| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 12, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ON THE OTHER HAND Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2 | UNTIL I MET YOU Judy Rodman (MTM 72065) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | |
| 3 | HEARTS AREN’T MADE TO BREAK (They’re Made To Love) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | NOBODY IN HIS RIGHT MIND WOULD’VE LEFT HER George Strait (MCA 52817) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 5 | EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS (Is Not Gold) Dan Seals (EMI America 8311) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 6 | YOU’RE THE LAST THING I NEEDED TONIGHT John Schneider (MCA 52827) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 7 | ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Judds (RCA/Curb 14362) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 8 | |
| 8 | READ MY LIPS Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5563) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | COUNT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 721) | 16 | 23 | 37 | 8 | |
| 10 | LIVING IN THE PROMISELAND Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| 11 | LOVE AT THE FIVE & DIME Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 573) | 14 | 22 | 23 | 13 | |
| 12 | OLD FLAME Juice Newton (RCA 14295) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
| 13 | SAVIN’ MY LOVE FOR YOU Pake McEntire (RCA 14336) | 19 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 14 | DRINKIN’ MY BABY GOODBYE Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05835) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 15 | HONKY TONK MAN Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28793) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 20 | |
| 16 | I’VE GOT A NEW HEARTACHE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05898) | 26 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| 17 | WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52830) | 29 | 34 | 42 | 8 | |
| 18 | LIFE’S HIGHWAY Steve Wariner (MCA 52786) | 13 | 9 | 6 | 18 | |
| 19 | REPETITIVE REGRET Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 14317) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 16 | |
| 20 | STRONG HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05905) | 30 | 37 | 40 | 9 | |
| 21 | I WISH THAT I COULD HURT THAT WAY AGAIN T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5571) | 22 | 26 | 28 | 11 | |
| 22 | ROLLIN’ NOWHERE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28694) | 32 | 39 | 43 | 8 | |
| 23 | ALL TIED UP Ronnie McDowell (MCA/Curb 52816) | 24 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 24 | HEARTBEAT IN THE DARKNESS Don Williams (Capitol 5588) | 33 | 40 | 45 | 6 | |
| 25 | COUNTRY STATE OF MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28691) | 40 | 52 | 60 | 5 | |
| 26 | SHAKIN’ Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5585) | 27 | 33 | 36 | 10 | |
| 27 | DESPERADO LOVE Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28692) | 42 | 54 | 66 | 5 | |
| 28 | WHOEVER’S IN NEW ENGLAND Reba McEntire (MCA 52767) | 18 | 14 | 11 | 21 | |
| 29 | A FRIEND IN CALIFORNIA Merle Haggard (Epic 06097) | 34 | 42 | 48 | 6 | |
| 30 | MAMA’S NEVER SEEN THOSE EYES Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28795) | 17 | 16 | 7 | 18 | |
| 31 | SOMETIMES A LADY Eddy Raven (RCA 14319) | 46 | 51 | 58 | 5 | |
| 32 | LITTLE ROCK Reba McEntire (MCA 52848) | 48 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | NIGHTS Ed Bruce (RCA 14305) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 13 | |
| 34 | OLD VIOLIN Johnny Paycheck (Mercury 884 720) | 38 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| 35 | LOVE WON’T WAIT Whites (MCA/Curb 52825) | 37 | 43 | 50 | 7 | |
| 36 | TWO TOO MANY Holly Dunn (MTM 72064) | 41 | 47 | 52 | 8 | |
| 37 | WITH YOU Vince Gill (RCA 14371) | 44 | 48 | 54 | 4 | |
| 38 | GUILTY EYES Darlene Austin (CBT 4146) | 45 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 39 | ONE LOVE AT A TIME Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5533) | 23 | 18 | 16 | 22 | |
| 40 | BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL Carl Perkins (America/Smash 884 760) | 52 | 62 | 69 | 5 | |
| 41 | SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Girls Next Door (MTM 72068) | 49 | 61 | 67 | 4 | |
| 42 | RENO BOUND Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28722) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 43 | GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU John Conlee (Columbia 06104) | 55 | 65 | 72 | 4 | |
| 44 | SOMEBODY WANTS ME OUT OF THE WAY George Jones (Epic 05862) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 12 | |
| 45 | IN LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | TEN FEET AWAY Keith Whitley (RCA 14363) | 60 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | GUITARS, CADILLACS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings (Columbia 05896) | 51 | 56 | 65 | 9 | |
