Hot Country Songs

Week of November 4, 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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Ace In The Hole

George Strait

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

D.Adkins

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

Loretta Lynn's Life Celebrated by George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker and More

Hot Country Songs

Week of November 4, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Ace In The Hole
  George Strait
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

D.Adkins

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

2
- Burnin' Old Memories
  Kathy Mattea
- 3
- 2
- 12
- - 3
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

L.Boone, G.Nelson, P.Nelson

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

3
- Bayou Boys
  Eddy Raven
- 5
- 3
- 12
- - 5
  - 3
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

F.J.Myers, T.H.Seals, E.Raven

Producer(s):

B.Beckett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

4
- An American Family
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 6
- 4
- 12
- - 6
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

B.Corbin

Producer(s):

J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

5
- Let It Be You
  Ricky Skaggs
- 7
- 5
- 14
- - 7
  - 5
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

K.Welch, H.Stinson

Producer(s):

R.Skaggs, S.Buckingham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/CBS

6
- Yellow Roses
  Dolly Parton
- 8
- 6
- 11
- - 8
  - 6
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Parton

Producer(s):

R.Skaggs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

7
- High Cotton
  Alabama
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.Murrah, S.Anders

Producer(s):

J.Leo, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

8
- It's Just A Matter Of Time
  Randy Travis
- 10
- 8
- 7
- - 10
  - 8
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.Benton, B.Hendricks, C.Otis

Producer(s):

R.Perry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

9
- Til Love Comes Again
  Reba McEntire
- 9
- 9
- 10
- - 9
  - 9
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.Regan, E.M.Hill

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

10
- All The Fun
  Paul Overstreet
- 11
- 10
- 11
- - 11
  - 10
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

P.Overstreet, T.Dunn

Producer(s):

J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

11
- The Race Is On
  Sawyer Brown
- 13
- 11
- 10
- - 13
  - 11
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

D.Rollins

Producer(s):

R.L.Scruggs, M.Miller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Curb/Capitol

12
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
  Garth Brooks
- 14
- 12
- 9
- - 14
  - 12
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.Blazy, T.G.Brooks

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

13
- The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True To You)
  Kenny Rogers
- 15
- 13
- 11
- - 15
  - 13
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

G.Burr, E.Kaz

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

14
- Never Had It So Good
  Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 16
- 14
- 10
- - 16
  - 14
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

M.C.Carpenter, J.Jennings

Producer(s):

J.Jennings, M.C.Carpenter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

15
- A Better Love Next Time
  Merle Haggard
- 4
- 4
- 16
- - 4
  - 4
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

J.Christopher, B.Wood

Producer(s):

M.haggard, M.Yeary

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/CBS

16
- Two Dozen Roses
  Shenandoah
- 17
- 16
- 8
- - 17
  - 16
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Byrne, M.McAnally

Producer(s):

R.Hall, R.Byrne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- I've Been Loved By The Best
  Don Williams
- 19
- 17
- 8
- - 19
  - 17
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill, P.Harrison

Producer(s):

D.Williams, G.Fundis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

18
- The Lonely Side Of Love
  Patty Loveless
- 21
- 18
- 9
- - 21
  - 18
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.Lazarides

Producer(s):

T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

19
- A Woman In Love
  Ronnie Milsap
- 22
- 19
- 7
- - 22
  - 19
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

D.Millett, C.Wright

Producer(s):

R.Milsap, R.Galbraith, T.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

20
- Out Of Your Shoes
  Lorrie Morgan
- 23
- 20
- 9
- - 23
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Wood, P.Ryan, S.Spivey

Producer(s):

B.Beckett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

21
- Country Club
  Travis Tritt
- 24
- 21
- 10
- - 24
  - 21
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

C.Jones, D.Lord

Producer(s):

G.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

22
- There Goes My Heart Again
  Holly Dunn
- 25
- 22
- 7
- - 25
  - 22
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

L.Wilson, W.Perry, J.Diffie

Producer(s):

H.Dunn, C.Waters

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

23
- Breaking New Ground
  Wild Rose
- 26
- 23
- 8
- - 26
  - 23
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

C.Jackson, J.Salley

Producer(s):

J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal

24
- Who's Lonely Now
  Highway 101
- 27
- 24
- 5
- - 27
  - 24
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

K.Brooks, D.Cook

Producer(s):

P.Worley, E.Seay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

25
- Till I Can't Take It Anymore
  Billy Joe Royal
- 28
- 25
- 6
- - 28
  - 25
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

C.Otis, J.Burton

Producer(s):

N.Larkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Gains In Performance

26
- Living Proof
  Ricky Van Shelton
- 12
- 1
- 16
- - 12
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

J.MacRae, S.Clark

Producer(s):

S.Buckingham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

27
- Never Alone
  Vince Gill
- 30
- 27
- 8
- - 30
  - 27
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

V.Gill, R.Cash

Producer(s):

T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

28
- She's Gone, Gone, Gone
  Glen Campbell
- 31
- 28
- 6
- - 31
  - 28
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

H.Howard

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Campbell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

29
- That Just About Does It
  Vern Gosdin
- 32
- 29
- 6
- - 32
  - 29
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

M.D.Barnes, V.Gosdin

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/CBS

Gains In Performance

30
- It Ain't Nothin'
  Keith Whitley
- 37
- 30
- 4
- - 37
  - 30
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

T.Haselden

Producer(s):

G.Fundis, K.Whitley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

31
- If I Ever Fall In Love Again
  Anne Murray With Kenny Rogers
- 33
- 31
- 6
- - 33
  - 31
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

S.Dorff, G.Sklerov

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman, S.Dorff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

32
- House On Old Lonesome Road
  Conway Twitty
- 20
- 19
- 11
- - 20
  - 19
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

B.Nelson, D.Gibson

Producer(s):

J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

33
- Say What's In Your Heart
  Restless Heart
- 18
- 4
- 15
- - 18
  - 4
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.A.Schlitz. Jr., D.Lowery

Producer(s):

T.DuBois, S.Hendricks, Restless Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

34
- You Must Not Be Drinking Enough
  Earl Thomas Conley
- 36
- 34
- 5
- - 36
  - 34
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

D.Kortchmar

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

Hot Country Songs

Week of November 4, 1989

Hot Country Songs

Ace In The Hole

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Loretta Lynn's Life Celebrated by George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker and More

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Ace In The Hole

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Burnin' Old Memories

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Bayou Boys

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An American Family

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Let It Be You

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Yellow Roses

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High Cotton

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It's Just A Matter Of Time

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Til Love Comes Again

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All The Fun

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The Race Is On

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If Tomorrow Never Comes

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The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True To You)

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Never Had It So Good

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A Better Love Next Time

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Two Dozen Roses

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I've Been Loved By The Best

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The Lonely Side Of Love