| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 4, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DIGGIN’ UP BONES Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28649) | 3 | 8 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2 | CRY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| 3 | BOTH TO EACH OTHER (Friends & Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton (RCA 14377) | 6 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| 4 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| 5 | GUITARS, CADILLACS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | JUST ANOTHER LOVE Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 7 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| 8 | YOU’RE STILL NEW TO ME Marie Osmond with Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613) | 14 | 26 | 38 | 6 | |
| 9 | GUITAR TOWN Steve Earle (MCA 52856) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
| 10 | NO ONE MENDS A BROKEN HEART LIKE YOU Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52900) | 13 | 23 | 31 | 7 | |
| 11 | DIDN’T WE Lee Greenwood (MCA 52896) | 12 | 16 | 27 | 9 | |
| 12 | IN LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 13 | TOO MANY TIMES Earl Thomas Conley & Anita Pointer (RCA 14380) | 15 | 17 | 18 | 9 | |
| 14 | IT’LL BE ME Exile (Epic 06229) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 10 | |
| 15 | THAT ROCK WON’T ROLL Restless Heart (RCA 14376) | 17 | 19 | 29 | 8 | |
| 16 | SINCE I FOUND YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 06166) | 18 | 20 | 21 | 11 | |
| 17 | SECOND TO NO ONE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 06159) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 12 | |
| 18 | A GIRL LIKE EMMYLOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28647) | 19 | 22 | 23 | 9 | |
| 19 | AT THE SOUND OF THE TONE John Schneider (MCA 52901) | 26 | 40 | 50 | 5 | |
| 20 | HELL AND HIGH WATER T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5621) | 28 | 44 | 51 | 5 | |
| 21 | LITTLE ROCK Reba McEntire (MCA 52848) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 22 | YOU CAN’T STOP LOVE Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet (MTM 72071) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 13 | |
| 23 | IT AIN’T COOL TO BE CRAZY ABOUT YOU George Strait (MCA 52914) | 34 | 48 | 54 | 4 | |
| 24 | GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU John Conlee (Columbia 06104) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| 25 | HONKY TONK CROWD John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28639) | 29 | 32 | 34 | 8 | |
| 26 | STAND A LITTLE RAIN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28690) | 21 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
| 27 | DESPERADO LOVE Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28692) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 17 | |
| 28 | STARTING OVER AGAIN Steve Wariner (MCA 52837) | 32 | 35 | 37 | 7 | |
| 29 | DADDY’S HANDS Holly Dunn (MTM 72075) | 38 | 42 | 44 | 7 | |
| 30 | SHE USED TO BE SOMEBODY’S BABY Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 06252) | 39 | 43 | 45 | 6 | |
| 31 | DOO-WAH DAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 06184) | 33 | 34 | 35 | 10 | |
| 32 | I’M NOT TRYING TO FORGET YOU Willie Nelson (Columbia 06246) | 35 | 38 | 41 | 8 | |
| 33 | CHEAP LOVE Juice Newton (RCA 14417) | 37 | 41 | 43 | 7 | |
| 34 | TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCING Alabama (RCA 5003) | 45 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Girls Next Door (MTM 72068) | 24 | 14 | 6 | 16 | |
| 36 | COUNTRY STATE OF MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28691) | 25 | 15 | 10 | 17 | |
| 37 | TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH Bellamy Brothers (with Forester Sisters) (MCA/Curb 52917) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | FIDDLIN’ MAN Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28598) | 42 | 47 | 49 | 5 | |
| 39 | HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU Toni Price (Master 01) | 43 | 45 | 52 | 8 | |
| 40 | WALK THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 978) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | MY LIFE’S A DANCE Anne Murray (Capitol 5610) | 46 | 51 | 58 | 5 | |
| 42 | OUT GOIN’ CATTIN’ Sawyer Brown with “Cat” Joe Bonsall (Capitol/Curb 5629) | 53 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | OH LOUISIANA Jim & Jesse (MSR 198310) | 47 | 49 | 55 | 8 | |
| 44 | HOME GROWN Mason Dixon (Premier One 101) | 27 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
| 45 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99519) | 49 | 53 | 62 | 4 | |
| 46 | WE HAD IT ALL Dolly Parton (RCA 5001) | 52 | 58 | 61 | 4 | |
| 47 | WHEN YOU HURT, I HURT Ronnie McDowell (MCA/Curb 52907) | 54 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | WINE COLORED ROSES George Jones (Epic 06296) | 59 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | THAT’S WHAT HER MEMORY IS FOR Butch Baker (Mercury 884 857) | 51 | 54 | 57 | 7 | |
