# Country-Musik 1985

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1985 im Genre Country-Musik.

## Events

* Ein Artikel der New York Times erklärt die Country-Musik für „tot“.
* Die Country Music Association vergibt erstmals die Auszeichnung Music Video of the Year. Hank Williams, Jr. ist mit seinem Video All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight erster Preisträger

## Top Hits des Jahres
### Jahresendcharts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) – Ronnie Milsap
* Dixie Road – Lee Greenwood
* Real Love – Dolly Parton with Kenny Rogers
* Radio Heart – Charly McClain
* Highwayman – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson
* She's Single Again – Janie Fricke
* I'm for Love – Hank Williams, Jr.
* Modern Day Romance – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
* Fallin' in Love – Sylvia
* Forgiving You Was Easy – Willie Nelson

### Nummer-1-Hits (Billboard)

* 5. Januar – Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait
* 12. Januar – The Best Year of My Life – Eddie Rabbitt
* 19. Januar – How Blue – Reba McEntire
* 26. Januar – (There's A) Fire in the Night – Alabama
* 2. Februar – A Place to Fall Apart – Merle Haggard, Janie Fricke
* 9. Februar – Ain't She Something Else – Conway Twitty
* 16. Februar – Make My Life With You – Oak Ridge Boys
* 23. Februar – Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On – Mel McDaniel
* 2. März – Baby Bye-Bye – Gary Morris
* 9. März – My Only Love – Statler Brothers
* 16. März – Crazy For Your Love – Exile
* 23. März – Seven Spanish Angels – Ray Charles, Willie Nelson
* 30. März – Crazy – Kenny Rogers
* 6. April – Country Girls – John Schneider
* 13. April – Honor Bound – Earl Thomas Conley
* 20. April – I Need More of You – Bellamy Brothers
* 27. April – Girls Night Out – The Judds
* 4. Mai – There's No Way – Alabama
* 11. Mai – Somebody Should Leave – Reba McEntire
* 18. Mai – Step That Step – Sawyer Brown
* 25. Mai – Radio Heart – Charly McClain
* 1. Juni – Don't Call Him a Cowboy – Conway Twitty
* 8. Juni – Natural High – Merle Haggard
* 15. Juni – Country Boy – Ricky Skaggs
* 22. Juni – Little Things – Oak Ridge Boys
* 29. Juni – She Keeps the Home Fires Burning – Ronnie Milsap
* 6. Juli – She's a Miracle – Exile
* 13. Juli – Forgiving You Was Easy – Willie Nelson
* 20. Juli – Dixie Road – Lee Greenwood
* 27. Juli – Love Don't Care – Earl Thomas Conley
* 3. August – 40 Hour Week (For a Livin') – Alabama
* 10. August – I'm For Love – Hank Williams Jr.
* 17. August – Highwayman – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash
* 24. August – Real Love – Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton
* 31. August – Love is Alive – The Judds
* 7. September – I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me – Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill
* 14. September – Modern Day Romance – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
* 21. September – I Fell in Love Again Last Night – Forester Sisters
* 28. September – Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) – Ronnie Milsap
* 12. Oktober – Meet Me in Montana – Dan Seals, Marie Osmond
* 19. Oktober – You Make Me Want to Make You Mine – Juice Newton
* 26. Oktober – Touch a Hand, Make a Friend – Oak Ridge Boys
* 2. November – Some Fools Never Learn – Steve Wariner
* 9. November – Can't Keep a Good Man Down – Alabama
* 16. November – Hang on to Your Heart – Exile
* 23. November – I'll Never Stop Loving You – Gary Morris
* 30. November – Too Much on My Heart – Statler Brothers
* 7. Dezember – I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose) – Lee Greenwood
* 14. Dezember – Nobody Falls Like a Fool – Earl Thomas Conley
* 21. Dezember – The Chair – George Strait
* 28. Dezember – Have Mercy – The Judds

