Top 10 Country Music Songs
Week of September 7, 1985

1. The Judds – Love Is Alive

2. Earl Thomas Conley – Don’t Call Him a Cowboy

3. Alabama – There’s No Way

4. Ronnie Milsap – Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)

5. Sawyer Brown – Step That Step

6. Mel McDaniel – Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On

7. George Strait – The Fireman

8. Exile – She’s a Miracle

9. John Schneider – Country Girls

10. Ricky Skaggs – Country Boy

Highlights:

This week marked a peak for The Judds, whose “Love Is Alive” continued their streak of chart-topping hits and solidified their influence on 1980s country music. The list features several enduring artists, including Alabama and George Strait, both of whom were central to shaping the sound of country music during this era. The diversity of styles—from Ronnie Milsap’s nostalgic ballad to Mel McDaniel’s upbeat anthem—reflects the genre’s broad appeal in 1985.