| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 20, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE WANDERER Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 8306) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2 | GIVE A LITTLE LOVE Judds (RCA/Curb 8300) | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
| 3 | A LITTLE BIT IN LOVE Patty Loveless (MCA 53333) | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| 4 | I COULDN’T LEAVE YOU IF I TRIED Rodney Crowell (Columbia 07918) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 5 | BLUEST EYES IN TEXAS Restless Heart (RCA 8386) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 6 | (Do You Love Me) JUST SAY YES Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27867) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 7 | JOE KNOWS HOW TO LIVE Eddy Raven (RCA 8303) | 10 | 13 | 18 | 9 | |
| 8 | IF THE SOUTH WOULDA WON Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 27862) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 8 | |
| 9 | DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES Keith Whitley (RCA 6901) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 10 | THAT’S WHAT YOUR LOVE DOES TO ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72108) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 9 | |
| 11 | I SHOULD BE WITH YOU Steve Wariner (MCA 53347) | 14 | 17 | 24 | 9 | |
| 12 | DON’T GIVE CANDY TO A STRANGER Larry Boone (Mercury 870 454) | 17 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
| 13 | THE GIFT McCarters (Warner Bros. 27868) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 10 | |
| 14 | ADDICTED Dan Seals (Capitol 44130) | 19 | 23 | 28 | 9 | |
| 15 | SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE Reba McEntire (MCA 53315) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 16 | WE BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS Earl Thomas Conley (with Emmylou Harris) (RCA 8632) | 20 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 17 | STREETS OF BAKERSFIELD Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens (Reprise 27964) | 21 | 27 | 33 | 6 | |
| 18 | I HAVE YOU Glen Campbell (MCA 53218) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 12 | |
| 19 | LETTER HOME Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 27839) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 8 | |
| 20 | UNTOLD STORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870 476) | 24 | 31 | 36 | 7 | |
| 21 | MONEY K.T. Oslin (RCA 8388) | 25 | 29 | 34 | 7 | |
| 22 | I’LL GIVE YOU ALL MY LOVE TONIGHT Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53310) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | |
| 23 | HONKY TONK MOON Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27833) | 35 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | I DON’T HAVE FAR TO FALL Skip Ewing (MCA 53353) | 29 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| 25 | BLUE LOVE O’Kanes (Columbia 07943) | 30 | 36 | 41 | 7 | |
| 26 | STRONG ENOUGH TO BEND Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44188) | 34 | 38 | 43 | 5 | |
| 27 | THANKS AGAIN Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07924) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 10 | |
| 28 | BABY BLUE George Strait (MCA 53340) | 12 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 29 | DON’T THE MORNING ALWAYS COME TOO SOON Ray Price (Step One 388) | 32 | 35 | 39 | 8 | |
| 30 | I’M YOUR PUPPET Mickey Gilley (Airborne 10002) | 33 | 37 | 42 | 6 | |
| 31 | AM I CRAZY? Statler Brothers (Mercury 870 442) | 31 | 33 | 37 | 9 | |
| 32 | TEAR-STAINED LETTER Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 8304) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 5 | |
| 33 | THEY ALWAYS LOOK BETTER WHEN THEY’RE LEAVIN’ Becky Hobbs (MTM 72109) | 36 | 40 | 45 | 7 | |
| 34 | BUTTON OFF MY SHIRT Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8389) | 41 | 48 | 57 | 4 | |
| 35 | WE NEVER TOUCH AT ALL Merle Haggard (Epic 07944) | 39 | 42 | 49 | 6 | |
| 36 | I’M GONNA LOVE HER ON THE RADIO Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70414) | 16 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| 37 | IF IT AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT John Anderson (MCA 53366) | 40 | 46 | 51 | 6 | |
| 38 | SUMMER WIND Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53354) | 42 | 49 | 58 | 4 | |
| 39 | DARLENE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44205) | 43 | 52 | 65 | 4 | |
| 40 | GONNA TAKE A LOT OF RIVER Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53381) | 45 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | REAL GOOD FEEL GOOD SONG Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44158) | 27 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
| 42 | SUSPICION Ronnie McDowell (Curb 10508) | 51 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Conway Twitty (MCA 53373) | 52 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | WHERE THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TOUCH THE MORNING SUN Randy Vanwarmer (16th Avenue 70418) | 47 | 55 | 63 | 5 | |
| 45 | CRY BABY Joe Stampley (Evergreen 1075) | 49 | 56 | 62 | 5 | |
| 46 | NEW SHADE OF BLUE Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27790) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | THE NEW NEVER WORE OFF MY SWEET BABY Dean Dillon (Capitol 44179) | 48 | 50 | 53 | 5 | |
| 48 | I WANTA WAKE UP WITH YOU Johnny Rodriguez (Capitol 44204) | 50 | 53 | 59 | 5 | |
