CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JANUARY 16, 1988
(No new chart this week; published chart reprised the same positions
from the Dec. 26 chart; weeks-on-chart column has been updated)
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  116
I PREFER THE MOONLIGHT
    Kenny Rogers (RCA 5258)
  214
HEAVEN CAN’T BE FOUND
    Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28227)
  315
I CAN’T GET CLOSE ENOUGH
    Exile (Epic 07597)
  415
DO YA’
    K.T. Oslin (RCA 5239)
  518
ONE FRIEND
    Dan Seals (Capitol 44077)
  614
I’LL PIN A NOTE ON YOUR PILLOW
    Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99404)
  714
SHE COULDN’T LOVE ME ANYMORE
    T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44061)
  818
GOIN’ GONE
    Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 874)
914
WHERE DO THE NIGHTS GO
    Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5259)
1012
THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU
    Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28248)
  1117
CRYING SHAME
    Michael Johnson (RCA 5279)
1213
JUST LOVIN’ YOU
    O’Kanes (Columbia 07611)
1314
I’M TIRED
    Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07416)
1414
WHEELS
    Restless Heart (RCA 5280)
1511
ONLY LOVE CAN SAVE ME NOW
    Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28209)
1613
TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX
    Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07624)
1711
THE LAST ONE TO KNOW
    Reba McEntire (MCA 53159)
1818
MY ROUGH AND ROWDY DAYS
    Waylon Jennings (MCA 53158)
1918
LYIN’ IN HIS ARMS AGAIN
    Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28208)
2012
ONE STEP FORWARD
    Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53201)
2111
I WOULDN’T BE A MAN
    Don Williams (Capitol 44066)
2213
SURE THING
    Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5281)
2310
OH WHAT A LOVE
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28173)
2410
I WANT A LOVE LIKE THAT
    Judy Rodman (MTM 72092)
2513
PLEASE, PLEASE BABY
    Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28174)
2610
TWINKLE, TWINKLE LUCKY STAR
    Merle Haggard (Epic 07631)
2710
I WON’T TAKE LESS THAN YOUR LOVE
    Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet (Capitol 44100)
28  9
GIVE BACK MY HEART
    Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53157)
2916
DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW
    Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07627)
3011
THAT’S MY JOB
    Conway Twitty (MCA 53200)
3110
STILL WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
    Glen Campbell (MCA 53172)
3216
TELL ME TRUE
    Juice Newton (RCA 5283)
33  9
I’M GONNA MISS YOU, GIRL
    Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28168)
34  9
FACE TO FACE
    Alabama (RCA 5328)
35  6
SOME OLD SIDE ROAD
    Keith Whitley (RCA 5326)
36  8
THIS MISSIN’ YOU HEART OF MINE
    Sawyer Brown (Capitol 44108)
37  7
TOO GONE TOO LONG
    Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286)
38  6
ONE FOR THE MONEY
    T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 07312)
3920
SHOULDN’T IT BE EASIER THAN THIS
    Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70408)
40  6
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN RAGGED AND RIGHT
    John Anderson (MCA 53226)
41  8
LIVING LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW (Finally Got To Me Tonight)
    John Conlee (Columbia 07643)
42  9
THIS OLD HOUSE
    Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72100)
43  7
SURE FEELS GOOD
    Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 50102)
