Hot Country Songs

Week of February 18, 1989

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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Big Wheels In The Moonlight

Dan Seals

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill, D.Seals

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

Frances Preston Remembered by Rosanne Cash, Del Bryant, Joe Galante, Many More Execs and Songwriters

Hot Country Songs

Week of February 18, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Big Wheels In The Moonlight
  Dan Seals
- 2
- 1
- 15
- - 2
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill, D.Seals

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

2
- I Sang Dixie
  Dwight Yoakam
- 3
- 2
- 15
- - 3
  - 2
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Yoakam

Producer(s):

P.Anderson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

3
- I Still Believe In You
  The Desert Rose Band
- 5
- 3
- 13
- - 5
  - 3
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

C.Hillman, S.Hill

Producer(s):

P.Worley, E.Seay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

4
- Life As We Knew It
  Kathy Mattea
- 4
- 4
- 15
- - 4
  - 4
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

W.Carter, F.Koller

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

5
- Don't Waste It On The Blues
  Gene Watson
- 6
- 5
- 15
- - 6
  - 5
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

S.Ramos, J.Vandiver

Producer(s):

P.Worley, E.Seay, G.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

6
- Highway Robbery
  Tanya Tucker
- 7
- 6
- 12
- - 7
  - 6
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Garvin, Jones, Shapiro

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

7
- 'Til You Cry
  Eddy Raven
- 8
- 7
- 12
- - 8
  - 7
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.Giles, S.Bogard

Producer(s):

B.Beckett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

8
- I Wish I Was Still In Your Dreams
  Conway Twitty
- 10
- 8
- 13
- - 10
  - 8
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

D.Cook, J.B.Jarvis

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, C.Twitty, D.Henry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

9
- Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
  Ronnie Milsap
- 12
- 9
- 9
- - 12
  - 9
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

H.Cochran

Producer(s):

R.Milsap, R.Galbraith, T.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

10
- From A Jack To A King
  Ricky Van Shelton
- 15
- 10
- 7
- - 15
  - 10
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

N.Miller

Producer(s):

S.Buckingham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

11
- Honey I Dare You
  Southern Pacific
- 14
- 11
- 11
- - 14
  - 11
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

N.Cook, Jenkins, T.Gibson, Karp, McFee

Producer(s):

Southern Pacific, J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

12
- Song Of The South
  Alabama
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill

Producer(s):

Alabama, J.Leo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13
- Bridges And Walls
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 16
- 13
- 12
- - 16
  - 13
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.Murrah, R.VanWarmer

Producer(s):

J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

14
- I Feel Fine
  Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
- 17
- 14
- 12
- - 17
  - 14
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.W.Lennon, P.McCartney

Producer(s):

S.Buckingham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

15
- New Fool At An Old Game
  Reba McEntire
- 19
- 15
- 9
- - 19
  - 15
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.Bogard, R.Giles, S.Stephen

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

16
- I Just Called To Say Goodbye Again
  Larry Boone
- 18
- 16
- 14
- - 18
  - 16
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

P.Nelson, B.McGuire

Producer(s):

R.Baker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

17
- Come As You Were
  T. Graham Brown
- 20
- 17
- 11
- - 20
  - 17
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

P.Craft

Producer(s):

R.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

18
- Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye
  George Strait
- 22
- 18
- 5
- - 22
  - 18
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

T.Martin

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

19
- I'm A One Woman Man
  George Jones
- 23
- 19
- 10
- - 23
  - 19
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

T.Franks, J.Horton

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/CBS

Gains In Performance

20
- You Still Do
  T.G. Sheppard
- 24
- 20
- 13
- - 24
  - 20
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

L.Wilson, C.Kelly

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

21
- From The Word Go
  Michael Martin Murphey
- 26
- 21
- 10
- - 26
  - 21
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

C.Waters, M.Garvin

Producer(s):

S.Gibson, J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

22
- Down That Road Tonight
  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 25
- 22
- 9
- - 25
  - 22
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Hanna, J.Leo, W.Waldman

Producer(s):

J.Leo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

23
- What I'd Say
  Earl Thomas Conley
- 9
- 1
- 15
- - 9
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

R.Byrne, W.Robinson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

24
- I'm No Stranger To The Rain
  Keith Whitley
- 28
- 24
- 5
- - 28
  - 24
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

S.Curtis, R.Hellard

Producer(s):

G.Fundis, K.Whitley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

25
- Who You Gonna Blame It On This Time
  Vern Gosdin
- 29
- 25
- 7
- - 29
  - 25
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

H.Cochran, V.Gosdin

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

26
- Burnin' A Hole In My Heart
  Skip Ewing
- 13
- 3
- 17
- - 13
  - 3
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

S.Ewing, M.Geiger, W.Mullis

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, S.Ewing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

27
- Trainwreck Of Emotion
  Lorrie Morgan
- 32
- 27
- 11
- - 32
  - 27
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.Vezner, A.Rhody

Producer(s):

B.Beckett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

28
- Heartbreak Hill
  Emmylou Harris
- 31
- 28
- 10
- - 31
  - 28
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

E.Harris, P.Kennerley

Producer(s):

R.Bennett, E.harris

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

29
- Big Love
  The Bellamy Brothers
- 33
- 29
- 7
- - 33
  - 29
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

D.Bellamy

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

Gains In Performance

30
- Old Coyote Town
  Don Williams
- 34
- 30
- 7
- - 34
  - 30
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

G.Nelson, L.Boone, P.Nelson

Producer(s):

D.Williams, G.Fundis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

31
- (It's Always Gonna Be) Someday
  Holly Dunn
- 11
- 11
- 16
- - 11
  - 11
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

H.Dunn, T.Shapiro, C.Waters

Producer(s):

H.Dunn, C.Waters, W.Peterson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MTM

32
- There's A Tear In My Beer
  Hank Williams Jr.
- 38
- 32
- 3
- - 38
  - 32
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

H.Williams

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

Biggest gain in airplay

Gains In Performance

33
- Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)
  Waylon Jennings
- 35
- 33
- 7
- - 35
  - 33
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.MacRae, S.Clark

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, W.Jennings

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

34
- Deeper Than The Holler
  Randy Travis
- 21
- 1
- 14
- - 21
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- The Church On Cumberland Road
  Shenandoah
- 41
- 35
- 4
- - 41
  - 35
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.DiPiero, J.S.Sherrill, D.Robbins

Producer(s):

R.Hall, R.Byrne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

36
- Fair Shake
  Foster & Lloyd
- 39
- 36
- 4
- - 39
  - 36
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

G.Clark, R.Foster, B.Lloyd

Producer(s):

B.Lloyd, R.Foster, R.Will

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

37
- Tell It Like It Is
  Billy Joe Royal
- 40
- 37
- 3
- - 40
  - 37
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

G.Davis, L.Diamond

Producer(s):

N.Larkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic America/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

38
- The Heart
  Lacy J. Dalton

Hot Country Songs

Week of February 18, 1989

Hot Country Songs

Big Wheels In The Moonlight

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Frances Preston Remembered by Rosanne Cash, Del Bryant, Joe Galante, Many More Execs and Songwriters

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Big Wheels In The Moonlight

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I Sang Dixie

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I Still Believe In You

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Life As We Knew It

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Don't Waste It On The Blues

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Highway Robbery

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'Til You Cry

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I Wish I Was Still In Your Dreams

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

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From A Jack To A King

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Honey I Dare You

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Song Of The South

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Bridges And Walls

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I Feel Fine

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New Fool At An Old Game

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I Just Called To Say Goodbye Again

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Come As You Were

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Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye