Top Country Songs of 1988 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1987 <-1988-> 1989
Top songs: #1: Perfect by Fairground Attraction - #2: I Sang Dixie by Dwight Yoakam - #3: Don't Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley - #4: Big Wheels in the Moonlight by Dan Seals - #5: We Believe in Happy Endings by Earl Thomas Conley & Emmylou Harris
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Perfect
#1
04/1988

Perfect
Fairground Attraction

from The First of a Million Kisses   The First of a Million Kisses
228 pts
80
US
31
AC
85
ctry
23
alt.
1
UK
BRIT Awards Best British Single 1989
[RCA 8789]
written by Mark E. Nevin
I Sang Dixie
#2
11/1988

I Sang Dixie
Dwight Yoakam

from Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room   Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
23 pts




1
ctry




[Reprise 27715]
written by Dwight Yoakam
#3
04/1988

Don't Close Your Eyes
Keith Whitley

from Don't Close Your Eyes   Don't Close Your Eyes
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 6901]
written by Bob McDill
#4
11/1988

Big Wheels in the Moonlight
Dan Seals

from Rage On   Rage On
23 pts




1
ctry




[Capitol 44267]
written by Bob McDill & Dan Seals
#5
07/1988

We Believe in Happy Endings
Earl Thomas Conley & Emmylou Harris

from The Heart of It All   The Heart of It All
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 6632]
written by Bob McDill
#6
07/1988

Strong Enough to Bend
Tanya Tucker

from Strong Enough to Bend   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Capitol 44188]
written by Beth Nielsen Chapman & Don Schlitz
#7
04/1988

Set 'Em Up Joe
Vern Gosdin

from Chiseled in Stone   Chiseled in Stone
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 07762]
written by Hank Cochran, Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon & Vern Gosdin
#8
06/1988

Joe Knows How to Live
Eddy Raven

from The Best of Eddy Raven   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8303]
written by Troy Seals, Max D. Barnes & Graham Lyle
#9
04/1988

If You Change Your Mind
Rosanne Cash

from King's Record Shop   King's Record Shop
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 07746]
written by Rosanne Cash & Hank DeVito
#10
09/1988

I'll Leave This World Loving You
Ricky Van Shelton

from Loving Proof   Loving Proof
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 08022]
written by Wayne Kemp & Mack Vickery
#11
11/1988

I Still Believe in You
Desert Rose Band

from Running   Running
23 pts




1
ctry




[Curb/MCA 53454]
written by Chris Hillman & Steve Hill [songwriter]
#12
07/1988

Gonna Take a Lot of River (Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio)
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Monongahela   
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 53381]
written by Mark Henley & John Kurhajetz
#13
10/1988

Change of Heart
The Judds

from The Greatest Hits   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA/Curb 8715]
written by Naomi Judd
When You Say Nothing at All
#14
09/1988

When You Say Nothing at All
Keith Whitley

from Don't Close Your Eyes   Don't Close Your Eyes
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8637]
written by Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz
What I'd Say
#15
11/1988

What I'd Say
Earl Thomas Conley

from The Heart of It All   The Heart of It All
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8717]
written by Robert Byrne & Will Robinson
The Wanderer
#16
05/1988

The Wanderer
Eddie Rabbitt

from I Wanna Dance with You   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8306]
written by Ernie Maresca
The Streets of Bakersfield
#17
07/1988

The Streets of Bakersfield
Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens

from Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room   Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
23 pts




1
ctry




[Reprise 27964]
written by Homer Joy
Song of the South
#18
11/1988

Song of the South
Alabama

from Southern Star   Southern Star
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8744]
written by Bob McDill
#19
10/1988

She's Crazy for Leaving
Rodney Crowell

from Diamonds and Dirt   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 08080]
written by Rodney Crowell & Guy Clark
Runaway Train
#20
08/1988

Runaway Train
Rosanne Cash

from King's Record Shop   King's Record Shop
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 07988]
written by John Stewart
New Fool at an Old Game
#21
12/1988

New Fool at an Old Game
Reba McEntire

from Reba   Reba
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 53473]
written by Steve Bogard, Rick Giles & Sheila Stephen
#22
09/1988

If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
George Strait

from If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'   If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 53400]
written by Tommy Collins
#23
04/1988

If It Don't Come Easy
Tanya Tucker

from Love Me Like You Used To   Love Me Like You Used To
23 pts




1
ctry




[Capitol 44142]
written by Dave Gibson & Craig Karp
#24
02/1988

I'm Gonna Get You
Eddy Raven

from The Best of Eddy Raven   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 6831]
written by Dennis Linde
#25
01/1988

