EVERY Billboard #1 country hit discussion thread 1985-1989

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  1. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector Thread Starter

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    And moving on now . . .
    "Cry" by Crystal Gayle
    (#1 for 1 week - October 25, 1986)

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    Wikipedia entry - one of many covers over the decades, dating back to Johnnie Ray way back in '51 . . .
     
  2. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector Thread Starter

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    Let's try that again . . .
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  3. W.B.

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    And now, going on to the next . . .
    "It'll Be Me" by Exile
    (#1 for 1 week - November 1, 1986)

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  4. Rufus rag

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    DLR era Van Halen. Michael Anthony was the best singer. DLR has been using Muchael Anthony's taped harmonies and backing vocals on his cabaret shows without his permission.
     
  5. W.B.

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    Meanwhile, peaking on this week at #2 was yet another milestone in the history of Soul Train . . . what, Soul Train?! On a country thread?

    Yep.

    Earl Thomas Conley became the only white country artist to appear on the long-running show hosted by Don Cornelius by dint of his duet with Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters, "Too Many Times." (Needless to say, this did not even penetrate the R&B chart.) As there is no online representation of their Soul Train appearance, their music video will have to do:

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  6. W.B.

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    Now for one of the newer blood's new entries . . .
    "Diggin' Up Bones" by Randy Travis
    (#1 for 1 week - November 8, 1986)

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  7. W.B.

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    Now for another "end of an era" single - but not in the way you think . . .
    "That Rock Won't Roll" by Restless Heart
    (#1 for 1 week - November 15, 1986)

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    Wikipedia entry - namely, the last country #1 in a catalogue series of RCA Records that in its essence dated back to 1974 - and in sequence, to late 1981. As for the group itself, this would be the first of six consecutive toppers for them.
     
  8. W.B.

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    Next up . . .
    "You're Still New To Me" by Marie Osmond With Paul Davis
    (#1 for 1 week - November 22, 1986)

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  9. JamieC

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    To me this is one of those weird pairings to appear and in Country of all places. Marie Osmond is enough of an aberration but add Paul(Cool Night, 65 Love Affair) makes me ask questions. Like Wha? Actual country acts can't get records on the air and THIS is number one. Calling the New Traditionalists.
     
  10. W.B.

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    I'd hardly call reaching #1 on these charts with "Paper Roses" in 1973 as "an aberration." But still . . . Mr. Davis did have some country vibe in some of his records. Remember "Ride 'em Cowboy" in 1974?

    I remember hearing that from time to time on 1050 WHN in New York when it was the country station in the city.
     
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  11. W.B.

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    Now to move forward . . .
    "Touch Me When We're Dancing" by Alabama
    (#1 for 1 week - November 29, 1986)

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    Wikipedia entry - one of the first on RCA under a new catalogue series as BMG (parent of Ariola) was about to take over the label entirely. And yes, if you ask, this is the same song that was one of the Carpenters' last hits prior to Karen Carpenter's death in 1983. And that Alabama recorded this, is ironic insofar as the first version was by a session group simply called Bama (who'd come from Alabama, the state).
     
  12. JamieC

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    I would. And did.
     
  13. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector Thread Starter

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    I was referring more to having a presence on the country charts aforehand. Other than that, though . . .
     
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  14. JamieC

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    "She's gone country, look at those boots..."
     
  15. W.B.

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    Going to the next one up . . .
    "It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You" by George Strait
    (#1 for 1 week - December 6, 1986)

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  16. W.B.

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    Now for . . .
    "Hell And High Water" by T. Graham Brown
    (#1 for 1 week - December 13, 1986)

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    Wikipedia entry - . . . the first of three country toppers for this gent.
     
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  17. W.B.

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    With the weeks dwindling down . . .
    "Too Much Is Not Enough" by The Bellamy Brothers (With The Forester Sisters)
    (#1 for 1 week - December 20, 1986)

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  18. W.B.

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    And now for the last song of the year, that would spill over to the next . . .
    "Mind Your Own Business" by Hank Williams, Jr.
    (#1 for 2 weeks - December 27, 1986 - January 3, 1987)

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    Wikipedia entry - featuring an all-star cast including Tom Petty, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson and Reverend Ike.
     
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    To take a proper look at this wild and crazy year where the only toppers that had more than one week there were at the beginning and end of the year, let's examine the year-end Top 50, shall we? (Those that - G-d forbid - failed to make #1 will have YouTube clips linked to the titles in question.)

