| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 16, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HEARTBEAT IN THE DARKNESS Don Williams (Capitol 5588) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
| 2 | ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Judds (RCA/Curb 14362) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | COUNTRY STATE OF MIND Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28691) | 6 | 13 | 18 | 10 | |
| 4 | SAVIN’ MY LOVE FOR YOU Pake McEntire (RCA 14336) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 5 | LITTLE ROCK Reba McEntire (MCA 52848) | 8 | 12 | 22 | 8 | |
| 6 | COUNT ON ME Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 721) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | YOU’RE THE LAST THING I NEEDED TONIGHT John Schneider (MCA 52827) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 8 | DESPERADO LOVE Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28692) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 10 | |
| 9 | STRONG HEART T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05905) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | |
| 10 | NOBODY IN HIS RIGHT MIND WOULD’VE LEFT HER George Strait (MCA 52817) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 11 | SOMETIMES A LADY Eddy Raven (RCA 14319) | 14 | 18 | 23 | 10 | |
| 12 | IN LOVE Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) | 15 | 20 | 36 | 6 | |
| 13 | WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52830) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| 14 | SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Girls Next Door (MTM 72068) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 9 | |
| 15 | A FRIEND IN CALIFORNIA Merle Haggard (Epic 06097) | 18 | 22 | 25 | 11 | |
| 16 | GUITARS, CADILLACS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) | 23 | 31 | 39 | 6 | |
| 17 | GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU John Conlee (Columbia 06104) | 21 | 24 | 31 | 9 | |
| 18 | I’VE GOT A NEW HEARTACHE Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05898) | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 19 | ON THE OTHER HAND Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962) | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |
| 20 | STAND A LITTLE RAIN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28690) | 24 | 29 | 32 | 8 | |
| 21 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | 25 | 34 | 42 | 6 | |
| 22 | ROLLIN’ NOWHERE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28694) | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
| 23 | UNTIL I MET YOU Judy Rodman (MTM 72065) | 16 | 5 | 3 | 20 | |
| 24 | JUST ANOTHER LOVE Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) | 31 | 37 | 48 | 5 | |
| 25 | THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW WHEN LOVE’S RIGHT Nicolette Larson (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 52839) | 30 | 33 | 40 | 10 | |
| 26 | HEARTS AREN’T MADE TO BREAK (They’re Made To Love) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807) | 22 | 16 | 7 | 18 | |
| 27 | LOVE AT THE FIVE & DIME Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 573) | 20 | 17 | 9 | 18 | |
| 28 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 7 | |
| 29 | BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL Carl Perkins (America/Smash 884 760) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 30 | CRY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) | 40 | 46 | 51 | 4 | |
| 31 | TEN FEET AWAY Keith Whitley (RCA 14363) | 33 | 36 | 38 | 8 | |
| 32 | GUITAR TOWN Steve Earle (MCA 52856) | 38 | 43 | 47 | 8 | |
| 33 | OLD VIOLIN Johnny Paycheck (Mercury 884 720) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 14 | |
| 34 | WORKING CLASS MAN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 06098) | 36 | 40 | 44 | 9 | |
| 35 | BOTH TO EACH OTHER (Friends & Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton (RCA 14377) | 42 | 54 | 60 | 5 | |
| 36 | YOU MADE A ROCK OF A ROLLING STONE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52873) | 44 | 51 | 56 | 6 | |
| 37 | I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS Louise Mandrell (RCA 14364) | 39 | 41 | 45 | 6 | |
| 38 | NOTHIN’ VENTURED NOTHIN’ GAINED Sylvia (RCA 14375) | 45 | 50 | 55 | 6 | |
| 39 | SECOND TO NO ONE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 06159) | 47 | 53 | 58 | 5 | |
| 40 | I WISH THAT I COULD HURT THAT WAY AGAIN T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5571) | 26 | 19 | 16 | 16 | |
| 41 | HONEYCOMB Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28654) | 48 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | YOU CAN’T STOP LOVE Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet (MTM 72071) | 49 | 57 | 63 | 6 | |
| 43 | ALL TIED UP Ronnie McDowell (MCA/Curb 52816) | 29 | 25 | 19 | 16 | |
| 44 | TOO MANY TIMES Earl Thomas Conley & Anita Pointer (RCA 14380) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | SINCE I FOUND YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 06166) | 54 | 60 | 66 | 4 | |
| 46 | IT’LL BE ME Exile (Epic 06229) | 56 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | LOVE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 114) | 51 | 59 | 75 | 4 | |
