CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 30, 1987
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1HAVE I GOT SOME BLUES FOR YOU
    Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70400)
  4  71011
  2I WILL BE THERE
    Dan Seals (EMI America 8377)
  3  6  912
  3DOMESTIC LIFE
    John Conlee (Columbia 06707)
  2  2  513
  4TILL I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
    Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53033)
  7111514
  5TOO MANY RIVERS
    Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28442)
  6  91113
  6BABY’S GOT A HOLD ON ME
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28443)
  91217  9
  7FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN
    Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384)
121929  6
  8JULIA
    Conway Twitty (MCA 53034)
  1  4  613
  9CHAINS OF GOLD
    Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07023)
152028  9
10HARD LIVIN’
    Keith Whitley (RCA 5116)
11131611
11YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUNG LOVE
    Eddy Raven (RCA 5128)
141621  9
12YOU’RE MY FIRST LADY
    T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06999)
13152011
13ALL MY EX’S LIVE IN TEXAS
    George Strait (MCA 53087)
183140  5
14IT TAKES A LITTLE RAIN (To Make Love Grow)
    Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010)
  5  1  215
15IT’S ONLY OVER FOR YOU
    Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5694)
192226  9
16THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE
    Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129)
212734  8
17LITTLE SISTER
    Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28432)
222936  8
18LOVE, YOU AIN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME
    John Schneider (MCA 53069)
202632  9
19ANOTHER WORLD
    Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28373)
263644  5
20THE WEEKEND
    Steve Wariner (MCA 53068)
314452  6
21LOVE CAN’T EVER GET BETTER THAN THIS
    Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White (Epic 07060)
283843  5
22EVERYBODY’S CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY
    Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5703)
243237  7
23FULL GROWN FOOL
    Mickey Gilley (Epic 07009)
232831  9
24GIRLS RIDE HORSES TOO
    Judy Rodman (MTM 72083)
  8  3  415
25CRIME OF PASSION
    Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07025)
334048  7
26ROUTINE
    Kendalls (Step One 371)
293439  6
27AMERICAN ME
    S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72086)
344149  7
28I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING
    Judds (RCA/Curb 5164)
3852  3
29LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME
    Holly Dunn (MTM 72082)
405056  5
30ASHES OF LOVE
    Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53048)
32353810
313935 WEST END AVENUE
    Mason Dixon (Premier One 112)
353947  7
32TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM
    Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28492)
10  5  115
33OLD BRIDGES BURN SLOW
    Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99485)
16  8  316
34OH HEART
    Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5130)
394245  5
35MIDNIGHT BLUE
    John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 28377)
414755  5
36COUNTRY RAP
    Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52834)
4663  3
37DON’T LET GO OF MY HEART
    Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28408)
27303311
38SOMEONE
    Lee Greenwood (MCA 53096)
4248  3
39FROM TIME TO TIME (It Feels Like Love Again)
    Larry Gatlin & Janie Frickie (with Gatlin Brothers) (Columbia 07088)
4449  3
40CAN’T STOP MY HEART FROM LOVING YOU
    O’Kanes (Columbia 06606)
1710  817
41I TURN TO YOU
    George Jones (Epic 07107)
47  2
42CINDERELLA
    Vince Gill (RCA 5131)
515664  4
4380’S LADIES
    K.T. Oslin (RCA 5154)
495563  4
44ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME
    Anne Murray (Capitol 44005)
5259  3
45WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
    Narvel Felts (Evergreen 1054)
4853  3
46FALLIN’ OUT
    Waylon Jennings (MCA 53088)
53  2
47ONE PROMISE TOO LATE
    Reba McEntire (MCA 53092)
  1
48I GOT THE ONE I WANTED
