| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 16, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IT TAKES A LITTLE RAIN (To Make Love Grow) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2 | DOMESTIC LIFE John Conlee (Columbia 06707) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 3 | GIRLS RIDE HORSES TOO Judy Rodman (MTM 72083) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 4 | JULIA Conway Twitty (MCA 53034) | 6 | 9 | 14 | 11 | |
| 5 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28492) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | I WILL BE THERE Dan Seals (EMI America 8377) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 7 | HAVE I GOT SOME BLUES FOR YOU Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70400) | 10 | 15 | 20 | 9 | |
| 8 | OLD BRIDGES BURN SLOW Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99485) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 9 | TOO MANY RIVERS Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28442) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | CAN’T STOP MY HEART FROM LOVING YOU O’Kanes (Columbia 06606) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
| 11 | TILL I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53033) | 15 | 19 | 22 | 12 | |
| 12 | BABY’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28443) | 17 | 21 | 27 | 7 | |
| 13 | HARD LIVIN’ Keith Whitley (RCA 5116) | 16 | 20 | 26 | 9 | |
| 14 | YOU’RE THE POWER Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 319) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 15 | YOU’RE MY FIRST LADY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06999) | 20 | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 16 | YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUNG LOVE Eddy Raven (RCA 5128) | 21 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
| 17 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| 18 | THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER Michael Johnson (RCA 5091) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | |
| 19 | FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384) | 29 | 39 | 46 | 4 | |
| 20 | CHAINS OF GOLD Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07023) | 28 | 34 | 43 | 7 | |
| 21 | GOODBYE’S ALL WE’VE GOT LEFT Steve Earle (MCA 53011) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| 22 | IT’S ONLY OVER FOR YOU Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5694) | 26 | 32 | 37 | 7 | |
| 23 | A FACE IN THE CROWD Michael Martin Murphey & Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 28471) | 18 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 24 | ROSE IN PARADISE Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009) | 19 | 17 | 5 | 16 | |
| 25 | PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28468) | 24 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| 26 | LOVE, YOU AIN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME John Schneider (MCA 53069) | 32 | 42 | 47 | 7 | |
| 27 | THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129) | 34 | 44 | 51 | 6 | |
| 28 | FULL GROWN FOOL Mickey Gilley (Epic 07009) | 31 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 29 | LITTLE SISTER Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28432) | 36 | 48 | 58 | 6 | |
| 30 | DON’T LET GO OF MY HEART Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28408) | 33 | 40 | 44 | 9 | |
| 31 | ALL MY EX’S LIVE IN TEXAS George Strait (MCA 53087) | 40 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | EVERYBODY’S CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5703) | 37 | 45 | 52 | 5 | |
| 33 | DON’T TOUCH ME THERE Charly McClain (Epic 06980) | 35 | 37 | 40 | 11 | |
| 34 | ROUTINE Kendalls (Step One 371) | 39 | 46 | 53 | 4 | |
| 35 | ASHES OF LOVE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53048) | 38 | 43 | 48 | 8 | |
| 36 | ANOTHER WORLD Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28373) | 44 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | LET THE MUSIC LIFT YOU UP Reba McEntire (MCA 52990) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 15 | |
| 38 | LOVE CAN’T EVER GET BETTER THAN THIS Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White (Epic 07060) | 43 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | 3935 WEST END AVENUE Mason Dixon (Premier One 112) | 47 | 54 | 61 | 5 | |
| 40 | CRIME OF PASSION Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07025) | 48 | 55 | 64 | 5 | |
| 41 | AMERICAN ME S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72086) | 49 | 56 | 63 | 5 | |
| 42 | OH HEART Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5130) | 45 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | GOD WILL Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53030) | 25 | 23 | 25 | 13 | |
| 44 | THE WEEKEND Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) | 52 | 58 | 66 | 4 | |
| 45 | ARE YOU SATISFIED Janie Frickie (Columbia 06985) | 27 | 25 | 28 | 10 | |
| 46 | (I Remember When I Thought) WHISKEY WAS A RIVER Bobby Borchers (Longhorn 453003) | 50 | 53 | 56 | 7 | |
