CASH BOX COUNTRY SINGLES – 1985 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1985 Charts! |
| 1985 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 5 | Why Not Me - Judds (frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 12 | Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - George Strait | 56. Walkin’ A Broken Heart - Don Williams |
| January 19 | How Blue - Reba McEntire | 63. High Horse - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| January 26 | Years After You - John Conlee | 67. Let The Heartache Ride - Restless Heart |
| February 2 | (There’s A) Fire In The Night - Alabama | 54. The Cowboy Rides Away - George Strait |
| February 9 | Something In My Heart - Ricky Skaggs | 45. There’s No Way - Alabama |
| February 16 | Make My Life With You - Oak Ridge Boys | 62. Somebody Should Leave - Reba McEntire |
| February 23 | Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On - Mel McDaniel | 60. Warning Sign - Eddie Rabbitt |
| March 2 | Baby Bye Bye - Gary Morris | 67. Working Man - John Conlee |
| March 9 | My Baby’s Got Good Timing - Dan Seals | 54. You’re Going Out Of My Mind - T. |
| March 16 | Crazy For Your Love - Exile | 55. Don’t Call Him A Cowboy - Conway Twitty |
| March 23 | Seven Spanish Angels - Ray Charles (with Willie Nelson) | 64. Country Boy - Ricky Skaggs |
| March 30 | Crazy - Kenny Rogers | 64. Little Things - Oak Ridge Boys |
| April 6 | Walkin’ A Broken Heart - Don Williams | 73. When Givin’ Up Was Easy - Ed Bruce |
| April 13 | Honor Bound - Earl Thomas Conley | 67. Forgiving You Was Easy - Willie Nelson |
| April 20 | High Horse - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 63. Hello Mary Lou - Statler Brothers |
| April 27 | There’s No Way - Alabama | 81. Size Seven Round (Made Of Gold) - George Jones & Lacy J. Dalton |
| May 4 | Girls Night Out - Judds | 53. It’s All Over Now - John Anderson |
| May 11 | Somebody Should Leave - Reba McEntire | 60. I’m For Love - Hank Williams Jr. |
| May 18 | Step That Step - Sawyer Brown | 66. I Don’t Think I’m Ready For You - Anne Murray |
| May 25 | Radio Heart - Charly McClain | 71. Real Love - Dolly Parton (with Kenny Rogers) |
| June 1 | Fallin’ In Love - Sylvia | 68. The Fireman - George Strait |
| June 8 | Natural High - Merle Haggard | 62. Love Is Alive - Judds |
| June 15 | Country Boy - Ricky Skaggs | 65. Have I Got A Deal For You - Reba McEntire |
| June 22 | Little Things - Oak Ridge Boys | 71. Drinkin’ And Dreamin’ - Waylon Jennings |
| June 29 | She Keeps The Home Fires Burning - Ronnie Milsap | 66. I Fell In Love Again Last Night - Forester Sisters |
| July 6 | She’s A Miracle - Exile | 58. Between Blue Eyes And Jeans - Conway Twitty |
| July 13 | Forgiving You Was Easy - Willie Nelson | 68. Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In The Still Of The Night) - Ronnie Milsap |
| July 20 | Dixie Road - Lee Greenwood | 67. Meet Me In Montana - Marie Osmond (with Dan Seals) |
| July 27 | Love Don’t Care (Whose Heart It Breaks) - Earl Thomas Conley | 68. Smooth Sailing (Rock In The Road) - Mark Gray |
| August 3 | Forty Hour Week (For A Livin’) - Alabama | 59. Touch A Hand, Make A Friend - Oak Ridge Boys |
| August 10 | I’m For Love - Hank Williams Jr. | 66. A Long And Lasting Love - Crystal Gayle |
| August 17 | Highwayman - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson | 73. Hang On To Your Heart - Exile |
| August 24 | Real Love - Dolly Parton (with Kenny Rogers) | 52. Can’t Keep A Good Man Down - Alabama |
| August 31 | Love Is Alive - Judds | 68. Two Old Cats Like Us - Ray Charles (with Hank Williams Jr.) |
| September 7 | I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me - Rosanne Cash | 69. This Ain’t Dallas - Hank Williams Jr. |
| September 14 | Modern Day Romance - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 62. Lie To You For Your Love - Bellamy Brothers |
| September 21 | Drinkin’ And Dreamin’ - Waylon Jennings | 70. The Chair - George Strait |
| September 28 | I Fell In Love Again Last Night - Forester Sisters | 71. The Haircut Song - Ray Stevens |
| October 5 | Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In The Still Of The Night) - Ronnie Milsap | 69. Betty’s Bein’ Bad - Sawyer Brown |
| October 12 | Meet Me In Montana - Marie Osmond (with Dan Seals) | 69. Home Again In My Heart - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| October 19 | You Make Me Want To Make You Mine - Juice Newton | 55. Morning Desire - Kenny Rogers |
| October 26 | Touch A Hand, Make A Friend - Oak Ridge Boys | 66. The Legend And The Man - Conway Twitty |
| November 2 | Some Fools Never Learn - Steve Wariner | 68. Bop - Dan Seals |
| November 9 | Can’t Keep A Good Man Down - Alabama | 67. There’s No Stopping Your Heart - Marie Osmond |
| November 16 | Hang On To Your Heart - Exile | 66. Down In Tennessee - John Anderson |
| November 23 | I’ll Never Stop Loving You - Gary Morris | 59. It’s Just A Matter Of Time - Glen Campbell |
| November 30 | Too Much On My Heart - Statler Brothers | 58. You Are My Music, You Are My Song - Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) |
| December 7 | Nobody Falls Like A Fool - Earl Thomas Conley | 62. Think About Love - Dolly Parton |
| December 14 | The Chair - George Strait | 64. You Should Have Been Gone By Now - Eddy Raven |
| December 21 | Have Mercy - Judds | 65. What’s A Memory Like You (Doing In A Love Like This) - John Schneider |
| December 28 | Morning Desire - Kenny Rogers | 65. Some Girls Have All The Luck - Louise Mandrell |
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