1985 in country music
- 5.1 Grammy Awards
- 5.2 Academy of Country Music
- 5.3 Country Music Association
Events
- An article in the New York Times declared the country music for "dead".
- The Country Music Association awards for the first time the award Music Video of the Year. Hank Williams, Jr. is with his video "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" first winner
Top Hits of the Year
Number - one hits ( Billboard )
- January 5 - "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" - George Strait
- January 12 - "The Best Year of My Life " - Eddie Rabbitt
- January 19 - "How Blue" - Reba McEntire
- January 26 - "( There's A ) Fire in the Night" - Alabama
- February 2 - " A Place to Fall Apart " - Merle Haggard, Janie Fricke
- February 9 - " Is not She Something Else" - Conway Twitty
- February 16 - " Make My Life With You" - Oak Ridge Boys
- February 23 - "Baby 's Got Her Blue Jeans On " Mel McDaniel
- March 2 - "Baby Bye -Bye " - Gary Morris
- March 9 - " My Only Love" - Statler Brothers
- March 16th - " Crazy For Your Love" - Exile
- March 23 - "Seven Spanish Angels" - Ray Charles, Willie Nelson
- March 30 - "Crazy" - Kenny Rogers
- April 6 - " Country Girls " - John Schneider
- April 13 - " Honor Bound " - Earl Thomas Conley
- April 20 - " I Need More of You " Bellamy Brothers
- April 27 - "Girls Night Out" - The Judds
- May 4 - " There's No Way " - Alabama
- May 11 - "Somebody Should Leave" - Reba McEntire
- May 18 - "Step That Step" - Sawyer Brown
- May 25 - "Radio Heart" - Charly McClain
- June 1 - "Do not Call Him a Cowboy " - Conway Twitty
- June 8 - " Natural High " - Merle Haggard
- 15 June - " Country Boy " - Ricky Skaggs
- June 22 - " Little Things " - Oak Ridge Boys
- June 29 - " She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" - Ronnie Milsap
- July 6 - " She's a Miracle " - Exile
- July 13 - " Forgiving You Was Easy " - Willie Nelson
- July 20 - " Dixie Road " - Lee Greenwood
- July 27 - " Love Do not Care" - Earl Thomas Conley
- August 3 - " 40 Hour Week ( For a Livin ') " - Alabama
- August 10 - " I'm For Love" - Hank Williams Jr.
- August 17 - " Highwayman " - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash
- August 24 - " Real Love " - Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton
- August 31 - "Love is Alive" - The Judds
- September 7 - "I Do not Know Why You Do not Want Me " - Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill
- September 14 - " Modern Day Romance " - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- September 21 - " I Fell in Love Again Last Night" - Forester Sisters
- October 12 - " Meet Me in Montana " - Dan Seals Marie Osmond
- October 19 - " You Make Me Want to Make You Mine " - Juice Newton
- October 26 - "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" - Oak Ridge Boys
- November 2 - "Some Fools Never Learn " - Steve Wariner
- November 9 - " Can not Keep a Good Man Down " - Alabama
- November 16 - " Hang on to Your Heart" - Exile
- November 23 - " I'll Never Stop Loving You" - Gary Morris
- November 30 - "Too Much on My Heart" - Statler Brothers
- December 7 - "I Do not Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose) " - Lee Greenwood
- December 14 - "Nobody Falls Like a Fool" - Earl Thomas Conley
- December 21 - " The Chair" - George Strait
- December 28 - " Have Mercy " The Judds
More Hits
- "America" Waylon Jennings ( # 6)
- "Angel in Your Arms " Barbara Mandrell (# 8)
- "Between Blue Eyes and Jeans" Conway Twitty (# 3)
- " Burned Like a Rocket" Billy Joe Royal ( # 10)
- "California" Keith Stegall (# 13)
- " Cry Just a Little Bit" Sylvia Kirby ( # 9)
- " Do not Call It Love " Dolly Parton (# 3)
- " Drinkin 'and Dreamin' " Waylon Jennings ( # 2)
- "Fallin ' in Love" Sylvia Kirby ( # 2)
- "Have I Got a Deal for You" Reba McEntire (# 6)
- "Heart Do not Do This to Me" Loretta Lynn (# 19)
- "Heart Trouble" Steve Wariner (# 8)
- "I Wanna Hear It From You" Eddy Raven (# 8)
- "I Want Everyone to Cry " Restless Heart (# 10)
- " I'm Going to Leave You Tomorrow " John Schneider (# 10)
- "If It Were not for Him " Vince Gill, Rosanne Cash (# 10)
- " Lasso the Moon" Gary Morris (# 9)
- " Lie to You for Your Love " Bellamy Brothers ( # 2)
- "A Long and Lasting Love " Crystal Gayle (# 5)
- " ( Love Always ) Letter to Home" Glen Campbell (# 14)
- "Major Moves" Hank Williams Jr. (# 10)
- "My Toot Toot ," Rockin ' Sidney (# 19)
- "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" Crystal Gayle (# 3)
- "Oklahoma Borderline" Vince Gill (# 9)
- " Old Hippie" Bellamy Brothers ( # 2)
- "Only in My Mind" Reba McEntire (# 5)
- "Operator, Operator " Eddy Raven (# 9)
- "Pretty Lady" Keith Stegall (# 10)
- " There's No Love in Tennessee " Barbara Mandrell (# 7)
- " This Is not Dallas " Hank Williams Jr. ( # 4)
- "Time Do not Run Out On Me" Anne Murray (# 2)
- "Used to Blue" Sawyer Brown ( # 3)
- "Walkin ' a Broken Heart " Don Williams ( # 2)
- " Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes " George Jones (# 3)
- " Working Man " John Conlee (# 7)
- " You Should Have Been Gone By Now " Eddy Raven (# 3)
Albums ( selection)
- 40 - Hour Week - Alabama ( RCA)
- The Ballad of Sally Rose - Emmylou Harris ( Warner Bros. )
- Greatest Hits - George Strait ( MCA)
- Have I Got a Deal for You - Reba McEntire ( MCA)
- Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Columbia )
- I Have Returned - Ray Stevens ( MCA)
- Me and Paul - Willie Nelson ( Columbia)
- Real Love - Dolly Parton (RCA)
- Rhythm & Romance - Rosanne Cash ( Columbia)
- Rockin 'With the Rhythm - The Judds (RCA)
- Turn the Page - Waylon Jennings ( RCA)
- Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? - George Jones ( Epic )
New Country Music Hall of Fame members
The major awards
Grammy awards
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - "I Do not Know Why You Do not Want Me " - Rosanne Cash
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - " Why Not Me" - The Judds
- Best Country Instrumental Performance ( Orchestra, Group Or Soloist ) - " Cosmic Square Dance " - Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
- Best Country Song - " Highwayman " - Jimmy L. Webb (Songwriter )
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year - Alabama
- Single Of The Year - " Highwayman " - Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson
- Album Of The Year - Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - George Strait
- Top Male Vocalist - George Strait
- Top Female Vocalist - Reba McEntire
- Top Vocal Duo - The Judds
- Top Vocal Group - Alabama
- Top New Male Vocalist - Randy Travis
- Top New Female Vocalist - Judy Rodman
- Video Of The Year - " Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? " - George Jones ( Director: Marc Ball)
Country Music Association
- 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 and 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. ( Director: John Goodhue )
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