| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 30, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I ALWAYS GET LUCKY WITH YOU George Jones (Epic 03883) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2 | YOUR LOVE’S ON THE LINE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13525) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |
| 3 | HE’S A HEARTACHE (Looking For A Place To Happen) Janie Fricke (Columbia 03899) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4 | LOVE SONG Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52224) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 5 | PANCHO AND LEFTY Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard (Epic 03842) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | I LOVE HER MIND Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29645) | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 7 | LOST IN THE FEELING Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29636) | 9 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | YOU’RE GONNA RUIN MY BAD REPUTATION Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03946) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 9 | LEAVE THEM BOYS ALONE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29633) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 10 | A FIRE I CAN’T PUT OUT George Strait (MCA 52225) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| 11 | I WONDER WHO’S HOLDING MY BABY TONIGHT Whites (Warner/Curb 29659) | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
| 12 | ATLANTA BURNED AGAIN LAST NIGHT Atlanta (MDJ 4831) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 11 | |
| 13 | THE CLOSER YOU GET Alabama (RCA 13524) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 14 | HEY BARTENDER Johnny Lee (Full Moon 29605) | 17 | 22 | 24 | 8 | |
| 15 | WAY DOWN DEEP Vern Gosdin (Compleat 108) | 19 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
| 16 | NIGHT GAMES Charley Pride (RCA 13542) | 20 | 25 | 29 | 6 | |
| 17 | WHERE ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR NIGHTS THESE DAYS David Frizzell (Viva 29617) | 18 | 24 | 26 | 10 | |
| 18 | WHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE Willie Nelson (Columbia 03965) | 21 | 27 | 31 | 7 | |
| 19 | I’M ONLY IN IT FOR THE LOVE John Conlee (MCA 52231) | 22 | 30 | 36 | 6 | |
| 20 | SNAPSHOT Sylvia (RCA 13501) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| 21 | GOIN’ DOWN HILL John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29585) | 23 | 29 | 35 | 6 | |
| 22 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03926) | 24 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| 23 | PRECIOUS LOVE Kendalls (Mercury 812 300) | 25 | 33 | 37 | 11 | |
| 24 | POOR SIDE OF TOWN Joe Stampley (Epic 03966) | 28 | 35 | 44 | 7 | |
| 25 | OVER YOU Lane Brody (Liberty 1498) | 26 | 31 | 34 | 11 | |
| 26 | THE JOGGER Bobby Bare (Columbia 03809) | 27 | 32 | 38 | 10 | |
| 27 | FLIGHT 309 TO TENNESSEE Shelly West (Viva 29597) | 29 | 38 | 53 | 5 | |
| 28 | BREAKIN’ DOWN Waylon Jennings (RCA 13543) | 30 | 39 | 54 | 5 | |
| 29 | SHOT FULL OF LOVE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 1499) | 31 | 36 | 43 | 8 | |
| 30 | NEW LOOKS FROM AN OLD LOVER B. J. Thomas (Columbia/Cleveland Int’l 03985) | 42 | 53 | 71 | 5 | |
| 31 | IF I DIDN’T LOVE YOU Gus Hardin (RCA 13532) | 32 | 34 | 39 | 10 | |
| 32 | WALK ON Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 29644) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 7 | |
| 33 | BABY, WHAT ABOUT YOU Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582) | 43 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | LET’S GET OVER THEM TOGETHER Moe Bandy (featuring Becky Hobbs) (Columbia 03970) | 36 | 42 | 51 | 6 | |
| 35 | SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29583) | 37 | 47 | 58 | 5 | |
| 36 | IT AIN’T REAL (If It Ain’t You) Mark Gray (Columbia 03893) | 38 | 41 | 45 | 10 | |
| 37 | HOW COULD I LOVE HER SO MUCH Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03972) | 39 | 51 | 72 | 4 | |
| 38 | TULSA BALLROOM Dottie West (Liberty 1500) | 40 | 43 | 48 | 7 | |
| 39 | THE EYES OF A STRANGER David Wills (RCA 13541) | 41 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| 40 | DON’T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO (With The Rest Of My Life) Merle Haggard (Epic 04006) | 51 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | PARADISE TONIGHT Charly McClain & Mickey Gilley (Epic 04007) | 52 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | IT’LL BE ME Tom Jones (Mercury 812 631) | 45 | 55 | 64 | 5 | |
| 44 | NO FAIR FALLIN’ IN LOVE Jan Gray (Jamex 010) | 44 | 46 | 50 | 10 | |
| 45 | SHE’S READY FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE HER Jerry Reed (RCA 13527) | 46 | 54 | 68 | 6 | |
| 46 | WILD MONTANA SKIES John Denver & Emmylou Harris (RCA 13562) | 49 | 62 | 80 | 4 | |
| 47 | OH BABY MINE (I Get So Lonely) Statler Brothers (Mercury 811 488) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 48 | IN TIMES LIKE THESE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52206) | 16 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 49 | TOO HOT TO SLEEP Louise Mandrell (RCA 13567) | 62 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | HOMEGROWN TOMATOES Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 29595) | 59 | 70 | 84 | 5 | |