| 49 | THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW WHEN LOVE’S RIGHT Nicolette Larson (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 52839) | 59 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| 50 | STAND A LITTLE RAIN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28690) | 64 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | GOTTA LEARN TO LOVE WITHOUT YOU Michael Johnson (RCA 14294) | 53 | 63 | 57 | 11 | |
| 52 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS Louise Mandrell (RCA 14364) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | BLUE SUEDE SHOES Con Hunley (Capitol 5586) | 57 | 67 | 74 | 4 | |
| 55 | I’M GOING CRAZY Kenny Dale (BGM 30186) | 50 | 53 | 56 | 8 | |
| 56 | WORKING CLASS MAN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 06098) | 63 | 70 | 77 | 4 | |
| 57 | TOO LATE Kendalls (MCA/Curb 52850) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | ALL THE WAY Ray Price (Step One 355) | 54 | 57 | 61 | 7 | |
| 59 | HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14286) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | |
| 60 | GUITAR TOWN Steve Earle (MCA 52856) | 66 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | NEW SHADE OF BLUE Perry LaPointe (Door Knob 249) | 56 | 59 | 62 | 7 | |
| 62 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | BOTTLE OF TEARS Gene Watson (Epic 06057) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | ONE MORE TIME AROUND Bobby G. Rice & Wayne Kemp (Door Knob 250) | 67 | 74 | 82 | 4 | |
| 65 | IF THAT AIN’T COUNTRY Norman Wade (NCR Int’l 327) | 62 | 66 | 70 | 6 | |
| 66 | YOU MADE A ROCK OF A ROLLING STONE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52873) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | NEXT TO YOU Tommy Overstreet (Silver Dollar 002) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | TAKE A WALK THRU THE PAIN Indiana (Killer 1003) | 76 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | NOTHIN’ VENTURED NOTHIN’ GAINED Sylvia (RCA 14375) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | ROCKIN’ IN THE PARKIN’ LOT Razzy Bailey (MCA 52851) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | THE THINGS I’VE DONE TO ME (Because Of You) Jim Collins (TKM 111216) | 72 | 76 | 78 | 6 | |
| 72 | NEXT TIME Wild Choir (RCA 14337) | 73 | 77 | 81 | 4 | |
| 73 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Boots Clements (West 721) | 74 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| 74 | MY GOOD LUCK CHARM Tecia (Rustic 1031) | 71 | 75 | 80 | 5 | |
| 75 | MIDNIGHT FLYER Carlton Moody & Moody Brothers (Lamon 10121) | 58 | 60 | 63 | 7 | |
| 76 | SAYING GOODBYE IS NEVER EASY Don Grantham (Southern Tracks 1055) | 77 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | DANGER LIST (Give Me Someone I Can Love) Leon Everette (Orlando 112) | 61 | 64 | 68 | 7 | |
| 78 | LOOK WHERE LEAVING YOU LEFT ME Floyd Bolding (Project One 4986) | 79 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | YOU CAN’T STOP LOVE Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet (MTM 72071) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | TAKE ME BACK TO LINCOLN COUNTY Tommy Thomason (Ross 2003) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | CUPCAKE Cruisers (Picap 021) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | LADY IN DISTRESS Little David Wilkins (Jere 1003) | 81 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 83 | THAT’S WHAT MADE THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Guy Shannon (Evergreen 1040) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | ROCKING LITTLE ANGEL Ogden Harless (Cypress 8509) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | FREEWAY BABY Gerry Baze & Touch Of Country (OL 114) | 86 | 89 | 91 | 4 | |
| 86 | AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28794) | 31 | 20 | 18 | 21 | |
| 87 | ONCE IN A VERY BLUE MOON Nanci Griffith (Philo 1096) | 82 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | PRIVATE CLOWN Steve Ricks (Southwind 8205) | 87 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | SARA’S IN LOVE Crossroads (Moore 1935) | 88 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | WHAT’S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU (Doing In Love With Me) Ron Roberts (Great 120) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | CHILDREN OF AMERICA Topel & Ware (RCI 2399) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | TOO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE Benji Wilhoite (Playback 1104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | SOMETHING ABOUT A FAT GIRL Clarence Jojola & Isleta Poor Boys (Ross 2005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WASH HER LOVE AWAY R. J. McClintock (Comstock 1808) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | BEAUTIFUL FEELINGS Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 102) | 80 | 85 | 89 | 4 | |
| 96 | BE-BOP-A-LULA “86” Hank Chaney (CMI 04) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | WAS IT JUST THE WINE Vern Gosdin (Compleat 155) | 68 | 72 | 76 | 5 | |
| 98 | TIE OUR LOVE (In A Double Knot) Dolly Parton (RCA 14297) | 36 | 32 | 34 | 10 | |
| 99 | TWO LONELY PEOPLE Ray Lynch & Lorrie Donato (Sealco 258) | 90 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 100 | NEW BABY REDNECK Ernie Bivens 3rd (GBS 733) | 83 | 86 | — | 3 | |
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