| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 12, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND George Strait (MCA 52458) |
N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
2 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2 | WHY NOT ME Judds (RCA/Curb 13923) | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 3 | THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29186) | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 4 | HOW BLUE Reba McEntire (MCA 52468) | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 5 | AMERICA Waylon Jennings (RCA 13908) | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 6 | YEARS AFTER YOU John Conlee (MCA 52470) | 7 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 7 | ME AGAINST THE NIGHT Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29151) | 9 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 8 | A PLACE TO FALL APART Merle Haggard (with Janie Fricke) (Epic 04663) | 11 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 9 | (There’s A) FIRE IN THE NIGHT Alabama (RCA 13926) | 14 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 10 | GOT NO REASON NOW FOR GOIN’ HOME Gene Watson (MCA/Curb 52457) | 13 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 11 | SOMETHING IN MY HEART Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04668) | 15 | 20 | 11 | ||
| 12 | MAKE MY LIFE WITH YOU Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52488) | 16 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 13 | I LOVE ONLY YOU Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29203) | 3 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 14 | YOU TURN ME ON (Like A Radio) Ed Bruce (RCA 13937) | 17 | 22 | 11 | ||
| 15 | AIN’T SHE SOMETHIN’ ELSE Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29137) | 18 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 16 | SHE’S GONNA WIN YOUR HEART Eddy Raven (RCA 13939) | 19 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 17 | ONE OWNER HEART T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29167) | 20 | 25 | 10 | ||
| 18 | LET ME DOWN EASY Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 107) | 22 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 19 | CROSSWORD PUZZLE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52465) | 8 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 20 | SHE’S MY ROCK George Jones (Epic 04609) | 10 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 21 | ALL TANGLED UP IN LOVE Gus Hardin (with Earl Thomas Conley) (RCA 13938) | 26 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 22 | DIAMOND IN THE DUST Mark Gray (Columbia 04610) | 12 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 23 | THE GIRL MOST LIKELY TO B. J. Thomas (Cleveland Int’l/Columbia 04608) | 25 | 27 | 13 | ||
| 24 | BABY’S GOT HER BLUE JEANS ON Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5418) | 29 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 25 | BABY BYE BYE Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29131) | 30 | 33 | 8 | ||
| 26 | MY BABY’S GOT GOOD TIMING Dan Seals (EMI America 8245) | 31 | 35 | 8 | ||
| 27 | CRAZY FOR YOUR LOVE Exile (Epic 04722) | 33 | 40 | 6 | ||
| 28 | SOMEONE LIKE YOU Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29138) | 32 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 29 | MY ONLY LOVE Statler Brothers (Mercury 880 411) | 35 | 42 | 6 | ||
| 30 | IF THAT AIN’T LOVE Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 04696) | 34 | 39 | 8 | ||
| 31 | A LADY LIKE YOU Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99691) | 37 | 43 | 7 | ||
| 32 | NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO Anne Murray (with Dave Loggins) (Capitol 5401) | 21 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 33 | WHAT SHE WANTS Michael Martin Murphey (EMI America 8243) | 38 | 46 | 7 | ||
| 34 | SLOW BURNING MEMORY Vern Gosdin (Compleat 135) | 39 | 45 | 7 | ||
| 35 | LEONA Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5403) | 28 | 30 | 11 | ||
| 36 | THIS BED’S NOT BIG ENOUGH Louise Mandrell (RCA 13954) | 41 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 37 | EYE OF A HURRICANE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29127) | 43 | 49 | 6 | ||
| 38 | MISSISSIPPI SQUIRREL REVIVAL Ray Stevens (MCA 52492) | 46 | 54 | 6 | ||
| 39 | WHAT I DIDN’T DO Steve Wariner (MCA 52506) | 47 | 53 | 5 | ||
| 40 | RUNNING DOWN MEMORY LANE Rex Allen Jr. (Moon Shine 3034) | 42 | 44 | 8 | ||
| 41 | I NEVER GOT OVER YOU Johnny Paycheck (A.M.I. 1322) | 45 | 50 | 7 | ||
| 42 | YOU’VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN’ Lee Greenwood (MCA 52509) | 48 | 56 | 4 | ||
| 43 | ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29184) | 24 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 44 | I’D DANCE EVERY DANCE WITH YOU Kendalls (Mercury 880 306) | 44 | 26 | 12 | ||
| 45 | NO WAY JOSE David Frizzell (Viva 29158) | 49 | 55 | 6 | ||
| 46 | CRAZY Kenny Rogers (RCA 13975) | 54 | 64 | 4 | ||