| 50 | FIRE AT FIRST SIGHT Kendalls (MCA/Curb 52933) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | STAND ON IT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5620) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | YOU’VE TAKEN OVER MY HEART Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 251) | 57 | 61 | 64 | 6 | |
| 53 | WRONG TRAIN Beth Williams (BGN 71086) | 58 | 62 | 65 | 6 | |
| 54 | GIVE ME WINGS Michael Johnson (RCA 14412) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | TWO SIDES Jimmy Murphy (Encore 10033) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 6 | |
| 56 | WHAT YOU’LL DO WHEN I’M GONE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52915) | 70 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT Roy Clark (Silver Dollar 0004) | 62 | 66 | 69 | 6 | |
| 58 | EVERYTHING I USED TO DO Gene Watson (Epic 06290) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | FOOLS FOR EACH OTHER Ed Bruce (with Lynn Anderson) (RCA 5005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | LOVE’S GONNA GET YOU SOMEDAY Ricky Skaggs (Epic 06327) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | SHE THINKS THAT SHE’LL MARRY Judy Rodman (MTM 72076) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | BABY, YOU’RE SO YOUNG Mayf Nutter (CBT 7777) | 67 | 73 | 81 | 5 | |
| 63 | ONLY YOU Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 042) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO LOVE Don Malena (Maxima 1234) | 66 | 69 | 73 | 5 | |
| 65 | SHE WANTS TO MARRY A COWBOY James & Michael Younger (Air 00106) | 71 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE Ray Price (Step One 361) | 68 | 71 | 78 | 4 | |
| 67 | GOOD OLE COUNTRY MOOD Marcia Lynn (Soundwaves 4776) | 69 | 70 | 74 | 5 | |
| 68 | ONE STRIKE YOU’RE OUT Ren Ashley (West 722) | 73 | 77 | 85 | 4 | |
| 69 | HEARTBEAT IN THE DARKNESS Don Williams (Capitol 5588) | 31 | 28 | 17 | 18 | |
| 70 | YOU’RE A BETTER MAN THAN I Perry LaPointe (Door Knob 252) | 75 | 78 | 82 | 4 | |
| 71 | TALKIN’ BLUE EYES Marty Haggard (MTM 72073) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | SO THIS IS LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 06167) | 44 | 46 | 47 | 8 | |
| 73 | OH DARLIN’ O’Kanes (Columbia 06242) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | LOVE DON’T COME ANY BETTER THAN THIS Shelly West (Warner Bros. 28648) | 76 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | TIME STOOD STILL Vern Gosdin (Compleat 158) | 78 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | THINKIN BOUT YOU James Ed Horn (CBT 1157) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | KING LEAR Cal Smith (Step One 358) | 74 | 76 | 80 | 6 | |
| 78 | WHO’S THE FOOL Tecia (Rustic 1031) | 80 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | EVERY TIME I REACH FOR HER (I’m Touching You) Leon (Stargem 2382) | 83 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | ALIVE AND WELL Tammy Wynette (Epic 06263) | 82 | 67 | 71 | 6 | |
| 81 | REELIN’ ROCKIN’ ROLLIN’ Ray Griff (Evergreen 1044) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | I DON’T NEED THAT Betty Caron (F&L 551) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | WAITING ON YOU Dave Plummer (Cypress 8512) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | BAYOU BLACK Michael Anthony Freeman (Rebel) & Southern Experience (Silver Bullet 16676) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | THE BOTTOM LINE Steve Ricks (Southwind 8206) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | HEART STOP Don R. Bryant (Southern Tracks 1066) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | I WON’T LET YOU DOWN Tom Wopat (EMI America 8334) | 84 | 81 | 77 | 6 | |
| 88 | GOING’S BEEN COMING Sue Sheppard (Door Knob 253) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | N.A.S.C.A.R. RACE Joe Henderson (Jay-Lor 0001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I’M GONNA QUIT IT Sonny Martin (Orbit 1235) | 91 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | SHE’LL BE GONE Johnny Bee (Universal Artist 1052) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | BETTER OFF IN JAIL Tracy Wilson (GBS 736) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | I WANT TO THANK YOU LORD Rhonda Broussard (K-Ark 1410) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US Ernie Bivens 3rd (GBS 738) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | THE POWER OF A WOMAN Gene Embry (Door Knob 254) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | NO ROOM TO FALL IN LOVE Gary Edwards (NSD 218) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | ME AND MARGARITA Bobby Rich (Universal Artist 1053) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SOMETIMES A LADY Eddy Raven (RCA 14319) | 30 | 27 | 16 | 17 | |
| 99 | STRONG HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05905) | 36 | 29 | 20 | 21 | |
| 100 | ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Judds (RCA/Curb 14362) | 40 | 31 | 24 | 20 | |
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