| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 8, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ONE PROMISE TOO LATE Reba McEntire (MCA 53092) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 3 | WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28372) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| 4 | A LONG LINE OF LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
| 5 | WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE (Wrong Or Right) Restless Heart (RCA 5132) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| 6 | BORN TO BOOGIE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28369) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | FALLIN’ OUT Waylon Jennings (MCA 53088) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 8 | TELLING ME LIES Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28371) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 9 | BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44008) | 11 | 15 | 18 | 10 | |
| 10 | TRAIN OF MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 574) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 11 | I’LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN Don Williams (Capitol 44019) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| 12 | LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72082) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 13 | MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE’S MINE Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209) | 17 | 24 | 31 | 7 | |
| 14 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Exile (Epic 07135) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 9 | |
| 15 | THIS CRAZY LOVE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) | 18 | 20 | 25 | 9 | |
| 16 | THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 53108) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
| 17 | THREE TIME LOSER Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) | 22 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 18 | I’LL BE THE ONE Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 650) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| 19 | I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Judy Rodman (MTM 72089) | 21 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 20 | YOU AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) | 24 | 32 | 37 | 7 | |
| 21 | NOWHERE ROAD Steve Earle (MCA 53103) | 26 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| 22 | WHY I DON’T KNOW Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53102) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 9 | |
| 23 | CHILD SUPPORT Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43032) | 29 | 35 | 43 | 6 | |
| 24 | THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200) | 30 | 36 | 42 | 7 | |
| 25 | DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO O’Kanes (Columbia 07187) | 28 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 26 | PONIES Michael Johnson (RCA 5171) | 27 | 31 | 35 | 8 | |
| 27 | FISHIN’ IN THE DARK Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28311) | 32 | 40 | 48 | 5 | |
| 28 | DANCIN’ WITH MYSELF TONIGHT Kendalls (Step One 374) | 34 | 39 | 45 | 6 | |
| 29 | MEMBERS ONLY Donna Fargo & Billy Joe Royal (Mercury 888 680) | 35 | 41 | 44 | 7 | |
| 30 | ISLAND IN THE SEA Willie Nelson (Columbia 07202) | 37 | 44 | 53 | 6 | |
| 31 | WHAT A GIRL NEXT DOOR COULD DO Girls Next Door (MTM 72088) | 33 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| 32 | THE WEEKEND Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 33 | CINDERELLA Vince Gill (RCA 5131) | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| 34 | MAMA’S ROCKIN’ CHAIR John Conlee (Columbia 07203) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 5 | |
| 35 | CRAZY OVER YOU Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5210) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 5 | |
| 36 | LOVE REUNITED Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53142) | 42 | 48 | 60 | 5 | |
| 37 | IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70402) | 43 | 49 | 57 | 4 | |
| 38 | I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE Conway Twitty (MCA 53134) | 41 | 46 | 51 | 5 | |
| 39 | LITTLE WAYS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28310) | 46 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | AFTER ALL Patty Loveless (MCA 53097) | 44 | 47 | 52 | 6 | |
| 41 | NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28409) | 47 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | FIRST TIME CALLER Juice Newton (RCA 5170) | 49 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | CRY JUST A LITTLE Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 44044) | 48 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING Judds (RCA/Curb 5164) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 45 | WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG John Schneider (MCA 53144) | 51 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | SOMEONE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53096) | 23 | 12 | 9 | 13 | |
| 47 | RESTLESS ANGEL Tim Malchak (Alpine 007) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | BRINGIN’ THE HOUSE DOWN Shurfire (Air 173) | 50 | 54 | 58 | 7 | |
