| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 31, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CHANGE OF HEART Judds (RCA/Curb 8715) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | |
| 2 | HOLD ME K.T. Oslin (RCA 8725) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | WE MUST BE DOIN’ SOMETHIN’ RIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 8716) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 4 | LONG SHOT Baillie & The Boys (RCA 8631) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| 5 | BLUE SIDE OF TOWN Patty Loveless (MCA 53418) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 6 | SHE’S CRAZY FOR LEAVIN’ Rodney Crowell (Columbia 08080) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 7 | ALL THE REASONS WHY Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27735) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| 8 | DEEPER THAN THE HOLLER Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27689) | 13 | 17 | 24 | 7 | |
| 9 | HOLD ON (A Little Longer) Steve Wariner (MCA 53419) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 | |
| 10 | LET’S GET STARTED IF WE’RE GONNA BREAK MY HEART Statler Brothers (Mercury 870 681) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 11 | LOVE HELPS THOSE Paul Overstreet (MTM 72113) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 12 | (It’s Always Gonna Be) SOMEDAY Holly Dunn (MTM 72116) | 16 | 21 | 23 | 9 | |
| 13 | EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LATE AT NIGHT Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 27722) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| 14 | BURNIN’ A HOLE IN MY HEART Skip Ewing (MCA 53435) | 17 | 22 | 25 | 9 | |
| 15 | WHAT I’D SAY Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8717) | 18 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 16 | SONG OF THE SOUTH Alabama (RCA 8744) | 22 | 32 | 38 | 6 | |
| 17 | I SANG DIXIE Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27715) | 20 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| 18 | BIG WHEELS IN THE MOONLIGHT Dan Seals (Capitol 44267) | 21 | 27 | 33 | 7 | |
| 19 | MAMA KNOWS Shenandoah (Columbia 08042) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
| 20 | SHE REMINDED ME OF YOU Mickey Gilley (Airborne 10008) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 10 | |
| 21 | SINCERELY Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 27686) | 26 | 29 | 32 | 8 | |
| 22 | LIFE AS WE KNEW IT Kathy Mattea (Mercury 872 082) | 27 | 31 | 35 | 8 | |
| 23 | WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL Keith Whitley (RCA 8637) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 24 | I JUST CALLED TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN Larry Boone (Mercury 872 046) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 6 | |
| 25 | HIGHWAY ROBBERY Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44271) | 34 | 39 | 58 | 6 | |
| 26 | DON’T WASTE IT ON THE BLUES Gene Watson (Warner Bros. 27692) | 32 | 37 | 43 | 7 | |
| 27 | YOU BABE Merle Haggard (Epic 08111) | 33 | 36 | 41 | 7 | |
| 28 | BORDERLINE Shooters (Epic 08082) | 30 | 34 | 37 | 11 | |
| 29 | I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53454) | 35 | 38 | 49 | 5 | |
| 30 | ’TIL YOU CRY Eddy Raven (RCA 8798) | 38 | 42 | 59 | 4 | |
| 31 | BRIDGES AND WALLS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53460) | 40 | 44 | 56 | 5 | |
| 32 | LOVE IS ON THE LINE Canyon (16th Avenue 70423) | 36 | 40 | 45 | 7 | |
| 33 | RAININ’ IN MY HEART Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 8726) | 37 | 41 | 53 | 6 | |
| 34 | I WISH I WAS STILL IN YOUR DREAMS Conway Twitty (MCA 53456) | 45 | 53 | 62 | 6 | |
| 35 | I FEEL FINE Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 08504) | 41 | 48 | 60 | 5 | |
| 36 | HONEY I DARE YOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27691) | 47 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 37 | A TENDER LIE Restless Heart (RCA 8714) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| 38 | COME AS YOU WERE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44273) | 50 | 59 | 70 | 4 | |
| 39 | IF YOU AIN’T LOVIN’ (You Ain’t Livin’) George Strait (MCA 53400) | 19 | 10 | 2 | 16 | |
| 40 | MAKING LOVE TO DIXIE Heartland (Tra-Star 1222) | 43 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| 41 | BEFORE YOU CHEAT ON ME ONCE (You Better Think Twice) Robin Lee (Atlantic America 99264) | 42 | 45 | 55 | 6 | |
| 42 | DON’T YOU EVER GET TIRED (Of Hurting Me) Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8746) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | I’D DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN Ray Price (Step One 393) | 46 | 50 | 54 | 7 | |
| 44 | I’M A ONE WOMAN MAN George Jones (Epic 08509) | 53 | 60 | 72 | 4 | |
| 45 | GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Cee Cee Chapman & Sante Fe (Curb 10518) | 49 | 54 | 61 | 6 | |
| 46 | EVERYTIME I GET TO DREAMIN’ Josh Logan (Curb 10519) | 52 | 62 | 76 | 4 | |
| 47 | IT’S GONNA BE LOVE Mark Gray & Bobbi Lace (615 1016) | 48 | 52 | 57 | 7 | |
| 48 | YOU STILL DO T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 08119) | 55 | 66 | 80 | 5 | |
| 49 | OLD KIND OF LOVE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 08063) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 12 | |
