| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 25, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2 | OLD BRIDGES BURN SLOW Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99485) | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | |
| 3 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28492) | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | |
| 4 | LET THE MUSIC LIFT YOU UP Reba McEntire (MCA 52990) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 5 | ROSE IN PARADISE Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | A FACE IN THE CROWD Michael Martin Murphey & Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 28471) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 7 | IT TAKES A LITTLE RAIN (To Make Love Grow) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010) | 9 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| 8 | YOU’RE THE POWER Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 319) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 12 | |
| 9 | GIRLS RIDE HORSES TOO Judy Rodman (MTM 72083) | 12 | 18 | 21 | 10 | |
| 10 | THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER Michael Johnson (RCA 5091) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | |
| 11 | DOMESTIC LIFE John Conlee (Columbia 06707) | 13 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |
| 12 | SENORITA Don Williams (Capitol 5683) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |
| 13 | CAN’T STOP MY HEART FROM LOVING YOU O’Kanes (Columbia 06606) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| 14 | JULIA Conway Twitty (MCA 53034) | 19 | 23 | 37 | 8 | |
| 15 | GOODBYE’S ALL WE’VE GOT LEFT Steve Earle (MCA 53011) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 11 | |
| 16 | I WILL BE THERE Dan Seals (EMI America 8377) | 20 | 25 | 30 | 7 | |
| 17 | KIDS OF THE BABY BOOM Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53018) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 18 | TOO MANY RIVERS Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28442) | 23 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
| 19 | OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY George Strait (MCA 53021) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 20 | HAVE I GOT SOME BLUES FOR YOU Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70400) | 24 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| 21 | DON’T BE CRUEL Judds (RCA/Curb 5094) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 22 | TILL I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53033) | 26 | 34 | 40 | 9 | |
| 23 | THE BED YOU MADE FOR ME Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28483) | 17 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 24 | PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28468) | 27 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 25 | GOD WILL Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53030) | 28 | 35 | 38 | 10 | |
| 26 | HARD LIVIN’ Keith Whitley (RCA 5116) | 30 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| 27 | BABY’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28443) | 33 | 44 | 54 | 4 | |
| 28 | ARE YOU SATISFIED Janie Frickie (Columbia 06985) | 31 | 39 | 43 | 7 | |
| 29 | YOU’RE MY FIRST LADY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06999) | 34 | 43 | 52 | 6 | |
| 30 | THE RIGHT LEFT HAND George Jones (Epic 06593) | 22 | 12 | 1 | 14 | |
| 31 | COLORADO MOON Tim Malchak (Alpine 006) | 35 | 40 | 44 | 8 | |
| 32 | YOU’VE GOT THE TOUCH Alabama (RCA 5081) | 25 | 9 | 3 | 14 | |
| 33 | HEART OF GOLD Willie Nelson (Columbia 07007) | 37 | 47 | 53 | 6 | |
| 34 | HONKY TONK CRAZY Gene Watson (Epic 06987) | 38 | 48 | 49 | 7 | |
| 35 | YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUNG LOVE Eddy Raven (RCA 5128) | 39 | 51 | 60 | 4 | |
| 36 | HEART VS. HEART Pake McEntire (RCA 5092) | 21 | 24 | 26 | 9 | |
| 37 | IT’S ONLY OVER FOR YOU Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5694) | 42 | 52 | 64 | 4 | |
| 38 | MAN AT THE BACKDOOR Beth Williams (BGM 13087) | 40 | 46 | 51 | 7 | |
| 39 | NEED A LITTLE TIME OFF FOR BAD BEHAVIOR David Allan Coe (Columbia 06661) | 32 | 37 | 41 | 10 | |
| 40 | DON’T TOUCH ME THERE Charly McClain (Epic 06980) | 43 | 45 | 47 | 8 | |
| 41 | BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS AGAIN Larry Boone (Mercury 888 427) | 44 | 49 | 55 | 6 | |
| 42 | WAY DOWN TEXAS WAY Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 06671) | 36 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 43 | CHAINS OF GOLD Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07023) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 4 | |
| 44 | DON’T LET GO OF MY HEART Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28408) | 47 | 54 | 62 | 6 | |
| 45 | FULL GROWN FOOL Mickey Gilley (Epic 07009) | 48 | 53 | 61 | 4 | |
| 46 | FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | LOVE, YOU AIN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME John Schneider (MCA 53069) | 52 | 59 | 66 | 4 | |
| 48 | ASHES OF LOVE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53048) | 54 | 60 | 71 | 5 | |
| 49 | MANDOLIN RAIN Bruce Hornsby & Range (RCA 5087) | 51 | 57 | 69 | 6 | |
| 50 | DO I HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE Louise Mandrell (RCA 5115) | 53 | 56 | 58 | 8 | |
