| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 12, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE’S MINE Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2 | THREE TIME LOSER Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | |
| 3 | I’LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN Don Williams (Capitol 44019) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 4 | THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 53108) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | |
| 5 | YOU AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 6 | THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200) | 10 | 13 | 18 | 12 | |
| 7 | FISHIN’ IN THE DARK Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28311) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 10 | |
| 8 | CHILD SUPPORT Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43032) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | |
| 9 | BORN TO BOOGIE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28369) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 10 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Exile (Epic 07135) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
| 11 | THIS CRAZY LOVE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
| 12 | LITTLE WAYS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28310) | 17 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 13 | MAMA’S ROCKIN’ CHAIR John Conlee (Columbia 07203) | 16 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 14 | I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Judy Rodman (MTM 72089) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
| 15 | CRAZY OVER YOU Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5210) | 21 | 25 | 28 | 10 | |
| 16 | LOVE REUNITED Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53142) | 22 | 27 | 30 | 10 | |
| 17 | IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70402) | 18 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 18 | DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO O’Kanes (Columbia 07187) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
| 19 | LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44036) | 25 | 32 | 35 | 7 | |
| 20 | I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE Conway Twitty (MCA 53134) | 23 | 29 | 32 | 10 | |
| 21 | I’LL BE THE ONE Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 650) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
| 22 | FIRST TIME CALLER Juice Newton (RCA 5170) | 26 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 23 | SHINE, SHINE, SHINE Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) | 28 | 35 | 38 | 7 | |
| 24 | RIGHT FROM THE START Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) | 29 | 36 | 40 | 6 | |
| 25 | WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28372) | 12 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 26 | AM I BLUE George Strait (MCA 53165) | 32 | 45 | 51 | 4 | |
| 27 | NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28409) | 30 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 28 | RESTLESS ANGEL Tim Malchak (Alpine 007) | 31 | 34 | 37 | 7 | |
| 29 | CRAZY FROM THE HEART Bellamy Brothers (MCA 53154) | 33 | 42 | 47 | 5 | |
| 30 | WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE (Wrong Or Right) Restless Heart (RCA 5132) | 13 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| 31 | TAR TOP Alabama (RCA 5222) | 36 | 53 | 61 | 4 | |
| 32 | MAYBE YOUR BABY’S GOT THE BLUES Judds (RCA/Curb 5255) | 38 | 54 | 62 | 4 | |
| 33 | YOUR LOVE Tammy Wynette (Epic 07226) | 35 | 39 | 41 | 8 | |
| 34 | CHANGIN’ PARTNERS Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07320) | 39 | 43 | 45 | 6 | |
| 35 | YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE LAST OF ME Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53132) | 37 | 40 | 42 | 7 | |
| 36 | I WON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE (Always And Forever) Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28246) | 44 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | HE’S LETTING GO Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5227) | 41 | 51 | 56 | 4 | |
| 38 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO Gene Watson (Epic 07308) | 42 | 47 | 52 | 5 | |
| 39 | NO EASY HORSES Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72090) | 45 | 50 | 54 | 5 | |
| 40 | ONLY WHEN I LOVE Holly Dunn (MTM 72091) | 48 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | 255 HARBOR DRIVE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 117) | 43 | 46 | 49 | 7 | |
| 42 | MEMBERS ONLY Donna Fargo & Billy Joe Royal (Mercury 888 680) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 12 | |
| 43 | SOMEBODY LIED Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07311) | 50 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG John Schneider (MCA 53144) | 34 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 45 | IF THERE’S ANY JUSTICE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53156) | 54 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44008) | 24 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| 47 | TRAIN OF MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 574) | 27 | 17 | 8 | 16 | |
