| The CASH BOX Top 100 Country Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 17, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HIGHWAYMAN Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson (Columbia 04881) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2 | SHE’S SINGLE AGAIN Janie Fricke (Columbia 04896) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| 3 | REAL LOVE Dolly Parton (with Kenny Rogers) (RCA 14058) | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |
| 4 | LOVE IS ALIVE Judds (RCA/Curb 14093) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | |
| 5 | THE FIREMAN George Strait (MCA 52586) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | |
| 6 | I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU DON’T WANT ME Rosanne Cash (Columbia 04809) | 8 | 11 | 16 | 11 | |
| 7 | MODERN DAY ROMANCE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29027) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | |
| 8 | I’M FOR LOVE Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb 29022) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |
| 9 | I WANT EVERYONE TO CRY Restless Heart (RCA 14086) | 11 | 13 | 20 | 12 | |
| 10 | USED TO BLUE Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5477) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 11 | |
| 11 | HAVE I GOT A DEAL FOR YOU Reba McEntire (MCA 52604) | 13 | 17 | 22 | 10 | |
| 12 | CAROLINA IN THE PINES Michael Martin Murphey (EMI America 8265) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 12 | |
| 13 | FORTY HOUR WEEK (For A Livin’) Alabama (RCA 14085) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 14 | I NEVER MADE LOVE (Till I Made Love With You) Mac Davis (MCA 52573) | 16 | 18 | 24 | 11 | |
| 15 | DRINKIN’ AND DREAMIN’ Waylon Jennings (RCA 14094) | 17 | 19 | 26 | 9 | |
| 16 | I FELL IN LOVE AGAIN LAST NIGHT Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28988) | 18 | 20 | 28 | 8 | |
| 17 | YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM YOUR HEART Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 04884) | 19 | 21 | 27 | 11 | |
| 18 | COLD SUMMER DAY IN GEORGIA Gene Watson (Epic 05407) | 20 | 24 | 29 | 10 | |
| 19 | BETWEEN BLUE EYES AND JEANS Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28966) | 21 | 26 | 33 | 7 | |
| 20 | MY TOOT-TOOT Rockin’ Sidney (Epic 05430) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 21 | I DON’T THINK I’M READY FOR YOU Anne Murray (Capitol 5472) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
| 22 | CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT Sylvia (RCA 14107) | 28 | 32 | 37 | 8 | |
| 23 | HOMETOWN GOSSIP Whites (MCA/Curb 52615) | 27 | 31 | 35 | 8 | |
| 24 | WITH JUST ONE LOOK IN YOUR EYES Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) (Epic 05398) | 30 | 34 | 40 | 7 | |
| 25 | PRETTY LADY Keith Stegall (Epic 04934) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 10 | |
| 26 | LOST IN THE FIFTIES TONIGHT (In The Still Of The Night) Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14135) | 31 | 37 | 45 | 6 | |
| 27 | BLUE HIGHWAY John Conlee (MCA 52625) | 32 | 36 | 43 | 7 | |
| 28 | SHE’S COMIN’ BACK TO SAY GOODBYE Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 28976) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 6 | |
| 29 | OLD HIPPIE Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52579) | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 30 | KERN RIVER Merle Haggard (Epic 05426) | 35 | 41 | 46 | 7 | |
| 31 | LET A LITTLE LOVE COME IN Charley Pride (RCA 14134) | 36 | 42 | 53 | 6 | |
| 32 | MEET ME IN MONTANA Marie Osmond (with Dan Seals) (Capitol/Curb 5478) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 5 | |
| 33 | IF YOU BREAK MY HEART Kendalls (Mercury 880 828) | 22 | 22 | 25 | 12 | |
| 34 | LOVE TALKS Ronnie McDowell (Epic 05404) | 42 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| 35 | YOU MAKE ME WANT TO MAKE YOU MINE Juice Newton (RCA 14139) | 43 | 51 | 63 | 5 | |
| 36 | IF IT WEREN’T FOR HIM Vince Gill (RCA 14140) | 45 | 53 | 66 | 5 | |
| 37 | HEART DON’T DO THIS TO ME Loretta Lynn (MCA 52621) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 6 | |
| 38 | HE WON’T GIVE IN Kathy Mattea (Mercury 880 867) | 46 | 54 | 67 | 5 | |
| 39 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52646) | 49 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | LOVE DON’T CARE (Whose Heart It Breaks) Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14060) | 23 | 10 | 1 | 16 | |
| 41 | (Love Always) LETTER TO HOME Glen Campbell (Atlantic America 99647) | 26 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
| 42 | SMOOTH SAILING (Rock In The Road) Mark Gray (Columbia 05403) | 47 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| 43 | HOTTEST “EX” IN TEXAS Becky Hobbs (EMI America 8273) | 29 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| 44 | SOME FOOLS NEVER LEARN Steve Wariner (MCA 52644) | 51 | 58 | 72 | 4 | |
| 45 | I WILL DANCE WITH YOU Karen Brooks (with Johnny Cash) (Warner Bros. 28979) | 50 | 57 | 71 | 4 | |
| 46 | RHYTHM GUITAR Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28952) | 53 | 64 | 81 | 4 | |
| 47 | DIXIE ROAD Lee Greenwood (MCA 52564) | 33 | 23 | 2 | 18 | |
| 48 | WHAT USED TO BE CRAZY Bama Band (Compleat 144) | 48 | 49 | 58 | 6 | |
