| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 18, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | STEP THAT STEP Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5446) | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2 | SOMEBODY SHOULD LEAVE Reba McEntire (MCA 52527) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
| 3 | WARNING SIGN Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29089) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | |
| 4 | FALLIN’ IN LOVE Sylvia (RCA 13997) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | |
| 5 | RADIO HEART Charly McClain (Epic 04777) | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | |
| 6 | IN A NEW YORK MINUTE Ronnie McDowell (Epic 04816) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | |
| 7 | WORKING MAN John Conlee (MCA 52543) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 12 | |
| 8 | SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Mark Gray & Tammy Wynette (Columbia 04782) | 12 | 17 | 22 | 13 | |
| 9 | YOU’RE GOING OUT OF MY MIND T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 29071) | 10 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | GIRLS NIGHT OUT Judds (RCA/Curb 13991) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 11 | DON’T CALL HIM A COWBOY Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29057) | 14 | 18 | 24 | 10 | |
| 12 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE (Let’s Leave It Alone) Whites (MCA/Curb 52535) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 11 | |
| 13 | NATURAL HIGH Merle Haggard (Epic 04830) | 15 | 19 | 27 | 10 | |
| 14 | COUNTRY BOY Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04831) | 16 | 20 | 28 | 9 | |
| 15 | THERE’S NO LOVE IN TENNESSEE Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52537) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 11 | |
| 16 | LITTLE THINGS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52556) | 19 | 25 | 32 | 8 | |
| 17 | LET IT ROLL (Let It Rock) Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5458) | 21 | 26 | 31 | 10 | |
| 18 | NOBODY WANTS TO BE ALONE Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29050) | 22 | 27 | 35 | 9 | |
| 19 | CALIFORNIA Keith Stegall (Epic 04771) | 20 | 23 | 30 | 12 | |
| 20 | WHITE LINE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29041) | 23 | 29 | 36 | 9 | |
| 21 | DON’T CALL IT LOVE Dolly Parton (RCA 13987) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| 22 | SHE KEEPS THE HOME FIRES BURNING Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14034) | 25 | 32 | 42 | 7 | |
| 23 | FORGIVING YOU WAS EASY Willie Nelson (Columbia 04847) | 32 | 38 | 49 | 6 | |
| 24 | MY OLD YELLOW CAR Dan Seals (EMI America 8261) | 31 | 36 | 44 | 8 | |
| 25 | IT’S YOUR REPUTATION TALKIN’ Kathy Mattea (Mercury 880 595) | 26 | 30 | 34 | 8 | |
| 26 | I’VE BEEN HAD BY LOVE BEFORE Judy Rodman (MTM 72050) | 27 | 31 | 37 | 9 | |
| 27 | TRUE LOVE Vince Gill (RCA 14020) | 28 | 33 | 38 | 10 | |
| 28 | SHE’S A MIRACLE Exile (Epic 04864) | 34 | 40 | 51 | 6 | |
| 29 | WHEN GIVIN’ UP WAS EASY Ed Bruce (RCA 14037) | 33 | 37 | 45 | 7 | |
| 30 | DIXIE ROAD Lee Greenwood (MCA 52564) | 36 | 51 | 65 | 5 | |
| 31 | MAYBE MY BABY Louise Mandrell (RCA 14039) | 35 | 39 | 46 | 7 | |
| 32 | HELLO MARY LOU Statler Brothers (Mercury 880 685) | 37 | 43 | 58 | 5 | |
| 33 | HEART TROUBLE Steve Wariner (MCA 52562) | 38 | 42 | 56 | 6 | |
| 34 | (That’s What You Do) WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 29114) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | |
| 35 | IT’S ALL OVER NOW John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29002) | 43 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | THERE’S NO WAY Alabama (RCA 13992) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 37 | OPERATOR, OPERATOR Eddy Raven (RCA 14044) | 47 | 60 | 73 | 5 | |
| 38 | A FEW GOOD MEN Terri Gibbs (Warner Bros. 29056) | 40 | 48 | 63 | 6 | |
| 39 | WHO’S THE BLONDE STRANGER? Jimmy Buffett (MCA 52550) | 41 | 47 | 62 | 6 | |
| 40 | DON’T CRY DARLIN’ David Allan Coe (Columbia 04846) | 45 | 57 | 70 | 5 | |
| 41 | DOWN ON THE FARM Charley Pride (RCA 14045) | 46 | 58 | 71 | 6 | |
| 42 | TIME DON’T RUN OUT ON ME Anne Murray (Capitol 5436) | 24 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| 43 | LASSO THE MOON Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29028) | 50 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | IT’S A SHORT WALK FROM HEAVEN TO HELL John Schneider (MCA 52567) | 52 | 62 | 76 | 5 | |
| 45 | LOVE IS WHAT WE MAKE IT Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1524) | 51 | 64 | 82 | 4 | |
| 46 | YOU’RE EVERY STEP I TAKE Johnny Paycheck (A.M.I. 1323) | 48 | 59 | 68 | 7 | |
| 47 | SIZE SEVEN ROUND (Made Of Gold) George Jones & Lacy J. Dalton (Epic 04876) | 54 | 65 | 81 | 4 | |
| 48 | DIM LIGHTS, THICK SMOKE (And Loud, Loud Music) Vern Gosdin (Compleat 142) | 53 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY George Strait (MCA 52526) | 29 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 50 | LOVE DON’T CARE (Whose Heart It Breaks) Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14060) | 58 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | I NEED MORE OF YOU Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52518) | 30 | 13 | 3 | 18 | |
