| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 9, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | FALLIN’ AGAIN Alabama (RCA 6902) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2 | IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07746) | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| 3 | SET ’EM UP JOE Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07762) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
| 4 | TALKIN’ TO THE WRONG MAN Michael Martin Murphey (with Ryan Murphey) (Warner Bros. 27947) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 5 | LOVE OF A LIFETIME Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07747) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
| 6 | WORKIN’ MAN (Nowhere To Go) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27940) | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 7 | SATISFY YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07757) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| 8 | GOODBYE TIME Conway Twitty (MCA 53276) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| 9 | DON’T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07798) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 10 | BABY BLUE George Strait (MCA 53340) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 8 | |
| 11 | I WILL WHISPER YOUR NAME Michael Johnson (RCA 6833) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 14 | |
| 12 | SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE Reba McEntire (MCA 53315) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 13 | IF IT DON’T COME EASY Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44142) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 14 | DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES Keith Whitley (RCA 6901) | 18 | 23 | 26 | 11 | |
| 15 | GIVERS AND TAKERS Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72099) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 16 | I’M GONNA LOVE HER ON THE RADIO Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70414) | 19 | 24 | 27 | 10 | |
| 17 | BLUEST EYES IN TEXAS Restless Heart (RCA 8386) | 23 | 26 | 31 | 7 | |
| 18 | JUST ONE KISS Exile (Epic 07775) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 11 | |
| 19 | I’LL GIVE YOU ALL MY LOVE TONIGHT Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53310) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 9 | |
| 20 | MIDNIGHT HIGHWAY Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27952) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
| 21 | I TOLD YOU SO Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27969) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 22 | THE WANDERER Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 8306) | 26 | 30 | 36 | 6 | |
| 23 | I STILL BELIEVE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53312) | 24 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 24 | GIVE A LITTLE LOVE Judds (RCA/Curb 8300) | 30 | 36 | 43 | 5 | |
| 25 | TEXAS IN 1880 Foster & Lloyd (RCA 6900) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| 26 | I LOVED YOU YESTERDAY Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53316) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 7 | |
| 27 | GOIN’ TO WORK Judy Rodman (MTM 72105) | 28 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 28 | BENEATH A PAINTED SKY Tammy Wynette (Epic 07788) | 29 | 32 | 35 | 10 | |
| 29 | REAL GOOD FEEL GOOD SONG Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44158) | 32 | 35 | 40 | 9 | |
| 30 | I HAVE YOU Glen Campbell (MCA 53218) | 33 | 39 | 44 | 6 | |
| 31 | A LITTLE BIT IN LOVE Patty Loveless (MCA 53333) | 37 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 32 | I’M DOWN TO MY LAST CIGARETTE k.d. lang (Sire 27919) | 34 | 38 | 41 | 7 | |
| 33 | I COULDN’T LEAVE YOU IF I TRIED Rodney Crowell (Columbia 07918) | 39 | 43 | 48 | 5 | |
| 34 | (Do You Love Me) JUST SAY YES Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27867) | 42 | 51 | 56 | 4 | |
| 35 | SHE DOESN’T CRY ANYMORE Shenandoah (Columbia 07779) | 35 | 37 | 39 | 11 | |
| 36 | THE RADIO Vince Gill (RCA 8301) | 40 | 45 | 51 | 4 | |
| 37 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Canyon (16th Avenue 70415) | 38 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 38 | JOE KNOWS HOW TO LIVE Eddy Raven (RCA 8303) | 41 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | THE GIFT McCarters (Warner Bros. 27868) | 46 | 52 | 62 | 4 | |
| 40 | I’M STILL MISSING YOU Ronnie McDowell (Curb 10508) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 6 | |
| 41 | THAT’S WHAT YOUR LOVE DOES TO ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72108) | 50 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | WITHOUT A TRACE Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 44176) | 44 | 47 | 52 | 6 | |
| 43 | NOBODY KNOWS John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 27869) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 4 | |
| 44 | I SHOULD BE WITH YOU Steve Wariner (MCA 53347) | 52 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | DON’T GIVE CANDY TO A STRANGER Larry Boone (Mercury 870 454) | 53 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | IF THE SOUTH WOULDA WON Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 27862) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | EVERYTIME YOU GO OUTSIDE I HOPE IT RAINS Burch Sisters (Mercury 870 362) | 48 | 53 | 58 | 6 | |
| 48 | THANKS AGAIN Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07924) | 51 | 58 | 67 | 4 | |
