1985 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1985.
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- A story published in the New York Times declares that country music is "dead." However, a number of new acts – Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
and Dwight YoakamDwight YoakamDwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
among them – are working behind the scenes to change the trend. - The Country Music Association Awards introduced a new award, Music Video of the Year. The first recipient was Hank Williams, Jr.'s video for, "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight."
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 40 Hour Week (For a Livin') 40 Hour Week (For a Livin') "40 Hour Week " is the title of a song written by Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz and Lisa Silver, and recorded the American country music band Alabama. Originally released as a single in April 1985, the song was the title track to Alabama's sixth album.... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
| 1 | 1 | Ain't She Somethin' Else Ain't She Somethin' Else "Ain't She Somethin' Else" is a 1984 single written by Bill Rice and Jerry Foster and recorded by Conway Twitty. "Ain't She Somethin' Else" was Conway Twitty's 33rd number one single on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the country... |
Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... |
| 8 | 8 | All Tangled Up in Love All Tangled Up in Love "All Tangled Up in Love" is a single by American country music artists Gus Hardin and Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in October 1984 as the first single from Hardin's album Wall of Tears. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:... |
Gus Hardin Gus Hardin Gus Hardin was a country music singer.-Career:Hardin was born in 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her rise to country music popularity began in 1983 with her first RCA Records single, the top 10 hit "After The Last Goodbye"... |
| 8 | 22 | Angel in Your Arms Angel in Your Arms "Angel in Your Arms" is the title of a 1977 Top Ten hit for Hot - also a Top Ten country music 1985 hit for Barbara Mandrell - composed by Herbert Clayton Ivey, Terrence Woodford and Herbert Thomas Brasfield Jr.... |
Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s... |
| 1 | 1 | Baby Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye "Baby Bye Bye" is a 1984 single by Gary Morris, who co-wrote the song with Jamie Brantley.The song -- about a man who breaks up with his highly desirable and beautiful but unfaithful girlfriend -- became Morris' first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the late winter of 1985... |
Gary Morris Gary Morris Gary Gwyn Morris is an American country music artist who charted a string of countrypolitan-styled hit songs throughout the 1980s.... |
| 1 | 1 | Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" is the title of a song written by Bob McDill and recorded by American country music artist Mel McDaniel. It was released in October 1984 as the lead-off single to his 1984 album Let It Roll. It was a number-one hit on the U.S... |
Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel was an American country music artist. His chart making years were mainly the 1980s and his hits from that era include "Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", the Number One "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It Love", "Stand on It", and a remake of Chuck Berry's... |
| 1 | 1 | The Best Year of My Life The Best Year of My Life (song) "The Best Year of My Life" is the 1984 title track from an album by Eddie Rabbitt, who co-wrote the song with Even Stevens. The single would Eddie Rabbitt's twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country... |
Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974... |
| 5 | 5 | Betty's Bein' Bad Betty's Bein' Bad "Betty's Bein' Bad" is the title of a song written by Marshall Chapman and recorded by the American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was released in September 1985 as the lead-off single to Sawyer Brown's second album, Shakin. It peaked at number 5 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
| 3 | 7 | Between Blue Eyes and Jeans Between Blue Eyes and Jeans "Between Blue Eyes and Jeans" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Don't Call Him Cowboy. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Conway Twitty |
| 15 | 13 | Blue Highway | John Conlee John Conlee John Conlee is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums... |
| 15 | — | Break Away | Gail Davies Gail Davies Gail Davies is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson.... |
| 13 | 11 | California | Keith Stegall Keith Stegall Robert Keith Stegall is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two-major label studio albums: 1985's Keith Stegall and 1996's Passages... |
| 1 | 1 | Can't Keep a Good Man Down Can't Keep a Good Man Down (Alabama song) "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1985 as the third track from the band's sixth album, 40-Hour Week.That November, it became the band's 18th straight No... |
Alabama |
| 9 | 11 | Carolina in the Pines Carolina in the Pines "Carolina in the Pines" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in August 1975 as the second and final single from the album Blue Sky - Night Thunder. It peaked at #21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, #4 on the Adult... |
Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter... |
| 1 | 1 | The Chair The Chair (song) "The Chair" is a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was the lead-off single to his 1985 album Something Special. It peaked at #1 on the country music chart in both the United States and Canada in 1985.... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
| 1 | 1 | Country Boy | Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:... |
| 1 | 1 | Country Girls Country Girls "Country Girls" is a 1985 single written by Troy Seals and Eddie Setser and recorded by John Schneider. "Country Girls" was John Schneider's second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart... |
John Schneider John Schneider (television actor) John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a... |
| 5 | 3 | The Cowboy Rides Away | George Strait |
| 1 | 1 | Crazy Crazy (Kenny Rogers song) "Crazy" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in December 1984 as the only single from the album, What About Me?. The song was Kenny Rogers' eleventh number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
| 1 | 1 | Crazy for Your Love Crazy for Your Love "Crazy for Your Love" is a 1985 single by Exile. "Crazy for Your Love" was written by then-lead singer J.P. Pennington and bass player Sonny LeMaire and was Exile's fourth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart... |
Exile Exile (American band) Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period.Their name was shortened... |
| 9 | 8 | Cry Just a Little Bit Cry Just a Little Bit "Cry Just a Little Bit" is a single by American country music artist Sylvia. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album One Step Closer. The song reached #9 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Sylvia Sylvia (singer) Sylvia Jane Kirby is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. More commonly known by the singular name Sylvia, she enjoyed crossover music success with the song "Nobody" in 1982.... |
| 15 | 20 | Desperados Waiting for a Train | The Highwaymen The Highwaymen (country supergroup) The Highwaymen were an American supergroup comprising four country music artists well known for, among other things, their involvement and pioneering influence on the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson... |
| 20 | 16 | Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud Loud Music) | Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed "The Voice" by his... |
| 1 | 1 | Dixie Road Dixie Road (song) "Dixie Road" is a 1985 single written by Don Goodman, Pam Rose, and Mary Ann Kennedy and recorded by Lee Greenwood. "Dixie Road" was Lee Greenwood's third number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart... |
Lee Greenwood Lee Greenwood Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts.... |
| 1 | 10 | Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (song) "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1984 as the lead-off single to his 1984 album of the same name. It reached number on the country music charts in the United States, and number 10 in... |
George Strait |
| 8 | 5 | Doncha? Doncha? "Doncha?" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Livin' on the Edge. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard is an American country music singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:... |
| 1 | 1 | Don't Call Him a Cowboy Don't Call Him a Cowboy "Don't Call Him a Cowboy" is a 1985 single written by Debbie Hupp, Johnny MacRae, and Bob Morrison and recorded by Conway Twitty. "Don't Call Him a Cowboy" was Conway Twitty's 34th number one single on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 13 weeks on... |
Conway Twitty |
| 3 | 5 | Don't Call It Love Don't Call it Love "Don't Call It Love" is a single by American counry music artist Dolly Parton. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Real Love. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Kim Carnes released a recording of Don't Call It Love on her album Mistaken... |
Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... |
| 2 | 26 | Drinkin' and Dreamin' Drinkin' and Dreamin' "Drinkin' and Dreamin" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Turn the Page. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... |
| 20 | 17 | Eye of a Hurricane | John Anderson John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years... |
| 2 | 1 | Fallin' in Love Fallin' in Love (Sylvia song) "Fallin' in Love" is a single by American country music artist Sylvia. Released in January 1985, it was the first single from her album One Step Closer. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in May 1985 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart performance:... |
Sylvia |
| 5 | 10 | The Fireman The Fireman (song) "The Fireman" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in May 1985 as the third and final single from his 1984 album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind. It reached #5 on the country music chart in the United States, and #10 in Canada.-Content:The... |
George Strait |
| 7 | 5 | The First Word in Memory Is Me The First Word in Memory Is Me "The First Word in Memory Is Me" is a single by American country artist Janie Fricke. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album The First Word in Memory. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Janie Fricke Janie Fricke Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s.... |
| 1 | 1 | Forgiving You Was Easy Forgiving You Was Easy "Forgiving You Was Easy" is a 1985 single written and recorded by Willie Nelson. "Forgiving You Was Easy" was Willie Nelson's tenth number one single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart .... |
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
| 17 | 5 | The Girl Most Likely To | B. J. Thomas B. J. Thomas Billy Joe "B. J." Thomas is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in the 1960s and 1970s—appearing on the pop, adult contemporary, country and Hot 100 charts.-Career:... |
| 1 | 1 | Girls' Night Out Girls' Night Out (The Judds song) "Girls' Night Out" is a 1985 single written by Brent Maher and Jeffrey Bullock and recorded by The Judds. "Girls' Night Out" was The Judds third number one hit on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart... |