| 52 | I’M FOR LOVE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29022) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | IT AIN’T GONNA WORRY MY MIND Ray Charles (with Mickey Gilley) (Columbia 04860) | 59 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | FOUR WHEEL DRIVE Kendalls (Mercury 880 588) | 39 | 24 | 25 | 12 | |
| 55 | IT’S JUST ANOTHER HEARTACHE Bandana (Warner Bros. 29029) | 61 | 68 | 83 | 4 | |
| 56 | TOO GOOD TO SAY NO TO Leon Everette (Mercury 880 611) | 42 | 44 | 57 | 8 | |
| 57 | PITY PARTY Bill Anderson (Swanee 5015) | 64 | 71 | 75 | 5 | |
| 58 | OLD HIPPIE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52579) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | WE WORK Hillary Kanter (RCA 14053) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Bobby Rich (Universal Artist 1037) | 63 | 66 | 69 | 7 | |
| 61 | HIGHWAYMAN Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson (Columbia 04881) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | SHE’S SINGLE AGAIN Janie Fricke (Columbia 04896) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | I’M THE ONE MAMA WARNED YOU ABOUT Mickey Gilley (Epic 04746) | 44 | 28 | 10 | 16 | |
| 64 | SAVE THE LAST CHANCE Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 29021) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | HIGH HORSE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29099) | 49 | 22 | 6 | 18 | |
| 66 | I DON’T THINK I’M READY FOR YOU Anne Murray (Capitol 5472) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | FORTY HOUR WEEK (For A Livin’) Alabama (RCA 14085) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | MY SWEET-EYED GEORGIA GIRL Atlanta (MCA 52552) | 55 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
| 69 | MAJOR MOVES Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29095) | 56 | 35 | 17 | 18 | |
| 70 | YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY GOOD-BYE IN THE MORNING Jim Collins (White Gold 22250) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | STARLITE Karen Taylor-Good (Mesa 1118) | 62 | 50 | 54 | 8 | |
| 72 | NEW TRADITION Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 230) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | GO CAT GO J.C. Weaver (Wild Turkey 7716) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | (She’s Got A Hold Of Me Where It Hurts) SHE WON’T LET GO Ray Price (Step One 341) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | STILL ON A ROLL Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia 04843) | 66 | 67 | 72 | 5 | |
| 76 | HE BURNS ME UP Lane Brody (EMI America 8266) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | COUNTRY GIRLS John Schneider (MCA 52510) | 68 | 45 | 23 | 21 | |
| 78 | EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE ON SATURDAY NIGHT Maines Brothers Band (Mercury 880 536) | 71 | 41 | 21 | 15 | |
| 79 | HONOR BOUND Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13960) | 57 | 34 | 11 | 19 | |
| 80 | GO DOWN EASY Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic 04835) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | (Love Always) LETTER TO HOME Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99647) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | LEAVING Charleston Express With Jesse Wales (Soundwaves 4749) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU Margo Smith (Bermuda Dunes 106) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | TO BE LOVERS Chance (Mercury 880 555) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 04890) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | NOTHING CAN HURT ME NOW Gail Davies (RCA 14017) | 72 | 54 | 40 | 13 | |
| 87 | HOLD ME LOOSELY Don Hall (NSD 201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | BURN BABY BURN Dianne Sherrill (BPC 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | ROLLIN’ LONELY Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 29110) | 73 | 49 | 33 | 19 | |
| 90 | TELL ME HOW Jack Young (BGM 22085) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | WALTZ ME TO HEAVEN Waylon Jennings (RCA 13984) | 77 | 52 | 39 | 18 | |
| 92 | CRAZY Kenny Rogers (RCA 13975) | 78 | 55 | 41 | 22 | |
| 93 | MY IMAGINATION Marty Crawford (Spectrum Of Sound 5913) | 79 | 81 | 84 | 5 | |
| 94 | WALKIN’ A BROKEN HEART Don Williams (MCA 52514) | 80 | 46 | 29 | 19 | |
| 95 | I’M ON FIRE Debonaires (MTM 72051) | 82 | 83 | 86 | 4 | |
| 96 | MEN ON THE LINE Billy Chinnock (Alliance 615) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 5 | |
| 97 | SUDDENLY SINGLE Franki Treat (Champion 409) | 91 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | PULL AND TUG Marshall & The Lady (Delux 1003) | 87 | 88 | 90 | 5 | |
| 99 | SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS Ray Charles (with Willie Nelson) (Columbia 04715) | 89 | 74 | 48 | 23 | |
| 100 | HERE I AM AGAIN Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 04838) | 96 | 80 | 74 | 7 | |
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