| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 28, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LUCILLE (You Won’t Do Your Daddy’s Will) Waylon [Jennings] (RCA 13465) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | YOU TAKE ME FOR GRANTED Merle Haggard (Epic 03723) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3 | THE RIDE David Allan Coe (Columbia 03778) | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 4 | COMMON MAN John Conlee (MCA 52178) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | FOOLIN’ Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03598) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
| 6 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29729) | 9 | 14 | 17 | 11 | |
| 7 | YOU’RE OUT DOING WHAT I’M HERE DOING WITHOUT Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52191) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 8 | OUR LOVE IS ON THE FAULTLINE Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29719) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 9 | YOU CAN’T RUN FROM LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) | 17 | 21 | 23 | 9 | |
| 10 | STRANGER IN MY HOUSE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13470) | 19 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
| 11 | FOOL FOR YOUR LOVE Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 9 | |
| 12 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Mel Tillis (MCA 52182) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
| 13 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OLD FASHIONED LOVE B. J. Thomas (Cleveland Int’l/Columbia 03492) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 14 | HIGHWAY 40 BLUES Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03812) | 20 | 23 | 35 | 5 | |
| 15 | LOVE IS ON A ROLL Don Williams (MCA 52205) | 23 | 26 | 29 | 7 | |
| 16 | LOVE AFFAIRS Michael Murphey (Liberty 1494) | 21 | 25 | 27 | 10 | |
| 17 | MY LADY LOVES ME (Just As I Am) Leon Everette (RCA 13466) | 22 | 24 | 25 | 11 | |
| 18 | SAVE ME Louise Mandrell (RCA 13450) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 19 | I.O.U. Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 20 | IN TIMES LIKE THESE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52206) | 25 | 28 | 34 | 6 | |
| 21 | THE CLOSER YOU GET Alabama (RCA 13524) | 33 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | WITHOUT YOU T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29695) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 9 | |
| 23 | OH BABY MINE (I Get So Lonely) Statler Brothers (Mercury 811 488) | 30 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 24 | SINGING THE BLUES Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 29726) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 10 | |
| 25 | THE LOVE SHE FOUND IN ME Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29683) | 32 | 36 | 39 | 7 | |
| 26 | FLY INTO LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 03808) | 31 | 35 | 38 | 8 | |
| 27 | SNAPSHOT Sylvia (RCA 13501) | 36 | 42 | 57 | 4 | |
| 28 | YOU GOT ME RUNNING Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 102) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 9 | |
| 29 | PANCHO AND LEFTY Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard (Epic 03842) | 34 | 39 | 52 | 5 | |
| 30 | I ALWAYS GET LUCKY WITH YOU George Jones (Epic 03883) | 35 | 41 | 56 | 4 | |
| 31 | ALL MY LIFE Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1495) | 38 | 50 | 64 | 4 | |
| 32 | OLD MAN RIVER (I’ve Come To Talk Again) Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5218) | 37 | 38 | 41 | 8 | |
| 33 | YOUR LOVE’S ON THE LINE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13525) | 53 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | MORE AND MORE Charley Pride (RCA 13451) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 35 | AFTER THE GREAT DEPRESSION Razzy Bailey (RCA 13512) | 40 | 49 | 62 | 5 | |
| 36 | I WONDER WHO’S HOLDING MY BABY TONIGHT Whites (Warner/Curb 29659) | 39 | 48 | 61 | 5 | |
| 37 | IT’S YOU Kieran Kane (Warner Bros. 29711) | 48 | 53 | 65 | 5 | |
| 38 | ONCE YOU GET THE FEEL OF IT Con Hunley (MCA 52208) | 50 | 56 | 69 | 5 | |
| 39 | POTENTIAL NEW BOYFRIEND Dolly Parton (RCA 13514) | 49 | 55 | 66 | 5 | |
| 40 | CHANGES Tanya Tucker (Arista 1053) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 6 | |
| 41 | I JUST HEARD A HEART BREAK (And I’m So Afraid It’s Mine) Tammy Wynette (Epic 03811) | 41 | 43 | 51 | 6 | |
| 42 | YOU CAN’T LOSE WHAT YOU NEVER HAD Lynn Anderson (Permian 82000) | 45 | 46 | 47 | 8 | |
| 43 | 3/4 TIME Ray Charles (Columbia 03810) | 46 | 54 | 67 | 5 | |
| 44 | DON’T YOUR MEM’RY EVER SLEEP AT NIGHT Steve Wariner (RCA 13515) | 52 | 59 | 78 | 4 | |
| 45 | YOU’RE NOT LEAVIN’ HERE TONIGHT Ed Bruce (MCA 52210) | 58 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | I LOVE HER MIND Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29645) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | EVERYBODY’S DREAM GIRL Dan Seals (Liberty 1496) | 51 | 57 | 68 | 5 | |
| 48 | TOUCH ME (I’ll Be Your Fool Once More) Tom Jones (Mercury 810 445) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
| 49 | FLAME IN MY HEART Delia Bell (Warner Bros. 29653) | 57 | 65 | 85 | 4 | |