The Judds The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country... |
| 7 | 15 | Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home "Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home" is a single by American country music artist Gene Watson. Released in 1984, it was the first single from the album Heartaches and Love and Stuff. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Gene Watson Gene Watson Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched six number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.-Biography:Watson... |
| 15 | 13 | Hallelujah, I Love You So | George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... with Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis... |
| 1 | 1 | Hang On to Your Heart Hang On to Your Heart "Hang On to Your Heart" is a 1985 single by Exile. "Hang On to Your Heart" was written by then-lead singer J.P. Pennington and bass player Sonny LeMaire and was Exile's sixth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country... |
Exile |
| 6 | 10 | Have I Got a Deal for You Have I Got a Deal for You (song) "Have I Got a Deal for You" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1985, it was the first single and title track from the album Have I Got a Deal for You. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:-References:... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
| 1 | 2 | Have Mercy | The Judds |
| 19 | 42 | Heart Don't Do This to Me | Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
| 8 | 15 | Heart Trouble Heart Trouble (Steve Wariner song) "Heart Trouble" is a single by American country music artist Steve Wariner. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album One Good Night Deserves Another. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Steve Wariner Steve Wariner Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records... |
| 3 | 3 | Hello Mary Lou Hello Mary Lou "Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by U.S. singer Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina and performed by Ricky Nelson in English and German in 1961. It reached #9 on the Billboard music charts on May 28, 1961, although the other side of the single, "Travelin' Man", hit #1... |
The Statler Brothers |
| 2 | 2 | High Horse High Horse "High Horse" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Ibbotson and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in January 1985 as the third single from the album Plain Dirt Fashion. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded... |
| 1 | 1 | Highwayman Highwayman (song) "Highwayman" is the title of a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb, about a soul with incarnations in four different places in time and history, a highwayman, a sailor, a construction worker on the Hoover Dam, and finally as a star ship captain.... |
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"... and Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... |
| 1 | 1 | Honor Bound Honor Bound (song) "Honor Bound" is the title of a song written by Tommy Rocco, Charlie Black, and Austin Roberts and recorded by Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in January 1985 as the second single from the album, "Treadin' Water". The song was Earl Thomas Conley's eighth number one country single... |
Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which... |
| 1 | 6 | How Blue How Blue "How Blue" is a song written by John Moffat and recorded by American country music artist, Reba McEntire. The song was produced by Harold Shedd for McEntire's second MCA studio album, My Kind of Country. Released in September 1984, it became her third number one single on the Billboard country... |
Reba McEntire |
| 1 | 1 | I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" is a 1985 single by Rosanne Cash, who co-wrote the song with Rodney Crowell. "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" would be Rosanne Cash's fourth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of fifteen... |
Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin.... |
| 1 | 1 | I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose) I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose) "I Don't Mind the Thorns " is the title of a song written by Jan Buckingham and Linda Young and recorded by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. It was released in July 1985 as the lead single from the album Streamline. The song was Lee Grenwood's fourth number one on the country chart... |
Lee Greenwood |
| 1 | 3 | I Fell in Love Again Last Night I Fell in Love Again Last Night "I Fell in Love Again Last Night" is a 1985 single written by Paul Overstreet and Thom Schuyler and recorded by The Forester Sisters. "I Fell in Love Again Last Night" was The Forester Sisters' second country hit and the first of five number ones on the country chart. The single went to number... |
The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters are an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim and Christy Forester. The quartet had commercial success in the 1980s, charting fifteen Top Tens on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Number Ones "I Fell in Love Again Last... |
| 1 | 4 | I Need More of You I Need More of You "I Need More of You" is a 1985 single by The Bellamy Brothers. "I Need More of You" was written by David Bellamy and was The Bellamy Brothers eighth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Bellamy Brothers |
| 10 | 6 | I Never Made Love (Till I Made It with You) I Never Made Love (Till I Made It with You) "I Never Made Love " is a single by American country music artist Mac Davis. It was released in April 1985 as the first single from his album Till I Made It with You. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:... |
Mac Davis Mac Davis Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success... |
| 8 | 6 | I Wanna Hear It from You I Wanna Hear It from You "I Wanna Hear It from You" is a single by American country music artist Eddy Raven. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Love and Other Hard Times. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Eddy Raven Eddy Raven Edward Garvin Futch is an American country music artist known professionally as Eddy Raven. Known for his Cajun-influenced country music, Raven has been a recording artist since 1962... |
| 5 | 3 | I Wanna Say Yes I Wanna Say Yes "I Wanna Say Yes" is a single by American country music artist Louise Mandrell. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Maybe My Baby. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Louise Mandrell Louise Mandrell Thelma Louise Mandrell, also known as Louise Mandrell, was born July 13, 1954 and is an American country music singer. She is the younger sister of country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell. Louise had a successful singing career in country music with a string of... |
| 10 | 9 | I Want Everyone to Cry I Want Everyone to Cry "I Want Everyone to Cry" is aingle by American country music group Restless Heart. Released in May 1985, it was the second single from the album Restless Heart. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Restless Heart Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson... |
| 20 | — | I'd Dance Every Dance with You | The Kendalls The Kendalls The Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records... |
| 1 | 1 | I'll Never Stop Loving Stop You I'll Never Stop Loving You (Gary Morris song) "I'll Never Stop Loving You" is a 1985 single written by Dave Loggins and J.D. Martin and recorded by Gary Morris. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" was Gary Morris' second number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart... |
Gary Morris |
| 1 | 5 | I'm for Love I'm For Love "I'm for Love" is a 1985 single written and recorded by Hank Williams Jr. "I'm for Love" was Hank Williams Jr.'s seventh number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.... |
Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... |
| 10 | 7 | I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow "I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow" is a single by American country music artist and actor John Schneider. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Tryin' to Outrun the Wind. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
John Schneider |
| 10 | 10 | I'm the One Mama Warned You About I'm the One Mama Warned You About "I'm the One Mama Warned You About" is the title of a song written by Mickey James and Gayle Zeiler, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in January 1985 as the second and final single from his album Too Good to Stop Now. The song reached #10 on the U.S... |
Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as... |
| 20 | 19 | If It Ain't Love | Ed Bruce Ed Bruce William Edwin "Ed" Bruce, Jr. is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is known for penning the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" .-Early life & songwriting career:... |
| 12 | 22 | If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone) | The Whites The Whites The Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl , and their father Buck... |
| 10 | 5 | If It Weren't for Him If It Weren't for Him "If It Weren't for Him" is a single written and recorded by American country music artists Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash. Released in June 1985, it was the second single from the album The Things That Matter. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... with Rosanne Cash |
| 15 | 15 | If That Ain't Love | Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which a number of critics likened to a country equivalent to Bonnie Raitt . She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." ... |
| 16 | 45 | If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me | Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"... |
| 5 | 1 | In a New York Minute In a New York Minute (song) "In a New York Minute" is a single by American country music artist Ronnie McDowell. Released in January 1985, it was the first single from his album In a New York Minute. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in May 1985 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... |
Ronnie McDowell Ronnie McDowell Ronald Dean "Ronnie" McDowell is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1977 with the song "The King Is Gone", a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had died not long before the single's release. From that single onward, McDowell has charted more than thirty Top 40 hits on the Billboard... |
| 12 | 31 | It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind | Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... 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 It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell "It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell" is a single by American country music artist and actor John Schneider. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Tryin' to Outrun the Wind. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
John Schneider |
| 15 | 18 | It's All Over Now It's All Over Now "It's All Over Now" was written by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack. It was first released by The Valentinos featuring Bobby Womack. The Valentinos version entered the Billboard Hot 100 on June 27, 1964, where it stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at No. 94... |
John Anderson |
| 20 | 49 | It's Time for Love | Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,... |