| 50 | I’M IN LOVE AND HE’S IN DALLAS Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 44269) | 59 | 65 | 73 | 4 | |
| 51 | SLOW PASSIN’ TIME Anne Murray (Capitol 44272) | 57 | 70 | 86 | 4 | |
| 52 | I MARRIED HER JUST BECAUSE SHE LOOKS LIKE YOU Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53471) | 60 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | FROM THE WORD GO Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 27668) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | HEARTBREAK HILL Emmylou Harris (Reprise 27635) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | PAINT THE TOWN AND HANG THE MOON TONIGHT J.C. Crowley (RCA 8747) | 58 | 61 | 66 | 8 | |
| 56 | NEW FOOL AT AN OLD GAME Reba McEntire (MCA 53473) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | RIGAMAROLE Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72115) | 24 | 25 | 27 | 10 | |
| 58 | ROLLER COASTER RUN (Up Too Slow, Down Too Fast) Michael Johnson (RCA 8748) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | DOWN THAT ROAD TONIGHT Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27679) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | CRY BABY BABY CRY Marcy Carr (OL 128) | 65 | 74 | 87 | 4 | |
| 61 | TRAINWRECK OF EMOTION Lorrie Morgan (RCA 8638) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | MY BABY’S GONE Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44218) | 28 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
| 63 | I KNOW HOW HE FEELS Reba McEntire (MCA 53402) | 29 | 16 | 4 | 17 | |
| 64 | CAN I JUST CALL YOU NOW AND THEN Billy Walker (Step One 395) | 73 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | BIG LOVE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53478) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | IF I WERE YOU I’D FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Hank Thompson (Step One 394) | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | WHAT HE DOES BEST Lynn Anderson (Mercury 872 220) | 70 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | WHICH WAY DO I GO (Now That I’m Gone) Waylon Jennings (MCA 53476) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | I GIVE YOU MUSIC McCarters (Warner Bros. 27721) | 39 | 19 | 19 | 12 | |
| 70 | NEVER TOO OLD TO ROCK ’N’ ROLL Ronnie McDowell with Jerry Lee Lewis (Curb 10521) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | (Here Comes) THAT OLD FAMILIAR FEELING Lisa Childress (True 95) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | SPANISH EYES Willie Nelson (with Julio Iglesias) (Columbia 08066) | 44 | 20 | 20 | 13 | |
| 73 | HEY HEART Dean Dillon (Capitol 44294) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | ROCKY ROAD O’Kanes (Columbia 08099) | 51 | 43 | 46 | 8 | |
| 75 | I DON’T WANT TO MENTION ANY NAMES Burch Sisters (Mercury 872 324) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Sammy Sadler (Evergreen 1088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | I NEED SOMEBODY BAD Narvel Felts (Evergreen 1083) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | I’M POSITIVE I LOVE YOU Roger Rone (LDR 101) | 82 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | THE LETTER Michelle Lynn (Master 07) | 83 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | I’M GOIN’ HOME Dave Dudley (New Dixie 0988) | 80 | 85 | 91 | 4 | |
| 81 | YOU AND SATURDAY MORNING Dusty Martin (Sound Track 1105) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Razzy Bailey (SOA 003) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | RAMBLIN’ MAN Ernie Welch (Duck Tape 020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | (Turn Me Loose And) LET ME SWING Swing Shift Band (Step One 392) | 62 | 47 | 50 | 9 | |
| 85 | LOVE IS GONNA LIVE HERE Keystone (HummingBird Of Clover 107) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | WHERE WAS I Ray Pack (Happy Man 818) | 88 | 91 | 92 | 4 | |
| 87 | SETTIN’ AT THE KITCHEN TABLE Justin Wright (Bear 195) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | YOU ONLY LOVE ME WHEN I’M LEAVIN’ Ellen Lee Miller (Golden Trumpet 103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | LOVELIGHT Family Band (Playback 1315) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I’M LEAVING THE LEAVING UP TO YOU Jane Russell (L’il Bill 111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | MEN WITH BROKEN HEARTS Charley Hager (Killer 114) | 77 | 79 | 82 | 5 | |
| 92 | AN EMPTY GLASS Gary Stewart (Hightone 507) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | WRONG TRAIN Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83881) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | THERE’S A WARM FIRE BURNING Randy Allan (L’il Bill 112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | HOMEMADE COOKIN’ Coates Twins (Tentex 22524) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | TAPPING AT YOUR WINDOW Len Monahan (Red Dog 22746) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | GIVE ME LOVE Gary Ray (Lamon 10189) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | GOLDEN RINGS AND TWISTED CANDLES Terry (Allagash Country 0004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | MY BABY LEFT ME Cerrito (Soundwaves 4814) | 71 | 72 | 77 | 5 | |
| 100 | THE FIX April (Yellow-Jacket 10306) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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