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| 1st | Top years in country music |
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1985.
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Contents |
(as certified by Billboard)
| Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | CAN peak | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind | George Strait | 1 | 10 | |
| January 12 | The Best Year of My Life | Eddie Rabbitt | 1 | ||
| January 19 | How Blue | Reba McEntire | 1 | 6 | |
| January 26 | (There's A) Fire in the Night | Alabama | 1 | ||
| February 2 | A Place to Fall Apart | Merle
Haggard featuring Janie Fricke |
1 | ||
| February 9 | Ain't She Something Else | Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
| February 16 | Make My Life with You | The Oak Ridge Boys | 1 | ||
| February 23 | Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On | Mel McDaniel | 1 | [C] | |
| March 2 | Baby Bye-Bye | Gary Morris | 1 | [A] | |
| March 9 | My Only Love | The Statler Brothers | 1 | 3 | |
| March 16 | Crazy for Your Love | Exile | 1 | ||
| March 23 | Seven Spanish Angels | Ray
Charles with Willie Nelson |
1 | [C] - Ray Charles | |
| March 30 | Crazy | Kenny Rogers | 1 | ||
| April 6 | Country Girls | John Schneider | 1 | ||
| April 13 | Honor Bound | Earl Thomas Conley | 1 | ||
| April 20 | I Need More of You | The Bellamy Brothers | 1 | 4 | |
| April 27 | Girls Night Out | The Judds | 1 | ||
| May 4 | There's No Way | Alabama | 1 | 2 | |
| May 11 | Somebody Should Leave | Reba McEntire | 1 | 8 | |
| May 18 | Step That Step | Sawyer Brown | 1 | [A] | |
| May 25 | Radio Heart | Charly McClain | 1 | [B] | |
| June 1 | Don't Call Him a Cowboy | Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
| June 8 | Natural High | Merle Haggard | 1 | 2 | |
| June 15 | Country Boy | Ricky Skaggs | 1 | ||
| June 22 | Little Things | The Oak Ridge Boys | 1 | ||
| June 29 | She Keeps the Home Fires Burning | Ronnie Milsap | 1 | ||
| July 6 | She's a Miracle | Exile | 1 | ||
| July 13 | Forgiving You Was Easy | Willie Nelson | 1 | ||
| July 20 | Dixie Road | Lee Greenwood | 1 | ||
| July 27 | Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks) | Earl Thomas Conley | 1 | ||
| August 3 | 40 Hour Week (For a Livin') | Alabama | 1 | ||
| August 10 | I'm for Love | Hank Williams, Jr. | 1 | 5 | |
| August 17 | Highwayman | Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash | 1 | [B] - Johnny
Cash [B] - Kris Kristofferson |
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| August 24 | Real Love | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton |
1 | ||
| August 31 | Love Is Alive | The Judds | 1 | ||
| September 7 | I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me | Rosanne Cash | 1 | ||
| September 14 | Modern Day Romance | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 1 | 2 | |
| September 21 | I Fell in Love Again Last Night | The Forester Sisters | 1 | 3 | [A] |
| September 28 | Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) | Ronnie Milsap | 2 | [1] | |
| October 12 | Meet Me in Montana | Dan Seals with Marie Osmond |
1 | 19 | [A] - Dan Seals |
| October 19 | You Make Me Want to Make You Mine | Juice Newton | 1 | ||
| October 26 | Touch a Hand, Make a Friend | The Oak Ridge Boys | 1 | ||
| November 2 | Some Fools Never Learn | Steve Wariner | 1 | ||
| November 9 | Can't Keep a Good Man Down | Alabama | 1 | ||
| November 16 | Hang on to Your Heart | Exile | 1 | ||
| November 23 | I'll Never Stop Loving You | Gary Morris | 1 | ||
| November 30 | Too Much on My Heart | The Statler Brothers | 1 | [B] | |
| December 7 | I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose) | Lee Greenwood | 1 | ||
