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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Country Songs of 1988

1987 <-1988-> 1989

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1.
04/1988

Perfect by Fairground Attraction

from The First of a Million Kisses   The First of a Million Kisses
215

80
US
31
AC
85
country
23
alt.
✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1989]
[RCA 8789]
written by Mark Nevin (as Mark E. Nevin)
2.
11/1988

I Sang Dixie by Dwight Yoakam

from Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room   Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
22





✫1
country




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

Don't Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley

from Don't Close Your Eyes   Don't Close Your Eyes
22





✫1
country




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

Big Wheels in the Moonlight by Dan Seals

from Rage On   Rage On
22





✫1
country




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

We Believe in Happy Endings by Earl Thomas Conley & Emmylou Harris

from The Heart of It All   The Heart of It All
22





✫1
country




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

Strong Enough to Bend by Tanya Tucker

from Strong Enough to Bend   Strong Enough to Bend
22





✫1
country




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

Set 'Em Up Joe by Vern Gosdin

from Chiseled in Stone   Chiseled in Stone
22





✫1
country




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

Joe Knows How to Live by Eddy Raven

from The Best of Eddy Raven   The Best of Eddy Raven
22





✫1
country




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

If You Change Your Mind by Rosanne Cash

from King's Record Shop   King's Record Shop
22





✫1
country




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

I'll Leave This World Loving You by Ricky Van Shelton

from Loving Proof   Loving Proof
22





✫1
country




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

I Still Believe in You by Desert Rose Band

from Running   Running
22





✫1
country




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

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

from Monongahela   
22





✫1
country




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

Change of Heart by The Judds

from The Greatest Hits   
22





✫1
country




[RCA/Curb 8715]
written by Naomi Judd
14.
09/1988

When You Say Nothing at All by Keith Whitley

from Don't Close Your Eyes   Don't Close Your Eyes
22





✫1
country




[RCA 8637]
written by Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz
15.
11/1988

What I'd Say by Earl Thomas Conley

from The Heart of It All   The Heart of It All
22





✫1
country




[RCA 8717]
written by Robert Byrne & Will Robinson
16.
05/1988

The Wanderer by Eddie Rabbitt

from I Wanna Dance with You   I Wanna Dance with You
22





✫1
country




[RCA 8306]
written by Ernie Maresca
17.
07/1988

The Streets of Bakersfield by Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens

from Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room   Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
22





✫1
country




[Reprise 27964]
written by Homer Joy
18.
11/1988

Song of the South by Alabama

from Southern Star   Southern Star
22





✫1
country




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

She's Crazy for Leaving by Rodney Crowell

from Diamonds and Dirt   
22





✫1
country




[Columbia 08080]
written by Rodney Crowell & Guy Clark
20.
08/1988

Runaway Train by Rosanne Cash

from King's Record Shop   King's Record Shop
22





✫1
country




[Columbia 07988]
written by John Stewart
21.
12/1988

New Fool at an Old Game by Reba McEntire

from Reba   Reba
22





✫1
country




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

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

from If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'   If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
22





✫1
country




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

If It Don't Come Easy by Tanya Tucker

from Love Me Like You Used To   Love Me Like You Used To
22





✫1
country




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

I'm Gonna Get You by Eddy Raven

from The Best of Eddy Raven   The Best of Eddy Raven
22





✫1
country




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

I Wanna Dance with You by Eddie Rabbitt

from I Wanna Dance with You   I Wanna Dance with You
22





✫1
country




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

I Know How He Feels by Reba McEntire

from Reba   Reba
22





✫1
country




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

Hold Me by K. T. Oslin

from This Woman   This Woman
22





✫1
country




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

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

from The Desert Rose Band   
22





✫1
country




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

Fallin' Again by Alabama

from Just Us   Just Us
22





✫1
country




[RCA 6902]
written by Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry & Randy Owen
30.
03/1988

Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses by Kathy Mattea

from Untasted Honey   Untasted Honey
22





✫1
country




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

Don't We All Have the Right by Ricky Van Shelton

from Wild-Eyed Dream   Wild-Eyed Dream
22





✫1
country




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

Darlene by T. Graham Brown

from Come as You Were   
22





✫1
country




[Capitol 44205]
written by Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis & Ricky Rector (as Ricky Ray Rector)
33.
05/1988

