| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 2, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | OLD BRIDGES BURN SLOW Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99485) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28492) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |
| 3 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 4 | IT TAKES A LITTLE RAIN (To Make Love Grow) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | |
| 5 | A FACE IN THE CROWD Michael Martin Murphey & Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 28471) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 6 | YOU’RE THE POWER Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 319) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 7 | GIRLS RIDE HORSES TOO Judy Rodman (MTM 72083) | 9 | 12 | 18 | 11 | |
| 8 | DOMESTIC LIFE John Conlee (Columbia 06707) | 11 | 13 | 20 | 9 | |
| 9 | JULIA Conway Twitty (MCA 53034) | 14 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 10 | THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER Michael Johnson (RCA 5091) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | |
| 11 | CAN’T STOP MY HEART FROM LOVING YOU O’Kanes (Columbia 06606) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
| 12 | I WILL BE THERE Dan Seals (EMI America 8377) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |
| 13 | GOODBYE’S ALL WE’VE GOT LEFT Steve Earle (MCA 53011) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
| 14 | TOO MANY RIVERS Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28442) | 18 | 23 | 29 | 9 | |
| 15 | HAVE I GOT SOME BLUES FOR YOU Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70400) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 7 | |
| 16 | LET THE MUSIC LIFT YOU UP Reba McEntire (MCA 52990) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| 17 | ROSE IN PARADISE Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 18 | SENORITA Don Williams (Capitol 5683) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | |
| 19 | TILL I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53033) | 22 | 26 | 34 | 10 | |
| 20 | HARD LIVIN’ Keith Whitley (RCA 5116) | 26 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| 21 | BABY’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28443) | 27 | 33 | 44 | 5 | |
| 22 | PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28468) | 24 | 27 | 33 | 10 | |
| 23 | GOD WILL Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53030) | 25 | 28 | 35 | 11 | |
| 24 | YOU’RE MY FIRST LADY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06999) | 29 | 34 | 43 | 7 | |
| 25 | ARE YOU SATISFIED Janie Frickie (Columbia 06985) | 28 | 31 | 39 | 8 | |
| 26 | OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY George Strait (MCA 53021) | 19 | 16 | 3 | 15 | |
| 27 | YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUNG LOVE Eddy Raven (RCA 5128) | 35 | 39 | 51 | 5 | |
| 28 | COLORADO MOON Tim Malchak (Alpine 006) | 31 | 35 | 40 | 9 | |
| 29 | THE BED YOU MADE FOR ME Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28483) | 23 | 17 | 5 | 15 | |
| 30 | KIDS OF THE BABY BOOM Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53018) | 17 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |
| 31 | HEART OF GOLD Willie Nelson (Columbia 07007) | 33 | 37 | 47 | 7 | |
| 32 | IT’S ONLY OVER FOR YOU Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5694) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 5 | |
| 33 | DON’T BE CRUEL Judds (RCA/Curb 5094) | 21 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 34 | CHAINS OF GOLD Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07023) | 43 | 50 | 55 | 5 | |
| 35 | THE RIGHT LEFT HAND George Jones (Epic 06593) | 30 | 22 | 12 | 15 | |
| 36 | HONKY TONK CRAZY Gene Watson (Epic 06987) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 8 | |
| 37 | DON’T TOUCH ME THERE Charly McClain (Epic 06980) | 40 | 43 | 45 | 9 | |
| 38 | BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS AGAIN Larry Boone (Mercury 888 427) | 41 | 44 | 49 | 7 | |
| 39 | FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | DON’T LET GO OF MY HEART Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28408) | 44 | 47 | 54 | 7 | |
| 41 | FULL GROWN FOOL Mickey Gilley (Epic 07009) | 45 | 48 | 53 | 5 | |
| 42 | LOVE, YOU AIN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME John Schneider (MCA 53069) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 5 | |
| 43 | ASHES OF LOVE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53048) | 48 | 54 | 60 | 6 | |
| 44 | THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129) | 51 | 56 | 61 | 4 | |
| 45 | EVERYBODY’S CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5703) | 52 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | ROUTINE Kendalls (Step One 371) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | ALL MY EX’S LIVE IN TEXAS George Strait (MCA 53087) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | LITTLE SISTER Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28432) | 58 | 65 | 71 | 4 | |
| 49 | LOVE CAN’T EVER GET BETTER THAN THIS Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White (Epic 07060) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | ANOTHER WORLD Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28373) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 51 | OH HEART Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5130) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | IN IT AGAIN A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 116) | 55 | 57 | 64 | 6 | |
