| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 2, 1988 | |||||
| (No issue published this week; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
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N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
SOMEWHERE TONIGHT Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28223) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| I PREFER THE MOONLIGHT Kenny Rogers (RCA 5258) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| HEAVEN CAN’T BE FOUND Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28227) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||
| I CAN’T GET CLOSE ENOUGH Exile (Epic 07597) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||
| DO YA’ K.T. Oslin (RCA 5239) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| ONE FRIEND Dan Seals (Capitol 44077) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ||
| I’LL PIN A NOTE ON YOUR PILLOW Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99404) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | ||
| SHE COULDN’T LOVE ME ANYMORE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44061) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 | ||
| GOIN’ GONE Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 874) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | ||
| WHERE DO THE NIGHTS GO Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5259) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | ||
| THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28248) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 15 | ||
| CRYING SHAME Michael Johnson (RCA 5279) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 11 | ||
| JUST LOVIN’ YOU O’Kanes (Columbia 07611) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 12 | ||
| I’M TIRED Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07416) | 14 | 15 | 19 | 12 | ||
| WHEELS Restless Heart (RCA 5280) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 9 | ||
| ONLY LOVE CAN SAVE ME NOW Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28209) | 16 | 17 | 22 | 11 | ||
| TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07624) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 9 | ||
| THE LAST ONE TO KNOW Reba McEntire (MCA 53159) | 18 | 10 | 2 | 16 | ||
| MY ROUGH AND ROWDY DAYS Waylon Jennings (MCA 53158) | 19 | 13 | 10 | 16 | ||
| LYIN’ IN HIS ARMS AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28208) | 20 | 23 | 29 | 10 | ||
| ONE STEP FORWARD Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53201) | 21 | 25 | 31 | 9 | ||
| I WOULDN’T BE A MAN Don Williams (Capitol 44066) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 11 | ||
| SURE THING Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5281) | 23 | 30 | 34 | 8 | ||
| OH WHAT A LOVE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28173) | 24 | 31 | 35 | 8 | ||
| I WANT A LOVE LIKE THAT Judy Rodman (MTM 72092) | 25 | 27 | 30 | 11 | ||
| PLEASE, PLEASE BABY Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28174) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 8 | ||
| TWINKLE, TWINKLE LUCKY STAR Merle Haggard (Epic 07631) | 27 | 32 | 37 | 8 | ||
| I WON’T TAKE LESS THAN YOUR LOVE Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet (Capitol 44100) | 28 | 33 | 38 | 7 | ||
| GIVE BACK MY HEART Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53157) | 29 | 19 | 16 | 14 | ||
| DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07627) | 30 | 35 | 39 | 9 | ||
| THAT’S MY JOB Conway Twitty (MCA 53200) | 31 | 36 | 40 | 8 | ||
| STILL WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE Glen Campbell (MCA 53172) | 32 | 21 | 17 | 14 | ||
| TELL ME TRUE Juice Newton (RCA 5283) | 33 | 37 | 42 | 7 | ||
| I’M GONNA MISS YOU, GIRL Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28168) | 34 | 38 | 43 | 7 | ||
| FACE TO FACE Alabama (RCA 5328) | 35 | 42 | 49 | 4 | ||
| SOME OLD SIDE ROAD Keith Whitley (RCA 5326) | 36 | 39 | 44 | 6 | ||
| THIS MISSIN’ YOU HEART OF MINE Sawyer Brown (Capitol 44108) | 37 | 41 | 48 | 5 | ||
| TOO GONE TOO LONG Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286) | 38 | 44 | 53 | 4 | ||
| ONE FOR THE MONEY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 07312) | 39 | 22 | 12 | 18 | ||
| SHOULDN’T IT BE EASIER THAN THIS Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70408) | 40 | 48 | 59 | 4 | ||
| SOMEWHERE BETWEEN RAGGED AND RIGHT John Anderson (MCA 53226) | 41 | 46 | 52 | 6 | ||
| LIVING LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW (Finally Got To Me Tonight) John Conlee (Columbia 07643) | 42 | 43 | 47 | 7 | ||
| THIS OLD HOUSE Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72100) | 43 | 52 | 65 | 5 | ||
