| CASH BOX Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 30, 1989 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | KILLIN’ TIME Clint Black (RCA 8945) | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2 | LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT LOVE Judds (Curb/RCA 8947) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3 | I GOT DREAMS Steve Wariner (MCA 53665) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| 4 | ABOVE AND BEYOND Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68948) | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| 5 | LIVING PROOF Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 68994) | 12 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| 6 | FINDERS ARE KEEPERS Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 22945) | 11 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| 7 | (I Wish I Had A) HEART OF STONE Baillie & The Boys (RCA 8944) | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 8 | HIGH COTTON Alabama (RCA 8948) | 15 | 21 | 25 | 6 | |
| 9 | HELLO TROUBLE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53671) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 10 | ACE IN THE HOLE George Strait (MCA 53693) | 17 | 23 | 29 | 6 | |
| 11 | GIVE ME HIS LAST CHANCE Lionel Cartwright (MCA 53651) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 12 | A BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME Merle Haggard (Epic 68979) | 19 | 27 | 33 | 7 | |
| 13 | YOU’LL NEVER BE SORRY Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53672) | 21 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| 14 | DADDY AND HOME Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44401) | 14 | 19 | 22 | 9 | |
| 15 | BURNIN’ OLD MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 874 672) | 25 | 31 | 35 | 6 | |
| 16 | NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW Willie Nelson (Columbia 68923) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 17 | LET IT BE YOU Ricky Skaggs (Epic 68995) | 28 | 38 | 42 | 6 | |
| 18 | AN AMERICAN FAMILY Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53705) | 30 | 39 | 44 | 7 | |
| 19 | DON’T YOU Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 22943) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| 20 | SAY WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART Restless Heart (RCA 9034) | 32 | 40 | 45 | 8 | |
| 21 | I WONDER DO YOU THINK OF ME Keith Whitley (RCA 8940) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 22 | YELLOW ROSES Dolly Parton (Columbia 69040) | 38 | 52 | 58 | 4 | |
| 23 | WRITING ON THE WALL George Jones (Epic 68991) | 27 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 24 | BAYOU BOYS Eddy Raven (Universal 66016) | 35 | 42 | 55 | 5 | |
| 25 | HONKY TONK HEART Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 22955) | 13 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 26 | THE JUKEBOX PLAYED ALONG Gene Watson (Warner Bros. 22912) | 26 | 30 | 32 | 10 | |
| 27 | ’TIL LOVE COMES AGAIN Reba McEntire (MCA 53694) | 39 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | I’M STILL CRAZY Vern Gosdin (Columbia 68888) | 16 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 29 | YOU PUT THE SOUL IN THE SONG Waylon Jennings (MCA 53710) | 36 | 43 | 49 | 5 | |
| 30 | TIMBER I’M FALLING IN LOVE Patty Loveless (MCA 53641) | 18 | 9 | 6 | 17 | |
| 31 | THE RACE IS ON Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44431) | 47 | 58 | 69 | 5 | |
| 32 | ARE YOU EVER GONNA LOVE ME Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 22957) | 20 | 13 | 9 | 16 | |
| 33 | THE VOWS GO UNBROKEN (Always True To You) Kenny Rogers (Reprise 22828) | 53 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | NEVER GIVIN’ UP ON LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 22970) | 22 | 15 | 11 | 17 | |
| 35 | FULL MOON FULL OF LOVE k.d. lang & Reclines (Sire 22932) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 10 | |
| 36 | THE COAST OF COLORADO Skip Ewing (MCA 53663) | 24 | 18 | 15 | 11 | |
| 37 | IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES Garth Brooks (Capitol 44430) | 56 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 22965) | 29 | 20 | 17 | 14 | |
| 39 | THIS WOMAN K.T. Oslin (RCA 8943) | 31 | 22 | 18 | 15 | |
| 40 | HOT NIGHTS Canyon (16th Avenue 70433) | 45 | 50 | 57 | 6 | |
| 41 | I WAS BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART Josh Logan (Curb 10553) | 43 | 53 | 59 | 6 | |
| 42 | THE LONELY SIDE OF LOVE Patty Loveless (MCA 53702) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | TWO DOZEN ROSES Shenandoah (Columbia 69061) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | I’VE BEEN LOVED BY THE BEST Don Williams (RCA 9017) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | DO YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY TOO? Becky Hobbs (RCA 8974) | 51 | 59 | 68 | 5 | |
| 46 | COUNTRY CLUB Travis Tritt (Warner Bros. 22882) | 63 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW Joe Stampley (Evergreen 1100) | 49 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 48 | SUNDAY IN THE SOUTH Shenandoah (Columbia 68892) | 33 | 26 | 21 | 18 | |
