Honky Tonk Moon

"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] It's charting on the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart is unknown.

Content

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

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

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "We Believe in Happy Endings" by Earl Thomas Conley with Emmylou Harris	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single October 8, 1988	Succeeded by "Streets of Bakersfield" by Dwight Yoakam with Buck Owens

Randy Travis

Albums Singles

Studio albums	Randy Traywick Storms of Life Always & Forever Old 8×10 No Holdin' Back Heroes & Friends High Lonesome Wind in the Wire This Is Me Full Circle You and You Alone A Man Ain't Made of Stone Inspirational Journey Rise and Shine Worship & Faith Passing Through Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise Around the Bend Anniversary Celebration Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits, Volume 1 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Forever & Ever... The Best of Randy Travis Greatest #1 Hits Super Hits, Volume 1 Trail of Memories: The Randy Travis Anthology The Essential Randy Travis The Very Best of Randy Travis The Platinum Collection I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis I'll Fly Away Top 10 Randy Travis Forever Country: 15 Original Hits Hymns: 17 Timeless Songs of Faith On the Other Hand: All the Number Ones

Holiday albums	An Old Time Christmas Songs of the Season

Live albums	Randy Ray: Live at the Nashville Palace Live: It Was Just a Matter of Time

Notable singles	"1982" "On the Other Hand" "Diggin' Up Bones" "No Place Like Home" "Forever and Ever, Amen" "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" "Too Gone Too Long" "I Told You So" "Honky Tonk Moon" "Deeper Than the Holler" "Is It Still Over?" "Promises" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" "He Walked on Water" "A Few Ole Country Boys" (with George Jones) "Heroes and Friends" "Point of Light" "Forever Together" "Better Class of Losers" "I'd Surrender All" "If I Didn't Have You" "Look Heart, No Hands" "An Old Pair of Shoes" "Cowboy Boogie" "Before You Kill Us All" "Whisper My Name" "This Is Me" "The Box" "Are We in Trouble Now" "Would I" "Out of My Bones" "The Hole" "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" "Stranger in My Mirror" "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" "Baptism" "Three Wooden Crosses"

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