| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 9, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FAMOUS LAST WORDS OF A FOOL George Strait (MCA 53248) | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2 | I WANNA DANCE WITH YOU Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5238) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 3 | I’LL ALWAYS COME BACK K.T. Oslin (RCA 5330) | 7 | 10 | 19 | 10 | |
| 4 | STRANGERS AGAIN Holly Dunn (MTM 72093) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 5 | CRY, CRY, CRY Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28105) | 8 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 6 | LOVE WILL FIND ITS WAY TO YOU Reba McEntire (MCA 53244) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | IT’S SUCH A SMALL WORLD Rodney Crowell & Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07693) | 9 | 15 | 17 | 12 | |
| 8 | THE LAST RESORT T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44125) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 9 | IF OLE HANK COULD ONLY SEE US NOW (Chapter Five...Nashville) Waylon Jennings (MCA 53243) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 10 | AMERICANA Moe Bandy (Curb 10504) | 13 | 17 | 23 | 10 | |
| 11 | YOUNG COUNTRY Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28120) | 14 | 18 | 25 | 8 | |
| 12 | I’M GONNA GET YOU Eddy Raven (RCA 6831) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 13 | EVERYBODY’S SWEETHEART Vince Gill (RCA 5331) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| 14 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Ronnie McDowell (Curb 10501) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 12 | |
| 15 | TIMELESS AND TRUE LOVE McCarters (Warner Bros. 28125) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 16 | BABY I’M YOURS Steve Wariner (MCA 53287) | 20 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| 17 | IF MY HEART HAD WINDOWS Patty Loveless (MCA 53270) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 9 | |
| 18 | SHE’S NO LADY Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53246) | 23 | 26 | 30 | 11 | |
| 19 | IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING Tim Malchak (Alpine 008) | 19 | 22 | 24 | 11 | |
| 20 | ALWAYS LATE WITH YOUR KISSES Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27994) | 25 | 27 | 35 | 6 | |
| 21 | TRUE HEART Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53272) | 26 | 32 | 36 | 7 | |
| 22 | TOUCH AND GO CRAZY Lee Greenwood (MCA 53234) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 23 | EIGHTEEN WHEELS AND A DOZEN ROSES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870 148) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| 24 | THE FACTORY Kenny Rogers (RCA 6832) | 33 | 36 | 43 | 5 | |
| 25 | ALL OF THIS AND MORE Crystal Gayle/Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28106) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 9 | |
| 26 | THE BEST I KNOW HOW Statler Brothers (Mercury 870 164) | 28 | 30 | 33 | 8 | |
| 27 | I REMEMBER YOU Glen Campbell (MCA 53245) | 29 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 28 | TURN IT LOOSE Judds (RCA/Curb 5329) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 29 | (Angel On My Mind) THAT’S WHY I’M WALKIN’ Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07721) | 31 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| 30 | ONE TRUE LOVE O’Kanes (Columbia 07736) | 34 | 38 | 41 | 6 | |
| 31 | OLD FOLKS Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid (RCA 6896) | 37 | 43 | 58 | 5 | |
| 32 | NO MORE ONE MORE TIME Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 6895) | 35 | 37 | 40 | 7 | |
| 33 | LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07672) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 34 | SANTA FE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53222) | 21 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| 35 | JONES ON THE JUKEBOX Becky Hobbs (MTM 72104) | 40 | 44 | 59 | 5 | |
| 36 | OUT OF SIGHT AND ON MY MIND Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99364) | 45 | 52 | 64 | 4 | |
| 37 | WHAT SHE IS (Is A Woman In Love) Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 6894) | 46 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | YOU’LL COME BACK (You Always Do) Mel Tillis (Mercury 870 192) | 41 | 45 | 51 | 6 | |
| 39 | ANGELS LOVE BAD MEN Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43042) | 39 | 42 | 48 | 5 | |
| 40 | YOUR MEMORY WINS AGAIN Skip Ewing (MCA 53271) | 42 | 46 | 53 | 6 | |
| 41 | ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER TIME Don Williams (Capitol 44131) | 44 | 48 | 63 | 4 | |
| 42 | SHOULDN’T IT BE EASIER THAN THIS Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70408) | 24 | 5 | 2 | 18 | |
| 43 | CHILL FACTOR Merle Haggard (Epic 07754) | 49 | 59 | 71 | 4 | |
| 44 | LOVE OF A LIFETIME Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07747) | 52 | 62 | 74 | 4 | |
| 45 | SATISFY YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07757) | 50 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | CAN’T STOP NOW New Grass Revival (Capitol 44128) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 5 | |
| 47 | FIRST IN LINE Shurfire (Air 181) | 51 | 56 | 67 | 5 | |
