| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 5, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | RUNAWAY TRAIN Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07988) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2 | SUMMER WIND Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53354) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 3 | BLUE TO THE BONE Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07985) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| 4 | NEW SHADE OF BLUE Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27790) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 5 | DESPERATELY Don Williams (Capitol 44216) | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| 6 | I’VE BEEN LOOKIN’ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27750) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 7 | I’LL LEAVE THIS WORLD LOVING YOU Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 08022) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 9 | |
| 8 | WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME THIS TIME Foster & Lloyd (RCA 8633) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 9 | BOOGIE WOOGIE FIDDLE COUNTRY BLUES Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 08002) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 10 | SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Conway Twitty (MCA 53373) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | I KNOW HOW HE FEELS Reba McEntire (MCA 53402) | 14 | 19 | 25 | 9 | |
| 12 | IF YOU AIN’T LOVIN’ (You Ain’t Livin’) George Strait (MCA 53400) | 17 | 21 | 28 | 8 | |
| 13 | I WISH THAT I COULD FALL IN LOVE TODAY Barbara Mandrell (Capitol 44220) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 11 | |
| 14 | CHISELED IN STONE Vern Gosdin (Columbia 08003) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 10 | |
| 15 | DARLENE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44205) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| 16 | A TENDER LIE Restless Heart (RCA 8714) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 17 | IT KEEPS RIGHT ON HURTIN’ Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99295) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| 18 | NOBODY’S ANGEL Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 27811) | 20 | 22 | 27 | 10 | |
| 19 | REBELS WITHOUT A CLUE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53399) | 21 | 23 | 29 | 10 | |
| 20 | THAT’S THAT Michael Johnson (RCA 8650) | 22 | 26 | 31 | 10 | |
| 21 | WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL Keith Whitley (RCA 8637) | 25 | 27 | 33 | 8 | |
| 22 | LOVE HELPS THOSE Paul Overstreet (MTM 72113) | 26 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
| 23 | GONNA TAKE A LOT OF RIVER Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53381) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| 24 | PILGRIMS ON THE WAY (Matthew’s Song) Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 27810) | 28 | 32 | 38 | 8 | |
| 25 | IT’S YOU AGAIN Exile (Epic 08020) | 27 | 30 | 37 | 9 | |
| 26 | HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH TO LIVE IN L.A. Waylon Jennings (MCA 53314) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 7 | |
| 27 | WE MUST BE DOIN’ SOMETHIN’ RIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 8716) | 33 | 42 | 49 | 5 | |
| 28 | LONG SHOT Baillie & The Boys (RCA 8631) | 32 | 39 | 46 | 6 | |
| 29 | I JUST CAN’T SAY NO TO YOU Moe Bandy (Curb 10513) | 30 | 31 | 35 | 9 | |
| 30 | MAMA KNOWS Shenandoah (Columbia 08042) | 35 | 44 | 56 | 6 | |
| 31 | BUTTON OFF MY SHIRT Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8389) | 13 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 32 | MY BABY’S GONE Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44218) | 37 | 41 | 47 | 6 | |
| 33 | BLUE SIDE OF TOWN Patty Loveless (MCA 53418) | 39 | 45 | 53 | 5 | |
| 34 | NOT A NIGHT GOES BY Tim Malchak (Alpine 009) | 36 | 40 | 45 | 6 | |
| 35 | SPANISH EYES Willie Nelson (with Julio Iglesias) (Columbia 08066) | 41 | 49 | 61 | 5 | |
| 36 | HOLD ME K.T. Oslin (RCA 8725) | 44 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | ARE THERE ANY MORE LIKE YOU (Where You Came From) Becky Hobbs (MTM 72114) | 40 | 47 | 54 | 5 | |
| 38 | STRONG ENOUGH TO BEND Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44188) | 19 | 7 | 1 | 16 | |
| 39 | I GIVE YOU MUSIC McCarters (Warner Bros. 27721) | 46 | 53 | 65 | 4 | |
| 40 | LIGHT YEARS Glen Campbell (MCA 53426) | 42 | 46 | 52 | 5 | |
| 41 | WHERE WAS I Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70420) | 45 | 52 | 64 | 4 | |
| 42 | CHANGE OF HEART Judds (RCA/Curb 8715) | 53 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | SHE’S CRAZY FOR LEAVIN’ Rodney Crowell (Columbia 08080) | 55 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | THAT OLD WHEEL Johnny Cash with Hank Williams Jr. (Mercury 870 688) | 47 | 56 | 75 | 5 | |
| 45 | OLD KIND OF LOVE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 08063) | 49 | 54 | 66 | 4 | |
| 46 | WHAT DO LONELY PEOPLE DO Burch Sisters (Mercury 870 687) | 50 | 58 | 68 | 4 | |
| 47 | I’M LOVING THE WRONG MAN AGAIN Dana McVicker (Capitol 44223) | 51 | 57 | 69 | 4 | |
| 48 | HOLD ON (A Little Longer) Steve Wariner (MCA 53419) | 56 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | LET’S GET STARTED IF WE’RE GONNA BREAK MY HEART Statler Brothers (Mercury 870 681) | 59 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | YOU CAN’T FALL IN LOVE WHEN YOU’RE CRYIN’ Lee Greenwood (MCA 53386) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 11 | |