I Wanna Dance with You
Eddie Rabbitt

from I Wanna Dance with You   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 5238]
written by Eddie Rabbitt & Billy Joe Walker Jr.
#26
09/1988

I Know How He Feels
Reba McEntire

from Reba   Reba
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 53402]
written by Rick Bowles & Will Robinson
#27
10/1988

Hold Me
K. T. Oslin

from This Woman   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8725]
written by K. T. Oslin
#28
03/1988

He's Back and I'm Blue
Desert Rose Band

from The Desert Rose Band   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Curb/MCA 53274]
written by Robert Anderson [songwriter] & Michael Woody
#29
04/1988

Fallin' Again
Alabama

from Just Us   Just Us
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 6902]
written by Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry & Randy Owen
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
#30
03/1988

Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
Kathy Mattea

from Untasted Honey   Untasted Honey
23 pts




1
ctry




[Mercury 870148]
written by Gene Nelson & Paul Nelson
#31
05/1988

Don't We All Have the Right
Ricky Van Shelton

from Wild-Eyed Dream   Wild-Eyed Dream
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 07798]
written by Roger Miller
#32
07/1988

Darlene
T. Graham Brown

from Come as You Were   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Capitol 44205]
written by Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis & Ricky Ray Rector
Bluest Eyes in Texas
#33
05/1988

Bluest Eyes in Texas
Restless Heart

from Big Dreams in a Small Town   Big Dreams in a Small Town
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8386]
written by Van Stephenson, Tim DuBois & Dave Robbins
#34
05/1988

Baby Blue
George Strait

from If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'   If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 53340]
written by Aaron Barker
Addicted
#35
06/1988

Addicted
Dan Seals

from Rage On   Rage On
23 pts




1
ctry




[Capitol 44130]
written by Cheryl Wheeler
A Tender Lie
#36
09/1988

A Tender Lie
Restless Heart

from Big Dreams in a Small Town   Big Dreams in a Small Town
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8714]
written by Randy Sharp
(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes
#37
06/1988

(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes
Highway 101

from Highway 101²   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 27867]
written by Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill & Dennis Robbins
What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)
#38
03/1988

What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)
Earl Thomas Conley

from The Heart of It All   The Heart of It All
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 6894]
written by Bob McDill & Paul Harrison
#39
01/1988

Love Will Find Its Way to You
Reba McEntire

from The Last One to Know   The Last One to Know
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 53244]
written by Dave Loggins & J. D. Martin
#40
01/1988

Life Turned Her That Way
Ricky Van Shelton

from Wild-Eyed Dream   Wild-Eyed Dream
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 07672]
written by Harlan Howard
#41
01/1988

It's Such a Small World
Rodney Crowell & Rosanne Cash

from Diamonds and Dirt   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 07693]
written by Rodney Crowell
#42
01/1988

I'll Always Come Back
K. T. Oslin

from 80's Ladies   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 5330]
written by K. T. Oslin
#43
06/1988

I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried
Rodney Crowell

from Diamonds and Dirt   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 07918]
written by Rodney Crowell
Honky Tonk Moon
#44
07/1988

Honky Tonk Moon
Randy Travis

from Old 8x10   Old 8x10
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 27833]
written by Dennis O'Rourke
#45
02/1988

Famous Last Words of a Fool
George Strait

from If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'   If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 53248]
written by Dean Dillon & Rex Huston
Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
#46
12/1988

Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
Ronnie Milsap

from Stranger Things Have Happened   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 8746]
written by Hank Cochran
Deeper Than the Holler
#47
11/1988

Deeper Than the Holler
Randy Travis

from Old 8x10   Old 8x10
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 27689]
written by Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz
Cry, Cry, Cry
#48
02/1988

Cry, Cry, Cry
Highway 101

from Highway 101   Highway 101
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 28105]
written by John Scott Sherrill & Don Devaney
#49
01/1988

Turn It Loose
The Judds

from Heartland   Heartland
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA/Curb 5329]
written by Craig Bickhardt, Don Schlitz & Brent Maher
I Told You So
#50
04/1988

I Told You So
Randy Travis

from Always & Forever   Always & Forever
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 27969]
written by Randy Travis
#51
06/1988

I Should Be with You
Steve Wariner

from I Should Be with You   I Should Be with You
23 pts


43
AC
2
ctry




[MCA 53347]
written by Steve Wariner
#52
08/1988

New Shade of Blue
Southern Pacific

from Zuma   Zuma
20 pts




2
ctry




[Warner 27790]
written by John McFee & André Pessis
Highway Robbery
#53
12/1988

Highway Robbery
Tanya Tucker

from Strong Enough to Bend   
20 pts




2
ctry




[Capitol 44271]
written by Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones & Tom Shapiro
A Little Bit in Love
#54
06/1988

