| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 17, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL Keith Whitley (RCA 8637) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2 | LOVE HELPS THOSE Paul Overstreet (MTM 72113) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | HOLD ME K.T. Oslin (RCA 8725) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 9 | |
| 4 | WE MUST BE DOIN’ SOMETHIN’ RIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 8716) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 5 | A TENDER LIE Restless Heart (RCA 8714) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 6 | CHANGE OF HEART Judds (RCA/Curb 8715) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 9 | |
| 7 | MAMA KNOWS Shenandoah (Columbia 08042) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| 8 | LONG SHOT Baillie & The Boys (RCA 8631) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 9 | BLUE SIDE OF TOWN Patty Loveless (MCA 53418) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 11 | |
| 10 | IF YOU AIN’T LOVIN’ (You Ain’t Livin’) George Strait (MCA 53400) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 11 | SHE’S CRAZY FOR LEAVIN’ Rodney Crowell (Columbia 08080) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| 12 | ALL THE REASONS WHY Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27735) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 8 | |
| 13 | HOLD ON (A Little Longer) Steve Wariner (MCA 53419) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 9 | |
| 14 | LET’S GET STARTED IF WE’RE GONNA BREAK MY HEART Statler Brothers (Mercury 870 681) | 18 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 15 | MY BABY’S GONE Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44218) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 12 | |
| 16 | I KNOW HOW HE FEELS Reba McEntire (MCA 53402) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 17 | DEEPER THAN THE HOLLER Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27689) | 24 | 33 | 42 | 5 | |
| 18 | EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LATE AT NIGHT Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 27722) | 21 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 19 | I GIVE YOU MUSIC McCarters (Warner Bros. 27721) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 10 | |
| 20 | SPANISH EYES Willie Nelson (with Julio Iglesias) (Columbia 08066) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 11 | |
| 21 | (It’s Always Gonna Be) SOMEDAY Holly Dunn (MTM 72116) | 23 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| 22 | BURNIN’ A HOLE IN MY HEART Skip Ewing (MCA 53435) | 25 | 31 | 40 | 7 | |
| 23 | WHAT I’D SAY Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8717) | 28 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| 24 | OLD KIND OF LOVE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 08063) | 26 | 28 | 35 | 10 | |
| 25 | RIGAMAROLE Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72115) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 8 | |
| 26 | I SANG DIXIE Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27715) | 30 | 37 | 46 | 6 | |
| 27 | BIG WHEELS IN THE MOONLIGHT Dan Seals (Capitol 44267) | 33 | 39 | 49 | 5 | |
| 28 | SHE REMINDED ME OF YOU Mickey Gilley (Airborne 10008) | 31 | 35 | 38 | 8 | |
| 29 | SINCERELY Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 27686) | 32 | 38 | 45 | 6 | |
| 30 | I WISH THAT I COULD FALL IN LOVE TODAY Barbara Mandrell (Capitol 44220) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
| 31 | LIFE AS WE KNEW IT Kathy Mattea (Mercury 872 082) | 35 | 41 | 48 | 6 | |
| 32 | SONG OF THE SOUTH Alabama (RCA 8744) | 38 | 45 | 56 | 4 | |
| 33 | I’LL LEAVE THIS WORLD LOVING YOU Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 08022) | 14 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| 34 | BORDERLINE Shooters (Epic 08082) | 37 | 40 | 43 | 9 | |
| 35 | I JUST CALLED TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN Larry Boone (Mercury 872 046) | 40 | 49 | 63 | 4 | |
| 36 | YOU BABE Merle Haggard (Epic 08111) | 41 | 48 | 58 | 5 | |
| 37 | DON’T WASTE IT ON THE BLUES Gene Watson (Warner Bros. 27692) | 43 | 55 | 66 | 5 | |
| 38 | I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53454) | 49 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | HIGHWAY ROBBERY Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44271) | 58 | 68 | 80 | 4 | |
| 40 | LOVE IS ON THE LINE Canyon (16th Avenue 70423) | 45 | 53 | 64 | 5 | |
| 41 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 8726) | 53 | 62 | 72 | 4 | |
| 42 | ’TIL YOU CRY Eddy Raven (RCA 8798) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | ROCKY ROAD O’Kanes (Columbia 08099) | 46 | 51 | 57 | 6 | |
| 44 | BRIDGES AND WALLS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53460) | 56 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | BEFORE YOU CHEAT ON ME ONCE (You Better Think Twice) Robin Lee (Atlantic America 99264) | 55 | 66 | 73 | 4 | |
| 46 | MAKING LOVE TO DIXIE Heartland (Tra-Star 1222) | 52 | 58 | 67 | 6 | |
| 47 | (Turn Me Loose And) LET ME SWING Swing Shift Band (Step One 392) | 50 | 54 | 60 | 7 | |
| 48 | I FEEL FINE Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 08504) | 60 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | LOVE WILL WASH IT AWAY Randy Vanwarmer (16th Avenue 70422) | 51 | 56 | 62 | 6 | |
