| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 26, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52646) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2 | SOME FOOLS NEVER LEARN Steve Wariner (MCA 52644) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
| 3 | CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN Alabama (RCA 14165) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| 4 | WHO’S GONNA FILL THEIR SHOES George Jones (Epic 05439) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 5 | I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOU Eddy Raven (RCA 14164) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | |
| 6 | A LONG AND LASTING LOVE Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28963) | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 7 | I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28947) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | YOU MAKE ME WANT TO MAKE YOU MINE Juice Newton (RCA 14139) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |
| 9 | ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52645) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | |
| 10 | HANG ON TO YOUR HEART Exile (Epic 05580) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 11 | |
| 11 | TOO MUCH ON MY HEART Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 016) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| 12 | I WANNA SAY YES Louise Mandrell (RCA 14151) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 10 | |
| 13 | MEET ME IN MONTANA Marie Osmond (with Dan Seals) (Capitol/Curb 5478) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 14 | I DON’T MIND THE THORNS (If You’re The Rose) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52656) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
| 15 | I’M GOING TO LEAVE YOU TOMORROW John Schneider (MCA 52648) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |
| 16 | THIS AIN’T DALLAS Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28912) | 19 | 24 | 30 | 8 | |
| 17 | YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Mickey Gilley (Epic 05460) | 21 | 23 | 28 | 10 | |
| 18 | TWO OLD CATS LIKE US Ray Charles (with Hank Williams Jr.) (Columbia 05575) | 23 | 28 | 29 | 9 | |
| 19 | LIE TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52668) | 24 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
| 20 | THING ABOUT YOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28943) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 12 | |
| 21 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05585) | 25 | 31 | 37 | 7 | |
| 22 | NOBODY FALLS LIKE A FOOL Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14172) | 29 | 34 | 39 | 7 | |
| 23 | DONCHA? T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05591) | 27 | 32 | 36 | 8 | |
| 24 | THE CHAIR George Strait (MCA 52667) | 30 | 38 | 44 | 6 | |
| 25 | DESPERADOS WAITING FOR A TRAIN Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson (Columbia 05594) | 26 | 30 | 35 | 7 | |
| 26 | STAND UP Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5513) | 32 | 40 | 46 | 7 | |
| 27 | LOST IN THE FIFTIES TONIGHT (In The Still Of The Night) Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14135) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| 28 | I FELL IN LOVE AGAIN LAST NIGHT Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28988) | 13 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
| 29 | ME AND PAUL Willie Nelson (Columbia 05597) | 34 | 42 | 50 | 6 | |
| 30 | SOMEBODY ELSE’S FIRE Janie Fricke (Columbia 05617) | 37 | 45 | 53 | 6 | |
| 31 | LOVE TALKS Ronnie McDowell (Epic 05404) | 16 | 9 | 9 | 15 | |
| 32 | IF IT WEREN’T FOR HIM Vince Gill (RCA 14140) | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| 33 | IN ANOTHER MINUTE Jim Glaser (MCA/Noble Vision 52672) | 39 | 46 | 54 | 6 | |
| 34 | I KNOW THE WAY TO YOU BY HEART Vern Gosdin (Compleat 145) | 35 | 39 | 41 | 8 | |
| 35 | WITH JUST ONE LOOK IN YOUR EYES Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) (Epic 05398) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 17 | |
| 36 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE Ed Bruce (RCA 14150) | 31 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 37 | SHE’S COMIN’ BACK TO SAY GOODBYE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 28976) | 33 | 25 | 6 | 16 | |
| 38 | BREAK AWAY Gail Davies (RCA 14184) | 45 | 54 | 65 | 5 | |
| 39 | IF THE PHONE DOESN’T RING, IT’S ME Jimmy Buffett (MCA 52664) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 6 | |
| 40 | HAVE MERCY Judds (RCA/Curb 14193) | 48 | 61 | 72 | 4 | |
| 41 | BETTY’S BEIN’ BAD Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5517) | 50 | 60 | 69 | 4 | |
| 42 | TOKYO, OKLAHOMA John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28916) | 36 | 26 | 27 | 10 | |
| 43 | MORNING DESIRE Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU Joe Stampley (Epic 05592) | 51 | 57 | 64 | 5 | |
| 45 | THEY NEVER HAD TO GET OVER YOU Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 28901) | 54 | 62 | 71 | 4 | |
| 46 | LOVIN’ UP A STORM Bandana (Warner Bros. 28939) | 47 | 48 | 58 | 7 | |
| 47 | A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 14192) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | BABY’S EYES Lane Brody (EMI America 8283) | 49 | 51 | 60 | 7 | |
