Hot Country Songs

Week of December 5, 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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It Must Be Love

Ty Herndon

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

C.Bickhardt, J.Sundrud

Producer(s):

D.Johnson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

Ty Herndon Opens Up About Drug Addiction, Calling Crystal Meth 'A Pandemic of My Soul'

Hot Country Songs

Week of December 5, 1998

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- It Must Be Love
  Ty Herndon
- 3
- 1
- 17
- - 3
  - 1
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

C.Bickhardt, J.Sundrud

Producer(s):

D.Johnson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

2
- Let Me Let Go
  Faith Hill
- 4
- 2
- 13
- - 4
  - 2
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

S.Diamond, D.W.Morgan

Producer(s):

D.Huff, F.Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

3
- Wide Open Spaces
  Dixie Chicks
- 1
- 1
- 16
- - 1
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

S.Gibson

Producer(s):

P.Worley, B.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

4
- A Little Past Little Rock
  Lee Ann Womack
- 2
- 2
- 18
- - 2
  - 2
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

J.Brown, T.Lane, B.Jones

Producer(s):

M.Wright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

5
- Husbands And Wives
  Brooks & Dunn
- 7
- 5
- 11
- - 7
  - 5
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.Miller

Producer(s):

D.Cook, K.Brooks, R.Dunn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

6
- Someone You Used To Know
  Collin Raye
- 6
- 6
- 16
- - 6
  - 6
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

R.L.Feek, T.Johnson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

7
- You're Easy On The Eyes
  Terri Clark
- 8
- 7
- 15
- - 8
  - 7
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

T.Shapiro, C.Waters, T.Clark

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

8
- We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This
  George Strait
- 5
- 4
- 17
- - 5
  - 4
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

J.Lauderdale

Producer(s):

T.Brown, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

9
- Right On The Money
  Alan Jackson
- 10
- 9
- 8
- - 10
  - 9
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

C.Black, P.Vassar

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

10
- It's Your Song
  Garth Brooks
- 9
- 9
- 4
- - 9
  - 9
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.Hill, P.Wolfe

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

11
- You're Beginning To Get To Me
  Clay Walker
- 11
- 11
- 16
- - 11
  - 11
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

T.Shapiro, A.G.Barker

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, C.Walker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giant/Reprise

Gains In Performance

12
- For You I Will
  Aaron Tippin
- 15
- 12
- 18
- - 15
  - 12
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

T.Martin, M.Nesler

Producer(s):

P.McMakin, A.Tippin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyric Street

Gains In Performance

13
- Wrong Again
  Martina McBride
- 14
- 13
- 12
- - 14
  - 13
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

T.L.James, C.Weil

Producer(s):

M.McBride, P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

14
- How Do You Sleep At Night
  Wade Hayes
- 13
- 13
- 23
- - 13
  - 13
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

J.McBride, J.Salley

Producer(s):

D.Cook

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

15
- There You Have It
  BlackHawk
- 19
- 15
- 15
- - 19
  - 15
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

S.Bogard, R.Giles

Producer(s):

M.Bright, T.DuBois

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

16
- Absence Of The Heart
  Deana Carter
- 18
- 16
- 11
- - 18
  - 16
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Carter, C.Farren, C.Jones

Producer(s):

C.Farren, D.Carter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

17
- For A Little While
  Tim McGraw
- 24
- 17
- 5
- - 24
  - 17
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

P.Vassar, S.Mandile, J.Vandiver

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, J.Stroud, T.McGraw

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

18
- Don't Laugh At Me
  Mark Wills
- 16
- 2
- 21
- - 16
  - 2
  - 21

Songwriter(s):

A.Shamblin, S.Seskin

Producer(s):

C.Chamberlain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

19
- How Do You Fall In Love
  Alabama
- 12
- 2
- 19
- - 12
  - 2
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

R.Owen, T.Gentry, G.Fowler

Producer(s):

D.Cook, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

20
- Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man
  Randy Travis
- 21
- 20
- 9
- - 21
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

T.Bruce, G.Burtnik

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, B.Gallimore, R.Travis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks

Gains In Performance

21
- Getcha Some
  Toby Keith
- 22
- 21
- 13
- - 22
  - 21
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

T.Keith, C.Cannon

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, T.Keith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

22
- Where The Green Grass Grows
  Tim McGraw
- 17
- 1
- 22
- - 17
  - 1
  - 22

Songwriter(s):

J.Leary, C.Wiseman

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, J.Stroud, T.McGraw

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Stand Beside Me
  Jo Dee Messina
- 25
- 23
- 9
- - 25
  - 23
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.A.Davis

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, T.McGraw

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

24
- Honey, I'm Home
  Shania Twain
- 20
- 1
- 20
- - 20
  - 1
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

S.Twain, R.J.Lange

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

25
- Everything's Changed
  Lonestar
- 23
- 2
- 23
- - 23
  - 2
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

R.McDonald, P.Nelson, L.Boone

Producer(s):

D.Cook, W.Wilson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

26
- Hold On To Me
  John Michael Montgomery
- 26
- 26
- 9
- - 26
  - 26
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

