| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 3, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | A FIRE I CAN’T PUT OUT George Strait (MCA 52225) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | I’M ONLY IN IT FOR THE LOVE John Conlee (MCA 52231) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 3 | HEY BARTENDER Johnny Lee (Full Moon 29605) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| 4 | NIGHT GAMES Charley Pride (RCA 13542) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 5 | YOU’RE GONNA RUIN MY BAD REPUTATION Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03946) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 6 | WHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE Willie Nelson (Columbia 03965) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| 7 | GOIN’ DOWN HILL John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29585) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 8 | FLIGHT 309 TO TENNESSEE Shelly West (Viva 29597) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 9 | NEW LOOKS FROM AN OLD LOVER B. J. Thomas (Columbia/Cleveland Int’l 03985) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 10 | |
| 10 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03926) | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | |
| 11 | BREAKIN’ DOWN Waylon Jennings (RCA 13543) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 10 | |
| 12 | BABY, WHAT ABOUT YOU Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| 13 | DON’T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 7 | |
| 14 | PARADISE TONIGHT Charly McClain & Mickey Gilley (Epic 04007) | 20 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 15 | POOR SIDE OF TOWN Joe Stampley (Epic 03966) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| 16 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO (With The Rest Of My Life) Merle Haggard (Epic 04006) | 19 | 21 | 28 | 8 | |
| 17 | NOBODY BUT YOU Don Williams (MCA 52245) | 21 | 28 | 35 | 6 | |
| 18 | HOW COULD I LOVE HER SO MUCH Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03972) | 22 | 24 | 26 | 9 | |
| 19 | LOST IN THE FEELING Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29636) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 20 | LET’S GET OVER THEM TOGETHER Moe Bandy (featuring Becky Hobbs) (Columbia 03970) | 24 | 25 | 27 | 11 | |
| 21 | WILD MONTANA SKIES John Denver & Emmylou Harris (RCA 13562) | 25 | 29 | 34 | 9 | |
| 22 | SCARLET FEVER Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1503) | 27 | 34 | 40 | 5 | |
| 23 | SOMETIMES I GET LUCKY AND FORGET Gene Watson with Farewell Party Band (MCA 52243) | 28 | 32 | 36 | 7 | |
| 24 | THE EYES OF A STRANGER David Wills (RCA 13541) | 26 | 27 | 31 | 12 | |
| 25 | YOU’VE GOT A LOVER Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04044) | 32 | 38 | 61 | 4 | |
| 26 | LADY DOWN ON LOVE Alabama (RCA 13590) | 33 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | TOO HOT TO SLEEP Louise Mandrell (RCA 13567) | 30 | 33 | 37 | 8 | |
| 28 | WHY DO WE WANT (What We Know We Can’t Have) Reba McEntire (Mercury 812 632) | 34 | 40 | 43 | 6 | |
| 29 | WAY DOWN DEEP Vern Gosdin (Compleat 108) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
| 30 | LOVE SONG Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52224) | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 31 | BABY I’M YOURS Tanya Tucker (Arista 9046) | 36 | 39 | 46 | 8 | |
| 32 | HOLD ON, I’M COMIN’ Waylon Jennings & Jerry Reed (RCA 13580) | 37 | 45 | 51 | 5 | |
| 33 | IF IT WAS EASY Ed Bruce (MCA 52251) | 38 | 47 | 52 | 5 | |
| 34 | MIDNIGHT FIRE Steve Wariner (RCA 13588) | 40 | 54 | 63 | 4 | |
| 35 | THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29532) | 45 | 55 | 59 | 5 | |
| 36 | GUILTY Statler Brothers (Mercury 812 988) | 49 | 62 | 75 | 4 | |
| 37 | ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (RCA 13615) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | WHAT I LEARNED FROM LOVING YOU Lynn Anderson (Permian 82001) | 41 | 43 | 48 | 8 | |
| 39 | MY FIRST COUNTRY SONG Dean Martin (Warner Bros. 29584) | 39 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 40 | HOT TIME IN OLD TOWN TONIGHT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5259) | 42 | 46 | 49 | 6 | |
| 41 | SOMEBODY’S GONNA LOVE YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257) | 53 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | HE’S A HEARTACHE (Looking For A Place To Happen) Janie Fricke (Columbia 03899) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 16 | |
| 43 | ANYBODY ELSE’S HEART BUT MINE Terri Gibbs (MCA 52252) | 55 | 67 | 81 | 4 | |
| 44 | A COWBOY’S DREAM Mel Tillis (MCA 52247) | 46 | 50 | 56 | 5 | |
| 45 | AFTER YOU Dan Seals (Liberty 1504) | 54 | 61 | 69 | 5 | |
| 46 | EVERYTHING FROM JESUS TO JACK DANIELS Tom T. Hall (Mercury 812 835) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 6 | |
| 47 | SHOT FULL OF LOVE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty 1499) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 13 | |
| 48 | THE LADY, SHE’S RIGHT Leon Everette (RCA 13584) | 61 | 69 | 79 | 4 | |
