| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 18, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ROSE IN PARADISE Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | LET THE MUSIC LIFT YOU UP Reba McEntire (MCA 52990) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 4 | OLD BRIDGES BURN SLOW Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99485) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| 5 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28492) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| 6 | KIDS OF THE BABY BOOM Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53018) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 7 | DON’T BE CRUEL Judds (RCA/Curb 5094) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
| 8 | A FACE IN THE CROWD Michael Martin Murphey & Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 28471) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 9 | IT TAKES A LITTLE RAIN (To Make Love Grow) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010) | 15 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| 10 | YOU’RE THE POWER Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 319) | 13 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 11 | THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER Michael Johnson (RCA 5091) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 11 | |
| 12 | GIRLS RIDE HORSES TOO Judy Rodman (MTM 72083) | 18 | 21 | 23 | 9 | |
| 13 | DOMESTIC LIFE John Conlee (Columbia 06707) | 20 | 25 | 29 | 7 | |
| 14 | SENORITA Don Williams (Capitol 5683) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 15 | CAN’T STOP MY HEART FROM LOVING YOU O’Kanes (Columbia 06606) | 17 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 16 | OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY George Strait (MCA 53021) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 17 | THE BED YOU MADE FOR ME Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28483) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| 18 | GOODBYE’S ALL WE’VE GOT LEFT Steve Earle (MCA 53011) | 21 | 24 | 26 | 10 | |
| 19 | JULIA Conway Twitty (MCA 53034) | 23 | 37 | 41 | 7 | |
| 20 | I WILL BE THERE Dan Seals (EMI America 8377) | 25 | 30 | 34 | 6 | |
| 21 | HEART VS. HEART Pake McEntire (RCA 5092) | 24 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| 22 | THE RIGHT LEFT HAND George Jones (Epic 06593) | 12 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 23 | TOO MANY RIVERS Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28442) | 29 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| 24 | HAVE I GOT SOME BLUES FOR YOU Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70400) | 30 | 35 | 39 | 5 | |
| 25 | YOU’VE GOT THE TOUCH Alabama (RCA 5081) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 26 | TILL I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53033) | 34 | 40 | 42 | 8 | |
| 27 | PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28468) | 33 | 36 | 37 | 8 | |
| 28 | GOD WILL Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53030) | 35 | 38 | 40 | 9 | |
| 29 | TALKIN’ TO THE MOON Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 06592) | 19 | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
| 30 | HARD LIVIN’ Keith Whitley (RCA 5116) | 38 | 46 | 50 | 5 | |
| 31 | ARE YOU SATISFIED Janie Frickie (Columbia 06985) | 39 | 43 | 46 | 6 | |
| 32 | NEED A LITTLE TIME OFF FOR BAD BEHAVIOR David Allan Coe (Columbia 06661) | 37 | 41 | 43 | 9 | |
| 33 | BABY’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28443) | 44 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | YOU’RE MY FIRST LADY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06999) | 43 | 52 | 55 | 5 | |
| 35 | COLORADO MOON Tim Malchak (Alpine 006) | 40 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| 36 | WAY DOWN TEXAS WAY Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 06671) | 41 | 45 | 48 | 8 | |
| 37 | HEART OF GOLD Willie Nelson (Columbia 07007) | 47 | 53 | 56 | 5 | |
| 38 | HONKY TONK CRAZY Gene Watson (Epic 06987) | 48 | 49 | 51 | 6 | |
| 39 | YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUNG LOVE Eddy Raven (RCA 5128) | 51 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | MAN AT THE BACKDOOR Beth Williams (BGM 13087) | 46 | 51 | 54 | 6 | |
| 41 | I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU Restless Heart (RCA 5065) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| 42 | IT’S ONLY OVER FOR YOU Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5694) | 52 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | DON’T TOUCH ME THERE Charly McClain (Epic 06980) | 45 | 47 | 44 | 7 | |
| 44 | BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS AGAIN Larry Boone (Mercury 888 427) | 49 | 55 | 58 | 5 | |
| 45 | WALK ME IN THE RAIN Girls Next Door (MTM 72084) | 26 | 27 | 31 | 10 | |
| 46 | TWENTY YEARS AGO Kenny Rogers (RCA 5078) | 27 | 22 | 12 | 13 | |
| 47 | DON’T LET GO OF MY HEART Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28408) | 54 | 62 | 65 | 5 | |