Bluest Eyes in Texas by Restless Heart

from Big Dreams in a Small Town   Big Dreams in a Small Town
22





✫1
country




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

Baby Blue by George Strait

from If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'   If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
22





✫1
country




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

Addicted by Dan Seals

from Rage On   Rage On
22





✫1
country




[Capitol 44130]
written by Cheryl Wheeler
36.
09/1988

A Tender Lie by Restless Heart

from Big Dreams in a Small Town   Big Dreams in a Small Town
22





✫1
country




[RCA 8714]
written by Randy Sharp
37.
06/1988

(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes by Highway 101

from Highway 101²   Highway 101²
22





✫1
country




[Warner 27867]
written by Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill & Dennis Robbins
38.
03/1988

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

from The Heart of It All   The Heart of It All
22





✫1
country




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

Love Will Find Its Way to You by Reba McEntire

from The Last One to Know   The Last One to Know
22





✫1
country




[MCA 53244]
written by Dave Loggins & JD Martin (as J. D. Martin)
40.
01/1988

Life Turned Her That Way by Ricky Van Shelton

from Wild-Eyed Dream   Wild-Eyed Dream
22





✫1
country




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

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

from Diamonds and Dirt   
22





✫1
country




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

I'll Always Come Back by K. T. Oslin

from 80's Ladies   80's Ladies
22





✫1
country




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

I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried by Rodney Crowell

from Diamonds and Dirt   
22





✫1
country




[Columbia 07918]
written by Rodney Crowell
44.
07/1988

Honky Tonk Moon by Randy Travis

from Old 8x10   Old 8x10
22





✫1
country




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

Famous Last Words of a Fool by George Strait

from If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'   If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
22





✫1
country




[MCA 53248]
written by Dean Dillon & Rex Huston
46.
12/1988

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

from Stranger Things Have Happened   
22





✫1
country




[RCA 8746]
written by Hank Cochran
47.
11/1988

Deeper Than the Holler by Randy Travis

from Old 8x10   Old 8x10
22





✫1
country




[Warner 27689]
written by Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz
48.
02/1988

Cry, Cry, Cry by Highway 101

from Highway 101   Highway 101
22





✫1
country




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

Turn It Loose by The Judds

from Heartland   Heartland
22





✫1
country




[RCA/Curb 5329]
written by Craig Bickhardt, Don Schlitz & Brent Maher
50.
04/1988

I Told You So by Randy Travis

from Always & Forever   Always & Forever
22





✫1
country




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

I Should Be with You by Steve Wariner

from I Should Be with You   I Should Be with You
21



43
AC
2
country




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

New Shade of Blue by Southern Pacific

from Zuma   Zuma
19





2
country




[Warner 27790]
written by John McFee & André Pessis
53.
12/1988

Highway Robbery by Tanya Tucker

from Strong Enough to Bend   Strong Enough to Bend
19





2
country




[Capitol 44271]
written by Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones & Tom Shapiro
54.
06/1988

A Little Bit in Love by Patty Loveless

from If My Heart Had Windows   If My Heart Had Windows
19





2
country




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

Summer Wind by Desert Rose Band

from Running   Running
19





2
country




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

Baby I'm Yours by Steve Wariner

from I Should Be with You   I Should Be with You
19





2
country




[MCA 53287]
written by Steve Wariner & Guy Clark
57.
02/1988

Young Country by Hank Williams Jr.