| 49 | YOU CAN LEAD A HEART TO LOVE (But You Can’t Make It Fall) Tammy Wynette (Epic 05399) | 54 | 63 | 76 | 4 | |
| 50 | WHO’S GONNA FILL THEIR SHOES George Jones (Epic 05439) | 56 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOU Eddy Raven (RCA 14164) | 57 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | HELLO MARY LOU Statler Brothers (Mercury 880 685) | 37 | 25 | 9 | 18 | |
| 53 | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOOL Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1525) | 55 | 62 | 69 | 6 | |
| 54 | PAINT THE TOWN BLUE Robin Lee & Lobo (Evergreen 1033) | 38 | 39 | 44 | 8 | |
| 55 | YOU COULD BE THE ONE WOMAN Chance (Mercury 880 959) | 63 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | A LONG AND LASTING LOVE Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28963) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | FORGIVING YOU WAS EASY Willie Nelson (Columbia 04847) | 40 | 29 | 14 | 19 | |
| 58 | LASSO THE MOON Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29028) | 44 | 33 | 8 | 16 | |
| 59 | YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE Judy Rodman (MTM 72054) | 68 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | NOBODY EVER GETS ENOUGH LOVE Con Hunley (Capitol 5485) | 67 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | I’M GOING TO LEAVE YOU TOMORROW John Schneider (MCA 52648) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 04890) | 52 | 35 | 18 | 14 | |
| 63 | I’LL BE YOUR FOOL TONIGHT Jim Glaser (MCA/Noble Vision 52619) | 58 | 40 | 41 | 8 | |
| 64 | IF IT AIN’T LOVE Ed Bruce (RCA 14150) | 72 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | THING ABOUT YOU Southern Pacific (Warner Bros. 28943) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | IT AIN’T GONNA WORRY MY MIND Ray Charles (with Mickey Gilley) (Columbia 04860) | 59 | 43 | 23 | 16 | |
| 67 | SHE’S A MIRACLE Exile (Epic 04864) | 60 | 44 | 36 | 19 | |
| 68 | DIM LIGHTS, THICK SMOKE (And Loud, Loud Music) Vern Gosdin (Compleat 142) | 61 | 46 | 31 | 16 | |
| 69 | WHEN I GET HOME Bobby Bare (EMI America 8279) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | IT’S A SHORT WALK FROM HEAVEN TO HELL John Schneider (MCA 52567) | 62 | 48 | 38 | 18 | |
| 71 | SAVE THE LAST CHANCE Johnny Lee (Warner Bros./Full Moon 29021) | 64 | 52 | 39 | 15 | |
| 72 | SHE KEEPS THE HOME FIRES BURNING Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14034) | 65 | 55 | 49 | 20 | |
| 73 | HANG ON TO YOUR HEART Exile (Epic 05580) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | HE BURNS ME UP Lane Brody (EMI America 8266) | 69 | 60 | 50 | 15 | |
| 75 | DON’T MAKE ME WAIT ON THE MOON Shelly West (Warner/Viva 78997) | 70 | 61 | 51 | 11 | |
| 76 | DON’T TELL ME LOVE IS KIND Almost Brothers (MTM 72053) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | MAYBE MY BABY Louise Mandrell (RCA 14039) | 73 | 67 | 52 | 20 | |
| 78 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE Margo Smith & Tom Grant (Bermuda Dunes 110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | YOU DONE ME WRONG Mel Tillis (RCA 14061) | 75 | 65 | 42 | 11 | |
| 80 | DROWNING IN MEMORIES T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5499) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | WHY NOT TONIGHT Atlanta (MCA 52603) | 76 | 69 | 54 | 9 | |
| 82 | UNWED FATHERS Gail Davies (RCA 14095) | 78 | 71 | 59 | 8 | |
| 83 | WHEN YOU LEAVE THAT WAY YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK Bill Anderson (Swanee 5018) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | HEART TROUBLE Steve Wariner (MCA 52562) | 79 | 72 | 60 | 19 | |
| 85 | SIZE SEVEN ROUND (Made Of Gold) George Jones & Lacy J. Dalton (Epic 04876) | 80 | 73 | 62 | 17 | |
| 86 | MAKE-UP AND FADED BLUE JEANS Merle Haggard (MCA 52595) | 81 | 74 | 64 | 10 | |
| 87 | OPERATOR, OPERATOR Eddy Raven (RCA 14044) | 82 | 76 | 57 | 18 | |
| 88 | IT’S ALL OVER NOW John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29002) | 83 | 70 | 47 | 16 | |
| 89 | LITTLE THINGS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52556) | 84 | 80 | 73 | 21 | |
| 90 | NIGHTSHIFT Nashville Nightshift (NCA 133737) | 85 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | LET IT ROLL (Let It Rock) Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5458) | 88 | 79 | 70 | 23 | |
| 92 | (I Spent The Nite In) THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME Grant Turner & Melissa Kay (Killer 1001) | 87 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | NOBODY WANTS TO BE ALONE Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29050) | 89 | 82 | 65 | 22 | |
| 94 | YOU JUST HURT MY LAST FEELING Sammi Smith (Step One 342) | 90 | 83 | 83 | 8 | |
| 95 | MY OLD YELLOW CAR Dan Seals (EMI America 8261) | 91 | 81 | 75 | 21 | |
| 96 | A BAR WITH NO BEER Tom T. Hall (Mercury 880 690) | 92 | 84 | 78 | 13 | |
| 97 | ANY TIME Osmond Brothers (Warner/Curb 28982) | 95 | 92 | 84 | 11 | |
| 98 | COUNTRY BOY Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04831) | 96 | 89 | 74 | 22 | |
| 99 | NATURAL HIGH Merle Haggard (Epic 04830) | 97 | 90 | 79 | 23 | |
| 100 | PLAYING FOR KEEPS Holly Dunn (MTM 72052) | 98 | 91 | 82 | 12 | |
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