| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 30, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DESPERADO LOVE Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28692) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2 | COUNTRY STATE OF MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28691) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3 | LITTLE ROCK Reba McEntire (MCA 52848) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| 4 | HEARTBEAT IN THE DARKNESS Don Williams (Capitol 5588) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | SOMETIMES A LADY Eddy Raven (RCA 14319) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 6 | IN LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 7 | ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Judds (RCA/Curb 14362) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 8 | GUITARS, CADILLACS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) | 12 | 16 | 23 | 8 | |
| 9 | SAVIN’ MY LOVE FOR YOU Pake McEntire (RCA 14336) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 10 | SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Girls Next Door (MTM 72068) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 11 | |
| 11 | STRONG HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05905) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | |
| 12 | GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU John Conlee (Columbia 06104) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 11 | |
| 13 | CRY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) | 21 | 30 | 40 | 6 | |
| 14 | STAND A LITTLE RAIN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28690) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 15 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 16 | COUNT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 721) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 17 | JUST ANOTHER LOVE Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) | 19 | 24 | 31 | 7 | |
| 18 | A FRIEND IN CALIFORNIA Merle Haggard (Epic 06097) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
| 19 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 22 | 28 | 34 | 9 | |
| 20 | GUITAR TOWN Steve Earle (MCA 52856) | 25 | 32 | 38 | 10 | |
| 21 | BOTH TO EACH OTHER (Friends & Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton (RCA 14377) | 28 | 35 | 42 | 7 | |
| 22 | YOU’RE THE LAST THING I NEEDED TONIGHT John Schneider (MCA 52827) | 13 | 7 | 2 | 16 | |
| 23 | THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW WHEN LOVE’S RIGHT Nicolette Larson (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 52839) | 24 | 25 | 30 | 12 | |
| 24 | TOO MANY TIMES Earl Thomas Conley & Anita Pointer (RCA 14380) | 35 | 44 | 52 | 4 | |
| 25 | NOBODY IN HIS RIGHT MIND WOULD’VE LEFT HER George Strait (MCA 52817) | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 | |
| 26 | IT’LL BE ME Exile (Epic 06229) | 30 | 46 | 56 | 5 | |
| 27 | DIGGIN’ UP BONES Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28649) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | TEN FEET AWAY Keith Whitley (RCA 14363) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 10 | |
| 29 | YOU MADE A ROCK OF A ROLLING STONE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52873) | 31 | 36 | 44 | 8 | |
| 30 | WORKING CLASS MAN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 06098) | 32 | 34 | 36 | 11 | |
| 31 | SECOND TO NO ONE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 06159) | 34 | 39 | 47 | 7 | |
| 32 | SINCE I FOUND YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 06166) | 40 | 45 | 54 | 6 | |
| 33 | A GIRL LIKE EMMYLOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28647) | 44 | 48 | 53 | 4 | |
| 34 | WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52830) | 20 | 13 | 11 | 15 | |
| 35 | YOU CAN’T STOP LOVE Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet (MTM 72071) | 38 | 42 | 49 | 8 | |
| 36 | HONEYCOMB Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28654) | 37 | 41 | 48 | 5 | |
| 37 | HOME GROWN Mason Dixon (Premier One 101) | 46 | 53 | 58 | 5 | |
| 38 | LOVE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 114) | 42 | 47 | 51 | 6 | |
| 39 | I’VE GOT A NEW HEARTACHE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05898) | 23 | 18 | 13 | 14 | |
| 40 | ON THE OTHER HAND Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962) | 26 | 19 | 9 | 19 | |
| 41 | DIDN’T WE Lee Greenwood (MCA 52896) | 47 | 55 | 65 | 4 | |
| 42 | NO ONE MENDS A BROKEN HEART LIKE YOU Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52900) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | NOTHIN’ VENTURED NOTHIN’ GAINED Sylvia (RCA 14375) | 36 | 38 | 45 | 8 | |
| 44 | THAT ROCK WON’T ROLL Restless Heart (RCA 14376) | 51 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | DOO-WAH DAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 06184) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 5 | |
| 46 | ROLLIN’ NOWHERE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28694) | 27 | 22 | 17 | 15 | |
| 47 | STARTING OVER AGAIN Steve Wariner (MCA 52837) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | IF YOU’RE ANYTHING LIKE YOUR EYES Robin Lee (Evergreen 1043) | 56 | 62 | 70 | 5 | |
| 49 | THE PAGES OF MY MIND Ray Charles (Columbia 06172) | 52 | 52 | 57 | 4 | |
