| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 9, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28492) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2 | IT TAKES A LITTLE RAIN (To Make Love Grow) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | OLD BRIDGES BURN SLOW Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99485) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | GIRLS RIDE HORSES TOO Judy Rodman (MTM 72083) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
| 5 | DOMESTIC LIFE John Conlee (Columbia 06707) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 6 | JULIA Conway Twitty (MCA 53034) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 10 | |
| 7 | YOU’RE THE POWER Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 319) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| 8 | CAN’T STOP MY HEART FROM LOVING YOU O’Kanes (Columbia 06606) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| 9 | I WILL BE THERE Dan Seals (EMI America 8377) | 12 | 16 | 20 | 9 | |
| 10 | HAVE I GOT SOME BLUES FOR YOU Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70400) | 15 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 11 | TOO MANY RIVERS Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28442) | 14 | 18 | 23 | 10 | |
| 12 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 13 | THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER Michael Johnson (RCA 5091) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
| 14 | GOODBYE’S ALL WE’VE GOT LEFT Steve Earle (MCA 53011) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
| 15 | TILL I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53033) | 19 | 22 | 26 | 11 | |
| 16 | HARD LIVIN’ Keith Whitley (RCA 5116) | 20 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| 17 | BABY’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28443) | 21 | 27 | 33 | 6 | |
| 18 | A FACE IN THE CROWD Michael Martin Murphey & Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 28471) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 19 | ROSE IN PARADISE Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009) | 17 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| 20 | YOU’RE MY FIRST LADY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06999) | 24 | 29 | 34 | 8 | |
| 21 | YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUNG LOVE Eddy Raven (RCA 5128) | 27 | 35 | 39 | 6 | |
| 22 | LET THE MUSIC LIFT YOU UP Reba McEntire (MCA 52990) | 16 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 23 | SENORITA Don Williams (Capitol 5683) | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
| 24 | PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28468) | 22 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| 25 | GOD WILL Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53030) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 12 | |
| 26 | IT’S ONLY OVER FOR YOU Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5694) | 32 | 37 | 42 | 6 | |
| 27 | ARE YOU SATISFIED Janie Frickie (Columbia 06985) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| 28 | CHAINS OF GOLD Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07023) | 34 | 43 | 50 | 6 | |
| 29 | FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384) | 39 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | COLORADO MOON Tim Malchak (Alpine 006) | 28 | 31 | 35 | 10 | |
| 31 | FULL GROWN FOOL Mickey Gilley (Epic 07009) | 41 | 45 | 48 | 6 | |
| 32 | LOVE, YOU AIN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME John Schneider (MCA 53069) | 42 | 47 | 52 | 6 | |
| 33 | DON’T LET GO OF MY HEART Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28408) | 40 | 44 | 47 | 8 | |
| 34 | THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129) | 44 | 51 | 56 | 5 | |
| 35 | DON’T TOUCH ME THERE Charly McClain (Epic 06980) | 37 | 40 | 43 | 10 | |
| 36 | LITTLE SISTER Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28432) | 48 | 58 | 65 | 5 | |
| 37 | EVERYBODY’S CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5703) | 45 | 52 | 60 | 4 | |
| 38 | ASHES OF LOVE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53048) | 43 | 48 | 54 | 7 | |
| 39 | ROUTINE Kendalls (Step One 371) | 46 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | ALL MY EX’S LIVE IN TEXAS George Strait (MCA 53087) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY George Strait (MCA 53021) | 26 | 19 | 16 | 16 | |
| 42 | HEART OF GOLD Willie Nelson (Columbia 07007) | 31 | 33 | 37 | 8 | |
| 43 | LOVE CAN’T EVER GET BETTER THAN THIS Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White (Epic 07060) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | ANOTHER WORLD Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28373) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | OH HEART Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5130) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | DON’T BE CRUEL Judds (RCA/Curb 5094) | 33 | 21 | 7 | 13 | |
| 47 | 3935 WEST END AVENUE Mason Dixon (Premier One 112) | 54 | 61 | 69 | 4 | |
| 48 | CRIME OF PASSION Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07025) | 55 | 64 | 77 | 4 | |
| 49 | AMERICAN ME S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72086) | 56 | 63 | 73 | 4 | |
| 50 | (I Remember When I Thought) WHISKEY WAS A RIVER Bobby Borchers (Longhorn 453003) | 53 | 56 | 58 | 6 | |
