| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 25, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | OLD SCHOOL John Conlee (MCA 52695) | 3 | 5 |
N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
14 | |
| 2 | BOP Dan Seals (EMI America 8289) | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 3 | JUST IN CASE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28875) | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | YOU CAN DREAM OF ME Steve Wariner (MCA 52721) | 7 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 5 | HOME AGAIN IN MY HEART Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897) | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 6 | HURT Juice Newton (RCA 14199) | 9 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 7 | MAKIN’ UP FOR LOST TIME (The Dallas Lovers’ Song) Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856) | 13 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 8 | MEMORIES TO BURN Gene Watson (Epic 05633) | 8 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 9 | THERE’S NO STOPPING YOUR HEART Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5521) | 12 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 10 | (Back To The) HEARTBREAK KID Restless Heart (RCA 14190) | 11 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 11 | COME ON IN (You Did The Best You Could Do) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52722) | 14 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 12 | THE DEVIL’S ON THE LOOSE Waylon Jennings (RCA 14215) | 16 | 23 | 11 | ||
| 13 | I TELL IT LIKE IT USED TO BE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524) | 17 | 22 | 15 | ||
| 14 | NEVER BE YOU Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05621) | 4 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 15 | THE ONE I LOVED BACK THEN (The Corvette Song) George Jones (Epic 05698) | 22 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 16 | DOWN IN TENNESSEE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28855) | 21 | 25 | 11 | ||
| 17 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99600) | 23 | 27 | 10 | ||
| 18 | MORNING DESIRE Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194) | 6 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 19 | I LOVE YOU BY HEART Sylvia & Michael Johnson (RCA 14217) | 25 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 20 | THINK ABOUT LOVE Dolly Parton (RCA 14218) | 31 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 21 | ONLY IN MY MIND Reba McEntire (MCA 52691) | 10 | 8 | 17 | ||
| 22 | FAST LANES AND COUNTRY ROADS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52737) | 34 | 37 | 8 | ||
| 23 | I COULD GET USED TO YOU Exile (Epic 05723) | 33 | 36 | 8 | ||
| 24 | I SURE NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Judy Rodman (MTM 72061) | 27 | 28 | 11 | ||
| 25 | SOMEBODY ELSE’S FIRE Janie Fricke (Columbia 05617) | 15 | 7 | 19 | ||
| 26 | PERFECT STRANGER Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28870) | 28 | 30 | 11 | ||
| 27 | BURNED LIKE A ROCKET Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99599) | 29 | 31 | 13 | ||
| 28 | YOU ARE MY MUSIC, YOU ARE MY SONG Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) (Epic 05693) | 30 | 33 | 9 | ||
| 29 | THE CHAIR George Strait (MCA 52667) | 26 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 30 | OKLAHOMA BORDERLINE Vince Gill (RCA 14216) | 32 | 35 | 9 | ||
| 31 | WHAT’S A MEMORY LIKE YOU (Doing In A Love Like This) John Schneider (MCA 52723) | 39 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 32 | HAVE MERCY Judds (RCA/Curb 14193) | 19 | 10 | 17 | ||
| 33 | YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW Eddy Raven (RCA 14250) | 36 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 34 | PLEASE BE LOVE Mark Gray (Columbia 05695) | 38 | 40 | 10 | ||
| 35 | STILL HURTIN’ ME Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05699) | 37 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 36 | DREAMLAND EXPRESS John Denver (RCA 14227) | 41 | 50 | 6 | ||
| 37 | BETTY’S BEIN’ BAD Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5517) | 18 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 38 | EVERYDAY James Taylor (Columbia 05681) | 40 | 46 | 7 | ||
| 39 | STAND UP Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5513) | 20 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 40 | THE LEGEND AND THE MAN Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28866) | 24 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 41 | YOUR MEMORY AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE Mickey Gilley (Epic 05744) | 46 | 52 | 6 | ||
| 42 | LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Patty Loveless (MCA 52694) | 45 | 49 | 9 | ||
| 43 | IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING Tom Jones (Mercury 884 252) | 43 | 47 | 10 | ||
| 44 | SOME GIRLS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Louise Mandrell (RCA 14251) | 52 | 58 | 5 | ||
| 45 | IN OVER MY HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05747) | 53 | 59 | 5 | ||
| 46 | FIVE FINGERS Ray Price (Step One 350) | 49 | 56 | 7 | ||
| 47 | 1982 Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828) | 54 | 60 | 5 | ||