| 49 | LEAVE THEM BOYS ALONE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29633) | 29 | 13 | 7 | 14 | |
| 50 | POOR GIRL Rick & Janis Carnes (Warner Bros. 29656) | 52 | 58 | 62 | 6 | |
| 51 | A LITTLE AT A TIME Thom Schuyler (Capitol 5239) | 51 | 53 | 55 | 9 | |
| 52 | THE MAN IN THE MIRROR Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 103) | 62 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | I SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE HEART OF TEXAS Marlow Tackett (RCA 13579) | 57 | 60 | 64 | 5 | |
| 54 | SAY YOU’LL STAY Wayne Massey (MCA 52246) | 59 | 65 | 70 | 5 | |
| 55 | ONE OF A KIND PAIR OF FOOLS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52258) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | BABY I LIED Deborah Allen (RCA 13600) | 67 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | STROKER’S THEME Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 03918) | 58 | 64 | 72 | 5 | |
| 58 | LONELY BUT ONLY FOR YOU Sissy Spacek (Atlantic 99847) | 66 | 81 | 91 | 4 | |
| 59 | THE BOY GETS AROUND Sylvia (RCA 13589) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | A FREE ROAMIN’ MIND Sonny James & Silver (Dimension 1045) | 69 | 75 | 87 | 5 | |
| 61 | HIGH COST OF LEAVING Exile (Epic 04041) | 70 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | YOU PUT THE BEAT IN MY HEART Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29512) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29583) | 31 | 31 | 33 | 10 | |
| 64 | IT’LL BE ME Tom Jones (Mercury 812 631) | 35 | 35 | 38 | 10 | |
| 65 | MOVIN’ TRAIN Kendalls (Mercury 814 195) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | CHEAP THRILLS David Allan Coe (Columbia 03997) | 43 | 44 | 47 | 8 | |
| 67 | DON’T SEND ME NO ANGELS Wayne Kemp (Door Knob 200) | 48 | 48 | 50 | 10 | |
| 68 | YOUR LOVE SHINES THROUGH Mickey Gilley (Epic 04018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | OVER YOU Lane Brody (Liberty 1498) | 44 | 19 | 19 | 16 | |
| 70 | SCOTCH AND SODA Ray Price (Viva 29543) | 80 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | I LOVE HER MIND Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 29645) | 50 | 26 | 5 | 16 | |
| 72 | I’VE COME BACK (To Say I Love You One More Time) Cristy Lane (Liberty 1501) | 56 | 56 | 58 | 8 | |
| 73 | TRUE LOVE’S GETTING PRETTY HARD TO FIND Wickline (Cascade Mountain 3030) | 73 | 79 | 84 | 4 | |
| 74 | IT AIN’T REAL (If It Ain’t You) Mark Gray (Columbia 03893) | 60 | 30 | 32 | 15 | |
| 75 | WHERE ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR NIGHTS THESE DAYS David Frizzell (Viva 29617) | 63 | 36 | 15 | 15 | |
| 76 | OUTSIDE LOOKIN’ IN Bandana (Warner Bros. 29524) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | HOMEGROWN TOMATOES Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 29595) | 64 | 42 | 44 | 10 | |
| 78 | YOUR LOVE’S ON THE LINE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13525) | 68 | 52 | 24 | 17 | |
| 79 | DREAM MAKER Tommy Overstreet (A.M.I. 1314) | 79 | 84 | 86 | 5 | |
| 80 | DON’T CALL ME Karen Taylor-Good (Mesa 1115) | 86 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | PLEASURE ISLAND Frizzell & West (Viva 29544) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | PARDON MY ASKING Billy Walker (EMH 0023) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | STRANGER AT MY DOOR Juice Newton (Capitol 5265) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | COYOTE SONG Delia Bell (Warner Bros. 29550) | 84 | 88 | 93 | 4 | |
| 85 | TENNESSEE WHISKEY George Jones (Epic 04082) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SATISFIED MIND Con Hunley (MCA 52259) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | AIN’T GONNA WORRY MY MIND Richard Leigh (Capitol 5247) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | ENDLESSLY Anne Lord (Comstock 1717) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | WILDWOOD FLOWER Roy Clark (Churchill 94025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | HAVE I GOT A HEART FOR YOU Chantilly (F&L 527) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | ME AND THE BOYS IN THE BAND Frank Cole (Black Rose 8278) | 93 | 97 | 97 | 4 | |
| 92 | YOU’VE GOT THAT TOUCH Lloyd David Foster (MCA 52248) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | ALABAMA ROSE Norman Wade (General Delivery Ltd. 777) | 78 | 68 | 68 | 9 | |
| 94 | ATLANTA BURNED AGAIN LAST NIGHT Atlanta (MDJ 4831) | 65 | 51 | 10 | 16 | |
| 95 | I ALWAYS GET LUCKY WITH YOU George Jones (Epic 03883) | 74 | 57 | 39 | 18 | |
| 96 | LIVING LEGENDS (A Dyin’ Breed) Waylon Jennings (RCA 13543) | 75 | 59 | 60 | 9 | |
| 97 | L-L-L-L, LOVE YOU ALL NIGHT Noel (Deep South 1003) | 97 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | HANK AND LEFTY Eddie Thompson (Stargem 2199) | 76 | 63 | 65 | 7 | |
| 99 | LOVE DON’T KNOW A LADY (From A Honky Tonk Girl) Billy Parker & Friends (Soundwaves 4708) | 77 | 66 | 66 | 9 | |
| 100 | PANCHO AND LEFTY Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard (Epic 03842) | 83 | 72 | 41 | 19 | |
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