| 48 | A GIRL LIKE EMMYLOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28647) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | LIVING IN THE PROMISELAND Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) | 37 | 30 | 21 | 21 | |
| 50 | EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS (Is Not Gold) Dan Seals (EMI America 8311) | 32 | 21 | 13 | 20 | |
| 51 | OLD FLAME Juice Newton (RCA 14295) | 41 | 32 | 24 | 19 | |
| 52 | THE PAGES OF MY MIND Ray Charles (Columbia 06172) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | HOME GROWN Mason Dixon (Premier One 101) | 58 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | DOO-WAH DAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 06184) | 63 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | DIDN’T WE Lee Greenwood (MCA 52896) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | FARTHER DOWN THE LINE Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 52818) | 61 | 69 | 76 | 4 | |
| 57 | THE DARK SIDE OF TOWN Dobie Gray (Capitol 5596) | 59 | 62 | 68 | 4 | |
| 58 | GEORGIA BLUE EYES Jacky Ward (Luv 119) | 60 | 66 | 74 | 5 | |
| 59 | THAT ROCK WON’T ROLL Restless Heart (RCA 14376) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | WOMAN OF THE 80’S Donna Fargo (Mercury 884 712) | 64 | 64 | 70 | 4 | |
| 61 | I’VE CRIED A MILE Tari Hensley (Mercury 884 852) | 68 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | IF YOU’RE ANYTHING LIKE YOUR EYES Robin Lee (Evergreen 1043) | 70 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | NEXT TO YOU Tommy Overstreet (Silver Dollar 002) | 55 | 58 | 61 | 7 | |
| 64 | MY WIFE’S HOUSE Gene Kennedy (Society 110) | 67 | 74 | 78 | 4 | |
| 65 | GOOD AND LONESOME Lowes (Soundwaves 4775) | 66 | 72 | 80 | 4 | |
| 66 | SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS Leon Everette (Orlando 114) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | SLOW MOTION Malchak & Rucker (Alpine 003) | 74 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED Larry Boone (Mercury 884 858) | 72 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | FEEL LIKE I’M FALLING FOR YOU Two Hearts (MDJ 5832) | 69 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 70 | TEXAS MOON Johnny Duncan (Pharoah 2503) | 73 | 80 | 84 | 4 | |
| 71 | I’M NOT TRYING TO FORGET YOU Willie Nelson (Columbia 06246) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | HONKY TONK CROWD John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28639) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Boots Clements (West 721) | 62 | 63 | 65 | 9 | |
| 74 | SO THIS IS LOVE Charly McClain (Epic 06167) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | HEARTRAGED Doug Peters (Comstock 1811) | 77 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| 76 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Almost Brothers (MTM 72072) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | DIXIE U.S.A. Craig Southern (Royal Master 8605) | 80 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| 78 | HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU Toni Price (Master 01) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | HAVE I GOT A HEART FOR YOU Rockinhorse (Long Shot 1002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | I’M HAVING A FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN Branson! (Ramblin’ 861) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | PULL UP A PILLOW Dave Holladay (Step One 356) | 82 | 84 | 88 | 4 | |
| 82 | I WONDER IF WILLIE KNOWS Southener (MPO 1407) | 83 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | LOVE ISN’T ALWAYS THE GOOD TIMES Blane Gauss (Saturn 862) | 84 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | SUSIE’S BEAUTY SHOP Tom T. Hall (Mercury 884 850) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | HONKY TONK HEAVEN Donny Goff (CBT 03246) | 87 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | OH LOUISIANA Jim & Jesse (MSR 198310) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | TEXAN AT HEART Austin Amos (Sunrise 101) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | WHAT’S ONE MORE TIME Todd Joos (Stargem 2376) | 96 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | TEARS ON MY PILLOW Susan Oliver (Intro 0286) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS Greer Brothers Band (Roundhouse 2) | 89 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | PICTURES FADE WITH TIME Daniel Taylor (Green Leaf 16568) | 88 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | SOMEONE TO COME HOME TO Gale Stem (Shadow 001) | 85 | 87 | 91 | 4 | |
| 93 | SOLDIER OF LOVE Billy Burnette (MCA/Curb 52852) | 75 | 71 | 73 | 5 | |
| 94 | READ MY LIPS Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5563) | 35 | 28 | 17 | 20 | |
| 95 | GUILTY EYES Darlene Austin (CBT 4146) | 79 | 45 | 35 | 12 | |
| 96 | BIDDING AMERICA GOODBYE (The Auction) Bruce Hauser & Sawmill Creek (Cowboy 202) | 78 | 68 | 71 | 5 | |
| 97 | YOU’RE PART OF ME Travis Glenn & Diana Huntress (Round Robin 288) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | DRINKIN’ MY BABY GOODBYE Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05835) | 43 | 35 | 26 | 21 | |
| 99 | TOO LATE Kendalls (MCA/Curb 52850) | 71 | 47 | 49 | 7 | |
| 100 | WITH YOU Vince Gill (RCA 14371) | 50 | 42 | 34 | 9 | |
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