List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1985 explained

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1985, 51 different songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores.[1] Only "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" by Ronnie Milsap managed a second week at the top of the chart.

Alabama, one of the most successful bands in country music history, had the highest number of chart-toppers by a single act in 1985, with four: "(There's A) Fire in the Night", "There's No Way", "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" and "Can't Keep a Good Man Down". When the group achieved its third number one of the year in August, Billboard regarded it as Alabama's seventeenth consecutive Hot Country number one, breaking the record for consecutive chart-toppers previously held by Sonny James. Alabama had released a Christmas single in late 1982 which only peaked at number 35, but the magazine disregarded this for the purposes of the band's number one streak, stating "only a Scrooge would count that against them".[2] The band would eventually extend its streak of consecutive number ones to 21 before its popularity began to wane in the 1990s.[3] [4] Earl Thomas Conley, Exile, the Judds and the Oak Ridge Boys each had three number ones in 1985. Additionally Willie Nelson achieved one solo number one, one in collaboration with Ray Charles, and one as a member of the supergroup the Highwaymen, in which he was joined by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson.[5]

Having appeared regularly on the Hot Country chart since 1976, Mel McDaniel achieved his first and only number one in 1985 with "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On".[6] Ray Charles also topped the chart for the only time in 1985.[7] Although he was far more associated with the soul and rhythm and blues genres during his lengthy career,[8] [9] Charles placed several songs on the country chart during the mid-1980s. He went all the way to the top spot with the Willie Nelson collaboration "Seven Spanish Angels", taken from the album Friendship, on which Charles duetted with a range of contemporary country singers.[10] Gary Morris and Sawyer Brown were also first-time chart-toppers in 1985, with "Baby Bye Bye" and "Step That Step" respectively.[11] [12] "Have Mercy" by The Judds was the final number one of the year.