    1. "Never Be You" by Rosanne Cash
    2. "Too Much On My Heart" by The Statler Brothers
    3. "I Don't Mind The Thorns (If You're The Rose)" by Lee Greenwood
    4. "Have Mercy" by The Judds (Wynonna And Naomi)
    5. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" by Gary Morris
    6. "Morning Desire" by Kenny Rogers
    7. "You Can Dream Of Me" by Steve Wariner
    8. "Whoever's In New England" by Reba McEntire
    9. "Until I Met You" by Judy Rodman
    10. "On The Other Hand" by Randy Travis
    11. "Bop" by Dan Seals
    12. "Just Another Love" by Tanya Tucker
    13. "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" by Dan Seals
    14. "Strong Heart" by T.G. Sheppard
    15. "One Love At A Time" by Tanya Tucker (peak position #3)
    16. "There's No Stopping Your Heart" by Marie Osmond
    17. "Lonely Alone" by The Forester Sisters (peak position #2)
    18. "I Could Get Used To You" by Exile
    19. "What's A Memory Like You (Doing In A Love Like This)" by John Schneider
    20. "Nobody Falls Like A Fool" by Earl Thomas Conley
    21. "Cajun Moon" by Ricky Skaggs
    22. "It'll Be Me" by Exile
    23. "You're The Last Thing I Needed Tonight" by John Schneider
    24. "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes" by The Forester Sisters
    25. "Life's Highway" by Steve Wariner
    26. "Got My Heart Set On You" by John Conlee
    27. "I Tell It Like It Used To Be" by T. Graham Brown (peak position #7)
    28. "Hearts Aren't Made To Break (They're Made To Love)" by Lee Greenwood
    29. "Lie To You For Your Love" by The Bellamy Brothers (peak position #2)
    30. "Once In A Blue Moon" by Earl Thomas Conley
    31. "Cry" by Crystal Gayle
    32. "Just In Case" by The Forester Sisters
    33. "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Ol' Days)" by The Judds (Wynonna And Naomi)
    34. "Only In My Mind" by Reba McEntire (peak position #5)
    35. "Think About Love" by Dolly Parton
    36. "That Rock Won't Roll" by Restless Heart
    37. "Desperado Love" by Conway Twitty
    38. "The Chair" by George Strait
    39. "Always Have, Always Will" by Janie Frickie
    40. "Both To Each Other (Friends And Lovers)" by Eddie Rabbitt And Juice Newton
    41. "Heartbeat In The Darkness" by Don Williams
    42. "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" by Ronnie Milsap
    43. "She And I" by Alabama
    44. "Hurt" by Juice Newton
    45. "Honky Tonk Man" by Dwight Yoakam (peak position #3)
    46. "Makin' Up For Lost Time" by Crystal Gayle And Gary Morris
    47. "Stand Up" by Mel McDaniel (peak position #5)
    48. "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)" by George Jones (peak position #3)
    49. "Country State Of Mind" by Hank Williams, Jr. (peak position #2)
    50. "Living In The Promiseland" by Willie Nelson

    Now, as to those that just missed the top, what would be your favorites?
     
  20. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    Damn! If it hadn't been for your thread, I would never have heard a single one of these. It just shows how if you weren't around country music lovers, you never would have known this stuff even existed.

    Even now I can't remember how any of those songs go.
     
  21. W.B.

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    And as far as those that actually made #1 in this period, how any of those songs came and went, I suppose . . . :shrug:
     
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  22. W.B.

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    And to paraphrase an old Wynn Stewart song, another year, another set of Number Ones to look at. Starting 1987 with . . .
    "Give Me Wings" by Michael Johnson
    (#1 for 1 week - January 10, 1987)

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    Wikipedia entry - on the "pops" he's basically known for two tracks, "Bluer Than Blue" (1978) and "This Night Won't Last Forever" (1979). Here was the first of two Number Ones for him on this chart. One of the last, again, with the old RCA catalogue series (by the time this topped the chart, RCA Records was now 100% owned by Bertelsmann, General Electric [which took over RCA Corporation] getting out of the record business by the end of '86).
     
  23. W.B.

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    And so, with this one . . .
    "What Am I Gonna Do About You" by Reba McEntire
    (#1 for 1 week - January 17, 1987)

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    Wikipedia entry - . . . the Reba express keeps a-chuggin' on.
     
  24. Emperor of Mount Victoria

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    Diggin Up Bones really has to be one of the best Randy Travis songs- in a sea of fantastic ones.

    Man I do love the Neotraditional country of the late 80’s/Early 90’s
     
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  25. W.B.

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    And speaking of expresses - here comes another to make a stop at the Number One station . . .
    "Cry Myself To Sleep" by The Judds (Wynonna And Naomi)
    (#1 for 1 week - January 24, 1987)

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    Wikipedia entry - this was the very first in the new catalogue series which, more than anything, signified that a new order was in place in charge of RCA Records.
     
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