| December 14 | Nobody Falls Like a Fool | Earl Thomas Conley | 1 | ||
| December 21 | The Chair | George Strait | 1 | ||
| December 28 | Have Mercy | The Judds | 2 | 2 |
(as certified by RPM)
| Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | U.S. peak | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | She's My Rock | George Jones | 1 | 2 | [B] |
| January 12 | The Best Year of My Life | Eddie Rabbitt | 1 | ||
| January 19 | Something in My Heart | Ricky Skaggs | 2 | 2 | |
| February 2 | Me Against the Night | Crystal Gayle | 1 | 4 | |
| February 9 | A Place to Fall Apart | Merle
Haggard featuring Janie Fricke |
1 | ||
| February 16 | (There's A) Fire in the Night | Alabama | 1 | ||
| February 23 | Ain't She Something Else | Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
| March 2 | Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On | Mel McDaniel | 1 | [C] | |
| March 9 | Make My Life with You | The Oak Ridge Boys | 1 | ||
| March 16 | Baby Bye-Bye | Gary Morris | 1 | [A] | |
| March 23 | Crazy for Your Love | Exile | 1 | ||
| March 30 | Seven Spanish Angels | Ray
Charles with Willie Nelson |
1 | [C] - Ray Charles | |
| April 6 | What I Didn't Do | Steve Wariner | 1 | 3 | [A] |
| April 13 | Crazy | Kenny Rogers | 1 | ||
| April 20 | Time Don't Run Out on Me | Anne Murray | 1 | 2 | |
| April 27 | Honor Bound | Earl Thomas Conley | 1 | ||
| May 4 | Country Girls | John Schneider | 1 | ||
| May 11 | Girls Night Out | The Judds | 1 | ||
| May 18 | Step That Step | Sawyer Brown | 1 | [A] | |
| May 25 | Radio Heart | Charly McClain | 1 | [B] | |
| June 1 | In a New York Minute | Ronnie McDowell | 1 | 5 | |
| June 8 | Fallin' in Love | Sylvia | 1 | 2 | [B] |
| June 15 | Don't Call Him a Cowboy | Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
| June 22 | Country Boy | Ricky Skaggs | 1 | ||
| June 29 | She's a Miracle | Exile | 1 | ||
| July 6 | Little Things | The Oak Ridge Boys | 1 | ||
| July 13 | She Keeps the Home Fires Burning | Ronnie Milsap | 1 | ||
| July 20 | Forgiving You Was Easy | Willie Nelson | 1 | ||
| July 27 | Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks) | Earl Thomas Conley | 1 | ||
| August 3 | Dixie Road | Lee Greenwood | 1 | ||
| August 10 | Old Hippie | The Bellamy Brothers | 1 | 2 | [A] |
| August 17 | 40 Hour Week (For a Livin') | Alabama | 1 | ||
| August 24 | Highwayman | Waylon
Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash |
1 | [B] - Johnny
Cash [B] - Kris Kristofferson |
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| August 31 | Real Love | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton |
1 | ||
| September 7 | Love Is Alive | The Judds | 1 | ||
| September 14 | I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me | Rosanne Cash | 3 | [1], [2],
[A]
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| September 28 | Used to Blue | Sawyer Brown | 1 | 3 | |
| October 12 | Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) | Ronnie Milsap | 2 | ||
| October 26 | You Make Me Want to Make You Mine | Juice Newton | 1 | ||
| November 2 | Touch a Hand, Make a Friend | The Oak Ridge Boys | 1 | ||
| November 9 | Some Fools Never Learn | Steve Wariner | 1 | ||
| November 16 | Can't Keep a Good Man Down | Alabama | 1 | ||
| November 23 | Hang on to Your Heart | Exile | 1 | ||
| November 30 | I'll Never Stop Loving You | Gary Morris | 1 | ||
| December 7 | Too Much on My Heart | The Statler Brothers | 1 | [B] | |
| December 14 | I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose) | Lee Greenwood | 1 | ||
| December 21 | The Chair | George Strait | 1 | ||
| December 28 | Nobody Falls Like a Fool | Earl Thomas Conley | 1 |
