| CASH BOX Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 15, 1989 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE CHURCH ON CUMBERLAND ROAD Shenandoah (Columbia 68550) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
| 2 | THERE’S A TEAR IN MY BEER Hank Williams Jr. (with Hank Williams Sr.) (Warner/Curb 27584) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |
| 3 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99242) | 7 | 11 | 15 | 10 | |
| 4 | I’M NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN Keith Whitley (RCA 8797) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | DOWN THAT ROAD TONIGHT Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27679) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | DON’T TOSS US AWAY Patty Loveless (MCA 53477) | 10 | 12 | 18 | 11 | |
| 7 | HEY BOBBY K.T. Oslin (RCA 8865) | 11 | 16 | 20 | 10 | |
| 8 | BABY’S GOTTEN GOOD AT GOODBYE George Strait (MCA 53486) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 9 | WHO YOU GONNA BLAME IT ON THIS TIME Vern Gosdin (Columbia 08528) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | HEARTBREAK HILL Emmylou Harris (Reprise 27635) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| 11 | YOUNG LOVE Judds (Curb/RCA 8820) | 15 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 12 | SETTING ME UP Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27581) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 10 | |
| 13 | SHE DESERVES YOU Baillie & The Boys (RCA 8796) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 11 | |
| 14 | FROM THE WORD GO Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 27668) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
| 15 | OLD COYOTE TOWN Don Williams (Capitol 44274) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | |
| 16 | IF I HAD YOU Alabama (RCA 8817) | 19 | 26 | 34 | 5 | |
| 17 | FAIR SHAKE Foster & Lloyd (RCA 8795) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | |
| 18 | BIG DREAMS IN A SMALL TOWN Restless Heart (RCA 8816) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 19 | THE HEART Lacy J. Dalton (Universal 53487) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 12 | |
| 20 | AFTER ALL THIS TIME Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68585) | 22 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 21 | NEW FOOL AT AN OLD GAME Reba McEntire (MCA 53473) | 18 | 9 | 2 | 17 | |
| 22 | IS IT STILL OVER? Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27551) | 25 | 31 | 36 | 5 | |
| 23 | MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT Barbara Mandrell (Capitol 44276) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 24 | MOON PRETTY MOON Statler Brothers (Mercury 872 604) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 9 | |
| 25 | LOVE WILL Forester Sisters (Warner/Full Moon 27575) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 26 | I GOT YOU Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27567) | 29 | 33 | 38 | 6 | |
| 27 | YOU GOT IT Roy Orbison (Virgin 99245) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 28 | COME AS YOU WERE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44273) | 26 | 10 | 7 | 19 | |
| 29 | WHERE DID I GO WRONG Steve Wariner (MCA 53504) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 6 | |
| 30 | BIG LOVE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53478) | 28 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
| 31 | FROM A JACK TO A KING Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 08529) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 13 | |
| 32 | MANY MANSIONS Moe Bandy (Curb 10524) | 36 | 39 | 44 | 7 | |
| 33 | I’LL BE LOVIN’ YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA 53475) | 32 | 24 | 25 | 12 | |
| 34 | THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE Skip Ewing (MCA 53481) | 37 | 43 | 49 | 6 | |
| 35 | SHE DON’T LOVE NOBODY Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53616) | 48 | 59 | 66 | 4 | |
| 36 | I DON’T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY Rosanne Cash (Columbia 68599) | 52 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | HONEY I DARE YOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27691) | 33 | 29 | 11 | 19 | |
| 38 | BETTER MAN Clint Black (RCA 8781) | 41 | 45 | 51 | 7 | |
| 39 | KEEP THE FAITH Heartland (Tra-Star 1223) | 43 | 47 | 52 | 7 | |
| 40 | DON’T YOU EVER GET TIRED (Of Hurting Me) Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8746) | 34 | 32 | 13 | 17 | |
| 41 | IF I EVER GO CRAZY Shooters (Epic 68587) | 46 | 53 | 63 | 5 | |
| 42 | BALLAD OF A TEENAGE QUEEN Johnny Cash with Rosanne Cash & Everly Brothers (Mercury 872 420) | 44 | 49 | 54 | 6 | |
| 43 | HOW MANY HEARTACHES Marcy Carr (OL 129) | 45 | 51 | 58 | 6 | |
| 44 | I’M A ONE WOMAN MAN George Jones (Epic 08509) | 35 | 34 | 23 | 19 | |
| 45 | I DON’T MISS YOU LIKE I USED TO Stella Parton (Airborne 10015) | 49 | 54 | 61 | 6 | |
| 46 | LOVE OUT LOUD Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8824) | 54 | 60 | 67 | 4 | |
| 47 | SHE’S A DEVIL IN THE DARK Rich Chaney (A.M.I. 1954) | 50 | 56 | 62 | 8 | |
| 48 | DANGEROUS GROUND Lance Strode (Bootstrap 0416) | 51 | 57 | 65 | 7 | |
| 49 | THEY RAGE ON Dan Seals (Capitol 44345) | 55 | 61 | 69 | 4 | |
