| CASH BOX Top Country Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 4, 1996 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HEARTS DESIRE (Career 12952) ...... Lee Roy Parnell | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2 | YOU WIN MY LOVE (Mercury 852 138) ...... Shania Twain | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | THE RIVER AND THE HIGHWAY (Arista 12958) ...... Pam Tillis | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | |
| 4 | IT WOULDNT HURT TO HAVE WINGS (Decca 55164) ...... Mark Chesnutt | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| 5 | LONG AS I LIVE (Atlantic album cut) ...... John Michael Montgomery | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | |
| 6 | ALL I WANT IS A LIFE (Curb album cut) ...... Tim McGraw | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |
| 7 | SOMEONE ELSES DREAM (Warner Bros. album cut) ...... Faith Hill | 10 | 11 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | HEADS CAROLINA, TAILS CALIFORNIA (Curb 76982) ...... Jo Dee Messina | 11 | 15 | 20 | 13 | |
| 9 | MY MARIA (Arista 12993) ...... Brooks & Dunn | 14 | 16 | 26 | 4 | |
| 10 | NO NEWS (BNA 64386) ...... Lonestar | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| 11 | ITS WHAT I DO (Capitol Nashville 19038) ...... Billy Dean | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | |
| 12 | IM NOT SUPPOSED TO LOVE YOU ANYMORE (Asylum 64313) ...... Bryan White | 16 | 22 | 25 | 8 | |
| 13 | BLUE CLEAR SKY (MCA 55187) ...... George Strait | 15 | 20 | 31 | 4 | |
| 14 | ALMOST A MEMORY NOW (Arista 12975) ...... Blackhawk | 18 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| 15 | I THINK ABOUT YOU (Epic 78238) ...... Collin Raye | 19 | 24 | 29 | 7 | |
| 16 | ALL YOU EVER DO IS BRING ME DOWN (MCA 55154) ...... Mavericks | 17 | 18 | 21 | 14 | |
| 17 | IF I WERE YOU (Mercury 852 708) ...... Terri Clark | 20 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 18 | THE CHANGE (Capitol Nashville album cut) ...... Garth Brooks | 21 | 26 | 32 | 4 | |
| 19 | DOES THAT BLUE MOON EVER SHINE ON YOU (Polydor 576 140) ...... Toby Keith | 23 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 20 | TIME MARCHES ON (Atlantic album cut) ...... Tracy Lawrence | 24 | 33 | 47 | 4 | |
| 21 | TEN THOUSAND ANGELS (BNA 64470) ...... Mindy McCready | 25 | 30 | 35 | 11 | |
| 22 | YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT (Atlantic 87120) ...... Neal McCoy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 23 | HYPNOTIZE THE MOON (Giant 17704) ...... Clay Walker | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 24 | HIGH LONESOME SOUND (MCA 55188) ...... Vince Gill | 28 | 34 | | 3 | |
| 25 | C-O-U-N-T-R-Y (Epic 78246) ...... Joe Diffie | 26 | 28 | 33 | 8 | |
| 26 | STARTING OVER AGAIN (MCA 55183) ...... Reba McEntire | 27 | 29 | 38 | 5 | |
| 27 | WHAT DO I KNOW (Columbia 78088) ...... Ricochet | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | |
| 28 | EVERY TIME I GET AROUND YOU (MCA 55186) ...... David Lee Murphy | 29 | 32 | 39 | 6 | |
| 29 | WHOS THAT GIRL (Epic 78234) ...... Stephanie Bentley | 30 | 31 | 34 | 11 | |
