List of Top Country Albums number ones of 1985
Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 1985, 14 different albums topped the chart, based on sales reports submitted by a representative sample of stores nationwide.[1]
In the issue of Billboard dated January 5, the band Exile was at number one with the album Kentucky Hearts, its third week in the top spot.[2] Two weeks later it was replaced by Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind by George Strait, who was the only act with more than one number one during the year; he returned to the peak position in December with Something Special. The band Alabama's album 40-Hour Week had both the longest unbroken run at number one and the highest total number of weeks in the top spot; it spent 12 consecutive weeks atop the chart from March to June and then returned to the top spot for two further weeks in August. In March Ray Charles achieved his first number-one country album with Friendship.[3] Although he was far more associated with the soul and rhythm and blues genres during his lengthy career,[4][5] Charles had several entries on the country albums chart in the mid-1980s,[3] including Friendship, on which he duetted with a range of contemporary country singers.[6]
Several other acts reached number one for the first time in 1985, beginning with
Chart history
References
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- ^ "Country Albums chart for January 12, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for January 19, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for January 26, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for February 2, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for February 9, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for February 16, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for February 23, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 2, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 9, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 16, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 23, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 30, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 6, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 13, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 20, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 27, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for May 4, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for May 11, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for May 18, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for May 25, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 1, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 8, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 15, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 22, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 29, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 6, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 13, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 20, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 27, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 3, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 10, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 17, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 24, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 31, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 7, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 14, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 21, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 28, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for October 5, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for October 12, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for October 19, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for October 26, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 2, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 9, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 16, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 23, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 30, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 7, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 14, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 21, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 28, 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2020.