| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 20, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28581) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2 | LOVE’S GONNA GET YOU SOMEDAY Ricky Skaggs (Epic 06327) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP Judds (RCA/Curb 5000) | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| 4 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU Reba McEntire (MCA 52922) | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 5 | HELL AND HIGH WATER T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5621) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH Bellamy Brothers (with Forester Sisters) (MCA/Curb 52917) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 7 | FALLIN’ FOR YOU FOR YEARS Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28577) | 12 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| 8 | GIVE ME WINGS Michael Johnson (RCA 14412) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| 9 | SHE THINKS THAT SHE’LL MARRY Judy Rodman (MTM 72076) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| 10 | HALF PAST FOREVER (Till I’m Blue In The Heart) T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06347) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 11 | |
| 11 | THEN IT’S LOVE Don Williams (Capitol 5638) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 10 | |
| 12 | YOU STILL MOVE ME Dan Seals (EMI America 8343) | 17 | 20 | 24 | 9 | |
| 13 | LEAVE ME LONELY Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28542) | 18 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 14 | BAD LOVE Pake McEntire (RCA 5004) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 15 | THE CARPENTER John Conlee (Columbia 06311) | 19 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 16 | STAND ON IT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5620) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 17 | WALK THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 978) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 18 | BABY I WANT IT Girls Next Door (MTM 72078) | 22 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| 19 | COWBOY MAN Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 52951) | 24 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| 20 | I’LL COME BACK AS ANOTHER WOMAN Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5652) | 26 | 34 | 40 | 7 | |
| 21 | OUT AMONG THE STARS Merle Haggard (Epic 06344) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 11 | |
| 22 | HOMECOMING ’63 Keith Whitley (RCA 5013) | 29 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| 23 | WHEN A WOMAN CRIES Janie Frickie (Columbia 06417) | 27 | 30 | 34 | 6 | |
| 24 | HOW DO I TURN YOU ON Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5033) | 32 | 37 | 55 | 5 | |
| 25 | IT WON’T HURT Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28565) | 28 | 36 | 42 | 6 | |
| 26 | GOTTA HAVE YOU Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5012) | 30 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 27 | RIGHT HAND MAN Eddy Raven (RCA 5032) | 35 | 39 | 51 | 5 | |
| 28 | STRAIGHT TO THE HEART Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28518) | 36 | 40 | 54 | 5 | |
| 29 | FIRE IN THE SKY Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28547) | 34 | 38 | 44 | 6 | |
| 30 | WINE COLORED ROSES George Jones (Epic 06296) | 11 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 31 | MIDNIGHT GIRL/SUNSET TOWN Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 06525) | 39 | 48 | 59 | 4 | |
| 32 | DADDY’S HANDS Holly Dunn (MTM 72075) | 21 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |
| 33 | MORNIN’ RIDE Lee Greenwood (MCA 52984) | 42 | 49 | 60 | 4 | |
| 34 | WHAT YOU’LL DO WHEN I’M GONE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52915) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 14 | |
| 35 | I CAN’T WIN FOR LOSIN’ YOU Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5064) | 46 | 50 | 63 | 4 | |
| 36 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASY Whites (MCA/Curb 52953) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
| 37 | DON’T BURY ME ’TIL I’M READY Johnny Paycheck (Mercury 888 088) | 41 | 43 | 53 | 6 | |
| 38 | OUT GOIN’ CATTIN’ Sawyer Brown with “Cat” Joe Bonsall (Capitol/Curb 5629) | 23 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
| 39 | ME AND YOU Donna Fargo (Mercury 888 093) | 45 | 47 | 58 | 5 | |
| 40 | OH DARLIN’ O’Kanes (Columbia 06242) | 31 | 32 | 35 | 12 | |
| 41 | ONE MAN BAND Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 52950) | 44 | 46 | 56 | 6 | |
| 42 | SOMEDAY Steve Earle (MCA 52920) | 33 | 31 | 33 | 9 | |
| 43 | LITTLE DOLL Kendalls (MCA/Curb 52983) | 49 | 56 | 65 | 4 | |
| 44 | PARTNERS AFTER ALL Willie Nelson (Columbia 06530) | 51 | 54 | 66 | 4 | |
| 45 | FOREVER Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 219) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | THESE EYES Beth Williams (BGM 92486) | 52 | 57 | 61 | 5 | |
| 47 | BABY’S GOT A NEW BABY S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72081) | 54 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | WHEN I’M FREE AGAIN Rodney Crowell (Columbia 06415) | 50 | 55 | 70 | 5 | |
| 49 | NO PLACE LIKE HOME Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28525) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | KILLBILLY HILL Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28554) | 56 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | WICKED WAYS Patty Loveless (MCA 52969) | 55 | 58 | 64 | 4 | |