| 10 | 10 | Kern River Kern River (song) "Kern River" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in July 1985 as the only single from his album Kern River. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... |
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
| 4 | — | A Lady Like You A Lady Like You "A Lady Like You" is the title of a song written by Keith Stegall and Jim Weatherly, and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in November 1984 as the second single from the album Letter to Home. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show... |
| 9 | 8 | Lasso the Moon Lasso the Moon "Lasso the Moon" is a single by American country music artist Gary Morris. Released in 1985, it was the first new single from his Hits album. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
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 Jim Glaser Jim Glaser is an American country music artist. The brother of country singers Chuck and Tompall Glaser, he has performed as both a solo artist and alongside his two brothers in the group Tompall and the Glaser Brothers... |
| 23 | 20 | Let the Heartache Ride | Restless Heart |
| 2 | 3 | Lie to You for Your Love Lie to You for Your Love "Lie to You for Love" is a single by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Howard and David. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
The Bellamy Brothers |
| 1 | 1 | Little Things Little Things (The Oak Ridge Boys song) "Little Things" is a 1985 single written by Billy Barber and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "Little Things" was The Oak Ridge Boys' twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:... |
The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s... |
| 5 | 5 | A Long and Lasting Love A Long and Lasting Love "A Long and Lasting Love" is a single by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Nobody Wants to Be Alone. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s... |
| 1 | 1 | Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) Lost in the Fifties Tonight "Lost in The Fifties Tonight ", also known simply as "Lost in The Fiftes Tonight", is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap.-Success and Reception:... |
Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s... |
| 14 | — | (Love Always) Letter to Home | Glen Campbell |
| 1 | 1 | Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks) Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks) "Love Don't Care " is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley, who co-wrote the song with Randy Scruggs. It was released in April 1985 as the third and final single from the album, "Treadin' Water". The song was Earl Thomas Conley's ninth... |
Earl Thomas Conley |
| 1 | 1 | Love Is Alive Love Is Alive "Love Is Alive" is a 1985 single by The Judds. "Love Is Alive" was written by Kent Robbins and was The Judds fourth number one country hit. The single spent one week at number one and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart .-Chart performance:... |
The Judds |
| 9 | 14 | Love Talks Love Talks "Love Talks" is a single by American country music artist Ronnie McDowell. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album In a New York Minute. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Ronnie McDowell |
| 10 | 14 | Major Moves Major Moves (song) "Major Moves" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. Released in 1985, it was the third single and title track from the album Major Moves. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 1 | 1 | Make My Life with You Make My Life With You "Make My Life with You" is a 1984 single written by Gary Burr and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "Make My Life with You" was The Oak Ridge Boys' eleventh number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 8 | 23 | Maybe My Baby Maybe My Baby "Maybe My Baby" is a single by American country music artist Louise Mandrell. Released in 1985, it was the first single and title track from the album Maybe My Baby. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Louise Mandrell |
| 4 | 1 | Me Against the Night Me Against the Night "Me Against the Night" is a single by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. Released in 1984, it was the fourth single from the album Cage the Songbird. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s... |
| 14 | 6 | Me and Paul | Willie Nelson |
| 1 | 19 | Meet Me in Montana Meet Me in Montana "Meet Me in Montana" is a country music song recorded and made popular by Dan Seals and Marie Osmond. The song was the lead-off single to his 1985 album Won't Be Blue Anymore, and the second single from Marie Osmond's 1985 album There's No Stopping Your Heart."Meet Me in Montana" reached No. 1 on... |
Dan Seals Dan Seals Danny Wayland "Dan" Seals was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals & Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as the "England Dan" half of the soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, which charted nine pop and adult contemporary singles between 1976 and 1980, including... with Marie Osmond Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s... |
| 20 | 32 | The Mississippi Squirrel Revival | Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
| 1 | 2 | Modern Day Romance Modern Day Romance "Modern Day Romance" is the title of a song written by Kix Brooks and Dan Tyler and recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from their 1985 album Partners, Brothers and Friends. It was released in June 1985 as the lead single from the album, Partners, Brothers and Friends. "Modern Day Romance" was... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 2 | 2 | My Baby's Got Good Timing My Baby's Got Good Timing "My Baby's Got Good Timing" is a single by country music artist Dan Seals. It is the second single released from his 1984 album San Antone. It peaked at #2, thus becoming his first top 5 hit.-Chart positions:... |
Dan Seals |
| 9 | 9 | My Old Yellow Car My Old Yellow Car "My Old Yellow Car" is a single released by American country music artist Dan Seals. It is the third and final single released from his 1984 album San Antone. It peaked at #9 in early-1985.-Content:... |
Dan Seals |
| 1 | 3 | My Only Love My Only Love (song) "My Only Love" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. Released in November 1984, it was the third and final single from their 1984 album, Atlanta Blue. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1985.-Chart performance:... |
The Statler Brothers |
| 19 | — | My Toot Toot | Rockin' Sidney Rockin' Sidney Sidney Simien aka Rockin' Sidney and Count Rockin' Sidney, was an American R&B, zydeco, and soul musician who began recording in the late 1950s and continued performing until his death.-Biography:... |
| 1 | 2 | Natural High Natural High (Merle Haggard song) "Natural High" is a 1985 single written by Freddy Powers and recorded by Merle Haggard. "Natural High" was Merle Haggard's thirty-third number one single on the country chart as a solo artist. The single featuring harmony vocals by Janie Fricke went to number one for one week and spent a total of... |
Merle Haggard |
| 1 | 1 | Nobody Falls Like a Fool Nobody Falls Like a Fool "Nobody Falls Like a Fool" is the title of a song written by Peter McCann and Mark Wright and recorded by Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in September 1985 as the lead single from the compilation album, "Greatest Hits". The song was Earl Thomas Conley's tenth number one on the country chart... |
Earl Thomas Conley |
| 3 | 4 | Nobody Wants to Be Alone Nobody Wants to Be Alone (song) "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" is a single by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. Released in 1985, it was the first single and title track from the album Nobody Wants to Be Alone. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Crystal Gayle |
| 2 | 1 | Old Hippie Old Hippie "Old Hippie" is a single by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. Released in April 1985, it was the first single from their album Howard & David.The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1985 and No... |
The Bellamy Brothers |
| 4 | 3 | One Owner Heart One Owner Heart "One Owner Heart" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1984, it was the second single and title track from the album One Owner Heart. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
T. G. Sheppard |
| 5 | 6 | Only in My Mind Only in My Mind "Only in My Mind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist, Reba McEntire. The song was produced by Jimmy Bowen and McEntire for her 1985 entitled, Have I Got a Deal for You. It was the second single released from the album, peaking within the Top 5 on the Billboard Magazine... |
Reba McEntire |
| 9 | 8 | Operator, Operator Operator, Operator "Operator, Operator" "Operator, Operator" "Operator, Operator" (originally titled "Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)" is a country music song co-written and recorded by Larry Willoughby, a cousin of country music singer Rodney Crowell, and Janet Willoughby. He released the song in 1983 from... |
Eddy Raven |
| 1 | 1 | A Place to Fall Apart A Place to Fall Apart "A Place to Fall Apart" is a 1984 collaboration by Merle Haggard with Janie Fricke. "A Place to Fall Apart" was written by Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Freddy Powers and was the first single where both Haggard and Fricke worked together... |
Merle Haggard featuring Janie Fricke |
| 10 | 12 | Pretty Lady Pretty Lady (Keith Stegall song) "Pretty Lady" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Keith Stegall. It was released in May 1985 as the fourth single from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 12 on the RPM... |
Keith Stegall |
| 1 | 1 | Radio Heart Radio Heart (Charly McClain song) "Radio Heart" is a 1985 single written by Stephen Allen Davis and Dennis Morgan and recorded by Charly McClain. "Radio Heart" was Charly McClain's second number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single was her final number one and spent one week at number one and spent a total of... |
Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s.... |
| 1 | 1 | Real Love | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton |
| 9 | 9 | Rollin' Lonely Rollin' Lonely Rollin' Lonely is the title of a song written by J.D. Martin and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Lee. It was released in December 1984 as the second single from the album Workin' for a Livin. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
Johnny Lee Johnny Lee Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single, "Lookin' for Love" not only spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country singles chart in the second half of 1980 but also went to the Top 5 on the Pop charts, and Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey... |
| 12 | 12 | Save the Last Chance Save the Last Chance Save the Last Chance is the title of a song written by Walt Aldridge and Robert Byrne, and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Lee. It was released in April 1985 as lead single from the album Keep Me Hangin' On. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Johnny Lee |
| 1 | 1 | Seven Spanish Angels Seven Spanish Angels "Seven Spanish Angels is a 1984 single written by Troy Seals and Eddie Setser and recorded by Ray Charles with Willie Nelson. "Seven Spanish Angels" would be the most successful of Ray Charles' eight hits on the country chart... |
Ray Charles with Willie Nelson |