### Weitere Hits

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Single | Artist |
| 8 | All Tangled Up in Love | Gus Hardin |
| 8 | Angel in Your Arms | Barbara Mandrell |
| 5 | Betty's Bein' Bad | Sawyer Brown |
| 3 | Between Blue Eyes and Jeans | Conway Twitty |
| 15 | Blue Highway | John Conlee |
| 15 | Break Away | Gail Davies |
| 13 | California | Keith Stegall |
| 9 | Carolina in the Pines | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 5 | The Cowboy Rides Away | George Strait |
| 9 | Cry Just a Little Bit | Sylvia |
| 15 | Desperados Waiting for a Train | The Highwaymen |
| 20 | Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) | Vern Gosdin |
| 8 | Doncha? | T. G. Sheppard |
| 3 | Don't Call It Love | Dolly Parton |
| 2 | Drinkin‘ and Dreamin‘ | Waylon Jennings |
| 20 | Eye of a Hurricane | John Anderson |
| 2 | Fallin' in Love | Sylvia |
| 5 | The Fireman | George Strait |
| 7 | The First Word in Memory Is Me | Janie Fricke |
| 17 | The Girl Most Likely To | B. J. Thomas |
| 7 | Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home | Gene Watson |
| 15 | Hallelujah, I Love You So | George Jones with Brenda Lee |
| 6 | Have I Got a Deal for You | Reba McEntire |
| 19 | Heart Don't Do This to Me | Loretta Lynn |
| 8 | Heart Trouble | Steve Wariner |
| 3 | Hello Mary Lou | The Statler Brothers |
| 2 | High Horse | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 10 | I Never Made Love (Till I Made It with You) | Mac Davis |
| 8 | I Wanna Hear It from You | Eddy Raven |
| 5 | I Wanna Say Yes | Louise Mandrell |
| 10 | I Want Everyone to Cry | Restless Heart |
| 20 | I'd Dance Every Dance with You | The Kendalls |
| 10 | I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow | John Schneider |
| 10 | I'm the One Mama Warned You About | Mickey Gilley |
| 20 | If It Ain't Love | Ed Bruce |
| 12 | If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone) | The Whites |
| 10 | If It Weren't for Him | Vince Gill |
| 15 | If That Ain't Love | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 16 | If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me | Jimmy Buffett |
| 5 | In a New York Minute | Ronnie McDowell |
| 12 | It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind | Ray Charles and Mickey Gilley |
| 19 | It Should Have Been Love by Now | Barbara Mandrell & Lee Greenwood |
| 10 | It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell | John Schneider |
| 15 | It’s All Over Now | John Anderson |
| 20 | It's Time for Love | Don Williams |
| 10 | Kern River | Merle Haggard |
| 4 | A Lady Like You | Glen Campbell |
| 9 | Lasso the Moon | Gary Morris |
| 19 | The Legend and the Man | Conway Twitty |
| 16 | Leona | Sawyer Brown |
| 6 | Let It Roll (Let It Rock) | Mel McDaniel |
| 16 | Let Me Down Easy | Jim Glaser |
| 2 | Lie to You for Your Love | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 5 | A Long and Lasting Love | Crystal Gayle |
| 14 | (Love Always) Letter to Home | Glen Campbell |
| 9 | Love Talks | Ronnie McDowell |
| 10 | Major Moves | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 8 | Maybe My Baby | Louise Mandrell |
| 4 | Me Against the Night | Crystal Gayle |
| 14 | Me and Paul | Willie Nelson |
| 20 | The Mississippi Squirrel Revival | Ray Stevens |
| 2 | My Baby's Got Good Timing | Dan Seals |
| 9 | My Old Yellow Car | Dan Seals |
| 19 | My Toot Toot | Rockin’ Sidney |
| 3 | Nobody Wants to Be Alone | Crystal Gayle |
| 2 | Old Hippie | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 4 | One Owner Heart | T. G. Sheppard |
| 5 | Only in My Mind | Reba McEntire |
| 9 | Operator, Operator | Eddy Raven |
| 10 | Pretty Lady | Keith Stegall |
| 9 | Rollin' Lonely | Johnny Lee |
| 12 | Save the Last Chance | Johnny Lee |
| 11 | She Used to Love Me a Lot | David Allan Coe |
| 6 | She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 9 | She's Gonna Win Your Heart | Eddy Raven |
| 2 | She's My Rock | George Jones |
| 2 | She's Single Again | Janie Fricke |
| 19 | Size Seven Round (Made of Gold) | George Jones with Lacy J. Dalton |
| 10 | Slow Burning Memory | Vern Gosdin |
| 4 | Somebody Else's Fire | Janie Fricke |
| 2 | Something in My Heart | Ricky Skaggs |
| 6 | Sometimes When We Touch | Mark Gray & Tammy Wynette |
| 5 | Stand Up | Mel McDaniel |
| 10 | (That's What You Do) When You're in Love | The Forester Sisters |
| 7 | There's No Love in Tennessee | Barbara Mandrell |
| 19 | They Never Had to Get Over You | Johnny Lee |
| 14 | Thing About You | Southern Pacific with Emmylou Harris |
| 4 | This Ain't Dallas | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 14 | Two Old Cats Like Us | Ray Charles with Hank Williams Jr. |
| 3 | Used to Blue | Sawyer Brown |
| 2 | Walkin' a Broken Heart | Don Williams |
| 10 | Waltz Me to Heaven | Waylon Jennings |
| 4 | Warning Sign | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 3 | What I Didn't Do | Steve Wariner |
| 8 | What She Wants | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 17 | When Givin' Up Was Easy | Ed Bruce |
| 14 | White Line | Emmylou Harris |
| 3 | Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes | George Jones |
| 5 | With Just One Look in Your Eyes | Charly McClain (with Wayne Massey) |
| 7 | Working Man | John Conlee |
| 10 | A World Without Love | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 2 | Years After You | John Conlee |
| 20 | You Can't Run Away from Your Heart | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 7 | You Make Me Feel Like a Man | Ricky Skaggs |
| 3 | You Turn Me On (Like a Radio) | Ed Bruce |
| 10 | You're Going Out of My Mind | T. G. Sheppard |
| 9 | You've Got a Good Love Comin‘ | Lee Greenwood |
| 10 | You've Got Something on Your Mind | Mickey Gilley |