| 51 | MY FIRST COUNTRY SONG Dean Martin (Warner Bros. 29584) | 58 | 71 | 87 | 4 | |
| 52 | SOMETIMES I GET LUCKY AND FORGET Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52243) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT John Schneider & Jill Michaels (Scotti Brothers 03945) | 53 | 65 | 77 | 6 | |
| 54 | UNWED FATHERS Tammy Wynette (Epic 03971) | 54 | 67 | 82 | 4 | |
| 55 | WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Jerry Lee Lewis (MCA 52233) | 60 | 68 | 79 | 5 | |
| 56 | YOU GOTTA GET TO MY HEART (Before You Lay A Hand On Me) Paulette Carlson (RCA 13546) | 56 | 66 | 81 | 5 | |
| 57 | WHAT I LEARNED FROM LOVING YOU Lynn Anderson (Permian 82001) | 64 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | BABY I’M YOURS Tanya Tucker (Arista 9046) | 69 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | THE LOVE SHE FOUND IN ME Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29683) | 33 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
| 60 | CHEAP THRILLS David Allan Coe (Columbia 03997) | 70 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | NOBODY BUT YOU Don Williams (MCA 52245) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | DON’T SEND ME NO ANGELS Wayne Kemp (Door Knob 200) | 72 | 72 | 78 | 5 | |
| 63 | GOOD OLE BOYS Jerry Reed (RCA 13527) | 63 | 45 | 33 | 11 | |
| 64 | HIGHWAY 40 BLUES Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03812) | 35 | 10 | 1 | 14 | |
| 65 | I.O.U. Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199) | 47 | 16 | 4 | 17 | |
| 66 | LIVING LEGENDS (A Dyin’ Breed) Waylon Jennings (RCA 13543) | 71 | 77 | 88 | 4 | |
| 67 | YOU’RE NOT LEAVIN’ HERE TONIGHT Ed Bruce (MCA 52210) | 48 | 21 | 18 | 12 | |
| 68 | ALL MY LIFE Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1495) | 55 | 20 | 12 | 13 | |
| 69 | SON OF THE SOUTH Bill Anderson (Southern Tracks 1021) | 73 | 73 | 76 | 7 | |
| 70 | WHY DO WE WANT (What We Know We Can’t Have) Reba McEntire (Mercury 812 632) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | A PLACE I’VE NEVER BEEN Marshall Tucker Band (Warner Bros. 29619) | 57 | 58 | 70 | 6 | |
| 72 | ALABAMA ROSE Norman Wade (General Delivery Ltd. 777) | 77 | 83 | 86 | 4 | |
| 73 | LOVE DON’T KNOW A LADY (From A Honky Tonk Girl) Billy Parker & Friends (Soundwaves 4708) | 79 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 74 | WE’RE STRANGERS AGAIN Merle Haggard & Leona Williams (Mercury 812 214) | 61 | 40 | 40 | 10 | |
| 75 | HANK AND LEFTY Eddie Thompson (Stargem 2199) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | BORN TO LOSE Little Roy Wiggins (O’Brien 334) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | HOT TIME IN OLD TOWN TONIGHT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5259) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | I BETTER GO HOME (While I Still Got A Home) Charlie Bandy (RCI 2379) | 83 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | INSIDE STORY Ronnie Rogers (Epic 03953) | 81 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| 80 | A LITTLE AT A TIME Thom Schuyler (Capitol 5239) | 88 | 91 | 94 | 4 | |
| 81 | ALABAMA GIRL Harry Lynn Shields (Mr. Music 017) | 86 | 89 | 90 | 4 | |
| 82 | THIS AIN’T TENNESSEE AND HE AIN’T YOU Lori St. James (Copperfield 119) | 87 | 90 | 91 | 5 | |
| 83 | I’VE COME BACK (To Say I Love You One More Time) Cristy Lane (Liberty 1501) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | TAKE MY LOVE AND RUN Dealer’s Choice (Door Knob 197) | 84 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | ONE MORE GOODBYE, ONE MORE HELLO Donnie Record (BriarRose 1001) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | THE MEMORIES THAT LAST Ray Pennington (EMH 0022) | 89 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | EVERYTHING FROM JESUS TO JACK DANIELS Tom T. Hall (Mercury 812 835) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | POOR GIRL Rick & Janis Carnes (Warner Bros. 29656) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I’M IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN Cindy Hurt (Churchill 94013) | 95 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | BABYSITTIN’ WITH THE BLUES Bill Hersh (Comstock 1710) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | LADY OF THE EIGHTIES Jeanne Pruett (Audiograph 467) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | LONELY HEART Cedar Creek (Moon Shine 3013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW Porter Wagoner (Viva 29596) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | LOVE IS ON A ROLL Don Williams (MCA 52205) | 65 | 28 | 19 | 16 | |
| 95 | EVERYBODY’S DREAM GIRL Dan Seals (Liberty 1496) | 66 | 48 | 27 | 14 | |
| 96 | YOU CAN’T RUN FROM LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) | 76 | 56 | 41 | 18 | |
| 97 | KISS ME JUST ONE MORE TIME Floyd Brown (Magnum 1002) | 97 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | DON’T YOUR MEM’RY EVER SLEEP AT NIGHT Steve Wariner (RCA 13515) | 67 | 50 | 28 | 13 | |
| 99 | FOOL FOR YOUR LOVE Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783) | 68 | 49 | 22 | 18 | |
| 100 | EASY ON THE EYE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 03885) | 75 | 52 | 32 | 12 | |
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