| SURE FEELS GOOD Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 50102) | 44 | 47 | 54 | 5 | ||
| COME ON JOE Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 5282) | 45 | 53 | 66 | 5 | ||
| JUST ENOUGH LOVE Ray Price (Step One 378) | 46 | 26 | 27 | 13 | ||
| TALKIN’ TO MYSELF AGAIN Tammy Wynette (Epic 07635) | 47 | 57 | 67 | 5 | ||
| THERE’S A REAL WOMAN IN ME Bobbi Lace (615 1010) | 48 | 49 | 51 | 9 | ||
| LYNDA Steve Wariner (MCA 53160) | 49 | 28 | 14 | 18 | ||
| BACK IN BABY’S ARMS Emmylou Harris (Hughes/MCA 53236) | 50 | 59 | 64 | 6 | ||
| FOR YOUR LOVE Tony McGill (Killer 1008) | 51 | 56 | 60 | 7 | ||
| THE BIRD George Jones (Epic 07655) | 52 | 62 | — | 3 | ||
| NEVER MIND Nanci Griffith (MCA 53184) | 53 | 54 | 58 | 6 | ||
| LOUISIANA RAIN John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 28228) | 54 | 61 | 69 | 5 | ||
| DANCE FOR ME Don Malena (Maxima 1311) | 55 | 58 | 62 | 7 | ||
| I DIDN’T (Every Chance I Had) Johnny Rodriguez (Capitol 44071) | 56 | 65 | — | 3 | ||
| TOUCH AND GO CRAZY Lee Greenwood (MCA 53234) | 57 | — | — | 2 | ||
| MAPLE STREET MEM’RIES Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 920) | 58 | 34 | 36 | 11 | ||
| TIME IN Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53175) | 59 | 40 | 21 | 13 | ||
| ROSES IN DECEMBER Larry Boone (Mercury 870 086) | 60 | 72 | — | 3 | ||
| IF YOU ONLY KNEW Kim Grayson (Soundwaves 4795) | 61 | 67 | 71 | 7 | ||
| THE RIVER UNBROKEN Dolly Parton (Columbia 07665) | 62 | 66 | — | 3 | ||
| CRYING Roy Orbison / k.d. lang (Virgin 99388) | 63 | 76 | — | 3 | ||
| LET’S DO SOMETHING Vince Gill (RCA 5257) | 64 | 45 | 25 | 15 | ||
| TIME AND TIME AGAIN (Ode To Grandpa) Noel Cash (Deep South 1112) | 65 | 69 | 72 | 5 | ||
| DON’T START THE FIRE Marcia Lynn (Evergreen 1063) | 66 | 70 | 73 | 5 | ||
| NO HEART LEFT TO BREAK Robin & Cruiser (16th Avenue 70409) | 67 | — | — | 2 | ||
| WILDER DAYS Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5327) | 68 | — | — | 2 | ||
| SHE’S LIKE HEAVEN Morgan Ruppe (HummingBird Of Clover 105) | 69 | 75 | 83 | 4 | ||
| BLOWIN’ LIKE A BANDIT Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 07659) | 70 | 77 | — | 3 | ||
| CATCH 22 Darrell Holt (Anoka 222) | 71 | 73 | 80 | 4 | ||
| I KNOW ALL ABOUT HER Dennis Payne (True 87) | 72 | 78 | 81 | 4 | ||
| DIZZY FEELING Jimmy Smart (Bear 188) | 73 | 79 | — | 3 | ||
| BAD DAY FOR A BREAK UP Cali McCord (Gazelle 011) | 74 | 80 | — | 3 | ||
| NOBODY THERE BUT ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 07636) | 75 | — | — | 2 | ||
| SHOW ME (I’m From Missouri) Larry Swift (Timestar 2422) | 76 | — | — | 2 | ||
| WHO PUT THE GOOD IN GOODBYE Steffin Sisters (Kansa 638) | 77 | 81 | 84 | 5 | ||
| ON A GOOD NIGHT Johnstons (Hidden Valley 1087) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | ||
| MY BABY SLEEPS WITH THE RADIO ON Carol Sheehan (Cypress 8520) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | ||
| ROLL THE DICE Shurfire (Air 180) | 80 | 86 | 92 | 4 | ||
| DO YOU HAVE TO GO Wynd (Cypress 8519) | 81 | 83 | — | 3 | ||
| SECRETS Secrets (Comstock 1871) | 82 | — | — | 2 | ||
| BELIEVE IN ME Mark Tribble (Paloma 5092787) | 83 | 85 | 87 | 4 | ||
| IN BETWEEN HEARTACHES Becky Williams (Country Pride 0001) | 84 | — | — | 2 | ||
| KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Leo Richardson (A.M.I. 1951) | 85 | — | — | 2 | ||
| TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS Stet Blancett (Fresh Squeezed 4502) | 86 | — | — | 2 | ||
| CARIBBEAN Neal McCowan (Extra 1115) | 87 | — | — | 2 | ||
| ONLY WHEN I LOVE Holly Dunn (MTM 72091) | 88 | 50 | 24 | 19 | ||
| SHE LOVES FOR ME TO HATE TO SEE HER GO Allen Pace (Art Pro 8707) | 89 | — | — | 2 | ||
| I WON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE (Always And Forever) Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28246) | 90 | 51 | 32 | 19 | ||
| FOR OLD LOVE’S SAKE Loretta Ellis (Evergreen 1059) | 91 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LYIN’ HERE IN LOVE (With Him) Glenda Malone (Evergreen 1061) | 92 | — | — | 2 | ||
| THESE MAGIC SHOES Marty Mitchell (Door Knob 289) | 93 | — | — | 2 | ||
| WE ALMOST HAD TEXAS SKIES TODAY Keith Spell (Hillton 2025) | 94 | — | — | 2 | ||
| HEART ON THE RUN Rob Crosby (Southern Tracks 1088) | 95 | — | — | 2 | ||
| RICHER NOW WITH YOU Nina Wyatt (Charta 207) | 96 | — | — | 2 | ||
| NO RELIEF IN SIGHT Bear Creek (Kass 1026) | 97 | — | — | 2 | ||
| AS LONG AS THERE’S A WOMAN LIKE YOU Jerry Cooper (Bear 187) | 98 | 55 | 55 | 8 | ||
| YOU CAN’T BLAME THE TRAIN Don McLean (Capitol 44098) | 99 | 68 | 70 | 6 | ||
| SHOOTER Jim Christopher (SCM 18602) | 100 | 74 | 75 | 6 | ||
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