| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 22, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCING Alabama (RCA 5003) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 2 | IT AIN’T COOL TO BE CRAZY ABOUT YOU George Strait (MCA 52914) | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | SHE USED TO BE SOMEBODY’S BABY Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 06252) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
| 4 | AT THE SOUND OF THE TONE John Schneider (MCA 52901) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | HELL AND HIGH WATER T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5621) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 6 | DADDY’S HANDS Holly Dunn (MTM 72075) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
| 7 | TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH Bellamy Brothers (with Forester Sisters) (MCA/Curb 52917) | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 8 | YOU’RE STILL NEW TO ME Marie Osmond with Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 9 | WINE COLORED ROSES George Jones (Epic 06296) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 10 | |
| 10 | WALK THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 978) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
| 11 | LOVE’S GONNA GET YOU SOMEDAY Ricky Skaggs (Epic 06327) | 17 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 12 | MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28581) | 20 | 24 | 29 | 7 | |
| 13 | STAND ON IT Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5620) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| 14 | OUT GOIN’ CATTIN’ Sawyer Brown with “Cat” Joe Bonsall (Capitol/Curb 5629) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 10 | |
| 15 | GIVE ME WINGS Michael Johnson (RCA 14412) | 18 | 22 | 25 | 9 | |
| 16 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU Reba McEntire (MCA 52922) | 26 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| 17 | CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP Judds (RCA/Curb 5000) | 28 | 34 | 39 | 6 | |
| 18 | SHE THINKS THAT SHE’LL MARRY Judy Rodman (MTM 72076) | 24 | 28 | 33 | 8 | |
| 19 | WHAT YOU’LL DO WHEN I’M GONE Waylon Jennings (MCA 52915) | 22 | 25 | 27 | 10 | |
| 20 | BAD LOVE Pake McEntire (RCA 5004) | 29 | 36 | 40 | 7 | |
| 21 | NO ONE MENDS A BROKEN HEART LIKE YOU Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52900) | 9 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 22 | THAT ROCK WON’T ROLL Restless Heart (RCA 14376) | 11 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| 23 | HALF PAST FOREVER (Till I’m Blue In The Heart) T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06347) | 30 | 37 | 42 | 7 | |
| 24 | FALLIN’ FOR YOU FOR YEARS Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28577) | 34 | 39 | 47 | 6 | |
| 25 | STARTING OVER AGAIN Steve Wariner (MCA 52837) | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 26 | CHEAP LOVE Juice Newton (RCA 14417) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | |
| 27 | DIGGIN’ UP BONES Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28649) | 13 | 9 | 2 | 14 | |
| 28 | HONKY TONK CROWD John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28639) | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
| 29 | OUT AMONG THE STARS Merle Haggard (Epic 06344) | 36 | 41 | 45 | 7 | |
| 30 | THEN IT’S LOVE Don Williams (Capitol 5638) | 37 | 42 | 48 | 6 | |
| 31 | YOU STILL MOVE ME Dan Seals (EMI America 8343) | 40 | 45 | 49 | 5 | |
| 32 | THE CARPENTER John Conlee (Columbia 06311) | 41 | 46 | 50 | 5 | |
| 33 | LEAVE ME LONELY Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28542) | 45 | 50 | 56 | 4 | |
| 34 | EVERYTHING I USED TO DO Gene Watson (Epic 06290) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 8 | |
| 35 | BABY I WANT IT Girls Next Door (MTM 72078) | 43 | 48 | 55 | 4 | |
| 36 | COWBOY MAN Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 52951) | 48 | 56 | 60 | 4 | |
| 37 | ONLY YOU Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 042) | 32 | 32 | 35 | 8 | |
| 38 | SOMEDAY Steve Earle (MCA 52920) | 47 | 53 | 59 | 5 | |
| 39 | OH DARLIN’ O’Kanes (Columbia 06242) | 46 | 51 | 53 | 8 | |
| 40 | GOTTA HAVE YOU Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5012) | 52 | 61 | 65 | 4 | |
| 41 | WEREN’T YOU LISTENING Adam Baker (Avista 8602) | 49 | 57 | 62 | 7 | |
| 42 | WHEN A WOMAN CRIES Janie Frickie (Columbia 06417) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | SHE’S THE TRIP THAT I’VE BEEN ON Larry Boone (Mercury 888 044) | 53 | 60 | 64 | 6 | |
| 44 | TOO MANY TIMES Earl Thomas Conley & Anita Pointer (RCA 14380) | 23 | 13 | 3 | 16 | |
| 45 | HOMECOMING ’63 Keith Whitley (RCA 5013) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | I’LL COME BACK AS ANOTHER WOMAN Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5652) | 56 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | ROMANCE Jim Collins (TKM 111217) | 51 | 55 | 58 | 6 | |
| 48 | IT’LL BE ME Exile (Epic 06229) | 25 | 19 | 13 | 17 | |
| 49 | IT WON’T HURT Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28565) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | FIRE IN THE SKY Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28547) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | I DON’T MEAN MAYBE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 115) | 57 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | CRY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) | 31 | 26 | 20 | 18 | |
