| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 19, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THREE TIME LOSER Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | YOU AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | |
| 3 | THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200) | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 4 | THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner) (MCA 53108) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| 5 | FISHIN’ IN THE DARK Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28311) | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE’S MINE Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 7 | CHILD SUPPORT Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 43032) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
| 8 | LITTLE WAYS Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28310) | 12 | 17 | 28 | 9 | |
| 9 | I’LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN Don Williams (Capitol 44019) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 10 | CRAZY OVER YOU Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5210) | 15 | 21 | 25 | 11 | |
| 11 | MAMA’S ROCKIN’ CHAIR John Conlee (Columbia 07203) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 11 | |
| 12 | LOVE REUNITED Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53142) | 16 | 22 | 27 | 11 | |
| 13 | LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44036) | 19 | 25 | 32 | 8 | |
| 14 | I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Judy Rodman (MTM 72089) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
| 15 | I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE Conway Twitty (MCA 53134) | 20 | 23 | 29 | 11 | |
| 16 | BORN TO BOOGIE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28369) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 17 | RIGHT FROM THE START Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) | 24 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 18 | SHINE, SHINE, SHINE Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) | 23 | 28 | 35 | 8 | |
| 19 | AM I BLUE George Strait (MCA 53165) | 26 | 32 | 45 | 5 | |
| 20 | SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Exile (Epic 07135) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| 21 | FIRST TIME CALLER Juice Newton (RCA 5170) | 22 | 26 | 31 | 9 | |
| 22 | MAYBE YOUR BABY’S GOT THE BLUES Judds (RCA/Curb 5255) | 32 | 38 | 54 | 5 | |
| 23 | CRAZY FROM THE HEART Bellamy Brothers (MCA 53154) | 29 | 33 | 42 | 6 | |
| 24 | I WON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE (Always And Forever) Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28246) | 36 | 44 | 59 | 4 | |
| 25 | TAR TOP Alabama (RCA 5222) | 31 | 36 | 53 | 5 | |
| 26 | RESTLESS ANGEL Tim Malchak (Alpine 007) | 28 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| 27 | NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28409) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 28 | THIS CRAZY LOVE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) | 11 | 8 | 10 | 15 | |
| 29 | CHANGIN’ PARTNERS Larry, Steve, Rudy: Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 07320) | 34 | 39 | 43 | 7 | |
| 30 | YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE LAST OF ME Moe Bandy (MCA/Curb 53132) | 35 | 37 | 40 | 8 | |
| 31 | ONLY WHEN I LOVE Holly Dunn (MTM 72091) | 40 | 48 | 60 | 4 | |
| 32 | YOUR LOVE Tammy Wynette (Epic 07226) | 33 | 35 | 39 | 9 | |
| 33 | HE’S LETTING GO Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5227) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 5 | |
| 34 | SOMEBODY LIED Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07311) | 43 | 50 | 64 | 4 | |
| 35 | EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO Gene Watson (Epic 07308) | 38 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 36 | NO EASY HORSES Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72090) | 39 | 45 | 50 | 6 | |
| 37 | LYNDA Steve Wariner (MCA 53160) | 48 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | IF THERE’S ANY JUSTICE Lee Greenwood (MCA 53156) | 45 | 54 | 66 | 4 | |
| 39 | IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70402) | 17 | 18 | 23 | 10 | |
| 40 | DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO O’Kanes (Columbia 07187) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 41 | ONE FOR THE MONEY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 07312) | 51 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | I’LL BE THE ONE Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 650) | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
| 43 | SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 44054) | 49 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 44 | WOULD THESE ARMS BE IN YOUR WAY Keith Whitley (RCA 5237) | 56 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28372) | 25 | 12 | 2 | 17 | |
| 46 | AND THEN SOME Charly McClain (Epic 07244) | 50 | 57 | 65 | 5 | |
| 47 | WHEN YOUR YELLOW BRICK ROAD TURNS BLUE John Anderson (MCA 53155) | 57 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | YOU TAKE THE LEAVIN’ OUT OF ME Mickey Clark (Evergreen 1058) | 54 | 60 | 67 | 6 | |