Chart history

scope=colIssue datescope=colTitlescope=colArtist(s)scope=col class=unsortable
scope=row"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"[13]
scope=row""[14]
scope=row"How Blue"[15]
scope=row""[16]
scope=row""[17]
scope=row"Ain't She Somethin' Else"[18]
scope=row"Make My Life with You"[19]
scope=row"Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"[20]
scope=row"Baby Bye Bye"[21]
scope=row"My Only Love"[22]
scope=row"Crazy for Your Love"[23]
scope=row"Seven Spanish Angels" (with Willie Nelson)[24]
scope=row"Crazy"[25]
scope=row"Country Girls"[26]
scope=row"Honor Bound"[27]
scope=row"I Need More of You"[28]
scope=row"Girls' Night Out"[29]
scope=row"There's No Way"[30]
scope=row"Somebody Should Leave"[31]
scope=row"Step That Step"[32]
scope=row"Radio Heart"[33]
scope=row"Don't Call Him a Cowboy"[34]
scope=row"Natural High"[35]
scope=row"Country Boy"[36]
scope=row"Little Things"[37]
scope=row"She Keeps the Home Fires Burning"[38]
scope=row"She's a Miracle"[39]
scope=row"Forgiving You Was Easy"[40]
scope=row"Dixie Road"[41]
scope=row"Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks)"[42]
scope=row""[43]
scope=row"I'm for Love"[44]
scope=row"Highwayman"[45]
scope=row"Real Love" (duet with Kenny Rogers)[46]
scope=row"Love Is Alive"[47]
scope=row"I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me"[48]
scope=row"Modern Day Romance"[49]
scope=row"I Fell in Love Again Last Night"[50]
scope=row"Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"[51]
scope=row[52]
scope=row"Meet Me in Montana" (with Dan Seals)[53]
scope=row"You Make Me Want to Make You Mine"[54]
scope=row"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"[55]
scope=row"Some Fools Never Learn"[56]
scope=row"Can't Keep a Good Man Down"Alabama[57]
scope=row"Hang On to Your Heart"Exile[58]
scope=row"I'll Never Stop Loving You"[59]
scope=row"Too Much on My Heart"[60]
scope=row"I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)"[61]
scope=row"Nobody Falls Like a Fool"[62]
scope=row""[63]
scope=row"Have Mercy"[64]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005. ix. Joel Whitburn. Record Research. 2005. 9780898201659.
  2. Chart Beat. Billboard. Paul. Grein. August 3, 1985. February 23, 2018.
  3. Web site: Alabama Biography & History. Stephen Thomas. Erlewine. AllMusic. May 21, 2019. December 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221151336/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alabama-mn0000936206/biography. live.
  4. Web site: Dixieland Delight: See Alabama Through the Years. Cillea. Houghton. Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. April 23, 2017. May 21, 2019. January 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129025422/http://tasteofcountry.com/alabama-through-the-years-pictures/. live.
  5. Web site: 33 Years Ago: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson record 'Highwayman'. Gayle. Thompson. December 6, 2017. February 23, 2018. The Boot. Townsquare Media. March 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309035523/http://theboot.com/waylon-jennings-willie-nelson-johnny-cash-kris-kristofferson-highwayman/. live.
  6. Mel McDaniel Chart History. Billboard. February 23, 2018. November 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118014707/https://www.billboard.com/artist/mel-mcdaniel/chart-history/csi/. live.
  7. Ray Charles Chart History. Billboard. February 24, 2018.
  8. Web site: Ray Charles Biography & History. AllMusic. Richie. Unterberger. February 24, 2018. February 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032904/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ray-charles-mn0000046861/biography. live.
  9. Web site: Ray Charles. The Independent. June 12, 2004. June 13, 2019. March 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325215313/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-charles-730574.html. live.
  10. Web site: Erlewine . Steven Thomas . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=friendship-r3640/review|pure_url=yes}} ''Friendship'' review ]. AllMusic . February 23, 2018.
  11. Gary Morris Chart History. Billboard. February 24, 2018. November 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117164806/https://www.billboard.com/artist/gary-morris/chart-history/csi/. live.
  12. Sawyer Brown Chart History. Billboard. February 24, 2018. November 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117220732/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sawyer-brown/chart-history/csi/. live.
  13. Hot Country Songs chart for January 5, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207012956/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-01-05. live.
  14. Hot Country Songs chart for January 12, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013819/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-01-12. live.
  15. Hot Country Songs chart for January 19, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003207/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-01-19. live.
  16. Hot Country Songs chart for January 26, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013819/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-01-26. live.
  17. Hot Country Songs chart for February 2, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013824/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-02-02. live.
  18. Hot Country Songs chart for February 9, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212011519/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-02-09. live.
  19. Hot Country Songs chart for February 16, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013829/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-02-16. live.
  20. Hot Country Songs chart for February 23, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003212/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-02-23. live.
  21. Hot Country Songs chart for March 2, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003217/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-03-02. live.
  22. Hot Country Songs chart for March 9, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. March 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309012505/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-03-09. live.
  23. Hot Country Songs chart for March 16, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013834/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-03-16. live.
  24. Hot Country Songs chart for March 23, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. December 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151213060812/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-03-23. live.
  25. Hot Country Songs chart for March 30, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331100215/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-03-30. live.
  26. Hot Country Songs chart for April 6, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331100220/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-04-06. live.
  27. Hot Country Songs chart for April 13, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. November 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117224817/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-04-13. live.
  28. Hot Country Songs chart for April 20, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331100228/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-04-20. live.
  29. Hot Country Songs chart for April 27, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. March 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331100231/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-04-27. live.
  30. Hot Country Songs chart for May 4, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401100350/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-05-04. live.
  31. Hot Country Songs chart for May 11, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. March 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331075151/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-05-11. live.
  32. Hot Country Songs chart for May 18, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329054916/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-05-18. live.
  33. Hot Country Songs chart for May 25, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. March 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329054927/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-05-25. live.
  34. Hot Country Songs chart for June 1, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013839/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-06-01. live.
  35. Hot Country Songs chart for June 8, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003222/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-06-08. live.
  36. Hot Country Songs chart for June 15, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. December 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151213060833/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-06-15. live.
  37. Hot Country Songs chart for June 22, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. September 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150902134919/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-06-22. live.
  38. Hot Country Songs chart for June 29, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003227/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-06-29. live.
  39. Hot Country Songs chart for July 6, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013849/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-07-06. live.
  40. Hot Country Songs chart for July 13, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. November 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151129061113/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-07-13. live.
  41. Hot Country Songs chart for July 20, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. November 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151129061134/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-07-20. live.
  42. Hot Country Songs chart for July 27, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003237/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-07-27. live.
  43. Hot Country Songs chart for August 3, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013900/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-08-03. live.
  44. Hot Country Songs chart for August 10, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013905/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-08-10. live.
  45. Hot Country Songs chart for August 17, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013910/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-08-17. live.
  46. Hot Country Songs chart for August 24, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. November 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117224922/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-08-24. live.
  47. Hot Country Songs chart for August 31, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003248/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-08-31. live.
  48. Hot Country Songs chart for September 7, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013915/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-09-07. live.
  49. Hot Country Songs chart for September 14, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160208234230/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-09-14. live.
  50. Hot Country Songs chart for September 21, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160208234235/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-09-21. live.
  51. Hot Country Songs chart for September 28, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. July 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723031434/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-09-28. live.
  52. Hot Country Songs chart for October 5, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003258/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-10-05. live.
  53. Hot Country Songs chart for October 12, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003303/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-10-12. live.
  54. Hot Country Songs chart for October 19, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003308/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-10-19. live.
  55. Hot Country Songs chart for October 26, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. November 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151129061236/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-10-26. live.
  56. Hot Country Songs chart for November 2, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003318/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-11-02. live.
  57. Hot Country Songs chart for November 9, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013920/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-11-09. live.
  58. Hot Country Songs chart for November 16, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013925/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-11-16. live.
  59. Hot Country Songs chart for November 23, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003323/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-11-23. live.
  60. Hot Country Songs chart for November 30, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. November 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151129061338/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-11-30. live.
  61. Hot Country Songs chart for December 7, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003328/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-12-07. live.
  62. Hot Country Songs chart for December 14, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003333/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-12-14. live.
  63. Hot Country Songs chart for December 21, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209013935/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-12-21. live.
  64. Hot Country Songs chart for December 28, 1985. Billboard. October 3, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209003338/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1985-12-28. live.

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