| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 22, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE (Wrong Or Right) Restless Heart (RCA 5132) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 | BORN TO BOOGIE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28369) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28372) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | A LONG LINE OF LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44008) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 6 | I’LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN Don Williams (Capitol 44019) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 7 | MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE’S MINE Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 8 | TRAIN OF MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 574) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 9 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Exile (Epic 07135) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 10 | THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 53108) | 12 | 16 | 19 | 12 | |
| 11 | THREE TIME LOSER Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) | 14 | 17 | 22 | 9 | |
| 12 | THIS CRAZY LOVE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 13 | YOU AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) | 16 | 20 | 24 | 9 | |
| 14 | ONE PROMISE TOO LATE Reba McEntire (MCA 53092) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 15 | CHILD SUPPORT Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43032) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 8 | |
| 16 | I’LL BE THE ONE Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 650) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 17 | I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Judy Rodman (MTM 72089) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 10 | |
| 18 | THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200) | 21 | 24 | 30 | 9 | |
| 19 | FISHIN’ IN THE DARK Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28311) | 23 | 27 | 32 | 7 | |
| 20 | NOWHERE ROAD Steve Earle (MCA 53103) | 20 | 21 | 26 | 11 | |
| 21 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 22 | DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO O’Kanes (Columbia 07187) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 23 | MEMBERS ONLY Donna Fargo & Billy Joe Royal (Mercury 888 680) | 25 | 29 | 35 | 9 | |
| 24 | ISLAND IN THE SEA Willie Nelson (Columbia 07202) | 27 | 30 | 37 | 8 | |
| 25 | DANCIN’ WITH MYSELF TONIGHT Kendalls (Step One 374) | 26 | 28 | 34 | 8 | |
| 26 | MAMA’S ROCKIN’ CHAIR John Conlee (Columbia 07203) | 29 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 27 | IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70402) | 31 | 37 | 43 | 6 | |
| 28 | CRAZY OVER YOU Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5210) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 7 | |
| 29 | WHY I DON’T KNOW Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53102) | 22 | 22 | 25 | 11 | |
| 30 | LOVE REUNITED Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53142) | 33 | 36 | 42 | 7 | |
| 31 | LITTLE WAYS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28310) | 34 | 39 | 46 | 5 | |
| 32 | I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE Conway Twitty (MCA 53134) | 35 | 38 | 41 | 7 | |
| 33 | TELLING ME LIES Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28371) | 15 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 34 | FIRST TIME CALLER Juice Newton (RCA 5170) | 37 | 42 | 49 | 5 | |
| 35 | LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44036) | 40 | 50 | 65 | 4 | |
| 36 | NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28409) | 38 | 41 | 47 | 5 | |
| 37 | RESTLESS ANGEL Tim Malchak (Alpine 007) | 39 | 47 | 64 | 4 | |
| 38 | SHINE, SHINE, SHINE Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) | 43 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 39 | WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG John Schneider (MCA 53144) | 41 | 45 | 51 | 5 | |
| 40 | RIGHT FROM THE START Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) | 46 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | YOUR LOVE Tammy Wynette (Epic 07226) | 44 | 51 | 58 | 5 | |
| 42 | YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE LAST OF ME Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53132) | 47 | 59 | 67 | 4 | |
| 43 | FALLIN’ OUT Waylon Jennings (MCA 53088) | 28 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 44 | WHAT A GIRL NEXT DOOR COULD DO Girls Next Door (MTM 72088) | 30 | 31 | 33 | 8 | |
| 45 | CHANGIN’ PARTNERS Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07320) | 56 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | HYMNE Joe Kenyon (Mercury 888 642) | 48 | 53 | 59 | 6 | |
| 47 | CRAZY FROM THE HEART Bellamy Brothers (MCA 53154) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | GEROMINO’S CADILLAC Jeff Stevens & Bullets (Atlantic America 99433) | 54 | 63 | 75 | 4 | |
| 49 | 255 HARBOR DRIVE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 117) | 53 | 62 | 74 | 4 | |