### Deutschsprachige Singles

* Angeln entspannt – Truck Stop
* Happy Birthday / Wir zwei – Truck Stop
* Mein Wohnmobil / Er liebt nur Video – Flophouse String Band
* Der Stuntman – Volker Lechtenbrink (deutschsprachige Version von The Unknown Stuntman – Lee Majors)
* Der Tramp / Einsamkeit – Bernd Hifinger & Twilight

## Alben (Auswahl)
### Jahresendcharts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* 40 Hour Week – Alabama
* Why Not Me – The Judds
* Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait
* Country Boy – Ricky Skaggs
* Friendship – Ray Charles
* Kentucky Hearts – Exile
* Five-O – Hank Williams, Jr.
* Treadin’ Water – Earl Thomas Conley
* Me and Paul – Willie Nelson
* Greatest Hits 2 – Oak Ridge Boys

### Nummer-1-Hits (Alben)

* 5. Januar – Kentucky Hearts – Exile
* 19. Januar – Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait
* 2. Februar – Why Not Me – The Judds
* 23. Februar – Country Boy – Ricky Skaggs
* 16. März – Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait
* 23. März – Friendship – Ray Charles
* 30. März – 40 Hour Week – Alabama
* 22. Juni – Five-O – Hank Williams, Jr.
* 3. August – 40 Hour Week – Alabama
* 17. August – Five-O – Hank Williams, Jr.
* 7. September – Greatest Hits Vol. 2 – Ronnie Milsap
* 28. September – Highwayman – The Highwaymen
* 5. Oktober – Greatest Hits Vol. 2 – Ronnie Milsap
* 19. Oktober – Partners in Rhyme – The Statler Brothers
* 26. Oktober – Greatest Hits Vol. 2 – Ronnie Milsap
* 7. Dezember – Rhythm & Romance – Rosanne Cash
* 14. Dezember – Something Special – George Strait
* 21. Dezember – Anything Goes – Gary Morris
* 28. Dezember – The Heart of the Matter – Kenny Rogers

### Weitere Alben

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
| 8 | Alabama Christmas | Alabama | RCA |
| 8 | The Ballad of Sally Rose | Emmylou Harris | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Centerfield | John Fogerty | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Don't Call Him a Cowboy | Conway Twitty | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Forester Sisters | The Forester Sisters | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Greatest Hits | George Strait | MCA |
| 4 | Greatest Hits | Lee Greenwood | MCA |
| 10 | Half Nelson | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
| 2 | Hang on to Your Heart | Exile | Epic |
| 10 | Howard & David | The Bellamy Brothers | Curb/MCA |
| 8 | Kern River | Merle Haggard | Epic |
| 7 | Last Mango in Paris | Jimmy Buffett | MCA |
| 4 | Let It Roll | Mel McDaniel | Capitol |
| 17 | Love Is What We Make It | Kenny Rogers | Liberty |
| 3 | Me and Paul | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
| 13 | My Toot Toot | Rockin’ Sidney | Epic |
| 17 | Nobody Wants to Be Alone | Crystal Gayle | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Old Flame | Juice Newton | RCA |
| 20 | One Good Night Deserves Another | Steve Wariner | MCA |
| 19 | One Step Closer | Sylvia | RCA |
| 9 | Partners, Brothers and Friends | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Radio Heart | Charly McClain | Epic |
| 9 | Real Love | Dolly Parton | RCA |
| 10 | Restless Heart | Restless Heart | RCA |
| 2 | Sawyer Brown | Sawyer Brown | Capitol/Curb |
| 3 | Shakin‘ | Sawyer Brown | Capitol/Curb |
| 3 | Step On Out | The Oak Ridge Boys | MCA |
| 6 | Sweet Dreams – The Life and Times of Patsy Cline (Soundtrack) | Patsy Cline | MCA |
| 16 | There's No Stopping Your Heart | Marie Osmond | Capitol/Curb |
| 15 | Trying to Outrun the Wind | John Schneider | MCA |
| 6 | Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? | George Jones | Epic |

