| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2 | THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
| 3 | FISHIN’ IN THE DARK Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28311) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | |
| 4 | THREE TIME LOSER Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 5 | LITTLE WAYS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28310) | 8 | 12 | 17 | 10 | |
| 6 | CRAZY OVER YOU Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5210) | 10 | 15 | 21 | 12 | |
| 7 | CHILD SUPPORT Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43032) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| 8 | I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE Conway Twitty (MCA 53134) | 15 | 20 | 23 | 12 | |
| 9 | MAMA’S ROCKIN’ CHAIR John Conlee (Columbia 07203) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| 10 | LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44036) | 13 | 19 | 25 | 9 | |
| 11 | LOVE REUNITED Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53142) | 12 | 16 | 22 | 12 | |
| 12 | THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 53108) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| 13 | RIGHT FROM THE START Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) | 17 | 24 | 29 | 8 | |
| 14 | SHINE, SHINE, SHINE Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) | 18 | 23 | 28 | 9 | |
| 15 | AM I BLUE George Strait (MCA 53165) | 19 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| 16 | I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Judy Rodman (MTM 72089) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
| 17 | MAYBE YOUR BABY’S GOT THE BLUES Judds (RCA/Curb 5255) | 22 | 32 | 38 | 6 | |
| 18 | I WON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE (Always And Forever) Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28246) | 24 | 36 | 44 | 5 | |
| 19 | I’LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN Don Williams (Capitol 44019) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 20 | CRAZY FROM THE HEART Bellamy Brothers (MCA 53154) | 23 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
| 21 | TAR TOP Alabama (RCA 5222) | 25 | 31 | 36 | 6 | |
| 22 | MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE’S MINE Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 23 | BORN TO BOOGIE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28369) | 16 | 9 | 2 | 16 | |
| 24 | CHANGIN’ PARTNERS Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07320) | 29 | 34 | 39 | 8 | |
| 25 | ONLY WHEN I LOVE Holly Dunn (MTM 72091) | 31 | 40 | 48 | 5 | |
| 26 | SOMEBODY LIED Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07311) | 34 | 43 | 50 | 5 | |
| 27 | YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE LAST OF ME Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53132) | 30 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| 28 | LYNDA Steve Wariner (MCA 53160) | 37 | 48 | 66 | 4 | |
| 29 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO Gene Watson (Epic 07308) | 35 | 38 | 42 | 7 | |
| 30 | HE’S LETTING GO Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5227) | 33 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| 31 | YOUR LOVE Tammy Wynette (Epic 07226) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 10 | |
| 32 | IF THERE’S ANY JUSTICE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53156) | 38 | 45 | 54 | 5 | |
| 33 | NO EASY HORSES Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72090) | 36 | 39 | 45 | 7 | |
| 34 | FIRST TIME CALLER Juice Newton (RCA 5170) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 35 | ONE FOR THE MONEY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 07312) | 41 | 51 | 65 | 4 | |
| 36 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Exile (Epic 07135) | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| 37 | RESTLESS ANGEL Tim Malchak (Alpine 007) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| 38 | SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44054) | 43 | 49 | 56 | 5 | |
| 39 | WOULD THESE ARMS BE IN YOUR WAY Keith Whitley (RCA 5237) | 44 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28409) | 27 | 27 | 30 | 10 | |
| 41 | GOTTA GET AWAY Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07314) | 52 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | THE LAST ONE TO KNOW Reba McEntire (MCA 53159) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | AND THEN SOME Charly McClain (Epic 07244) | 46 | 50 | 57 | 6 | |
| 44 | WHEN YOUR YELLOW BRICK ROAD TURNS BLUE John Anderson (MCA 53155) | 47 | 57 | 68 | 4 | |
| 45 | BONNIE JEAN (Little Sister) David Lynn Jones (Mercury 888 733) | 49 | 55 | 62 | 5 | |
| 46 | YOU TAKE THE LEAVIN’ OUT OF ME Mickey Clark (Evergreen 1058) | 48 | 54 | 60 | 7 | |
| 47 | ANYONE CAN DO THE HEARTBREAK Anne Murray (Capitol 44053) | 54 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | I HAD A HEART Darlene Austin (Magi 4444) | 50 | 52 | 58 | 7 | |
| 49 | SOUVENIRS Lane Caudell (16th Avenue 70403) | 51 | 60 | 72 | 5 | |
| 50 | MY ROUGH AND ROWDY DAYS Waylon Jennings (MCA 53158) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | SHE COULDN’T LOVE ME ANYMORE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44061) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | DO YA’ K.T. Oslin (RCA 5239) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | BABY I WAS LEAVING ANYHOW Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 28256) | 55 | 62 | 78 | 4 | |
