FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 7, 1990

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2 2 4 5 MCA 6415 (8.98) (CD) LIVIN' IT UP 41 34 36 107 KEITH WHITLEY RCA 6494 -1 (898) (CD) DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES

O 4 9 4 ALABAMA RCA 52108 (9.98) (CD) PASS IT ON DOWN 42 47 57 145 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 42035 (8.98) (co) GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2

4 3 2 34 THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS MERCURY 838 744 -1 (CD) PICKIN' ON NASHVILLE 43 46 42 9 CAPITOL 93882 (9.98) (CD) JERSEY BOY

5 5 3 15 TRAVIS TRITT WARNER BROS. 26094-4 (8.98) (CD) COUNTRY CLUB ® 56 59 242 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 5567 (8.98) (co) GEORGE STRAIT'S GREATEST HITS

6 8 8 60 CAPITOL 90897 (8.98) (CD) GARTH BROOKS 45 36 35 72 SHENANDOAH COLUMBIA 44468, (co) THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

7 7 6 38 RANDY TRAVIS WARNER BROS. 25988 (8.98) (CD) NO HOLDIN' BACK 46 44 38 22 THE DESERT ROSE BAND MCA /CURB 42332 /MCA (8.98) (CD) PAGES OF LIFE

8 6 5 23 COLUMBIA 45250/CBS (CD) RVS III 47 42 49 63 THE JUDDS CURB /RCA 9595/RCA (8.98) (CD) RIVER OF TIME

9 9 7 16 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA 8623 (8.98) (CD) HERE IN THE REAL WORLD 48 40 45 5 FOSTER & LLOYD RCA 52113 (8.98) (CD) VERSION OF THE TRUTH

A2 10 11 10 63 KATHY MATTEA MERCURY 836 950 1 (CD) WILLOW IN THE WIND 49 49 51 211 RANDY TRAVIS WARNER BROS. 125435 (8.98) (CD) STORMS OF LIFE

11 10 11 20 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER /CURB 26090 /WARNERBROS. (8.98) (CD) LONE WOLF 50 52 40 47 MARY -CHAPIN CARPENTER COLUMBIA 44228, CBS (CD) STATE OF THE HEART

12 13 13 55 LORRIE MORGAN RCA 9594 -1 (8.98) (CD) LEAVE THE LIGHT ON 51 53 53 58 LYLE LOVETT MCA; CURB 42263/MCA (8.98) (CD) LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND

13 12 12 20 RESTLESS HEART RCA 99612 (8.98) (CD) FAST MOVIN' TRAIN 52 51 46 91 PATTY LOVELESS MCA 42223 (8.98) (CD) HONKY TONK ANGEL

14 15 15 17 WILLIE, WAYLON, JOHNNY & KRIS COLUMBIA 45240/CBS (CD) HIGHWAYMAN 2 53 48 43 60 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND EPIC 38795/CBS (CD) A DECADE OF HITS

15 16 16 5 PATTY LOVELESS MCA 6401 (8.98) (CD) ON DOWN THE LINE ® 66 60 3 BAILLIE AND THE BOYS RCA 2114 (8.98) (CD) THE LIGHTS OF HOME

16 14 14 12 DOUG STONE EPIC 45303/CBS (CD) DOUG STONE 55 50 50 90 RICKY VAN SHELTON COLUMBIA 44221 /CBS (CD) LOVING PROOF

]] 23 23 37 PAUL OVERSTREET RCA 9717-1 (698) (CD) SOW IN' LOVE 56 54 54 8 WILD ROSE CAPITOL 93885 (9.98) (CD) BREAKING NEW GROUND 18 19 21 163 RANDY TRAVIS 3 WARNER BROS. 25568-1 (8.98) (CD) ALWAYS & FOREVER 0 59 44 38 REPRISE 25989 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) JUST LOOKIN' FOR A HIT 0 33 32 4 SHENANDOAH COLUMBIA 45490 /CBS (CD) EXTRA MILE ® 63 67 3 HOLLY DUNN WARNER BROS. 26173 (8.98) (CD) HEART FULL OF LOVE