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | All Tangled Up in Love | Gus Hardin |
| 8 | 22 | Angel in Your Arms | Barbara Mandrell |
| 5 | 5 | Betty's Bein' Bad | Sawyer Brown |
| 3 | 7 | Between Blue Eyes and Jeans | Conway Twitty |
| 15 | 13 | Blue Highway | John Conlee |
| 15 | Break Away | Gail Davies | |
| 13 | 11 | California | Keith Stegall |
| 9 | 11 | Carolina in the Pines | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 5 | 3 | The Cowboy Rides Away | George Strait |
| 9 | 8 | Cry Just a Little Bit | Sylvia |
| 15 | 20 | Desperados Waiting for a Train | The Highwaymen |
| 20 | 16 | Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud Loud Music) | Vern Gosdin |
| 8 | 5 | Doncha | T. G. Sheppard |
| 3 | 5 | Don't Call It Love | Dolly Parton |
| 2 | 26 | Drinkin' and Dreamin' | Waylon Jennings |
| 20 | 17 | Eye of a Hurricane | John Anderson |
| 5 | 10 | The Fireman | George Strait |
| 7 | 5 | The First Word in Memory Is Me | Janie Fricke |
| 17 | 5 | The Girl Most Likely To | B. J. Thomas |
| 7 | 15 | Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home | Gene Watson |
| 15 | 13 | Hallelujah, I Love You So | George Jones with Brenda Lee |
| 6 | 10 | Have I Got a Deal for You | Reba McEntire |
| 19 | 42 | Heart Don't Do This to Me | Loretta Lynn |
| 8 | 15 | Heart Trouble | Steve Wariner |
| 3 | 3 | Hello Mary Lou | The Statler Brothers |
| 2 | 2 | High Horse | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 10 | 6 | I Never Made Love (Till I Made It with You) | Mac Davis |
| 8 | 6 | I Wanna Hear It from You | Eddy Raven |
| 5 | 3 | I Wanna Say Yes | Louise Mandrell |
| 10 | 9 | I Want Everyone to Cry | Restless Heart |
| 20 | I'd Dance Every Dance with You | The Kendalls | |
| 10 | 7 | I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow | John Schneider |
| 10 | 10 | I'm the One Mama Warned You About | Mickey Gilley |
| 20 | 19 | If It Ain't Love | Ed Bruce |
| 12 | 22 | If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone) | The Whites |
| 10 | 5 | If It Weren't for Him | Vince Gill with Rosanne Cash |
| 15 | 15 | If That Ain't Love | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 16 | 45 | If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me | Jimmy Buffett |
| 12 | 31 | It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind | Ray Charles with Mickey Gilley |
| 19 | 12 | It Should Have Been Love By Now | Barbara Mandrell with Lee Greenwood |
| 10 | 6 | It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell | John Schneider |
| 15 | 18 | It's All Over Now | John Anderson |
| 20 | 49 | It's Time for Love | Don Williams |
| 10 | 10 | Kern River | Merle Haggard |
| 4 | A Lady Like You | Glen Campbell | |
| 9 | 8 | Lasso the Moon | Gary Morris |
| 19 | 21 | The Legend and the Man | Conway Twitty |
| 16 | Leona | Sawyer Brown | |
| 6 | 6 | Let It Roll (Let It Rock) | Mel McDaniel |
| 16 | 33 | Let Me Down Easy | Jim Glaser |
| 23 | 20 | Let the Heartache Ride | Restless Heart |
| 2 | 3 | Lie to You for Your Love | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 5 | 5 | A Long and Lasting Love | Crystal Gayle |
| 14 | (Love Always) Letter to Home | Glen Campbell | |
| 9 | 14 | Love Talks | Ronnie McDowell |
| 10 | 14 | Major Moves | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 8 | 23 | Maybe My Baby | Louise Mandrell |
| 14 | 6 | Me and Paul | Willie Nelson |
| 20 | 32 | The Mississippi Squirrel Revival | Ray Stevens |
| 2 | 2 | My Baby's Got Good Timing | Dan Seals |
| 9 | 9 | My Old Yellow Car | Dan Seals |
| 19 | My Toot Toot | Rockin' Sidney | |
| 3 | 4 | Nobody Wants to Be Alone | Crystal Gayle |
| 4 | 3 | One Owner Heart | T. G. Sheppard |
| 5 | 6 | Only in My Mind | Reba McEntire |
| 9 | 8 | Operator, Operator | Eddy Raven |
