| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 23, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | COUNTRY STATE OF MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28691) | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | |
| 2 | HEARTBEAT IN THE DARKNESS Don Williams (Capitol 5588) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 3 | DESPERADO LOVE Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28692) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | |
| 4 | LITTLE ROCK Reba McEntire (MCA 52848) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| 5 | ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Judds (RCA/Curb 14362) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | SOMETIMES A LADY Eddy Raven (RCA 14319) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 7 | SAVIN’ MY LOVE FOR YOU Pake McEntire (RCA 14336) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 8 | IN LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 7 | |
| 9 | STRONG HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05905) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 10 | COUNT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 721) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 11 | SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Girls Next Door (MTM 72068) | 14 | 19 | 23 | 10 | |
| 12 | GUITARS, CADILLACS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) | 16 | 23 | 31 | 7 | |
| 13 | YOU’RE THE LAST THING I NEEDED TONIGHT John Schneider (MCA 52827) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 14 | A FRIEND IN CALIFORNIA Merle Haggard (Epic 06097) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| 15 | GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU John Conlee (Columbia 06104) | 17 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
| 16 | STAND A LITTLE RAIN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28690) | 20 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 17 | NOBODY IN HIS RIGHT MIND WOULD’VE LEFT HER George Strait (MCA 52817) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 15 | |
| 18 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | 21 | 25 | 34 | 7 | |
| 19 | JUST ANOTHER LOVE Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) | 24 | 31 | 37 | 6 | |
| 20 | WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52830) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | |
| 21 | CRY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) | 30 | 40 | 46 | 5 | |
| 22 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 28 | 34 | 39 | 8 | |
| 23 | I’VE GOT A NEW HEARTACHE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05898) | 18 | 13 | 9 | 13 | |
| 24 | THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW WHEN LOVE’S RIGHT Nicolette Larson (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 52839) | 25 | 30 | 33 | 11 | |
| 25 | GUITAR TOWN Steve Earle (MCA 52856) | 32 | 38 | 43 | 9 | |
| 26 | ON THE OTHER HAND Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962) | 19 | 9 | 7 | 18 | |
| 27 | ROLLIN’ NOWHERE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28694) | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | |
| 28 | BOTH TO EACH OTHER (Friends & Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton (RCA 14377) | 35 | 42 | 54 | 6 | |
| 29 | TEN FEET AWAY Keith Whitley (RCA 14363) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 30 | IT’LL BE ME Exile (Epic 06229) | 46 | 56 | 67 | 4 | |
| 31 | YOU MADE A ROCK OF A ROLLING STONE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52873) | 36 | 44 | 51 | 7 | |
| 32 | WORKING CLASS MAN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 06098) | 34 | 36 | 40 | 10 | |
| 33 | UNTIL I MET YOU Judy Rodman (MTM 72065) | 23 | 16 | 5 | 21 | |
| 34 | SECOND TO NO ONE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 06159) | 39 | 47 | 53 | 6 | |
| 35 | TOO MANY TIMES Earl Thomas Conley & Anita Pointer (RCA 14380) | 44 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | NOTHIN’ VENTURED NOTHIN’ GAINED Sylvia (RCA 14375) | 38 | 45 | 50 | 7 | |
| 37 | HONEYCOMB Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28654) | 41 | 48 | 55 | 4 | |
| 38 | YOU CAN’T STOP LOVE Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet (MTM 72071) | 42 | 49 | 57 | 7 | |
| 39 | HEARTS AREN’T MADE TO BREAK (They’re Made To Love) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807) | 26 | 22 | 16 | 19 | |
| 40 | SINCE I FOUND YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 06166) | 45 | 54 | 60 | 5 | |
| 41 | DIGGIN’ UP BONES Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28649) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | LOVE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 114) | 47 | 51 | 59 | 5 | |
| 43 | I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS Louise Mandrell (RCA 14364) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 7 | |
| 44 | A GIRL LIKE EMMYLOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28647) | 48 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | LOVE AT THE FIVE & DIME Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 573) | 27 | 20 | 17 | 19 | |
| 46 | HOME GROWN Mason Dixon (Premier One 101) | 53 | 58 | 70 | 4 | |
