| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 8, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHAT’S A MEMORY LIKE YOU (Doing In A Love Like This) John Schneider (MCA 52723) | 3 | 8 | 16 | 12 | |
| 2 | THINK ABOUT LOVE Dolly Parton (RCA 14218) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | 100% CHANCE OF RAIN Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28823) | 10 | 16 | 27 | 9 | |
| 4 | I COULD GET USED TO YOU Exile (Epic 05723) | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | |
| 5 | YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW Eddy Raven (RCA 14250) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 13 | |
| 6 | DON’T UNDERESTIMATE MY LOVE FOR YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA 52741) | 12 | 21 | 28 | 9 | |
| 7 | FAST LANES AND COUNTRY ROADS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52737) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | |
| 8 | THERE’S NO STOPPING YOUR HEART Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5521) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| 9 | SHE AND I Alabama (RCA 14281) | 15 | 23 | 36 | 7 | |
| 10 | YOU CAN DREAM OF ME Steve Wariner (MCA 52721) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 11 | I LOVE YOU BY HEART Sylvia & Michael Johnson (RCA 14217) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |
| 12 | THE ONE I LOVED BACK THEN (The Corvette Song) George Jones (Epic 05698) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA BORDERLINE Vince Gill (RCA 14216) | 13 | 15 | 21 | 15 | |
| 14 | 1982 Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828) | 22 | 26 | 32 | 11 | |
| 15 | IN OVER MY HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05747) | 16 | 18 | 26 | 11 | |
| 16 | YOUR MEMORY AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE Mickey Gilley (Epic 05744) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 12 | |
| 17 | COME ON IN (You Did The Best You Could Do) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52722) | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| 18 | YOU’RE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME George Strait (MCA 52764) | 24 | 31 | 43 | 8 | |
| 19 | CAJUN MOON Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05748) | 25 | 28 | 34 | 8 | |
| 20 | DREAMLAND EXPRESS John Denver (RCA 14227) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| 21 | WE’VE GOT A GOOD FIRE GOIN’ Don Williams (Capitol 5526) | 27 | 33 | 42 | 8 | |
| 22 | NOW AND FOREVER (You And Me) Anne Murray (Capitol 5547) | 29 | 36 | 49 | 6 | |
| 23 | PLEASE BE LOVE Mark Gray (Columbia 05695) | 23 | 25 | 29 | 16 | |
| 24 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14282) | 33 | 39 | 51 | 5 | |
| 25 | MAKIN’ UP FOR LOST TIME (The Dallas Lovers’ Song) Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856) | 17 | 11 | 2 | 16 | |
| 26 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99600) | 14 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| 27 | HURT Juice Newton (RCA 14199) | 19 | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| 28 | SWEETER AND SWEETER Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 317) | 31 | 34 | 40 | 8 | |
| 29 | NOTHING BUT YOUR LOVE MATTERS Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 05764) | 32 | 38 | 45 | 7 | |
| 30 | SOME GIRLS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Louise Mandrell (RCA 14251) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 11 | |
| 31 | I HAD A BEAUTIFUL TIME Merle Haggard (Epic 05782) | 35 | 42 | 54 | 6 | |
| 32 | FEELIN’ THE FEELIN’ Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52747) | 36 | 45 | 55 | 5 | |
| 33 | HEART DON’T FALL NOW Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5548) | 39 | 44 | 56 | 6 | |
| 34 | SHOE STRING Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5544) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
| 35 | BOP Dan Seals (EMI America 8289) | 28 | 24 | 17 | 19 | |
| 36 | EASY TO PLEASE Janie Fricke (Columbia 05781) | 41 | 52 | 69 | 6 | |
| 37 | JUST IN CASE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28875) | 21 | 14 | 9 | 19 | |
| 38 | EVERY NIGHT Pake McEntire (RCA 14220) | 42 | 49 | 59 | 7 | |
| 39 | AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28794) | 44 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | YOU ARE MY MUSIC, YOU ARE MY SONG Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) (Epic 05693) | 30 | 29 | 25 | 15 | |
| 41 | GRANDPA (Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days) Judds (RCA/Curb 14290) | 45 | 64 | 71 | 4 | |
| 42 | DOWN IN TENNESSEE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28855) | 34 | 19 | 12 | 17 | |
| 43 | TONIGHT WE RIDE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28797) | 47 | 56 | 62 | 5 | |
| 44 | LOVE WILL GET YOU THROUGH TIMES WITH NO MONEY Girls Next Door (MTM 72059) | 49 | 65 | 72 | 6 | |
| 45 | OLD SCHOOL John Conlee (MCA 52695) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 20 | |
| 46 | THE DEVIL’S ON THE LOOSE Waylon Jennings (RCA 14215) | 40 | 32 | 19 | 17 | |
| 47 | WORKING WITHOUT A NET Waylon Jennings (MCA 52776) | 53 | 59 | 67 | 4 | |
| 48 | ONE LOVE AT A TIME Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5533) | 54 | 60 | 66 | 4 | |
| 49 | ARLENE Marty Stuart (Columbia 05724) | 52 | 54 | 58 | 9 | |