| 1 | 1 | She Keeps the Home Fires Burning She Keeps the Home Fires Burning "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning", recorded in 1985, is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap.His 41st single to be released, and his 26th No. 1 hit on the country charts, the song is highly regarded as one of Milsap's most popular songs. The song was originally exclusive to the... |
Ronnie Milsap |
| 11 | 11 | She Used to Love Me a Lot She Used to Love Me a Lot "She Used to Love Me a Lot" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist David Allan Coe. It was released in December 1984 as the lead single from Coe's album Darlin', Darlin. The song peaked at number 11 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and the Canadian RPM... |
David Allan Coe David Allan Coe David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career... |
| 1 | 1 | She's a Miracle She's a Miracle "She's a Miracle" is a 1985 single by Exile. "She's a Miracle" was written by then-lead singer J.P. Pennington and bass player Sonny LeMaire and was Exile's sixth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart... |
Exile |
| 6 | 22 | She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye "She's Comin' to Say Goodbye" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1985, it was the fourth single from the album The Best Year of My Life. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Eddie Rabbitt |
| 9 | 5 | She's Gonna Win Your Heart She's Gonna Win Your Heart "She's Gonna Win Your Heart" is a single by American country music artist Eddy Raven. Released in 1984, it was the third single from the album I Could Use Another You. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart..... |
Eddy Raven |
| 2 | 1 | She's My Rock She's My Rock "She's My Rock" is a song written by Gene Dobbins. It was first recorded by Stoney Edwards on his 1973 album She's My Rock. Edwards' version peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Cover versions:... |
George Jones |
| 2 | 2 | She's Single Again She's Single Again "She's Single Again" is a single by American country music artist Janie Fricke. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Somebody Else's Fire. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Janie Fricke |
| 19 | 11 | Size Seven Round (Made of Gold) | George Jones with Lacy J. Dalton |
| 10 | 7 | Slow Burning Memory Slow Burning Memory "Slow Burning Memory" is a single by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in November 1984 as the third single from his album There Is a Season. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... |
Vern Gosdin |
| 1 | 1 | Some Fools Never Learn Some Fools Never Learn "Some Fools Never Learn" is a 1985 single written by John Scott Sherrill and recorded by Steve Wariner. "Some Fools Never Learn" was Steve Wariner's second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twenty-two weeks on the chart.-Chart... |
Steve Wariner |
| 4 | 4 | Somebody Else's Fire Somebody Else's Fire "Somebody Else's Fire" is a single by American country music artist Janie Fricke. Released in 1985, it was the second single and title track from the album Somebody Else's Fire. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Janie Fricke |
| 1 | 8 | Somebody Should Leave Somebody Should Leave "Somebody Should Leave" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Chick Rains, and was recorded by American country music artist, Reba McEntire. The song was produced by Harold Shedd for her second MCA studio album, My Kind of Country... |
Reba McEntire |
| 26 | 14 | Someone Like You | Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including... |
| 2 | 1 | Something in My Heart Something in My Heart "Something in My Heart" is a single by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. Released in October 1984, it was the first single from his album Country Boy. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in February 1985 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart... |
Ricky Skaggs |
| 6 | 24 | Sometimes When We Touch Sometimes When We Touch Sometimes When We Touch is a 1977 ballad written by Dan Hill and Barry Mann on the album Longer Fuse, but was also released as a single in 1978. It was Hill's biggest hit, peaking at #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Musicians included Larrie Londin , Bob Mann , Don Potter , Tom Scyzniak... |
Mark Gray with Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.... |
| 5 | 3 | Stand Up Stand Up (Mel McDaniel song) "Stand Up" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist, Mel McDaniel. It was released in September 1985 as the lead single from McDaniel's album of the same name, Stand Up. It peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 3 on the... |
Mel McDaniel |
| 1 | 1 | Step That Step Step That Step "Step That Step" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was written by Mark A. Miller and featured on their self-titled debut album... |
Sawyer Brown |
| 10 | — | (That's What You Do) When You're in Love (That's What You Do) When You're in Love " When You're in Love" is the debut single by American country music group The Forester Sisters. Released in 1985, it was the first from the album The Forester Sisters. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Forester Sisters |
| 1 | 1 | (There's A) Fire in the Night (There's A) Fire in the Night " Fire in the Night" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1984 as the fourth track from the band's fifth album, Roll On, and became the group's 15th straight No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in January 1985.A video of the... |
Alabama |
| 7 | 24 | There's No Love in Tennessee There's No Love in Tennessee "There's No Love in Tennessee" is the title of a song written by Stephen Allen Davis and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in February 1985 as the first new single from her Greatest Hits album. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot... |
Barbara Mandrell |
| 1 | 2 | There's No Way There's No Way "There's No Way" is the title of a song written by John Jarrard, Lisa Palas and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music band Alabama... |
Alabama |
| 19 | 37 | They Never Had to Get Over You | Johnny Lee |
| 14 | 14 | Thing About You | Southern Pacific Southern Pacific (band) Southern Pacific was an American country rock band that ran from 1983 to 1991. They are best known for hits such as "Any Way the Wind Blows" , which was used in the soundtrack for the film Pink Cadillac starring Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters, and "New Shade of Blue"... with Emmylou Harris |
| 4 | 22 | This Ain't Dallas This Ain't Dallas "This Ain't Dallas" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in September 1985 as the second single from the album Five-O. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 1 | 1 | Too Much on My Heart Too Much on My Heart "Too Much on My Heart" is a 1985 single by The Statler Brothers. "Too Much on My Heart" was written by Jimmy Fortune and would become The Statler Brothers' last of four number ones on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the... |
The Statler Brothers |
| 1 | 1 | Touch a Hand, Make a Friend Touch a Hand, Make a Friend "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" is a 1974 single written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, and Carl Hampton and recorded by The Staple Singers. "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" was one of The Staple Singers most successful singles and peaked at number three on the soul chart and number twenty-three on... |
The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 14 | 18 | Two Old Cats Like Us | Ray Charles with Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 3 | 1 | Used to Blue Used to Blue "Used to Blue" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was co-written by Fred Knobloch and Bill LaBounty and was featured on their self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 3 on the U.S... |
Sawyer Brown |
| 2 | 3 | Walkin' a Broken Heart Walkin' a Broken Heart "Walkin' a Broken Heart" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1985, it was the third single from the album Cafe Carolina. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Don Williams |
| 10 | 14 | Waltz Me to Heaven Waltz Me to Heaven "Waltz Me to Heaven" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in 1985, it was the second new single from the album Waylon's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Waylon Jennings |
| 4 | 3 | Warning Sign Warning Sign (song) "Warning Sign" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1985, it was the third single from the album The Best Year of My Life. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Eddie Rabbitt |
| 3 | 1 | What I Didn't Do What I Didn't Do "What I Didn't Do" is a single by American country music artist Steve Wariner. Released in December 1984, it was the first single from the album One Good Night Deserves Another. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Steve Wariner |
| 8 | 6 | What She Wants What She Wants "What She Wants" is the title of a song written by Renee Armand and Kerry Chater, and recorded by Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in November 1984 as the lead single from the compilation album, The Best of Michael Martin Murphey. The song peaked at #8 on the U.S... |
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 Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes (song) "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" is the title of a song written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes and recorded by American country music singer George Jones. It was recorded for his 1985 album Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes, from which it was released in late 1985 as the first single... |
George Jones |
| 5 | 9 | With Just One Look in Your Eyes With Just One Look in Your Eyes "With Just One Look in Your Eyes" is a single by American country music artists Charly McClain and Wayne Massey. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Radio Heart. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Charly McClain with Wayne Massey Wayne Massey Donald Wayne Massey is an American country music artist and actor. He is best known for playing the role of country/rock music superstar Johnny Drummond on the American daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1980 to 1984. Massey is also known for marrying country music singer Charly McClain,... |
| 7 | 6 | Working Man Working Man (John Conlee song) "Working Man" is a single by American country music artist John Conlee. Released in 1985, it was the second single from album Blue Highway. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
John Conlee |
| 10 | 27 | A World Without Love A World Without Love (Eddie Rabbitt song) "A World Without Love" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Rabbitt Trax. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Eddie Rabbitt |
| 2 | 2 | Years After You Years After You "Years After You" is a single by American country music artist John Conlee. Released in 1984, it was the first single from the album Blue Highway. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
John Conlee |
| 20 | 20 | You Can't Run Away from Your Heart | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 7 | 8 | You Make Me Feel Like a Man You Make Me Feel Like a Man "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" is a single by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. Released in August 1985, it was the first single from his album Live in London. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in December 1985 and #8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... |
