HAPPENED YET Rosanne Cash (Columbia 03705) | 33 | 35 | 56 | 5 | |
| 29 | I STILL LOVE YOU IN THE SAME OL’ WAY Moe Bandy (Columbia 03625) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 6 | |
| 30 | SWINGIN’ John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29788) | 14 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 31 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29729) | 37 | 45 | 57 | 4 | |
| 32 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Mel Tillis (MCA 52182) | 38 | 44 | 59 | 5 | |
| 33 | ALMOST CALLED HER BABY BY MISTAKE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 03517) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 11 | |
| 34 | THIS COWBOY’S HAT Porter Wagoner (Warner/Viva 29772) | 36 | 38 | 45 | 7 | |
| 35 | YOU’RE OUT DOING WHAT I’M HERE DOING WITHOUT Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52191) | 44 | 52 | 66 | 4 | |
| 36 | THE RIDE David Allan Coe (Columbia 03778) | 45 | 58 | 80 | 4 | |
| 37 | IT’S A DIRTY JOB Bobby Bare & Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03628) | 43 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| 38 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99930) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 13 | |
| 39 | IF THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE THINKING Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 29789) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 11 | |
| 40 | MY LADY LOVES ME (Just As I Am) Leon Everette (RCA 13466) | 48 | 57 | 71 | 4 | |
| 41 | SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE Younger Brothers (MCA 52183) | 42 | 42 | 49 | 7 | |
| 42 | FINDING YOU Joe Stampley (Epic 03558) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 8 | |
| 43 | WHO’S GONNA KEEP ME WARM Phil Everly (Capitol 5197) | 39 | 39 | 40 | 9 | |
| 44 | TENDERNESS PLACE Karen Taylor-Good (Mesa 1114) | 46 | 54 | 62 | 6 | |
| 45 | OUR LOVE IS ON THE FAULTLINE Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29719) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | SINGING THE BLUES Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 29726) | 54 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | LOVE AFFAIRS Michael Murphey (Liberty 1494) | 55 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | THOSE NIGHTS, THESE DAYS David Wills (RCA 13460) | 49 | 55 | 68 | 5 | |
| 49 | IT TAKES LOVE Big Al Downing (Team 1004) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 8 | |
| 50 | FOOL FOR YOUR LOVE Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | 1 YR 2 MO 11 DAYS Wayne Carson (EMH 0017) | 61 | 67 | 76 | 5 | |
| 52 | STRANGER IN MY HOUSE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13470) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | HANGIN’ AROUND Whites (Elektra/Curb 69855) | 18 | 10 | 11 | 16 | |
| 54 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS Lloyd David Foster (MCA 52173) | 41 | 41 | 48 | 8 | |
| 55 | I WOULDN’T CHANGE YOU IF I COULD Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03482) | 47 | 14 | 7 | 16 | |
| 56 | WE HAD IT ALL Conway Twitty (MCA 52154) | 66 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | CAJUN INVITATION Frizzell & West (Warner/Viva 29756) | 67 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | COME AS YOU WERE Jerry Lee Lewis (MCA 52188) | 58 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| 59 | CHANGE OF HEART Marty Robbins (Columbia 03789) | 71 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | YOU CAN’T RUN FROM LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | SHAME ON THE MOON Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 5187) | 50 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
| 62 | WITHOUT YOU T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29695) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | YOU GOT ME RUNNING Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 102) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | EVERYTHING’S BEAUTIFUL (In It’s Own Way) Dolly Parton/Willie Nelson (Monument 03408) | 53 | 47 | 16 | 18 | |
| 65 | THANK YOU DARLING Bill Anderson (Southern Tracks 1014) | 56 | 56 | 64 | 6 | |
| 66 | THE PARTY’S OVER (Everybody’s Gone) Sam Neely (MCA 52194) | 59 | 59 | 67 | 5 | |
| 67 | LAST THING I NEEDED FIRST THING THIS MORNING Willie Nelson (Columbia 03385) | 60 | 48 | 22 | 19 | |
| 68 | IT’S WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE Ronnie Dunn (Churchill 94018) | 68 | 68 | 72 | 6 | |
| 69 | SHE’S GONE TO L. A. AGAIN Mickey Clark (Monument 03519) | 69 | 76 | 88 | 5 | |
| 70 | I.O.U. Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | AIN’T NO TRICK (It Takes Magic) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52150) | 62 | 49 | 32 | 18 | |
| 72 | TAKE IT ALL Rich Landers (A.M.I. 1311) | 63 | 51 | 51 | 11 | |
| 73 | IF HOLLYWOOD DON’T NEED YOU Don Williams (MCA 52152) | 64 | 53 | 37 | 18 | |
| 74 | FLY INTO LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 03808) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | LOVE HAS MADE A FOOL OF ME AGAIN Len Henry (Ameri-Can 1001) | 77 | 85 | 89 | 4 | |
| 76 | HUNG UP ON YOU Anne Lord (Comstock 1700) | 76 | 78 | 82 | 5 | |
| 77 | THE BLUES DON’T CARE WHO’S GOT ’EM Eddy Arnold (RCA 13452) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | WHO SAID LOVE WAS FAIR Billy Parker & Friends (Soundwaves 4699) | 89 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | OLD MAN RIVER (I’ve Come To Talk Again) Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5218) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | CRY BABY Narvel Felts (Compleat 104) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | DID YOU GO ALL THE WAY Mike Grimes (Stargem 2170) | 81 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | DOING IT RIGHT McGuffey Lane (Atco 99908) | 87 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | BLUE ORLEANS James Monroe (Raintree 14356) | 88 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | YOU’RE GONNA LOVE YOURSELF (In The Morning) Willie Nelson & Brenda Lee (Monument 03781) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LOVE LETTERS Hazard (Warner/Viva 29755) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SMOKIN’ IN THE ROCKIES Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon (RCA 13472) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | LIFE Marty Robbins (MCA 52197) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | THE ROSE Conway Twitty (Elektra 69854) | 51 | 23 | 2 | 16 | |
| 89 | FEEL RIGHT Tanya Tucker (Arista 0677) | 52 | 46 | 15 | 21 | |
| 90 | BORN TO LOVE ME Ray Charles (Columbia 03429) | 72 | 60 | 39 | 16 | |
| 91 | ONCE UPON A TIME Karen Sanborn (Koala 348) | 91 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | YOU CAN’T LOSE WHAT YOU NEVER HAD Lynn Anderson (Permian 82000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | MAKE ME ONE MORE MEMORY Mark Jevicky (Roxy 3012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | I’M LOSIN’ MY HAIR Hugh X. Lewis (Black Rose 8276) | 94 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | TRAIN MEDLEY Boxcar Willie (Main Street 954) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | WE’RE A PERFECT TWO Gary Bradford & Suzy Brading (Blossom Gap 0020) | 96 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | I’VE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK Annie Wyrick (Fox Fire 166) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | HOLD ME David Rogers (Music Master 1004) | 82 | 82 | 85 | 5 | |
| 99 | I’M ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Darlene Austin (Myrtle 1004) | 85 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| 100 | GOOD LOVIN’ BAD Wyvon Alexander (Gervasi 662) | 90 | 90 | 93 | 5 | |
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