20 17 19 35 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND EPIC 45316, CBS (CD) SIMPLE MAN 59 43 62 174 RICKY VAN SHELTON COLUMBIA 40602/CBS (CD) WILD EYED DREAM

21 21 20 9 TANYA TUCKER CAPITOL 91821 (9.98) (CD) TENNESSEE WOMAN 60 57 55 71 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 42266 (8.98) (CD) BEYOND THE BLUE NEON

22 22 24 39 SAWYER BROWN CAPITOL /CURB 92358 /CAPITOL (8.98) (CD) THE BOYS ARE BACK 61 60 64 14 JANN BROWNE CURB 10630 (8.98) (CD) TELL ME WHY

23 18 17 46 KEITH WHITLEY RCA 9ao9 (8.98) (co) I WONDER DO YOU THINK OF ME 62 67 69 106 K.D. LANG SIRE 25724 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) SHADOWLAND HANK WILLIAMS, JR. A2 24 20 18 14 DAN SEALS CAPITOL 91782 (9 98) (CD) ON ARRIVAL 63 64 65 319 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME I WARNER: CURB 60193, WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) K.D. LANG & THE RECLINES 25 24 22 56 ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG 64 58 56 21 SOUTHERN PACIFIC WARNER BROS. 25895 (8.98) (CD) COUNTY LINE SIRE 25877; WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) LIONEL CARTWRIGHT 26 27 28 5 I WATCHED IT ALL ON THE RADIO 65 70 68 59 REBA MCENTIRE MCA 6294 (8.98) (cD) SWEET SIXTEEN MCA 42336 (8.98) (CD) KENNY ROGERS 27 25 25 71 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER /CURB 25834 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) GREATEST HITS III 66 65 52 59 SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG REPRISE 1 -25792 'WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD)

28 28 30 98 THE JUDDS RCA /CURB 8318 -1/RCA (8.98) (CD) GREATEST HITS 67 61 61 72 ALABAMA RCA 8587 -1 (8.98) (CD) SOUTHERN STAR

32 33 41 REBA MCENTIRE MCA 8034 (8.98) (CD) REBA LIVE 68 69 72 38 HIGHWAY 101 WARNER BROS. 25992 (8.98) (CD) PAINT THE TOWN

30 31 34 151 PATSY CLINE A2 MCA 12 (a.98) (co) GREATEST HITS 69 62 63 6 PRAIRIE OYSTER RCA 2049 -4 (CD) DIFFERENT KIND OF FIRE

31 35 31 34 RODNEY CROWELL COLUMBIA 45242/CBS (CD) KEYS TO THE HIGHWAY 70 73 - 93 K.T. OSLIN RCA 8369 (8.98) (CD) THIS WOMAN

32 26 26 7 LACY J. DALTON CAPITOL 93912 (CD) LACY J. 71 75 71 18 MARSHA THORNTON MCA 42319 (8.98) (CD) MARSHA THORNTON

O 38 39 55 COLUMBIA 44384/CBS (CD) WHITE LIMOZEEN 72 74 - 123 VERN GOSDIN COLUMBIA 40982 /CBS (CD) CHISELED IN STONE 34 30 29 13 STEVE WARINER MCA 42335 (8.98) (co) LAREDO 73 72 - 2 MCA 42333 (8.98) (CD) HARDIN COUNTY LINE

35 41 41 26 MCA 42321 (8.98) (CD) WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME 0 RE -ENTRY 532 A3 COLUMBIA FC 35305/CBS (CD) STARDUST

36 29 27 13 ROBIN LEE ATLANTIC 7 82085 (8.98) (CD) BLACK VELVET 75 NEW 1 CONWAY TWITTY MCA 6391 (8.98) (CD) GREATEST HITS, VOL. Ill

HITS 3] 39 48 228 ALABAMA 3 RCA AHUa17o(8.98) (CD) GREATEST OAlbums with the greatest sales gains this week. (CD) Compact disk available. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA)

certification for sales of 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of 1 million units. with each additional million indicated by a 55 58 36 MCA 42312 (8.98) (co) HILLBILLY ROCK ® numeral following the symbol. *CBS Records and PolyGram Records do not issue a suggested list price for their product.

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