| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 24, 1988 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I SHOULD BE WITH YOU Steve Wariner (MCA 53347) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2 | ADDICTED Dan Seals (Capitol 44130) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
| 3 | WE BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS Earl Thomas Conley (with Emmylou Harris) (RCA 8632) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |
| 4 | STREETS OF BAKERSFIELD Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens (Reprise 27964) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 5 | HONKY TONK MOON Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27833) | 8 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
| 6 | THAT’S WHAT YOUR LOVE DOES TO ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72108) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | UNTOLD STORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870 476) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| 8 | STRONG ENOUGH TO BEND Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44188) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 9 | JOE KNOWS HOW TO LIVE Eddy Raven (RCA 8303) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 10 | BLUE LOVE O’Kanes (Columbia 07943) | 12 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| 11 | BUTTON OFF MY SHIRT Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8389) | 14 | 18 | 23 | 9 | |
| 12 | DARLENE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44205) | 15 | 21 | 28 | 9 | |
| 13 | GONNA TAKE A LOT OF RIVER Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53381) | 16 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 14 | DON’T GIVE CANDY TO A STRANGER Larry Boone (Mercury 870 454) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 15 | TEAR-STAINED LETTER Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 8304) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| 16 | SUMMER WIND Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53354) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 17 | LETTER HOME Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 27839) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| 18 | BLUE TO THE BONE Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07985) | 24 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
| 19 | SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Conway Twitty (MCA 53373) | 23 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| 20 | NEW SHADE OF BLUE Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 27790) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
| 21 | RUNAWAY TRAIN Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07988) | 29 | 33 | 42 | 6 | |
| 22 | WE NEVER TOUCH AT ALL Merle Haggard (Epic 07944) | 22 | 24 | 26 | 11 | |
| 23 | WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME THIS TIME Foster & Lloyd (RCA 8633) | 28 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| 24 | SUSPICION Ronnie McDowell (Curb 10508) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 25 | DESPERATELY Don Williams (Capitol 44216) | 30 | 36 | 48 | 6 | |
| 26 | I DON’T HAVE FAR TO FALL Skip Ewing (MCA 53353) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 13 | |
| 27 | WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN IT Kenny Rogers (Reprise 27812) | 33 | 37 | 43 | 6 | |
| 28 | I CAN LOVE YOU Judy Rodman (MTM 72112) | 31 | 34 | 41 | 7 | |
| 29 | (Do You Love Me) JUST SAY YES Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27867) | 13 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 30 | BOOGIE WOOGIE FIDDLE COUNTRY BLUES Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 08002) | 35 | 42 | 56 | 5 | |
| 31 | ALIVE AND WELL Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07998) | 34 | 38 | 51 | 6 | |
| 32 | I WISH THAT I COULD FALL IN LOVE TODAY Barbara Mandrell (Capitol 44220) | 39 | 47 | 54 | 5 | |
| 33 | UNDER THE BOARDWALK Lynn Anderson (Mercury 870 528) | 37 | 40 | 47 | 8 | |
| 34 | THE ROGUE David Lynn Jones (Mercury 870 525) | 36 | 39 | 45 | 7 | |
| 35 | SWEET LIFE Marie Osmond (with Paul Davis) (Capitol/Curb 44215) | 38 | 44 | 53 | 5 | |
| 36 | I’VE BEEN LOOKIN’ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 27750) | 46 | 54 | 65 | 4 | |
| 37 | CHISELED IN STONE Vern Gosdin (Columbia 08003) | 41 | 48 | 58 | 4 | |
| 38 | IT KEEPS RIGHT ON HURTIN’ Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99295) | 43 | 52 | 62 | 4 | |
| 39 | I COULDN’T LEAVE YOU IF I TRIED Rodney Crowell (Columbia 07918) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 40 | YOU CAN’T FALL IN LOVE WHEN YOU’RE CRYIN’ Lee Greenwood (MCA 53386) | 44 | 53 | 60 | 5 | |
| 41 | NOBODY’S ANGEL Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 27811) | 45 | 51 | 61 | 4 | |
| 42 | SHINE A LIGHT ON A LIE Robin Lee (Atlantic America 99307) | 42 | 45 | 50 | 7 | |
| 43 | I’LL LEAVE THIS WORLD LOVING YOU Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 08022) | 51 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | THAT’S THAT Michael Johnson (RCA 8650) | 47 | 58 | 72 | 4 | |
| 45 | REBELS WITHOUT A CLUE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53399) | 49 | 56 | 70 | 4 | |
| 46 | I KNOW HOW HE FEELS Reba McEntire (MCA 53402) | 50 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | IF YOU AIN’T LOVIN’ (You Ain’t Livin’) George Strait (MCA 53400) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | MONEY K.T. Oslin (RCA 8388) | 21 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| 49 | IT’S YOU AGAIN Exile (Epic 08020) | 55 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO JUMP THE FENCE Lisa Childress (True 91) | 52 | 55 | 59 | 7 | |
