"She Keeps the Home Fires Burning", recorded in 1985

1985 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1985.-No dates:* A story published in the New York Times declares that country music is "dead." However, a number of new acts – Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam among them – are working behind the scenes to change the...

, is a song made famous by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...

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His 41st single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 to be released, and his 26th No. 1 hit on the country charts

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

, the song is highly regarded as one of Milsap's most popular songs. The song was originally exclusive to the 1985 album Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Ronnie Milsap album)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is the second greatest hits collection by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. The album was released in 1985 by RCA Records. Two singles were released from the project, "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" and "Lost in the Fifties Tonight ," both of which reached Number...

, but is now featured on numerous compilation albums; including 40 #1 Hits and The Essential Ronnie Milsap.

Chart positions

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1