| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 21, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HAVE MERCY Judds (RCA/Curb 14193) | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2 | MORNING DESIRE Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
| 3 | SOMEBODY ELSE’S FIRE Janie Fricke (Columbia 05617) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| 4 | STAND UP Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5513) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |
| 5 | HOME AGAIN IN MY HEART Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897) | 10 | 15 | 21 | 11 | |
| 6 | THE CHAIR George Strait (MCA 52667) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | BETTY’S BEIN’ BAD Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5517) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 8 | NEVER BE YOU Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05621) | 11 | 16 | 22 | 12 | |
| 9 | BOP Dan Seals (EMI America 8289) | 15 | 21 | 27 | 8 | |
| 10 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05585) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 11 | ONLY IN MY MIND Reba McEntire (MCA 52691) | 14 | 18 | 23 | 12 | |
| 12 | A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 14192) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| 13 | OLD SCHOOL John Conlee (MCA 52695) | 17 | 23 | 29 | 9 | |
| 14 | BREAK AWAY Gail Davies (RCA 14184) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 13 | |
| 15 | MEMORIES TO BURN Gene Watson (Epic 05633) | 18 | 24 | 28 | 10 | |
| 16 | JUST IN CASE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28875) | 21 | 28 | 35 | 8 | |
| 17 | NOBODY FALLS LIKE A FOOL Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14172) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 18 | IT’S TIME FOR LOVE Don Williams (MCA 52692) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 11 | |
| 19 | (Back To The) HEARTBREAK KID Restless Heart (RCA 14190) | 24 | 27 | 33 | 8 | |
| 20 | THE LEGEND AND THE MAN Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28866) | 23 | 26 | 31 | 9 | |
| 21 | HURT Juice Newton (RCA 14199) | 27 | 34 | 45 | 7 | |
| 22 | LIE TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52668) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 23 | SHE TOLD ME YES Chance (Mercury 884 178) | 25 | 30 | 34 | 10 | |
| 24 | YOU CAN DREAM OF ME Steve Wariner (MCA 52721) | 31 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| 25 | MAKIN’ UP FOR LOST TIME (The Dallas Lovers’ Song) Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856) | 33 | 39 | 49 | 5 | |
| 26 | THERE’S NO STOPPING YOUR HEART Marie Osmond (Capitol/Curb 5521) | 32 | 37 | 46 | 7 | |
| 27 | I TELL IT LIKE IT USED TO BE T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524) | 30 | 33 | 39 | 10 | |
| 28 | I DON’T MIND THE THORNS (If You’re The Rose) Lee Greenwood (MCA 52656) | 16 | 7 | 2 | 17 | |
| 29 | I DON’T WANT TO GET OVER YOU Whites (MCA/Curb 52697) | 29 | 32 | 38 | 9 | |
| 30 | COME ON IN (You Did The Best You Could Do) Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52722) | 34 | 43 | 54 | 5 | |
| 31 | THE DEVIL’S ON THE LOOSE Waylon Jennings (RCA 14215) | 38 | 48 | 56 | 6 | |
| 32 | DOWN IN TENNESSEE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 28855) | 36 | 40 | 47 | 6 | |
| 33 | THEY NEVER HAD TO GET OVER YOU Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 28901) | 20 | 20 | 24 | 12 | |
| 34 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99600) | 40 | 46 | 52 | 5 | |
| 35 | I SURE NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Judy Rodman (MTM 72061) | 39 | 44 | 51 | 6 | |
| 36 | BURNED LIKE A ROCKET Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America 99599) | 41 | 45 | 50 | 8 | |
| 37 | THE ONE I LOVED BACK THEN (The Corvette Song) George Jones (Epic 05698) | 48 | 55 | 69 | 4 | |
| 38 | PERFECT STRANGER Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28870) | 45 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| 39 | ME AND PAUL Willie Nelson (Columbia 05597) | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| 40 | YOU ARE MY MUSIC, YOU ARE MY SONG Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) (Epic 05693) | 44 | 51 | 58 | 4 | |
| 41 | I LOVE YOU BY HEART Sylvia & Michael Johnson (RCA 14217) | 51 | 56 | 65 | 5 | |
| 42 | PLEASE BE LOVE Mark Gray (Columbia 05695) | 49 | 54 | 61 | 5 | |
| 43 | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF LOVE Robin Lee (Evergreen 1037) | 47 | 52 | 57 | 7 | |
| 44 | THINK ABOUT LOVE Dolly Parton (RCA 14218) | 52 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | OKLAHOMA BORDERLINE Vince Gill (RCA 14216) | 53 | 63 | 74 | 4 | |
| 46 | TOO MUCH ON MY HEART Statler Brothers (Mercury 884 016) | 22 | 11 | 1 | 18 | |
| 47 | I COULD GET USED TO YOU Exile (Epic 05723) | 54 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | FAST LANES AND COUNTRY ROADS Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52737) | 56 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | FEED THE FIRE Keith Stegall (Epic 05643) | 42 | 41 | 43 | 9 | |