| 10 | 12 | Pretty Lady | Keith Stegall |
| 9 | 9 | Rollin' Lonely | Johnny Lee |
| 12 | 12 | Save the Last Chance | Johnny Lee |
| 11 | 11 | She Used to Love Me a Lot | David Allan Coe |
| 6 | 22 | She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 9 | 5 | She's Gonna Win Your Heart | Eddy Raven |
| 2 | 2 | She's Single Again | Janie Fricke |
| 19 | 11 | Size Seven Round (Made of Gold) | George Jones with Lacy J. Dalton |
| 10 | 7 | Slow Burning Memory | Vern Gosdin |
| 4 | 4 | Somebody Else's Fire | Janie Fricke |
| 26 | 14 | Someone Like You | Emmylou Harris |
| 6 | 24 | Sometimes When We Touch | Mark Gray with Tammy Wynette |
| 5 | 3 | Stand Up | Mel McDaniel |
| 10 | (That's What You Do) When You're in Love | The Forester Sisters | |
| 7 | 24 | There's No Love in Tennessee | Barbara Mandrell |
| 19 | 37 | They Never Had to Get Over You | Johnny Lee |
| 14 | 14 | Thing About You | Southern Pacific with Emmylou Harris |
| 4 | 22 | This Ain't Dallas | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 14 | 18 | Two Old Cats Like Us | Ray Charles with Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 2 | 3 | Walkin' a Broken Heart | Don Williams |
| 10 | 14 | Waltz Me to Heaven | Waylon Jennings |
| 4 | 3 | Warning Sign | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 8 | 6 | What She Wants | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 17 | 46 | When Givin' Up Was Easy | Ed Bruce |
| 14 | 6 | White Line | Emmylou Harris |
| 3 | 2 | Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes | George Jones |
| 5 | 9 | With Just One Look in Your Eyes | Charly McClain with Wayne Massey |
| 7 | 6 | Working Man | John Conlee |
| 10 | 27 | A World Without Love | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 2 | 2 | Years After You | John Conlee |
| 20 | 20 | You Can't Run Away from Your Heart | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 7 | 8 | You Make Me Feel Like a Man | Ricky Skaggs |
| 3 | 3 | You Turn Me On (Like a Radio) | Ed Bruce |
| 10 | 8 | You're Going Out of My Mind | T. G. Sheppard |
| 9 | 6 | You've Got a Good Love Comin' | Lee Greenwood |
| 10 | 7 | You've Got Something on Your Mind | Mickey Gilley |
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blue Moon Cafe | Albert Hall | |
| 13 | Counting the I Love Yous | Terry Carisse | |
| 73 | 10 | Heaven Knows | Audie Henry |
| 12 | Hold On to What You Got | Gilles Godard | |
| 7 | 4 | I Don't Think I'm Ready for You | Anne Murray |
| 18 | I Just Didn't Love You Very Well | John Winters | |
| 9 | I'll Take Her Love Anytime | George Carone | |
| 10 | I'm Glad We're Bad at Something | Ronnie Prophet & Glory-Anne Carriere | |
| 9 | If You Can't Stand the Heat | Carroll Baker | |
| 95 | 5 | It Always Hurts the First Time | Carroll Baker |
| 19 | The Loneliest Star in Texas | Terry Sumsion | |
| 7 | Love Is the Reason | Mercey Brothers | |
| 9 | Magic in the Music | C-Weed Band | |
| 11 | She Saves Her Love for Me | Stoker Bros | |
| 18 | She's No Lady | Paul Weber | |
| 17 | Sonny's Dream | Valdy | |
| 10 | Sweet Blue | Terry Carisse | |
| 71 | 10 | Sweet Salvation | Audie Henry |
| 10 | Take Me Home Mississippi | Jamie Warren | |
| 15 | That's When You Know It's Over | Terry Sumsion | |
| 17 | Two Broken Hearts | Terry Carisse | |
| 12 | We Can Only Pretend | George Carone | |
| 7 | We Won't Ever Say Goodbye | Gilles Godard | |
| 10 | You Lifted Me High Enough | Mercey Brothers |
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 12 Greatest Hits | Patsy Cline | MCA |
| 50 | 19 Hot Country Requests | Various Artists | Epic |
| 59 | 19 Hot Country Requests–Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Epic |
| 33 | Atlanta | Atlanta | MCA |