| 50 | I’D DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN Ray Price (Step One 393) | 54 | 59 | 65 | 5 | |
| 51 | WHEN KAREN COMES AROUND Mason Dixon (Capitol 44249) | 47 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 52 | IT’S GONNA BE LOVE Mark Gray & Bobbi Lace (615 1016) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 5 | |
| 53 | I WISH I WAS STILL IN YOUR DREAMS Conway Twitty (MCA 53456) | 62 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| 54 | GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Cee Cee Chapman & Sante Fe (Curb 10518) | 61 | 72 | 78 | 4 | |
| 55 | I’VE BEEN LOOKIN’ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27750) | 22 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
| 56 | HONEY I DARE YOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27691) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | CHISELED IN STONE Vern Gosdin (Columbia 08003) | 29 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| 58 | DESPERATELY Don Williams (Capitol 44216) | 34 | 16 | 5 | 18 | |
| 59 | COME AS YOU WERE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44273) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | I’M A ONE WOMAN MAN George Jones (Epic 08509) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | PAINT THE TOWN AND HANG THE MOON TONIGHT J.C. Crowley (RCA 8747) | 66 | 71 | 76 | 6 | |
| 62 | EVERYTIME I GET TO DREAMIN’ Josh Logan (Curb 10519) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | THAT OLD WHEEL Johnny Cash with Hank Williams Jr. (Mercury 870 688) | 36 | 36 | 37 | 11 | |
| 64 | REBELS WITHOUT A CLUE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53399) | 39 | 23 | 13 | 16 | |
| 65 | I’M IN LOVE AND HE’S IN DALLAS Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 44269) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | YOU STILL DO T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 08119) | 80 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | TONIGHT IN AMERICA David Lynn Jones (Mercury 872 054) | 67 | 70 | 75 | 5 | |
| 68 | BOOGIE WOOGIE FIDDLE COUNTRY BLUES Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 08002) | 42 | 26 | 12 | 17 | |
| 69 | I MARRIED HER JUST BECAUSE SHE LOOKS LIKE YOU Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53471) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SLOW PASSIN’ TIME Anne Murray (Capitol 44272) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | NATURAL THING Rick Arnold (Lynn Music 13) | 74 | 76 | 81 | 5 | |
| 72 | MY BABY LEFT ME Cerrito (Soundwaves 4814) | 77 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | SAY THE PART ABOUT I LOVE YOU Lorie Ann (Sing Me 37) | 75 | 79 | 85 | 4 | |
| 74 | CRY BABY BABY CRY Marcy Carr (OL 128) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | MY HEART PLAYED OUT Rich Chaney (A.M.I. 1953) | 78 | 80 | 82 | 5 | |
| 76 | WHAT HE DOES BEST Lynn Anderson (Mercury 872 220) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | THE LOVE OF MY LIFE Dawn Schutt (Cypress 8525) | 81 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | LITTLE RED HEART Day Johnston (Roadrunner 4639) | 79 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 79 | MEN WITH BROKEN HEARTS Charley Hager (Killer 114) | 82 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | I CAN’T SAY NO Teresa Kennedy (D&T 003) | 84 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | CAN I JUST CALL YOU NOW AND THEN Billy Walker (Step One 395) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | HOLD YOUR FIRE Ross Lewis (Wolf Dog 21-4) | 85 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | IF I WERE YOU I’D FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Hank Thompson (Step One 394) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | DOWN THE ROAD Charly McClain (Mercury 872 036) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I’M GOIN’ HOME Dave Dudley (New Dixie 0988) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | LET IT BURN Jeff Chance (Curb 10516) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | NEW SHADE OF BLUE Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27790) | 44 | 29 | 18 | 19 | |
| 88 | LIGHT YEARS Glen Campbell (MCA 53426) | 48 | 34 | 34 | 11 | |
| 89 | I’M POSITIVE I LOVE YOU Roger Rone (LDR 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | THE LETTER Michelle Lynn (Master 07) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | WHERE WAS I Ray Pack (Happy Man 818) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | ROUND TRIP TICKET Jumpin’ Boots (Playback 1316) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | RUNAWAY TRAIN Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07988) | 63 | 42 | 22 | 18 | |
| 94 | FIRE IN THE HOLE Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 312) | 83 | 83 | 88 | 4 | |
| 95 | LOVIN’ YOU Bob & Marcy (Home Town 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | ME, MYSELF AND I Debbie Dukes (GBS 778) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | NOT A NIGHT GOES BY Tim Malchak (Alpine 009) | 64 | 43 | 26 | 12 | |
| 98 | WHERE WAS I Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70420) | 65 | 44 | 33 | 10 | |
| 99 | THAT’S THAT Michael Johnson (RCA 8650) | 69 | 46 | 28 | 16 | |
| 100 | IT’S YOU AGAIN Exile (Epic 08020) | 71 | 47 | 30 | 15 | |
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