Ricky Skaggs |
| 1 | 1 | You Make Me Want to Make You Mine You Make Me Want to Make You Mine "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine" is a 1985 single written by Dave Loggins and recorded by country-pop artist Juice Newton. "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine" was Juice Newton's second #1 hit on the U.S. Country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at #1 for one week and spent a total of... |
Juice Newton Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist... |
| 3 | 3 | You Turn Me On (Like a Radio) You Turn Me On (Like a Radio) "You Turn Me On " is a single by American country music artist Ed Bruce. Released in October 1984, it was the first single from his album, Homecoming. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:... |
Ed Bruce |
| 10 | 8 | You're Going Out of My Mind You're Going Out of My Mind "You're Going Out of My Mind" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1985, it was the third single from the album One Owner Heart. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
T. G. Sheppard |
| 9 | 6 | You've Got a Good Love Comin' You've Got a Good Love Comin' (song) "You've Got a Good Love Comin" is a single by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. Released in 1985, it was the third single and title track from the album You've Got a Good Love Comin. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Lee Greenwood |
| 10 | 7 | You've Got Something on Your Mind You've Got Something on Your Mind "You've Got Something on Your Mind" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in August 1985 as the lead single from his album I Feel Good About Lovin' You. The song reached #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #7 on the... |
Mickey Gilley |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 12 | Blue Moon Cafe | Albert Hall |
| — | 13 | Counting the I Love Yous | Terry Carisse Terry Carisse Terrance Victor Carisse known as Terry Carisse, was one of Canadian Country Music's most awarded, decorated and popular singer-songwriters. He was nominated four times for a Juno Award.-Early life:... |
| 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 Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... |
| — | 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 Ronnie Prophet Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet is a Canadian-born country musician and comedy performer.In his childhood, Ronnie Prophet lived in Calumet, Quebec and began performing at local venues in his youth. His successful musical career in the United States began in the mid-1960s... & Glory-Anne Carriere |
| — | 9 | If You Can't Stand the Heat | Carroll Baker Carroll Baker (singer) Carroll Baker, CM , , is a Juno Award winning Canadian country music singer and songwriter.-Biography:Carroll Baker was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia... |
| 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 Mercey Brothers The Mercey Brothers was a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989.-Before they were famous:The Mercey family grew up to music in their household at an early age. Brothers Larry, Ray, and Lloyd Mercey formed a country-infused musical group in 1966... |
| — | 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 Valdy Paul Valdemar Horsdal, CM , commonly known as Valdy, is a Canadian folk musician whose solo career began in the early 1970s. He is known for "Rock and Roll Song", his first mainstream single released in mid-1972 on Haida/A&M.He was a member of the London Town Criers during the 1960s and... |
| — | 10 | Sweet Blue | Terry Carisse |
| 71 | 10 | Sweet Salvation | Audie Henry |
| — | 10 | Take Me Home Mississippi | Jamie Warren Jamie Warren Jamie Warren, born April 8, 1961 in Hanover, Ontario, Canada, is a country music singer-songwriter, and the most awarded independent male artist in the Canadian country music industry.-Biography:... |
| — | 15 | That's When You Know It's Over | Terry Sumsion |
| 2 | 1 | Time Don't Run Out on Me Time Don't Run Out on Me "Time Don't Run Out on Me" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was recorded by Canadian country music artist Anne Murray on her 1984 album Heart Over Mind and released in 1985 as the album's second single... |
Anne Murray |
| — | 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 |
Top new album releases
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40-Hour Week 40-Hour Week 40-Hour Week is the ninth studio album from country music band Alabama. Released in 1985, the album included three songs that topped the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and continued the band's dominance during the 1980s.... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
RCA |
| 8 | Alabama Christmas Alabama Christmas Alabama Christmas is a Christmas album by country band Alabama. The album was released on RCA Records in 1985, and has since been certified platinum for sales of 2 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America.... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
RCA |
| 25 | Amber Waves of Grain | Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
Epic |
| 1 | Anything Goes Anything Goes (Gary Morris album) Anything Goes is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Gary Morris. It was released in 1985 via Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:... |
Gary Morris Gary Morris Gary Gwyn Morris is an American country music artist who charted a string of countrypolitan-styled hit songs throughout the 1980s.... |
Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Ballad of Sally Rose The Ballad of Sally Rose The Ballad of Sally Rose is an album by Emmylou Harris released in May 1985. It marked a significant departure for Harris, as all the songs were written by her and her husband Paul Kennerley. Additionally, it is a concept album, loosely based on Harris's relationship with the late Gram Parsons... |
Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including... |
Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Centerfield Centerfield Centerfield is an album by musician John Fogerty, released in 1985. It was his most popular post-Creedence album, containing the hit singles "The Old Man Down the Road", "Rock and Roll Girls" and the title track "Centerfield". Fogerty played all the instruments on this album himself, thanks to... |
John Fogerty John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest... |
Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Darlin', Darlin | David Allan Coe David Allan Coe David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career... |
Columbia |
| 7 | Don't Call Him a Cowboy | Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... |
Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Favorite Country Hits | Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:... |
Epic |
| 1 | Five-O Five-O (album) Five-O is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in May 1985. "I'm for Love," "This Ain't Dallas" and "Ain't Misbehavin'" were released as singles... |
Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... |
Curb/Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Forester Sisters | The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters are an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim and Christy Forester. The quartet had commercial success in the 1980s, charting fifteen Top Tens on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Number Ones "I Fell in Love Again Last... |
Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (George Strait album) Greatest Hits is country music singer George Strait's first compilation album, released in 1985 by MCA Records. It includes all ten singles from Strait's first three albums... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
MCA |
| 25 | Get to the Heart Get to the Heart Get to the Heart is the eighteenth studio album by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in August 1985 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins... |
Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s... |
MCA |
| 1 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Earl Thomas Conley album) Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in September 1985 via RCA Records... |
Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which... |
RCA |
| 4 | Greatest Hits | Lee Greenwood Lee Greenwood Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts.... |
MCA |
| 1 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Ronnie Milsap album) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is the second greatest hits collection by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. The album was released in 1985 by RCA Records. Two singles were released from the project, "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" and "Lost in the Fifties Tonight ," both of which reached Number... |
Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s... |
RCA |
| 10 | Half Nelson Half Nelson (Willie Nelson album) Half Nelson is a compilation album of duets performed by country singer Willie Nelson along with various other artists, released in 1985.- Track listing :#Pancho and Lefty - 4:50#Slow Movin' Outlaw - 3:38#Are There Any More Real Cowboys? - 3:06... |
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
Columbia |
| 1 | Greatest Hits Volume 2 Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits Volume 2 is a compilation album by country artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in 1985 under Warner Bros. Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Hank Williams, Jr... |
Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... |
Curb/Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Hang on to Your Heart | Exile Exile (American band) Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period.Their name was shortened... |
Epic |
| 1 | The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter (album) The Heart of the Matter is the title of a 1985 album by Kenny Rogers, released by RCA .- Overview :The Heart of the Matter is to date Rogers' final studio album to reach #1 on the country charts. It also peaked at #51 on the Billboard 200... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
RCA |
| 23 | High Country Snows High Country Snows High Country Snows is the ninth album by American singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1985 .-Track listing:All songs written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.#"Down the Road" – 0:27... |
Dan Fogelberg Dan Fogelberg Daniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass music... |
Full Moon/Epic |
| 1 | Highwayman | The Highwaymen The Highwaymen (country supergroup) The Highwaymen were an American supergroup comprising four country music artists well known for, among other things, their involvement and pioneering influence on the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson... |
Columbia |
| 10 | Howard & David | The Bellamy Brothers | Curb/MCA |
| 1 | I Have Returned I Have Returned I Have Returned was Ray Stevens' twenty-second studio album and his second for MCA Records, released in 1985. The pictures on both the front and the back of the album were taken in the Mississippi Sound near Biloxi, Mississippi according to the album credits... |
Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
MCA |
| 8 | Kern River | Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
Epic |
| 7 | Last Mango in Paris Last Mango in Paris Last Mango in Paris is the 15th studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in June 1985 as MCA 5600 and was produced by Buffett and noted country music producer Tony Brown. The album represented continuation of Buffett's shift toward a more country... |
Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"... |
MCA |
| 4 | Let It Roll | Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel was an American country music artist. His chart making years were mainly the 1980s and his hits from that era include "Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", the Number One "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It Love", "Stand on It", and a remake of Chuck Berry's... |
Capitol |
| 22 | Life Highway | Steve Wariner Steve Wariner Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records... |
MCA |
| 1 | Live in London Live in London (Ricky Skaggs album) Live in London is the first live album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1985 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Uncle Pen" – 4:44... |
Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:... |
Epic |
| 1 | Lost in the Fifties Tonight Lost in the Fifties Tonight (album) Lost in the Fifties Tonight was the seventeenth studio album of Country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1986 under the RCA Records label. The album produced four singles, all of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, including the title track, which was... |
Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s... |
RCA |
| 17 | Love Is What We Make It Love Is What We Make It Love Is What We Make It is the title of a 1985 album by Kenny Rogers, released by Liberty Records . The album is a collection of songs Rogers recorded between 1974 and 1983 that were rejected for his studio albums of that time. This collection was issued after he signed to RCA... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
Liberty |
| 3 | Me and Paul Me and Paul - Track listing :#"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" - 3:12#"Forgiving You Was Easy" - 2:51#"I Let My Mind Wander" - 4:02#"I'm a Memory" - 2:12#"She's Gone, Gone, Gone" - 3:09#"Old Five and Dimers Like Me" - 3:08#"I Never Cared for You" - 2:06... |
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
Columbia |
| 1 | A Memory Like You A Memory Like You A Memory Like You is the seventh studio album by American country music artist John Schneider. It was released in 1985 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:... |
John Schneider John Schneider (television actor) John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a... |
MCA |
| 13 | My Toot Toot | Rockin' Sidney Rockin' Sidney Sidney Simien aka Rockin' Sidney and Count Rockin' Sidney, was an American R&B, zydeco, and soul musician who began recording in the late 1950s and continued performing until his death.-Biography:... |
Epic |
| 17 | Nobody Wants to Be Alone Nobody Wants to Be Alone Nobody Wants to Be Alone is an album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in 1985, it peaked at #17 on the Billboard Country albums chart.... |
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s... |
Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Old Flame | Juice Newton Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist... |
RCA |
| 24 | Old Ways Old Ways Old Ways is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released in 1985. Young refers to this album in interviews as Old Ways II, as he had originally planned to release a country album titled Old Ways in 1983. Geffen objected to this, asking Young for a "rock 'n roll" album,... |
Neil Young Neil Young Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation... |
Geffen |
| 20 | One Good Night Deserves Another | Steve Wariner Steve Wariner Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records... |
MCA |
| 19 | One Step Closer One Step Closer (Sylvia album) One Step Closer is the fifth album by country music singer Sylvia.-Track listing:#"Fallin' in Love" - 2:55#"One Step Closer" - 3:18#"Breakin' It" - 3:49#"Cry Just a Little Bit" - 2:56... |
Sylvia Sylvia (singer) Sylvia Jane Kirby is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. More commonly known by the singular name Sylvia, she enjoyed crossover music success with the song "Nobody" in 1982.... |
RCA |
| 1 | Pardners in Rhyme Pardners in Rhyme Pardners in Rhyme is a studio album by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in 1985 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Hello Mary Lou" – 2:17... |
The Statler Brothers | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 9 | Partners, Brothers and Friends Partners, Brothers and Friends (album) Partners, Brothers And Friends is a 1985 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The album reached #9 on the US Country charts. The three singles from this album were top 10 on the US Country charts... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded... |
Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Radio Heart | Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s.... |
Epic |
| 9 | Real Love Real Love (Dolly Parton album) -Album:-Singles:-External links:*... |
Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... |
RCA |
| 10 | Restless Heart Restless Heart (Restless Heart album) Restless Heart is the debut album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Records in March 1985. "Let the Heartache Ride," "I Want Everyone to Cry," " Heartbreak Kid" and "Til I Loved You" were released as singles... |
Restless Heart Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson... |
RCA |
| 1 | Rhythm & Romance Rhythm & Romance Rhythm & Romance was the fifth release and second #1 Billboard country album for Rosanne Cash. Her highest honor came when one of its tracks, "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me", won the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a female artist. That song and "Never Be You" were both... |
Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin.... |
Columbia |
| 1 | Rockin' with the Rhythm Rockin' with the Rhythm Rockin' with the Rhythm is the title of a studio album released by RCA Records in 1985 by the American country music duo The Judds. It features the singles "Have Mercy," "Grandpa ," "Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain" and "Cry Myself to Sleep"; all four singles reached #1 on Billboard's Hot... |
The Judds The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country... |
Curb/RCA |
| 2 | Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown (album) Sawyer Brown is the self-titled debut album of American country music band Sawyer Brown. It features the singles "Leona" , "Step That Step , and "Used to Blue .... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
Capitol/Curb |
| 3 | Shakin' Shakin' (album) Shakin' is the second studio album of American country music band Sawyer Brown, released in 1986 on Capitol Records. It features the singles "Shakin'", "Heart Don't Fall Now", and "Betty's Bein' Bad", all of which charted on the Hot Country Singles charts.... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
Capitol/Curb |
| 21 | Somebody Else's Fire | Janie Fricke Janie Fricke Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s.... |
Columbia |
| 1 | Something Special | George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
MCA |
| 25 | Southern Pacific | Southern Pacific Southern Pacific (band) Southern Pacific was an American country rock band that ran from 1983 to 1991. They are best known for hits such as "Any Way the Wind Blows" , which was used in the soundtrack for the film Pink Cadillac starring Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters, and "New Shade of Blue"... |
Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Stand Up | Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel was an American country music artist. His chart making years were mainly the 1980s and his hits from that era include "Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", the Number One "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It Love", "Stand on It", and a remake of Chuck Berry's... |
Capitol |
| 3 | Step On Out Step on Out Step On Out is the 12th album from American country music quartet The Oak Ridge Boys. The album, released in 1985, contains the group's number-one singles "Touch a Hand " and "Little Things", as well as the number-three single "Come On In "... |
The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s... |
MCA |
| 1 | Streamline Streamline (Lee Greenwood album) Streamline' is a studio album by Lee Greenwood released on August 5, 1985. It was number one on US Country charts.-Side One:# "Streamline" - 3:20# "Lonely People" - 2:56... |
Lee Greenwood Lee Greenwood Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts.... |
MCA |
| 6 | Sweet Dreams–The Life and Times of Patsy Cline (Soundtrack) Sweet Dreams (soundtrack) Sweet Dreams is the 1985 soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris about the life of country music star, Patsy Cline. The soundtrack's music conatined all original songs by Patsy Cline.... |
Various Artists | MCA |
| 16 | There's No Stopping Your Heart There's No Stopping Your Heart There's No Stopping Your Heart is the fifth solo studio album by American country music singer, Marie Osmond. It was her first album in seven years and her first album on Capitol/Curb records... |
Marie Osmond Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s... |
Capitol/Curb |
| 24 | Tokyo, Oklahoma Tokyo, Oklahoma (John Anderson album) -Album:-Singles:... |
John Anderson John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years... |
Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Trying to Outrun the Wind | John Schneider John Schneider (television actor) John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a... |
MCA |
| 23 | Turn the Page Turn the Page (album) Turn the Page is an album by Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Records in 1985. Jennings recorded the album at a time when he was completely drug-free; this had not occurred in his career for around twenty years... |
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... |
RCA |
| 6 | Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes is an album by American country music artist George Jones. This album was released in 1985 on the Epic Records label... |
George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
Epic |
| 1 | Won't Be Blue Anymore Won't Be Blue Anymore Won't Be Blue Anymore is the fifth studio album by country music artist Dan Seals. It has been his most successful album to date; the only one to reach #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. The album featured some of Seals most popular songs, including "Bop" and "Meet Me In Montana", a duet with... |
Dan Seals Dan Seals Danny Wayland "Dan" Seals was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals & Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as the "England Dan" half of the soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, which charted nine pop and adult contemporary singles between 1976 and 1980, including... |
Capitol |
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 12 Greatest Hits | Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s... |
MCA |
| 50 | 19 Hot Country Requests | Various Artists | Epic |
| 59 | 19 Hot Country Requests–Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Epic |
| 33 | Atlanta | Atlanta Atlanta (band) Atlanta was an American country music group formed in 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. It was composed of Brad Griffis , Bill Davidson , Tony Ingram , Alan David , Allen Collay , Bill Packard , Jeff Baker , Dick Stevens and John Holder... |
MCA |
