| CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 26, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SOMEWHERE TONIGHT Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28223) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | I PREFER THE MOONLIGHT Kenny Rogers (RCA 5258) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| 3 | HEAVEN CAN’T BE FOUND Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28227) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | |
| 4 | I CAN’T GET CLOSE ENOUGH Exile (Epic 07597) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
| 5 | DO YA’ K.T. Oslin (RCA 5239) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 6 | ONE FRIEND Dan Seals (Capitol 44077) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
| 7 | I’LL PIN A NOTE ON YOUR PILLOW Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99404) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| 8 | SHE COULDN’T LOVE ME ANYMORE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44061) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 9 | GOIN’ GONE Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888 874) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 | |
| 10 | WHERE DO THE NIGHTS GO Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5259) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 9 | |
| 11 | THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28248) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| 12 | CRYING SHAME Michael Johnson (RCA 5279) | 14 | 18 | 23 | 10 | |
| 13 | JUST LOVIN’ YOU O’Kanes (Columbia 07611) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 11 | |
| 14 | I’M TIRED Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07416) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 11 | |
| 15 | WHEELS Restless Heart (RCA 5280) | 18 | 23 | 28 | 8 | |
| 16 | ONLY LOVE CAN SAVE ME NOW Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28209) | 17 | 22 | 27 | 10 | |
| 17 | TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07624) | 20 | 26 | 32 | 8 | |
| 18 | THE LAST ONE TO KNOW Reba McEntire (MCA 53159) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 19 | MY ROUGH AND ROWDY DAYS Waylon Jennings (MCA 53158) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 20 | LYIN’ IN HIS ARMS AGAIN Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28208) | 23 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 21 | ONE STEP FORWARD Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53201) | 25 | 31 | 36 | 8 | |
| 22 | I WOULDN’T BE A MAN Don Williams (Capitol 44066) | 24 | 28 | 31 | 10 | |
| 23 | SURE THING Foster & Lloyd (RCA 5281) | 30 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 24 | OH WHAT A LOVE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28173) | 31 | 35 | 41 | 7 | |
| 25 | I WANT A LOVE LIKE THAT Judy Rodman (MTM 72092) | 27 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| 26 | PLEASE, PLEASE BABY Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28174) | 29 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 27 | TWINKLE, TWINKLE LUCKY STAR Merle Haggard (Epic 07631) | 32 | 37 | 44 | 7 | |
| 28 | I WON’T TAKE LESS THAN YOUR LOVE Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet (Capitol 44100) | 33 | 38 | 45 | 6 | |
| 29 | GIVE BACK MY HEART Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53157) | 19 | 16 | 18 | 13 | |
| 30 | DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07627) | 35 | 39 | 42 | 8 | |
| 31 | THAT’S MY JOB Conway Twitty (MCA 53200) | 36 | 40 | 43 | 7 | |
| 32 | STILL WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE Glen Campbell (MCA 53172) | 21 | 17 | 19 | 13 | |
| 33 | TELL ME TRUE Juice Newton (RCA 5283) | 37 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 34 | I’M GONNA MISS YOU, GIRL Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28168) | 38 | 43 | 50 | 6 | |
| 35 | FACE TO FACE Alabama (RCA 5328) | 42 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | SOME OLD SIDE ROAD Keith Whitley (RCA 5326) | 39 | 44 | 49 | 5 | |
| 37 | THIS MISSIN’ YOU HEART OF MINE Sawyer Brown (Capitol 44108) | 41 | 48 | 63 | 4 | |
| 38 | TOO GONE TOO LONG Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286) | 44 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | ONE FOR THE MONEY T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 07312) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 17 | |
| 40 | SHOULDN’T IT BE EASIER THAN THIS Charley Pride (16th Avenue 70408) | 48 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN RAGGED AND RIGHT John Anderson (MCA 53226) | 46 | 52 | 57 | 5 | |
| 42 | LIVING LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW (Finally Got To Me Tonight) John Conlee (Columbia 07643) | 43 | 47 | 53 | 6 | |
| 43 | THIS OLD HOUSE Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt (MTM 72100) | 52 | 65 | 71 | 4 | |
| 44 | SURE FEELS GOOD Barbara Mandrell (EMI America 50102) | 47 | 54 | 60 | 4 | |
| 45 | COME ON JOE Jo-El Sonnier (RCA 5282) | 53 | 66 | 85 | 4 | |
| 46 | JUST ENOUGH LOVE Ray Price (Step One 378) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 12 | |