| 48 | LYNDA Steve Wariner (MCA 53160) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44054) | 56 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | AND THEN SOME Charly McClain (Epic 07244) | 57 | 65 | 68 | 4 | |
| 51 | ONE FOR THE MONEY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 07312) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | I HAD A HEART Darlene Austin (Magi 4444) | 58 | 62 | 66 | 5 | |
| 53 | LOVE IS EVERYWHERE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44052) | 53 | 56 | 59 | 5 | |
| 54 | YOU TAKE THE LEAVIN’ OUT OF ME Mickey Clark (Evergreen 1058) | 60 | 67 | 70 | 5 | |
| 55 | BONNIE JEAN (Little Sister) David Lynn Jones (Mercury 888 733) | 62 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | WOULD THESE ARMS BE IN YOUR WAY Keith Whitley (RCA 5237) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | WHEN YOUR YELLOW BRICK ROAD TURNS BLUE John Anderson (MCA 53155) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | ISLAND IN THE SEA Willie Nelson (Columbia 07202) | 40 | 24 | 24 | 11 | |
| 59 | A LONG LINE OF LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370) | 46 | 18 | 4 | 16 | |
| 60 | SOUVENIRS Lane Caudell (16th Avenue 70403) | 72 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | SUSANNAH Tom Wopat (EMI America 43034) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | BABY I WAS LEAVING ANYHOW Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 28256) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | GOTTA GET AWAY Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07314) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | ANYONE CAN DO THE HEARTBREAK Anne Murray (Capitol 44053) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | I WANT TO BE WANTED Toni Price (Prairie Dust 8744) | 61 | 63 | 65 | 5 | |
| 66 | BABY YOU’RE GONE Janie Frickie (Columbia 07353) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | ONE PROMISE TOO LATE Reba McEntire (MCA 53092) | 47 | 19 | 14 | 16 | |
| 68 | HANGIN’ OUT IN SMOKEY PLACES Marshall Tucker Band (Mercury 888 775) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | BEST LOVE I NEVER HAD Freddie Hart (Fifth Street 1091) | 70 | 72 | 73 | 5 | |
| 70 | ROLLER COASTER Alibi (Comstock 1856) | 75 | 77 | 81 | 4 | |
| 71 | HARD HEADED HEART Tim Johnson (Sundial 135) | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | NOWHERE ROAD Steve Earle (MCA 53103) | 49 | 26 | 20 | 14 | |
| 73 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Cheryl Handy (Compleat 176) | 51 | 48 | 50 | 9 | |
| 74 | HOLD ME Margo Smith (Playback 1302) | 71 | 73 | 74 | 5 | |
| 75 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169) | 52 | 30 | 21 | 16 | |
| 76 | THEY DON’T MAKE LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Shenandoah (Columbia 07128) | 63 | 58 | 64 | 6 | |
| 77 | WHY I DON’T KNOW Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53102) | 55 | 41 | 29 | 14 | |
| 78 | DANCIN’ WITH MYSELF TONIGHT Kendalls (Step One 374) | 59 | 38 | 25 | 11 | |
| 79 | SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HIM THAT SHE’S GONE Ogden Harless (Door Knob 283) | 82 | 84 | 84 | 4 | |
| 80 | YOU LAY SO EASY ON MY MIND Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 285) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | PADDLIN’ JOE Steffin Sisters (Kansa 636) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | I LOST MY HEART (In Your Arms Last Night) Hinson Brothers (Killer 1007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | WORDS TO MY SONG Chuck Gray (Door Knob 282) | 86 | 88 | 88 | 4 | |
| 84 | START WITH THE TALKING Carlton Moody & Moody Brothers (Lamon 10162) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | WALKING ON SUNSHINE Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83872) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | I CAN’T SEE ME WITHOUT HER Dale McBride (Concorde 8702) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | TELLING ME LIES Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28371) | 64 | 44 | 33 | 15 | |
| 88 | STAY Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 104) | 67 | 69 | 71 | 6 | |
| 89 | TORN-UP Vicki Rae Von (Atlantic America 99442) | 74 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | I GAVE HER THE RING (She Gave Me The Finger) James Vander Burg & Vandels (L’il Bill 103) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | SLID INTO HOME Tom Horner (Art Pro 9001) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | HYMNE Joe Kenyon (Mercury 888 642) | 73 | 55 | 46 | 9 | |
| 93 | DON’T LET THE BLUES MAKE YOU BAD Rose Vegas (OL 120) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | UM UM GOOD Cathy Hollar (Gallery II 005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | DON’T GIVE UP ON LOVIN’ ME Dusty Martin (Sound Track 1102) | 79 | 82 | 85 | 4 | |
| 96 | LOVE WILL NEVER SLIP AWAY Suzy Bogguss (Capitol 44045) | 81 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | A TRICK OF THE HEART Doug Irving (Adirondack 1011) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | FALLIN’ OUT Waylon Jennings (MCA 53088) | 76 | 49 | 43 | 17 | |
| 99 | FIRST TIME LEAVIN’ Kelly Pedersen & Mesa Band (Maske 002) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | TEARDROP Morgan Ruppe (HummingBird Of Clover 103) | 83 | 85 | 86 | 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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