| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 23, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | JULIA Conway Twitty (MCA 53034) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2 | DOMESTIC LIFE John Conlee (Columbia 06707) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| 3 | I WILL BE THERE Dan Seals (EMI America 8377) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 4 | HAVE I GOT SOME BLUES FOR YOU Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70400) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | |
| 5 | IT TAKES A LITTLE RAIN (To Make Love Grow) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 6 | TOO MANY RIVERS Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28442) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 7 | TILL I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53033) | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 | |
| 8 | GIRLS RIDE HORSES TOO Judy Rodman (MTM 72083) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 9 | BABY’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28443) | 12 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 10 | TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28492) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 11 | HARD LIVIN’ Keith Whitley (RCA 5116) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 10 | |
| 12 | FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384) | 19 | 29 | 39 | 5 | |
| 13 | YOU’RE MY FIRST LADY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 06999) | 15 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 14 | YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUNG LOVE Eddy Raven (RCA 5128) | 16 | 21 | 27 | 8 | |
| 15 | CHAINS OF GOLD Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07023) | 20 | 28 | 34 | 8 | |
| 16 | OLD BRIDGES BURN SLOW Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99485) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 17 | CAN’T STOP MY HEART FROM LOVING YOU O’Kanes (Columbia 06606) | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | |
| 18 | ALL MY EX’S LIVE IN TEXAS George Strait (MCA 53087) | 31 | 40 | 47 | 4 | |
| 19 | IT’S ONLY OVER FOR YOU Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5694) | 22 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| 20 | LOVE, YOU AIN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME John Schneider (MCA 53069) | 26 | 32 | 42 | 8 | |
| 21 | THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129) | 27 | 34 | 44 | 7 | |
| 22 | LITTLE SISTER Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28432) | 29 | 36 | 48 | 7 | |
| 23 | FULL GROWN FOOL Mickey Gilley (Epic 07009) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 8 | |
| 24 | EVERYBODY’S CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5703) | 32 | 37 | 45 | 6 | |
| 25 | YOU’RE THE POWER Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 319) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 26 | ANOTHER WORLD Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28373) | 36 | 44 | 50 | 4 | |
| 27 | DON’T LET GO OF MY HEART Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28408) | 30 | 33 | 40 | 10 | |
| 28 | LOVE CAN’T EVER GET BETTER THAN THIS Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White (Epic 07060) | 38 | 43 | 49 | 4 | |
| 29 | ROUTINE Kendalls (Step One 371) | 34 | 39 | 46 | 5 | |
| 30 | DON’T TOUCH ME THERE Charly McClain (Epic 06980) | 33 | 35 | 37 | 12 | |
| 31 | THE WEEKEND Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) | 44 | 52 | 58 | 5 | |
| 32 | ASHES OF LOVE Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53048) | 35 | 38 | 43 | 9 | |
| 33 | CRIME OF PASSION Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07025) | 40 | 48 | 55 | 6 | |
| 34 | AMERICAN ME S-K-O (Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) (MTM 72086) | 41 | 49 | 56 | 6 | |
| 35 | 3935 WEST END AVENUE Mason Dixon (Premier One 112) | 39 | 47 | 54 | 6 | |
| 36 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664) | 17 | 12 | 3 | 17 | |
| 37 | THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER Michael Johnson (RCA 5091) | 18 | 13 | 10 | 16 | |
| 38 | I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING Judds (RCA/Curb 5164) | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | OH HEART Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5130) | 42 | 45 | 51 | 4 | |
| 40 | LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72082) | 50 | 56 | 67 | 4 | |
| 41 | MIDNIGHT BLUE John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 28377) | 47 | 55 | 75 | 4 | |
| 42 | SOMEONE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53096) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | GOODBYE’S ALL WE’VE GOT LEFT Steve Earle (MCA 53011) | 21 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
| 44 | FROM TIME TO TIME (It Feels Like Love Again) Larry Gatlin & Janie Frickie (with Gatlin Brothers) (Columbia 07088) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | A FACE IN THE CROWD Michael Martin Murphey & Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 28471) | 23 | 18 | 5 | 16 | |
| 46 | COUNTRY RAP Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52834) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | I TURN TO YOU George Jones (Epic 07107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Narvel Felts (Evergreen 1054) | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | 80’S LADIES K.T. Oslin (RCA 5154) | 55 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I GOT THE ONE I WANTED Nielsen White Band (Vision 122575) | 51 | 57 | 66 | 4 | |