| 61 | The Bama Band | The Bama Band | Compleat |
| 29 | The Best of Reba McEntire | Reba McEntire | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 39 | Big River–The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Various Artists | MCA |
| 39 | Biggest Hits | Charly McClain | Epic |
| 33 | Can't Run Away from Your Heart | Lacy J. Dalton | Columbia |
| 29 | Chasin' Rainbows | Conway Twitty | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Christmas Present | The Statler Brothers | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 29 | Christmas to Christmas | Lee Greenwood | MCA |
| 38 | Cut from a Different Stone | Razzy Bailey | MCA |
| 40 | Dallas–The Music Story | Various Artists | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Don't Make Me Wait on the Moon | Shelly West | Viva |
| 64 | Dreamland Express | John Denver | RCA |
| 34 | Eddie Rabbitt #1's | Eddie Rabbitt | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | From My Heart | Kathy Mattea | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 27 | Greatest Hits | Barbara Mandrell | MCA |
| 33 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | John Conlee | MCA |
| 60 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Charley Pride | RCA |
| 60 | Greatest Hits Vol. IV | Don Williams | MCA |
| 27 | Have I Got a Deal for You | Reba McEntire | MCA |
| 38 | His Best | Merle Haggard | MCA |
| 40 | I Feel Good (About Lovin' You) | Mickey Gilley | Epic |
| 32 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Glen Campbell | Atlantic America |
| 49 | John McEuen | John McEuen | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Just a Woman | Loretta Lynn | MCA |
| 36 | Keep Me Hangin' On | Johnny Lee | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Keith Stegall | Keith Stegall | Epic |
| 55 | Lane Brody | Lane Brody | Capitol |
| 53 | Live! At Gilley's | Mickey Gilley | Epic |
| 26 | Livin' on the Edge | T. G. Sheppard | Columbia |
| 62 | Lone Justice | Lone Justice | Geffen |
| 64 | Love and Other Hard Times | Eddy Raven | RCA |
| 60 | Maybe My Baby | Louise Mandrell | RCA |
| 27 | Me and the Boys | The Charlie Daniels Band | Epic |
| 35 | Memories to Burn | Gene Watson | Epic |
| 55 | Music from Rustler's Rhapsody and Other Songs |
Various Artists | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | Old Friends | Terri Gibbs | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | Past the Point of No Return | Jim Glaser | MCA/Noble Vision |
| 48 | Say When | Nicolette Larson | MCA |
| 35 | Smile | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers | Columbia |
| 32 | Sometimes When We Touch | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 63 | Song in a Seashell | Tom T. Hall | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 27 | Songs You Know by Heart | Jimmy Buffett | MCA |
| 42 | The Spirit of Christmas | Ray Charles | Columbia |
| 54 | T. G. Sheppard | T. G. Sheppard | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | Tender Loving Care | Tom Jones | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 45 | Tennessee Christmas | Various Artists | MCA |
| 63 | The Things That Matter | Vince Gill | RCA |
| 48 | Till I Made It with You | Mac Davis | MCA |
| 31 | Time Stood Still | Vern Gosdin | Compleat |
| 27 | Two Heart Harmony | The Kendalls | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 49 | Unchained | David Allan Coe | Columbia |
| 33 | The Very Best of Janie | Janie Fricke | Columbia |
| 64 | Wall of Tears | Gus Hardin | RCA |
| 52 | Where's the Fire | Leon Everette | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 42 | Whole New World | The Whites | MCA |
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