| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1985 |
| TOP 50 COUNTRY SINGLES (As published in the December 28, 1985, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | THERE’S NO WAY – Alabama (RCA) |
| 2 | FORGIVING YOU WAS EASY – Willie Nelson (Columbia) |
| 3 | GIRLS NIGHT OUT – The Judds (RCA/Curb) |
| 4 | DIXIE ROAD – Lee Greenwood (MCA) |
| 5 | WHY NOT ME – The Judds (RCA/Curb) |
| 6 | MODERN DAY ROMANCE – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros.) |
| 7 | FALLIN’ IN LOVE – Sylvia (RCA 13997) |
| 8 | LOVE IS ALIVE – The Judds (RCA/Curb) |
| 9 | REAL LOVE – Dolly Parton (with Kenny Rogers) (RCA) |
| 10 | YOUR HEART’S NOT IN IT – Janie Fricke (Columbia) |
| 11 | I’M FOR LOVE – Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb) |
| 12 | HONOR BOUND – Earl Thomas Conley (RCA) |
| 13 | HIGHWAYMAN – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson (Columbia) |
| 14 | LITTLE THINGS – The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA) |
| 15 | SHE’S MY ROCK – George Jones (Epic) |
| 16 | CHANCE OF LOVIN’ YOU – Earl Thomas Conley (RCA) |
| 17 | SHE’S SINGLE AGAIN – Janie Fricke (Columbia) |
| 18 | STEP THAT STEP – Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb) |
| 19 | YOU COULD’VE HEARD A HEART BREAK – Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon) |
| 20 | HIGH HORSE – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros.) |
| 21 | FOOL’S GOLD – Lee Greenwood (MCA) |
| 22 | SHE KEEPS THE HOME FIRES BURNING – Ronnie Milsap (RCA) |
| 23 | CRAZY FOR YOUR LOVE – Exile (Epic) |
| 24 | LOVE DON’T CARE (Whose Heart It Breaks) – Earl Thomas Conley (RCA) |
| 25 | FORTY HOUR WEEK (For A Livin’) – Alabama (RCA) |
| 26 | WALKIN’ A BROKEN HEART – Don Williams (MCA) |
| 27 | SOMEBODY SHOULD LEAVE – Reba McEntire (MCA) |
| 28 | YEARS AFTER YOU – John Conlee (MCA) |
| 29 | SHE’S A MIRACLE – Exile (Epic) |
| 30 | MAKE MY LIFE WITH YOU – The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA) |
| 31 | DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND – George Strait (MCA) |
| 32 | CRAZY – Kenny Rogers (RCA) |
| 33 | MY BABY’S GOT GOOD TIMING – Dan Seals (EMI America) |
| 34 | SOMETHING IN MY HEART – Ricky Skaggs (Epic) |
| 35 | COUNTRY BOY – Ricky Skaggs (Epic) |
| 36 | BABY BYE BYE – Gary Morris (Warner Bros.) |
| 37 | HELLO MARY LOU – The Statler Brothers (Mercury) |
| 38 | NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO – Anne Murray (with Dave Loggins) (Capitol) |
| 39 | NATURAL HIGH – Merle Haggard (Epic) |
| 40 | DRINKIN’ AND DREAMIN’ – Waylon Jennings (RCA) |
| 41 | CITY OF NEW ORLEANS – Willie Nelson (Columbia) |
| 42 | YOU TURN ME ON (Like A Radio) – Ed Bruce (RCA) |
| 43 | RADIO HEART – Charly McClain (Epic) |
| 44 | WHAT I DIDN’T DO – Steve Wariner (MCA) |
| 45 | I’VE BEEN AROUND ENOUGH TO KNOW – John Schneider (MCA) |
| 46 | I NEED MORE OF YOU – The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb) |
| 47 | MY ONLY LOVE – The Statler Brothers (Mercury) |
| 48 | IF YOU’RE GONNA PLAY IN TEXAS (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band) – Alabama (RCA) |
| 49 | COUNTRY GIRLS – John Schneider (MCA) |
| 50 | IN A NEW YORK MINUTE – Ronnie McDowell (Epic) |