| 49 | HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 07125) | 31 | 27 | 30 | 11 | |
| 50 | LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44036) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | YOUR LOVE Tammy Wynette (Epic 07226) | 58 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | RENTED ROOM Jeanne Pruett (MSR 1956) | 57 | 65 | 73 | 5 | |
| 53 | HYMNE Joe Kenyon (Mercury 888 642) | 59 | 68 | 78 | 4 | |
| 54 | BUTTERBEANS Johnny Russell & Little David Wilkins (16th Avenue 70401) | 56 | 63 | 69 | 4 | |
| 55 | SOMEDAY MY SHIP WILL SAIL Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28302) | 53 | 58 | 65 | 6 | |
| 56 | SHINE, SHINE, SHINE Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Cheryl Handy (Compleat 176) | 62 | 70 | 77 | 4 | |
| 58 | ALL MY EX’S LIVE IN TEXAS George Strait (MCA 53087) | 36 | 16 | 6 | 15 | |
| 59 | YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE LAST OF ME Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53132) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | RIGHT FROM THE START Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | LOVE CAN’T EVER GET BETTER THAN THIS Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White (Epic 07060) | 40 | 19 | 7 | 15 | |
| 62 | 255 HARBOR DRIVE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 117) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | GEROMINO’S CADILLAC Jeff Stevens & Bullets (Atlantic America 99433) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | HEART OUT OF CONTROL Joni Bishop (Columbia 07225) | 71 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | WAITIN’ UP George Highfill (Warner Bros. 28312) | 66 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | THAT BIG PINK TRUCK Leon (Stargem 2408) | 70 | 71 | 74 | 5 | |
| 67 | THE POWER OF A WOMAN Marty Mitchell (Door Knob 281) | 69 | 75 | 83 | 4 | |
| 68 | CHANGIN’ PARTNERS Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07320) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | WHAT A MEMORY YOU’D MAKE Sammy Sadler (Evergreen 1056) | 72 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | AIN’T WE GOT LOVE Paul Proctor (19th Avenue 1009) | 77 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384) | 55 | 38 | 20 | 16 | |
| 72 | 80’S LADIES K.T. Oslin (RCA 5154) | 45 | 25 | 27 | 14 | |
| 73 | I DON’T FEEL MUCH LIKE A COWBOY TONIGHT Gene Stroman (Capitol 44015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | REAL GOOD HEARTACHE Rosemary Sharp (Canyon Creek 0401) | 76 | 80 | 82 | 5 | |
| 75 | BELL COW CREEK Gerry Baze & Touch Of Country (OC 119) | 73 | 73 | 80 | 5 | |
| 76 | SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD Billy Western (Empire Sound 17035) | 80 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | COLD HEARTS/CLOSED MINDS Nanci Griffith (MCA 53147) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | DANCE Craig Southern (Royal Master 8705) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | STAY Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | THEY DON’T MAKE LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Shenandoah (Columbia 07128) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | I’VE GOT A THING FOR YOU Randy Anderson (Comstock 1849) | 81 | 85 | 88 | 5 | |
| 82 | I’M NOT JUST ANOTHER CHEATIN’ HEART Kathy Edge (NSD 233) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | EYES NEVER LIE Susannah (Peak 0001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES Boots Clements (West 728) | 87 | 90 | 91 | 4 | |
| 85 | MONDAY MORNING BLUES Larry Dalton & Hillbilly Band (Soundwaves 4790) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | LOST IN THE SHUFFLE Liz Lynn Metz (Rotation 2787) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | LOVE’S SLIPPIN’ UP ON ME Kim Grayson (Soundwaves 4787) | 88 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | TAKE A HEART LIKE MINE Benji Wilhoite (Playback 1109) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | PICK UP THE PIECES Suzi Deveraux (MSR 1956) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | THE TRAILER SONG Hutchins Brothers (Lamon 10160) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | KEY TO MY HEART Denny Bacon (Rockin’ Country Music 102) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | I DIDN’T WANNA BOOGIE Jerry Clymer (Gallery II 011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | SIXTEEN TONS Johnny Cash (Mercury 888 719) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | WARM AND TENDER LOVE Herb Ryals (Flamingo 193701) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | ANOTHER WORLD Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28373) | 52 | 26 | 17 | 15 | |
| 96 | CRIME OF PASSION Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07025) | 54 | 33 | 19 | 17 | |
| 97 | OH HEART Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5130) | 60 | 50 | 29 | 15 | |
| 98 | MAKIN’ IT UP TO YOU Dan Willis (LS 150) | 84 | 84 | 85 | 4 | |
| 99 | ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME Anne Murray (Capitol 44005) | 61 | 42 | 23 | 13 | |
| 100 | NEXT TIME I MARRY Victoria Hallman (Evergreen 1055) | 79 | 83 | 87 | 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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