Hot Country Songs

Week of October 3, 1998

Hot Country Songs

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Where The Green Grass Grows

Tim McGraw

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

J.Leary, C.Wiseman

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, J.Stroud, T.McGraw

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

Kenny Chesney Scores Record-Extending 33rd Country Airplay No. 1: ‘All the People Who Love These Songs Are Winning Too’

Hot Country Songs

Week of October 3, 1998

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Where The Green Grass Grows
  Tim McGraw
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

J.Leary, C.Wiseman

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, J.Stroud, T.McGraw

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- How Long Gone
  Brooks & Dunn
- 1
- 1
- 14
- - 1
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

S.Camp, J.S.Sherrill

Producer(s):

D.Cook, K.Brooks, R.Dunn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

3
- 26 Cents
  The Wilkinsons
- 3
- 3
- 17
- - 3
  - 3
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

S.Wilkinson, W.Wallace

Producer(s):

T.Haselden, R.Zavitson, D.Johnson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giant/Reprise

4
- I'll Go On Loving You
  Alan Jackson
- 4
- 4
- 10
- - 4
  - 4
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

K.Kane

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

5
- Don't Laugh At Me
  Mark Wills
- 6
- 5
- 12
- - 6
  - 5
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

A.Shamblin, S.Seskin

Producer(s):

C.Chamberlain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

6
- You're Gone
  Diamond Rio
- 7
- 6
- 19
- - 7
  - 6
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

J.Vezner, P.Williams

Producer(s):

M.D.Clute, Diamond Rio

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

7
- Honey, I'm Home
  Shania Twain
- 9
- 7
- 11
- - 9
  - 7
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

S.Twain, R.J.Lange

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

8
- True
  George Strait
- 5
- 2
- 19
- - 5
  - 2
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

M.Green, J.Stevens

Producer(s):

T.Brown, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

9
- Everything's Changed
  Lonestar
- 12
- 9
- 14
- - 12
  - 9
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

R.McDonald, P.Nelson, L.Boone

Producer(s):

D.Cook, W.Wilson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

Gains In Performance

10
- Forever Love
  Reba
- 11
- 10
- 11
- - 11
  - 10
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

L.Hengber, D.Bryant, S.Russ

Producer(s):

D.Malloy, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

11
- You Move Me
  Garth Brooks
- 14
- 11
- 7
- - 14
  - 11
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

G.Kennedy, P.Pettis

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

12
- Loosen Up My Strings
  Clint Black
- 13
- 12
- 8
- - 13
  - 12
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

C.Black, H.Nicholas

Producer(s):

C.Black, J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

13
- Cover You In Kisses
  John Michael Montgomery
- 8
- 3
- 19
- - 8
  - 3
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

J.Kilgore, B.Jones, J.Brown

Producer(s):

C.Petocz, J.M.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

14
- I'm Alright
  Jo Dee Messina
- 10
- 1
- 20
- - 10
  - 1
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

P.Vassar, R.M.Bourke

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, T.McGraw

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

15
- Wide Open Spaces
  Dixie Chicks
- 17
- 15
- 7
- - 17
  - 15
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Gibson

Producer(s):

P.Worley, B.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- A Little Past Little Rock
  Lee Ann Womack
- 15
- 15
- 9
- - 15
  - 15
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Brown, T.Lane, B.Jones

Producer(s):

M.Wright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

Gains In Performance

17
- Nothin' New Under The Moon
  LeAnn Rimes
- 16
- 16
- 10
- - 16
  - 16
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

R.Bowles, T.Shapiro, J.Leo

Producer(s):

W.C.Rimes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

18
- How Do You Fall In Love
  Alabama
- 19
- 18
- 10
- - 19
  - 18
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

R.Owen, T.Gentry, G.Fowler

Producer(s):

D.Cook, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

19
- I Wanna Feel That Way Again
  Tracy Byrd
- 18
- 18
- 16
- - 18
  - 18
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

J.Stevens, S.Bogard, D.Leigh

Producer(s):