| 52 | COUNTRIFIED John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28502) | 59 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | IT AIN’T COOL TO BE CRAZY ABOUT YOU George Strait (MCA 52914) | 16 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |
| 54 | STILL IN THE PICTURE Leon Everette (Orlando 115) | 40 | 42 | 52 | 6 | |
| 55 | DEEP RIVER WOMAN Lionel Richie (Motown 1873) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY HEART Juice Newton (RCA 5068) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | WHEN YOU GAVE YOUR LOVE TO ME Ray Price (Step One 366) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | LOVIN’ THAT CRAZY FEELIN’ Ronnie McDowell (MCA/Curb 52994) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | QUIETLY CRAZY Ed Bruce (RCA 5077) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | LET A LITTLE LOVE IN (Tennessee Saturday Night) Rockinhorse (Long Shot 1003) | 62 | 66 | 69 | 6 | |
| 61 | EASY DOES IT Tim Malchak (with Dwight Rucker) (Alpine 004) | 63 | 67 | 71 | 6 | |
| 62 | I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU Restless Heart (RCA 5065) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | NOW SHE’S IN PARIS Dave Holladay (Step One 365) | 66 | 68 | 74 | 5 | |
| 64 | TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME John Schneider (MCA 52989) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | SMALL CHANGE Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4781) | 67 | 71 | 76 | 5 | |
| 66 | JUST WHEN Marcia Lynn (Soundwaves 4780) | 68 | 72 | 77 | 5 | |
| 67 | DO YOU REALLY WANT MY LOVIN’ Marty Stuart (Columbia 06425) | 72 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | I DON’T LOVE HER ANYMORE Almost Brothers (MTM 72079) | 70 | 74 | 79 | 4 | |
| 69 | WHAT’S A LITTLE LOVE BETWEEN FRIENDS Craig Southern (Royal Master 8607) | 71 | 73 | 78 | 5 | |
| 70 | WOULDN’T YOU LOVE US TOGETHER AGAIN Family Brown (RCA 50882) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | NO LOVE LINE Leona Williams (Loveshine 2) | 74 | 77 | 81 | 4 | |
| 72 | LIKE AN OKLAHOMA MORNING Tony McGill (Killer 1004) | 78 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | THIS OL’ TOWN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 06360) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | ME AND MY BROKEN HEART Norman Wade (NCR Int’l 328) | 77 | 80 | 86 | 4 | |
| 75 | CHOSEN Perry LaPointe (Door Knob 260) | 80 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | AFTER ALL THESE YEARS John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 115) | 79 | 81 | 85 | 4 | |
| 77 | BAD MEMORY Carlton Moody & Moody Brothers (Lamon 10153) | 82 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | READY OR NOT Don Malena (Maxima 2356) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | IT AIN’T COUNTRY Ogden Harless (Cypress 8515) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | TRADIN’ TEARDROPS (For New Memories) Joe Levack (Young Country 8601) | 81 | 82 | 82 | 4 | |
| 81 | MISTY MISSISSIPPI Rusty Budde (BPC 1002) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | DON’T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEART Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 257) | 61 | 65 | 68 | 7 | |
| 83 | CANDY COATED LOVE Todd Joos (Stargem 2383) | 87 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | SHEET MUSIC Bill Anderson (Southern Tracks 1067) | 86 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | FOR OLD TIME SAKE Jerry Naylor (West 723) | 69 | 60 | 62 | 8 | |
| 86 | OLE ROCK AND ROLLER (With A Country Heart) Keith Stegall (Epic 06418) | 60 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | YOU’RE STILL NEW TO ME Marie Osmond with Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613) | 37 | 29 | 21 | 17 | |
| 88 | YOUR LOVING SIDE Butch Baker (Mercury 888 133) | 57 | 61 | 67 | 5 | |
| 89 | AT THE SOUND OF THE TONE John Schneider (MCA 52901) | 43 | 26 | 20 | 16 | |
| 90 | YOU TURN IT ALL AROUND Jim Purdy (615 1007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | ON THE RUN J.C. Weaver (Wild Turkey 7720) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | ONE BY ONE Bill Phillips & Roseanna Rogers (Door Knob 261) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | LOVE ISN’T EASY TO FIND Mitch Lewis (LP 705) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WHEN A LOVER GETS LONELY Nick Seeger (Rumpelstiltskin 1303) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | THANK GOD FOR AMERICA Jimmy Ellis (Southern Tracks 1069) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | GUARDIAN ANGEL Sherri London (Compleat 162) | 83 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | PLEASE HAVE YOUR NUMBER CHANGED Gail O’Doski (Door Knob 258) | 76 | 78 | 80 | 5 | |
| 98 | RUNAWAY Bonnie Leigh (R.C.P. 010) | 75 | 79 | 83 | 4 | |
| 99 | SHE USED TO BE SOMEBODY’S BABY Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 06252) | 47 | 18 | 2 | 17 | |
| 100 | TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCING Alabama (RCA 5003) | 48 | 17 | 3 | 14 | |
| Note: On this week’s published chart, only records in the Top 40 were shown with “bullets.” Other bullets shown above are based on the criteria for bullets on previous and later weeks’ charts. |
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