| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 5, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE’S MINE Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | BORN TO BOOGIE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28369) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | THREE TIME LOSER Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 4 | I’LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN Don Williams (Capitol 44019) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 5 | THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 53108) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
| 6 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Exile (Epic 07135) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 7 | YOU AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 8 | THIS CRAZY LOVE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| 9 | CHILD SUPPORT Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43032) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 10 | |
| 10 | THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200) | 13 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| 11 | FISHIN’ IN THE DARK Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28311) | 14 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 12 | WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28372) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 13 | WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE (Wrong Or Right) Restless Heart (RCA 5132) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 14 | I’LL BE THE ONE Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 650) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
| 15 | I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Judy Rodman (MTM 72089) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
| 16 | MAMA’S ROCKIN’ CHAIR John Conlee (Columbia 07203) | 22 | 26 | 29 | 9 | |
| 17 | LITTLE WAYS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28310) | 28 | 31 | 34 | 7 | |
| 18 | IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70402) | 23 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| 19 | DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO O’Kanes (Columbia 07187) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 11 | |
| 20 | MEMBERS ONLY Donna Fargo & Billy Joe Royal (Mercury 888 680) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 11 | |
| 21 | CRAZY OVER YOU Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5210) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 9 | |
| 22 | LOVE REUNITED Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53142) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 23 | I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE Conway Twitty (MCA 53134) | 29 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| 24 | BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44008) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 25 | LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44036) | 32 | 35 | 40 | 6 | |
| 26 | FIRST TIME CALLER Juice Newton (RCA 5170) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 7 | |
| 27 | TRAIN OF MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 574) | 17 | 8 | 9 | 15 | |
| 28 | SHINE, SHINE, SHINE Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) | 35 | 38 | 43 | 6 | |
| 29 | RIGHT FROM THE START Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) | 36 | 40 | 46 | 5 | |
| 30 | NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28409) | 33 | 36 | 38 | 7 | |
| 31 | RESTLESS ANGEL Tim Malchak (Alpine 007) | 34 | 37 | 39 | 6 | |
| 32 | AM I BLUE George Strait (MCA 53165) | 45 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | CRAZY FROM THE HEART Bellamy Brothers (MCA 53154) | 42 | 47 | 58 | 4 | |
| 34 | WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG John Schneider (MCA 53144) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 7 | |
| 35 | YOUR LOVE Tammy Wynette (Epic 07226) | 39 | 41 | 44 | 7 | |
| 36 | TAR TOP Alabama (RCA 5222) | 53 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE LAST OF ME Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53132) | 40 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 38 | MAYBE YOUR BABY’S GOT THE BLUES Judds (RCA/Curb 5255) | 54 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | CHANGIN’ PARTNERS Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07320) | 43 | 45 | 56 | 5 | |
| 40 | ISLAND IN THE SEA Willie Nelson (Columbia 07202) | 24 | 24 | 27 | 10 | |
| 41 | HE’S LETTING GO Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5227) | 51 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO Gene Watson (Epic 07308) | 47 | 52 | 62 | 4 | |
| 43 | 255 HARBOR DRIVE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 117) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 6 | |
| 44 | I WON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE (Always And Forever) Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28246) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | NO EASY HORSES Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72090) | 50 | 54 | 66 | 4 | |
| 46 | A LONG LINE OF LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| 47 | ONE PROMISE TOO LATE Reba McEntire (MCA 53092) | 19 | 14 | 5 | 15 | |
| 48 | ONLY WHEN I LOVE Holly Dunn (MTM 72091) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | NOWHERE ROAD Steve Earle (MCA 53103) | 26 | 20 | 20 | 13 | |