| 50 | HEART OF THE COUNTRY Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884 177) | 43 | 42 | 44 | 9 | |
| 51 | TIMBERLINE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28852) | 58 | 64 | 71 | 5 | |
| 52 | STILL HURTIN’ ME Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 05699) | 61 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU Con Hunley (Capitol 5525) | 62 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE BY NOW Eddy Raven (RCA 14250) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | SHE’S LOVIN’ ME HOME TONIGHT David Houston (CBT 9205) | 57 | 57 | 63 | 7 | |
| 56 | GET BACK TO THE COUNTRY Neil Young (Geffen 28883) | 35 | 29 | 30 | 10 | |
| 57 | IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING Tom Jones (Mercury 884 252) | 66 | 67 | 70 | 5 | |
| 58 | EVERYDAY James Taylor (Columbia 05681) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | TWO HEARTS CAN’T BE WRONG Two Hearts (MDJ 5831) | 55 | 60 | 66 | 5 | |
| 60 | I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28947) | 46 | 12 | 5 | 18 | |
| 61 | LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Patty Loveless (MCA 52694) | 70 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| 62 | OLD BLUE YODELER Razzy Bailey (MCA 52701) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | EVERYTHING IS CHANGING Johnny Paycheck (A.M.I. 1327) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | HONKY TONK TONIGHT Colt Daniels (Mesa 1120) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | WHAT’S A MEMORY LIKE YOU (Doing In A Love Like This) John Schneider (MCA 52723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | WHAT A MEMORY YOU’D MAKE Jim Collins (White Gold 22251) | 75 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | WHILE THE MOON’S IN TOWN The Shoppe (MTM 72063) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | SOME SUCH FOOLISHNESS Tommy Roe (MCA/Curb 52711) | 63 | 65 | 67 | 5 | |
| 69 | DREAMLAND EXPRESS John Denver (RCA 14227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | FIVE FINGERS Ray Price (Step One 350) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | AMERICAN WALTZ Merle Haggard (Epic 05734) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | COFFEE BROWN EYES Billy Walker (Tall Texan 59) | 65 | 66 | 64 | 7 | |
| 73 | LOVE GONE BAD Jay Clark (Concorde 301) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | I’M GONNA HURT HER ON THE RADIO David Allan Coe (Columbia 05631) | 50 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 75 | YOUR MEMORY AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE Mickey Gilley (Epic 05744) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | BABY WHEN YOUR HEART BREAKS DOWN Osmond Brothers (EMI America/Curb 8298) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Brenda Lee (MCA 52720) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | COUNTRY MUSIC LIVES TODAY Bill Anderson (Swanee 5022) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS Tony Alamo (Alamo 333) | 80 | 75 | 75 | 10 | |
| 80 | FEEL THE FIRE Family Brown (RCA 50837) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | LOUISIANA LEGS Del Reeves (Playback 1102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN Alabama (RCA 14165) | 60 | 31 | 26 | 18 | |
| 83 | I FEEL A HEARTACHE COMING ON Bobbi Lace (GBS 728) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | I HOPE THIS NITE WILL NEVER END Mal Stover (Killer 1003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | HANG ON TO YOUR HEART Exile (Epic 05580) | 59 | 49 | 16 | 19 | |
| 86 | RENO AND ME Bobby Bare (EMI America 8296) | 79 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 87 | DONCHA? T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05591) | 37 | 25 | 11 | 16 | |
| 88 | IF THE PHONE DOESN’T RING, IT’S ME Jimmy Buffett (MCA 52664) | 28 | 19 | 19 | 14 | |
| 89 | SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES Maines Brothers Band (Mercury 884 228) | 68 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| 90 | YOU’LL NEVER KNOW Lew DeWitt (Compleat 147) | 73 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 91 | THE PART OF ME THAT NEEDS YOU MOST B. J. Thomas (Columbia 05647) | 84 | 59 | 62 | 6 | |
| 92 | SHE ALMOST MAKES ME FORGET ABOUT YOU Larry Wayne Kennedy (Jere 1001) | 88 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | (If You Ain’t Got It) I DON’T NEED IT ANYWAY Bill Pitcock (Motion 1020) | 89 | 76 | 79 | 5 | |
| 94 | I’M LEAVING NOW Johnny Cash (Columbia 05672) | 82 | 82 | 88 | 4 | |
| 95 | MUSICAL FIX Ernie Bivens 3rd (GBS 725) | 78 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| 96 | SHE’S MINE NOW Carl Farris (Swanee 5021) | 77 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| 97 | MR. BARTENDER Carol Roman (RCI 2390) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | MY BEST FRIEND THINKS HE’S ‘RAMBO’ Ken Burrows (GBS 726) | 76 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | I FEEL THE COUNTRY CALLIN’ ME Mac Davis (MCA 52669) | 87 | 36 | 36 | 11 | |
| 100 | THIS AIN’T DALLAS Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 28912) | 90 | 38 | 18 | 16 | |
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