| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 1, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU’RE STILL NEW TO ME Marie Osmond with Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | DIGGIN’ UP BONES Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28649) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | TOO MANY TIMES Earl Thomas Conley & Anita Pointer (RCA 14380) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| 4 | NO ONE MENDS A BROKEN HEART LIKE YOU Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52900) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 5 | AT THE SOUND OF THE TONE John Schneider (MCA 52901) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | THAT ROCK WON’T ROLL Restless Heart (RCA 14376) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | |
| 7 | IT AIN’T COOL TO BE CRAZY ABOUT YOU George Strait (MCA 52914) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 8 | STARTING OVER AGAIN Steve Wariner (MCA 52837) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 9 | HELL AND HIGH WATER T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5621) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| 10 | SHE USED TO BE SOMEBODY’S BABY Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 06252) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 10 | |
| 11 | DADDY’S HANDS Holly Dunn (MTM 72075) | 15 | 18 | 19 | 11 | |
| 12 | TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCING Alabama (RCA 5003) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 7 | |
| 13 | IT’LL BE ME Exile (Epic 06229) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | |
| 14 | TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH Bellamy Brothers (with Forester Sisters) (MCA/Curb 52917) | 19 | 25 | 27 | 6 | |
| 15 | HONKY TONK CROWD John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28639) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
| 16 | JUST ANOTHER LOVE Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 17 | CHEAP LOVE Juice Newton (RCA 14417) | 21 | 23 | 28 | 11 | |
| 18 | WINE COLORED ROSES George Jones (Epic 06296) | 25 | 29 | 38 | 7 | |
| 19 | WALK THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 978) | 24 | 28 | 32 | 6 | |
| 20 | CRY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 21 | OUT GOIN’ CATTIN’ Sawyer Brown with “Cat” Joe Bonsall (Capitol/Curb 5629) | 27 | 31 | 36 | 7 | |
| 22 | DIDN’T WE Lee Greenwood (MCA 52896) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
| 23 | STAND ON IT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5620) | 31 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| 24 | LOVE’S GONNA GET YOU SOMEDAY Ricky Skaggs (Epic 06327) | 33 | 44 | 50 | 5 | |
| 25 | GIVE ME WINGS Michael Johnson (RCA 14412) | 32 | 38 | 46 | 6 | |
| 26 | MY LIFE’S A DANCE Anne Murray (Capitol 5610) | 23 | 27 | 35 | 9 | |
| 27 | WHAT YOU’LL DO WHEN I’M GONE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52915) | 34 | 41 | 48 | 7 | |
| 28 | BOTH TO EACH OTHER (Friends & Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton (RCA 14377) | 17 | 13 | 2 | 16 | |
| 29 | MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28581) | 37 | 45 | 58 | 4 | |
| 30 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | 20 | 15 | 6 | 17 | |
| 31 | EVERYTHING I USED TO DO Gene Watson (Epic 06290) | 36 | 42 | 47 | 5 | |
| 32 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| 33 | SHE THINKS THAT SHE’LL MARRY Judy Rodman (MTM 72076) | 40 | 48 | 53 | 5 | |
| 34 | SINCE I FOUND YOU Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 06166) | 26 | 21 | 20 | 15 | |
| 35 | ONLY YOU Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 042) | 42 | 51 | 56 | 5 | |
| 36 | WHEN YOU HURT, I HURT Ronnie McDowell (MCA/Curb 52907) | 30 | 34 | 40 | 7 | |
| 37 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99519) | 35 | 37 | 43 | 8 | |
| 38 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU Reba McEntire (MCA 52922) | 46 | 56 | 67 | 4 | |
| 39 | CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP Judds (RCA/Curb 5000) | 48 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | BAD LOVE Pake McEntire (RCA 5004) | 50 | 60 | 68 | 4 | |
| 41 | SHE WANTS TO MARRY A COWBOY James & Michael Younger (Air 00106) | 43 | 52 | 57 | 7 | |
| 42 | HALF PAST FOREVER (Till I’m Blue In The Heart) T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06347) | 52 | 63 | 72 | 4 | |
| 43 | YOU CAN’T STOP LOVE Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet (MTM 72071) | 28 | 22 | 25 | 17 | |
| 44 | GUITAR TOWN Steve Earle (MCA 52856) | 29 | 24 | 16 | 19 | |
| 45 | OUT AMONG THE STARS Merle Haggard (Epic 06344) | 53 | 66 | 73 | 4 | |
| 46 | WE HAD IT ALL Dolly Parton (RCA 5001) | 41 | 33 | 39 | 8 | |
| 47 | FALLIN’ FOR YOU FOR YEARS Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28577) | 55 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | THEN IT’S LOVE Don Williams (Capitol 5638) | 57 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | YOU STILL MOVE ME Dan Seals (EMI America 8343) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | THE CARPENTER John Conlee (Columbia 06311) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | A GIRL LIKE EMMYLOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28647) | 38 | 26 | 23 | 13 | |