| 51 | ALL THE REASONS WHY Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27735) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | SHE REMINDED ME OF YOU Mickey Gilley (Airborne 10008) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | ONE MORE NIGHT The Shoppe (CCR 72088) | 60 | 65 | 70 | 6 | |
| 54 | UNTOLD STORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870 476) | 29 | 11 | 2 | 18 | |
| 55 | BORDERLINE Shooters (Epic 08082) | 68 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | RIGAMAROLE Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72115) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN IT Kenny Rogers (Reprise 27812) | 34 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| 58 | I WON’T BE SEEING HER NO MORE Touch Of Country (OL 127) | 63 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| 59 | HOT DOG Buck Owens (Capitol 44248) | 74 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | (It’s Always Gonna Be) SOMEDAY Holly Dunn (MTM 72116) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | DANCIN’ TO THE RADIO Sanders (Airborne 10009) | 66 | 71 | 78 | 4 | |
| 62 | HENRIETTA Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44244) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 4 | |
| 63 | IF I COULD BOTTLE THIS UP George Jones & Shelby Lynne (Epic 08011) | 38 | 38 | 41 | 9 | |
| 64 | HOT ROD LINCOLN Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 08087) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | NOT ENOUGH LOVE Tom Wopat (Capitol 44243) | 67 | 69 | 74 | 4 | |
| 66 | MOONLIGHT IN MEXICO CW Ferrari (Southern Sounds 1003) | 71 | 77 | 82 | 5 | |
| 67 | BURNIN’ A HOLE IN MY HEART Skip Ewing (MCA 53435) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | DON’T SAY IT WITH DIAMONDS (Say It With Love) T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 08029) | 43 | 43 | 50 | 7 | |
| 69 | LOVE’S SLIPPIN’ UP ON ME Lynne Tyndall (Evergreen 1079) | 78 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | WHEN KAREN COMES AROUND Mason Dixon (Capitol 44249) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE ME AGAIN Johnny Rodriguez (Capitol 44245) | 76 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | SHE LOVES HER TRUCK To The Max (Track 201) | 73 | 79 | 85 | 5 | |
| 73 | THAT’S WHY YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ME Dennis Payne (True 93) | 77 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| 74 | DOWN IN THE ORANGE GROVE John Anderson (MCA 53441) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | RISING COST OF LOVING YOU Western Union Band (Shawn-Del 2202) | 48 | 51 | 55 | 7 | |
| 76 | NOT ENOUGH COUNTRY LEFT Gary Newman (Wedge 1038) | 80 | 85 | 91 | 4 | |
| 77 | I’VE GOT NO RIGHT (To Feel So Wrong) Johnny Travis (Tip 94288) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | (Turn Me Loose And) LET ME SWING Swing Shift Band (Step One 392) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | WORD FOR WORD Patsy Sledd (Showtime 1037) | 81 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | WE WERE MEANT TO BE LOVERS David Slater (Capitol 44257) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL Justine McCoy (American West 3745) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | GAL FROM SAN ANTONE Mickey Jones (Stop Hunger MJ-1101) | 83 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | LADY TO LOVER Jamie Lee Hart (Silver Star 7035) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | DAYLIGHT Kenny Dale (Axbar 6060) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | TAKE A LETTER MARIA Roger Marshall (Master 05) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | CANDY KISSES Charley Hager (L’il Bill 109) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | READY TO TAKE THAT RIDE Trinity Lane (Curb 10515) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | YOU’VE GOT HER EYES Dickey Lee (Evergreen 1076) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I’M GOIN’ NOWHERE Charlie Mitchell (Soundwaves 4810) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | ARE YOU TEASIN’ ME Vernon Sandusky (GBS 774) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | BUT I LIE (And My Tears Told You So) Richie Balin (Door Knob 309) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | BABY, I’VE GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU Leroy Steele (Orbit 3227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | HONKY TONK MOON Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27833) | 52 | 25 | 6 | 14 | |
| 94 | WHAT CAN I SAY Bonnie Guitar (Playback 1326) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | THERE’S A TELEPHONE RINGING (In An Empty House) Southern Reign (Step One 391) | 54 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 96 | STREETS OF BAKERSFIELD Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens (Reprise 27964) | 57 | 29 | 12 | 17 | |
| 97 | GO OUT AND VOTE Debbie Randle (NCP 2005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Tracy Wilson (GBS 773) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LOVE’S TALKIN’ Kevin Pearce (Evergreen 1080) | 64 | 66 | 71 | 7 | |
| 100 | INDIANA HIGHWAY Stagger Lee (ASA/Jolson 110) | 72 | 74 | 79 | 6 | |
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