T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

20
- It Must Be Love
  Ty Herndon
- 27
- 20
- 8
- - 27
  - 20
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

C.Bickhardt, J.Sundrud

Producer(s):

D.Johnson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

21
- There's Your Trouble
  Dixie Chicks
- 23
- 1
- 26
- - 23
  - 1
  - 26

Songwriter(s):

T.Sillers, M.Selby

Producer(s):

P.Worley, B.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

RIAA Certification: Gold

22
- I Wanna Remember This
  Linda Davis
- 20
- 20
- 21
- - 20
  - 20
  - 21

Songwriter(s):

J.Kimball, A.Roboff

Producer(s):

W.Wilson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks

23
- Someone You Used To Know
  Collin Raye
- 28
- 23
- 7
- - 28
  - 23
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.L.Feek, T.Johnson

Producer(s):

C.Raye, P.Worley, B.J.Walker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

24
- Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me
  Faith Hill With Tim McGraw
- 22
- 3
- 19
- - 22
  - 3
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

D.E.Warren

Producer(s):

D.Huff, F.Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

25
- You're Easy On The Eyes
  Terri Clark
- 34
- 25
- 6
- - 34
  - 25
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

T.Shapiro, C.Waters, T.Clark

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

26
- There Goes My Baby
  Trisha Yearwood
- 25
- 2
- 22
- - 25
  - 2
  - 22

Songwriter(s):

A.Roboff, A.Roman

Producer(s):

T.Brown, T.Yearwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

27
- I Can Still Feel You
  Collin Raye
- 26
- 1
- 24
- - 26
  - 1
  - 24

Songwriter(s):

K.Tribble, T.Hyler

Producer(s):

C.Raye, P.Worley, B.J.Walker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

28
- If You Ever Have Forever In Mind
  Vince Gill
- 21
- 5
- 19
- - 21
  - 5
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

V.Gill, T.H.Seals

Producer(s):

T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

29
- Love Happens Like That
  Neal McCoy
- 30
- 29
- 15
- - 30
  - 29
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

A.L.Smith, A.G.Barker, R.Harbin

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Gains In Performance

30
- How Do You Sleep At Night
  Wade Hayes
- 31
- 30
- 14
- - 31
  - 30
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

J.McBride, J.Salley

Producer(s):

D.Cook

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

31
- Where Your Road Leads
  Trisha Yearwood With Garth Brooks
- 45
- 31
- 3
- - 45
  - 31
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

V.Shaw, D.Child

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

32
- I Will Stand
  Kenny Chesney
- 35
- 32
- 8
- - 35
  - 32
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

M.Germino, C.M.Beathard

Producer(s):

B.Cannon, N.Wilson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

Gains In Performance

33
- Real Man
  Billy Dean
- 36
- 33
- 14
- - 36
  - 33
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

B.Dean

Producer(s):

D.Gates, B.Dean

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

34
- The Hole
  Randy Travis
- 24
- 9
- 17
- - 24
  - 9
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

S.Ewing, J.D.Hicks

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, B.Gallimore, R.Travis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks

35
- For You I Will
  Aaron Tippin
- 38
- 35
- 9
- - 38
  - 35
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

T.Martin, M.Nesler

Producer(s):

P.McMakin, A.Tippin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyric Street

Gains In Performance

36
- We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This
  George Strait
- 54
- 36
- 8
- - 54
  - 36
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.Lauderdale

Producer(s):

T.Brown, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

37
- You're Beginning To Get To Me
  Clay Walker
- 40
- 37
- 7
- - 40
  - 37
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

T.Shapiro, A.G.Barker

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, C.Walker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giant/Reprise

Gains In Performance

38
- Let Me Let Go
  Faith Hill
- 52
- 38
- 4
- - 52
  - 38
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

S.Diamond, D.W.Morgan

Producer(s):

D.Huff, F.Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

39
- There You Have It
  BlackHawk
- 41
- 39
- 6
- - 41
  - 39
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