| 52 | FOOLS FOR EACH OTHER Ed Bruce (with Lynn Anderson) (RCA 5005) | 44 | 46 | 52 | 5 | |
| 53 | OH DARLIN’ O’Kanes (Columbia 06242) | 59 | 68 | 69 | 5 | |
| 54 | FIRE AT FIRST SIGHT Kendalls (MCA/Curb 52933) | 47 | 43 | 45 | 6 | |
| 55 | BABY I WANT IT Girls Next Door (MTM 72078) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | LEAVE ME LONELY Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28542) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | THINKIN BOUT YOU James Ed Horn (CBT 1157) | 61 | 67 | 71 | 6 | |
| 58 | ROMANCE Jim Collins (TKM 111217) | 62 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | SOMEDAY Steve Earle (MCA 52920) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | COWBOY MAN Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 52951) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | ALMOST GONE Roger Martin (Premier One 102) | 64 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | WEREN’T YOU LISTENING Adam Baker (Avista 8602) | 66 | 78 | 83 | 4 | |
| 63 | SOUTHERN AIR Ray Stevens (with Jerry Clower & Minnie Pearl) (MCA 52906) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | SHE’S THE TRIP THAT I’VE BEEN ON Larry Boone (Mercury 888 044) | 67 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | GOTTA HAVE YOU Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | DREAMER Dow Jones & Nashville Stock Exchange (CCR 9186) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | MATCHING WHITE CIRCLES Alton Thrasher (F&L 552) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | THE BOTTOM LINE Steve Ricks (Southwind 8206) | 73 | 77 | 80 | 6 | |
| 69 | EVERY TIME I REACH FOR HER (I’m Touching You) Leon (Stargem 2382) | 68 | 70 | 75 | 7 | |
| 70 | THE AUCTION Southern Reign (Regal 1) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | FOR OLD TIME SAKE Jerry Naylor (West 723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY Bonner Family (OL 116) | 74 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | PRIDE OF TEXAS Geary Hanley (Kansa 629) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | LOVE CAN CURE A HEARTACHE Loney Hutchins (ARC 0004) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Patsy Marie (Tall In The Saddle) (NV 1004) | 78 | 83 | 86 | 4 | |
| 76 | WYATT LIQUOR Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 103) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | ME, MYSELF AND I Earl McCowan (Door Knob 255) | 81 | 85 | 89 | 4 | |
| 78 | CRY BABY Lowes (API 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | BLUEMONIA Vicki Lee (Sunshine 1400) | 83 | 86 | 87 | 4 | |
| 80 | STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE MOON Tina Danielle (Charta 202) | 85 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | I CAN’T FIND ME Boots Clements (West 718) | 82 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | SWEET, SWEET WOMAN Stonehill Brothers (NSD 220) | 84 | 87 | 88 | 4 | |
| 83 | MY RADIO LOVES ME Cheryl Handy (RCM 00104) | 87 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | I CAN’T HELP THE WAY I DON’T FEEL Kaylee Adams (Warner Bros. 28567) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | MOONLIGHT Salt Creek Band (CBO 145) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | JAMBALAYA Frankie Lane (Playback 1106) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | IT’S SO EASY Billy Joe Burnette (Orbit 2113) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE LONELY Sammy Sadler (Evergreen 1045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | EMOTIONS Lisa Alvey (Sundial 115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | TWO SIDES Jimmy Murphy (Encore 10033) | 49 | 50 | 51 | 10 | |
| 91 | GUITARS, CADILLACS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) | 39 | 30 | 15 | 17 | |
| 92 | WHEN YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO Kathy Edge (NSD 221) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | PAPA BEAR Diana Nelson (Little Mountain 1004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WAITING ON YOU Dave Plummer (Cypress 8512) | 75 | 76 | 78 | 6 | |
| 95 | SOUTHERN GIRLS Jimmy Windrow (Motion 1026) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | EVEN TEXAS ISN’T BIG ENOUGH NOW Riders In The Sky (Rounder 4559) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | DOO-WAH DAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 06184) | 63 | 59 | 33 | 14 | |
| 98 | SECOND TO NO ONE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 06159) | 45 | 32 | 26 | 16 | |
| 99 | OH LOUISIANA Jim & Jesse (MSR 198310) | 51 | 40 | 41 | 12 | |
| 100 | HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU Toni Price (Master 01) | 54 | 36 | 37 | 12 | |
| Note: On this week’s published chart, only the #1 record was shown with a “bullet.” Other bullets shown above are based on the criteria for bullets on previous and later weeks’ charts. |
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