Hot Country Songs

Week of August 22, 1987

Hot Country Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong Or Right)

Restless Heart

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

R.Sharp, D.Lowery

Producer(s):

T.DuBois, S.Hendricks, Restless Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

Watch The Frontmen of Country Perform a Medley of Hits at the 'Make America Great Again' Concert

Hot Country Songs

Week of August 22, 1987

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong Or Right)
  Restless Heart
- 3
- 1
- 13
- - 3
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.Sharp, D.Lowery

Producer(s):

T.DuBois, S.Hendricks, Restless Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

2
- Whiskey, If You Were A Woman
  Highway 101
- 4
- 2
- 14
- - 4
  - 2
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

M.Francis, J.MacRae, B.Morrison

Producer(s):

P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

3
- Born To Boogie
  Hank Williams Jr.
- 5
- 3
- 11
- - 5
  - 3
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

H.Williams,Jr.

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, H.Williams,Jr., J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

4
- She's Too Good To Be True
  Exile
- 6
- 4
- 12
- - 6
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

S.Lemaire, J.P.Pennington

Producer(s):

B.Killen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

5
- Make No Mistake, She's Mine
  Kenny Rogers & Ronnie Milsap
- 8
- 5
- 9
- - 8
  - 5
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.Carnes

Producer(s):

R.Galbraith, K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

6
- Train Of Memories
  Kathy Mattea
- 7
- 6
- 14
- - 7
  - 6
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

J.Hinson, A.Byrd

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

7
- This Crazy Love
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 11
- 7
- 11
- - 11
  - 7
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.Murrah, J.D.Hicks

Producer(s):

J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

8
- I'll Never Be In Love Again
  Don Williams
- 12
- 8
- 12
- - 12
  - 8
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

B.Corbin

Producer(s):

D.Williams, G.Fundis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

9
- Brilliant Conversationalist
  T. Graham Brown
- 10
- 9
- 13
- - 10
  - 9
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

J.Hadley, G.Nicholson

Producer(s):

B.Logan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

10
- A Long Line Of Love
  Michael Martin Murphey
- 1
- 1
- 14
- - 1
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

P.Overstreet, T.Schuyler

Producer(s):

S.Gibson, J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

11
- Three Time Loser
  Dan Seals
- 13
- 11
- 9
- - 13
  - 11
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

D.Seals

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI-America/Capitol

Gains In Performance

12
- The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
  Glen Campbell
- 14
- 12
- 13
- - 14
  - 12
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

T.Harris

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Campbell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

13
- You Again
  The Forester Sisters
- 16
- 13
- 9
- - 16
  - 13
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

D.A.Schlitz. Jr., P.Overstreet

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

14
- The Way We Make A Broken Heart
  Rosanne Cash
- 19
- 14
- 9
- - 19
  - 14
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Hiatt

Producer(s):

R.Crowell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

15
- One Promise Too Late
  Reba McEntire
- 2
- 1
- 14
- - 2
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

D.Loggins, L.Silver, D.A.Schlitz. Jr.

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

16
- I'll Be The One
  The Statler Brothers
- 18
- 16
- 11
- - 18
  - 16
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Don Reid, Debo Reid

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

17
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
  Judy Rodman
- 20
- 17
- 10
- - 20
  - 17
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.Dylan

Producer(s):

T.West

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MTM/Capitol

Gains In Performance

18
- House Of Blue Lights
  Asleep At The Wheel
- 17
- 17
- 13
- - 17
  - 17
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

D.Raye, F.Slack

Producer(s):

R.Benson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

19
- Fishin' In The Dark
  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 23
- 19
- 7
- - 23
  - 19
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

W.Waldman, J.Photoglo

Producer(s):

J.Leo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Nowhere Road
  Steve Earle
- 21
- 20
- 11
- - 21
  - 20
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

S.Earle, R.Kling

Producer(s):

T.Brown, E.Gordy,Jr., R.Bennett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

21
- Telling Me Lies
  Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
- 9
- 3
- 13
- - 9
  - 3
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

L.T.Jenner, B.Cook

Producer(s):

G.massenburg

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

22
- Child Support
  Barbara Mandrell
- 27
- 22
- 8
- - 27
  - 22
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

T.Schuyler

Producer(s):

T.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

23
- Daddies Need To Grow Up Too
  The O'Kanes
- 26
- 23
- 9
- - 26
  - 23
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.O'Hara, K.Kane

Producer(s):

K.kane, J.O'Hara

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

24
- I Want To Know You Before We Make Love
  Conway Twitty
- 29
- 24
- 7
- - 29
  - 24
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

C.Parton, B.Hobbs

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, C.Twitty, D.Henry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

25
- Crazy Over You
  Foster & Lloyd
- 30
- 25
- 8
- - 30
  - 25
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Foster, B.Lloyd

Producer(s):

B.Lloyd, R.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

26
- Love Reunited
  The Desert Rose Band
- 33
- 26
- 7
- - 33
  - 26
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

C.Hillman, S.Hill

Producer(s):

P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

Gains In Performance

27
- Island In The Sea
  Willie Nelson
- 31
- 27
- 7
- - 31
  - 27
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

W.Nelson

Producer(s):

W.Nelson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

28
- Little Ways
  Dwight Yoakam
- 34
- 28
- 5
- - 34
  - 28
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

D.Yoakam

Producer(s):

P.Anderson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

29
- Mama's Rockin' Chair
  John Conlee
- 35
- 29
- 6
- - 35
  - 29
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

T.Menzies, J.MacRae

Producer(s):

B.Logan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

30
- Members Only
  Donna Fargo And Billy Joe Royal
- 32
- 30
- 9
- - 32
  - 30
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

L.Addison

Producer(s):

N.Larkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

31
- Shine, Shine, Shine
  Eddy Raven
- 36
- 31
- 5
- - 36
  - 31
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.McGuire, K.Bell

Producer(s):

D.gant, E.Raven

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

32
- Right From The Start
  Earl Thomas Conley
- 37
- 32
- 4
- - 37
  - 32
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.Herzig, R.Watkins

Producer(s):

N.Larkin, E.T.Conley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

33
- Why I Don't Know
  Lyle Lovett
- 15
- 15
- 12
- - 15
  - 15
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

L.Lovett

Producer(s):

T.Brown, L.Lovett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

34
- Hymne
  Joe Kenyon
- 38
- 34
- 9
- - 38
  - 34
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Vangelis

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

35
- Love Me Like You Used To
  Tanya Tucker
- 40
- 35
- 5
- - 40
  - 35
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

P.Davis, B.Emmons

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

36
- First Time Caller
  Juice Newton
- 39
- 36
- 6
- - 39
  - 36
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

R.Nielsen

Producer(s):

R.Landis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

37
- Nobody Should Have To Love This Way
  Crystal Gayle
- 42
- 37
- 6

Hot Country Songs

Week of August 22, 1987

Hot Country Songs

Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong Or Right)

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Watch The Frontmen of Country Perform a Medley of Hits at the 'Make America Great Again' Concert

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong Or Right)

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Whiskey, If You Were A Woman

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Born To Boogie

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She's Too Good To Be True

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Make No Mistake, She's Mine

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Train Of Memories

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This Crazy Love

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I'll Never Be In Love Again

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Brilliant Conversationalist

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A Long Line Of Love

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Three Time Loser

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The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

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You Again

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The Way We Make A Broken Heart

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One Promise Too Late

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I'll Be The One

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I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

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House Of Blue Lights