| 48 | FULL GROWN FOOL Mickey Gilley (Epic 07009) | 53 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | WHEN SOMETHING IS GOOD (Why Does It Change) Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28452) | 31 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| 50 | CHAINS OF GOLD Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07023) | 55 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | MANDOLIN RAIN Bruce Hornsby & Range (RCA 5087) | 57 | 69 | 71 | 5 | |
| 52 | LOVE, YOU AIN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME John Schneider (MCA 53069) | 59 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | DO I HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE Louise Mandrell (RCA 5115) | 56 | 58 | 45 | 7 | |
| 54 | ASHES OF LOVE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53048) | 60 | 71 | 73 | 4 | |
| 55 | YOU’RE IN LOVE ALONE Jeff Stevens & Bullets (Atlantic America 99475) | 58 | 68 | 70 | 5 | |
| 56 | THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | IN IT AGAIN A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 116) | 64 | 76 | 82 | 4 | |
| 58 | (I Remember When I Thought) WHISKEY WAS A RIVER Bobby Borchers (Longhorn 453003) | 65 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | WALK ON BY Perry LaPointe (Door Knob 270) | 63 | 74 | 78 | 5 | |
| 60 | EVERYBODY’S CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5703) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | THE NIGHT HANK WILLIAMS CAME TO TOWN Johnny Cash (with Waylon Jennings) (Mercury 888 459) | 66 | 75 | 79 | 4 | |
| 62 | CRAZY BLUE Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 28426) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Shooters (Epic 06623) | 32 | 34 | 33 | 12 | |
| 64 | SMALL TOWN GIRL Steve Wariner (MCA 53006) | 28 | 15 | 13 | 17 | |
| 65 | LITTLE SISTER Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28432) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | MIDNITE ROCK Indiana (Killer 1005) | 67 | 67 | 68 | 7 | |
| 67 | DO YOU WANNA FALL IN LOVE Bandit Band (Pegasus 108) | 74 | 82 | 85 | 4 | |
| 68 | BETTER CLASS OF LOSERS Ray Price (Step One 370) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | 3935 WEST END AVENUE Mason Dixon (Premier One 112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SUCCESS Todd Joos (Stargem 2394) | 62 | 56 | 59 | 7 | |
| 71 | SUMMER ON THE MISSISSIPPI Southern Reign (Regal 3) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | KEEP FROM LOVIN’ ME (How Long, How Long) Lynne Tyndall (Door Knob 269) | 73 | 79 | 80 | 5 | |
| 73 | AMERICAN ME S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72086) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | HEART Ronnie Dove (Diamond 378) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4785) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | AIN’T NO USE P. J. Allman (Kansa 632) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | CRIME OF PASSION Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | ALL FIRED UP Michael Anthony Freeman (Rebel) & Southern Experience (Silver Bullet 16677) | 80 | 80 | 83 | 5 | |
| 79 | PAPA’S ON A ROLL Steve Campbell & Reunion (CBT 10066) | 81 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | YOU’RE SLOWLY GOING OUT OF MY MIND Gordon Dee (Southern Tracks 1078) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | AS LONG AS I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU Razorback (Compleat 166) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | ALMOST PERSUADED Merle Haggard (Epic 07036) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I DID Patty Loveless (MCA 53040) | 69 | 65 | 67 | 5 | |
| 84 | CROSS MY HEART Stella Parton (Luv 132) | 70 | 59 | 61 | 7 | |
| 85 | TURN THE MUSIC ON O.B. McClinton (Epic 6682) | 75 | 72 | 74 | 5 | |
| 86 | WHY CAN’T YOU TELL ME WHY Susan Marshall (Reptile 2021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | THAT IT’S ALL OVER FEELIN’ (All Over Again) Bobby Padilla (Westar 1005) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | DON’T SHOOT US OLD STALLIONS Ron Adams (Bear Tooth 8701) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | YOU CAN’T BE A COWBOY FOREVER Roger Martin (Premier One 111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | COUNTRY MUSIC MAKES ME FEEL GOOD Marty Mitchell (Door Knob 266) | 72 | 78 | 81 | 6 | |
| 91 | BEAT OF A HEART John Patrick (Timestar 2397) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | BABY’S GOT A NEW BABY S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72081) | 42 | 23 | 17 | 20 | |
| 93 | I WONDER IF I CARE AS MUCH Ricky Skaggs (Epic 06650) | 36 | 31 | 30 | 10 | |
| 94 | BAD IN THE GOOD WAY I LOVE Jamie Lee Hart (Silver Star 7027) | 87 | 87 | 89 | 4 | |
| 95 | TO YOU Marina (Gallery II 2004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | TOMMY’S HEROES Jimmy Smart (Bear Creek 1005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LOVIN’ YOU LIKE THIS Rick Harrelson (Comstock 1827) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | LIES Teresa Gilbert (Bouquet 303) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT YOU John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28433) | 50 | 50 | 53 | 6 | |
| 100 | STRANGER IN YOUR EYES Jana Cash (L’il Bill 101) | 77 | 73 | 75 | 7 | |
| Note: On this week’s published chart, only records in the Top 70 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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