    Nielsen White Band (Vision 122575)
505157  5
49SNAP YOUR FINGERS
    Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169)
  1
50DON’T TOUCH ME THERE
    Charly McClain (Epic 06980)
30333513
51YOU’RE THE POWER
    Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 319)
2514  717
52WOULD JESUS WEAR A ROLEX
    Ray Stevens (MCA 53101)
5969  3
53DON’T GO TO STRANGERS
    T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664)
36171218
54WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN
    Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28372)
  1
55TRAIN OF MEMORIES
    Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 574)
  1
56YOU’RE SLOWLY GOING OUT OF MY MIND
    Gordon Dee (Southern Tracks 1078)
576065  8
57PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY
    Tom Wopat (EMI America 43010)
6168  3
58TROUBLE IN THE FIELDS
    Nanci Griffith (MCA 53082)
586472  4
59ANGER & TEARS
    Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5705)
64  2
60A LONG LINE OF LOVE
    Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370)
  1
61THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER
    Michael Johnson (RCA 5091)
37181317
62HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS
    Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 07125)
  1
63THERE GOES MY LOVE
    Pam Tillis (Warner Bros. 28346)
69  2
64BACK WHEN IT REALLY MATTERED
    Tommy Roe (Mercury 888 497)
68  2
65BARN DANCIN’
    Salt Creek (CBO 146)
677181  5
66BEAUTIFUL BODY
    David Frizzell (Compleat 168)
666769  5
67RACHEL’S ROOM
    Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 274)
7074  3
68STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART
    Sylvia (RCA 5127)
  1
69DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANTA GO HOME
    Butch Baker (Mercury 888 543)
74  2
70SHADOWS OF MY PRIDE
    Clarence Nieman (Texas Soul 1386)
7175  3
71I CALLED HER YOUR NAME LAST NIGHT
    Blane Gauss (Meteor 871)
737780  5
72SAVIN’ THE HONEY FOR THE HONEYMOON
    Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44007)
  1
73MOON WALKIN’
    Don Malena (Maxima 1277)
78  2
74YOU CAN’T STOP ME FROM LOVING YOU
    John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 116)
7576  3
75TAMING MY MIND
    Tony McGill (Killer 1006)
81  2
76SKIN DEEP
    Bobbi Lace (615 1008)
8083  3
77MORE THAN FRIENDLY PERSUASION
    Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 264)
778085  4
78YOU’RE HERE TO REMEMBER (I’m Here To Forget)
    Merrill & Jessica (EMI America 8388)
84  2
79HOT RED SWEATER
    Jay Booker (EMI America 8379)
83  2
80IS THE PLEASURE WORTH THE PAIN
    Family Brown (Vine Street 1004)
82  2
81SINGIN’ ON SUNDAY
    Cerrito (Melodee 153)
  1
82LYING HERE LONELY
    Mike Lord (NSD 230)
  1
83BEFORE THEY POUR THE WINE
    Gail O’Doski (Door Knob 273)
87  2
84DEAR DR. RUTH
    Del Reeves (Playback 1301)
8689  3
85I’M NOT ASHAMED TO CRY
    Jack Elliott (Bear Creek 1007)
89  2
86WOULD YOU MARRY ME
    James Vanderburg & Vandals (GBS 746)
  1
87HOW MANY MORE LIKE ME
    Ogden Harless (Door Knob 272)
  1
88I’LL KEEP PRETENDING YOU’RE STILL MINE
    Andy King (GBS 744)
88  2
89YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF ME
    Terrah Sloane (Axbar 6051)
90  2
90SWEET NOTHINGS
    Ron Urban (LRJ 2014)
  1
91HE’S A COWBOY
    Johnny U (Portland Ltd. 136)
  1
92GOODBYE’S ALL WE’VE GOT LEFT
    Steve Earle (MCA 53011)
43211416
93A FACE IN THE CROWD
    Michael Martin Murphey & Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 28471)
45231817
94ROSE IN PARADISE
    Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009)
54241918
95I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU
    Cristy Lane (LS 1987)
555459  6
96I’D KNOW A LIE
    Gary McCullough (Soundwaves 4786)
606166  6
97DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF IT
    Bart Cameron (Revolver 015)
636668  5
98WHY CAN’T YOU TELL ME WHY
    Susan Marshall (Reptile 2021)
656571  7
99WARMED OVER ROMANCE
    Tina Danielle (Charta 206)
767884  4
100 THE INVITATION
    J.C. Weaver (WTM 7723)
798488  4
Note: On this week’s published chart, only records in the Top 75 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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