Hot Country Songs

Week of June 22, 1985

Hot Country Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Little Things

The Oak Ridge Boys

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

B.Barber

Producer(s):

R.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

What's the Most Honored Country Recording of All Time? Let's Figure It Out

Hot Country Songs

Week of June 22, 1985

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Award

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Peak Pos.

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1
- Little Things
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

B.Barber

Producer(s):

R.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

2
- She Keeps The Home Fires Burning
  Ronnie Milsap
- 3
- 2
- 12
- - 3
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Morgan, Pfrimmer, M.B.Reid

Producer(s):

R.Milsap, T.Collins, R.Galbraith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

3
- Nobody Wants To Be Alone
  Crystal Gayle
- 4
- 3
- 14
- - 4
  - 3
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

M.Masser, R.Fleming

Producer(s):

M.Masser

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

4
- She's A Miracle
  Exile
- 5
- 4
- 12
- - 5
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.Pennington, S.Lemaire

Producer(s):

B.Killen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

5
- Forgiving You Was Easy
  Willie Nelson
- 6
- 5
- 11
- - 6
  - 5
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

W.Nelson

Producer(s):

W.Nelson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

6
- Dixie Road
  Lee Greenwood
- 8
- 6
- 10
- - 8
  - 6
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

D.Goodman, M.Kennedy, P.Rose

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

7
- Hello Mary Lou
  The Statler Brothers
- 10
- 7
- 10
- - 10
  - 7
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

G.Pitney, C.Mangfaracina

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

8
- Heart Trouble
  Steve Wariner
- 11
- 8
- 12
- - 11
  - 8
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

K.M.Robbins, D.Gibson

Producer(s):

T.Brown, J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

9
- Maybe My Baby
  Louise Mandrell
- 12
- 9
- 13
- - 12
  - 9
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

E.Carmen

Producer(s):

R.C.Bannon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

10
- Operator,Operator
  Eddy Raven
- 13
- 10
- 10
- - 13
  - 10
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

L.Willoughby, J.Willoughby

Producer(s):

E.Raven, P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

11
- Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks)
  Earl Thomas Conley
- 15
- 11
- 8
- - 15
  - 11
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

12
- Country Boy
  Ricky Skaggs
- 1
- 1
- 14
- - 1
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

T.Colton, R.Smith, A.Lee

Producer(s):

R.Skaggs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

13
- Old Hippie
  The Bellamy Brothers
- 17
- 13
- 8
- - 17
  - 13
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.Bellamy

Producer(s):

E.Gordy,Jr., J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

14
- It's A Short Walk From Heaven To Hell
  John Schneider
- 16
- 14
- 10
- - 16
  - 14
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

K.Bell, T.Skinner, J.L.Wallace

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, J.Schneider

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

15
- I'm For Love
  Hank Williams Jr.
- 18
- 15
- 7
- - 18
  - 15
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

H.Williams,Jr.

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, H.Williams,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

16
- 40 Hour Week (For A Livin')
  Alabama
- 19
- 16
- 6
- - 19
  - 16
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.Loggins, L.Silver, D.A.Schlitz. Jr.

Producer(s):

H.Shedd, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

17
- It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind
  Ray Charles & Mickey Gilley
- 22
- 17
- 8
- - 22
  - 17
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

18
- Lasso The Moon
  Gary Morris
- 23
- 18
- 8
- - 23
  - 18
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

S.Dorff, M.Brown

Producer(s):

S.Dorff, J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

19
- Size Seven Round (Made Of Gold)
  George Jones And Lacy J. Dalton
- 21
- 19
- 9
- - 21
  - 19
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

M.Fields, G.Lumpkin

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

20
- Highwayman
  Highwaymen
- 24
- 20
- 6
- - 24
  - 20
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

21
- It's All Over Now
  John Anderson
- 25
- 21
- 8
- - 25
  - 21
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.& S.Womack

Producer(s):

J.Anderson, L.Bradley, J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

22
- Let It Roll (Let It Rock)
  Mel McDaniel
- 7
- 6
- 15
- - 7
  - 6
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

E.Anderson

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

23
- Real Love
  Dolly Parton (Duet With Kenny Rogers)
- 27
- 23
- 5
- - 27
  - 23
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

D.Malloy, R.Brannon, R.McCormick

Producer(s):

D.Malloy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

24
- My Old Yellow Car
  Dan Seals
- 9
- 9
- 13
- - 9
  - 9
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

T.Schuyler

Producer(s):

K.Lehning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

25
- I Don't Think I'm Ready For You
  Anne Murray
- 28
- 25
- 6
- - 28
  - 25
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Dorff, Brown, Reynolds, Garrett

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

26
- Save The Last Chance
  Johnny Lee
- 29
- 26
- 7
- - 29
  - 26
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

W.Aldridge, R.Byrne

Producer(s):

B.Logan, R.McCallister

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

27
- She's Single Again
  Janie Fricke
- 30
- 27
- 6
- - 30
  - 27
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

C.Craig, P.McCann

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

28
- Natural High
  Merle Haggard
- 14
- 1
- 15
- - 14
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

F.Powers

Producer(s):

M.haggard, R.Baker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

29
- Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud Loud Music)
  Vern Gosdin
- 33
- 29
- 8
- - 33
  - 29
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.Maphis, R.L.Maphis, M.Fidler

Producer(s):

V.Gosdin, R.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Compleat/PolyGram

30
- Fooled Around And Fell In Love
  T.G. Sheppard
- 36
- 30
- 7
- - 36
  - 30
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

E.Bishop

Producer(s):

R.Hall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

31
- The Fireman
  George Strait
- 37
- 31
- 4
- - 37
  - 31
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

M.Vickery, W.Kemp

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

32
- (Love Always) Letter To Home
  Glen Campbell
- 38
- 32
- 6
- - 38
  - 32
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

C.Jackson

Producer(s):

H.Shedd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic America/Atlantic

33
- Don't Call Him A Cowboy
  Conway Twitty
- 20
- 1
- 15
- - 20
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Hupp, J.McRae, B.Morrison

Producer(s):

C.Twitty, D.Henry, R.Treat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

34
- Love Is Alive
  The Judds
- 41
- 34
- 3
- - 41
  - 34
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

K.M.Robbins

Producer(s):

B.Maher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/RCA

35
- Carolina In The Pines
  Michael Martin Murphey
- 43
- 35
- 5
- - 43
  - 35
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

M.Murphey

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

36
- I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me
  Rosanne Cash
- 45
- 36
- 4
- - 45
  - 36
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.Cash, R.Crowell

Producer(s):

D.Malloy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

37
- He Burns Me Up
  Lane Brody
- 42
- 37
- 6
- - 42
  - 37

Hot Country Songs

Week of June 22, 1985

Hot Country Songs

Little Things

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What's the Most Honored Country Recording of All Time? Let's Figure It Out

Hot Country Songs

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Little Things

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She Keeps The Home Fires Burning

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Nobody Wants To Be Alone

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She's A Miracle

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Forgiving You Was Easy

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Dixie Road

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Hello Mary Lou

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Heart Trouble

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Maybe My Baby

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Operator,Operator

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Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks)

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Country Boy

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Old Hippie

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It's A Short Walk From Heaven To Hell

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I'm For Love

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40 Hour Week (For A Livin')

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It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind

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Lasso The Moon

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Size Seven Round (Made Of Gold)