| CASH BOX Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 20, 1989 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IF I HAD YOU Alabama (RCA 8817) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2 | IS IT STILL OVER? Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27551) | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | |
| 3 | AFTER ALL THIS TIME Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68585) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | |
| 4 | I GOT YOU Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27567) | 10 | 15 | 20 | 11 | |
| 5 | YOUNG LOVE Judds (Curb/RCA 8820) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | DON’T TOSS US AWAY Patty Loveless (MCA 53477) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| 7 | WHERE DID I GO WRONG Steve Wariner (MCA 53504) | 11 | 16 | 23 | 11 | |
| 8 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99242) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 9 | THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE Skip Ewing (MCA 53481) | 16 | 21 | 27 | 11 | |
| 10 | SHE DON’T LOVE NOBODY Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53616) | 17 | 22 | 28 | 9 | |
| 11 | I DON’T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY Rosanne Cash (Columbia 68599) | 18 | 23 | 29 | 8 | |
| 12 | THE CHURCH ON CUMBERLAND ROAD Shenandoah (Columbia 68550) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| 13 | HEY BOBBY K.T. Oslin (RCA 8865) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 14 | BIG DREAMS IN A SMALL TOWN Restless Heart (RCA 8816) | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | BETTER MAN Clint Black (RCA 8781) | 20 | 25 | 31 | 12 | |
| 16 | SETTING ME UP Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27581) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 17 | LOVE WILL Forester Sisters (Warner/Full Moon 27575) | 13 | 14 | 19 | 14 | |
| 18 | THERE’S A TEAR IN MY BEER Hank Williams Jr. (with Hank Williams Sr.) (Warner/Curb 27584) | 14 | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 19 | LOVE OUT LOUD Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8824) | 25 | 31 | 35 | 9 | |
| 20 | THEY RAGE ON Dan Seals (Capitol 44345) | 27 | 33 | 38 | 9 | |
| 21 | WINE ME UP Larry Boone (Mercury 872 728) | 28 | 34 | 39 | 9 | |
| 22 | I’M NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN Keith Whitley (RCA 8797) | 15 | 12 | 9 | 18 | |
| 23 | DOWN THAT ROAD TONIGHT Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27679) | 19 | 13 | 10 | 21 | |
| 24 | BABY’S GOTTEN GOOD AT GOODBYE George Strait (MCA 53486) | 21 | 17 | 11 | 18 | |
| 25 | BACK IN THE FIRE Gene Watson (Warner Bros. 27532) | 31 | 37 | 42 | 9 | |
| 26 | CALL ON ME Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44348) | 32 | 38 | 43 | 8 | |
| 27 | BEYOND THOSE YEARS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53625) | 33 | 39 | 44 | 7 | |
| 28 | SHE DESERVES YOU Baillie & The Boys (RCA 8796) | 22 | 18 | 13 | 16 | |
| 29 | WHO YOU GONNA BLAME IT ON THIS TIME Vern Gosdin (Columbia 08528) | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | |
| 30 | I KNOW WHAT I’VE GOT J.C. Crowley (RCA 8822) | 35 | 41 | 46 | 7 | |
| 31 | OLD COYOTE TOWN Don Williams (Capitol 44274) | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
| 32 | MANY MANSIONS Moe Bandy (Curb 10524) | 26 | 24 | 25 | 12 | |
| 33 | IF I EVER GO CRAZY Shooters (Epic 68587) | 29 | 30 | 34 | 10 | |
| 34 | SOWIN’ LOVE Paul Overstreet (RCA 8919) | 40 | 46 | 55 | 6 | |
| 35 | HEARTBREAK HILL Emmylou Harris (Reprise 27635) | 30 | 26 | 17 | 22 | |
| 36 | YOU’VE STILL GOT A WAY WITH MY HEART Mickey Gilley (Airborne 10016) | 37 | 43 | 48 | 5 | |
| 37 | FROM THE WORD GO Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 27668) | 34 | 27 | 21 | 22 | |
| 38 | BUT YOU WILL Razzy Bailey (SOA 006) | 44 | 49 | 57 | 4 | |
| 39 | DON’T QUIT ME NOW James House (MCA 53510) | 45 | 50 | 58 | 5 | |
| 40 | FAIR SHAKE Foster & Lloyd (RCA 8795) | 36 | 28 | 22 | 17 | |
| 41 | SEA OF HEARTBREAK Ronnie McDowell (Curb 10525) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 6 | |
| 42 | 5:01 BLUES Merle Haggard (Epic 68598) | 48 | 54 | 62 | 5 | |
| 43 | LOVIN’ ONLY ME Ricky Skaggs (Epic 68693) | 50 | 58 | 63 | 5 | |
| 44 | THE HEART Lacy J. Dalton (Universal 53487) | 38 | 29 | 24 | 17 | |
| 45 | SHE’S GOT A SINGLE THING IN MIND Conway Twitty (MCA 53633) | 51 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | IF I NEVER SEE MIDNIGHT AGAIN Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 68684) | 52 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | THE KING IS GONE (So Are You) George Jones (Epic 68743) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | HOLE IN MY POCKET Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 68694) | 55 | 59 | 65 | 4 | |
| 49 | NEW FOOL AT AN OLD GAME Reba McEntire (MCA 53473) | 39 | 32 | 26 | 22 | |
| 50 | WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR WORLD George Strait (MCA 53648) | 56 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | COME FROM THE HEART Kathy Mattea (Mercury 872 766) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 4 | |