| 50 | FARTHER DOWN THE LINE Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 52818) | 53 | 56 | 61 | 6 | |
| 51 | UNTIL I MET YOU Judy Rodman (MTM 72065) | 33 | 23 | 16 | 22 | |
| 52 | I’M NOT TRYING TO FORGET YOU Willie Nelson (Columbia 06246) | 58 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | SLOW MOTION Malchak & Rucker (Alpine 003) | 60 | 67 | 74 | 5 | |
| 54 | SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS Leon Everette (Orlando 114) | 57 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| 55 | DADDY’S HANDS Holly Dunn (MTM 72075) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | HONKY TONK CROWD John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28639) | 65 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Marty Stuart (Columbia 06230) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | TEXAS MOON Johnny Duncan (Pharoah 2503) | 61 | 70 | 73 | 6 | |
| 59 | CHEAP LOVE Juice Newton (RCA 14417) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | HEARTS AREN’T MADE TO BREAK (They’re Made To Love) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807) | 39 | 26 | 22 | 20 | |
| 61 | SO THIS IS LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 06167) | 67 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | I’VE CRIED A MILE Tari Hensley (Mercury 884 852) | 59 | 61 | 68 | 5 | |
| 63 | YOU’RE STILL NEW TO ME Marie Osmond with Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | I’M HAVING A FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN Branson! (Ramblin’ 861) | 71 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU Toni Price (Master 01) | 72 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | THAT’S WHAT HER MEMORY IS FOR Butch Baker (Mercury 884 857) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | SHE USED TO BE SOMEBODY’S BABY Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 06252) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | FIRST TIME I SAW YOU Liz Boardo (Belmont 058) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | HAVE I GOT A HEART FOR YOU Rockinhorse (Long Shot 1002) | 73 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | OH LOUISIANA Jim & Jesse (MSR 198310) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | SMACK DAB IN LOVE Trace (Senator 1001) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LOVE AT THE FIVE & DIME Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 573) | 45 | 27 | 20 | 20 | |
| 73 | I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS Louise Mandrell (RCA 14364) | 43 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 74 | I WON’T LET YOU DOWN Tom Wopat (EMI America 8334) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | YOUR LOVE Burbank Station (Luv 123) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | WOMAN OF THE 80’S Donna Fargo (Mercury 884 712) | 79 | 60 | 64 | 6 | |
| 77 | SUSIE’S BEAUTY SHOP Tom T. Hall (Mercury 884 850) | 80 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL Carl Perkins (America/Smash 884 760) | 48 | 29 | 28 | 12 | |
| 79 | INDIAN LAKE Crossroads (Moore 1931) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | ALIVE AND WELL Tammy Wynette (Epic 06263) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT Roy Clark (Silver Dollar 0004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | YOU’VE TAKEN OVER MY HEART Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 251) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | WRONG TRAIN Beth Williams (BGN 71086) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | THAT ALL OVER LOOK IS ALL OVER YOU Carla Ladd (Fifth Street 1061) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | ROCKIN’ AT THE REUNION Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4777) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TWO SIDES Jimmy Murphy (Encore 10033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SHAPED LIKE A BEND (In The River) Nick Seeger (Rumpelstiltskin 1303) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | WE BUILT A MANSION OF LOVE A. J. McBride (Lamon 10145) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS Hutchins Brothers (Lamon 10147) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | KING LEAR Cal Smith (Step One 358) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THE ALAMO Billy Mata (BGM 61986) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | THE NIGHT PORTER WAGONER CAME TO TOWN T.C. Roberts (db 86107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | TEAR DOWN THE WALLS Johnny Gatewood (Horse Shoe 6024) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | MIAMI DREAMIN Skip Graves (Hornet 1012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | OLE LONE STAR MOON Hal Goodson (Progress 117) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I WISH THAT I COULD HURT THAT WAY AGAIN T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5571) | 62 | 40 | 26 | 18 | |
| 97 | OLD VIOLIN Johnny Paycheck (Mercury 884 720) | 55 | 33 | 27 | 16 | |
| 98 | LIVING IN THE PROMISELAND Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) | 66 | 49 | 37 | 23 | |
| 99 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Almost Brothers (MTM 72072) | 74 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | WHAT’S ONE MORE TIME Todd Joos (Stargem 2376) | 86 | 88 | 96 | 5 | |
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