| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 29, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BORN TO BOOGIE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28369) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 | WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28372) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 3 | MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE’S MINE Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
| 4 | WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE (Wrong Or Right) Restless Heart (RCA 5132) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | I’LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN Don Williams (Capitol 44019) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | |
| 6 | THREE TIME LOSER Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 7 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Exile (Epic 07135) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 8 | THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 53108) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 13 | |
| 9 | BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44008) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | THIS CRAZY LOVE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 11 | YOU AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 10 | |
| 12 | CHILD SUPPORT Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43032) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 13 | THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
| 14 | FISHIN’ IN THE DARK Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28311) | 19 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| 15 | I’LL BE THE ONE Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 650) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
| 16 | I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Judy Rodman (MTM 72089) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 11 | |
| 17 | TRAIN OF MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 574) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
| 18 | A LONG LINE OF LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 19 | ONE PROMISE TOO LATE Reba McEntire (MCA 53092) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |
| 20 | DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO O’Kanes (Columbia 07187) | 22 | 24 | 25 | 10 | |
| 21 | MEMBERS ONLY Donna Fargo & Billy Joe Royal (Mercury 888 680) | 23 | 25 | 29 | 10 | |
| 22 | MAMA’S ROCKIN’ CHAIR John Conlee (Columbia 07203) | 26 | 29 | 34 | 8 | |
| 23 | IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70402) | 27 | 31 | 37 | 7 | |
| 24 | ISLAND IN THE SEA Willie Nelson (Columbia 07202) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 9 | |
| 25 | CRAZY OVER YOU Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5210) | 28 | 32 | 35 | 8 | |
| 26 | NOWHERE ROAD Steve Earle (MCA 53103) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 12 | |
| 27 | LOVE REUNITED Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53142) | 30 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 28 | LITTLE WAYS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28310) | 31 | 34 | 39 | 6 | |
| 29 | I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE Conway Twitty (MCA 53134) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 8 | |
| 30 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169) | 21 | 8 | 2 | 14 | |
| 31 | FIRST TIME CALLER Juice Newton (RCA 5170) | 34 | 37 | 42 | 6 | |
| 32 | LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44036) | 35 | 40 | 50 | 5 | |
| 33 | NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28409) | 36 | 38 | 41 | 6 | |
| 34 | RESTLESS ANGEL Tim Malchak (Alpine 007) | 37 | 39 | 47 | 5 | |
| 35 | SHINE, SHINE, SHINE Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) | 38 | 43 | 56 | 5 | |
| 36 | RIGHT FROM THE START Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) | 40 | 46 | 60 | 4 | |
| 37 | WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG John Schneider (MCA 53144) | 39 | 41 | 45 | 6 | |
| 38 | DANCIN’ WITH MYSELF TONIGHT Kendalls (Step One 374) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 9 | |
| 39 | YOUR LOVE Tammy Wynette (Epic 07226) | 41 | 44 | 51 | 6 | |
| 40 | YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE LAST OF ME Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53132) | 42 | 47 | 59 | 5 | |
| 41 | WHY I DON’T KNOW Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53102) | 29 | 22 | 22 | 12 | |
| 42 | CRAZY FROM THE HEART Bellamy Brothers (MCA 53154) | 47 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | CHANGIN’ PARTNERS Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07320) | 45 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 44 | TELLING ME LIES Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28371) | 33 | 15 | 8 | 13 | |
| 45 | AM I BLUE George Strait (MCA 53165) | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | 255 HARBOR DRIVE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 117) | 49 | 53 | 62 | 5 | |
| 47 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO Gene Watson (Epic 07308) | 52 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Cheryl Handy (Compleat 176) | 50 | 52 | 57 | 7 | |
| 49 | FALLIN’ OUT Waylon Jennings (MCA 53088) | 43 | 28 | 7 | 15 | |