44  7
COME ON JOE
    Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 5282)
45  7
JUST ENOUGH LOVE
    Ray Price (Step One 378)
4615
TALKIN’ TO MYSELF AGAIN
    Tammy Wynette (Epic 07635)
47  7
THERE’S A REAL WOMAN IN ME
    Bobbi Lace (615 1010)
4811
LYNDA
    Steve Wariner (MCA 53160)
4920
BACK IN BABY’S ARMS
    Emmylou Harris (Hughes/MCA 53236)
50  8
FOR YOUR LOVE
    Tony McGill (Killer 1008)
51  9
THE BIRD
    George Jones (Epic 07655)
52  5
NEVER MIND
    Nanci Griffith (MCA 53184)
53  8
LOUISIANA RAIN
    John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 28228)
54  7
DANCE FOR ME
    Don Malena (Maxima 1311)
55  9
I DIDN’T (Every Chance I Had)
    Johnny Rodriguez (Capitol 44071)
56  5
TOUCH AND GO CRAZY
    Lee Greenwood (MCA 53234)
57  4
MAPLE STREET MEM’RIES
    Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 920)
5813
TIME IN
    Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53175)
5915
ROSES IN DECEMBER
    Larry Boone (Mercury 870 086)
60  5
IF YOU ONLY KNEW
    Kim Grayson (Soundwaves 4795)
61  9
THE RIVER UNBROKEN
    Dolly Parton (Columbia 07665)
62  5
CRYING
    Roy Orbison / k.d. lang (Virgin 99388)
63  5
LET’S DO SOMETHING
    Vince Gill (RCA 5257)
6417
TIME AND TIME AGAIN (Ode To Grandpa)
    Noel Cash (Deep South 1112)
65  7
DON’T START THE FIRE
    Marcia Lynn (Evergreen 1063)
66  7
NO HEART LEFT TO BREAK
    Robin & Cruiser (16th Avenue 70409)
67  4
WILDER DAYS
    Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5327)
68  4
SHE’S LIKE HEAVEN
    Morgan Ruppe (HummingBird Of Clover 105)
69  6
BLOWIN’ LIKE A BANDIT
    Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 07659)
70  5
CATCH 22
    Darrell Holt (Anoka 222)
71  6
I KNOW ALL ABOUT HER
    Dennis Payne (True 87)
72  6
DIZZY FEELING
    Jimmy Smart (Bear 188)
73  5
BAD DAY FOR A BREAK UP
    Cali McCord (Gazelle 011)
74  5
NOBODY THERE BUT ME
    Willie Nelson (Columbia 07636)
75  4
SHOW ME (I’m From Missouri)
    Larry Swift (Timestar 2422)
76  4
WHO PUT THE GOOD IN GOODBYE
    Steffin Sisters (Kansa 638)
77  7
ON A GOOD NIGHT
    Johnstons (Hidden Valley 1087)
78  5
MY BABY SLEEPS WITH THE RADIO ON
    Carol Sheehan (Cypress 8520)
79  5
ROLL THE DICE
    Shurfire (Air 180)
80  6
DO YOU HAVE TO GO
    Wynd (Cypress 8519)
81  5
SECRETS
    Secrets (Comstock 1871)
82  4
BELIEVE IN ME
    Mark Tribble (Paloma 5092787)
83  6
IN BETWEEN HEARTACHES
    Becky Williams (Country Pride 0001)
84  4
KISS AND SAY GOODBYE
    Leo Richardson (A.M.I. 1951)
85  4
TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
    Stet Blancett (Fresh Squeezed 4502)
86  4
CARIBBEAN
    Neal McCowan (Extra 1115)
87  4
ONLY WHEN I LOVE
    Holly Dunn (MTM 72091)
8821
SHE LOVES FOR ME TO HATE TO SEE HER GO
    Allen Pace (Art Pro 8707)
89  4
I WON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE (Always And Forever)
    Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28246)
9021
FOR OLD LOVE’S SAKE
    Loretta Ellis (Evergreen 1059)
91  4
LYIN’ HERE IN LOVE (With Him)
    Glenda Malone (Evergreen 1061)
92  4
THESE MAGIC SHOES
    Marty Mitchell (Door Knob 289)
93  4
WE ALMOST HAD TEXAS SKIES TODAY
    Keith Spell (Hillton 2025)
94  4
HEART ON THE RUN
    Rob Crosby (Southern Tracks 1088)
95  4
RICHER NOW WITH YOU
    Nina Wyatt (Charta 207)
96  4
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
    Bear Creek (Kass 1026)
97  4
AS LONG AS THERE’S A WOMAN LIKE YOU
    Jerry Cooper (Bear 187)
9810
YOU CAN’T BLAME THE TRAIN
    Don McLean (Capitol 44098)
99  8
SHOOTER
    Jim Christopher (SCM 18602)
100   8
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