| 49 | AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN Merle Haggard (Epic 05659) | 56 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
| 50 | NEVER BE YOU Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05621) | 60 | 67 | 76 | 4 | |
| 51 | RIVER IN THE RAIN Roger Miller (MCA 52663) | 53 | 59 | 68 | 5 | |
| 52 | HOME AGAIN IN MY HEART Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897) | 62 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | ’TIL A TEAR BECOMES A ROSE Leon Everette (Mercury 884 040) | 61 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| 54 | IT’S TIME FOR LOVE Don Williams (MCA 52692) | 65 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | ONLY IN MY MIND Reba McEntire (MCA 52691) | 66 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 56 | BETWEEN BLUE EYES AND JEANS Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28966) | 40 | 33 | 21 | 17 | |
| 57 | MY HEART HOLDS ON Holly Dunn (MTM 72057) | 59 | 66 | 73 | 4 | |
| 58 | AMERICAN FARMER Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05638) | 67 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | UP ON YOUR LOVE Karen Taylor-Good (Mesa 1119) | 64 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| 60 | SHE TOLD ME YES Chance (Mercury 884 178) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | GET BACK TO THE COUNTRY Neil Young (Geffen 28883) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | MEMORIES TO BURN Gene Watson (Epic 05633) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | TWO HEART HARMONY Kendalls (Mercury 884 140) | 74 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | DRINKIN’ AND DREAMIN’ Waylon Jennings (RCA 14094) | 38 | 27 | 12 | 19 | |
| 65 | KERN RIVER Merle Haggard (Epic 05426) | 43 | 36 | 31 | 17 | |
| 66 | THE LEGEND AND THE MAN Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28866) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | RUNAWAY GO HOME Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 05632) | 70 | 77 | 85 | 4 | |
| 68 | OLD SCHOOL John Conlee (MCA 52695) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | THE NIGHT HAS A HEART OF ITS OWN Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 05644) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | I FEEL THE COUNTRY CALLIN’ ME Mac Davis (MCA 52669) | 79 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | SHOOTIN’ FROM THE HEART Freddy Weller (Evergreen 1036) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | FEED THE FIRE Keith Stegall (Epic 05643) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU Whites (MCA/Curb 52697) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE Judy Rodman (MTM 72054) | 42 | 35 | 24 | 13 | |
| 75 | AN OFFER I COULDN’T REFUSE Sammi Smith (Step One 347) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | IT’S SUCH A HEARTACHE Hillary Kanter (RCA 14185) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | HEART DON’T DO THIS TO ME Loretta Lynn (MCA 52621) | 46 | 41 | 34 | 16 | |
| 78 | I TELL IT LIKE IT USED TO BE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | USED TO BLUE Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5477) | 44 | 37 | 32 | 21 | |
| 80 | HOLDIN’ THE FAMILY TOGETHER The Shoppe (MTM 72056) | 52 | 53 | 59 | 7 | |
| 81 | WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GIRLS (That Willio And Hoolie Knew) Fernando 100% Marvelous & Half Nelson (NLT 1987) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | LOVES BEEN HELL ON ME Terry Stafford (Player Int’l 115) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | HEART OF THE COUNTRY Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 177) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LONELY TOGETHER A. J. Masters (Bermuda Dunes 111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I’VE GOT THE HEART FOR YOU Keith Whitley (RCA 14173) | 58 | 58 | 66 | 6 | |
| 86 | SWEET GERALDINE Jimmy Windrow (Hillton 2010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | THE HAIRCUT SONG Ray Stevens (MCA 52657) | 63 | 52 | 55 | 5 | |
| 88 | LATE MOVIES AND MEMORIES Geary Hanley (Kansa 624) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SHE’S GOT THE RHYTHM (And I’ve Got The Blues) Buckeye (NSD 205) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | MODERN DAY ROMANCE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29027) | 68 | 43 | 38 | 21 | |
| 91 | DOWN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS Tom T. Hall (Mercury 884 017) | 73 | 44 | 40 | 10 | |
| 92 | BLUE HIGHWAY John Conlee (MCA 52625) | 76 | 49 | 42 | 17 | |
| 93 | I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU DON’T WANT ME Rosanne Cash (Columbia 04809) | 78 | 50 | 43 | 21 | |
| 94 | QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS Tony Alamo (Alamo 333) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | DOWN THE ROAD MOUNTAIN PASS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic 05446) | 81 | 55 | 45 | 9 | |
| 96 | CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT Sylvia (RCA 14107) | 82 | 56 | 47 | 18 | |
| 97 | I’LL DANCE THE TWO STEP Shelly West (Warner/Viva 28909) | 84 | 65 | 67 | 6 | |
| 98 | LOVE IS ALIVE Judds (RCA/Curb 14093) | 83 | 63 | 48 | 21 | |
| 99 | I’M LOOKIN’ FOR SOMEONE LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 234) | 93 | 93 | 84 | 5 | |
| 100 | HAVE I GOT A DEAL FOR YOU Reba McEntire (MCA 52604) | 85 | 71 | 49 | 20 | |
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