| 51 | I GUESS I JUST MISSED YOU Canyon (16th Avenue 70419) | 59 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | STOP AND TAKE THE TIME Faron Young (Step One 390) | 61 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | IF I COULD BOTTLE THIS UP George Jones & Shelby Lynne (Epic 08011) | 57 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | I JUST CAN’T SAY NO TO YOU Moe Bandy (Curb 10513) | 58 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | PILGRIMS ON THE WAY (Matthew’s Song) Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 27810) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | LOVE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES Girls Next Door (MTM 72106) | 60 | 68 | 80 | 4 | |
| 57 | A LITTLE BIT IN LOVE Patty Loveless (MCA 53333) | 27 | 13 | 2 | 17 | |
| 58 | WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL Keith Whitley (RCA 8637) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | CAJUN BABY Doug Kershaw with Hank Williams Jr. (BGM 81588) | 70 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | COME ON RAIN Wright Brothers (Airborne 10006) | 66 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | OH JENNY Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 27809) | 72 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | IF I HAD A BOAT Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53401) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | I’D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, BABY Andy & Brown Sisters (Killer 1013) | 67 | 72 | 78 | 5 | |
| 64 | I WON’T FALL IN LOVE Lee Dillard (GBS 769) | 64 | 69 | 73 | 6 | |
| 65 | A TENDER LIE Restless Heart (RCA 8714) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC Don King (615 1015) | 74 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | IF THE SOUTH WOULDA WON Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 27862) | 32 | 15 | 5 | 13 | |
| 68 | HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH TO LIVE IN L.A. Waylon Jennings (MCA 53314) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | GIVE A LITTLE LOVE Judds (RCA/Curb 8300) | 40 | 25 | 10 | 16 | |
| 70 | FLYING ON YOUR OWN Anne Murray (Capitol 44219) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | YOU GO, YOU’RE GONE David Ball (RCA 8636) | 71 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| 72 | EVERY STEP OF THE WAY Wagoneers (A&M 1230) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | DON’T SAY IT WITH DIAMONDS (Say It With Love) T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 08029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | GIRLS DON’T WAIT (By The Telephone) Mirinda (Heart 112) | 85 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | (Sweet Sweet Dreams) THINKING ABOUT YOU Dawn Schutt (Cypress 8522) | 80 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | COUNTRY LOVER Brenda Cole (Melody Dawn 77704) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | NEW RIVER Heartland (Tra-Star 1221) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | IF HEARTS COULD TALK Bobbi Lace (615 1012) | 48 | 49 | 52 | 9 | |
| 79 | RISING COST OF LOVING YOU Western Union Band (Shawn-Del 2202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | CLEAN LIVIN’ FOLK Bobby G. Rice & Perry LaPointe (Door Knob 307) | 88 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | TAKIN’ THE FIRST CALLER Wess Cooke (Door Knob 306) | 87 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | TREASURE ISLAND Keystone (HummingBird Of Clover 107) | 84 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | LOUISIANA LOVE Jimmy C. Newman (Playback 1314) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | THE HOME TEAM Madonna Dolan (True 92) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | JESUS AND MAMA Tommy Jennings (GBS 772) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | HEART Janie Frickie (Columbia 08031) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | HOW STRONG IS LOVE AT CLOSING TIME Norman Wade (Portland Ltd. 138) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | THE GIFT McCarters (Warner Bros. 27868) | 54 | 30 | 19 | 15 | |
| 89 | (You’re Not Getting Older) YOU’RE GETTING BETTER Earl Lett (AKA Florida Bill) (SunBonnet 12072788) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | LOVE’S TALKIN’ Kevin Pearce (Evergreen 1080) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | THE WRITING ON THE WALL Kenny Carr (Kottage 0090) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | THE WANDERER Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 8306) | 56 | 32 | 15 | 17 | |
| 93 | THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Neal McGoy (16th Avenue 70417) | 62 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| 94 | I’M YOUR PUPPET Mickey Gilley (Airborne 10002) | 69 | 35 | 24 | 11 | |
| 95 | WAY BEYOND THE BLUE Bonners (OL 126) | 73 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| 96 | THEY ALWAYS LOOK BETTER WHEN THEY’RE LEAVIN’ Becky Hobbs (MTM 72109) | 75 | 41 | 30 | 12 | |
| 97 | COMING ON STRONG Loretta Ellis (Evergreen 1078) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | KISS AND RUN Penny Lane (Evergreen 1065) | 76 | 77 | 82 | 5 | |
| 99 | SHE LOOKS LIKE A HEARTACHE Don Malena (Maxima 1322) | 78 | 46 | 49 | 10 | |
| 100 | WHAT CHA’ DOIN’ TO ME Day Johnston (Roadrunner 4639) | 79 | 82 | 88 | 4 | |
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