| 49 | THE OLD MAN NO ONE LOVES George Jones (Epic 07913) | 47 | 49 | 53 | 6 | |
| 50 | OLD PHOTOGRAPHS Sawyer Brown (Capitol 44143) | 21 | 21 | 23 | 12 | |
| 51 | ADDICTED Dan Seals (Capitol 44130) | 56 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | TOOK IT LIKE A MAN, CRIED LIKE A BABY Kevin Pearce (Evergreen 1074) | 54 | 57 | 61 | 8 | |
| 53 | AM I CRAZY? Statler Brothers (Mercury 870 442) | 58 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | LETTER HOME Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 27839) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | HEY LITTLE SISTER Tom Wopat (Capitol 44144) | 59 | 64 | 72 | 4 | |
| 56 | OUT OF SIGHT AND ON MY MIND Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99364) | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| 57 | WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) Tony McGill (Killer 1010) | 61 | 65 | 69 | 6 | |
| 58 | HE’S BACK AND I’M BLUE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53274) | 27 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
| 59 | WE BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS Earl Thomas Conley (with Emmylou Harris) (RCA 8632) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | NOW YOU SEE ’EM, NOW YOU DON’T Marty Haggard (MTM 72107) | 66 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | DON’T THE MORNING ALWAYS COME TOO SOON Ray Price (Step One 388) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | YONDER COMES A FREIGHT TRAIN Reno Brothers (Step One 387) | 64 | 69 | 81 | 4 | |
| 63 | I DON’T HAVE FAR TO FALL Skip Ewing (MCA 53353) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | MONEY K.T. Oslin (RCA 8388) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | UNTOLD STORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870 476) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | WILDFLOWERS Dolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 27970) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 16 | |
| 67 | ASHES IN THE WIND Moe Bandy (Curb 10510) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | BLUE LOVE O’Kanes (Columbia 07943) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | HOLLYWOOD HEROES Hunter Cain (Discovery 4587) | 72 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | I’LL WALK BEFORE I’LL CRAWL Janie Frickie (Columbia 07927) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | IF I WERE LOOKING Johnny Travis (Tip 54288) | 76 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | TIE ME UP (Hold Me Down) Becky Williams (Country Pride 00011) | 73 | 75 | 87 | 4 | |
| 73 | WHOSE BABY ARE YOU Ric Steel (Panache 1002) | 75 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| 74 | THEY ALWAYS LOOK BETTER WHEN THEY’RE LEAVIN’ Becky Hobbs (MTM 72109) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | A BOTTLE OF WINE AND PATSY CLINE Marcia Lynn (Evergreen 1070) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | THE OTHER GUY David Slater (Capitol 44184) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | CALIFORNIA SUNNY BEACH Dennis Payne (True 90) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | I WISH IT WAS THAT EASY GOING HOME Jeff Dugan (Warner Bros. 27995) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | TROUBLE Maura Sullivan (Playback 1323) | 80 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | I WANNA KNOW HER AGAIN Wagoneers (A&M 1215) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | LOST IN AUSTIN Kenny Blair (Awesome 119) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | DIVIDED Burbank Station (Prairie Dust 8841) | 85 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | WISHFUL THINKING Grizz Sawbuck (Fresh Squeezed 4504) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | CHISELED IN STONE Larry Rollins (Soundwaves 4806) | 84 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | HOCUS POCUS Roger Marshall (AVM 17) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | WILD TEXAS ROSE Billy Walker (Tall Texan 60) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SHE DOESN’T LIKE THE RAIN Wynd (Cypress 8521) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN Denny Dean (Nashville Cats 2001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | WHAT SHE IS (Is A Woman In Love) Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 6894) | 45 | 28 | 9 | 16 | |
| 90 | OLD FOLKS Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid (RCA 6896) | 57 | 29 | 16 | 18 | |
| 91 | ONE TRUE LOVE O’Kanes (Columbia 07736) | 60 | 33 | 25 | 19 | |
| 92 | IT’S A HEARTACHE Randy Vanwarmer (16th Avenue 70416) | 63 | 63 | 73 | 4 | |
| 93 | CHILL FACTOR Merle Haggard (Epic 07754) | 68 | 40 | 29 | 17 | |
| 94 | TRUE HEART Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53272) | 70 | 44 | 32 | 20 | |
| 95 | EIGHTEEN WHEELS AND A DOZEN ROSES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870 148) | 71 | 50 | 33 | 18 | |
| 96 | THE FACTORY Kenny Rogers (RCA 6832) | 78 | 55 | 38 | 18 | |
| 97 | DREAMIN’ IS THE BEST I CAN DO Bill & Roy (Gallery II 015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | A TRIBUTE TO MARTY ROBBINS Willy & The Cowboy (Glover 1401) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Charley Hager (L’il Bill 107) | 83 | 83 | 88 | 4 | |
| 100 | NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO LOVE Tracy Wilson (GBS 759) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
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