| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 12, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | 1982 Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2 | NOW AND FOREVER (You And Me) Anne Murray (Capitol 5547) | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | |
| 3 | YOU’RE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME George Strait (MCA 52764) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| 4 | GRANDPA (Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days) Judds (RCA/Curb 14290) | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | |
| 5 | SHE AND I Alabama (RCA 14281) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 6 | WE’VE GOT A GOOD FIRE GOIN’ Don Williams (Capitol 5526) | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 7 | 100% CHANCE OF RAIN Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28823) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 8 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14282) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| 9 | AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28794) | 14 | 20 | 27 | 8 | |
| 10 | FEELIN’ THE FEELIN’ Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52747) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 11 | DON’T UNDERESTIMATE MY LOVE FOR YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA 52741) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 12 | CAJUN MOON Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05748) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 13 | TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN LOVE Kenny Rogers (RCA 14298) | 17 | 28 | 37 | 7 | |
| 14 | WHAT’S A MEMORY LIKE YOU (Doing In A Love Like This) John Schneider (MCA 52723) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| 15 | THINK ABOUT LOVE Dolly Parton (RCA 14218) | 13 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 16 | ONE LOVE AT A TIME Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5533) | 21 | 27 | 32 | 9 | |
| 17 | I HAD A BEAUTIFUL TIME Merle Haggard (Epic 05782) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 11 | |
| 18 | HEART DON’T FALL NOW Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5548) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 19 | HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14286) | 29 | 40 | 49 | 6 | |
| 20 | YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW Eddy Raven (RCA 14250) | 15 | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| 21 | I COULD GET USED TO YOU Exile (Epic 05723) | 19 | 13 | 8 | 19 | |
| 22 | EASY TO PLEASE Janie Fricke (Columbia 05781) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 11 | |
| 23 | NOTHING BUT YOUR LOVE MATTERS Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 05764) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 12 | |
| 24 | SWEETER AND SWEETER Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 317) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 13 | |
| 25 | FAST LANES AND COUNTRY ROADS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52737) | 24 | 16 | 10 | 19 | |
| 26 | WORKING WITHOUT A NET Waylon Jennings (MCA 52776) | 30 | 33 | 38 | 9 | |
| 27 | LOVE WILL GET YOU THROUGH TIMES WITH NO MONEY Girls Next Door (MTM 72059) | 28 | 30 | 34 | 11 | |
| 28 | WHOEVER’S IN NEW ENGLAND Reba McEntire (MCA 52767) | 32 | 37 | 44 | 8 | |
| 29 | HOLD ON Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05794) | 33 | 36 | 41 | 9 | |
| 30 | IN OVER MY HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05747) | 25 | 18 | 13 | 16 | |
| 31 | YOUR MEMORY AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE Mickey Gilley (Epic 05744) | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | |
| 32 | MIAMI, MY AMY Keith Whitley (RCA 14285) | 35 | 38 | 42 | 9 | |
| 33 | PARTNERS, BROTHERS AND FRIENDS Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28780) | 36 | 42 | 46 | 7 | |
| 34 | YOU CAN DREAM OF ME Steve Wariner (MCA 52721) | 27 | 25 | 16 | 22 | |
| 35 | HONKY TONK MAN Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28793) | 40 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 36 | HARMONY John Conlee (Columbia 05778) | 39 | 43 | 47 | 8 | |
| 37 | THERE’S NO STOPPING YOUR HEART Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5521) | 31 | 26 | 20 | 23 | |
| 38 | LIFE’S HIGHWAY Steve Wariner (MCA 52786) | 43 | 54 | 60 | 5 | |
| 39 | CARMEN Gene Watson (Epic 05817) | 42 | 46 | 51 | 7 | |
| 40 | YOU’LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED YOU TODAY Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28772) | 44 | 48 | 53 | 7 | |
| 41 | MAMA’S NEVER SEEN THOSE EYES Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28795) | 45 | 52 | 58 | 5 | |
| 42 | EVERY NIGHT Pake McEntire (RCA 14220) | 37 | 32 | 33 | 12 | |
| 43 | BORN YESTERDAY Everly Brothers (Mercury 884 428) | 47 | 53 | 56 | 7 | |
| 44 | I THINK I’M IN LOVE Keith Stegall (Epic 05815) | 48 | 56 | 62 | 7 | |
| 45 | JULIET Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52801) | 50 | 62 | 68 | 4 | |
| 46 | BACK HOME A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 112) | 51 | 59 | 65 | 6 | |
| 47 | TONIGHT WE RIDE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28797) | 38 | 34 | 35 | 10 | |
| 48 | LIVING IN THE PROMISELAND Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) | 54 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MEMORY DOWN John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28748) | 56 | 65 | 72 | 4 | |
