Hot Country Songs

Week of December 10, 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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If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')

George Strait

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

T.Collins

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

Austin's Moody Center Arena, The 'Best Building in NCAA History,' Opens With George Strait and Willie Nelson

Hot Country Songs

Week of December 10, 1988

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
  George Strait
- 3
- 1
- 13
- - 3
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

T.Collins

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

2
- A Tender Lie
  Restless Heart
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.Sharp

Producer(s):

T.DuBois, S.Hendricks, Restless Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

3
- When You Say Nothing At All
  Keith Whitley
- 5
- 3
- 13
- - 5
  - 3
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

P.Overstreet, D.A.Schlitz. Jr.

Producer(s):

G.Fundis, K.Whitley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

4
- Love Helps Those
  Paul Overstreet
- 7
- 4
- 12
- - 7
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

P.Overstreet

Producer(s):

J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MTM

Gains In Performance

5
- Hold Me
  K.T. Oslin
- 8
- 5
- 9
- - 8
  - 5
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.T.Oslin

Producer(s):

H.Shedd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

6
- Change Of Heart
  The Judds
- 11
- 6
- 8
- - 11
  - 6
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

N.Judd

Producer(s):

B.Maher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/RCA

Gains In Performance

7
- Mama Knows
  Shenandoah
- 9
- 7
- 11
- - 9
  - 7
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

T.Menzies, T.Haselden

Producer(s):

R.Hall, R.Byrne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

8
- Spanish Eyes
  Willie Nelson
- 10
- 8
- 13
- - 10
  - 8
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

B.Kaempfert, C.Singleton, E.Snyder

Producer(s):

C.Moman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

9
- I Know How He Feels
  Reba McEntire
- 1
- 1
- 14
- - 1
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

R.Bowles, W.Robinson

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

10
- We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 12
- 10
- 10
- - 12
  - 10
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

E.Rabbitt, R.Nielsen

Producer(s):

R.Landis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

11
- She's Crazy For Leaving
  Rodney Crowell
- 15
- 11
- 9
- - 15
  - 11
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

R.Crowell, G.Clark

Producer(s):

T.Brown, R.Crowell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

12
- Long Shot
  Baillie And The Boys
- 16
- 12
- 11
- - 16
  - 12
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.A.Schlitz. Jr., G.Scruggs

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

13
- Chiseled In Stone
  Vern Gosdin
- 6
- 6
- 16
- - 6
  - 6
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

V.Gosdin, M.D.Barnes

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

14
- Blue Side Of Town
  Patty Loveless
- 17
- 14
- 10
- - 17
  - 14
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

H.DeVito, P.Kennerley

Producer(s):

T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

15
- I'll Leave This World Loving You
  Ricky Van Shelton
- 2
- 1
- 14
- - 2
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

W.Kemp

Producer(s):

S.Buckingham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

16
- My Baby's Gone
  Sawyer Brown
- 18
- 16
- 11
- - 18
  - 16
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Linde

Producer(s):

R.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Curb/Capitol

Gains In Performance

17
- All The Reasons Why
  Highway 101
- 19
- 17
- 8
- - 19
  - 17
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

P.Carlson, B.N.Chapman

Producer(s):

P.Worley, E.Seay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

18
- Deeper Than The Holler
  Randy Travis
- 22
- 18
- 4
- - 22
  - 18
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

P.Overstreet, D.A.Schlitz. Jr.

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- Hold On (A Little Longer)
  Steve Wariner
- 23
- 19
- 9
- - 23
  - 19
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.Wariner, R.Hart

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, S.Wariner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

20
- Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart
  The Statler Brothers
- 24
- 20
- 9
- - 24
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

H.Reid, D.Reid

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

21
- That Old Wheel
  Johnny Cash With Hank Williams, Jr.
- 21
- 21
- 12
- - 21
  - 21
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.Pierce

Producer(s):

J.Clement

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

22
- Burnin' A Hole In My Heart
  Skip Ewing
- 25
- 22
- 7
- - 25
  - 22
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Ewing, M.Geiger, W.Mullis

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, S.Ewing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

23
- What I'd Say
  Earl Thomas Conley
- 27
- 23
- 5
- - 27
  - 23
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Byrne, W.Robinson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

24
- Early In The Morning And Late At Night
  Hank Williams Jr.
- 26
- 24
- 6
- - 26
  - 24
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

T.H.Seals, F.J.Myers

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

25
- Big Wheels In The Moonlight
  Dan Seals
- 31
- 25
- 5
- - 31
  - 25
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill, D.Seals

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Biggest gain in airplay

Gains In Performance

26
- I Wish That I Could Fall In Love Today
  Barbara Mandrell
- 14
- 5
- 17
- - 14
  - 5
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

H.Howard

Producer(s):

T.Collins, F.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

27
- Song Of The South
  Alabama
- 32
- 27
- 3
- - 32
  - 27
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill

Producer(s):

Alabama, J.Leo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

28
- I Sang Dixie
  Dwight Yoakam
- 35
- 28
- 5
- - 35
  - 28
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

D.Yoakam

Producer(s):

P.Anderson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

29
- Life As We Knew It
  Kathy Mattea
- 33
- 29
- 5
- - 33
  - 29
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

W.Carter, F.Koller

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

30
- Old Kind Of Love
  Ricky Skaggs
- 30
- 30
- 9
- - 30
  - 30
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

P.Overstreet

Producer(s):

R.Skaggs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/CBS

31
- I've Been Lookin'
  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 13
- 2
- 15
- - 13
  - 2
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

J.Ibbotson, J.Hanna

Producer(s):

J.Leo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

32
- Not Enough Love
  Tom Wopat
- 34
- 32
- 10
- - 34
  - 32
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

C.Farren, F.Knobloch

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

33
- Borderline
  The Shooters
- 36
- 33
- 8
- - 36
  - 33
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

W.Aldridge

Producer(s):

W.aldridge

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/CBS

Gains In Performance

34
- (It's Always Gonna Be) Someday
  Holly Dunn
- 40
- 34
- 6
- - 40
  - 34
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

H.Dunn, T.Shapiro, C.Waters

Producer(s):

H.Dunn, C.Waters, W.Peterson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MTM

Gains In Performance

35
- Sincerely
  The Forester Sisters
- 41
- 35
- 6
- - 41
  - 35
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

H.Fuqua, A.Freed

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

36
- Rebels Without A Clue
  The Bellamy Brothers
- 20
- 9
- 15
- - 20
  - 9
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Bellamy

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

37
- Paint The Town And Hang The Moon Tonight
  J.C. Crowley
- 42
- 37
- 7
- - 42
  - 37
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.C.Crowley, J.W.Routh

Producer(s):

J.Leo, L.M.Lee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

Hot Country Songs

Week of December 10, 1988

Hot Country Songs

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

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Austin's Moody Center Arena, The 'Best Building in NCAA History,' Opens With George Strait and Willie Nelson

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

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

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A Tender Lie

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When You Say Nothing At All

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Love Helps Those

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Hold Me

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Change Of Heart

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Mama Knows

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Spanish Eyes

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I Know How He Feels

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We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right

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She's Crazy For Leaving

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Long Shot

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Chiseled In Stone

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Blue Side Of Town

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I'll Leave This World Loving You

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My Baby's Gone

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All The Reasons Why

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Deeper Than The Holler