| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 15, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IT AIN’T COOL TO BE CRAZY ABOUT YOU George Strait (MCA 52914) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2 | YOU’RE STILL NEW TO ME Marie Osmond with Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | AT THE SOUND OF THE TONE John Schneider (MCA 52901) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| 4 | SHE USED TO BE SOMEBODY’S BABY Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 06252) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | |
| 5 | TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCING Alabama (RCA 5003) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 9 | |
| 6 | HELL AND HIGH WATER T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5621) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 7 | DADDY’S HANDS Holly Dunn (MTM 72075) | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | |
| 8 | TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH Bellamy Brothers (with Forester Sisters) (MCA/Curb 52917) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 8 | |
| 9 | NO ONE MENDS A BROKEN HEART LIKE YOU Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52900) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 10 | STARTING OVER AGAIN Steve Wariner (MCA 52837) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | |
| 11 | THAT ROCK WON’T ROLL Restless Heart (RCA 14376) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 12 | WINE COLORED ROSES George Jones (Epic 06296) | 15 | 18 | 25 | 9 | |
| 13 | DIGGIN’ UP BONES Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28649) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 14 | WALK THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 978) | 17 | 19 | 24 | 8 | |
| 15 | OUT GOIN’ CATTIN’ Sawyer Brown with “Cat” Joe Bonsall (Capitol/Curb 5629) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 9 | |
| 16 | STAND ON IT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5620) | 20 | 23 | 31 | 8 | |
| 17 | LOVE’S GONNA GET YOU SOMEDAY Ricky Skaggs (Epic 06327) | 21 | 24 | 33 | 7 | |
| 18 | GIVE ME WINGS Michael Johnson (RCA 14412) | 22 | 25 | 32 | 8 | |
| 19 | CHEAP LOVE Juice Newton (RCA 14417) | 16 | 17 | 21 | 13 | |
| 20 | MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28581) | 24 | 29 | 37 | 6 | |
| 21 | HONKY TONK CROWD John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28639) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | |
| 22 | WHAT YOU’LL DO WHEN I’M GONE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52915) | 25 | 27 | 34 | 9 | |
| 23 | TOO MANY TIMES Earl Thomas Conley & Anita Pointer (RCA 14380) | 13 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 24 | SHE THINKS THAT SHE’LL MARRY Judy Rodman (MTM 72076) | 28 | 33 | 40 | 7 | |
| 25 | IT’LL BE ME Exile (Epic 06229) | 19 | 13 | 6 | 16 | |
| 26 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU Reba McEntire (MCA 52922) | 33 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| 27 | EVERYTHING I USED TO DO Gene Watson (Epic 06290) | 29 | 31 | 36 | 7 | |
| 28 | CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP Judds (RCA/Curb 5000) | 34 | 39 | 48 | 5 | |
| 29 | BAD LOVE Pake McEntire (RCA 5004) | 36 | 40 | 50 | 6 | |
| 30 | HALF PAST FOREVER (Till I’m Blue In The Heart) T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06347) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 6 | |
| 31 | CRY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) | 26 | 20 | 8 | 17 | |
| 32 | ONLY YOU Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 042) | 32 | 35 | 42 | 7 | |
| 33 | JUST ANOTHER LOVE Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) | 23 | 16 | 3 | 18 | |
| 34 | FALLIN’ FOR YOU FOR YEARS Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28577) | 39 | 47 | 55 | 5 | |
| 35 | DIDN’T WE Lee Greenwood (MCA 52896) | 27 | 22 | 13 | 15 | |
| 36 | OUT AMONG THE STARS Merle Haggard (Epic 06344) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 6 | |
| 37 | THEN IT’S LOVE Don Williams (Capitol 5638) | 42 | 48 | 57 | 5 | |
| 38 | MY LIFE’S A DANCE Anne Murray (Capitol 5610) | 30 | 26 | 23 | 11 | |
| 39 | BOTH TO EACH OTHER (Friends & Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton (RCA 14377) | 31 | 28 | 17 | 18 | |
| 40 | YOU STILL MOVE ME Dan Seals (EMI America 8343) | 45 | 49 | 58 | 4 | |
| 41 | THE CARPENTER John Conlee (Columbia 06311) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 4 | |
| 42 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | 35 | 30 | 20 | 19 | |
| 43 | BABY I WANT IT Girls Next Door (MTM 72078) | 48 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 38 | 32 | 22 | 20 | |
| 45 | LEAVE ME LONELY Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28542) | 50 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | OH DARLIN’ O’Kanes (Columbia 06242) | 51 | 53 | 59 | 7 | |
| 47 | SOMEDAY Steve Earle (MCA 52920) | 53 | 59 | 65 | 4 | |
| 48 | COWBOY MAN Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 52951) | 56 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | WEREN’T YOU LISTENING Adam Baker (Avista 8602) | 57 | 62 | 66 | 6 | |
| 50 | THINKIN BOUT YOU James Ed Horn (CBT 1157) | 54 | 57 | 61 | 8 | |