| 54 | SUSANNAH Tom Wopat (EMI America 43034) | 56 | 61 | 69 | 4 | |
| 55 | THIS CRAZY LOVE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 16 | |
| 56 | HANGIN’ OUT IN SMOKEY PLACES Marshall Tucker Band (Mercury 888 775) | 62 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70402) | 39 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| 58 | DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO O’Kanes (Columbia 07187) | 40 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
| 59 | THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28248) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | I’LL BE THE ONE Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 650) | 42 | 21 | 14 | 16 | |
| 61 | WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28372) | 45 | 25 | 12 | 18 | |
| 62 | LET’S DO SOMETHING Vince Gill (RCA 5257) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | HARD HEADED HEART Tim Johnson (Sundial 135) | 63 | 71 | 80 | 5 | |
| 64 | CRYING OVER YOU Rosie Flores (Reprise 28250) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | IF I COULD ONLY FLY Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson (Epic 07400) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | YOU LAY SO EASY ON MY MIND Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 285) | 70 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | ROLLER COASTER Alibi (Comstock 1856) | 67 | 70 | 75 | 6 | |
| 68 | WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE (Wrong Or Right) Restless Heart (RCA 5132) | 57 | 30 | 13 | 17 | |
| 69 | READ BETWEEN THE LINES Lynn Anderson (Mercury 888 839) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | 255 HARBOR DRIVE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 117) | 59 | 41 | 43 | 9 | |
| 71 | START WITH THE TALKING Carlton Moody & Moody Brothers (Lamon 10162) | 77 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | CHAIN GANG Bobby Lee Springfield (Epic 07310) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | MEMBERS ONLY Donna Fargo & Billy Joe Royal (Mercury 888 680) | 60 | 42 | 20 | 14 | |
| 74 | SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HIM THAT SHE’S GONE Ogden Harless (Door Knob 283) | 74 | 79 | 82 | 6 | |
| 75 | CHEAP MOTELS (And One Night Stands) Southern Reign (Step One 377) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | GOOD TIMIN’ SHOES Ronnie Rogers (MTM 72094) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | SOMEBODY’S BABY Bobbi Lace (615 1009) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | WALKING ON SUNSHINE Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83872) | 76 | 85 | 91 | 4 | |
| 79 | YOU LEFT MY HEART FOR BROKE Ernie Rowell (Revolver 016) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | I LOST MY HEART (In Your Arms Last Night) Hinson Brothers (Killer 1007) | 75 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | SATIN SHEETS Sheldon Locke (Stargem 2415) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | WHEN I’M WITH YOU Susan Billings (Soundwaves 4791) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | GREEN EYES (Cryin’ Those Blue Tears) Danny Davis & Nashville Brass & Dona Mason (Jaroco 8742) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | WHAT DO YOU DO Sherry Grooms (Gallery II 012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE Al Garrison (Motion 1032) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | (My Heart Won’t Let Me Love) NO ONE BUT YOU Dave Holladay (Step One 375) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | HEART FIRST P. J. Allman (Kansa 635) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | OLD LOVES NEVER DIE Curtis Potter (Step One 376) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | ALL I NEED IS YOU Jamie Lee Hart (Silver Star 7031) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | BABY YOU’RE GONE Janie Frickie (Columbia 07353) | 64 | 66 | 77 | 4 | |
| 91 | TANGLED VINES Melissa Kay with Porter Wagoner (Reed 1113) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | LOVE IS EVERYWHERE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44052) | 65 | 53 | 53 | 7 | |
| 93 | WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG John Schneider (MCA 53144) | 68 | 44 | 34 | 10 | |
| 94 | BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44008) | 69 | 46 | 24 | 17 | |
| 95 | TRAIN OF MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 574) | 71 | 47 | 27 | 18 | |
| 96 | ISLAND IN THE SEA Willie Nelson (Columbia 07202) | 72 | 58 | 40 | 13 | |
| 97 | A LONG LINE OF LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370) | 78 | 59 | 46 | 18 | |
| 98 | PADDLIN’ JOE Steffin Sisters (Kansa 636) | 79 | 81 | 87 | 4 | |
| 99 | I CAN’T SEE ME WITHOUT HER Dale McBride (Concorde 8702) | 85 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (For Fallin’ In Love) Parrotts (Ace-Hi 0157) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| Note: On this week’s published chart, only records in the Top 80 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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