| 30 | HOLDIN ON TO SOMETHING (MCG/Curb 76970) ...... Jeff Carson | 32 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| 31 | HOME (Arista 12942) ...... Alan Jackson | 46 | | | 2 | |
| 32 | TREAT HER RIGHT (Curb 76987) ...... Sawyer Brown | 33 | 44 | 48 | 5 | |
| 33 | MY HEART HAS A HISTORY (Reprise 17683) ...... Paul Brandt | 34 | 40 | 44 | 6 | |
| 34 | THE LOVE THAT WE LOST (Polydor 577 936) ...... Chely Wright | 35 | 37 | 42 | 11 | |
| 35 | MEANT TO BE (Mercury 852 874) ...... Sammy Kershaw | 36 | 42 | 46 | 6 | |
| 36 | A THOUSAND TIMES A DAY (Epic 78309) ...... Patty Loveless | 37 | | | 2 | |
| 37 | PHONES ARE RINGIN ALL OVER TOWN (RCA 64487) ...... Martina McBride | 39 | 47 | | 3 | |
| 38 | HEAVEN HELP MY HEART (Curb/MCA 55194) ...... Wynonna | | | | 1 | |
| 39 | DONT GET ME STARTED (Decca 55166) ...... Rhett Akins | 40 | 49 | 56 | 4 | |
| 40 | HONKY TONKINS WHAT I DO BEST (MCA 55197) ...... Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt | 42 | | | 2 | |
| 41 | A LOVE STORY IN THE MAKING (Arista 12991) ...... Linda Davis | 45 | | | 2 | |
| 42 | HEAVEN IN MY WOMANS EYES (MCA 55155) ...... Tracy Byrd | 22 | 14 | 17 | 12 | |
| 43 | SOMEDAY (River North 3008) ...... Steve Azar | 44 | 48 | 50 | 7 | |
| 44 | SHE NEVER LOOKS BACK (Giant 17687) ...... Doug Supernaw | 41 | 45 | 45 | 6 | |
| 45 | BY MY SIDE (BNA 64512) ...... Lorrie Morgan (with Jon Randall) | 48 | | | 2 | |
| 46 | BACK IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN (BNA 64523) ...... Kenny Chesney | 52 | 66 | | 3 | |
| 47 | DADDYS MONEY (Columbia 78097) ...... Ricochet | | | | 1 | |
| 48 | LITTLE DROPS OF MY HEART (RCA 64488) ...... Keith Gattis | 49 | 60 | 62 | 6 | |
| 49 | THERES A GIRL IN TEXAS (Capitol Nashville 19117) ...... Trace Adkins | 57 | | | 2 | |
| 50 | YEARS FROM HERE (Curb 76967) ...... Baker & Myers | 38 | 39 | 40 | 13 | |
| 51 | LONG HARD LESSON LEARNED (BNA 64498) ...... John Anderson | 43 | 43 | 43 | 6 | |
| 52 | WALKIN AWAY (Arista 12934) ...... Diamond Rio | 31 | 13 | 1 | 20 | |
| 53 | TO BE LOVED BY YOU (Curb/MCA 55084) ...... Wynonna | 47 | 17 | 8 | 16 | |
| 54 | READY, WILLING AND ABLE (RCA 64455) ...... Lari White | 50 | 21 | 13 | 19 | |
| 55 | TOO MUCH FUN (Giant album cut) ...... Daryle Singletary | 51 | 25 | 5 | 21 | |
| 56 | IT WORKS (RCA 64473) ...... Alabama | 53 | 36 | 12 | 15 | |
| 57 | WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (RCA 64471) ...... Aaron Tippin | 56 | 46 | 23 | 13 | |
| 58 | YOU CAN FEEL BAD (Epic 78209) ...... Patty Loveless | 55 | 50 | 19 | 19 | |
| 59 | CATS IN THE CRADLE (Atlantic album cut) ...... Ricky Skaggs | 65 | | | 2 | |
| 60 | PICTURE PERFECT (Warner Bros. 17663) ...... Sky Kings | 62 | 75 | | 3 | |
| 61 | IF YOU LOVED ME (Atlantic album cut) ...... Tracy Lawrence | 58 | 53 | 36 | 20 | |
| 62 | SHES GOT A MIND OF HER OWN (Epic 78220) ...... James Bonamy | 54 | 38 | 24 | 19 | |
| 63 | BEFORE HE KISSED ME (Capitol Nashville 58557) ...... Lisa Brokop | 63 | 64 | 66 | 5 | |
| 64 | THINKIN STRAIT (Magnatone 2104) ...... Rich McCready | | | | 1 | |
| 65 | FROM WHERE I STAND (Mercury album cut) ...... Kim Richey | 67 | 69 | | 3 | |