| 51 | CINDERELLA Vince Gill (RCA 5131) | 56 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME Anne Murray (Capitol 44005) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | FALLIN’ OUT Waylon Jennings (MCA 53088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | ROSE IN PARADISE Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009) | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
| 55 | I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU Cristy Lane (LS 1987) | 54 | 59 | 64 | 5 | |
| 56 | LET THE MUSIC LIFT YOU UP Reba McEntire (MCA 52990) | 37 | 22 | 16 | 16 | |
| 57 | YOU’RE SLOWLY GOING OUT OF MY MIND Gordon Dee (Southern Tracks 1078) | 60 | 65 | 68 | 7 | |
| 58 | TROUBLE IN THE FIELDS Nanci Griffith (MCA 53082) | 64 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | WOULD JESUS WEAR A ROLEX Ray Stevens (MCA 53101) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | I’D KNOW A LIE Gary McCullough (Soundwaves 4786) | 61 | 66 | 70 | 5 | |
| 61 | PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY Tom Wopat (EMI America 43010) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28468) | 25 | 24 | 22 | 13 | |
| 63 | DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF IT Bart Cameron (Revolver 015) | 66 | 68 | 72 | 4 | |
| 64 | ANGER & TEARS Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5705) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | WHY CAN’T YOU TELL ME WHY Susan Marshall (Reptile 2021) | 65 | 71 | 74 | 6 | |
| 66 | BEAUTIFUL BODY David Frizzell (Compleat 168) | 67 | 69 | 73 | 4 | |
| 67 | BARN DANCIN’ Salt Creek (CBO 146) | 71 | 81 | 84 | 4 | |
| 68 | BACK WHEN IT REALLY MATTERED Tommy Roe (Mercury 888 497) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | THERE GOES MY LOVE Pam Tillis (Warner Bros. 28346) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | RACHEL’S ROOM Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 274) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | SHADOWS OF MY PRIDE Clarence Nieman (Texas Soul 1386) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | WAKING UP IN THE U.S.A. Dale McBride (Concorde 8701) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 4 | |
| 73 | I CALLED HER YOUR NAME LAST NIGHT Blane Gauss (Meteor 871) | 77 | 80 | 85 | 4 | |
| 74 | DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANTA GO HOME Butch Baker (Mercury 888 543) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | YOU CAN’T STOP ME FROM LOVING YOU John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 116) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | WARMED OVER ROMANCE Tina Danielle (Charta 206) | 78 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | MORE THAN FRIENDLY PERSUASION Bonnie Nelson (Door Knob 264) | 80 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | MOON WALKIN’ Don Malena (Maxima 1277) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | THE INVITATION J.C. Weaver (WTM 7723) | 84 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | SKIN DEEP Bobbi Lace (615 1008) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | TAMING MY MIND Tony McGill (Killer 1006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | IS THE PLEASURE WORTH THE PAIN Family Brown (Vine Street 1004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | HOT RED SWEATER Jay Booker (EMI America 8379) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | YOU’RE HERE TO REMEMBER (I’m Here To Forget) Merrill & Jessica (EMI America 8388) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | AIN’T NO FIGHTER, I’M A LOVER Captain Black (Minnow House 001) | 87 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | DEAR DR. RUTH Del Reeves (Playback 1301) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | BEFORE THEY POUR THE WINE Gail O’Doski (Door Knob 273) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | I’LL KEEP PRETENDING YOU’RE STILL MINE Andy King (GBS 744) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I’M NOT ASHAMED TO CRY Jack Elliott (Bear Creek 1007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF ME Terrah Sloane (Axbar 6051) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | HAVE YOU GOT TIME (To Fall In Love Tonight) Chuck Gray (Door Knob 271) | 85 | 75 | 80 | 4 | |
| 92 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Lanier McKuhen (Soundwaves 4785) | 57 | 60 | 62 | 7 | |
| 93 | HEART Ronnie Dove (Diamond 378) | 58 | 61 | 65 | 7 | |
| 94 | WHEN TWO HEARTS SPEAK (You Just Can’t Stop The Feeling) R. J. McClintock (Comstock 1836) | 86 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | I WANNA LOVE YOU TONIGHT Gwen Allen (Music City, U.S.A. 007) | 72 | 74 | 78 | 4 | |
| 96 | SOUTH OF THE BORDER Clay Blaker & Texas Honky-Tonk Band (Texas Musik 6153) | 81 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | TOO GOOD TO TURN BACK NOW Vanessa Parker (Lamon 10158) | 82 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| 98 | (I Remember When I Thought) WHISKEY WAS A RIVER Bobby Borchers (Longhorn 453003) | 46 | 50 | 53 | 8 | |
| 99 | ARE YOU SATISFIED Janie Frickie (Columbia 06985) | 45 | 27 | 25 | 11 | |
| 100 | GOD WILL Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53030) | 43 | 25 | 23 | 14 | |
| Note: On this week’s published chart, only records in the Top 70 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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