| 51 | THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129) | 56 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | EVERYBODY’S CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5703) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | ROUTINE Kendalls (Step One 371) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | YOU’RE IN LOVE ALONE Jeff Stevens & Bullets (Atlantic America 99475) | 55 | 58 | 68 | 6 | |
| 55 | IN IT AGAIN A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 116) | 57 | 64 | 76 | 5 | |
| 56 | (I Remember When I Thought) WHISKEY WAS A RIVER Bobby Borchers (Longhorn 453003) | 58 | 65 | 77 | 4 | |
| 57 | WALK ON BY Perry LaPointe (Door Knob 270) | 59 | 63 | 74 | 6 | |
| 58 | LITTLE SISTER Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28432) | 65 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | THE NIGHT HANK WILLIAMS CAME TO TOWN Johnny Cash (with Waylon Jennings) (Mercury 888 459) | 61 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| 60 | CRAZY BLUE Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 28426) | 62 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | 3935 WEST END AVENUE Mason Dixon (Premier One 112) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | BETTER CLASS OF LOSERS Ray Price (Step One 370) | 68 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | AMERICAN ME S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72086) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | CRIME OF PASSION Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07025) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | ALMOST PERSUADED Merle Haggard (Epic 07036) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | THE WEEKEND Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | TWENTY YEARS AGO Kenny Rogers (RCA 5078) | 46 | 27 | 22 | 14 | |
| 68 | SUMMER ON THE MISSISSIPPI Southern Reign (Regal 3) | 71 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU Restless Heart (RCA 5065) | 41 | 22 | 11 | 19 | |
| 70 | HEART Ronnie Dove (Diamond 378) | 74 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4785) | 75 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | AIN’T NO USE P. J. Allman (Kansa 632) | 76 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | WHEN SOMETHING IS GOOD (Why Does It Change) Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28452) | 49 | 31 | 32 | 10 | |
| 74 | TALKIN’ TO THE MOON Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 06592) | 29 | 19 | 10 | 14 | |
| 75 | YOU’RE SLOWLY GOING OUT OF MY MIND Gordon Dee (Southern Tracks 1078) | 80 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU Cristy Lane (LS 1987) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | AS LONG AS I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU Razorback (Compleat 166) | 81 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | A WHOLE MONTH OF SUNDAYS Jenny Yates (Mercury 888 428) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | PAPA’S ON A ROLL Steve Campbell & Reunion (CBT 10066) | 79 | 81 | 85 | 4 | |
| 80 | DON’T SHOOT US OLD STALLIONS Ron Adams (Bear Tooth 8701) | 88 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | WHY CAN’T YOU TELL ME WHY Susan Marshall (Reptile 2021) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | I’D KNOW A LIE Gary McCullough (Soundwaves 4786) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | YOU ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL (Than Any Song I Could Ever Write) Ray Lynch (Marble 1007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | MIDNITE ROCK Indiana (Killer 1005) | 66 | 67 | 67 | 8 | |
| 85 | DAYDREAMING Allen Pace (Art Pro 8702) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | BEAT OF A HEART John Patrick (Timestar 2397) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | FROM MY HEART’S POINT OF VIEW Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83871) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LIE MY WAY INTO HER ARMS Mark White (High Sky 10002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | KEEP FROM LOVIN’ ME (How Long, How Long) Lynne Tyndall (Door Knob 269) | 72 | 73 | 79 | 6 | |
| 90 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Shooters (Epic 06623) | 63 | 32 | 34 | 13 | |
| 91 | SUCCESS Todd Joos (Stargem 2394) | 70 | 62 | 56 | 8 | |
| 92 | THAT IT’S ALL OVER FEELIN’ (All Over Again) Bobby Padilla (Westar 1005) | 87 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | TOMMY’S HEROES Jimmy Smart (Bear Creek 1005) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | TURN THE PAGE Phil Harris (Evergreen 1049) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | DO YOU WANNA FALL IN LOVE Bandit Band (Pegasus 108) | 67 | 74 | 82 | 5 | |
| 96 | ALL FIRED UP Michael Anthony Freeman (Rebel) & Southern Experience (Silver Bullet 16677) | 78 | 80 | 80 | 6 | |
| 97 | ROCK IT BILLY Bill Barnett (KSS 8701) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | RED WHITE AND BLUE Larry Casabella (Casabella 18095) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | WALK ME IN THE RAIN Girls Next Door (MTM 72084) | 45 | 26 | 27 | 11 | |
| 100 | YOU CAN’T BE A COWBOY FOREVER Roger Martin (Premier One 111) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 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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