| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 2, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NOBODY IN HIS RIGHT MIND WOULD’VE LEFT HER George Strait (MCA 52817) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Judds (RCA/Curb 14362) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | YOU’RE THE LAST THING I NEEDED TONIGHT John Schneider (MCA 52827) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 4 | COUNT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 721) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | UNTIL I MET YOU Judy Rodman (MTM 72065) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 6 | SAVIN’ MY LOVE FOR YOU Pake McEntire (RCA 14336) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 7 | ON THE OTHER HAND Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 8 | HEARTBEAT IN THE DARKNESS Don Williams (Capitol 5588) | 12 | 14 | 24 | 9 | |
| 9 | I’VE GOT A NEW HEARTACHE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05898) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 10 | WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52830) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 | |
| 11 | STRONG HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05905) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 12 | |
| 12 | LITTLE ROCK Reba McEntire (MCA 52848) | 22 | 25 | 32 | 6 | |
| 13 | COUNTRY STATE OF MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28691) | 18 | 22 | 25 | 8 | |
| 14 | ROLLIN’ NOWHERE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28694) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 11 | |
| 15 | DESPERADO LOVE Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28692) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 16 | HEARTS AREN’T MADE TO BREAK (They’re Made To Love) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| 17 | LOVE AT THE FIVE & DIME Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 573) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | |
| 18 | SOMETIMES A LADY Eddy Raven (RCA 14319) | 23 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 19 | I WISH THAT I COULD HURT THAT WAY AGAIN T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5571) | 16 | 17 | 21 | 14 | |
| 20 | IN LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) | 36 | 40 | 45 | 4 | |
| 21 | EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS (Is Not Gold) Dan Seals (EMI America 8311) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 18 | |
| 22 | A FRIEND IN CALIFORNIA Merle Haggard (Epic 06097) | 25 | 27 | 29 | 9 | |
| 23 | SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Girls Next Door (MTM 72068) | 29 | 33 | 41 | 7 | |
| 24 | GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU John Conlee (Columbia 06104) | 31 | 37 | 43 | 7 | |
| 25 | ALL TIED UP Ronnie McDowell (MCA/Curb 52816) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 14 | |
| 26 | OLD VIOLIN Johnny Paycheck (Mercury 884 720) | 27 | 30 | 34 | 12 | |
| 27 | BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL Carl Perkins (America/Smash 884 760) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 8 | |
| 28 | READ MY LIPS Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5563) | 17 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| 29 | STAND A LITTLE RAIN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28690) | 32 | 38 | 50 | 6 | |
| 30 | LIVING IN THE PROMISELAND Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) | 21 | 15 | 10 | 19 | |
| 31 | GUITARS, CADILLACS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) | 39 | 43 | 47 | 4 | |
| 32 | OLD FLAME Juice Newton (RCA 14295) | 24 | 19 | 12 | 17 | |
| 33 | THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW WHEN LOVE’S RIGHT Nicolette Larson (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 52839) | 40 | 44 | 49 | 8 | |
| 34 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | 42 | 47 | 52 | 4 | |
| 35 | DRINKIN’ MY BABY GOODBYE Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05835) | 26 | 21 | 14 | 19 | |
| 36 | TEN FEET AWAY Keith Whitley (RCA 14363) | 38 | 42 | 46 | 6 | |
| 37 | JUST ANOTHER LOVE Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) | 48 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | HONKY TONK MAN Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28793) | 30 | 24 | 15 | 23 | |
| 39 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 50 | 56 | 62 | 5 | |
| 40 | WORKING CLASS MAN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 06098) | 44 | 51 | 56 | 7 | |
| 41 | I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS Louise Mandrell (RCA 14364) | 45 | 48 | 53 | 4 | |
| 42 | WITH YOU Vince Gill (RCA 14371) | 34 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| 43 | GUITAR TOWN Steve Earle (MCA 52856) | 47 | 54 | 60 | 6 | |
| 44 | LIFE’S HIGHWAY Steve Wariner (MCA 52786) | 33 | 26 | 18 | 21 | |
| 45 | GUILTY EYES Darlene Austin (CBT 4146) | 35 | 36 | 38 | 10 | |
| 46 | CRY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | TOO LATE Kendalls (MCA/Curb 52850) | 49 | 52 | 57 | 5 | |
| 48 | REPETITIVE REGRET Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 14317) | 37 | 29 | 19 | 19 | |
| 49 | BOTTLE OF TEARS Gene Watson (Epic 06057) | 52 | 57 | 63 | 5 | |