| 61 | The Bama Band | The Bama Band The Bama Band The Bama Band is an American country music group composed of Lamar Morris , Wayne "Animal" Turner , Clifford E. "Cowboy" Eddie Long , Jerry McKinney , Vernon Derrick , Ray Barrickman , Billy Earheart and William Claude Marshall... |
Compleat |
| 29 | The Best of Reba McEntire The Best of Reba McEntire Mercury Records released The Best of Reba McEntire in 1985 after McEntire had left the label for MCA. It includes two number one singles along with her more minor hits while on the label... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 39 | Big River–The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Various Artists | MCA |
| 39 | Biggest Hits | Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s.... |
Epic |
| 33 | Can't Run Away from Your Heart | Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which a number of critics likened to a country equivalent to Bonnie Raitt . She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." ... |
Columbia |
| 29 | Chasin' Rainbows | Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... |
Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Christmas Present | The Statler Brothers | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 29 | Christmas to Christmas | Lee Greenwood Lee Greenwood Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts.... |
MCA |
| 38 | Cut from a Different Stone | Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey is an American country music artist.-Early life:Bailey was raised on a farm in La Fayette, Alabama. Bailey got his first experience of musical performance as a member of his high school's Future Farmers of America string band... |
MCA |
| 40 | Dallas–The Music Story | Various Artists | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Don't Make Me Wait on the Moon | Shelly West Shelly West Shelly West is an American country music singer. Her mother was the country music star Dottie West, whose career spanned three decades. Shelly West is best known for having hit duets with David Frizzell, and for their #1 hit "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"... |
Viva |
| 64 | Dreamland Express | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
RCA |
| 34 | Eddie Rabbitt #1's | Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974... |
Warner Bros. |
| 42 | From My Heart From My Heart From My Heart is the second album by American country music singer Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1985 on Mercury Records. Singles from the album include "It's Your Reuptation Talkin'", "He Won't Give In" and "Heart of the Country". Like her self-titled debut before it, From My Heart peaked at... |
Kathy Mattea Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 27 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Barbara Mandrell album) Greatest Hits is the fourth compilation album released by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in March 1985 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. The album was her first compilation for MCA Records.... |
Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s... |
MCA |
| 33 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | John Conlee John Conlee John Conlee is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums... |
MCA |
| 60 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis... |
RCA |
| 60 | Greatest Hits Vol. IV | Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,... |
MCA |
| 27 | Have I Got a Deal for You Have I Got a Deal for You Have I Got a Deal for You is the ninth album of Reba McEntire, a continuation of the same style of music that made her previous album My Kind of Country a big seller... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
MCA |
| 38 | His Best | Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
MCA |
| 40 | I Feel Good (About Lovin' You) | Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as... |
Epic |
| 32 | It's Just a Matter of Time It's Just a Matter of Time (Glen Campbell album) It's Just a Matter of Time is the 42nd album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1985 .-Track listing:Side 1:# "It's Just a Matter of Time" - 2:27... |
Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show... |
Atlantic America |
| 49 | John McEuen | John McEuen John McEuen John McEuen , is an American folk musician and entertainer. He was one of the earliest members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He played with the band from 1966 to 1986, and returned in 2001.The group prior to that 'dissolved' a few times briefly, but none as long as in 1968, right after spending 4... |
Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Just a Woman | Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
MCA |
| 36 | Keep Me Hangin' On | Johnny Lee Johnny Lee Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single, "Lookin' for Love" not only spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country singles chart in the second half of 1980 but also went to the Top 5 on the Pop charts, and Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey... |
Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Keith Stegall | Keith Stegall Keith Stegall Robert Keith Stegall is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two-major label studio albums: 1985's Keith Stegall and 1996's Passages... |
Epic |
| 55 | Lane Brody | Lane Brody Lane Brody Lane Brody is an American female singer-songwriter, active since the early 1980s, best known for her 1984 Billboard-topping country hit, "The Yellow Rose" , and for the Oscar nominated song "Over You" from the film "Tender Mercies". She is the first female in country music to have an... |
Capitol |
| 53 | Live! At Gilley's | Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as... |
Epic |
| 26 | Livin' on the Edge | T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard is an American country music singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:... |
Columbia |
| 62 | Lone Justice Lone Justice (album) Lone Justice is the self-titled debut album by American roots rock band Lone Justice, released in 1985 .-Track listing:#"East of Eden" – 2:37#"After the Flood" – 3:40... |
Lone Justice Lone Justice Lone Justice was an American country rock band formed in 1982 by guitarist Ryan Hedgecock and singer Maria McKee.-Early era:They began their career as part of the L.A. cowpunk scene of the 1980s. Lone Justice was inspired by Hedgecock and McKee's mutual affection for rockabilly and country music... |
Geffen |
| 64 | Love and Other Hard Times | Eddy Raven Eddy Raven Edward Garvin Futch is an American country music artist known professionally as Eddy Raven. Known for his Cajun-influenced country music, Raven has been a recording artist since 1962... |
RCA |
| 60 | Maybe My Baby | Louise Mandrell Louise Mandrell Thelma Louise Mandrell, also known as Louise Mandrell, was born July 13, 1954 and is an American country music singer. She is the younger sister of country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell. Louise had a successful singing career in country music with a string of... |
RCA |
| 27 | Me and the Boys Me and the Boys (Charlie Daniels album) Me and the Boys is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released in 1985.- Track listing :# "Me and the Boys" - 4:45# "Still Hurtin' Me" - 4:10# "Talking to the Moon" - 4:43# "Class of '63" - 4:14... |
The Charlie Daniels Band Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... |
Epic |
| 35 | Memories to Burn | Gene Watson Gene Watson Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched six number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.-Biography:Watson... |
Epic |
| 55 | Music from Rustler's Rhapsody and Other Songs |
Various Artists | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | Old Friends | Terri Gibbs Terri Gibbs Teresa Fay "Terri" Gibbs is an American country music artist who was born blind. Between 1980 and 1990, she recorded seven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records... |
Warner Bros. |
| 40 | Past the Point of No Return | Jim Glaser Jim Glaser Jim Glaser is an American country music artist. The brother of country singers Chuck and Tompall Glaser, he has performed as both a solo artist and alongside his two brothers in the group Tompall and the Glaser Brothers... |
MCA/Noble Vision |
| 48 | Say When | Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson was an American pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young, as well as her 1978 cover of Young's "Lotta Love". The song, her debut single, was a Number One Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks hit and #8 pop hit that year... |
MCA |
| 35 | Smile | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles... |
Columbia |
| 32 | Sometimes When We Touch | Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.... |
Epic |
| 63 | Song in a Seashell | Tom T. Hall Tom T. Hall Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 27 | Songs You Know by Heart Songs You Know by Heart Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit is the 18th album and the first greatest hits compilation by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in January 1985 as MCA 5633... |
Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"... |
MCA |
| 42 | The Spirit of Christmas | Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... |
Columbia |
| 54 | T. G. Sheppard | T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard is an American country music singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:... |
Warner Bros. |
| 54 | Tender Loving Care | Tom Jones Tom Jones (singer) Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 45 | Tennessee Christmas | Various Artists | MCA |
| 63 | The Things That Matter The Things That Matter The Things That Matter is the second album released by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1985 on RCA Records. Its lead-off single, "True Love", reached #32 on the Billboard country charts. This song was followed by "If It Weren't for Him" at #10, and "Oklahoma... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
RCA |
| 48 | Till I Made It with You | Mac Davis Mac Davis Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success... |
MCA |
| 31 | Time Stood Still | Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed "The Voice" by his... |
Compleat |
| 27 | Two Heart Harmony | The Kendalls The Kendalls The Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 49 | Unchained | David Allan Coe David Allan Coe David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career... |
Columbia |
| 33 | The Very Best of Janie | Janie Fricke Janie Fricke Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s.... |
Columbia |
| 64 | Wall of Tears | Gus Hardin Gus Hardin Gus Hardin was a country music singer.-Career:Hardin was born in 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her rise to country music popularity began in 1983 with her first RCA Records single, the top 10 hit "After The Last Goodbye"... |
RCA |
| 52 | Where's the Fire | Leon Everette Leon Everette Leon Everette is an American country music artist. While in the Navy during the Vietnam War, Everette won a singing contest and decided to pursue a career in country music.... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 42 | Whole New World | The Whites The Whites The Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl , and their father Buck... |
MCA |
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Flatt and Scruggs (Lester FlattLester FlattLester Raymond Flatt was a bluegrass musician and guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his membership in the Bluegrass duo The Foggy Mountain Boys, also known as "Flatt and Scruggs," with banjo picker Earl Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades; besides his work with Scruggs, he...