| 47 | DIDN’T WE Lee Greenwood (MCA 52896) | 55 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL Carl Perkins (America/Smash 884 760) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 11 | |
| 49 | DOO-WAH DAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 06184) | 54 | 63 | 73 | 4 | |
| 50 | NO ONE MENDS A BROKEN HEART LIKE YOU Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52900) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | THAT ROCK WON’T ROLL Restless Heart (RCA 14376) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | THE PAGES OF MY MIND Ray Charles (Columbia 06172) | 52 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | FARTHER DOWN THE LINE Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 52818) | 56 | 61 | 69 | 5 | |
| 54 | STARTING OVER AGAIN Steve Wariner (MCA 52837) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | OLD VIOLIN Johnny Paycheck (Mercury 884 720) | 33 | 27 | 26 | 15 | |
| 56 | IF YOU’RE ANYTHING LIKE YOUR EYES Robin Lee (Evergreen 1043) | 62 | 70 | 78 | 4 | |
| 57 | SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS Leon Everette (Orlando 114) | 66 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | I’M NOT TRYING TO FORGET YOU Willie Nelson (Columbia 06246) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | I’VE CRIED A MILE Tari Hensley (Mercury 884 852) | 61 | 68 | 77 | 4 | |
| 60 | SLOW MOTION Malchak & Rucker (Alpine 003) | 67 | 74 | 82 | 4 | |
| 61 | TEXAS MOON Johnny Duncan (Pharoah 2503) | 70 | 73 | 80 | 5 | |
| 62 | I WISH THAT I COULD HURT THAT WAY AGAIN T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5571) | 40 | 26 | 19 | 17 | |
| 63 | ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Marty Stuart (Columbia 06230) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | DADDY’S HANDS Holly Dunn (MTM 72075) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | HONKY TONK CROWD John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28639) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | LIVING IN THE PROMISELAND Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) | 49 | 37 | 30 | 22 | |
| 67 | SO THIS IS LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 06167) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | CHEAP LOVE Juice Newton (RCA 14417) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | THAT’S WHAT HER MEMORY IS FOR Butch Baker (Mercury 884 857) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS (Is Not Gold) Dan Seals (EMI America 8311) | 50 | 32 | 21 | 21 | |
| 71 | I’M HAVING A FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN Branson! (Ramblin’ 861) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU Toni Price (Master 01) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | HAVE I GOT A HEART FOR YOU Rockinhorse (Long Shot 1002) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Almost Brothers (MTM 72072) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | SMACK DAB IN LOVE Trace (Senator 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | GEORGIA BLUE EYES Jacky Ward (Luv 119) | 58 | 60 | 66 | 6 | |
| 77 | FIRST TIME I SAW YOU Liz Boardo (Belmont 058) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | OH LOUISIANA Jim & Jesse (MSR 198310) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | WOMAN OF THE 80’S Donna Fargo (Mercury 884 712) | 60 | 64 | 64 | 5 | |
| 80 | SUSIE’S BEAUTY SHOP Tom T. Hall (Mercury 884 850) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | THE DARK SIDE OF TOWN Dobie Gray (Capitol 5596) | 57 | 59 | 62 | 5 | |
| 82 | NEXT TO YOU Tommy Overstreet (Silver Dollar 002) | 63 | 55 | 58 | 8 | |
| 83 | INDIAN LAKE Crossroads (Moore 1931) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | ALL TIED UP Ronnie McDowell (MCA/Curb 52816) | 43 | 29 | 25 | 17 | |
| 85 | YOUR LOVE Burbank Station (Luv 123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | WHAT’S ONE MORE TIME Todd Joos (Stargem 2376) | 88 | 96 | 97 | 4 | |
| 87 | MY WIFE’S HOUSE Gene Kennedy (Society 110) | 64 | 67 | 74 | 5 | |
| 88 | GOOD AND LONESOME Lowes (Soundwaves 4775) | 65 | 66 | 72 | 5 | |
| 89 | STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED Larry Boone (Mercury 884 858) | 68 | 72 | 79 | 4 | |
| 90 | THAT ALL OVER LOOK IS ALL OVER YOU Carla Ladd (Fifth Street 1061) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS Hutchins Brothers (Lamon 10147) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | FEEL LIKE I’M FALLING FOR YOU Two Hearts (MDJ 5832) | 69 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| 93 | WE BUILT A MANSION OF LOVE A. J. McBride (Lamon 10145) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | OLD FLAME Juice Newton (RCA 14295) | 51 | 41 | 32 | 20 | |
| 95 | TEAR DOWN THE WALLS Johnny Gatewood (Horse Shoe 6024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | DIXIE U.S.A. Craig Southern (Royal Master 8605) | 77 | 80 | 83 | 5 | |
| 97 | HEARTRAGED Doug Peters (Comstock 1811) | 75 | 77 | 81 | 5 | |
| 98 | LOVE ISN’T ALWAYS THE GOOD TIMES Blane Gauss (Saturn 862) | 83 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 99 | PULL UP A PILLOW Dave Holladay (Step One 356) | 81 | 82 | 84 | 5 | |
| 100 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Boots Clements (West 721) | 73 | 62 | 63 | 10 | |
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