| 66 | SORRY YOU ASKED? (Reprise album cut) ...... Dwight Yoakam | 68 | | | 2 | |
| 67 | SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE (Arista 12896) ...... Linda Davis | 59 | 54 | 51 | 22 | |
| 68 | WHEN YOU ARE OLD (Imprint 18001) ...... Gretchen Peters | 69 | 70 | 72 | 5 | |
| 69 | ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTIN (Capitol Nashville 19116) ...... Shenandoah | 64 | 41 | 41 | 9 | |
| 70 | YOUD THINK HED KNOW ME BETTER (MCA 55167) ...... Bobbie Cryner | 61 | 51 | 49 | 8 | |
| 71 | I KNOW SHE STILL LOVES ME (MCA 55163) ...... George Strait | 66 | 58 | 53 | 19 | |
| 72 | REMEMBER THE RIDE (Curb 76978) ...... Perfect Stranger | 70 | 56 | 52 | 10 | |
| 73 | EVERY TIME MY HEART CALLS YOUR NAME (Capitol Nashville album cut) ...... John Berry | 71 | 52 | 27 | 11 | |
| 74 | 1969 (Mercury 852 618) ...... Keith Stegall | 72 | 57 | 54 | 13 | |
| 75 | THE BEACHES OF CHEYENNE (Capitol Nashville 19022) ...... Garth Brooks | 60 | 55 | 55 | 16 | |
| 76 | ILL TRY (Arista 12942) ...... Alan Jackson | 74 | 67 | 63 | 16 | |
| 77 | WILD ANGELS (RCA 64437) ...... Martina McBride | 75 | 61 | 57 | 22 | |
| 78 | IN YOUR FACE (Epic 78247) ...... Ty Herndon | 73 | 59 | 59 | 5 | |
| 79 | SHE SAID YES (Decca 55085) ...... Rhett Akins | 79 | 68 | 64 | 28 | |
| 80 | SHE GOT WHAT SHE DESERVES (Decca 55173) ...... Frazier River | 76 | 63 | 60 | 13 | |
| 81 | NOW THATS ALL RIGHT WITH ME (Asylum 64308) ...... Mandy Barnett | 77 | 65 | 61 | 14 | |
| 82 | GODS COUNTRY (Columbia 78251) ...... Marcus Hummon | 80 | 72 | 67 | 7 | |
| 83 | REDNECK SON (RCA 64496) ...... Ty England | 78 | 62 | 58 | 7 | |
| 84 | NOT THAT DIFFERENT (Epic 78189) ...... Collin Raye | 81 | 71 | 65 | 24 | |
| 85 | EVEN IF I TRIED (Capitol Nashville 58507) ...... Emilio | 82 | 73 | 68 | 15 | |
| 86 | OUT WITH A BANG (MCA 55153) ...... David Lee Murphy | 83 | 74 | 69 | 23 | |
| 87 | GONE (Thatll Be Me) (Reprise 17734) ...... Dwight Yoakam | 85 | 80 | 75 | 12 | |
| 88 | BIGGER THAN THE BEATLES (Epic 78202) ...... Joe Diffie | 84 | 77 | 73 | 22 | |
| 89 | WHAT I MEANT TO SAY (Columbia 78087) ...... Wade Hayes | 86 | 78 | 74 | 27 | |
| 90 | PARADISE (BNA 64465) ...... John Anderson | 88 | 83 | 79 | 21 | |
| 91 | LET YOUR HEART LEAD YOUR MIND (MCG/Curb 76976) ...... Smokin Armadillos | 87 | 82 | 76 | 15 | |
| 92 | STANDING TALL (BNA album cut) ...... Lorrie Morgan | 89 | 81 | 78 | 15 | |
| 93 | MY WIFE THINKS YOURE DEAD (MCG/Curb 76983) ...... Junior Brown | 92 | 76 | 71 | 10 | |
| 94 | (If Youre Not In It For Love) IM OUTTA HERE! (Mercury 852 498) ...... Shania Twain | 91 | 84 | 81 | 23 | |
| 95 | RING ON HER FINGER, TIME ON HER HANDS (MCA 55161) ...... Reba McEntire | 94 | 86 | 83 | 25 | |
| 96 | ROUND HERE (Curb 76975) ...... Sawyer Brown | 93 | 87 | 82 | 23 | |
| 97 | LIKE THERE AINT NO YESTERDAY (Arista 12897) ...... Blackhawk | 95 | 85 | 80 | 25 | |
| 98 | COUNTRY CRAZY (Warner Bros. 17770) ...... Little Texas | 96 | 89 | 84 | 15 | |
| 99 | CANT BE REALLY GONE (Curb 76971) ...... Tim McGraw | 98 | 90 | 85 | 27 | |
| 100 | HANGIN ON (Magnatone 1104) ...... Rich McCready | 97 | 88 | 77 | 14 | |
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