| 47 | MIDNIGHT BLUE John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 28377) | 55 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | SOMEONE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53096) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | FROM TIME TO TIME (It Feels Like Love Again) Larry Gatlin & Janie Frickie (with Gatlin Brothers) (Columbia 07088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72082) | 56 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | I GOT THE ONE I WANTED Nielsen White Band (Vision 122575) | 57 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING Judds (RCA/Curb 5164) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Narvel Felts (Evergreen 1054) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU Cristy Lane (LS 1987) | 59 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| 55 | 80’S LADIES K.T. Oslin (RCA 5154) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | CINDERELLA Vince Gill (RCA 5131) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4785) | 60 | 62 | 71 | 6 | |
| 58 | HEART Ronnie Dove (Diamond 378) | 61 | 65 | 70 | 6 | |
| 59 | ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME Anne Murray (Capitol 44005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | YOU’RE SLOWLY GOING OUT OF MY MIND Gordon Dee (Southern Tracks 1078) | 65 | 68 | 75 | 6 | |
| 61 | I’D KNOW A LIE Gary McCullough (Soundwaves 4786) | 66 | 70 | 82 | 4 | |
| 62 | SENORITA Don Williams (Capitol 5683) | 23 | 18 | 12 | 15 | |
| 63 | COUNTRY RAP Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52834) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | TROUBLE IN THE FIELDS Nanci Griffith (MCA 53082) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | WHY CAN’T YOU TELL ME WHY Susan Marshall (Reptile 2021) | 71 | 74 | 81 | 5 | |
| 66 | DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF IT Bart Cameron (Revolver 015) | 68 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | BEAUTIFUL BODY David Frizzell (Compleat 168) | 69 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY Tom Wopat (EMI America 43010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | WOULD JESUS WEAR A ROLEX Ray Stevens (MCA 53101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | ALMOST PERSUADED Merle Haggard (Epic 07036) | 58 | 60 | 65 | 5 | |
| 71 | BARN DANCIN’ Salt Creek (CBO 146) | 81 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | I WANNA LOVE YOU TONIGHT Gwen Allen (Music City, U.S.A. 007) | 74 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | WAKING UP IN THE U.S.A. Dale McBride (Concorde 8701) | 76 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | RACHEL’S ROOM Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 274) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | SHADOWS OF MY PRIDE Clarence Nieman (Texas Soul 1386) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | YOU CAN’T STOP ME FROM LOVING YOU John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 116) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | I CALLED HER YOUR NAME LAST NIGHT Blane Gauss (Meteor 871) | 80 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | WARMED OVER ROMANCE Tina Danielle (Charta 206) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | DADDY WHEN IS MOMMY COMING HOME Billy Western (Empire Sound 16929) | 82 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | MORE THAN FRIENDLY PERSUASION Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 264) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | SOUTH OF THE BORDER Clay Blaker & Texas Honky-Tonk Band (Texas Musik 6153) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | TOO GOOD TO TURN BACK NOW Vanessa Parker (Lamon 10158) | 83 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | SKIN DEEP Bobbi Lace (615 1008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | THE INVITATION J.C. Weaver (WTM 7723) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | HAVE YOU GOT TIME (To Fall In Love Tonight) Chuck Gray (Door Knob 271) | 75 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | WHEN TWO HEARTS SPEAK (You Just Can’t Stop The Feeling) R. J. McClintock (Comstock 1836) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | AIN’T NO FIGHTER, I’M A LOVER Captain Black (Minnow House 001) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | AIN’T NO USE P. J. Allman (Kansa 632) | 62 | 63 | 72 | 6 | |
| 89 | DEAR DR. RUTH Del Reeves (Playback 1301) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | FROM MY HEART’S POINT OF VIEW Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83871) | 79 | 82 | 87 | 4 | |
| 91 | WE’LL BOTH BE BLUE Backroads (Backroads 70006) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | YOU ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL (Than Any Song I Could Ever Write) Ray Lynch (Marble 1007) | 73 | 77 | 83 | 4 | |
| 93 | COLORADO MOON Tim Malchak (Alpine 006) | 30 | 28 | 31 | 11 | |
| 94 | APRIL’S FOOL Denny Bacon (Rockin’ Country Music 101) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | GETTIN HIGH ON THE COUNTRY SOUND Dennis Smalley (Sundial 119) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | NOT TONIGHT I’VE GOT A HEARTACHE Vicki Rae Von (Atlantic America 99471) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY George Strait (MCA 53021) | 41 | 26 | 19 | 17 | |
| 98 | HEART OF GOLD Willie Nelson (Columbia 07007) | 42 | 31 | 33 | 9 | |
| 99 | DON’T BE CRUEL Judds (RCA/Curb 5094) | 46 | 33 | 21 | 14 | |
| 100 | KIDS OF THE BABY BOOM Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53018) | 51 | 30 | 17 | 17 | |
| 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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