Hot Country Songs

Week of April 16, 1988

Hot Country Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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I Wanna Dance With You

Eddie Rabbitt

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

E.Rabbitt, B.J.Walker,Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Landis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

Dolly Parton to Diana Ross: No.1 Songs From 1981

Hot Country Songs

Week of April 16, 1988

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- I Wanna Dance With You
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 2
- 1
- 14
- - 2
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

E.Rabbitt, B.J.Walker,Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Landis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

2
- I'll Always Come Back
  K.T. Oslin
- 3
- 2
- 12
- - 3
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

K.T.Oslin

Producer(s):

H.Shedd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

3
- It's Such A Small World
  Rodney Crowell And Rosanne Cash
- 4
- 3
- 13
- - 4
  - 3
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.Crowell

Producer(s):

T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

4
- Cry, Cry, Cry
  Highway 101
- 6
- 4
- 10
- - 6
  - 4
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Sherrill, D.Devaney

Producer(s):

P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

5
- Timeless And True Love
  The McCarters
- 5
- 5
- 14
- - 5
  - 5
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

C.Black, A.Roberts, B.Cason

Producer(s):

P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

6
- The Last Resort
  T. Graham Brown
- 8
- 6
- 13
- - 8
  - 6
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

Brown, Bouton, Burch

Producer(s):

B.Logan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

7
- Strangers Again
  Holly Dunn
- 7
- 7
- 14
- - 7
  - 7
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

H.Dunn, C.Waters

Producer(s):

T.West

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MTM

8
- I'm Gonna Get You
  Eddy Raven
- 10
- 8
- 10
- - 10
  - 8
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

D.Linde

Producer(s):

B.Beckett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

9
- Young Country
  Hank Williams Jr.
- 13
- 9
- 9
- - 13
  - 9
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

H.Williams,Jr.

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, H.Williams,Jr., J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

10
- Famous Last Words Of A Fool
  George Strait
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Dillon, R.Huston

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

11
- Everybody's Sweetheart
  Vince Gill
- 12
- 11
- 12
- - 12
  - 11
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

V.Gill

Producer(s):

R.Landis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

12
- Baby I'm Yours
  Steve Wariner
- 14
- 12
- 9
- - 14
  - 12
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.Wariner, G.Clark

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, S.Wariner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

13
- Americana
  Moe Bandy
- 15
- 13
- 12
- - 15
  - 13
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

L.Alderman, R.Fagan, P.Ryan

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

14
- The Factory
  Kenny Rogers
- 20
- 14
- 7
- - 20
  - 14
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.McGuire

Producer(s):

L.Butler

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

15
- If My Heart Had Windows
  Patty Loveless
- 19
- 15
- 11
- - 19
  - 15
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Frazier

Producer(s):

E.Gordy,Jr., T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

16
- Old Folks
  Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid
- 22
- 16
- 7
- - 22
  - 16
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

M.B.Reid

Producer(s):

R.Galbraith, R.Milsap

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

17
- She's No Lady
  Lyle Lovett
- 18
- 17
- 12
- - 18
  - 17
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

L.Lovett

Producer(s):

T.Brown, L.Lovett, B.Williams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

18
- Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses
  Kathy Mattea
- 23
- 18
- 6
- - 23
  - 18
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.Nelson, G.Nelson

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

19
- True Heart
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 21
- 19
- 8
- - 21
  - 19
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.A.Schlitz. Jr., M.Clark

Producer(s):

J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

20
- Always Late With Your Kisses
  Dwight Yoakam
- 24
- 20
- 7
- - 24
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

L.Frizzell, B.Crawford

Producer(s):

P.Anderson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

21
- It's Only Make Believe
  Ronnie McDowell
- 9
- 8
- 17
- - 9
  - 8
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

C.Twitty, J.Nance

Producer(s):

R.McDowell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

22
- What She Is (Is A Woman In Love)
  Earl Thomas Conley
- 29
- 22
- 6
- - 29
  - 22
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill, P.Harrison

Producer(s):

E.Gordy,Jr., R.L.Scruggs, E.T.Conley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

23
- One True Love
  The O'Kanes
- 28
- 23
- 7
- - 28
  - 23
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.O'Hara, K.Kane

Producer(s):

K.kane, J.O'Hara

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

24
- The Best I Know How
  The Statler Brothers
- 27
- 24
- 9
- - 27
  - 24
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.Reid

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

25
- Love Will Find Its Way To You
  Reba McEntire
- 11
- 1
- 13
- - 11
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

D.Loggins, J.D.Martin

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

26
- No More One More Time
  Jo-El Sonnier
- 31
- 26
- 9
- - 31
  - 26
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

T.H.Seals, D.Kirby

Producer(s):

B.Halverson, R.Bennett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

27
- I Told You So
  Randy Travis
- 44
- 27
- 2
- - 44
  - 27
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

R.Travis

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Biggest gain in airplay

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

28
- Your Memory Wins Again
  Skip Ewing
- 35
- 28
- 7
- - 35
  - 28
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Ewing, M.Geiger, W.Mullis

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, S.Ewing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

29
- Chill Factor
  Merle Haggard
- 37
- 29
- 5
- - 37
  - 29
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

M.Haggard

Producer(s):

K.Suesov, M.haggard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/CBS

Gains In Performance

30
- He's Back And I'm Blue
  The Desert Rose Band
- 40
- 30
- 4
- - 40
  - 30
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

M.Woody, R.Anderson

Producer(s):

P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

Gains In Performance

31
- Another Place, Another Time
  Don Williams
- 38
- 31
- 6
- - 38
  - 31
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill, P.Harrison

Producer(s):

D.Williams, G.Fundis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

32
- Santa Fe
  The Bellamy Brothers
- 17
- 5
- 15
- - 17
  - 5
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Bellamy, Taylor

Producer(s):

E.Gordy,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

33
- Out Of Sight And On My Mind
  Billy Joe Royal
- 39
- 33
- 6

Hot Country Songs

Week of April 16, 1988

Hot Country Songs

I Wanna Dance With You

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Dolly Parton to Diana Ross: No.1 Songs From 1981

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

I Wanna Dance With You

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I'll Always Come Back

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It's Such A Small World

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Cry, Cry, Cry

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Timeless And True Love

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The Last Resort

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Strangers Again

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I'm Gonna Get You

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Young Country

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Famous Last Words Of A Fool

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Everybody's Sweetheart

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Baby I'm Yours

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Americana

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The Factory

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If My Heart Had Windows

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Old Folks

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She's No Lady

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Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses