| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 8, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU CAN DREAM OF ME Steve Wariner (MCA 52721) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2 | MAKIN’ UP FOR LOST TIME (The Dallas Lovers’ Song) Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856) | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | |
| 3 | OLD SCHOOL John Conlee (MCA 52695) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | THERE’S NO STOPPING YOUR HEART Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5521) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | |
| 5 | HURT Juice Newton (RCA 14199) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
| 6 | THE ONE I LOVED BACK THEN (The Corvette Song) George Jones (Epic 05698) | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 | |
| 7 | COME ON IN (You Did The Best You Could Do) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52722) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 8 | JUST IN CASE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28875) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 9 | BOP Dan Seals (EMI America 8289) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 10 | I TELL IT LIKE IT USED TO BE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | |
| 11 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99600) | 13 | 17 | 23 | 12 | |
| 12 | DOWN IN TENNESSEE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28855) | 14 | 16 | 21 | 13 | |
| 13 | I LOVE YOU BY HEART Sylvia & Michael Johnson (RCA 14217) | 16 | 19 | 25 | 12 | |
| 14 | THINK ABOUT LOVE Dolly Parton (RCA 14218) | 17 | 20 | 31 | 10 | |
| 15 | THE DEVIL’S ON THE LOOSE Waylon Jennings (RCA 14215) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | |
| 16 | FAST LANES AND COUNTRY ROADS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52737) | 19 | 22 | 34 | 10 | |
| 17 | I COULD GET USED TO YOU Exile (Epic 05723) | 20 | 23 | 33 | 10 | |
| 18 | HOME AGAIN IN MY HEART Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 18 | |
| 19 | WHAT’S A MEMORY LIKE YOU (Doing In A Love Like This) John Schneider (MCA 52723) | 22 | 31 | 39 | 8 | |
| 20 | MEMORIES TO BURN Gene Watson (Epic 05633) | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
| 21 | (Back To The) HEARTBREAK KID Restless Heart (RCA 14190) | 18 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 22 | YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW Eddy Raven (RCA 14250) | 29 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 23 | PERFECT STRANGER Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28870) | 23 | 26 | 28 | 13 | |
| 24 | OKLAHOMA BORDERLINE Vince Gill (RCA 14216) | 27 | 30 | 32 | 11 | |
| 25 | BURNED LIKE A ROCKET Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99599) | 25 | 27 | 29 | 15 | |
| 26 | YOU ARE MY MUSIC, YOU ARE MY SONG Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) (Epic 05693) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 27 | DREAMLAND EXPRESS John Denver (RCA 14227) | 33 | 36 | 41 | 8 | |
| 28 | NEVER BE YOU Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05621) | 21 | 14 | 4 | 19 | |
| 29 | YOUR MEMORY AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE Mickey Gilley (Epic 05744) | 35 | 41 | 46 | 8 | |
| 30 | I SURE NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Judy Rodman (MTM 72061) | 24 | 24 | 27 | 13 | |
| 31 | PLEASE BE LOVE Mark Gray (Columbia 05695) | 31 | 34 | 38 | 12 | |
| 32 | IN OVER MY HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05747) | 37 | 45 | 53 | 7 | |
| 33 | SOME GIRLS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Louise Mandrell (RCA 14251) | 38 | 44 | 52 | 7 | |
| 34 | 100% CHANCE OF RAIN Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28823) | 43 | 51 | 60 | 5 | |
| 35 | DON’T UNDERESTIMATE MY LOVE FOR YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA 52741) | 44 | 49 | 56 | 5 | |
| 36 | 1982 Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828) | 40 | 47 | 54 | 7 | |
| 37 | EVERYDAY James Taylor (Columbia 05681) | 36 | 38 | 40 | 9 | |
| 38 | STILL HURTIN’ ME Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05699) | 34 | 35 | 37 | 10 | |
| 39 | CAJUN MOON Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05748) | 46 | 52 | 64 | 4 | |
| 40 | MORNING DESIRE Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 17 | |
| 41 | SHE AND I Alabama (RCA 14281) | 57 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | ONLY IN MY MIND Reba McEntire (MCA 52691) | 30 | 21 | 10 | 19 | |
| 43 | THE CHAIR George Strait (MCA 52667) | 32 | 29 | 26 | 21 | |
| 44 | SWEETER AND SWEETER Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 317) | 50 | 58 | 67 | 4 | |
| 45 | LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Patty Loveless (MCA 52694) | 41 | 42 | 45 | 11 | |
| 46 | IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING Tom Jones (Mercury 884 252) | 42 | 43 | 43 | 12 | |
| 47 | FIVE FINGERS Ray Price (Step One 350) | 45 | 46 | 49 | 9 | |
| 48 | GOODBYE MARIE Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1526) | 52 | 59 | 71 | 4 | |
| 49 | SHE DON’T CRY LIKE SHE USED TO Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 05732) | 48 | 53 | 58 | 7 | |