| 48 | AMERICAN WALTZ Merle Haggard (Epic 05734) | 48 | 53 | 6 | ||
| 49 | DON’T UNDERESTIMATE MY LOVE FOR YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA 52741) | 56 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | WHILE THE MOON’S IN TOWN The Shoppe (MTM 72063) | 50 | 55 | 7 | ||
| 51 | 100% CHANCE OF RAIN Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28823) | 60 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | CAJUN MOON Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05748) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | SHE DON’T CRY LIKE SHE USED TO Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 05732) | 58 | 66 | 5 | ||
| 54 | A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 14192) | 35 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 55 | OLD BLUE YODELER Razzy Bailey (MCA 52701) | 51 | 51 | 7 | ||
| 56 | WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Brenda Lee (MCA 52720) | 59 | 63 | 6 | ||
| 57 | MISSISSIPPI BREAK DOWN Toni Price (Luv 114) | 61 | 67 | 5 | ||
| 58 | SWEETER AND SWEETER Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 317) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | GOODBYE MARIE Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1526) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | IF I DON’T LOVE YOU Jim Glaser (MCA/Noble Vision 52748) | 66 | 73 | 5 | ||
| 61 | BABY WHEN YOUR HEART BREAKS DOWN Osmond Brothers (EMI America/Curb 8298) | 57 | 61 | 7 | ||
| 62 | SHE AIN’T WHISTLIN’ DIXIE David Frizzell (Nashville America 1001) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | WHAT WE GONNA DO Gus Hardin (RCA 14255) | 72 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | NOTHING BUT YOUR LOVE MATTERS Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 05764) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU Mason Dixon (Texas 5510) | 74 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | SHE AND I Alabama (RCA 14281) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05585) | 42 | 24 | 20 | ||
| 68 | ARLENE Marty Stuart (Columbia 05724) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES (To Take What I’ve Got) Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 238) | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | THIS NIGHT MIGHT TAKE US TO FOREVER Marty Crawford & Gary Holmes (Spectrum Of Sound 007) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | BRING YOUR LOVE JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER Garry Edwards (Motion 1021) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | EVERYTHING IS CHANGING Johnny Paycheck (A.M.I. 1327) | 65 | 57 | 7 | ||
| 73 | YOU’RE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME George Strait (MCA 52764) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | I MISS YOU Byron Whitman (Jammer 14825) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | WE’VE GOT A GOOD FIRE GOIN’ Don Williams (Capitol 5526) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | SHOE STRING Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5544) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU Con Hunley (Capitol 5525) | 44 | 43 | 8 | ||
| 78 | THE BEST THERE IS Charley Pride (RCA 14265) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 05759) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | YOU ARE THE ROCK (And I’m A Rolling Stone) Carl Jackson (Columbia 05645) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF LOVE Robin Lee (Evergreen 1037) | 62 | 42 | 12 | ||
| 82 | THE LONELINESS IN LUCY’S EYES (The Life Sue Ellen Is Living) Johnny Lee (Warner Bros. 28839) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | FOREVER FEELINGS Big Ernie Gibson (MSR 19837) | 83 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | EVERY NIGHT Pake McEntire (RCA 14220) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | IT’S TIME FOR LOVE Don Williams (MCA 52692) | 47 | 29 | 16 | ||
| 86 | LIE TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52668) | 55 | 38 | 20 | ||
| 87 | SHE TOLD ME YES Chance (Mercury 884 178) | 63 | 44 | 15 | ||
| 88 | NOBODY FALLS LIKE A FOOL Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14172) | 68 | 54 | 20 | ||
| 89 | SUPERMAN Glenn English (CBT 11045) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Sammy O’Banion (Awesome 112) | 73 | 75 | 5 | ||
| 91 | QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS Tony Alamo (Alamo 333) | 82 | 74 | 15 | ||
| 92 | OKEECHOBEE (On My Mind) Sam Thompson (Door Knob 241) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | LAST PIECE OF PRIDE R. J. McClintock (Comstock 1798) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | LOVIN’ ON BORROWED TIME Michael Grimes (Motion 1019) | 76 | 77 | 5 | ||
| 95 | I FEEL A HEARTACHE COMING ON Bobbi Lace (GBS 728) | 69 | 70 | 6 | ||
| 96 | EYES AS BIG AS DALLAS Randy Wagner (Door Knob 236) | 80 | 81 | 5 | ||
| 97 | DADDY’S RIDE Los Bozos (Fifth Street 1036) | 94 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | THE ONE THAT FOOTS THE BILL Earl McCowan (Door Knob 237) | 96 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | WHAT A MEMORY YOU’D MAKE Jim Collins (White Gold 22251) | 92 | 64 | 8 | ||
| 100 | LOVE GONE BAD Jay Clark (Concorde 301) | 89 | 68 | 7 | ||
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