| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 19, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07672) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| 2 | SHOULDN’T IT BE EASIER THAN THIS Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70408) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 3 | TURN IT LOOSE Judds (RCA/Curb 5329) | 7 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| 4 | TOO GONE TOO LONG Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 | TOUCH AND GO CRAZY Lee Greenwood (MCA 53234) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 6 | LOVE WILL FIND ITS WAY TO YOU Reba McEntire (MCA 53244) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | THIS MISSIN’ YOU HEART OF MINE Sawyer Brown (Capitol 44108) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| 8 | I WANNA DANCE WITH YOU Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5238) | 12 | 16 | 20 | 9 | |
| 9 | SANTA FE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53222) | 11 | 15 | 19 | 9 | |
| 10 | STRANGERS AGAIN Holly Dunn (MTM 72093) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 9 | |
| 11 | FAMOUS LAST WORDS OF A FOOL George Strait (MCA 53248) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 7 | |
| 12 | WILDER DAYS Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5327) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | |
| 13 | TIMELESS AND TRUE LOVE McCarters (Warner Bros. 28125) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 14 | IF OLE HANK COULD ONLY SEE US NOW (Chapter Five...Nashville) Waylon Jennings (MCA 53243) | 17 | 21 | 27 | 8 | |
| 15 | FACE TO FACE Alabama (RCA 5328) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 16 | THE LAST RESORT T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44125) | 19 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 17 | IT’S SUCH A SMALL WORLD Rodney Crowell & Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07693) | 20 | 24 | 32 | 9 | |
| 18 | CRY, CRY, CRY Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28105) | 21 | 27 | 35 | 6 | |
| 19 | I’LL ALWAYS COME BACK K.T. Oslin (RCA 5330) | 23 | 28 | 39 | 7 | |
| 20 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Ronnie McDowell (Curb 10501) | 22 | 26 | 30 | 9 | |
| 21 | I’M GONNA MISS YOU, GIRL Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28168) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| 22 | EVERYBODY’S SWEETHEART Vince Gill (RCA 5331) | 25 | 30 | 37 | 7 | |
| 23 | AMERICANA Moe Bandy (Curb 10504) | 26 | 32 | 40 | 7 | |
| 24 | IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING Tim Malchak (Alpine 008) | 27 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 25 | YOUNG COUNTRY Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28120) | 29 | 36 | 42 | 5 | |
| 26 | I’M GONNA GET YOU Eddy Raven (RCA 6831) | 30 | 35 | 47 | 6 | |
| 27 | I WON’T TAKE LESS THAN YOUR LOVE Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet (Capitol 44100) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| 28 | BABY I’M YOURS Steve Wariner (MCA 53287) | 34 | 41 | 53 | 5 | |
| 29 | IF MY HEART HAD WINDOWS Patty Loveless (MCA 53270) | 35 | 39 | 46 | 6 | |
| 30 | SHE’S NO LADY Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53246) | 33 | 37 | 43 | 8 | |
| 31 | A LITTLE BIT CLOSER Tom Wopat (EMI-Manhattan 50112) | 32 | 34 | 36 | 9 | |
| 32 | ALL OF THIS AND MORE Crystal Gayle/Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28106) | 36 | 42 | 50 | 6 | |
| 33 | THE BEST I KNOW HOW Statler Brothers (Mercury 870 164) | 37 | 45 | 55 | 5 | |
| 34 | I REMEMBER YOU Glen Campbell (MCA 53245) | 40 | 46 | 58 | 5 | |
| 35 | ALWAYS LATE WITH YOUR KISSES Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27994) | 43 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | TRUE HEART Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53272) | 41 | 47 | 69 | 4 | |
| 37 | I TAUGHT HER EVERTHING SHE KNOWS ABOUT LOVE Shooters (Epic 07684) | 39 | 44 | 49 | 8 | |
| 38 | (Angel On My Mind) THAT’S WHY I’M WALKIN’ Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07721) | 42 | 49 | 70 | 4 | |
| 39 | OH WHAT A LOVE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28173) | 18 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| 40 | NO MORE ONE MORE TIME Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 6895) | 45 | 53 | 74 | 4 | |
| 41 | ONE TRUE LOVE O’Kanes (Columbia 07736) | 48 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | EIGHTEEN WHEELS AND A DOZEN ROSES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870 148) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | THE FACTORY Kenny Rogers (RCA 6832) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | BIG OLE TEARDROPS Ray Price (Step One 383) | 50 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | PERFECT STRANGERS Anne Murray (with Doug Mallory) (Capitol 44134) | 46 | 52 | 59 | 4 | |
| 46 | I WILL HOLD YOU Randy Vanwarmer (16th Avenue 70407) | 47 | 55 | 62 | 5 | |
| 47 | CODE OF HONOR Jerry Cooper (Bear 191) | 49 | 56 | 64 | 5 | |
| 48 | ANGELS LOVE BAD MEN Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43042) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | TWINKLE, TWINKLE LUCKY STAR Merle Haggard (Epic 07631) | 24 | 8 | 2 | 19 | |