| 50 | WINE ME UP Larry Boone (Mercury 872 728) | 56 | 62 | 73 | 4 | |
| 51 | WHITE HOUSES Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70425) | 38 | 40 | 45 | 7 | |
| 52 | BACK IN THE FIRE Gene Watson (Warner Bros. 27532) | 57 | 63 | 72 | 4 | |
| 53 | CALL ON ME Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44348) | 62 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | WAITING HERE FOR YOU Gail Davies (MCA 53505) | 58 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | I KNOW WHAT I’VE GOT J.C. Crowley (RCA 8822) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Roy Clark (Hallmark 0001) | 39 | 41 | 43 | 8 | |
| 57 | YOU SURE GOT THIS OL’ REDNECK FEELIN’ BLUE Joe Stampley (Evergreen 1081) | 61 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | BEYOND THOSE YEARS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53625) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | LOVE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME Reno Brothers (Step One 398) | 64 | 70 | 79 | 4 | |
| 60 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE CHEATED THIS WAY Hunter Cain (Discovery 4587) | 63 | 69 | 77 | 5 | |
| 61 | HANK AND LEFTY Justin Wright (Bear 2001) | 67 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| 62 | DAYDREAM Cerrito (Soundwaves 4818) | 71 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | SMALL TOWN DREAMS Don Malena (Maxima 1333) | 69 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME Chris Austin (Warner Bros. 27531) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | ONE HEARTACHE AT A TIME Vernon Sandusky (GBS 783) | 70 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 66 | BOOGIE QUEEN Doug Kershaw (BGM 012989) | 40 | 42 | 46 | 7 | |
| 67 | SOWIN’ LOVE Paul Overstreet (RCA 8919) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | LAY ME DOWN CAROLINA Mark Tribble (Paloma 5) | 72 | 79 | 85 | 5 | |
| 69 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Ronnie McDowell (Curb 10525) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | MEM’RIES Vicki Bird (16th Avenue 70421) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | TELL TALE SIGNS Craig Southern (Royal Master 8906) | 76 | 83 | 91 | 4 | |
| 72 | OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS Perry LaPointe (Door Knob 303) | 74 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | IF THE JUKEBOX TOOK TEARDROPS Michael Dee (Evergreen 1090) | 75 | 81 | 87 | 4 | |
| 74 | WHO BUT YOU Anne Murray (Capitol 44341) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 68620) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | IT’S THE NATURAL THING Jonathan Edwards (MCA/Curb 53613) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | WHERE YOU GONNA HANG YOUR HAT Sylvie & Her Silva Dollar Band (Playback 1329) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | I NEED A WIFE Joni Harms (Universal 53492) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | BOY, YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY Nancy Lawson-Hannah (MEGAcles 758) | 84 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | OLD FLAME, NEW FIRE Burch Sisters (Mercury 872 730) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | GRANDFATHER’S STORY Johnny Holm (Breaker 3901) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | TELL ME Kenny Carr (Kottage 0091) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | LOVE KEEPS HER KNOCKING G.T. Express (Stop Hunger GTE-1101) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | MUCH TO YOUNG (To Feel This Damn Old) Garth Brooks (Capitol 44342) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | YOU WEAR THAT RING WITH STYLE Ronnie Gilbert (First Love 103) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | OLD PAIR OF SHOES Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44332) | 42 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 87 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN Suzy Bogguss (Capitol 44270) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | THE CHANCE YOU TAKE Ross Lewis (Wolf Dog 21-6) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SHE DREAMS Alan Rhody (Evergreen 1089) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | EXCEPTION TO THE RULE Mason Dixon (Capitol 44331) | 47 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 91 | THOSE PRETTY EYES Charlie Rogers (Nashville American 039) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | FOREVER WASN’T MEANT FOR US Holly Ronick (Happy Man 820) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN Lori King (Music City, U.S.A. 0013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | ’TIL YOU CRY Eddy Raven (RCA 8798) | 53 | 36 | 29 | 19 | |
| 95 | GRANDMA’S OLD WOOD STOVE Sanders (Airborne 10013) | 60 | 38 | 32 | 12 | |
| 96 | MOMMA DIDN’T RAISE NO FOOL Dawn Dorminy (Sundial 147) | 66 | 68 | 75 | 6 | |
| 97 | HOOKED ON YOU Odessa (Sing Me 40) | 73 | 73 | 80 | 5 | |
| 98 | RUN Northern Gold (Stop Hunger NG-1101) | 77 | 78 | 83 | 6 | |
| 99 | MY OLD GIRL’S THE BEST GIRL John Patrick (Timestar 2443) | 81 | 84 | 92 | 4 | |
| 100 | YOU ARE MY SPECIAL ANGEL Blane Gauss (Meteor 891) | 83 | 87 | — | 3 | |
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