Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1985 im Genre Country-Musik.
Events Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
Jahresendcharts Bearbeiten
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) Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
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 Bearbeiten
- 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) Bearbeiten
Jahresendcharts Bearbeiten
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) Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
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 Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
- 20. Januar: Brantley Gilbert
- 20. Mai: Jon Pardi
- 12. Juni: Chris Young
- 26. August: Brian Kelley
- 1. September: Charlie Worsham
- 19. September: Chase Rice
Gestorben Bearbeiten
- 17. Juli: Wynn Stewart (51)
- 11. Oktober: Tex Williams
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Bearbeiten
Country Music Hall of Fame Bearbeiten
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Bearbeiten
- Don Messer
- Hank Snow
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Bearbeiten
- Bob McDill
- Carl Perkins
Die bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen Bearbeiten
Grammy Awards Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
- 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 Bearbeiten
- 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
Einzelnachweise Bearbeiten
- Trigger: Back To The Future: 1985 and the Year Country Music Died. 22. Oktober 2015, abgerufen am 4. Mai 2022 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- Steven Tyler and Buddy Guy - "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" Live. Abgerufen am 4. Mai 2022 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 28. Dezember 1985, S. 51 (google.de [abgerufen am 4. Mai 2022]).
- Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 12. März 2022.
- Flophouse String Band - Mein Wohnmobil / Er Liebt Nur Video. Abgerufen am 4. Mai 2022.
- Volker Lechtenbrink - Der Stuntman. In: Discogs. Abgerufen am 4. Mai 2022.
- Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 28. Dezember 1985, S. 54 (google.de [abgerufen am 4. Mai 2022]).
- Bruce Low - Sieben Dinge Braucht Der Cowboy. Abgerufen am 4. Mai 2022.
- 27st Grammy Awards - 1985. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 22. Juni 2022 (englisch).