Country-Musik 1985

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

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

• "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)
• "Don't 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 Don't 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 Weren't 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 Ain't Dallas" Hank Williams Jr. (#4)
• "Time Don't 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)

Alben (Auswahl)

• 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)

Neue Country Music Hall of Fame Mitglieder

• Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, The Foggy Mountain Boys

Die bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen

Grammy awards

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" - Rosanne Cash
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - "Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In The Still Of The Night)" - Ronnie Milsap
• 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 und Mark Knopfler
• Best Country Song - "Highwayman" - Jimmy L. Webb (Songwriter)

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year - Alabama
• Song Of The Year - "Lost In The Fifties" - Ronnie Milsap - Fredericke Darris, Michael Reid, Troy Seals
• 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 (Regisseur: 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 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)

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