| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 4, 1986 | |||||
| (No issue published this week; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
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N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
MORNING DESIRE Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| BOP Dan Seals (EMI America 8289) | 2 | 9 | 15 | 10 | ||
| SOMEBODY ELSE’S FIRE Janie Fricke (Columbia 05617) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| HOME AGAIN IN MY HEART Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||
| NEVER BE YOU Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05621) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | ||
| HAVE MERCY Judds (RCA/Curb 14193) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| BETTY’S BEIN’ BAD Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5517) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | ||
| ONLY IN MY MIND Reba McEntire (MCA 52691) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | ||
| STAND UP Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5513) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||
| OLD SCHOOL John Conlee (MCA 52695) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 11 | ||
| JUST IN CASE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28875) | 11 | 16 | 21 | 10 | ||
| A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 14192) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||
| MEMORIES TO BURN Gene Watson (Epic 05633) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | ||
| THE CHAIR George Strait (MCA 52667) | 14 | 6 | 1 | 16 | ||
| (Back To The) HEARTBREAK KID Restless Heart (RCA 14190) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 10 | ||
| HURT Juice Newton (RCA 14199) | 16 | 21 | 27 | 9 | ||
| YOU CAN DREAM OF ME Steve Wariner (MCA 52721) | 17 | 24 | 31 | 8 | ||
| THE LEGEND AND THE MAN Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28866) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 11 | ||
| YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05585) | 19 | 10 | 5 | 17 | ||
| THERE’S NO STOPPING YOUR HEART Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5521) | 20 | 26 | 32 | 9 | ||
| MAKIN’ UP FOR LOST TIME (The Dallas Lovers’ Song) Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856) | 21 | 25 | 33 | 7 | ||
| COME ON IN (You Did The Best You Could Do) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52722) | 22 | 30 | 34 | 7 | ||
| SHE TOLD ME YES Chance (Mercury 884 178) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 12 | ||
| I TELL IT LIKE IT USED TO BE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 12 | ||
| BREAK AWAY Gail Davies (RCA 14184) | 25 | 14 | 12 | 15 | ||
| THE DEVIL’S ON THE LOOSE Waylon Jennings (RCA 14215) | 26 | 31 | 38 | 8 | ||
| IT’S TIME FOR LOVE Don Williams (MCA 52692) | 27 | 18 | 19 | 13 | ||
| DOWN IN TENNESSEE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28855) | 28 | 32 | 36 | 8 | ||
| THE ONE I LOVED BACK THEN (The Corvette Song) George Jones (Epic 05698) | 29 | 37 | 48 | 6 | ||
| IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99600) | 30 | 34 | 40 | 7 | ||
| LIE TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52668) | 31 | 22 | 9 | 17 | ||
| I SURE NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Judy Rodman (MTM 72061) | 32 | 35 | 39 | 8 | ||
| BURNED LIKE A ROCKET Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99599) | 33 | 36 | 41 | 10 | ||
| PERFECT STRANGER Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28870) | 34 | 38 | 45 | 8 | ||
| I LOVE YOU BY HEART Sylvia & Michael Johnson (RCA 14217) | 35 | 41 | 51 | 7 | ||
| YOU ARE MY MUSIC, YOU ARE MY SONG Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) (Epic 05693) | 36 | 40 | 44 | 6 | ||
| THINK ABOUT LOVE Dolly Parton (RCA 14218) | 37 | 44 | 52 | 5 | ||
| OKLAHOMA BORDERLINE Vince Gill (RCA 14216) | 38 | 45 | 53 | 6 | ||
| NOBODY FALLS LIKE A FOOL Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14172) | 39 | 17 | 7 | 17 | ||
| I COULD GET USED TO YOU Exile (Epic 05723) | 40 | 47 | 54 | 5 | ||
| FAST LANES AND COUNTRY ROADS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52737) | 41 | 48 | 56 | 5 | ||
| PLEASE BE LOVE Mark Gray (Columbia 05695) | 42 | 42 | 49 | 7 | ||
| SAFE IN THE ARMS OF LOVE Robin Lee (Evergreen 1037) | 43 | 43 | 47 | 9 | ||
| YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW Eddy Raven (RCA 14250) | 44 | 54 | 64 | 4 | ||
| I DON’T MIND THE THORNS (If You’re The Rose) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52656) | 45 | 28 | 16 | 19 | ||
| STILL HURTIN’ ME Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05699) | 46 | 52 | 61 | 5 | ||
| WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU Con Hunley (Capitol 5525) | 47 | 53 | 62 | 5 | ||
| I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU Whites (MCA/Curb 52697) | 48 | 29 | 29 | 11 | ||
| THEY NEVER HAD TO GET OVER YOU Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 28901) | 49 | 33 | 20 | 14 | ||
| WHAT’S A MEMORY LIKE YOU (Doing In A Love Like This) John Schneider (MCA 52723) | 50 | 65 | — | 3 | ||
| TIMBERLINE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28852) | 51 | 51 | 58 | 7 | ||
| IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING Tom Jones (Mercury 884 252) | 52 | 57 | 66 | 7 | ||
| EVERYDAY James Taylor (Columbia 05681) | 53 | 58 | 67 | 4 | ||
| LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Patty Loveless (MCA 52694) | 54 | 61 | 70 | 6 | ||
| DREAMLAND EXPRESS John Denver (RCA 14227) | 55 | 69 | — | 3 | ||
| OLD BLUE YODELER Razzy Bailey (MCA 52701) | 56 | 62 | 69 | 4 | ||
| EVERYTHING IS CHANGING Johnny Paycheck (A.M.I. 1327) | 57 | 63 | 72 | 4 | ||
| AMERICAN WALTZ Merle Haggard (Epic 05734) | 58 | 71 | — | 3 | ||
| HEART OF THE COUNTRY Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 177) | 59 | 50 | 43 | 11 | ||
| YOUR MEMORY AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE Mickey Gilley (Epic 05744) | 60 | 75 | — | 3 | ||
| WHILE THE MOON’S IN TOWN The Shoppe (MTM 72063) | 61 | 67 | 74 | 4 | ||
| FIVE FINGERS Ray Price (Step One 350) | 62 | 70 | 81 | 4 | ||
| SHE’S LOVIN’ ME HOME TONIGHT David Houston (CBT 9205) | 63 | 55 | 57 | 9 | ||
| HONKY TONK TONIGHT Colt Daniels (Mesa 1120) | 64 | 64 | 71 | 4 | ||
| SOME GIRLS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Louise Mandrell (RCA 14251) | 65 | — | — | 2 | ||
| WHAT A MEMORY YOU’D MAKE Jim Collins (White Gold 22251) | 66 | 66 | 75 | 5 | ||
| WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Brenda Lee (MCA 52720) | 67 | 77 | — | 3 | ||
| BABY WHEN YOUR HEART BREAKS DOWN Osmond Brothers (EMI America/Curb 8298) | 68 | 76 | 85 | 4 | ||
| IN OVER MY HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05747) | 69 | — | — | 2 | ||
| 1982 Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828) | 70 | — | — | 2 | ||
| FEEL THE FIRE Family Brown (RCA 50837) | 71 | 80 | — | 3 | ||
| LOVE GONE BAD Jay Clark (Concorde 301) | 72 | 73 | 83 | 4 | ||
| LOUISIANA LEGS Del Reeves (Playback 1102) | 73 | 81 | — | 3 | ||
| QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS Tony Alamo (Alamo 333) | 74 | 79 | 80 | 12 | ||
| I FEEL A HEARTACHE COMING ON Bobbi Lace (GBS 728) | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | ||
| I HOPE THIS NITE WILL NEVER END Mal Stover (Killer 1003) | 76 | 84 | — | 3 | ||
| MISSISSIPPI BREAK DOWN Toni Price (Luv 114) | 77 | — | — | 2 | ||
| COUNTRY MUSIC LIVES TODAY Bill Anderson (Swanee 5022) | 78 | 78 | 86 | 4 | ||
| SHE DON’T CRY LIKE SHE USED TO Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 05732) | 79 | — | — | 2 | ||
| ME AND PAUL Willie Nelson (Columbia 05597) | 80 | 39 | 26 | 16 | ||
| IF I DON’T LOVE YOU Jim Glaser (MCA/Noble Vision 52748) | 81 | — | — | 2 | ||
| TOO MUCH ON MY HEART Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 016) | 82 | 46 | 22 | 20 | ||
| WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Sammy O’Banion (Awesome 112) | 83 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LOVIN’ ON BORROWED TIME Michael Grimes (Motion 1019) | 84 | — | — | 2 | ||
| TWO HEARTS CAN’T BE WRONG Two Hearts (MDJ 5831) | 85 | 59 | 55 | 7 | ||
| FEED THE FIRE Keith Stegall (Epic 05643) | 86 | 49 | 42 | 11 | ||
| WILLIE YOU’RE A LEGEND Mark Moseley (Moserite 547-85) | 87 | — | — | 2 | ||
| EYES AS BIG AS DALLAS Randy Wagner (Door Knob 236) | 88 | — | — | 2 | ||
| CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN Alabama (RCA 14165) | 89 | 82 | 60 | 20 | ||
| I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28947) | 90 | 60 | 46 | 20 | ||
| SOME SUCH FOOLISHNESS Tommy Roe (MCA/Curb 52711) | 91 | 68 | 63 | 7 | ||
| COFFEE BROWN EYES Billy Walker (Tall Texan 59) | 92 | 72 | 65 | 9 | ||
| I’M GONNA HURT HER ON THE RADIO David Allan Coe (Columbia 05631) | 93 | 74 | 50 | 9 | ||
| HANG ON TO YOUR HEART Exile (Epic 05580) | 94 | 85 | 59 | 21 | ||
| RENO AND ME Bobby Bare (EMI America 8296) | 95 | 86 | 79 | 6 | ||
| DONCHA? T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05591) | 96 | 87 | 37 | 18 | ||
| GET BACK TO THE COUNTRY Neil Young (Geffen 28883) | 97 | 56 | 35 | 12 | ||
| SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES Maines Brothers Band (Mercury 884 228) | 98 | 89 | 68 | 7 | ||
| SHE ALMOST MAKES ME FORGET ABOUT YOU Larry Wayne Kennedy (Jere 1001) | 99 | 92 | 88 | 5 | ||
| I’M LEAVING NOW Johnny Cash (Columbia 05672) | 100 | 94 | 82 | 6 | ||
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