| 49 | BAD MOON RISING Cerrito (Soundwaves 4826) | 55 | 62 | 70 | 5 | |
| 50 | YOU AND THE HORSE (That You Rode In On) Patsy Cole (Tra-Star 1227) | 58 | 68 | 77 | 4 | |
| 51 | SHE’S THERE Daniele Alexander (Mercury 874 330) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | TOO MUCH MONTH AT THE END OF THE MONEY Billy Hill (Reprise 22942) | 34 | 35 | 39 | 10 | |
| 53 | YOU AIN’T DOWN HOME Jann Browne (Curb 10530) | 73 | 81 | 89 | 9 | |
| 54 | BREAKING NEW GROUND Wild Rose (Universal 66018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | SUZETTE Foster & Lloyd (RCA 9028) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | NEVER ALONE Vince Gill (MCA 53717) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | OUT OF YOUR SHOES Lorrie Morgan (RCA 9016) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | IF I LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED (I’ll Die Young) Arne Benoni (Round Robin 1881) | 60 | 67 | 75 | 5 | |
| 59 | SONS OF THE PIONEERS Chris LeDoux (American Cowboy Songs 24002) | 70 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | CHANCES ARE WE’LL BE CHEATIN’ Kitty Timbs (Master 013) | 62 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| 61 | OUTSIDE CHANCE Larry Dean (USA 620) | 67 | 74 | 81 | 5 | |
| 62 | NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia 69050) | 72 | 80 | 86 | 4 | |
| 63 | FINDERS KEEPERS Harlan Helgeson (Round Robin 1882) | 65 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| 64 | WHY’D YOU COME IN HERE LOOKIN’ LIKE THAT Dolly Parton (Columbia 68760) | 37 | 28 | 23 | 20 | |
| 65 | #1 HEARTACHE PLACE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers (Universal 66021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | I LOVED YOU ALL OVER THE WORLD Gary Ray (Lamon 10205) | 68 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 67 | LOVE HAS NO RIGHT Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99217) | 41 | 32 | 28 | 19 | |
| 68 | DARE TO DREAM Missy Maxwell (Stop Hunger MMX-1101) | 76 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | MORE THAN A LIFETIME Stephen Almond (Lamon 10200) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | THE TRUTH DOESN’T ALWAYS RHYME Rebecca Holden (Tra-Star 1229) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | CONSTANTLY Ann Brown (Hal Kat Kountry 608) | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | THREE FLAGS Billy Joe Burnette (Badger 1004) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | STONE BY STONE Tim Mensy (Columbia 69007) | 74 | 82 | 90 | 4 | |
| 74 | THOSE EYES Greg Nations (Ark 1283) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | SOMETIMES LOVE’S NOT A PRETTY THING Zaca Creek (Columbia 69062) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | YOU GOT THE BEST OF ME Juanita Rose (Gallery II 2026) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | HONKY TONK HOLIDAY Dwayne Crews (Killer 119) | 79 | 86 | 94 | 4 | |
| 78 | DON’T YOU NEED SOMEONE Lori Oakley (Ridgewood 3003) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | LIE LEFT ON HIS FINGER Glenda Sue Foster (Taste Of Texas 3333) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | FOREVER OR NEVER Allen Karl (Sundial 162) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | PROMISES Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 22917) | 40 | 29 | 24 | 12 | |
| 82 | LEAN ON ME Marcy Carr (OL 132) | 42 | 44 | 48 | 8 | |
| 83 | WALK ON BY Michael Dee (Evergreen 1097) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | STICKS AND WHEELS Ronnie Mason (Music City, U.S.A. 117) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | HONEST-TO-GOODNESS AMIGOS Bill Ross Jr. & Crazy Roy (Gallery II 2036) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | HOUSTON SOLUTION Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8868) | 44 | 34 | 30 | 22 | |
| 87 | HOME SWEET HOMELESS PEOPLE Jim Vest (Gifted Few 101) | 95 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | HARD LUCK ACE Lacy J. Dalton (Universal 66015) | 46 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| 89 | CATHY’S CLOWN Reba McEntire (MCA 53638) | 48 | 36 | 31 | 20 | |
| 90 | TWIST OF FATE Cee Cee Chapman (Curb 10547) | 59 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| 91 | A SONG A DAY KEEPS THE BLUES AWAY Mickey Jones (Stop Hunger MJ-1102) | 50 | 37 | 40 | 11 | |
| 92 | HOLD ME TILL THE LAST WALTZ IS OVER Natrina Kay (Hal Kat Kountry 1018) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR WORLD George Strait (MCA 53648) | 52 | 41 | 34 | 22 | |
| 94 | ANYTHING WORTH KNOWING Eagle Creek (Master 012) | 54 | 56 | 61 | 7 | |
| 95 | SHE’S GOT A SINGLE THING IN MIND Conway Twitty (MCA 53633) | 64 | 45 | 36 | 22 | |
| 96 | LOVIN’ ONLY ME Ricky Skaggs (Epic 68693) | 69 | 47 | 38 | 24 | |
| 97 | NEW MEXICO SUN Summer Cassidy (Track 204) | 75 | 75 | 82 | 5 | |
| 98 | I’M LISTENIN’ TO HANK John E. Hartley (Ridgewood 3005) | 78 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 99 | YOU JUST CAN’T LOSE ’EM ALL Shooters (Epic 68955) | 82 | 48 | 41 | 10 | |
| 100 | ONE GOOD WELL Don Williams (RCA 8867) | 84 | 49 | 43 | 22 | |
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