| 50 | SOMEBODY LIED Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07311) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Cheryl Handy (Compleat 176) | 48 | 50 | 52 | 8 | |
| 52 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169) | 30 | 21 | 8 | 15 | |
| 53 | LOVE IS EVERYWHERE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44052) | 56 | 59 | 68 | 4 | |
| 54 | IF THERE’S ANY JUSTICE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53156) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | WHY I DON’T KNOW Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53102) | 41 | 29 | 22 | 13 | |
| 56 | SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44054) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | AND THEN SOME Charly McClain (Epic 07244) | 65 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | I HAD A HEART Darlene Austin (Magi 4444) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 4 | |
| 59 | DANCIN’ WITH MYSELF TONIGHT Kendalls (Step One 374) | 38 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
| 60 | YOU TAKE THE LEAVIN’ OUT OF ME Mickey Clark (Evergreen 1058) | 67 | 70 | 78 | 4 | |
| 61 | I WANT TO BE WANTED Toni Price (Prairie Dust 8744) | 63 | 65 | 70 | 4 | |
| 62 | BONNIE JEAN (Little Sister) David Lynn Jones (Mercury 888 733) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | THEY DON’T MAKE LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Shenandoah (Columbia 07128) | 58 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 64 | TELLING ME LIES Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28371) | 44 | 33 | 15 | 14 | |
| 65 | ONE FOR THE MONEY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 07312) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | LYNDA Steve Wariner (MCA 53160) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | STAY Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 104) | 69 | 71 | 76 | 5 | |
| 68 | WHEN YOUR YELLOW BRICK ROAD TURNS BLUE John Anderson (MCA 53155) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | SUSANNAH Tom Wopat (EMI America 43034) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | BEST LOVE I NEVER HAD Freddie Hart (Fifth Street 1091) | 72 | 73 | 79 | 4 | |
| 71 | HOLD ME Margo Smith (Playback 1302) | 73 | 74 | 81 | 4 | |
| 72 | SOUVENIRS Lane Caudell (16th Avenue 70403) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | HYMNE Joe Kenyon (Mercury 888 642) | 55 | 46 | 48 | 8 | |
| 74 | TORN-UP Vicki Rae Von (Atlantic America 99442) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | ROLLER COASTER Alibi (Comstock 1856) | 77 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | FALLIN’ OUT Waylon Jennings (MCA 53088) | 49 | 43 | 28 | 16 | |
| 77 | BABY YOU’RE GONE Janie Frickie (Columbia 07353) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | BABY I WAS LEAVING ANYHOW Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 28256) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | DON’T GIVE UP ON LOVIN’ ME Dusty Martin (Sound Track 1102) | 82 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | HARD HEADED HEART Tim Johnson (Sundial 135) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | LOVE WILL NEVER SLIP AWAY Suzy Bogguss (Capitol 44045) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HIM THAT SHE’S GONE Ogden Harless (Door Knob 283) | 84 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | TEARDROP Morgan Ruppe (HummingBird Of Clover 103) | 85 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | WHAT A GIRL NEXT DOOR COULD DO Girls Next Door (MTM 72088) | 52 | 44 | 30 | 10 | |
| 85 | THE ONLY THING I’LL HOLD AGAINST YOU IS ME Ernie Bivens 3rd (GBS 749) | 78 | 79 | 84 | 4 | |
| 86 | WORDS TO MY SONG Chuck Gray (Door Knob 282) | 88 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | PADDLIN’ JOE Steffin Sisters (Kansa 636) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | I GAVE HER THE RING (She Gave Me The Finger) James Vander Burg & Vandels (L’il Bill 103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SLID INTO HOME Tom Horner (Art Pro 9001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | A TRICK OF THE HEART Doug Irving (Adirondack 1011) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | WALKING ON SUNSHINE Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83872) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | FIRST TIME LEAVIN’ Kelly Pedersen & Mesa Band (Maske 002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | THE TRAILER SONG Hutchins Brothers (Lamon 10160) | 76 | 78 | 82 | 5 | |
| 94 | GEROMINO’S CADILLAC Jeff Stevens & Bullets (Atlantic America 99433) | 57 | 48 | 54 | 6 | |
| 95 | (Lover Of The) OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL Rusty Wier (Black Hat 103) | 80 | 83 | 88 | 4 | |
| 96 | COLD HEARTS/CLOSED MINDS Nanci Griffith (MCA 53147) | 61 | 57 | 63 | 5 | |
| 97 | LOST IN THE SHUFFLE Liz Lynn Metz (Rotation 2787) | 79 | 80 | 86 | 5 | |
| 98 | THIS HEART IS ALREADY TAKEN Gladys Whitney (Sundial 131) | 86 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | RENTED ROOM Jeanne Pruett (MSR 1956) | 74 | 72 | 49 | 9 | |
| 100 | DANCIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT Durelle Ames (Advantage 175) | 81 | 77 | 83 | 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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