| 50 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Cheryl Handy (Compleat 176) | 52 | 57 | 62 | 6 | |
| 51 | AM I BLUE George Strait (MCA 53165) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO Gene Watson (Epic 07308) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72082) | 36 | 12 | 3 | 17 | |
| 54 | NO EASY HORSES Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72090) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | CRY JUST A LITTLE Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 44044) | 42 | 43 | 48 | 5 | |
| 56 | HE’S LETTING GO Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | COLD HEARTS/CLOSED MINDS Nanci Griffith (MCA 53147) | 63 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | HEART OUT OF CONTROL Joni Bishop (Columbia 07225) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 5 | |
| 59 | LOVE IS EVERYWHERE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44052) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | I DON’T FEEL MUCH LIKE A COWBOY TONIGHT Gene Stroman (Capitol 44015) | 65 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | TAR TOP Alabama (RCA 5222) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | MAYBE YOUR BABY’S GOT THE BLUES Judds (RCA/Curb 5255) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | PONIES Michael Johnson (RCA 5171) | 45 | 26 | 27 | 10 | |
| 64 | THEY DON’T MAKE LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Shenandoah (Columbia 07128) | 74 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | I WANT TO BE WANTED Toni Price (Prairie Dust 8744) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | I HAD A HEART Darlene Austin (Magi 4444) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | WHAT A MEMORY YOU’D MAKE Sammy Sadler (Evergreen 1056) | 69 | 69 | 72 | 5 | |
| 68 | AND THEN SOME Charly McClain (Epic 07244) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | AIN’T WE GOT LOVE Paul Proctor (19th Avenue 1009) | 67 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| 70 | YOU TAKE THE LEAVIN’ OUT OF ME Mickey Clark (Evergreen 1058) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | STAY Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 104) | 76 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | RENTED ROOM Jeanne Pruett (MSR 1956) | 49 | 52 | 57 | 7 | |
| 73 | BEST LOVE I NEVER HAD Freddie Hart (Fifth Street 1091) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | HOLD ME Margo Smith (Playback 1302) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 07125) | 50 | 49 | 31 | 13 | |
| 76 | THE WEEKEND Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) | 51 | 32 | 10 | 18 | |
| 77 | DANCIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT Durelle Ames (Advantage 175) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | THE TRAILER SONG Hutchins Brothers (Lamon 10160) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | THE ONLY THING I’LL HOLD AGAINST YOU IS ME Ernie Bivens 3rd (GBS 749) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | LOST IN THE SHUFFLE Liz Lynn Metz (Rotation 2787) | 86 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | ROLLER COASTER Alibi (Comstock 1856) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Noel Cash (Deep South 1111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | (Lover Of The) OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL Rusty Wier (Black Hat 103) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HIM THAT SHE’S GONE Ogden Harless (Door Knob 283) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | DON’T GIVE UP ON LOVIN’ ME Dusty Martin (Sound Track 1102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TEARDROP Morgan Ruppe (HummingBird Of Clover 103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | THIS HEART IS ALREADY TAKEN Gladys Whitney (Sundial 131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | WORDS TO MY SONG Chuck Gray (Door Knob 282) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | THE POWER OF A WOMAN Marty Mitchell (Door Knob 281) | 64 | 67 | 69 | 6 | |
| 90 | ONCE A FOOL, ALWAYS A FOOL Jeff Dugan (Warner Bros. 28376) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | JUMP OUT ON THE ROAD Garland Frady (Ace-Hi 0156) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | DANCE Craig Southern (Royal Master 8705) | 75 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| 93 | BELL COW CREEK Gerry Baze & Touch Of Country (OC 119) | 71 | 75 | 73 | 7 | |
| 94 | CINDERELLA Vince Gill (RCA 5131) | 55 | 33 | 15 | 16 | |
| 95 | AFTER ALL Patty Loveless (MCA 53097) | 57 | 40 | 44 | 8 | |
| 96 | I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING Judds (RCA/Curb 5164) | 59 | 44 | 14 | 15 | |
| 97 | REAL GOOD HEARTACHE Rosemary Sharp (Canyon Creek 0401) | 72 | 74 | 76 | 7 | |
| 98 | KEY TO MY HEART Denny Bacon (Rockin’ Country Music 102) | 92 | 91 | 89 | 4 | |
| 99 | I’M NOT JUST ANOTHER CHEATIN’ HEART Kathy Edge (NSD 233) | 80 | 82 | 86 | 4 | |
| 100 | SOUTHERN LOVE Kenny Blair (Awesome 116) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 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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