Hot Country Songs

Week of November 9, 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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Can't Keep A Good Man Down

Alabama

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Songwriter(s):

B.Corbin

Producer(s):

H.Shedd, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Alabama's Randy Owen & Teddy Gentry Remember Bandmate Jeff Cook

Hot Country Songs

Week of November 9, 1985

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1
- Can't Keep A Good Man Down
  Alabama
- 2
- 1
- 12
- - 2
  - 1
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

B.Corbin

Producer(s):

H.Shedd, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

2
- Hang On To Your Heart
  Exile
- 3
- 2
- 13
- - 3
  - 2
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

S.Lemaire, J.P.Pennington

Producer(s):

B.Killen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

3
- I'll Never Stop Loving You
  Gary Morris
- 4
- 3
- 12
- - 4
  - 3
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Loggins, J.D.Martin

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

4
- Too Much On My Heart
  The Statler Brothers
- 6
- 4
- 12
- - 6
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.Fortune

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

5
- I Wanna Say Yes
  Louise Mandrell
- 5
- 5
- 13
- - 5
  - 5
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.C.Bannon

Producer(s):

R.C.Bannon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

6
- I Don't Mind The Thorns (If You're The Rose)
  Lee Greenwood
- 9
- 6
- 11
- - 9
  - 6
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.Buckingham, L.Young

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

7
- Some Fools Never Learn
  Steve Wariner
- 1
- 1
- 16
- - 1
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Sherrill

Producer(s):

T.Brown, J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

8
- This Ain't Dallas
  Hank Williams Jr.
- 10
- 8
- 10
- - 10
  - 8
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

H.Williams,Jr.

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, H.Williams,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

9
- Angel In Your Arms
  Barbara Mandrell
- 8
- 8
- 12
- - 8
  - 8
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

C.Ivery, T.Woodford, T.Brasfield

Producer(s):

T.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

10
- You've Got Something On Your Mind
  Mickey Gilley
- 11
- 10
- 12
- - 11
  - 10
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

N.Wilson, R.Murrah, D.Gibson

Producer(s):

N.Wilson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

11
- Nobody Falls Like A Fool
  Earl Thomas Conley
- 13
- 11
- 9
- - 13
  - 11
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

P.McCann, M.Wright

Producer(s):

N.Larkin, E.T.Conley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

12
- Lie To You For Your Love
  The Bellamy Brothers
- 15
- 12
- 9
- - 15
  - 12
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

F.Miller, D.Bellamy, H.Bellamy, J.Barry

Producer(s):

E.Gordy,Jr., J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/MCA

13
- Doncha
  T.G. Sheppard
- 16
- 13
- 10
- - 16
  - 13
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

W.Aldridge

Producer(s):

R.Hall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

14
- Two Old Cats Like Us
  Ray Charles
- 14
- 14
- 11
- - 14
  - 14
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

15
- Stand Up
  Mel McDaniel
- 17
- 15
- 9
- - 17
  - 15
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Channel, Rector, J.S.Throckmorton

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

16
- The Chair
  George Strait
- 19
- 16
- 8
- - 19
  - 16
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

H.Cochran, D.Dillon

Producer(s):

J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Have Mercy
  The Judds
- 24
- 17
- 6
- - 24
  - 17
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.Kennerley

Producer(s):

B.Maher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/RCA

18
- Desperados Waiting For A Train
  Highwaymen
- 21
- 18
- 9
- - 21
  - 18
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

19
- You Make Me Feel Like A Man
  Ricky Skaggs
- 22
- 19
- 9
- - 22
  - 19
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

P.Rowan

Producer(s):

R.Skaggs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

20
- Me & Paul
  Willie Nelson
- 23
- 20
- 9
- - 23
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

W.Nelson

Producer(s):

W.Nelson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

21
- A Long And Lasting Love
  Crystal Gayle
- 12
- 5
- 14
- - 12
  - 5
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

M.Masser, G.Goffin

Producer(s):

M.Masser

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

22
- If The Phone Doesn't Ring,It's Me
  Jimmy Buffett
- 26
- 22
- 10
- - 26
  - 22
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.Buffett, W.Jennings, M.Utley

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, M.Utley, T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

23
- Somebody Else's Fire
  Janie Fricke
- 27
- 23
- 8
- - 27
  - 23
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

M.Kennedy, P.Rose, P.Bunch

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

24
- Betty's Bein' Bad
  Sawyer Brown
- 28
- 24
- 6
- - 28
  - 24
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

M.Chapman

Producer(s):

R.L.Scruggs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Curb/Capitol

25
- Morning Desire
  Kenny Rogers
- 31
- 25
- 5
- - 31
  - 25
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

D.Loggins

Producer(s):

G.Martin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

26
- Touch A Hand,Make A Friend
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 7
- 1
- 15
- - 7
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

H.Banks, R.Jackson, C.M.Hampton

Producer(s):

R.Chancey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

27
- In Another Minute
  Jim Glaser
- 29
- 27
- 9
- - 29
  - 27
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

C.Putman, M.Kosser

Producer(s):

D.Tolle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Noble Vision/MCA

28
- I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow
  John Schneider
- 20
- 10
- 14
- - 20
  - 10
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

T.Daniels, G.Dobbins, J.Wilson

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, J.Schneider

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

29
- Break Away
  Gail Davies
- 32
- 29
- 8
- - 32
  - 29
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

G.Nicholson, W.Holyfield

Producer(s):

G.Davies, L.Sklar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

30
- Never Be You
  Rosanne Cash
- 34
- 30
- 6
- - 34
  - 30
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

T.E.Petty, B.Tench

Producer(s):

R.Crowell, D.Thoener

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

31
- Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
  George Jones
- 18
- 3
- 15
- - 18
  - 3
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

T.H.Seals, M.D.Barnes

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

32
- Only In My Mind
  Reba McEntire
- 35
- 32
- 6
- - 35
  - 32
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

R.McEntire

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, R.McEntire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

33
- Home Again In My Heart
  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 38
- 33
- 5
- - 38
  - 33
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Leo, W.Waldman

Producer(s):

M.Morgan, P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

34
- They Never Had To Get Over You
  Johnny Lee
- 39
- 34
- 6
- - 39
  - 34
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.McGuire, M.McGuire

Producer(s):

B.Logan, R.McCallister

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

35
- A World Without Love
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 41
- 35
- 5
- - 41
  - 35
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

E.Stevens, E.Rabbitt, P.E.Galdston

Producer(s):

P.Ramone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

36
- It's Time For Love
  Don Williams
- 42
- 36
- 5
- - 42
  - 36
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.McDill, H.Moore

Producer(s):

D.Williams, G.Fundis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

37
- Thing About You
  Southern Pacific
- 25
- 14
- 15
- - 25
  - 14
  - 15

Hot Country Songs

Week of November 9, 1985

Hot Country Songs

Can't Keep A Good Man Down

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Alabama's Randy Owen & Teddy Gentry Remember Bandmate Jeff Cook

Hot Country Songs

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Can't Keep A Good Man Down

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Hang On To Your Heart

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I'll Never Stop Loving You

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Too Much On My Heart

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I Wanna Say Yes

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I Don't Mind The Thorns (If You're The Rose)

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Some Fools Never Learn

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This Ain't Dallas

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Angel In Your Arms

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You've Got Something On Your Mind

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Nobody Falls Like A Fool

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Lie To You For Your Love

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Doncha

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Two Old Cats Like Us

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Stand Up

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The Chair

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Have Mercy

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Desperados Waiting For A Train

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You Make Me Feel Like A Man