B.Daly, W.Rambeaux

Producer(s):

C.Petocz, J.M.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Gains In Performance

27
- Wrong Night
  Reba
- 32
- 27
- 4
- - 32
  - 27
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.Leo, R.Bowles

Producer(s):

D.Malloy, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

28
- Unbelievable
  Diamond Rio
- 28
- 28
- 6
- - 28
  - 28
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

A.Anderson, Jeffrey Steele

Producer(s):

M.D.Clute, Diamond Rio

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

29
- I'm Alright
  Jo Dee Messina
- 29
- 1
- 29
- - 29
  - 1
  - 29

Songwriter(s):

P.Vassar, R.M.Bourke

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, T.McGraw

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

30
- If I Lost You
  Travis Tritt
- 30
- 30
- 15
- - 30
  - 30
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

T.Tritt, S.Harris

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

31
- You Move Me
  Garth Brooks
- 27
- 3
- 16
- - 27
  - 3
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

G.Kennedy, P.Pettis

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

32
- Forever Love
  Reba
- 31
- 4
- 20
- - 31
  - 4
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

L.Hengber, D.Bryant, S.Russ

Producer(s):

D.Malloy, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

33
- No Place That Far
  Sara Evans
- 38
- 33
- 10
- - 38
  - 33
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

S.Evans, T.Shapiro, T.Martin

Producer(s):

N.Wilson, B.Cannon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

34
- Guilty
  The Warren Brothers
- 34
- 34
- 15
- - 34
  - 34
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

C.Farren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

Gains In Performance

35
- By The Book
  Michael Peterson
- 37
- 35
- 11
- - 37
  - 35
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

M.Peterson, R.E.Orrall

Producer(s):

R.E.Orrall, J.Leo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

Gains In Performance

36
- Fly (The Angel Song)
  The Wilkinsons
- 36
- 36
- 7
- - 36
  - 36
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Wilkinson, R.M.Bourke

Producer(s):

T.Haselden, R.Zavitson, D.Johnson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giant/Reprise

Gains In Performance

37
- I'll Go On Loving You
  Alan Jackson
- 35
- 3
- 19
- - 35
  - 3
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

K.Kane

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

38
- Busy Man
  Billy Ray Cyrus
- 40
- 38
- 6
- - 40
  - 38
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.Regan, G.G.Teren III

Producer(s):

J.Kelton, K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

39
- Kindly Keep It Country
  Vince Gill
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

V.Gill

Producer(s):

T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

40
- A Bitter End
  Deryl Dodd
- 41
- 40
- 13
- - 41
  - 40
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

D.Dodd, K.Beard

Producer(s):

B.Chancey, C.Young

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

41
- I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
  Mark Chesnutt
- 46
- 41
- 3
- - 46
  - 41
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

D.E.Warren

Producer(s):

M.Wright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca/MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

42
- Take Me
  Lari White
- 43
- 42
- 10
- - 43
  - 42
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

S.Smith, B.DiPiero

Producer(s):

D.Huff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyric Street

Gains In Performance

43
- Somebody's Out There Watching
  The Kinleys
- 45
- 43
- 7
- - 45
  - 43
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Lerner, F.Golde, S.A.Booker

Producer(s):

T.Haselden, R.Zavitson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

44
- Nothin' New Under The Moon
  LeAnn Rimes
- 44
- 10
- 19
- - 44
  - 10
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

R.Bowles, T.Shapiro, J.Leo

Producer(s):

W.C.Rimes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

45
- Every Little Whisper
  Steve Wariner
- 47
- 45
- 8
- - 47
  - 45
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Kirsch, S.Wariner

Producer(s):

S.Wariner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

46
- Where Your Road Leads
  Trisha Yearwood With Garth Brooks
- 42
- 18
- 12
- - 42
  - 18
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

V.Shaw, D.Child

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

47
- One Day Left To Live
  Sammy Kershaw
- 49
- 47
- 9
- - 49
  - 47
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

D.Dillon, R.Boudreaux, J.Northrup

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

48
- Something To Think About
  David Kersh
- 48
- 46
- 11
- - 48
  - 46
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

T.Martin, T.Nichols

Producer(s):

P.McMakin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

49
- Wine Into Water
  T. Graham Brown
- 52
- 49
- 12
- - 52
  - 49
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

G.Nicholson, T.Graham Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Intersound

Gains In Performance

50
- I'm Yours
  Linda Davis
- 51
- 50
- 6
- - 51
  - 50
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.Coleman, C.D.Johnson

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, J.King

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks

Gains In Performance

51
- I Will Stand
  Kenny Chesney
- 39
- 27
- 17
- - 39
  - 27
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

M.Germino, C.M.Beathard

Producer(s):

B.Cannon, N.Wilson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

52
- Slow Down
  Mark Nesler
- 53
- 52
- 10
- - 53
  - 52
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

M.Nesler, T.Martin

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield, K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

Gains In Performance

53
- When I Grow Up
  Clint Daniels
- 54
- 53
- 8
- - 54
  - 53
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