| 51 | ROMANCE Jim Collins (TKM 111217) | 55 | 58 | 62 | 5 | |
| 52 | GOTTA HAVE YOU Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5012) | 61 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | SHE’S THE TRIP THAT I’VE BEEN ON Larry Boone (Mercury 888 044) | 60 | 64 | 67 | 5 | |
| 54 | WHEN A WOMAN CRIES Janie Frickie (Columbia 06417) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | HOMECOMING ’63 Keith Whitley (RCA 5013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | I’LL COME BACK AS ANOTHER WOMAN Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5652) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | I DON’T MEAN MAYBE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 115) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | ALMOST GONE Roger Martin (Premier One 102) | 59 | 61 | 64 | 5 | |
| 59 | SHE WANTS TO MARRY A COWBOY James & Michael Younger (Air 00106) | 40 | 41 | 43 | 9 | |
| 60 | IT WON’T HURT Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28565) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | DREAMER Dow Jones & Nashville Stock Exchange (CCR 9186) | 63 | 66 | 70 | 4 | |
| 62 | HEART TO HEART Wild Choir Featuring Gail Davies (RCA 5011) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | FIRE IN THE SKY Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28547) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASY Whites (MCA/Curb 52953) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | STILL IN THE PICTURE Leon Everette (Orlando 115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | DON’T BURY ME ’TIL I’M READY Johnny Paycheck (Mercury 888 088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | THE AUCTION Southern Reign (Regal 1) | 68 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Patsy Marie (Tall In The Saddle) (NV 1004) | 70 | 75 | 78 | 6 | |
| 69 | FOR OLD TIME SAKE Jerry Naylor (West 723) | 67 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | ONE MAN BAND Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 52950) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | WYATT LIQUOR Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 103) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 4 | |
| 72 | ME, MYSELF AND I Earl McCowan (Door Knob 255) | 74 | 77 | 81 | 6 | |
| 73 | CRY BABY Lowes (API 1001) | 75 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | DON’T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEART Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 257) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | MATCHING WHITE CIRCLES Alton Thrasher (F&L 552) | 64 | 67 | 71 | 4 | |
| 76 | LET A LITTLE LOVE IN (Tennessee Saturday Night) Rockinhorse (Long Shot 1003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | PATIENTLY WAITING Mark Moseley (Mosrite 868) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE LONELY Sammy Sadler (Evergreen 1045) | 81 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | WALK SOFTLY ON THE BRIDGES Rodney Lay (Evergreen 1046) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | NINE OUT OF TEN Dan Davis (Kansa 630) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | BLUEMONIA Vicki Lee (Sunshine 1400) | 77 | 79 | 83 | 6 | |
| 82 | WE BELONG TOGETHER Carlette (Luv 125) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | EASY DOES IT Tim Malchak (with Dwight Rucker) (Alpine 004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | EMOTIONS Lisa Alvey (Sundial 115) | 85 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | CHEATER’S GAME Larry Wayne Kennedy (Jere 1004) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | WHEN YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO Kathy Edge (NSD 221) | 89 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | IN YOU (I Found Me) Terri Rice & Gregg Allman (21 Records 99516) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99519) | 44 | 37 | 35 | 10 | |
| 89 | FIRE AT FIRST SIGHT Kendalls (MCA/Curb 52933) | 79 | 54 | 47 | 8 | |
| 90 | SOUTHERN AIR Ray Stevens (with Jerry Clower & Minnie Pearl) (MCA 52906) | 62 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | A LADY ASKIN’ Teresa Lynn (K-Ark 1411) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | WHEN YOU HURT, I HURT Ronnie McDowell (MCA/Curb 52907) | 43 | 36 | 30 | 9 | |
| 93 | GUITAR TOWN Steve Earle (MCA 52856) | 49 | 44 | 29 | 21 | |
| 94 | LOVING YOU IS EASY Tim Barrett (Belmont 324) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE MOON Tina Danielle (Charta 202) | 94 | 80 | 85 | 5 | |
| 96 | HOME AT LAST Daniel Taylor (Green Leaf 16692) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | SALUTE THE BOYS OF VIETNAM J.C. Weaver (Wild Turkey 7719) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | LOVE CAN CURE A HEARTACHE Loney Hutchins (ARC 0004) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 4 | |
| 99 | PRIDE OF TEXAS Geary Hanley (Kansa 629) | 71 | 73 | 76 | 4 | |
| 100 | MOONLIGHT Salt Creek Band (CBO 145) | 83 | 85 | 88 | 4 | |
| Note: On this week’s published chart, only the #1 record was shown with a “bullet.” Other bullets shown above are based on the criteria for bullets on previous and later weeks’ charts. |
| << GO TO PREVIOUS WEEK GO TO FOLLOWING WEEK >> RETURN TO 1986 |