| 50 | SHOE STRING Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5544) | 34 | 29 | 30 | 12 | |
| 51 | BABY WANTS Osmond Brothers (EMI America 8313) | 57 | 63 | 66 | 5 | |
| 52 | YOU’RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU Ray Price (Step One 352) | 53 | 58 | 64 | 5 | |
| 53 | TIL I LOVED YOU Restless Heart (RCA 14292) | 58 | 64 | 71 | 4 | |
| 54 | DRINKIN’ MY BABY GOODBYE Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05835) | 60 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | OKLAHOMA BORDERLINE Vince Gill (RCA 14216) | 46 | 35 | 29 | 20 | |
| 56 | I’LL TAKE YOUR LOVE ANYTIME Robin Lee (Evergreen 1039) | 62 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | HILLBILLY HIGHWAY Steve Earle (MCA 52785) | 63 | 69 | 76 | 4 | |
| 58 | REPETITIVE REGRET Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 14317) | 65 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | THE ONE I LOVED BACK THEN (The Corvette Song) George Jones (Epic 05698) | 41 | 31 | 24 | 20 | |
| 60 | WHEN YOU GET TO THE HEART Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52802) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS (Is Not Gold) Dan Seals (EMI America 8311) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | BOP Dan Seals (EMI America 8289) | 49 | 45 | 43 | 24 | |
| 63 | THAT’S ONE TO GROW ON Dobie Gray (Capitol 5562) | 69 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | MAKIN’ UP FOR LOST TIME (The Dallas Lovers’ Song) Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856) | 52 | 44 | 40 | 21 | |
| 65 | CELEBRITY David Frizzell (Nashville America 1002) | 71 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 66 | OLD FLAME Juice Newton (RCA 14295) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | I NEED SOME GOOD NEWS BAD Chance (Mercury 884 545) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | READ MY LIPS Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5563) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | WHEN IT’S DOWN TO ME AND YOU Charly McClain & Wayne Massey (Epic 05842) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | SUPER LOVE Exile (Epic 05860) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | ALL WE HAD WAS ONE ANOTHER Don King (Bench Mark 8601) | 64 | 67 | 74 | 5 | |
| 72 | IT’S ONLY LOVE AGAIN Vern Gosdin (Compleat 153) | 67 | 70 | 77 | 4 | |
| 73 | UNTIL I MET YOU Judy Rodman (MTM 72065) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | SURROUNDED Glenn English (CBT 12095) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | LIVIN’ ON LOVE AGAIN Don Malena (Maxima 1111) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I COULD GET USED TO THIS Johnny Lee & Lane Brody (Warner Bros./Full Moon 28747) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | LET ME BE THE FIRST Nicolette Larson (MCA 52797) | 68 | 72 | 79 | 4 | |
| 78 | HEY DOLL BABY Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 05824) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | IF CHEATERS NEVER WIN Jimmy Tucker (Ray 49112) | 72 | 75 | 80 | 4 | |
| 80 | MODERN DAY COWBOY Jay Clark (Concorde 302) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | WHAT MY WOMAN DOES TO ME Ray Griff (RCA 50846) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND Del Reeves (Playback 1103) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | THE BAD ONES ARE BETTER Lyn Powell (D.T. 15384) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | LET ME DOWN EASY Malchak & Rucker (Alpine 002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | 7 AMERICAN HEROES Jack Strong (CNN 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SURE FEELS LIKE LOVE TONIGHT Fred J. Horrell (Capetown 0123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | DON’T YOU WANT TO BE A LOVER TONIGHT Tony Chance (Motion 1023) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | I’VE NEVER ROCKED SO GOOD Slewfoot (Musicom 56702) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | WE DON’T DO THAT ANYMORE Big Ernie Gibson (MSR 19838) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SUKIYAKI (My First Lonely Night) Boots Clements (West 719) | 95 | 96 | 98 | 6 | |
| 91 | I’M NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO Marty Gillan (Comstock 1803) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | AIN’T NO GETTING OVER (Never Loving You) Johnny Bee (Universal Artist 1049) | 89 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO Shelly West (Warner Bros. 28769) | 74 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | YOU CAN’T KEEP A REBEL DOWN LONG Rebel & Southern Experience (Accent 1398) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | POOR LITTLE FOOL Jenny Chapman (RCI 2398) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | COME ON IN (You Did The Best You Could Do) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52722) | 61 | 41 | 39 | 21 | |
| 97 | GETTIN’ TO THE HEART OF YOU Jay Eric (BGM 011586) | 70 | 74 | 81 | 4 | |
| 98 | YOUR DADDY DON’T LIVE IN HEAVEN (He’s In Houston) Gennetta Jones (Motion 1025) | 85 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | RADIO ROMANCE Tommy Roe (MCA/Curb 52778) | 73 | 57 | 59 | 6 | |
| 100 | PLEASE BE LOVE Mark Gray (Columbia 05695) | 55 | 47 | 36 | 21 | |
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