S.Bogard, R.Giles

Producer(s):

M.Bright, T.DuBois

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

40
- Coming Back For You
  Keith Harling
- 39
- 39
- 10
- - 39
  - 39
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Rich, C.Waters, T.Shapiro

Producer(s):

W.Wilson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

41
- Getcha Some
  Toby Keith
- 47
- 41
- 4
- - 47
  - 41
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

T.Keith, C.Cannon

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, T.Keith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

42
- If I Lost You
  Travis Tritt
- 44
- 42
- 6
- - 44
  - 42
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

T.Tritt, S.Harris

Producer(s):

B.J.Walker,Jr., T.Tritt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

43
- Guilty
  The Warren Brothers
- 49
- 43
- 6
- - 49
  - 43
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.Warren, B.D.Warren, D.Berg

Producer(s):

C.Farren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

Gains In Performance

44
- Absence Of The Heart
  Deana Carter
- 59
- 44
- 2
- - 59
  - 44
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

D.Carter, C.Farren, C.Jones

Producer(s):

C.Farren, D.Carter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

45
- Tree Of Hearts
  Bryan White
- 50
- 45
- 10
- - 50
  - 45
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

S.Ewing, D.Sampson

Producer(s):

B.J.Walker,Jr., K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

Gains In Performance

46
- Burnin' The Roadhouse Down
  Steve Wariner With Garth Brooks
- 32
- 26
- 13
- - 32
  - 26
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.Carnes, S.Wariner

Producer(s):

S.Wariner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

47
- Every Time
  Pam Tillis
- 53
- 47
- 4
- - 53
  - 47
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

T.L.James, J.Kimball

Producer(s):

B.J.Walker,Jr., P.Tillis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

48
- Husbands And Wives
  Brooks & Dunn
- 64
- 48
- 2
- - 64
  - 48
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

R.Miller

Producer(s):

D.Cook, K.Brooks, R.Dunn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

49
- Wrong Again
  Martina McBride
- 58
- 49
- 3
- - 58
  - 49
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

T.L.James, C.Weil

Producer(s):

M.McBride, P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

50
- Poor Me
  Joe Diffie
- 55
- 50
- 4
- - 55
  - 50
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.DiPiero, A.Anderson

Producer(s):

D.Cook, L.Wilson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

51
- Honky Tonk America
  Sammy Kershaw
- 37
- 31
- 15
- - 37
  - 31
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

52
- Only Lonely Me
  Rick Trevino
- 57
- 52
- 7
- - 57
  - 52
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

L.Boone, R.Bowles

Producer(s):

D.Cook

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

53
- High On Love
  Patty Loveless
- 48
- 20
- 18
- - 48
  - 20
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

K.Lazarides, J.Hanna

Producer(s):

E.Gordy,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

54
- You Make It Seem So Easy
  The Kinleys
- 51
- 48
- 13
- - 51
  - 48
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

H.Kinley, J.McElroy, J.Kinley

Producer(s):

R.Zavitson, T.Haselden, P.Greene

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

55
- A Bitter End
  Deryl Dodd
- 71
- 55
- 4
- - 71
  - 55
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

D.Dodd, K.Beard

Producer(s):

B.Chancey, C.Young

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

56
- No Man In His Wrong Heart
  Gary Allan
- 46
- 43
- 10
- - 46
  - 43
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

R.Rogers, T.Bruce

Producer(s):

M.Wright, B.Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

57
- Straight Tequila
  Trini Triggs
- 60
- 57
- 5
- - 60
  - 57
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

D.Stafford, J.Hargrove

Producer(s):

C.Howard, A.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

58
- If The Jukebox Took Teardrops
  Danni Leigh
- 62
- 58
- 4
- - 62
  - 58
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

M.Henderson, Mark Irwin

Producer(s):

M.Knox, M.Wright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

Gains In Performance

59
- Wherever You Are
  Mark Chesnutt
- 66
- 59
- 2
- - 66
  - 59
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