| 49 | BONNIE JEAN (Little Sister) David Lynn Jones (Mercury 888 733) | 55 | 62 | 70 | 4 | |
| 50 | I HAD A HEART Darlene Austin (Magi 4444) | 52 | 58 | 62 | 6 | |
| 51 | SOUVENIRS Lane Caudell (16th Avenue 70403) | 60 | 72 | 83 | 4 | |
| 52 | GOTTA GET AWAY Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia 07314) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | THE LAST ONE TO KNOW Reba McEntire (MCA 53159) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | ANYONE CAN DO THE HEARTBREAK Anne Murray (Capitol 44053) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | BABY I WAS LEAVING ANYHOW Billy Montana & Long Shots (Warner Bros. 28256) | 62 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | SUSANNAH Tom Wopat (EMI America 43034) | 61 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE (Wrong Or Right) Restless Heart (RCA 5132) | 30 | 13 | 4 | 16 | |
| 58 | MY ROUGH AND ROWDY DAYS Waylon Jennings (MCA 53158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | 255 HARBOR DRIVE A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 117) | 41 | 43 | 46 | 8 | |
| 60 | MEMBERS ONLY Donna Fargo & Billy Joe Royal (Mercury 888 680) | 42 | 20 | 21 | 13 | |
| 61 | SHE COULDN’T LOVE ME ANYMORE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44061) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | HANGIN’ OUT IN SMOKEY PLACES Marshall Tucker Band (Mercury 888 775) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | HARD HEADED HEART Tim Johnson (Sundial 135) | 71 | 80 | 87 | 4 | |
| 64 | BABY YOU’RE GONE Janie Frickie (Columbia 07353) | 66 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | LOVE IS EVERYWHERE Mel McDaniel (Capitol 44052) | 53 | 53 | 56 | 6 | |
| 66 | DO YA’ K.T. Oslin (RCA 5239) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | ROLLER COASTER Alibi (Comstock 1856) | 70 | 75 | 77 | 5 | |
| 68 | WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG John Schneider (MCA 53144) | 44 | 34 | 37 | 9 | |
| 69 | BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44008) | 46 | 24 | 9 | 16 | |
| 70 | YOU LAY SO EASY ON MY MIND Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 285) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | TRAIN OF MEMORIES Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 574) | 47 | 27 | 17 | 17 | |
| 72 | ISLAND IN THE SEA Willie Nelson (Columbia 07202) | 58 | 40 | 24 | 12 | |
| 73 | CRYING OVER YOU Rosie Flores (Reprise 28250) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HIM THAT SHE’S GONE Ogden Harless (Door Knob 283) | 79 | 82 | 84 | 5 | |
| 75 | I LOST MY HEART (In Your Arms Last Night) Hinson Brothers (Killer 1007) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | WALKING ON SUNSHINE Judy Lindsey (Gypsy 83872) | 85 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | START WITH THE TALKING Carlton Moody & Moody Brothers (Lamon 10162) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | A LONG LINE OF LOVE Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370) | 59 | 46 | 18 | 17 | |
| 79 | PADDLIN’ JOE Steffin Sisters (Kansa 636) | 81 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | BEST LOVE I NEVER HAD Freddie Hart (Fifth Street 1091) | 69 | 70 | 72 | 6 | |
| 81 | CHEAP MOTELS (And One Night Stands) Southern Reign (Step One 377) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | WORDS TO MY SONG Chuck Gray (Door Knob 282) | 83 | 86 | 88 | 5 | |
| 83 | WHEN I’M WITH YOU Susan Billings (Soundwaves 4791) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | SOMEBODY’S BABY Bobbi Lace (615 1009) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I CAN’T SEE ME WITHOUT HER Dale McBride (Concorde 8702) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | YOU LEFT MY HEART FOR BROKE Ernie Rowell (Revolver 016) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | ONE PROMISE TOO LATE Reba McEntire (MCA 53092) | 67 | 47 | 19 | 17 | |
| 88 | (My Heart Won’t Let Me Love) NO ONE BUT YOU Dave Holladay (Step One 375) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (For Fallin’ In Love) Parrotts (Ace-Hi 0157) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I WANT TO BE WANTED Toni Price (Prairie Dust 8744) | 65 | 61 | 63 | 6 | |
| 91 | NOWHERE ROAD Steve Earle (MCA 53103) | 72 | 49 | 26 | 15 | |
| 92 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Cheryl Handy (Compleat 176) | 73 | 51 | 48 | 10 | |
| 93 | WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE Al Garrison (Motion 1032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | PARTY DOLL Bill Harrell (Bluehole 0002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | TANGLED VINES Melissa Kay with Porter Wagoner (Reed 1113) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169) | 75 | 52 | 30 | 17 | |
| 97 | THEY DON’T MAKE LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Shenandoah (Columbia 07128) | 76 | 63 | 58 | 7 | |
| 98 | HOLD ME Margo Smith (Playback 1302) | 74 | 71 | 73 | 6 | |
| 99 | WHY I DON’T KNOW Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53102) | 77 | 55 | 41 | 15 | |
| 100 | DANCIN’ WITH MYSELF TONIGHT Kendalls (Step One 374) | 78 | 59 | 38 | 12 | |
| 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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