A Little Bit in Love
Patty Loveless

from If My Heart Had Windows   If My Heart Had Windows
20 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 53333]
written by Steve Earle
#55
07/1988

Summer Wind
Desert Rose Band

from Running   Running
20 pts




2
ctry




[Curb/MCA 53354]
written by Chris Hillman & Steve Hill [songwriter]
#56
02/1988

Baby I'm Yours
Steve Wariner

from I Should Be with You   I Should Be with You
20 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 53287]
written by Steve Wariner & Guy Clark
Young Country
#57
02/1988

Young Country
Hank Williams Jr.

from Born to Boogie   Born to Boogie
20 pts




2
ctry




[Warner/Curb 28120]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
#58
03/1988

Old Folks
Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid

from Heart & Soul   Heart & Soul
20 pts




2
ctry




[RCA 6896]
written by Mike Reid
#59
09/1988

I've Been Lookin'
The Dirt Band

from Workin' Band   
20 pts




2
ctry




as Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
[Warner 27750]
written by Jimmy Ibbotson & Jeff Hanna
#60
06/1988

Give a Little Love
The Judds

from The Greatest Hits   
20 pts




2
ctry




[RCA/Curb 8300]
written by Paul Kennerley
I'm Gonna Miss you, Girl
#61
1988

I'm Gonna Miss you, Girl
Michael Martin Murphey

from River of Time   River of Time
17 pts




3
ctry




written by Jesse Winchester
#62
09/1988

Love Helps Those
Paul Overstreet

from Sowin' Love   
17 pts




3
ctry




[MTM 72113]
written by Paul Overstreet
#63
12/1988

From the Word Go
Michael Martin Murphey

from River of Time   River of Time
17 pts




3
ctry




[Warner 27668]
written by Michael Garvin & Chris Waters
Burnin' a Hole in My Heart
#64
10/1988

Burnin' a Hole in My Heart
Skip Ewing

from The Coast of Colorado   The Coast of Colorado
17 pts




3
ctry




[MCA 53435]
written by Skip Ewing, Mike Geiger & Woody Mullis
#65
11/1988

Life as We Knew It
Kathy Mattea

from Untasted Honey   Untasted Honey
16 pts




4
ctry




[Mercury 872082]
written by Walter Carter & Fred Koller
#66
07/1988

Untold Stories
Kathy Mattea

from Untasted Honey   Untasted Honey
16 pts




4
ctry




[Mercury 870476]
written by Tim O'Brien
#67
11/1988

I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams
Conway Twitty

from Still in Your Dreams   
16 pts




4
ctry




[MCA 53456]
written by John Barlow Jarvis & Don Cook
#68
06/1988

The Gift
The McCarters

from The Gift   
16 pts




4
ctry




[Warner 27868]
written by Nancy Montgomery
Talkin' to the Wrong Man
#69
04/1988

Talkin' to the Wrong Man
Michael Martin Murphey

from River of Time   River of Time
16 pts




4
ctry




with Ryan Murphy
[Warner 27947]
written by Michael Martin Murphey
#70
03/1988

Love of a Lifetime
Larry Gatlin

from Alive and Well   
16 pts




4
ctry




as The Gatlin Brothers
[Columbia 07747]
written by Larry Gatlin
#71
07/1988

Button Off My Shirt
Ronnie Milsap

from Heart & Soul   Heart & Soul
16 pts




4
ctry




[RCA 8389]
written by Billy Livsey & Graham Lyle
Blue Side of Town
#72
10/1988

Blue Side of Town
Patty Loveless

from Honky Tonk Angel   Honky Tonk Angel
16 pts




4
ctry




[MCA 53418]
written by Hank DeVito & Paul Kennerley
'Til You Cry
#73
12/1988

'Til You Cry
Eddy Raven

from The Best of Eddy Raven   
16 pts




4
ctry




[RCA 8798]
written by Steve Bogard & Rick Giles
#74
04/1988

Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)
The Dirt Band

from Workin' Band   
16 pts




4
ctry




as Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
[Warner 27940]
written by Jimmie Fadden
#75
01/1988

The Last Resort
T. Graham Brown

from Brilliant Conversationalist   
16 pts




4
ctry




[Capitol 44125]
written by T. Graham Brown, Bruce Burch & Bruce Bouton
#76
03/1988