T.Martin, C.Sweat

Producer(s):

L.Pendergrass, J.Scherer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

54
- Ordinary Life
  Chad Brock
- 56
- 54
- 5
- - 56
  - 54
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.Baker, C.R.Harrington

Producer(s):

N.Wilson, B.Cannon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

55
- Powerful Thing
  Trisha Yearwood
- 70
- 55
- 2
- - 70
  - 55
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

A.Anderson, S.Vaughn

Producer(s):

T.Brown, T.Yearwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

56
- Straight Tequila
  Trini Triggs
- 50
- 47
- 14
- - 50
  - 47
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

D.Stafford, J.Hargrove

Producer(s):

C.Howard, A.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

57
- These Arms Of Mine
  LeAnn Rimes
- 60
- 57
- 2
- - 60
  - 57
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

J.Tweel, G.Thompson

Producer(s):

W.C.Rimes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

58
- I'll Take Today
  Gary Allan
- 59
- 58
- 4
- - 59
  - 58
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

K.M.Robbins, W.Robinson

Producer(s):

M.Wright, B.Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca/MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

59
- Shortenin' Bread
  The Tractors
- 57
- 57
- 3
- - 57
  - 57
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

W.Richmond, S.Ripley, C.Van Beek, D.Keesee

Producer(s):

S.Ripley, W.Richmond

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

60
- I Won't Lie
  Shannon Brown
- 58
- 58
- 5
- - 58
  - 58
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.Bouton, H.Lindsey

Producer(s):

N.Wilson, B.Tankersley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

61
- Drive Me Wild
  Sawyer Brown
- 73
- 61
- 4
- - 73
  - 61
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

M.A.Miller, G.Hubbard, M.Lawler

Producer(s):

M.A.Miller, M.McAnally

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

62
- Can't Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That
  Ricochet
- 72
- 62
- 3
- - 72
  - 62
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.Dodson, D.Drake, S.Mullins

Producer(s):

R.Chancey, B.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

63 NEW
NEW
- Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)
  Garth Brooks
- -
- 63
- 1
- - -
  - 63
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

K.Blazy, K.Williams, T.G.Brooks

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

64
- Touchdown Tennessee
  Kenny Chesney
- 71
- 64
- 2
- - 71
  - 64
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

D.Dillon, K.Chesney

Producer(s):

K.Chesney, C.Bradley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

Gains In Performance

65 NEW
NEW
- Wild As The Wind
  Garth Brooks Duet With Trisha Yearwood
- -
- 65
- 1
- - -
  - 65
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

P.Wasner, C.J.Quarto

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

66
- Loosen Up My Strings
  Clint Black
- 63
- 12
- 17
- - 63
  - 12
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

C.Black, H.Nicholas

Producer(s):

C.Black, J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

67
- I'm A Cowboy
  Bill Engvall
- 62
- 60
- 8
- - 62
  - 60
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Engvall, A.Baker

Producer(s):

D.Grau

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

68 NEW
NEW
- Freedom
  Wynonna
- -
- 68
- 1
- - -
  - 68
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

L.Armor, B.Hull

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, Wynonna

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Universal/DreamWorks

Gains In Performance

69
- I Walk The Line Revisited
  Rodney Crowell With Johnny Cash
- 61
- 61
- 5
- - 61
  - 61
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Crowell, J.R.Cash

Producer(s):

R.Crowell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

70 NEW
NEW
- Keepin' Up
  Alabama
- -
- 70
- 1
- - -
  - 70
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

R.Owen, T.Gentry, G.Fowler, R.Rogers

Producer(s):

D.Cook, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

71
- Leave My Mama Out Of This
  Monty Holmes
- 67
- 59
- 4
- - 67
  - 59
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

M.H.Holmes, K.Blazy, W.Kimes

Producer(s):

P.Davis, E.Seay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang II

72
- Behind Closed Doors
  Joe Diffie
- 65
- 65
- 2
- - 65
  - 65
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

K.O'Dell

Producer(s):

J.Slate, J.Diffie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

73
- The Big One
  Confederate Railroad
- 66
- 66
- 3
- - 66
  - 66
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

J.Ims, P.Matthews

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, P.Greene

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

74
- Ticket Out Of Kansas
  Jenny Simpson
- 55
- 54
- 7
- - 55
  - 54
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

T.Sillers

Producer(s):

G.Fundis, R.Methvin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

75
- You Haven't Left Me Yet
  George Strait
- 69
- 69
- 4
- - 69
  - 69
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

D.Hunt, K.M.Robbins

Producer(s):

T.Brown, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

Hot Country Songs

Week of December 5, 1998

Hot Country Songs

It Must Be Love

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Ty Herndon Opens Up About Drug Addiction, Calling Crystal Meth 'A Pandemic of My Soul'

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

It Must Be Love

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Let Me Let Go

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Wide Open Spaces

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A Little Past Little Rock

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Husbands And Wives

Songwriter(s):

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Someone You Used To Know

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

You're Easy On The Eyes

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Right On The Money

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Your Song

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You're Beginning To Get To Me

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

For You I Will

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