| 52 | NEVER SAY NEVER T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44349) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | CATHY’S CLOWN Reba McEntire (MCA 53638) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | YOU AIN’T GOING NOWHERE Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn (Universal 66006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | FELLOW TRAVELERS John Conlee (16th Avenue 70427) | 58 | 64 | 70 | 5 | |
| 56 | HOUSTON SOLUTION Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8868) | 63 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | WHY’D YOU COME IN HERE LOOKIN’ LIKE THAT Dolly Parton (Columbia 68760) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | ONE GOOD WELL Don Williams (RCA 8867) | 64 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | HOMETOWN ADVANTAGE Tim Mensy (Columbia 68676) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | UP AND GONE McCarters (Warner Bros. 22991) | 66 | 71 | 78 | 4 | |
| 61 | THE CHANCE YOU TAKE Ross Lewis (Wolf Dog 21-6) | 62 | 66 | 71 | 6 | |
| 62 | LUCKY ME Charlie Albertson (First Colony 105) | 67 | 72 | 76 | 5 | |
| 63 | JOHNNY LUCKY AND SUZI 66 Jeff Stevens & Bullets (Atlantic America 99259) | 68 | 73 | 81 | 4 | |
| 64 | I NEVER HAD A CHANCE WITH YOU Patsy Cole (Tra-Star 1225) | 69 | 74 | 79 | 5 | |
| 65 | IN A LETTER TO YOU Eddy Raven (Universal 66003) | 70 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
| 66 | RIGHT TRACK, WRONG TRAIN Canyon (16th Avenue 70426) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT Barbara Mandrell (Capitol 44276) | 41 | 35 | 30 | 15 | |
| 68 | WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO Frank Burgess (True 96) | 73 | 78 | 83 | 5 | |
| 69 | FRONTIER JUSTICE Cee Cee Chapman (Curb 10529) | 75 | 81 | 87 | 4 | |
| 70 | SHE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO YOU WRONG Jerry Lansdowne (Step One 400) | 76 | 82 | 91 | 4 | |
| 71 | CARRY ON CHILDREN Fox Brothers (Morning Star 21389) | 77 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | IT WON’T BE LONG Brian Sklar (Uptown 112) | 79 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| 73 | I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU Debbie Rich (Door Knob 321) | 74 | 79 | 84 | 5 | |
| 74 | HILLBILLY HELL Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53642) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | I STILL NEED YOU Steffin Sisters (Windward 7) | 82 | 90 | 95 | 4 | |
| 76 | HOW DO Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia 68677) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | PUT A QUARTER IN THE JUKEBOX Buck Owens (Capitol 44356) | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | NOT LIKE THIS Tim Malchak (Universal 66004) | 83 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | (Blue, Blue Blue) BLUE, BLUE Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 8918) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | WHY Billy Joe Burnette (Bear 199) | 86 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | I STILL NEED HER Norman Wade (Associated Artists 502) | 87 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | I PROMISE Lynne Tyndall (Evergreen 1091) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | STILL LOVING YOU Pat Murphy (OL 131) | 91 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | BLUE SUEDE BLUES Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44358) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | BRAND NEW WEEK Michelle Lynn (Master 11) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | LIVIN’ FOR TOMORROW IS KILLIN’ ME TODAY Dale Morris (Sundial 150) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | THIS BUS WON’T BE STOPPIN’ ON MEMORY LANE Dawnett Faucett (Step One 399) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | DON’T ABUSE YOUR BABY Northern Gold (Stop Hunger NG-1102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SOUTHERN LADY Arne Benoni (Round Robin 1879) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | OLD FASHIONED LOVIN’ TIME Loren Alan Lindsay (Royal Master 8902) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | LABOR OF LOVE Andi & Brown Sisters (Door Knob 323) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | WHO HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE Ernie Welch (Duck Tape 021) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | LONELY MAN Jim Martin (Soundwaves 4820) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | SON OF A PREACHER MAN Bobbi Lace (615 1017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | SOUTHERN MEN Cheryl K. Warner (Playback 1330) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | WHO’S THIS STRANGER IN MY BED Carolyn Bacon (Player 138) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | MOON PRETTY MOON Statler Brothers (Mercury 872 604) | 42 | 36 | 32 | 14 | |
| 98 | YOU GOT IT Roy Orbison (Virgin 99245) | 43 | 40 | 33 | 14 | |
| 99 | COME AS YOU WERE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44273) | 46 | 42 | 36 | 24 | |
| 100 | BIG LOVE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53478) | 49 | 44 | 37 | 21 | |
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