| 53 | (I Remember When I Thought) WHISKEY WAS A RIVER Bobby Borchers (Longhorn 453003) | 56 | 58 | 65 | 5 | |
| 54 | 3935 WEST END AVENUE Mason Dixon (Premier One 112) | 61 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | CRIME OF PASSION Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07025) | 64 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | AMERICAN ME S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72086) | 63 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | THE NIGHT HANK WILLIAMS CAME TO TOWN Johnny Cash (with Waylon Jennings) (Mercury 888 459) | 59 | 61 | 66 | 6 | |
| 58 | THE WEEKEND Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | BETTER CLASS OF LOSERS Ray Price (Step One 370) | 62 | 68 | 78 | 4 | |
| 60 | ALMOST PERSUADED Merle Haggard (Epic 07036) | 65 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | CRAZY BLUE Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 28426) | 60 | 62 | 68 | 4 | |
| 62 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4785) | 71 | 75 | 82 | 4 | |
| 63 | AIN’T NO USE P. J. Allman (Kansa 632) | 72 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 64 | I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU Cristy Lane (LS 1987) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | HEART Ronnie Dove (Diamond 378) | 70 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 66 | I GOT THE ONE I WANTED Nielsen White Band (Vision 122575) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72082) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | YOU’RE SLOWLY GOING OUT OF MY MIND Gordon Dee (Southern Tracks 1078) | 75 | 80 | 84 | 4 | |
| 69 | AS LONG AS I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU Razorback (Compleat 166) | 77 | 81 | 86 | 4 | |
| 70 | I’D KNOW A LIE Gary McCullough (Soundwaves 4786) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | A WHOLE MONTH OF SUNDAYS Jenny Yates (Mercury 888 428) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF IT Bart Cameron (Revolver 015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | BEAUTIFUL BODY David Frizzell (Compleat 168) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | WHY CAN’T YOU TELL ME WHY Susan Marshall (Reptile 2021) | 81 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | MIDNIGHT BLUE John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 28377) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | DAYDREAMING Allen Pace (Art Pro 8702) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | YOU ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL (Than Any Song I Could Ever Write) Ray Lynch (Marble 1007) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | I WANNA LOVE YOU TONIGHT Gwen Allen (Music City, U.S.A. 007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | WAKING UP IN THE U.S.A. Dale McBride (Concorde 8701) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | HAVE YOU GOT TIME (To Fall In Love Tonight) Chuck Gray (Door Knob 271) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | BEAT OF A HEART John Patrick (Timestar 2397) | 86 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | FROM MY HEART’S POINT OF VIEW Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83871) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | DADDY WHEN IS MOMMY COMING HOME Billy Western (Empire Sound 16929) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | BARN DANCIN’ Salt Creek (CBO 146) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I CALLED HER YOUR NAME LAST NIGHT Blane Gauss (Meteor 871) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SUMMER ON THE MISSISSIPPI Southern Reign (Regal 3) | 68 | 71 | 79 | 4 | |
| 87 | TOO GOOD TO TURN BACK NOW Vanessa Parker (Lamon 10158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | NOT TONIGHT I’VE GOT A HEARTACHE Vicki Rae Von (Atlantic America 99471) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | LIE MY WAY INTO HER ARMS Mark White (High Sky 10002) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | PAPA’S ON A ROLL Steve Campbell & Reunion (CBT 10066) | 79 | 79 | 81 | 5 | |
| 91 | MAN AT THE BACKDOOR Beth Williams (BGM 13087) | 38 | 40 | 46 | 8 | |
| 92 | YOU’VE GOT THE TOUCH Alabama (RCA 5081) | 32 | 25 | 9 | 15 | |
| 93 | HEART VS. HEART Pake McEntire (RCA 5092) | 36 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
| 94 | NEED A LITTLE TIME OFF FOR BAD BEHAVIOR David Allan Coe (Columbia 06661) | 39 | 32 | 37 | 11 | |
| 95 | WALK ON BY Perry LaPointe (Door Knob 270) | 57 | 59 | 63 | 7 | |
| 96 | DO I HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE Louise Mandrell (RCA 5115) | 50 | 53 | 56 | 9 | |
| 97 | WAY DOWN TEXAS WAY Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 06671) | 42 | 36 | 41 | 10 | |
| 98 | YOU’RE IN LOVE ALONE Jeff Stevens & Bullets (Atlantic America 99475) | 54 | 55 | 58 | 7 | |
| 99 | MANDOLIN RAIN Bruce Hornsby & Range (RCA 5087) | 49 | 51 | 57 | 7 | |
| 100 | DON’T SHOOT US OLD STALLIONS Ron Adams (Bear Tooth 8701) | 80 | 88 | 89 | 4 | |
| 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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