| 49 | WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME THIS TIME Foster & Lloyd (RCA 8633) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | BLUE TO THE BONE Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07985) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | DON’T WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07798) | 23 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| 52 | TALKIN’ TO THE WRONG MAN Michael Martin Murphey (with Ryan Murphey) (Warner Bros. 27947) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 18 | |
| 53 | THE OTHER GUY David Slater (Capitol 44184) | 55 | 58 | 61 | 7 | |
| 54 | WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN IT Kenny Rogers (Reprise 27812) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | SHE LOOKS LIKE A HEARTACHE Don Malena (Maxima 1322) | 60 | 64 | 69 | 5 | |
| 56 | YOU FIT RIGHT INTO MY HEART Sanders (Airborne 10001) | 58 | 63 | 70 | 4 | |
| 57 | IF HEARTS COULD TALK Bobbi Lace (615 1012) | 61 | 66 | 72 | 4 | |
| 58 | WALK ON BY Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 07966) | 62 | 72 | 83 | 4 | |
| 59 | UNDER THE BOARDWALK Lynn Anderson (Mercury 870 528) | 64 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | THE ROGUE David Lynn Jones (Mercury 870 525) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | SHINE A LIGHT ON A LIE Robin Lee (Atlantic America 99307) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | DANGEROUS ROAD Mason Dixon (Capitol 44189) | 63 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | I CAN LOVE YOU Judy Rodman (MTM 72112) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | ALIVE AND WELL Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07998) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | RUNAWAY TRAIN Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07988) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | I LOVED YOU YESTERDAY Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53316) | 38 | 22 | 15 | 13 | |
| 67 | YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO JUMP THE FENCE Lisa Childress (True 91) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | DESPERATELY Don Williams (Capitol 44216) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07746) | 44 | 24 | 9 | 21 | |
| 70 | MAKE LOVE WORK Dolly Parton (Columbia 07995) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | AFTER LOVIN’ YOU Melissa Kay (Reed 1119) | 72 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| 72 | RAMONA FROM DAYTONA Dave Holladay (Step One 389) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | CROCODILE MAN LeGarde Twins (Bear 193) | 75 | 80 | 85 | 4 | |
| 74 | SOMETIMES SHE FEELS LIKE A MAN Charly McClain (Mercury 870 508) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR Marcy Carr (OL 125) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | LOSING SOMEBODY YOU LOVE Rick Snyder (Capitol 44185) | 76 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | LOVE IN A GLASS Eddie Hendrix (Bear 193) | 78 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | WINNERS Rick Chaney (Destiny 17505) | 79 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | IS THE FIRE DYING Billy Wilcox (Door Knob 302) | 83 | 86 | 89 | 4 | |
| 80 | DOWN ON MARKET STREET Lorie Ann (Sing Me 34) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | BLUEGRASS DANCING IN YOUR GREEN KENTUCKY EYES Ron Roberts (Rose King 17361) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | LET’S GO PARTY Kathy Bee (Lilac 1213) | 82 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | SOMEBODY TO BELIEVE IN Vanessa Parker (Lamon 10183) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | LONESOME FOR YOU Chris Austin (Warner Bros. 27815) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I WON’T FALL IN LOVE Lee Dillard (GBS 769) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | A WOMAN’S GOT THE RIGHT Teresa Kennedy (D&T 002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | TUESDAY NITE IN TEXAS Shamus M’Cool (Perspective 379) | 90 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | CALIFORNIA BLUES Aubrey Lovejoy (Mosrite 882) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SOMEDAY, SOMENIGHT Trinity Lane (Curb 10511) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | ONE WORD ANSWERS Steve Campbell & Reunion (Ollie 60188) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | IF I KNOW YOU John Lindsay Band (Comstock 1901) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | SET ’EM UP JOE Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07762) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 20 | |
| 93 | ANYONE CAN BE SOMEBODY’S FOOL Nanci Griffith (MCA 53374) | 57 | 59 | 64 | 5 | |
| 94 | OZARK MOUNTAIN DREAM (Turn Me Loose) Steffin Sisters (Kansa 643) | 71 | 75 | 81 | 4 | |
| 95 | WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Larry Cartrite (K-Ark 1026) | 81 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | NOW THAT BABIES GONE Gary Austin (DFW 7782) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Rick Burris (Evergreen 1073) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | WORKIN’ MAN (Nowhere To Go) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27940) | 59 | 32 | 17 | 18 | |
| 99 | I WANNA KNOW HER AGAIN Wagoneers (A&M 1215) | 70 | 54 | 56 | 7 | |
| 100 | HER HEART DON’T BEAT Easy Money (BGM 50988) | 74 | 74 | 79 | 6 | |
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