| 50 | THAT’S MY JOB Conway Twitty (MCA 53200) | 28 | 13 | 8 | 19 | |
| 51 | YOU’LL COME BACK (You Always Do) Mel Tillis (Mercury 870 192) | 63 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07627) | 31 | 17 | 10 | 20 | |
| 53 | YOUR MEMORY WINS AGAIN Skip Ewing (MCA 53271) | 66 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | CAN’T STOP NOW New Grass Revival (Capitol 44128) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | I CAN’T HANG ON ANYMORE Dennis Payne (True 88) | 55 | 59 | 63 | 8 | |
| 56 | HERE’S TO COUNTRY MUSIC Hank Thompson (Step One 382) | 59 | 64 | 75 | 4 | |
| 57 | CALENDAR BLUES Jill Jordan (Maxx 822) | 57 | 62 | 66 | 7 | |
| 58 | OLD FOLKS Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid (RCA 6896) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | JONES ON THE JUKEBOX Becky Hobbs (MTM 72104) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | LIFE IN THE CITY Pake McEntire (RCA 5332) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07624) | 38 | 22 | 13 | 20 | |
| 62 | LOVE AIN’T MADE FOR FOOLS Kevin Pearce (Evergreen 1067) | 68 | 74 | 81 | 5 | |
| 63 | ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER TIME Don Williams (Capitol 44131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | OUT OF SIGHT AND ON MY MIND Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99364) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | WE’RE GONNA LOVE TONIGHT Don Juan (Maxx 821) | 67 | 72 | 78 | 4 | |
| 66 | CAROLINA BLUE Hinson Brothers (Killer 1009) | 72 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | FIRST IN LINE Shurfire (Air 181) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | PUT US TOGETHER AGAIN Goldens (Epic 07716) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | ONE STEP FORWARD Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53201) | 44 | 25 | 16 | 20 | |
| 70 | I HEAR THE SOUTH Vassar Clements (Shikata 10102) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | CHILL FACTOR Merle Haggard (Epic 07754) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | AFTER LAST NIGHT’S STORM Ride The River (Advantage 189) | 73 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| 73 | THAT’S NOT EXACTLY WHAT I HAD IN MIND Allen Pace (Art Pro 8706) | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | LOVE OF A LIFETIME Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07747) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | DEEPEST SHADE OF BLUE Gail Veach (Choice 101) | 81 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | I’M A SURVIVOR George Jones (Epic 07748) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | TALKIN’ TO MYSELF AGAIN Tammy Wynette (Epic 07635) | 51 | 29 | 24 | 16 | |
| 78 | SO FAR NOT SO GOOD Jeff Chance (Curb 10506) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | (Hot Dama Lama) IT’S QUITTIN’ TIME Johnny Russell & Little David Wilkins (16th Avenue 70406) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | WE WERE LOVERS IN THE FIFTIES Johnny Travis (Tip 14288) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART To The Max (Track 200) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | MIRRORS DON’T LIE Marty Stuart (Columbia 07729) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I CAN’T TAKE HER ANYWHERE Darrell Holt (Anoka 221) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | FEELIN’ GOOD J.C. Weaver (WTM 192) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | SURE THING Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5281) | 52 | 33 | 18 | 19 | |
| 86 | MR. RIGHT Billy James (Evergreen 1066) | 88 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD Steve Earle & Dukes (Hughes/MCA 53249) | 56 | 38 | 29 | 9 | |
| 88 | A HONKY TONK HEART (And A Hillbilly Soul) Clay Blaker & Texas Honky-Tonk Band (RainForest 120187) | 58 | 61 | 65 | 7 | |
| 89 | IF YOU WANT MY LOVE Maura Sullivan (Playback 1306) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | COUNTRY HIGHWAYS CW Ferrari (Southern Sounds 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | RIDE THIS TRAIN Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44127) | 61 | 51 | 54 | 6 | |
| 92 | I JUST CAN’T GET YOU OFF MY MIND Kenny Carr (Kottage 0088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | I DON’T LOVE YOU Dusty Martin (Sound Track 1103) | 69 | 71 | 77 | 4 | |
| 94 | SENDING YOU SOME MEMORIES Lori King (Music City, U.S.A. 0010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | A NIGHT OF LOVE FORGOTTEN Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 295) | 79 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | THE BIRD George Jones (Epic 07655) | 70 | 40 | 21 | 14 | |
| 97 | FEEL LIKE FOOLIN’ AROUND Exile (Epic 07710) | 62 | 54 | 56 | 5 | |
| 98 | STOP THE RAIN Shenandoah (Columbia 07654) | 74 | 43 | 44 | 9 | |
| 99 | SHE SAYS George Hamilton V (MTM 72101) | 77 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| 100 | I DIDN’T (Every Chance I Had) Johnny Rodriguez (Capitol 44071) | 82 | 67 | 31 | 14 | |
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