| 50 | MISSISSIPPI BREAK DOWN Toni Price (Luv 114) | 53 | 57 | 61 | 7 | |
| 51 | WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Brenda Lee (MCA 52720) | 51 | 56 | 59 | 8 | |
| 52 | WE’VE GOT A GOOD FIRE GOIN’ Don Williams (Capitol 5526) | 65 | 75 | 84 | 4 | |
| 53 | NOTHING BUT YOUR LOVE MATTERS Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 05764) | 58 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | IF I DON’T LOVE YOU Jim Glaser (MCA/Noble Vision 52748) | 54 | 60 | 66 | 7 | |
| 55 | WHILE THE MOON’S IN TOWN The Shoppe (MTM 72063) | 47 | 50 | 50 | 9 | |
| 56 | YOU’RE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME George Strait (MCA 52764) | 66 | 73 | 85 | 4 | |
| 57 | OLD BLUE YODELER Razzy Bailey (MCA 52701) | 56 | 55 | 51 | 9 | |
| 58 | NOW AND FOREVER (You And Me) Anne Murray (Capitol 5547) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU Mason Dixon (Texas 5510) | 59 | 65 | 74 | 5 | |
| 60 | ARLENE Marty Stuart (Columbia 05724) | 62 | 68 | 77 | 5 | |
| 61 | THIS NIGHT MIGHT TAKE US TO FOREVER Marty Crawford & Gary Holmes (Spectrum Of Sound 007) | 63 | 70 | 81 | 4 | |
| 62 | SHOE STRING Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5544) | 69 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | FEELIN’ THE FEELIN’ Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52747) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14282) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 05759) | 72 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| 66 | I HAD A BEAUTIFUL TIME Merle Haggard (Epic 05782) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | THE LONELINESS IN LUCY’S EYES (The Life Sue Ellen Is Living) Johnny Lee (Warner Bros. 28839) | 74 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | I MISS YOU Byron Whitman (Jammer 14825) | 68 | 74 | 79 | 5 | |
| 69 | EVERY NIGHT Pake McEntire (RCA 14220) | 76 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | THE BALLAD OF THE BLUE CYCLONE Ray Stevens (MCA 52771) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | WHAT WE GONNA DO Gus Hardin (RCA 14255) | 61 | 63 | 72 | 5 | |
| 72 | SEXY YOUNG GIRL Mac Davis (MCA 52765) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | TONIGHT WE RIDE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28797) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | HEART DON’T FALL NOW Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5548) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU Pam Tillis (Warner Bros. 28806) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | BABY WHEN YOUR HEART BREAKS DOWN Osmond Brothers (EMI America/Curb 8298) | 73 | 61 | 57 | 9 | |
| 77 | EASY TO PLEASE Janie Fricke (Columbia 05781) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | WHEN YOU WERE BLUE AND I WAS GREEN Joe Stampley (Epic 05758) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | LOVE WILL GET YOU THROUGH TIMES WITH NO MONEY Girls Next Door (MTM 72059) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | EVEN WHEN I RIDE IN THE RAIN Geary Hanley (Kansa 627) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | AN AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT BC & The Dartz (Track 103) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES (To Take What I’ve Got) Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 238) | 67 | 69 | 75 | 5 | |
| 83 | JUST A WOMAN Loretta Lynn (MCA 52766) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | YOU BEAT ALL I’VE EVER SEEN Roger Martin (NLT 1988) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | THE BEST THERE IS Charley Pride (RCA 14265) | 78 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 86 | COME ON SUNDAY MORNING Back Behind The Barn Boys (Tri-Art 1985) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | BORDERLINE Red Horse Band (A.M.I. 1933) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | IN LOVE WITH HER Adam Baker (Avista 8610) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SAFE DEPOSIT BOX April & Amicks (Prairie Dust 11185) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | YOU ARE THE ROCK (And I’m A Rolling Stone) Carl Jackson (Columbia 05645) | 80 | 80 | 87 | 4 | |
| 91 | NOW I’VE GOT A HEART OF GOLD Sonny Curtis (Steem 110185) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | BABY I’M MOVIN’ ON John Bailey (Motion 1022) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | WITH MY LOVE ALL OVER YOU Country Clark Wells (Great 119) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | OH MY MARIE Michael Christi (BGM 100185) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | ONCE UPON A TIME Bobby Blue (Nite Records 108) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | ALMOST NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU Henry Lewis (Burgundy 1010) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | OKEECHOBEE (On My Mind) Sam Thompson (Door Knob 241) | 90 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | SHE AIN’T WHISTLIN’ DIXIE David Frizzell (Nashville America 1001) | 60 | 62 | 70 | 4 | |
| 99 | SOMEBODY ELSE’S FIRE Janie Fricke (Columbia 05617) | 39 | 25 | 15 | 21 | |
| 100 | AMERICAN WALTZ Merle Haggard (Epic 05734) | 83 | 48 | 48 | 8 | |
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