| 50 | NOTHIN’ VENTURED NOTHIN’ GAINED Sylvia (RCA 14375) | 55 | 63 | 69 | 4 | |
| 51 | YOU MADE A ROCK OF A ROLLING STONE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52873) | 56 | 60 | 66 | 4 | |
| 52 | SHAKIN’ Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5585) | 41 | 32 | 26 | 13 | |
| 53 | SECOND TO NO ONE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 06159) | 58 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | BOTH TO EACH OTHER (Friends & Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton (RCA 14377) | 60 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | HONEYCOMB Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28654) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | LOVE WON’T WAIT Whites (MCA/Curb 52825) | 46 | 41 | 35 | 10 | |
| 57 | YOU CAN’T STOP LOVE Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet (MTM 72071) | 63 | 71 | 79 | 4 | |
| 58 | NEXT TO YOU Tommy Overstreet (Silver Dollar 002) | 61 | 64 | 67 | 5 | |
| 59 | LOVE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 114) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | SINCE I FOUND YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 06166) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | ROCKIN’ IN THE PARKIN’ LOT Razzy Bailey (MCA 52851) | 64 | 67 | 70 | 5 | |
| 62 | THE DARK SIDE OF TOWN Dobie Gray (Capitol 5596) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Boots Clements (West 721) | 65 | 69 | 73 | 7 | |
| 64 | WOMAN OF THE 80’S Donna Fargo (Mercury 884 712) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | TAKE A WALK THRU THE PAIN Indiana (Killer 1003) | 62 | 65 | 68 | 6 | |
| 66 | GEORGIA BLUE EYES Jacky Ward (Luv 119) | 74 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | IT’LL BE ME Exile (Epic 06229) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | BIDDING AMERICA GOODBYE (The Auction) Bruce Hauser & Sawmill Creek (Cowboy 202) | 71 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | FARTHER DOWN THE LINE Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 52818) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | HOME GROWN Mason Dixon (Premier One 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | SOLDIER OF LOVE Billy Burnette (MCA/Curb 52852) | 73 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | GOOD AND LONESOME Lowes (Soundwaves 4775) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | DOO-WAH DAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 06184) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | MY WIFE’S HOUSE Gene Kennedy (Society 110) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | THAT’S WHAT MADE THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Guy Shannon (Evergreen 1040) | 69 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| 76 | FEEL LIKE I’M FALLING FOR YOU Two Hearts (MDJ 5832) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | I’VE CRIED A MILE Tari Hensley (Mercury 884 852) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | IF YOU’RE ANYTHING LIKE YOUR EYES Robin Lee (Evergreen 1043) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED Larry Boone (Mercury 884 858) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | TEXAS MOON Johnny Duncan (Pharoah 2503) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | HEARTRAGED Doug Peters (Comstock 1811) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | SLOW MOTION Malchak & Rucker (Alpine 003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | DIXIE U.S.A. Craig Southern (Royal Master 8605) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | PULL UP A PILLOW Dave Holladay (Step One 356) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | IF THAT AIN’T COUNTRY Norman Wade (NCR Int’l 327) | 59 | 62 | 65 | 9 | |
| 86 | TOO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE Benji Wilhoite (Playback 1104) | 77 | 83 | 92 | 4 | |
| 87 | SOMEONE TO COME HOME TO Gale Stem (Shadow 001) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | I WONDER IF WILLIE KNOWS Southener (MPO 1407) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | LOVE ISN’T ALWAYS THE GOOD TIMES Blane Gauss (Saturn 862) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Michael-Roy Croft (EMI America 8328) | 83 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | WASH HER LOVE AWAY R. J. McClintock (Comstock 1808) | 90 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| 92 | PICTURES FADE WITH TIME Daniel Taylor (Green Leaf 16568) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS Greer Brothers Band (Roundhouse 2) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | HONKY TONK HEAVEN Donny Goff (CBT 03246) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | CONCRETE AND STEEL Mercedes (db 86105) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | RENO BOUND Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28722) | 53 | 50 | 42 | 16 | |
| 97 | WHAT’S ONE MORE TIME Todd Joos (Stargem 2376) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | TWO TOO MANY Holly Dunn (MTM 72064) | 43 | 34 | 36 | 11 | |
| 99 | SOMEBODY WANTS ME OUT OF THE WAY George Jones (Epic 05862) | 57 | 53 | 44 | 15 | |
| 100 | I JUST CALLED (To Say I Still Love You) Burleigh Grimes (Praire Dust 86410) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
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