| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 21, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | EIGHTEEN WHEELS AND A DOZEN ROSES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870 148) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2 | BABY I’M YOURS Steve Wariner (MCA 53287) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 3 | THE FACTORY Kenny Rogers (RCA 6832) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| 4 | OLD FOLKS Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid (RCA 6896) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 5 | TRUE HEART Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53272) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 6 | WHAT SHE IS (Is A Woman In Love) Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 6894) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| 7 | ALWAYS LATE WITH YOUR KISSES Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27994) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 8 | YOUNG COUNTRY Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28120) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 9 | ONE TRUE LOVE O’Kanes (Columbia 07736) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| 10 | I TOLD YOU SO Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27969) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 7 | |
| 11 | OUT OF SIGHT AND ON MY MIND Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99364) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 10 | |
| 12 | HE’S BACK AND I’M BLUE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53274) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 9 | |
| 13 | JONES ON THE JUKEBOX Becky Hobbs (MTM 72104) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 14 | I’M GONNA GET YOU Eddy Raven (RCA 6831) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 15 | WILDFLOWERS Dolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 27970) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 9 | |
| 16 | NO MORE ONE MORE TIME Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 6895) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 13 | |
| 17 | CHILL FACTOR Merle Haggard (Epic 07754) | 19 | 23 | 25 | 10 | |
| 18 | IF IT DON’T COME EASY Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44142) | 23 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
| 19 | LOVE OF A LIFETIME Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07747) | 25 | 27 | 31 | 10 | |
| 20 | SATISFY YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07757) | 26 | 28 | 32 | 9 | |
| 21 | YOUR MEMORY WINS AGAIN Skip Ewing (MCA 53271) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| 22 | IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07746) | 27 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 23 | ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER TIME Don Williams (Capitol 44131) | 24 | 26 | 28 | 10 | |
| 24 | FALLIN’ AGAIN Alabama (RCA 6902) | 30 | 41 | 48 | 5 | |
| 25 | IF MY HEART HAD WINDOWS Patty Loveless (MCA 53270) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |
| 26 | SET ’EM UP JOE Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07762) | 29 | 32 | 38 | 7 | |
| 27 | CRY, CRY, CRY Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28105) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 28 | GOODBYE TIME Conway Twitty (MCA 53276) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| 29 | TEXAS IN 1880 Foster & Lloyd (RCA 6900) | 33 | 38 | 42 | 6 | |
| 30 | HIGH RIDIN’ HEROES David Lynn Jones (Mercury 870 128) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 31 | TALKIN’ TO THE WRONG MAN Michael Martin Murphey (with Ryan Murphey) (Warner Bros. 27947) | 38 | 43 | 47 | 5 | |
| 32 | THE RHYTHM OF ROMANCE Kendalls (Step One 384) | 34 | 36 | 41 | 7 | |
| 33 | STOP ME (If You’ve Heard This One Before) Larry Boone (Mercury 870 267) | 35 | 37 | 40 | 6 | |
| 34 | MIDNIGHT HIGHWAY Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27952) | 39 | 42 | 46 | 6 | |
| 35 | I WILL WHISPER YOUR NAME Michael Johnson (RCA 6833) | 37 | 39 | 43 | 7 | |
| 36 | WORKIN’ MAN (Nowhere To Go) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27940) | 40 | 44 | 49 | 5 | |
| 37 | THE BEST I KNOW HOW Statler Brothers (Mercury 870 164) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | |
| 38 | OLD PHOTOGRAPHS Sawyer Brown (Capitol 44143) | 42 | 46 | 53 | 5 | |
| 39 | GIVERS AND TAKERS Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72099) | 44 | 51 | 55 | 4 | |
| 40 | JUST ONE KISS Exile (Epic 07775) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 4 | |
| 41 | IT’S SUCH A SMALL WORLD Rodney Crowell & Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07693) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 18 | |
| 42 | DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES Keith Whitley (RCA 6901) | 50 | 57 | 63 | 4 | |
| 43 | DON’T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07798) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | I’M GONNA LOVE HER ON THE RADIO Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70414) | 55 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | I STILL BELIEVE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53312) | 53 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | WHO WAS THAT STRANGER Loretta Lynn (MCA 53320) | 47 | 52 | 57 | 5 | |
| 47 | THIS OLD FLAME Robin Lee (Atlantic America 99353) | 51 | 56 | 62 | 5 | |