| 50 | LOST IN THE FEELING Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29636) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | EASY ON THE EYE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 03885) | 64 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | LITTLE OLD FASHIONED KARMA Willie Nelson (Columbia 03674) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 53 | HE’S A HEARTACHE (Looking For A Place To Happen) Janie Fricke (Columbia 03899) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | IT HASN’T HAPPENED YET Rosanne Cash (Columbia 03705) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 55 | JOSE CUERVO Shelly West (Warner/Viva 29778) | 15 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 56 | GOOD OLE BOYS Jerry Reed (RCA 13527) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | IF YOU’RE GONNA DO ME WRONG (Do It Right) Vern Gosdin (Compleat 102) | 26 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 58 | AFTER THE LAST GOODBYE Gus Hardin (RCA 13445) | 42 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
| 59 | TIL YOU AND YOUR LOVER ARE LOVERS AGAIN Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 03817) | 73 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | LOVERS AGAIN Brice Henderson (Union Station 1001) | 66 | 72 | 82 | 6 | |
| 61 | I STILL LOVE YOU IN THE SAME OL’ WAY Moe Bandy (Columbia 03625) | 43 | 19 | 19 | 13 | |
| 62 | YOU’RE THE FIRST TIME I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT LEAVING Reba McEntire (Mercury 810 338) | 54 | 34 | 4 | 18 | |
| 63 | ATLANTA BURNED AGAIN LAST NIGHT Atlanta (MDJ 4831) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | TIJUANA SUNRISE Bama Band (Soundwaves 4707) | 71 | 83 | 90 | 4 | |
| 65 | OVER YOU Lane Brody (Liberty 1498) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | MARYLEE Rodney Lay & Wild West (Churchill 94020) | 76 | 79 | 92 | 4 | |
| 67 | WILLIE, WRITE ME A SONG Ray Price (Warner/Viva 29691) | 68 | 85 | 95 | 4 | |
| 68 | AMARILLO BY MORNNG George Strait (MCA 52162) | 47 | 32 | 1 | 16 | |
| 69 | AMERICAN MADE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52179) | 55 | 40 | 26 | 15 | |
| 70 | PRECIOUS LOVE Kendalls (Mercury 812 300) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | IT’S A DIRTY JOB Bobby Bare & Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03628) | 56 | 44 | 28 | 12 | |
| 72 | WHERE ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR NIGHTS THESE DAYS David Frizzell (Viva 29617) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | LYIN’, CHEATIN’, WOMAN CHASIN’, HONKY TONKIN’, WHISKEY DRINKIN’ YOU Loretta Lynn (MCA 52219) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | I’D DO IT IN A HEART BEAT Sierra (Musicom 52702) | 78 | 80 | 84 | 6 | |
| 75 | NO FAIR FALLIN’ IN LOVE Jan Gray (Jamex 010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | LOVE ME Jeanne Pruett/Marty Robbins (Audiograph 454) | 84 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | WE’RE STRANGERS AGAIN Merle Haggard & Leona Williams (Mercury 812 214) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | FADE TO BLUE Ed Hunnicutt (MCA 52207) | 86 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | THE JOGGER Bobby Bare (Columbia 03809) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | FROM COTTON TO SATIN Jack Greene (EMH 0019) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | ANOTHER MAN’S HANDS Arvis Austin (Dimension 1044) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | PICKIN’ DIXIE BLUES Donnie Sax Sanders (General Delivery Ltd. 1492) | 83 | 87 | 97 | 4 | |
| 83 | COTTON FIELDS Tennessee Express (RCA 13526) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LOVER IN DISGUISE Wayne Massey (MCA 52211) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | ROLL WITH THE TIDE Rangers (CBO 134) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | IF I DIDN’T LOVE YOU Gus Hardin (RCA 13532) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | HIDDEN MESSAGES Mitch Clark (Comstock 1706) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | A TASTE OF THE WIND James & Michael Younger (MCA 52222) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I.O.U. Jimmy Dean (Churchill 94024) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | THE DEVIL’S SON Jason Hawkins (Fox Fire 170) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON Chuck Wagon Gang (Copperfield 118) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | IT AIN’T REAL (If It Ain’t You) Mark Gray (Columbia 03893) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER Debbie Randell (Stargem 2181) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | WHY DOESN’T SHE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE Tommy Bell (Gold Sound 8015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | DON’T SAY YOU LOVE ME (Just Love Me Again) Mike Campbell (Columbia 03838) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | HEART FOR A HEART Robin Lee (Evergreen 1006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | TWO HEARTS Texas Vocal Company (RCA 13504) | 59 | 62 | 73 | 5 | |
| 98 | YOU’RE GONNA LOVE YOURSELF (In The Morning) Willie Nelson & Brenda Lee (Monument 03781) | 60 | 45 | 48 | 8 | |
| 99 | TRAIN MEDLEY Boxcar Willie (Main Street 954) | 61 | 61 | 63 | 8 | |
| 100 | I NEED THAT SHOULDER AFTER ALL Ronnie Reno (EMH 0018) | 75 | 75 | 79 | 6 | |
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