| CASH BOX Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 14, 1989 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HIGH COTTON Alabama (RCA 8948) | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | |
| 2 | LIVING PROOF Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 68994) | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |
| 3 | ACE IN THE HOLE George Strait (MCA 53693) | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | |
| 4 | KILLIN’ TIME Clint Black (RCA 8945) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | FINDERS ARE KEEPERS Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 22945) | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | |
| 6 | A BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME Merle Haggard (Epic 68979) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | |
| 7 | BURNIN’ OLD MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 874 672) | 11 | 15 | 25 | 8 | |
| 8 | YOU’LL NEVER BE SORRY Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53672) | 9 | 13 | 21 | 11 | |
| 9 | LET IT BE YOU Ricky Skaggs (Epic 68995) | 12 | 17 | 28 | 8 | |
| 10 | AN AMERICAN FAMILY Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53705) | 13 | 18 | 30 | 9 | |
| 11 | I GOT DREAMS Steve Wariner (MCA 53665) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 12 | SAY WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART Restless Heart (RCA 9034) | 15 | 20 | 32 | 10 | |
| 13 | YELLOW ROSES Dolly Parton (Columbia 69040) | 17 | 22 | 38 | 6 | |
| 14 | BAYOU BOYS Eddy Raven (Universal 66016) | 18 | 24 | 35 | 7 | |
| 15 | (I Wish I Had A) HEART OF STONE Baillie & The Boys (RCA 8944) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
| 16 | ’TIL LOVE COMES AGAIN Reba McEntire (MCA 53694) | 19 | 27 | 39 | 5 | |
| 17 | LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT LOVE Judds (Curb/RCA 8947) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 18 | THE RACE IS ON Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44431) | 21 | 31 | 47 | 7 | |
| 19 | THE VOWS GO UNBROKEN (Always True To You) Kenny Rogers (Reprise 22828) | 22 | 33 | 53 | 5 | |
| 20 | ABOVE AND BEYOND Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68948) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 21 | IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES Garth Brooks (Capitol 44430) | 25 | 37 | 56 | 5 | |
| 22 | THE LONELY SIDE OF LOVE Patty Loveless (MCA 53702) | 27 | 42 | 57 | 4 | |
| 23 | HELLO TROUBLE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53671) | 16 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| 24 | TWO DOZEN ROSES Shenandoah (Columbia 69061) | 28 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | GIVE ME HIS LAST CHANCE Lionel Cartwright (MCA 53651) | 20 | 11 | 2 | 15 | |
| 26 | I’VE BEEN LOVED BY THE BEST Don Williams (RCA 9017) | 31 | 44 | 61 | 4 | |
| 27 | WRITING ON THE WALL George Jones (Epic 68991) | 23 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 28 | COUNTRY CLUB Travis Tritt (Warner Bros. 22882) | 32 | 46 | 63 | 5 | |
| 29 | SHE’S THERE Daniele Alexander (Mercury 874 330) | 34 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | DADDY AND HOME Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44401) | 24 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
| 31 | BREAKING NEW GROUND Wild Rose (Universal 66018) | 38 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW Willie Nelson (Columbia 68923) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 15 | |
| 33 | HOUSE ON OLD LONESOME ROAD Conway Twitty (MCA 53688) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | YOU PUT THE SOUL IN THE SONG Waylon Jennings (MCA 53710) | 29 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 35 | YOU AIN’T DOWN HOME Jann Browne (Curb 10530) | 35 | 53 | 73 | 11 | |
| 36 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 22841) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | DON’T YOU Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 22943) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 15 | |
| 38 | A WOMAN IN LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 9027) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | I WONDER DO YOU THINK OF ME Keith Whitley (RCA 8940) | 33 | 21 | 8 | 15 | |
| 40 | YOU AND THE HORSE (That You Rode In On) Patsy Cole (Tra-Star 1227) | 44 | 50 | 58 | 6 | |
| 41 | NEVER ALONE Vince Gill (MCA 53717) | 48 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | OUT OF YOUR SHOES Lorrie Morgan (RCA 9016) | 50 | 57 | 66 | 4 | |
| 43 | HONKY TONK HEART Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 22955) | 36 | 25 | 13 | 16 | |
| 44 | NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia 69050) | 51 | 62 | 72 | 6 | |
| 45 | SONS OF THE PIONEERS Chris LeDoux (American Cowboy Songs 24002) | 52 | 59 | 70 | 5 | |
| 46 | THE JUKEBOX PLAYED ALONG Gene Watson (Warner Bros. 22912) | 37 | 26 | 26 | 12 | |
