"Honky Tonk Moon" is a song written by Dennis O'Rourke, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in June 1988 as the lead off single from his album Old 8x10. It became his seventh and fifth consecutive number 1 hit in the United States. It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"Honky Tonk Moon"
Single by Randy Travis
from the album Old 8x10
B-side"Young Guns"
ReleasedJune 1988
GenreCountry
Length2:49
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville 27833
Songwriter(s)Dennis O'Rourke
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis singles chronology
"I Told You So"
(1988)
"Honky Tonk Moon"
(1988)
"Deeper Than the Holler"
(1988)

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The B-side of the 7" vinyl single, "Young Guns", co-written by Randy Travis, has not been released on any of his albums.

Chart performance

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"Honky Tonk Moon" spent one week beginning October 8, 1988 at the top of The Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Weekly charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1988) Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[4] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 48

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
  2. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. October 22, 1988.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.