| 47 | WORLD’S GREATEST LOVER Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52446) | 23 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 48 | MISSIN’ MISSISSIPPI Charley Pride (RCA 13936) | 27 | 29 | 11 | ||
| 49 | COUNTRY GIRLS John Schneider (MCA 52510) | 58 | — | 3 | ||
| 50 | JAGGED EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART Gail Davies (RCA 13912) | 36 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 51 | SHE USED TO LOVE ME A LOT David Allan Coe (Columbia 04688) | 57 | 67 | 7 | ||
| 52 | SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS Ray Charles (with Willie Nelson) (Columbia 04715) | 61 | 70 | 5 | ||
| 53 | HALLELUJAH, I LOVE YOU SO George Jones with Brenda Lee (Epic 04723) | 60 | 69 | 4 | ||
| 54 | HEARTACHE AND A HALF Deborah Allen (RCA 13921) | 40 | 18 | 13 | ||
| 55 | TOUCHY SITUATION Razzy Bailey (MCA 52500) | 62 | 66 | 7 | ||
| 56 | WALKIN’ A BROKEN HEART Don Williams (MCA 52514) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | I’M AN OLD ROCK AND ROLLER (Dancin’ To A Different Beat) Tom Jones (Mercury 880 402) | 65 | 76 | 6 | ||
| 58 | HONOR BOUND Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13960) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | YOUR HEART’S NOT IN IT Janie Fricke (Columbia 04578) | 50 | 34 | 20 | ||
| 60 | VIRGINIA Backwater (A.M.I. 1920) | 64 | 68 | 6 | ||
| 61 | TOO GOOD TO STOP NOW Mickey Gilley (Epic 04563) | 51 | 36 | 20 | ||
| 62 | CHANCE OF LOVIN’ YOU Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13877) | 52 | 37 | 19 | ||
| 63 | ROLLIN’ LONELY Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 29110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | HURRY ON HOME Brooks Brothers Band (Buckboard 115) | 68 | 72 | 5 | ||
| 65 | GOD WON’T GET YOU Dolly Parton (RCA 13883) | 53 | 41 | 18 | ||
| 66 | BIG WOMEN Tony McGill (NSD 198) | 71 | 75 | 4 | ||
| 67 | ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY BOY Con Hunley (Capitol 5428) | 73 | 77 | 5 | ||
| 68 | THE FIRST WORD IN MEMORY IS ME Janie Fricke (Columbia 04731) | 84 | — | 3 | ||
| 69 | HEY Hillary Kanter (RCA 13935) | 79 | 85 | 6 | ||
| 70 | HEY LADY Narvel Felts (Evergreen 1027) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | THERE STANDS THE GLASS Eddie Thompson (Kristal Int’l 2291) | 74 | 78 | 5 | ||
| 72 | THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (RCA 13945) | 81 | — | 3 | ||
| 73 | LOVESHINE Lois Johnson (EMH 0036) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | WHEN SHE WAS BY MY SIDE Younger Brothers Band (ERP 4502) | 76 | — | 3 | ||
| 75 | IT’S A BE TOGETHER NIGHT Frizzell & West (Viva 29187) | 56 | 52 | 18 | ||
| 76 | P. S. I LOVE YOU Tom T. Hall (Mercury 880 216) | 55 | 48 | 19 | ||
| 77 | I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO Robin Lee (Evergreen 1026) | 59 | 61 | 7 | ||
| 78 | I NEVER LIKED WALTZES TILL NOW Regina Leigh (Roundhouse 114) | 80 | — | 3 | ||
| 79 | AFTERNOON SOAPS Lee Wright (Prairie Dust 92784) | 82 | 87 | 5 | ||
| 80 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Keith Stegall (Epic 04590) | 67 | 59 | 13 | ||
| 81 | PRISONER OF THE HIGHWAY Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13876) | 66 | 58 | 20 | ||
| 82 | A SIMPLE I LOVE YOU Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 29154) | 85 | — | 3 | ||
| 83 | RAINBOW Anne Lord (Comstock 1768) | 86 | — | 3 | ||
| 84 | I’M SAVING UP MY PENNIES Orion (Kristal 2292) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | TILL DAWN DO US PART Boyd Chisum (F&L 543) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | I’VE BEEN DOWN Don Malena (Comstock 1762) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | THE LADY WITH SPANISH EYES Vee Little Rader (Pharoah 2501) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | HAVE ANOTHER DRINK Doug Block (Revolver 005) | 88 | — | 7 | ||
| 89 | WHAT DO YOU TAKE FOR A HEARTACHE Katie McKinzie (Poverty 41337) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | TURN DOWN NIGHT Mullins Brothers (Door Knob 226) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | HELLBENT ON A HEARTACHE Mickey Martin (TMW 102) | 93 | — | 3 | ||
| 92 | EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHES Carl Farris (Swanee 4012) | 92 | — | 3 | ||
| 93 | I FORGOT THAT I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Darrell Clanton (Warner Bros. 29185) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | FOOL NUMBER ONE Jack Young (BGM 112584) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | MY SPECIAL LADY David Walsh (Charta 193) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | YOU COULD’VE HEARD A HEART BREAK Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 29206) | 63 | 51 | 21 | ||
| 97 | FOOL’S GOLD Lee Greenwood (MCA 52426) | 70 | 60 | 22 | ||
| 98 | SHE’S GONE, GONE, GONE Carl Jackson (Columbia 04647) | 69 | 57 | 9 | ||
| 99 | HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT FOOLIN’ AROUND Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson (Columbia 04652) | 75 | 63 | 11 | ||
| 100 | MAGGIE’S DREAM Don Williams (MCA 52448) | 72 | 62 | 20 | ||
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