### Deutsche oder deutschsprachige Alben

* Bear Family 10 Years Anniversary Festival 1985 – Sampler
* Erfolge, oder auch Taxi nach Texas – Martin Lauer (Kompilation)
* In Concert – Truck Stop
* Räder – Western Union
* Sieben Dinge braucht der Cowboy – Bruce Low
* Siebentausend Rinder – Peter Hinnen (Kompilation)

## Geboren

* 05. Januar: Tim Montana
* 20. Januar: Brantley Gilbert
* 20. Mai: Jon Pardi
* 12. Juni: Chris Young
* 26. August: Brian Kelley
* 01. September: Charlie Worsham
* 19. September: Chase Rice

## Gestorben

* 17. Juli: Wynn Stewart (51)
* 11. Oktober: Tex Williams

## Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
### Country Music Hall of Fame

* Flatt and Scruggs
** Lester Flatt
** Earl Scruggs

### Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

* Don Messer
* Hank Snow

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Bob McDill
* Carl Perkins

## Die bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen
### Grammy Awards

* Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Emmylou Harris – In My Dreams
* Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Merle Haggard – That's The Way Love Goes
* Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – The Judds – Mama He's Crazy
* Best Country Instrumental Performance – Ricky Skaggs – Wheel Hoss
* Best Country Song – Steve Goodman – City Of New Orleans, (Interpret Willie Nelson)

### Juno Awards

* Country Male Vocalist of the Year – Murray McLauchlan
* Country Female Vocalist of the Year – Anne Murray
* Country Group or Duo of the Year – Family Brown

### Academy of Country Music Awards

* Entertainer Of The Year – Alabama
* Song Of The Year – Why Not Me – The Judds – Harlan Howard, Brent Maher, Sonny Throckmorton
* Single Of The Year – To All The Girls I've Loved Before – Willie Nelson, Julio Iglesias
* Album Of The Year – Roll On – Alabama
* Top Male Vocalist – George Strait
* Top Female Vocalist – Reba McEntire
* Top Vocal Duo – The Judds
* Top Vocal Group – Alabama
* Top New Male Vocalist – Vince Gill
* Top New Female Vocalist – Nicolette Larson
* Video Of The Year – All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight – Hank Williams, Jr.

### Canadian Country Music Association

* Entertainer of the Year – Dick Damron
* Male Artist of the Year – Terry Carisse
* Female Artist of the Year – Carroll Baker
* Group of the Year – The Mercey Brothers
* SOCAN Song of the Year – Counting the I Love You's, Terry Carisse, Bruce Rawlins (Interpret: Terry Carisse)
* Single of the Year – Riding on the Wind, Gary Fjellgaard
* Album of the Year – Closest Thing to You, Terry Carisse
* Top Selling Album – Once Upon a Christmas, Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
* Vista Rising Star Award – Ginny Mitchell
* Duo of the Year – Anita Perras and Tim Taylor

### Country Music Association Awards

* Instrumental Group of the Year – Ricky Skaggs Band
* Instrumentalist of the Year – Chet Atkins
* Entertainer of the Year – Ricky Skaggs
* Male Vocalist of the Year – George Strait
* Female Vocalist of the Year – Reba McEntire
* Horizon Award – Sawyer Brown
* Vocal Group of the Year – The Judds
* Vocal Duo of the Year – Dave Loggins und Anne Murray
* Album of the Year – George Strait
* Song of the Year – Lee Greenwood
* Single of the Year – The Judds
* Music Video of the Year – All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight – Hank Williams Jr. (Regisseur: John Goodhue)

### American Music Awards

* Favorite Country Male Artist – Kenny Rogers
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Barbara Mandrell
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
* Favorite Country Album – Eyes That See in the Dark – Kenny Rogers
* Favorite Country Song – Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
* Favorite Country Video – A Little Good News – Anne Murray
* Favorite Country Male Video Artist – Willie Nelson
* Favorite Country Female Video Artist – Anne Murray
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist – The Oak Ridge Boys