| 47 | TALKIN’ TO MYSELF AGAIN Tammy Wynette (Epic 07635) | 57 | 67 | 73 | 4 | |
| 48 | THERE’S A REAL WOMAN IN ME Bobbi Lace (615 1010) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 8 | |
| 49 | LYNDA Steve Wariner (MCA 53160) | 28 | 14 | 2 | 17 | |
| 50 | BACK IN BABY’S ARMS Emmylou Harris (Hughes/MCA 53236) | 59 | 64 | 70 | 5 | |
| 51 | FOR YOUR LOVE Tony McGill (Killer 1008) | 56 | 60 | 66 | 6 | |
| 52 | THE BIRD George Jones (Epic 07655) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | NEVER MIND Nanci Griffith (MCA 53184) | 54 | 58 | 64 | 5 | |
| 54 | LOUISIANA RAIN John Wesley Ryles (Warner Bros. 28228) | 61 | 69 | 75 | 4 | |
| 55 | DANCE FOR ME Don Malena (Maxima 1311) | 58 | 62 | 67 | 6 | |
| 56 | I DIDN’T (Every Chance I Had) Johnny Rodriguez (Capitol 44071) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | TOUCH AND GO CRAZY Lee Greenwood (MCA 53234) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | MAPLE STREET MEM’RIES Statler Brothers (Mercury 888 920) | 34 | 36 | 38 | 10 | |
| 59 | TIME IN Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53175) | 40 | 21 | 22 | 12 | |
| 60 | ROSES IN DECEMBER Larry Boone (Mercury 870 086) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | IF YOU ONLY KNEW Kim Grayson (Soundwaves 4795) | 67 | 71 | 74 | 6 | |
| 62 | THE RIVER UNBROKEN Dolly Parton (Columbia 07665) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | CRYING Roy Orbison / k.d. lang (Virgin 99388) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | LET’S DO SOMETHING Vince Gill (RCA 5257) | 45 | 25 | 15 | 14 | |
| 65 | TIME AND TIME AGAIN (Ode To Grandpa) Noel Cash (Deep South 1112) | 69 | 72 | 79 | 4 | |
| 66 | DON’T START THE FIRE Marcia Lynn (Evergreen 1063) | 70 | 73 | 80 | 4 | |
| 67 | NO HEART LEFT TO BREAK Robin & Cruiser (16th Avenue 70409) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | WILDER DAYS Baillie & The Boys (RCA 5327) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | SHE’S LIKE HEAVEN Morgan Ruppe (HummingBird Of Clover 105) | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | BLOWIN’ LIKE A BANDIT Asleep At The Wheel (Epic 07659) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | CATCH 22 Darrell Holt (Anoka 222) | 73 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | I KNOW ALL ABOUT HER Dennis Payne (True 87) | 78 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | DIZZY FEELING Jimmy Smart (Bear 188) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | BAD DAY FOR A BREAK UP Cali McCord (Gazelle 011) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | NOBODY THERE BUT ME Willie Nelson (Columbia 07636) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | SHOW ME (I’m From Missouri) Larry Swift (Timestar 2422) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | WHO PUT THE GOOD IN GOODBYE Steffin Sisters (Kansa 638) | 81 | 84 | 86 | 4 | |
| 78 | ON A GOOD NIGHT Johnstons (Hidden Valley 1087) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | MY BABY SLEEPS WITH THE RADIO ON Carol Sheehan (Cypress 8520) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | ROLL THE DICE Shurfire (Air 180) | 86 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | DO YOU HAVE TO GO Wynd (Cypress 8519) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | SECRETS Secrets (Comstock 1871) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | BELIEVE IN ME Mark Tribble (Paloma 5092787) | 85 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | IN BETWEEN HEARTACHES Becky Williams (Country Pride 0001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Leo Richardson (A.M.I. 1951) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS Stet Blancett (Fresh Squeezed 4502) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | CARIBBEAN Neal McCowan (Extra 1115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | ONLY WHEN I LOVE Holly Dunn (MTM 72091) | 50 | 24 | 7 | 18 | |
| 89 | SHE LOVES FOR ME TO HATE TO SEE HER GO Allen Pace (Art Pro 8707) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I WON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE (Always And Forever) Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28246) | 51 | 32 | 16 | 18 | |
| 91 | FOR OLD LOVE’S SAKE Loretta Ellis (Evergreen 1059) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | LYIN’ HERE IN LOVE (With Him) Glenda Malone (Evergreen 1061) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | THESE MAGIC SHOES Marty Mitchell (Door Knob 289) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WE ALMOST HAD TEXAS SKIES TODAY Keith Spell (Hillton 2025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | HEART ON THE RUN Rob Crosby (Southern Tracks 1088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | RICHER NOW WITH YOU Nina Wyatt (Charta 207) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | NO RELIEF IN SIGHT Bear Creek (Kass 1026) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | AS LONG AS THERE’S A WOMAN LIKE YOU Jerry Cooper (Bear 187) | 55 | 55 | 59 | 7 | |
| 99 | YOU CAN’T BLAME THE TRAIN Don McLean (Capitol 44098) | 68 | 70 | 82 | 5 | |
| 100 | SHOOTER Jim Christopher (SCM 18602) | 74 | 75 | 77 | 5 | |
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