One True Love
The O'Kanes

from Tired of the Runnin'   
16 pts




4
ctry




[Columbia 07736]
written by Jamie O'Hara & Kieran Kane
#77
10/1988

Long Shot
Baillie & the Boys

from Turn the Tide   
14 pts




5
ctry




[RCA 8631]
written by Gary Scruggs & Don Schlitz
#78
02/1988

True Heart
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Heartbeat   
14 pts




5
ctry




[MCA 53272]
written by Michael Clark & Don Schlitz
#79
08/1988

I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today
Barbara Mandrell

from I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Capitol 44220]
written by Harlan Howard
#80
11/1988

Don't Waste It on the Blues
Gene Watson

from Back in the Fire   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Warner 27692]
written by Jerry Vandiver & Sandy Ramos
#81
08/1988

Blue to the Bone
Sweethearts of the Rodeo

from One Time, One Night   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Columbia 07985]
written by Michael T. Garvin & Bucky E. Jones
#82
03/1988

Another Place, Another Time
Don Williams

from Traces   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Capitol 44131]
written by Bob McDill & Paul Harrison
#83
10/1988

All the Reasons Why
Highway 101

from Highway 101²   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Warner 27735]
written by Paulette Carlson & Beth Nielsen Chapman
#84
01/1988

Timeless and True Love
The McCarters

from The Gift   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Warner 28125]
written by Charlie Black, Austin Roberts & Buzz Cason
#85
06/1988

That's What Your Love Does to Me
Holly Dunn

from Across the Rio Grande   
14 pts




5
ctry




[MTM 72108]
written by Chick Rains & Bill Caswell
#86
04/1988

Satisfy You
Sweethearts of the Rodeo

from One Time, One Night   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Columbia 07757]
written by Janis L. Oliver-Gill & Donald A. Schlitz Jr.
#87
01/1988

Santa Fe
The Bellamy Brothers

from Crazy from the Heart   Crazy from the Heart
14 pts




5
ctry




[Curb/MCA 53222]
written by David Bellamy & Ron Taylor
#88
10/1988

Mama Knows
Shenandoah

from The Road Not Taken   The Road Not Taken
14 pts




5
ctry




[Columbia 08042]
written by Tony Haselden & Tim Mensy
Honey I Dare You
#89
12/1988

Honey I Dare You
Southern Pacific

from Zuma   Zuma
14 pts




5
ctry




[Warner 27691]
written by David Jenkins, Stu Cook, John McFee, Dave Gibson & Craig Karp
#90
05/1988

A Sunday Kind of Love
Reba McEntire

from Reba   Reba
14 pts




5
ctry




[MCA 53315]
written by Barbara Belle, Louis Prima, Anita Leonard & Stan Rhodes
(I'm a) One Woman Man
#91
12/1988

(I'm a) One Woman Man
George Jones

from One Woman Man   One Woman Man
14 pts




5
ctry




[Epic 08509]
written by Tillman Franks & Johnny Horton
#92
10/1988

Hold On (A Little Longer)
Steve Wariner

from I Should Be with You   I Should Be with You
13 pts




6
ctry




[MCA 53419]
written by Steve Wariner & Randy Hart
#93
08/1988

Chiseled in Stone
Vern Gosdin

from Chiseled in Stone   Chiseled in Stone
13 pts




6
ctry




[Columbia 08003]
written by Vern Gosdin & Max D. Barnes
#94
12/1988

Down That Road Tonight
The Dirt Band

from Workin' Band   
13 pts




6
ctry




as Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
[Warner 27679]
written by Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo & Wendy Waldman
#95
08/1988

What Do You Want from Me This Time
Foster & Lloyd

from Foster & Lloyd   
13 pts




6
ctry




[RCA 8633]
written by Bill Lloyd & Radney Foster
#96
05/1988

I'll Give You All My Love Tonight
The Bellamy Brothers

from Crazy from the Heart   Crazy from the Heart
13 pts




6
ctry




[Curb/MCA 53310]
written by David Bellamy, Billy Crain & Wally Dentz
Wildflowers
#97
03/1988

Wildflowers
Trio [American country supergroup]

from Trio   Trio
13 pts




6
ctry




[Warner 27970]
written by Dolly Parton
#98
03/1988

The Factory
Kenny Rogers

from I Prefer the Moonlight   
13 pts




6
ctry




[RCA 6832]
written by Bud McGuire
#99
08/1988

When You Put Your Heart in It
Kenny Rogers

from Something Inside So Strong   Something Inside So Strong
12 pts


17
AC
26
ctry




[Reprise 27812]
written by James Dunne & Austin Roberts
#100
12/1988

Come as You Were
T. Graham Brown

from Come as You Were   
12 pts




7
ctry




[Capitol 44273]
written by Paul Craft

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