R.Springer, T.Martin, R.Wilson

Producer(s):

M.Wright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

Gains In Performance

60
- These Arms
  Dwight Yoakam
- 65
- 60
- 3
- - 65
  - 60
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

D.Yoakam

Producer(s):

P.Anderson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

Gains In Performance

61
- Evangeline
  Chad Brock
- 56
- 51
- 10
- - 56
  - 51
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill, C.Chamberlain

Producer(s):

N.Wilson, B.Cannon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

62
- Alone
  Monty Holmes
- 67
- 62
- 6
- - 67
  - 62
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.A.Gibb, R.H.Gibb, M.E.Gibb

Producer(s):

P.Davis, E.Seay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang II

Gains In Performance

63
- Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt
  Suzy Bogguss
- 73
- 63
- 3
- - 73
  - 63
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

B.Cryner

Producer(s):

D.Crider, S.Bogguss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

64
- Woman To Woman
  Wynonna
- 63
- 62
- 4
- - 63
  - 62
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.Sherrill

Producer(s):

Wynonna, G.Richey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Universal/Asylum

65
- Wine Into Water
  T. Graham Brown
- 74
- 65
- 3
- - 74
  - 65
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

T.G.Brown, B.Burch, T.Hewitt

Producer(s):

G.Nicholson, T.Graham Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Intersound

Gains In Performance

66
- Same Old Train
  Various Artists
- 70
- 66
- 3
- - 70
  - 66
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.Stuart

Producer(s):

M.Stuart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Monument

Gains In Performance

67
- Shine On
  Jeff Carson
- 61
- 49
- 12
- - 61
  - 49
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.Daddario, T.Marty

Producer(s):

M.T.Barnes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCG

68
- Something To Think About
  David Kersh
- 75
- 68
- 2
- - 75
  - 68
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

T.Martin, T.Nichols

Producer(s):

P.McMakin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

69 NEW
NEW
- No Place That Far
  Sara Evans
- -
- 69
- 1
- - -
  - 69
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

S.Evans, T.Shapiro, T.Martin

Producer(s):

N.Wilson, B.Cannon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

70 NEW
NEW
- Take Me
  Lari White
- -
- 70
- 1
- - -
  - 70
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

S.Smith, B.DiPiero

Producer(s):

D.Huff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyric Street

Gains In Performance

71
- By The Book
  Michael Peterson
- 72
- 71
- 2
- - 72
  - 71
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

M.Peterson, R.E.Orrall

Producer(s):

R.E.Orrall, J.Leo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

72
- Pour Me A Vacation
  The Great Divide
- 68
- 59
- 8
- - 68
  - 59
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

McClure, Taylor

Producer(s):

L.Maines

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

73
- My Baby's Lovin'
  Daryle Singletary
- 69
- 44
- 12
- - 69
  - 44
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

M.Lunn, D.McClinton

Producer(s):

D.Johnson, J.Hobbs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giant/Reprise

74 NEW
NEW
- Bang A Drum
  Chris LeDoux (Duet With Jon Bon Jovi)
- -
- 74
- 1
- - -
  - 74
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

J.Bon Jovi

Producer(s):

T.Bruce

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

75 NEW
NEW
- Slow Down
  Mark Nesler
- -
- 75
- 1
- - -
  - 75
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

M.Nesler, T.Martin

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield, K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

Gains In Performance

Hot Country Songs

Week of October 3, 1998

Hot Country Songs

Where The Green Grass Grows

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kenny Chesney Scores Record-Extending 33rd Country Airplay No. 1: ‘All the People Who Love These Songs Are Winning Too’

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Where The Green Grass Grows

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How Long Gone

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

26 Cents

Songwriter(s):

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I'll Go On Loving You

Songwriter(s):

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Don't Laugh At Me

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You're Gone

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Honey, I'm Home

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

True

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Everything's Changed

Songwriter(s):

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Forever Love

Songwriter(s):

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You Move Me

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loosen Up My Strings

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Cover You In Kisses

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