Hot Country Songs

Week of March 25, 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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New Fool At An Old Game

Reba McEntire

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

S.Bogard, R.Giles, S.Stephen

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert & Reba McEntire Kick Off 2022 CMAs With Touching Tribute to Loretta Lynn

Hot Country Songs

Week of March 25, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- New Fool At An Old Game
  Reba McEntire
- 2
- 1
- 14
- - 2
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

S.Bogard, R.Giles, S.Stephen

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

2
- Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye
  George Strait
- 3
- 2
- 10
- - 3
  - 2
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

T.Martin

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

3
- I'm No Stranger To The Rain
  Keith Whitley
- 5
- 3
- 10
- - 5
  - 3
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

S.Curtis, R.Hellard

Producer(s):

G.Fundis, K.Whitley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

4
- From The Word Go
  Michael Martin Murphey
- 7
- 4
- 15
- - 7
  - 4
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

C.Waters, M.Garvin

Producer(s):

S.Gibson, J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

5
- I'm A One Woman Man
  George Jones
- 6
- 5
- 15
- - 6
  - 5
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

T.Franks, J.Horton

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/CBS

Gains In Performance

6
- Down That Road Tonight
  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 9
- 6
- 14
- - 9
  - 6
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

J.Hanna, J.Leo, W.Waldman

Producer(s):

J.Leo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

7
- Who You Gonna Blame It On This Time
  Vern Gosdin
- 10
- 7
- 12
- - 10
  - 7
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

H.Cochran, V.Gosdin

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

8
- From A Jack To A King
  Ricky Van Shelton
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

N.Miller

Producer(s):

S.Buckingham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

9
- Big Love
  The Bellamy Brothers
- 12
- 9
- 12
- - 12
  - 9
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Bellamy

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

Gains In Performance

10
- Heartbreak Hill
  Emmylou Harris
- 11
- 10
- 15
- - 11
  - 10
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

E.Harris, P.Kennerley

Producer(s):

R.Bennett, E.harris

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

11
- Old Coyote Town
  Don Williams
- 13
- 11
- 12
- - 13
  - 11
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

G.Nelson, L.Boone, P.Nelson

Producer(s):

D.Williams, G.Fundis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

12
- There's A Tear In My Beer
  Hank Williams Jr.
- 14
- 12
- 8
- - 14
  - 12
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

H.Williams

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

13
- The Church On Cumberland Road
  Shenandoah
- 15
- 13
- 9
- - 15
  - 13
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

R.Hall, R.Byrne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

14
- Tell It Like It Is
  Billy Joe Royal
- 17
- 14
- 8
- - 17
  - 14
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

G.Davis, L.Diamond

Producer(s):

N.Larkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic America/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

15
- Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
  Ronnie Milsap
- 4
- 1
- 14
- - 4
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

H.Cochran

Producer(s):

R.Milsap, R.Galbraith, T.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

16
- Hey Bobby
  K.T. Oslin
- 20
- 16
- 7
- - 20
  - 16
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

K.T.Oslin

Producer(s):

H.Shedd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

17
- Fair Shake
  Foster & Lloyd
- 19
- 17
- 9
- - 19
  - 17
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

G.Clark, R.Foster, B.Lloyd

Producer(s):

B.Lloyd, R.Foster, R.Will

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

18
- You Got It
  Roy Orbison
- 21
- 18
- 8
- - 21
  - 18
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

Gains In Performance

19
- I'll Be Lovin' You
  Lee Greenwood
- 22
- 19
- 9
- - 22
  - 19
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, L.Greenwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

20
- The Heart
  Lacy J. Dalton
- 23
- 20
- 9
- - 23
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.Kristofferson

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, J.Stroud, L.J.Dalton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal/MCA

Gains In Performance

21
- Come As You Were
  T. Graham Brown
- 8
- 7
- 16
- - 8
  - 7
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

P.Craft

Producer(s):

R.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

22
- Don't Toss Us Away
  Patty Loveless
- 24
- 22
- 8
- - 24
  - 22
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.MacLean

Producer(s):

T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

23
- Setting Me Up
  Highway 101
- 25
- 23
- 7
- - 25
  - 23
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

M.Knopfler

Producer(s):

P.Worley, E.Seay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

24
- Young Love (Strong Love)
  The Judds
- 28
- 24
- 5
- - 28
  - 24
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

P.Kennerley, K.M.Robbins

Producer(s):

B.Maher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/RCA

Gains In Performance

25
- She Deserves You
  Baillie And The Boys
- 27
- 25
- 8
- - 27
  - 25
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

K.Baillie, M.Bonagura, D.A.Schlitz. Jr.

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

26
- Big Dreams In A Small Town
  Restless Heart
- 31
- 26
- 5
- - 31
  - 26
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

D.Robbins, V.Stephenson, T.DuBois

Producer(s):

T.DuBois, S.Hendricks, Restless Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

27
- After All This Time
  Rodney Crowell
- 32
- 27
- 5
- - 32
  - 27
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Crowell

Producer(s):

T.Brown, R.Crowell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

28
- Is It Still Over
  Randy Travis
- 34
- 28
- 3
- - 34
  - 28
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

K.Bell, L.Henley

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

29
- If I Had You
  Alabama
- 37
- 29
- 3
- - 37
  - 29
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

K.Chater, D.Mayo

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Biggest gain in airplay

Gains In Performance

30
- My Train Of Thought
  Barbara Mandrell
- 35
- 30
- 8
- - 35
  - 30
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Burch, M.Woody

Producer(s):

T.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

31
- Love Will
  The Forester Sisters
- 38
- 31
- 6
- - 38
  - 31
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.Pfrimmer, B.Gallimore

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, B.Beckett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

32
- Honey I Dare You
  Southern Pacific
- 18
- 5
- 16
- - 18
  - 5
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

Southern Pacific, J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Hot Country Songs

Week of March 25, 1989

Hot Country Songs

New Fool At An Old Game

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Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert & Reba McEntire Kick Off 2022 CMAs With Touching Tribute to Loretta Lynn

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

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New Fool At An Old Game

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Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye

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I'm No Stranger To The Rain

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From The Word Go

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I'm A One Woman Man

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Down That Road Tonight

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Who You Gonna Blame It On This Time

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From A Jack To A King

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Big Love

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Heartbreak Hill

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Old Coyote Town

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There's A Tear In My Beer

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The Church On Cumberland Road

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Tell It Like It Is

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

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Hey Bobby

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Fair Shake

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You Got It