| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 30, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU’RE THE FIRST TIME I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT LEAVING Reba McEntire (Mercury 810 338) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2 | AMARILLO BY MORNNG George Strait (MCA 52162) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 3 | AMERICAN MADE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52179) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 | JOSE CUERVO Shelly West (Warner/Viva 29778) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 5 | COMMON MAN John Conlee (MCA 52178) | 10 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| 6 | SOUNDS LIKE LOVE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 69848) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 7 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OLD FASHIONED LOVE B. J. Thomas (Cleveland Int’l/Columbia 03492) | 9 | 12 | 17 | 12 | |
| 8 | SAVE ME Louise Mandrell (RCA 13450) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| 9 | PERSONALLY Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03526) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| 10 | YOU TAKE ME FOR GRANTED Merle Haggard (Epic 03723) | 15 | 20 | 23 | 8 | |
| 11 | IF YOU’RE GONNA DO ME WRONG (Do It Right) Vern Gosdin (Compleat 102) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| 12 | FOOLIN’ Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03598) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 10 | |
| 13 | MORE AND MORE Charley Pride (RCA 13451) | 18 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| 14 | LUCILLE (You Won’t Do Your Daddy’s Will) Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 13465) | 16 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| 15 | TOUCH ME (I’ll Be Your Fool Once More) Tom Jones (Mercury 810 445) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| 16 | LITTLE OLD FASHIONED KARMA Willie Nelson (Columbia 03674) | 19 | 24 | 27 | 8 | |
| 17 | IT HASN’T HAPPENED YET Rosanne Cash (Columbia 03705) | 20 | 25 | 28 | 8 | |
| 18 | THE RIDE David Allan Coe (Columbia 03778) | 23 | 30 | 36 | 7 | |
| 19 | AFTER THE LAST GOODBYE Gus Hardin (RCA 13445) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 11 | |
| 20 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29729) | 22 | 26 | 31 | 7 | |
| 21 | YOU’RE OUT DOING WHAT I’M HERE DOING WITHOUT Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52191) | 24 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| 22 | I STILL LOVE YOU IN THE SAME OL’ WAY Moe Bandy (Columbia 03625) | 25 | 27 | 29 | 9 | |
| 23 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Mel Tillis (MCA 52182) | 26 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| 24 | FOOL FOR YOUR LOVE Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783) | 27 | 35 | 50 | 5 | |
| 25 | OUR LOVE IS ON THE FAULTLINE Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29719) | 28 | 36 | 45 | 5 | |
| 26 | DIXIELAND DELIGHT Alabama (RCA 13446) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 27 | MY LADY LOVES ME (Just As I Am) Leon Everette (RCA 13466) | 30 | 34 | 40 | 7 | |
| 28 | IT’S A DIRTY JOB Bobby Bare & Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03628) | 29 | 33 | 37 | 8 | |
| 29 | LOVE AFFAIRS Michael Murphey (Liberty 1494) | 32 | 37 | 47 | 6 | |
| 30 | YOU CAN’T RUN FROM LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) | 36 | 44 | 60 | 5 | |
| 31 | STRANGER IN MY HOUSE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13470) | 34 | 40 | 52 | 5 | |
| 32 | SINGING THE BLUES Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 29726) | 33 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| 33 | LOVE IS ON A ROLL Don Williams (MCA 52205) | 43 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | I.O.U. Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199) | 39 | 47 | 70 | 4 | |
| 35 | WITHOUT YOU T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29695) | 40 | 48 | 62 | 5 | |
| 36 | WE HAD IT ALL Conway Twitty (MCA 52154) | 38 | 43 | 56 | 6 | |
| 37 | TENDERNESS PLACE Karen Taylor-Good (Mesa 1114) | 37 | 39 | 44 | 9 | |
| 38 | YOU GOT ME RUNNING Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 102) | 41 | 49 | 63 | 5 | |
| 39 | MY FIRST TASTE OF TEXAS Ed Bruce (MCA 52156) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| 40 | 1 YR 2 MO 11 DAYS Wayne Carson (EMH 0017) | 42 | 45 | 51 | 8 | |
| 41 | OH BABY MINE (I Get So Lonely) Statler Brothers (Mercury 811 488) | 51 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | IN TIMES LIKE THESE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52206) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | HIGHWAY 40 BLUES Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03812) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | CHANGE OF HEART Marty Robbins (Columbia 03789) | 45 | 51 | 59 | 6 | |
| 45 | CAJUN INVITATION Frizzell & West (Warner/Viva 29756) | 46 | 50 | 57 | 6 | |
| 46 | FLY INTO LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 03808) | 49 | 56 | 74 | 4 | |
| 47 | OLD MAN RIVER (I’ve Come To Talk Again) Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5218) | 50 | 59 | 79 | 4 | |
| 48 | THE LOVE SHE FOUND IN ME Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29683) | 54 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | GONNA GO HUNTIN’ TONIGHT Hank Williams Jr. (Elektra/Curb 69846) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 50 | YOU’RE GONNA LOVE YOURSELF (In The Morning) Willie Nelson & Brenda Lee (Monument 03781) | 55 | 67 | 84 | 4 | |
| 51 | CRY BABY Narvel Felts (Compleat 104) | 56 | 69 | 80 | 5 | |
| 52 | THIS COWBOY’S HAT Porter Wagoner (Warner/Viva 29772) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 10 | |
| 53 | YOU CAN’T LOSE WHAT YOU NEVER HAD Lynn Anderson (Permian 82000) | 64 | 77 | 92 | 4 | |
| 54 | WE’VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (Liberty 1492) | 35 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 55 | FINDING YOU Joe Stampley (Epic 03558) | 44 | 42 | 42 | 11 | |
| 56 | YOU DON’T KNOW LOVE Janie Fricke (Columbia 03498) | 47 | 10 | 4 | 16 | |
| 57 | I HAVE LOVED YOU, GIRL (But Not Like This Before) Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13414) | 48 | 5 | 1 | 16 | |
| 58 | REASONS TO QUIT Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson (Epic 03494) | 53 | 16 | 7 | 16 | |
| 59 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS Lloyd David Foster (MCA 52173) | 57 | 54 | 54 | 11 | |
| 60 | SMOKIN’ IN THE ROCKIES Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon (RCA 13472) | 67 | 73 | 86 | 4 | |
| 61 | DOWN ON THE CORNER Jerry Reed (RCA 13422) | 58 | 31 | 12 | 14 | |
| 62 | WHO SAID LOVE WAS FAIR Billy Parker & Friends (Soundwaves 4699) | 62 | 68 | 78 | 6 | |
| 63 | IF THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE THINKING Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 29789) | 59 | 41 | 39 | 14 | |
| 64 | I JUST HEARD A HEART BREAK (And I’m So Afraid It’s Mine) Tammy Wynette (Epic 03811) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | CHANGES Tanya Tucker (Arista 1053) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | DOING IT RIGHT McGuffey Lane (Atco 99908) | 66 | 72 | 82 | 6 | |
| 67 | TRAIN MEDLEY Boxcar Willie (Main Street 954) | 76 | 89 | 95 | 4 | |
| 68 | PANCHO AND LEFTY Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard (Epic 03842) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | LOVE LETTERS Hazard (Warner/Viva 29755) | 69 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 70 | I WONDER WHO’S HOLDING MY BABY TONIGHT Whites (Warner/Curb 29659) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | SHINE ON (Shine All Your Sweet Love On Me) George Jones (Epic 03489) | 60 | 46 | 18 | 16 | |
| 72 | AFTER THE GREAT DEPRESSION Razzy Bailey (RCA 13512) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | STAY WITH ME Tammy Chaparro (Compass 60) | 83 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | ONCE YOU GET THE FEEL OF IT Con Hunley (MCA 52208) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | IT’S YOU Kieran Kane (Warner Bros. 29711) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | THE STATE OF OUR UNION Charlie McCoy & Laney Hicks (Monument 03518) | 82 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | 3/4 TIME Ray Charles (Columbia 03810) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | EVERYBODY’S DREAM GIRL Dan Seals (Liberty 1496) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | POTENTIAL NEW BOYFRIEND Dolly Parton (RCA 13514) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | BLUE ORLEANS James Monroe (Raintree 14356) | 80 | 82 | 83 | 6 | |
| 81 | LIFE Marty Robbins (MCA 52197) | 81 | 83 | 87 | 5 | |
| 82 | EMPTY ROOMS Terri Miller (Winner 7484) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I NEED THAT SHOULDER AFTER ALL Ronnie Reno (EMH 0018) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | OUTSIDE YOUR LOVE (Looking In) Pete Richmond (World Label Music 793) | 84 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | TWO HEARTS Texas Vocal Company (RCA 13504) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | LOVERS AGAIN Brice Henderson (Union Station 1001) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | I’D DO IT IN A HEART BEAT Sierra (Musicom 52702) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | MAKE ME ONE MORE MEMORY Mark Jevicky (Roxy 3012) | 88 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| 89 | IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES Ray Griff (RCA 50722) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | I’M LOSIN’ MY HAIR Hugh X. Lewis (Black Rose 8276) | 90 | 92 | 94 | 6 | |
| 91 | I KNOW MY WAY TO YOU BY HEART Marlow Tackett (RCA 13471) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | A PART OF ME Don TeBeaux (Comstock 1701) | 92 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | I BOUGHT THE SHOES (That Just Walked Out On Me) Super Grit Cowboy Band (Hoodswamp 8006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WHEN I’M AWAY FROM YOU Bellamy Brothers (Elektra/Curb 69850) | 61 | 52 | 13 | 16 | |
| 95 | LET’S GO DANCIN’ Claire (Omni 61584) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SWINGIN’ John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29788) | 63 | 53 | 30 | 15 | |
| 97 | ALMOST CALLED HER BABY BY MISTAKE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 03517) | 65 | 55 | 33 | 14 | |
| 98 | I WOULDN’T CHANGE YOU IF I COULD Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03482) | 72 | 64 | 55 | 19 | |
| 99 | THE BLUES DON’T CARE WHO’S GOT ’EM Eddy Arnold (RCA 13452) | 74 | 74 | 77 | 6 | |
| 100 | IT’S WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE Ronnie Dunn (Churchill 94018) | 89 | 80 | 68 | 9 | |
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