| 48 | WILDFLOWERS Dolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 27970) | 56 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | HE’S BACK AND I’M BLUE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53274) | 57 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I’M A SURVIVOR George Jones (Epic 07748) | 55 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| 51 | IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07746) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | TOO GONE TOO LONG Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286) | 30 | 16 | 4 | 18 | |
| 53 | TRAINS MAKE ME LONESOME Marty Haggard (MTM 72103) | 64 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | HIGH RIDIN’ HEROES David Lynn Jones (Mercury 870 128) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | BIG OLE TEARDROPS Ray Price (Step One 383) | 38 | 39 | 44 | 6 | |
| 56 | I TOLD YOU SO Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27969) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | THIS MISSIN’ YOU HEART OF MINE Sawyer Brown (Capitol 44108) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 19 | |
| 58 | I HEAR THE SOUTH Vassar Clements (Shikata 10102) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 5 | |
| 59 | IF IT DON’T COME EASY Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44142) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | WILDER DAYS Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5327) | 43 | 28 | 12 | 16 | |
| 61 | SO FAR NOT SO GOOD Jeff Chance (Curb 10506) | 67 | 70 | 78 | 4 | |
| 62 | MIRRORS DON’T LIE Marty Stuart (Columbia 07729) | 70 | 76 | 82 | 4 | |
| 63 | I TAUGHT HER EVERTHING SHE KNOWS ABOUT LOVE Shooters (Epic 07684) | 48 | 35 | 37 | 11 | |
| 64 | THE RHYTHM OF ROMANCE Kendalls (Step One 384) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | I WILL WHISPER YOUR NAME Michael Johnson (RCA 6833) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | ECHO ME Margo Smith (Playback 1300) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | WE WERE LOVERS IN THE FIFTIES Johnny Travis (Tip 14288) | 71 | 73 | 80 | 5 | |
| 68 | I’M STILL YOUR FOOL David Slater (Capitol 44129) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | I CAN’T TAKE HER ANYWHERE Darrell Holt (Anoka 221) | 73 | 77 | 83 | 4 | |
| 70 | SET ’EM UP JOE Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07762) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | LEAVE ME SATISFIED Tiny Tim (NLT 1993) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | FACE TO FACE Alabama (RCA 5328) | 53 | 40 | 15 | 18 | |
| 73 | WHO EVER LOST YOU (Must Be Lonely Tonight) Brian Bate (Country Pride 0006) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | MUST BE LOVE Jubal (Starbrite 20388) | 74 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | ONE TIME ONE NIGHT Los Lobos (Slash/Warner Bros. 28464) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I’LL KNOW THE GOOD TIMES Country Bill Nunley (Cannery 0402) | 77 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | A LITTLE BIT CLOSER Tom Wopat (EMI-Manhattan 50112) | 59 | 47 | 31 | 12 | |
| 78 | THE OTHER WOMAN Ron Roberts (Rose King 17335) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | BOOTS (These Boots Are Made For Walking) Brenda Cole (Melody Dawn 77703) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | MISSIN’ TEXAS Kim Grayson (Soundwaves 4800) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | ANYTHING THAT IT TAKES TO GET ME TO YOU Jamie Lee Hart (Silver Star 7033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | TONIGHT SHE WENT CRAZY WITHOUT ME Mike Lunsford (Evergreen 1068) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | HOLIDAY INN SHOWERS Ronnie Godfrey (Playback 1307) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | I’VE TRIED TO MAKE IT WITH YOU Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 105) | 85 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | THE STAIRS Rosemary Sharp (Canyon Creek 0210) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | ME LETTING GO Andy Lee Smith with Jordanaires (Skyway 2005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | RAISED ON RADIO Nina Wyatt (Charta 209) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | I’M GONNA MISS YOU, GIRL Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28168) | 54 | 41 | 21 | 21 | |
| 89 | CAROLINA BLUE Hinson Brothers (Killer 1009) | 61 | 64 | 66 | 6 | |
| 90 | PUT US TOGETHER AGAIN Goldens (Epic 07716) | 63 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 91 | PERFECT STRANGERS Anne Murray (with Doug Mallory) (Capitol 44134) | 65 | 51 | 45 | 7 | |
| 92 | I WON’T TAKE LESS THAN YOUR LOVE Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet (Capitol 44100) | 66 | 53 | 27 | 21 | |
| 93 | LIFE IN THE CITY Pake McEntire (RCA 5332) | 68 | 58 | 60 | 5 | |
| 94 | OH WHAT A LOVE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28173) | 69 | 55 | 39 | 22 | |
| 95 | LOVE AIN’T MADE FOR FOOLS Kevin Pearce (Evergreen 1067) | 75 | 60 | 62 | 8 | |
| 96 | OUT OF BEER Johnny Paycheck (Desperado Badland 1001) | 81 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | IF YOU WANT MY LOVE Maura Sullivan (Playback 1306) | 82 | 82 | 89 | 4 | |
| 98 | SHALLOW WATERS Tommy Sheer (Gallery II 007) | 84 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | FROM THE SWAMPS TO THE HEAVENS (In A Day) Bobby Yates (NSD 238) | 86 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | IN THE MORNING Johnny Vyers (NSD 240) | 88 | 89 | — | 3 | |
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