| 48 | WHERE DOES LOVE GO (When It’s Gone) Janie Frickie (Columbia 07770) | 49 | 53 | 59 | 5 | |
| 49 | I KNEW LOVE Nanci Griffith (MCA 53306) | 48 | 50 | 54 | 6 | |
| 50 | SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE Reba McEntire (MCA 53315) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | I’LL ALWAYS COME BACK K.T. Oslin (RCA 5330) | 28 | 14 | 4 | 16 | |
| 52 | (I Wanna Hear You) SAY YOU LOVE ME AGAIN Lisa Childress (True 89) | 56 | 60 | 67 | 6 | |
| 53 | YOU’LL COME BACK (You Always Do) Mel Tillis (Mercury 870 192) | 36 | 25 | 26 | 12 | |
| 54 | I’LL GIVE YOU ALL MY LOVE TONIGHT Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53310) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | THIS IS ME LEAVING Lynne Tyndall (Evergreen 1071) | 59 | 63 | 69 | 6 | |
| 56 | AMERICANA Moe Bandy (Curb 10504) | 41 | 20 | 7 | 16 | |
| 57 | PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME NOW Southern Reign (Step One 385) | 62 | 69 | 76 | 4 | |
| 58 | BABY BLUE George Strait (MCA 53340) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | THE LAST RESORT T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44125) | 45 | 30 | 14 | 17 | |
| 60 | LEAVE ME SATISFIED Tiny Tim (NLT 1993) | 46 | 49 | 52 | 7 | |
| 61 | THE DARKER THE NIGHT Patsy Sledd (Showtime 1017) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 6 | |
| 62 | A LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN’ (Goes A Long Long Way) Vicki Bird (16th Avenue 70413) | 65 | 70 | 75 | 5 | |
| 63 | BENEATH A PAINTED SKY Tammy Wynette (Epic 07788) | 68 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | I’M STILL YOUR FOOL David Slater (Capitol 44129) | 58 | 47 | 50 | 8 | |
| 65 | GOIN’ TO WORK Judy Rodman (MTM 72105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | SHE DOESN’T CRY ANYMORE Shenandoah (Columbia 07779) | 66 | 71 | 77 | 4 | |
| 67 | I WANNA DANCE WITH YOU Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5238) | 57 | 34 | 18 | 18 | |
| 68 | REAL GOOD FEEL GOOD SONG Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44158) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | SONG IN MY HEART Mark Gray & Bobbi Lace (615 1014) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | I NEED A GOOD WOMAN BAD Lane Caudell (16th Avenue 79265) | 54 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 71 | ALABAMA SHINES Family Band (Playback 1308) | 71 | 77 | 83 | 4 | |
| 72 | YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO BREAK A HEART Rhonda Manning (Soundwaves 4799) | 73 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 73 | DO YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS Alibi (Comstock 1884) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | THE CHILD OF THE IMMIGRANT Marcy Carr (OL 123) | 77 | 83 | 89 | 4 | |
| 75 | STEPPIN’ OUT David Ball (RCA 6899) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | ONE FIRE BETWEEN US Judy Byram (Regal 001) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | THE TRAIN SONG J. R. Rogers & Southern Knights Band (KSS 8801) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | THE WIND KEEPS WHISTLIN’ DIXIE Wess Cooke (Door Knob 298) | 81 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | HIDE AWAY Kathy Ford (C&M 101) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | ONE KISS Teresa Kennedy (D&T 001) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS Cindy ’O (Country Pride 00013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | BOTTLE UP MY TEARS American Made Band (American Made Band 2002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | THANKS TO THE LADY Shane Phillips (Fresh Squeezed 4505) | 84 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | DEEP IN MY HEART THERE’S TEXAS J. Larry Taylor (Gold Rose 8) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | PATSY Grant Turner (L’il Bill 105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TOOK IT LIKE A MAN, CRIED LIKE A BABY Kevin Pearce (Evergreen 1074) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART Gail Taylor (Killer 1011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | EVERYBODY’S SWEETHEART Vince Gill (RCA 5331) | 60 | 40 | 23 | 16 | |
| 89 | I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS Billy Western (Empire Sound 17362) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | YOU’RE THE REASON Jeffrey Lee (GBS 757) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | STRANGERS AGAIN Holly Dunn (MTM 72093) | 61 | 45 | 29 | 18 | |
| 92 | IT’S HARD TO KEEP THIS SHIP TOGETHER John Anderson (MCA 53307) | 64 | 66 | 72 | 5 | |
| 93 | RODEO QUEEN (From Tucson) Kelly Pederson & Mesa Band (Maske 004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | FAMOUS LAST WORDS OF A FOOL George Strait (MCA 53248) | 69 | 54 | 35 | 16 | |
| 95 | MISSIN’ TEXAS Kim Grayson (Soundwaves 4800) | 70 | 64 | 64 | 7 | |
| 96 | CLASSIC LOVE AFFAIR Rodney Lay (Evergreen 1069) | 72 | 75 | 82 | 5 | |
| 97 | BABY Juanita Rose (Gallery II 014) | 75 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| 98 | ONE MORE TIME Barbara Ann (Stargem 2409) | 78 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | LET’S START A RUMOR TODAY Bobby Durham (Hightone 502) | 80 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | ANYTHING THAT IT TAKES TO GET ME TO YOU Jamie Lee Hart (Silver Star 7033) | 82 | 68 | 71 | 7 | |
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