from Born to Boogie   Born to Boogie
19





2
country




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

Old Folks by Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid

from Heart & Soul   
19





2
country




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

I've Been Lookin' by The Dirt Band

from Workin' Band   
19





2
country




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

Give a Little Love by The Judds

from The Greatest Hits   
19





2
country




[RCA/Curb 8300]
written by Paul Kennerley
61.
1988

I'm Gonna Miss you, Girl by Michael Martin Murphey

from River of Time   River of Time
16





3
country




written by Jesse Winchester
62.
09/1988

Love Helps Those by Paul Overstreet

from Sowin' Love   
16





3
country




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

From the Word Go by Michael Martin Murphey

from River of Time   River of Time
16





3
country




[Warner 27668]
written by Michael Garvin & Chris Waters
64.
10/1988

Burnin' a Hole in My Heart by Skip Ewing

from The Coast of Colorado   The Coast of Colorado
16





3
country




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

Life as We Knew It by Kathy Mattea

from Untasted Honey   Untasted Honey
15





4
country




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

Untold Stories by Kathy Mattea

from Untasted Honey   Untasted Honey
15





4
country




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

I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams by Conway Twitty

from Still in Your Dreams   Still in Your Dreams
15





4
country




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

The Gift by The McCarters

from The Gift   
15





4
country




[Warner 27868]
written by Nancy Montgomery
69.
04/1988

Talkin' to the Wrong Man by Michael Martin Murphey

from River of Time   River of Time
15





4
country




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

Love of a Lifetime by Larry Gatlin

from Alive and Well   
15





4
country




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

Button Off My Shirt by Ronnie Milsap

from Heart & Soul   Heart & Soul
15





4
country




[RCA 8389]
written by Billy Livsey & Graham Lyle
72.
10/1988

Blue Side of Town by Patty Loveless

from Honky Tonk Angel   Honky Tonk Angel
15





4
country




[MCA 53418]
written by Hank DeVito & Paul Kennerley
73.
12/1988

'Til You Cry by Eddy Raven

from The Best of Eddy Raven   The Best of Eddy Raven
15





4
country




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

Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go) by The Dirt Band

from Workin' Band   
15





4
country




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

The Last Resort by T. Graham Brown

from Brilliant Conversationalist   
15





4
country




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

One True Love by The O'Kanes

from Tired of the Runnin'   Tired of the Runnin'
15





4
country




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

Long Shot by Baillie & the Boys

from Turn the Tide   Turn the Tide
14





5
country




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

True Heart by The Oak Ridge Boys

from Heartbeat   
14





5
country




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

I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today by Barbara Mandrell

from I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight   I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight
14





5
country




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

Don't Waste It on the Blues by Gene Watson

from Back in the Fire   Back in the Fire
14





5
country




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

Blue to the Bone by Sweethearts of the Rodeo

from One Time, One Night   One Time, One Night
14





5
country




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

Another Place, Another Time by Don Williams

from Traces   Traces
14





5
country




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

All the Reasons Why by Highway 101

from Highway 101²   Highway 101²
14





5
country




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

Timeless and True Love by The McCarters

from The Gift   
14





5
country




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

That's What Your Love Does to Me by Holly Dunn

from Across the Rio Grande   
14





5
country




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

Satisfy You by Sweethearts of the Rodeo

from One Time, One Night   One Time, One Night
14





5
country




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

Santa Fe by The Bellamy Brothers

from Crazy from the Heart   Crazy from the Heart
14





5
country




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

Mama Knows by Shenandoah

from The Road Not Taken   The Road Not Taken
14





5
country




[Columbia 08042]
written by Tony Haselden & Tim Mensy
89.
12/1988

Honey I Dare You by Southern Pacific

from Zuma   Zuma
14





5
country




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

A Sunday Kind of Love by Reba McEntire

from Reba   Reba
14





5
country




[MCA 53315]
written by Barbara Belle, Louis Prima, Anita Leonard & Stan Rhodes
91.
12/1988

(I'm a) One Woman Man by George Jones

from One Woman Man   One Woman Man
14





5
country




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

Hold On (A Little Longer) by Steve Wariner

from I Should Be with You   I Should Be with You
12





6
country




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

Chiseled in Stone by Vern Gosdin

from Chiseled in Stone   Chiseled in Stone
12





6
country




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

Down That Road Tonight by The Dirt Band

from Workin' Band   
12





6
country




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 by Foster & Lloyd

from Foster & Lloyd   
12





6
country




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

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

from Crazy from the Heart   Crazy from the Heart
12





6
country




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

Wildflowers by Trio [American country supergroup]

from Trio   Trio
12





6
country




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

The Factory by Kenny Rogers

from I Prefer the Moonlight   I Prefer the Moonlight
12





6
country




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

When You Put Your Heart in It by Kenny Rogers

from Something Inside So Strong   Something Inside So Strong
12



17
AC
26
country




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

Come as You Were by T. Graham Brown

from Come as You Were   
11





7
country




[Capitol 44273]
written by Paul Craft
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