| 53 | HEART TO HEART Wild Choir Featuring Gail Davies (RCA 5011) | 62 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | JUST ANOTHER LOVE Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) | 33 | 23 | 16 | 19 | |
| 55 | IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASY Whites (MCA/Curb 52953) | 64 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | RIGHT HAND MAN Eddy Raven (RCA 5032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | STILL IN THE PICTURE Leon Everette (Orlando 115) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | DON’T BURY ME ’TIL I’M READY Johnny Paycheck (Mercury 888 088) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | DREAMER Dow Jones & Nashville Stock Exchange (CCR 9186) | 61 | 63 | 66 | 5 | |
| 60 | STRAIGHT TO THE HEART Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28518) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | THINKIN BOUT YOU James Ed Horn (CBT 1157) | 50 | 54 | 57 | 9 | |
| 62 | ONE MAN BAND Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 52950) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | HOW DO I TURN YOU ON Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | ME AND YOU Donna Fargo (Mercury 888 093) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | FOR OLD TIME SAKE Jerry Naylor (West 723) | 69 | 67 | 71 | 4 | |
| 66 | THESE EYES Beth Williams (BGM 92486) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | YOUR LOVING SIDE Butch Baker (Mercury 888 133) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | WYATT LIQUOR Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 103) | 71 | 73 | 76 | 5 | |
| 69 | ME, MYSELF AND I Earl McCowan (Door Knob 255) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 7 | |
| 70 | CRY BABY Lowes (API 1001) | 73 | 75 | 78 | 4 | |
| 71 | DON’T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEART Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 257) | 74 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | LET A LITTLE LOVE IN (Tennessee Saturday Night) Rockinhorse (Long Shot 1003) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | WHEN I’M FREE AGAIN Rodney Crowell (Columbia 06415) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | EASY DOES IT Tim Malchak (with Dwight Rucker) (Alpine 004) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Patsy Marie (Tall In The Saddle) (NV 1004) | 68 | 70 | 75 | 7 | |
| 76 | WALK SOFTLY ON THE BRIDGES Rodney Lay (Evergreen 1046) | 79 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | WE BELONG TOGETHER Carlette (Luv 125) | 82 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | THE AUCTION Southern Reign (Regal 1) | 67 | 68 | 70 | 4 | |
| 79 | NINE OUT OF TEN Dan Davis (Kansa 630) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | DO YOU MIND IF I STEP INTO YOUR DREAMS Cannons (Mercury 888 048) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | NOW SHE’S IN PARIS Dave Holladay (Step One 365) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | SMALL CHANGE Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4781) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | WHEN LOVE IS RIGHT Charly McClain & Wayne Massey (Epic 06433) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | JUST WHEN Marcia Lynn (Soundwaves 4780) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | SOUTHERN AIR Ray Stevens (with Jerry Clower & Minnie Pearl) (MCA 52906) | 90 | 62 | 63 | 4 | |
| 86 | WHAT’S A LITTLE LOVE BETWEEN FRIENDS Craig Southern (Royal Master 8607) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | I LOVE BIG WOMEN Ernie Bivens 3rd (GBS 740) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | PLEASE HAVE YOUR NUMBER CHANGED Gail O’Doski (Door Knob 258) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | DIDN’T WE Lee Greenwood (MCA 52896) | 35 | 27 | 22 | 16 | |
| 90 | I MISS YOU ALREADY Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99519) | 88 | 44 | 37 | 11 | |
| 91 | MATCHING WHITE CIRCLES Alton Thrasher (F&L 552) | 75 | 64 | 67 | 5 | |
| 92 | MY LIFE’S A DANCE Anne Murray (Capitol 5610) | 38 | 30 | 26 | 12 | |
| 93 | BOTH TO EACH OTHER (Friends & Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton (RCA 14377) | 39 | 31 | 28 | 19 | |
| 94 | LONELY ALONE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) | 42 | 35 | 30 | 20 | |
| 95 | ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Janie Frickie (Columbia 06144) | 44 | 38 | 32 | 21 | |
| 96 | ALMOST GONE Roger Martin (Premier One 102) | 58 | 59 | 61 | 6 | |
| 97 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE LONELY Sammy Sadler (Evergreen 1045) | 78 | 81 | 88 | 4 | |
| 98 | WHEN YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO Kathy Edge (NSD 221) | 86 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| 99 | SHE WANTS TO MARRY A COWBOY James & Michael Younger (Air 00106) | 59 | 40 | 41 | 10 | |
| 100 | PATIENTLY WAITING Mark Moseley (Mosrite 868) | 77 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 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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