| 50 | DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 05759) | 50 | 58 | 61 | 8 | |
| 51 | TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN LOVE Kenny Rogers (RCA 14298) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | HARMONY John Conlee (Columbia 05778) | 58 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | I TELL IT LIKE IT USED TO BE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524) | 43 | 30 | 14 | 21 | |
| 54 | MIAMI, MY AMY Keith Whitley (RCA 14285) | 59 | 67 | 83 | 4 | |
| 55 | HOLD ON Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05794) | 61 | 69 | 86 | 4 | |
| 56 | THE BALLAD OF THE BLUE CYCLONE Ray Stevens (MCA 52771) | 55 | 55 | 64 | 6 | |
| 57 | WHOEVER’S IN NEW ENGLAND Reba McEntire (MCA 52767) | 63 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | PARTNERS, BROTHERS AND FRIENDS Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28780) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | IN LOVE WITH HER Adam Baker (Avista 8610) | 64 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| 60 | SEXY YOUNG GIRL Mac Davis (MCA 52765) | 57 | 57 | 63 | 6 | |
| 61 | PLEASE BYPASS THIS HEART Jimmy Buffett (MCA 52752) | 65 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| 62 | MISSISSIPPI BREAK DOWN Toni Price (Luv 114) | 51 | 46 | 48 | 11 | |
| 63 | AIN’T NO TELLIN’ Lewis Storey (Epic 05786) | 69 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 64 | NORTH TO ALASKA THE GOLD RUSH IS GONE Norman Wade (NCR 326) | 70 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 65 | CARMEN Gene Watson (Epic 05817) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | YOU’LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED YOU TODAY Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28772) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | BIRDS OF A FEATHER Almost Brothers (MTM 72062) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | COME ON SUNDAY MORNING Back Behind The Barn Boys (Tri-Art 1985) | 71 | 73 | 76 | 5 | |
| 69 | HONKY TONK MAN Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28793) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | BORN YESTERDAY Everly Brothers (Mercury 884 428) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14286) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | RADIO ROMANCE Tommy Roe (MCA/Curb 52778) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | AMERICA IS B. J. Thomas (Columbia 05771) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | I HAD MY HEART SET ON YOU Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28770) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | I THINK I’M IN LOVE Keith Stegall (Epic 05815) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I JUST CAN’T TAKE THE LEAVING ANYMORE Susan Raye (Westexas America 1) | 76 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | LOVE ME ALL OVER Sammi Smith (Step One 351) | 77 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | RED NECK AND OVER THIRTY Wayne Kemp & Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 243) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | BIGGER THE FIRE THE BIGGER THE FOOL Candy (Intro 10085) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | GOT TO MEET ME A WOMAN Suthern Comfort (Door Knob 242) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | YOU’VE BEEN MY ROCK FOR AGES Bobbi Lace (GBS 730) | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS Michael Shamblin (F&L 548) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | TELL ME DEAR Jack Fox (Dale 5) | 75 | 79 | 88 | 4 | |
| 84 | BACK HOME A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | AN AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT BC & The Dartz (Track 103) | 83 | 82 | 81 | 6 | |
| 86 | THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU Pam Tillis (Warner Bros. 28806) | 62 | 62 | 68 | 6 | |
| 87 | LOVE HIM BACK TO GEORGIA Vicki Lee (Rustic 1030) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | IF I DON’T LOVE YOU Jim Glaser (MCA/Noble Vision 52748) | 60 | 53 | 52 | 11 | |
| 89 | LOVIN ON BACK STREETS Ernie Bivens 3rd (GBS 729) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | HOME AGAIN IN MY HEART Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897) | 46 | 35 | 20 | 22 | |
| 91 | STICK TO YOUR GUNS Johnny Travis (Tip 1285) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | NEVER BE YOU Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05621) | 48 | 40 | 33 | 23 | |
| 93 | SUKIYAKI (My First Lonely Night) Boots Clements (West 719) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | GIVE YOUR NEW LOVE A TRY Doug Peters (Comstock 1799) | 90 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Bo Garza (BGM 11018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | GOODBYE MARIE Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1526) | 94 | 47 | 46 | 8 | |
| 97 | JUST A WOMAN Loretta Lynn (MCA 52766) | 91 | 74 | 74 | 5 | |
| 98 | PICK UP THE PIECES Hal Goodson (Progress 115) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | BURNED LIKE A ROCKET Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99599) | 96 | 50 | 31 | 19 | |
| 100 | SHE DON’T CRY LIKE SHE USED TO Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 05732) | 68 | 48 | 47 | 11 | |
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