1914-1979 and Earl ScruggsEarl ScruggsEarl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...
born 1924)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Don MesserDonald Charles Frederick MesserDonald Charles Frederick Messer was a Canadian musician and defining icon of folk music during the 1960s....
- Hank SnowHank SnowClarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me," Rosanne CashRosanne CashRosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin....
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Lost in the Fifties TonightLost in the Fifties Tonight"Lost in The Fifties Tonight ", also known simply as "Lost in The Fiftes Tonight", is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap.-Success and Reception:...
," Ronnie MilsapRonnie MilsapRonnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s... - Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Why Not Me," The JuddsThe JuddsThe Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Cosmic Square Dance," Chet AtkinsChet AtkinsChester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
and Mark KnopflerMark KnopflerMark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977... - Best Country Song — "HighwaymanHighwayman (song)"Highwayman" is the title of a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb, about a soul with incarnations in four different places in time and history, a highwayman, a sailor, a construction worker on the Hoover Dam, and finally as a star ship captain....
," Jimmy WebbJimmy WebbJimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He wrote numerous platinum selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park"...
(Performer: The HighwaymenThe Highwaymen (country supergroup)The Highwaymen were an American supergroup comprising four country music artists well known for, among other things, their involvement and pioneering influence on the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson...
)
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Murray McLauchlanMurray McLauchlanMurray McLauchlan, CM is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player.-Biography:Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old...
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Anne MurrayAnne MurrayMorna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — Family BrownFamily BrownFamily Brown was a Canadian country music band founded in 1967 by Joe Brown , along with his son Barry and daughters Lawanda and Tracey , as well as Dave Dennison and Ron Sparling . Between 1967 and 1990, the band charted several singles in both Canada and the United States...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — AlabamaAlabama (band)Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
- Song of the Year — "Lost in the Fifties TonightLost in the Fifties Tonight"Lost in The Fifties Tonight ", also known simply as "Lost in The Fiftes Tonight", is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap.-Success and Reception:...
," Fred Parris, Mike Reid and Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
(Performer: Ronnie MilsapRonnie MilsapRonnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...
) - Single of the Year — "HighwaymanHighwayman (song)"Highwayman" is the title of a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb, about a soul with incarnations in four different places in time and history, a highwayman, a sailor, a construction worker on the Hoover Dam, and finally as a star ship captain....
," The HighwaymenThe Highwaymen (country supergroup)The Highwaymen were an American supergroup comprising four country music artists well known for, among other things, their involvement and pioneering influence on the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson... - Album of the Year — Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your MindDoes Fort Worth Ever Cross Your MindDoes Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind is the fourth studio album from American country music artist George Strait, released in 1984. It is certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the U.S...
, George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... - Top Male Vocalist — George Strait
- Top Female Vocalist — Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
- Top Vocal Duo — The JuddsThe JuddsThe Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
- Top Vocal Group — Alabama
- Top New Male Vocalist — Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
- Top New Female Vocalist — Judy RodmanJudy RodmanJudy Rodman is an American Country Music Singer. In the mid-80s, she was a successful country music singer, making all the way to number one on the country charts in 1986 with the song "Until I Met You." She also won the Academy of Country Music's "Top New Female Vocalist" award in 1985.Today,...
- Video of the Year — "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?," George JonesGeorge JonesGeorge Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
(Directors: Marc Ball)
Canadian Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Dick DamronDick DamronDick Damron, is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter. Guitar,Banjo,Violin and Blues Harp. Damron experimented with many musical styles in the country genre including: ‘Outlaw’, ‘Honkey tonk’ and Gospel...
- Male Artist of the Year — Terry CarisseTerry CarisseTerrance Victor Carisse known as Terry Carisse, was one of Canadian Country Music's most awarded, decorated and popular singer-songwriters. He was nominated four times for a Juno Award.-Early life:...
- Female Artist of the Year — Carroll BakerCarroll Baker (singer)Carroll Baker, CM , , is a Juno Award winning Canadian country music singer and songwriter.-Biography:Carroll Baker was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia...
- Group of the Year — The Mercey Brothers
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Counting the I Love You's," Terry Carisse, Bruce Rawlins (Performer: Terry Carisse)
- Single of the Year — "Riding on the Wind," Gary FjellgaardGary FjellgaardGary Fjellgaard is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Fjellgaard has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" , "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" , "Cowboy in Your...
- Album of the Year — Closest Thing to You, Terry Carisse
- Top Selling Album — Once Upon a Christmas, Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
& Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... - Vista Rising Star Award — Ginny Mitchell
- Duo of the Year — Anita PerrasAnita PerrasAnita Perras is a Canadian country music singer. Perras has released seven albums and charted twenty-six songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1981 and 1995, including the Top 10 singles "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" , "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" , "One Smokey Rose" , "The Tip of My...
and Tim Taylor
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Ricky SkaggsRicky SkaggsRickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
- Song of the Year — "God Bless the USAGod Bless the USA"God Bless the USA" is an American patriotic song written and recorded by country musician Lee Greenwood. The first Greenwood album it appears on is 1984's You've Got a Good Love Comin'. It reached No...
," Lee GreenwoodLee GreenwoodMelvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts....
(Performer: Lee Greenwood) - Single of the Year — "Why Not Me," The JuddsThe JuddsThe Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
- Album of the Year — Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your MindDoes Fort Worth Ever Cross Your MindDoes Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind is the fourth studio album from American country music artist George Strait, released in 1984. It is certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the U.S...
, George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... - Male Vocalist of the Year — George Strait
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Dave LogginsDave LogginsDavid Allen "Dave" Loggins is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-10 hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame...
and Anne MurrayAnne MurrayMorna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... - Vocal Group of the Year — The JuddsThe JuddsThe Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
- Horizon Award — Sawyer BrownSawyer BrownSawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller...
- Music Video of the Year — "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," Hank Williams, Jr.Hank Williams, Jr.Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
(Director: John Goodhue) - Instrumentalist of the Year — Chet AtkinsChet AtkinsChester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
- Instrumental Group of the Year — Ricky Skaggs Band
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.