| 51 | KIDS OF THE BABY BOOM Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53018) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 16 | |
| 52 | THE WEEKEND Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) | 58 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS AGAIN Larry Boone (Mercury 888 427) | 38 | 41 | 44 | 8 | |
| 54 | THE BED YOU MADE FOR ME Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28483) | 29 | 23 | 17 | 16 | |
| 55 | MIDNIGHT BLUE John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 28377) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72082) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | I GOT THE ONE I WANTED Nielsen White Band (Vision 122575) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | ALMOST PERSUADED Merle Haggard (Epic 07036) | 60 | 65 | 82 | 4 | |
| 59 | I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU Cristy Lane (LS 1987) | 64 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4785) | 62 | 71 | 75 | 5 | |
| 61 | HEART Ronnie Dove (Diamond 378) | 65 | 70 | 74 | 5 | |
| 62 | AIN’T NO USE P. J. Allman (Kansa 632) | 63 | 72 | 76 | 5 | |
| 63 | 80’S LADIES K.T. Oslin (RCA 5154) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | CINDERELLA Vince Gill (RCA 5131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | YOU’RE SLOWLY GOING OUT OF MY MIND Gordon Dee (Southern Tracks 1078) | 68 | 75 | 80 | 5 | |
| 66 | I’D KNOW A LIE Gary McCullough (Soundwaves 4786) | 70 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | IN IT AGAIN A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 116) | 52 | 55 | 57 | 7 | |
| 68 | DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF IT Bart Cameron (Revolver 015) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | BEAUTIFUL BODY David Frizzell (Compleat 168) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | BETTER CLASS OF LOSERS Ray Price (Step One 370) | 59 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| 71 | WHY CAN’T YOU TELL ME WHY Susan Marshall (Reptile 2021) | 74 | 81 | 86 | 4 | |
| 72 | TROUBLE IN THE FIELDS Nanci Griffith (MCA 53082) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | YOU ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL (Than Any Song I Could Ever Write) Ray Lynch (Marble 1007) | 77 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | I WANNA LOVE YOU TONIGHT Gwen Allen (Music City, U.S.A. 007) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | HAVE YOU GOT TIME (To Fall In Love Tonight) Chuck Gray (Door Knob 271) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | WAKING UP IN THE U.S.A. Dale McBride (Concorde 8701) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | THE NIGHT HANK WILLIAMS CAME TO TOWN Johnny Cash (with Waylon Jennings) (Mercury 888 459) | 57 | 59 | 61 | 7 | |
| 78 | NOT TONIGHT I’VE GOT A HEARTACHE Vicki Rae Von (Atlantic America 99471) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | FROM MY HEART’S POINT OF VIEW Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83871) | 82 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | I CALLED HER YOUR NAME LAST NIGHT Blane Gauss (Meteor 871) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | BARN DANCIN’ Salt Creek (CBO 146) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | DADDY WHEN IS MOMMY COMING HOME Billy Western (Empire Sound 16929) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | TOO GOOD TO TURN BACK NOW Vanessa Parker (Lamon 10158) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | WARMED OVER ROMANCE Tina Danielle (Charta 206) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | MORE THAN FRIENDLY PERSUASION Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 264) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SOUTH OF THE BORDER Clay Blaker & Texas Honky-Tonk Band (Texas Musik 6153) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | APRIL’S FOOL Denny Bacon (Rockin’ Country Music 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | THE INVITATION J.C. Weaver (WTM 7723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | AIN’T NO FIGHTER, I’M A LOVER Captain Black (Minnow House 001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | WHEN TWO HEARTS SPEAK (You Just Can’t Stop The Feeling) R. J. McClintock (Comstock 1836) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | CRAZY BLUE Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 28426) | 61 | 60 | 62 | 5 | |
| 92 | A WHOLE MONTH OF SUNDAYS Jenny Yates (Mercury 888 428) | 71 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | BEAT OF A HEART John Patrick (Timestar 2397) | 81 | 86 | 91 | 4 | |
| 94 | WE’LL BOTH BE BLUE Backroads (Backroads 70006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | CAN YOU CRY Dennis Martin (Sundial 117) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | THE RIGHT LEFT HAND George Jones (Epic 06593) | 35 | 30 | 22 | 16 | |
| 97 | AS LONG AS I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU Razorback (Compleat 166) | 69 | 77 | 81 | 5 | |
| 98 | HONKY TONK CRAZY Gene Watson (Epic 06987) | 36 | 34 | 38 | 9 | |
| 99 | DAYDREAMING Allen Pace (Art Pro 8702) | 76 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | PAPA’S ON A ROLL Steve Campbell & Reunion (CBT 10066) | 90 | 79 | 79 | 6 | |
| Note: On this week’s published chart, only records in the Top 65 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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