| 47 | ALL THE FUN Paul Overstreet (RCA 9015) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | THERE GOES MY HEART AGAIN Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 22796) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | SOMETIMES LOVE’S NOT A PRETTY THING Zaca Creek (Columbia 69062) | 57 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | CRY CRY CRY Marty Stuart (MCA 53687) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | LONG WHITE CADILLAC Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 22799) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | HOT NIGHTS Canyon (16th Avenue 70433) | 40 | 40 | 45 | 8 | |
| 53 | THAT JUST ABOUT DOES IT Vern Gosdin (Columbia 69084) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | YOU MUST NOT BE DRINKING ENOUGH Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8973) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | THE TRUTH DOESN’T ALWAYS RHYME Rebecca Holden (Tra-Star 1229) | 62 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | OUTSIDE CHANCE Larry Dean (USA 620) | 56 | 61 | 67 | 7 | |
| 57 | CONSTANTLY Ann Brown (Hal Kat Kountry 608) | 64 | 71 | 80 | 5 | |
| 58 | DARE TO DREAM Missy Maxwell (Stop Hunger MMX-1101) | 61 | 68 | 76 | 5 | |
| 59 | #1 HEARTACHE PLACE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers (Universal 66021) | 59 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | THREE FLAGS Billy Joe Burnette (Badger 1004) | 65 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| 61 | THAT’S ALRIGHT Greg Nations (Ark 1283) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | LIE LEFT ON HIS FINGER Glenda Sue Foster (Taste Of Texas 3333) | 68 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | GIVE ’EM MY NUMBER Janie Frickie (Columbia 69057) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | FOREVER OR NEVER Allen Karl (Sundial 162) | 71 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | BUT SHE LOVES ME Roy Clark (Hallmark 0004) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | SHE’S GONE, GONE, GONE Glen Campbell (Universal 66024) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | YOU GOT THE BEST OF ME Juanita Rose (Gallery II 2026) | 69 | 76 | 86 | 4 | |
| 68 | WHAT GOES UP DO COME DOWN Jim Martin (Soundwaves 4831) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | STICKS AND WHEELS Ronnie Mason (Music City, U.S.A. 117) | 75 | 84 | 94 | 4 | |
| 70 | AIN’T NO ONE LIKE ME IN TENNESSEE Holly Ronick (Happy Man 822) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | WE BOTH WERE IN LOVE WITH YOU Tommy Cisco (Twila 502) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | DIDDY DOO WAH Steve Douglas (Dorman Productions 98916) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | I GO CRAZY Lee Greenwood (MCA 53716) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | MOANIN’ THE BLUES Vicki Bird (16th Avenue 70431) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT Kat Ballou (Ridgewood 3006) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | HONEST-TO-GOODNESS AMIGOS Bill Ross Jr. & Crazy Roy (Gallery II 2036) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | THIS NIGHT WON’T LAST FOREVER Moe Bandy (Curb 10555) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | IT’S YOU AGAIN Skip Ewing (MCA 53732) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | DEEP WATER Marsha Thornton (MCA 53711) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | LET ME HEAR MY SONG Denny Marion (Wonder Horses 469) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | I’M STILL CRAZY Vern Gosdin (Columbia 68888) | 41 | 28 | 16 | 19 | |
| 82 | TIMBER I’M FALLING IN LOVE Patty Loveless (MCA 53641) | 43 | 30 | 18 | 19 | |
| 83 | IF I WERE THE MAN YOU WANTED Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53703) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | DO YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY TOO? Becky Hobbs (RCA 8974) | 45 | 45 | 51 | 7 | |
| 85 | THERE YOU ARE Willie Nelson (Columbia 73015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | BAD MOON RISING Cerrito (Soundwaves 4826) | 47 | 49 | 55 | 7 | |
| 87 | ARE YOU EVER GONNA LOVE ME Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 22957) | 49 | 32 | 20 | 18 | |
| 88 | THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR HEART Faded Blue (NSD 261) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | NEVER GIVIN’ UP ON LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 22970) | 54 | 34 | 22 | 19 | |
| 90 | WE NEED A SATURDAY NIGHT Judy Olson (Track 205) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | SUZETTE Foster & Lloyd (RCA 9028) | 55 | 55 | 71 | 4 | |
| 92 | FIRE ME Tonja West (Soundwaves 4828) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | FULL MOON FULL OF LOVE k.d. lang & Reclines (Sire 22932) | 58 | 35 | 23 | 12 | |
| 94 | THE COAST OF COLORADO Skip Ewing (MCA 53663) | 63 | 36 | 24 | 13 | |
| 95 | MORE THAN A LIFETIME Stephen Almond (Lamon 10200) | 67 | 69 | 77 | 5 | |
| 96 | ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 22965) | 70 | 38 | 29 | 16 | |
| 97 | DON’T YOU NEED SOMEONE Lori Oakley (Ridgewood 3003) | 76 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 98 | THIS WOMAN K.T. Oslin (RCA 8943) | 79 | 39 | 31 | 17 | |
| 99 | WALK ON BY Michael Dee (Evergreen 1097) | 82 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | HOME SWEET HOMELESS PEOPLE Jim Vest (Gifted Few 101) | 85 | 87 | 95 | 5 | |
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