| 50 | NO EASY HORSES Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72090) | 54 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | HE’S LETTING GO Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5227) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | WHAT A GIRL NEXT DOOR COULD DO Girls Next Door (MTM 72088) | 44 | 30 | 31 | 9 | |
| 53 | TAR TOP Alabama (RCA 5222) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | MAYBE YOUR BABY’S GOT THE BLUES Judds (RCA/Curb 5255) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | HYMNE Joe Kenyon (Mercury 888 642) | 46 | 48 | 53 | 7 | |
| 56 | LOVE IS EVERYWHERE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44052) | 59 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | GEROMINO’S CADILLAC Jeff Stevens & Bullets (Atlantic America 99433) | 48 | 54 | 63 | 5 | |
| 58 | THEY DON’T MAKE LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Shenandoah (Columbia 07128) | 64 | 74 | 80 | 4 | |
| 59 | I WON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE (Always And Forever) Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28246) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 60 | ONLY WHEN I LOVE Holly Dunn (MTM 72091) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | COLD HEARTS/CLOSED MINDS Nanci Griffith (MCA 53147) | 57 | 63 | 77 | 4 | |
| 62 | I HAD A HEART Darlene Austin (Magi 4444) | 66 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | I WANT TO BE WANTED Toni Price (Prairie Dust 8744) | 65 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | SOMEBODY LIED Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07311) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | AND THEN SOME Charly McClain (Epic 07244) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | IF THERE’S ANY JUSTICE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53156) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | YOU TAKE THE LEAVIN’ OUT OF ME Mickey Clark (Evergreen 1058) | 70 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44054) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | STAY Wyatt Brothers (Wyatt 104) | 71 | 76 | 79 | 4 | |
| 70 | BONNIE JEAN (Little Sister) David Lynn Jones (Mercury 888 733) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | TORN-UP Vicki Rae Von (Atlantic America 99442) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | BEST LOVE I NEVER HAD Freddie Hart (Fifth Street 1091) | 73 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | HOLD ME Margo Smith (Playback 1302) | 74 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | RENTED ROOM Jeanne Pruett (MSR 1956) | 72 | 49 | 52 | 8 | |
| 75 | LOVE WILL NEVER SLIP AWAY Suzy Bogguss (Capitol 44045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | THE TRAILER SONG Hutchins Brothers (Lamon 10160) | 78 | 82 | 90 | 4 | |
| 77 | ROLLER COASTER Alibi (Comstock 1856) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | THE ONLY THING I’LL HOLD AGAINST YOU IS ME Ernie Bivens 3rd (GBS 749) | 79 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | LOST IN THE SHUFFLE Liz Lynn Metz (Rotation 2787) | 80 | 86 | 86 | 4 | |
| 80 | (Lover Of The) OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL Rusty Wier (Black Hat 103) | 83 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | DANCIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT Durelle Ames (Advantage 175) | 77 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | DON’T GIVE UP ON LOVIN’ ME Dusty Martin (Sound Track 1102) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | SOUVENIRS Lane Caudell (16th Avenue 70403) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HIM THAT SHE’S GONE Ogden Harless (Door Knob 283) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | TEARDROP Morgan Ruppe (HummingBird Of Clover 103) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | THIS HEART IS ALREADY TAKEN Gladys Whitney (Sundial 131) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | HARD HEADED HEART Tim Johnson (Sundial 135) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | WORDS TO MY SONG Chuck Gray (Door Knob 282) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 07125) | 75 | 50 | 49 | 14 | |
| 90 | I DON’T FEEL MUCH LIKE A COWBOY TONIGHT Gene Stroman (Capitol 44015) | 60 | 65 | 73 | 4 | |
| 91 | WHAT A MEMORY YOU’D MAKE Sammy Sadler (Evergreen 1056) | 67 | 69 | 69 | 6 | |
| 92 | CRY JUST A LITTLE Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 44044) | 55 | 42 | 43 | 6 | |
| 93 | HEART OUT OF CONTROL Joni Bishop (Columbia 07225) | 58 | 60 | 64 | 6 | |
| 94 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Noel Cash (Deep South 1111) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | ONCE A FOOL, ALWAYS A FOOL Jeff Dugan (Warner Bros. 28376) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | JUMP OUT ON THE ROAD Garland Frady (Ace-Hi 0156) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME Holly Dunn (MTM 72082) | 53 | 36 | 12 | 18 | |
| 98 | AIN’T WE GOT LOVE Paul Proctor (19th Avenue 1009) | 69 | 67 | 70 | 6 | |
| 99 | PONIES Michael Johnson (RCA 5171) | 63 | 45 | 26 | 11 | |
| 100 | THE WEEKEND Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) | 76 | 51 | 32 | 19 | |
| 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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