- Country-Musik 1979
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Events
Top Hits des Jahres
Nummer-1-Hits
- 6. Januar – "Tulsa Time" – Don Williams
- 13. Januar – "Lady Lay Down" – John Conlee
- 20. Januar – "I Really Got the Feeling" – Dolly Parton
- 27. Januar – "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" – Crystal Gayle
- 10. Februar – "Every Which Way But Loose" – Eddie Rabbitt
- 3. März – "Golden Tears" – Dave & Sugar
- 24. März – "I Just Fall in Love Again" – Anne Murray
- 14. April – "(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to be Right" – Barbara Mandrell
- 21. April – "All I Ever Need is You" – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
- 28. April – "Where Do I Put Her Memory" – Charley Pride
- 5. Mai – "Backside of Thirty" – John Conlee
- 12. Mai – "Don't Take it Away" – Conway Twitty
- 19. Mai – "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold it Against Me" – Bellamy Brothers
- 9. Juni – "She Believes in Me" – Kenny Rogers
- 23. Juni – "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" – Ronnie Milsap
- 30. Juni – "Amanda" – Waylon Jennings
- 21. Juli – "Shadows in the Moonlight" – Anne Murray
- 28. Juli – "You're the Only One" – Dolly Parton
- 11. August – "Suspicions" – Eddie Rabbitt
- 18. August – "Coca Cola Cowboy" – Mel Tillis
- 25. August – "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" – The Charlie Daniels Band
- 1. September – "Heartbreak Hotel" – Willie Nelson und Leon Russell
- 8. September – "I May Never Get to Heaven" – Conway Twitty
- 15. September – "You're My Jamacia" – Charley Pride
- 22. September – "Just Good Ol' Boys" – Moe Bandy und Joe Stampley
- 29. September – "It Must Be Love" – Don Williams
- 6. Oktober – "Last Cheater's Waltz" – T.G. Sheppard
- 20. Oktober – "All the Gold in California" – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
- 3. November – "You Decorated My Life" – Kenny Rogers
- 17. November – "Come With Me" – Waylon Jennings
- 1. Dezember – "Broken Hearted Me" – Anne Murray
- 8. Dezember – "I Cheated Me Right Out of You" – Moe Bandy
- 15. Dezember – "Happy Birthday Darlin'" – Conway Twitty
Weitere größere Hits
- "Back on My Mind Again" – Ronnie Milsap
- "Barstool Mountain" – Moe Bandy
- "Before My Time" – John Conlee
- "Blind in Love" – Mel Tillis
- "Blue Kentucky Girl" – Emmylou Harris
- "Come On In" – Oak Ridge Boys
- "Crazy Blue Eyes" – Lacy J. Dalton
- "Do You Ever Fool Around" – Joe Stampley
- "Don't Let Me Cross Over" – Jim Reeves und Deborah Allen
- "Down on the Rio Grande" – Johnny Rodriguez
- "Dream On" – Oak Ridge Boys
- "Everlasting Love" – Narvel Felts
- "Family Tradition" – Hank Williams Jr.
- "Farewell Party" – Gene Watson
- "Fooled by a Feeling" – Barbara Mandrell
- "Fools" – Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" – Johnny Cash
- "Half the Way" – Crystal Gayle
- "Happy Together" – T.G. Sheppard
- "Here We Are Again" – Statler Brothers
- "How to Be a Country Star" – Statler Brothers
- "I Can't Feel You Anymore" – Loretta Lynn
- "I Just Can't Stay Married to You" – Cristy Lane
- "I Wanna Come Over" – Alabama
- "I'll Love Away Your Troubles For Awhile" – Janie Fricke
- "I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home" – Charlie Rich
- "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind" – Loretta Lynn
- "I've Done Enough Dying Today" – Larry Gatlin
- "If Everyone Had Someone Like You" – Eddy Arnold
- "If I Could Write a Song (as Beautiful as You)" – Billy "Crash" Craddock
- "In No Time at All" – Ronnie Milsap
- "Isn't it Always Love" – Lynn Anderson
- "It's a Cheating Situation" – Moe Bandy
- "Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye" – Mickey Gilley
- "The Lady in the Blue Mercedes" – Johnny Duncan
- "Lay Down Beside Me" – Don Williams
- "Lying in Love With You" – Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- "Mabellene" – George Jones and Johnny Paycheck
- "My Silver Lining" – Mickey Gilley
- "My World Begins and Ends With You" – Dave & Sugar
- "No Memories Hangin' Around" – Rosanne Cash und Bobby Bare
- "No One Else in the World" – Tammy Wynette
- "Nothing as Original as You" – Statler Brothers
- "The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell" – Statler Brothers
- "Pick the Wildwood Flower" – Gene Watson
- "Play Together Again, Again" – Buck Owens und Emmylou Harris
- "Red Bandana" – Merle Haggard
- "Reunited" – Louise Mandrell and R.C. Bannon
- "Sail Away" – Oak Ridge Boys
- "Save the Last Dance for Me" – Emmylou Harris
- "Send Me Down to Tucson" – Mel Tillis
- "Should I Go Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)" – Gene Watson
- "Slow Dancing" – Johnny Duncan
- "Somebody Special" – Donna Fargo
- "Stay With Me" – Dave & Sugar
- "Sweet Dreams" – Reba McEntire
- "Sweet Memories" – Willie Nelson
- "Sweet Summer Lovin'" – Dolly Parton
- "Tell Me What It's Like" – Brenda Lee
- "Texas (When I Die)" – Tanya Tucker
- "They Call it Making Love" – Tammy Wynette
- "Till I Can Make it on My Own" – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
- "Too Far Gone" – Emmylou Harris
- "When I Dream" – Crystal Gayle
- "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" – Hank Williams Jr.
- "Whiskey River" – Willie Nelson
- "You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie" – Bellamy Brothers
- "You Feel Good All Over" – T.G. Sheppard
- "Your Love Has Taken Me That High" – Conway Twitty
Geboren
- 19. Mai: Shooter Jennings
Gestorben
- 11. Mai: Lester Flatt
Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame
- Hubert Long
- Hank Snow
Die bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Emmylou Harris – "Blue Kentucky Girl"
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Kenny Rogers – "The Gambler"
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Charlie Daniels Band – "The Devil Went Down To Georgia
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – Doc Watson & Merle Watson – "Big Sandy" / "Leather Breetches"
- Best Country Song – Bob Morrison & Debbie Hupp – "You Decorated My Life"
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year – Willie Nelson
- Song Of The Year – "It's A Cheatin' Situation" – Moe Bandy – Sony Throckmorton, Curly Putman
- Single Of The Year – "All The Gold In California" – Larry Gatlin
- Album Of The Year – "Straight Ahead" – Larry Gatlin
- Top Male Vocalist – Larry Gatlin
- Top Female Vocalist – Crystal Gayle
- Top Vocal Duo – Joe Stampley und Moe Bandy
- Top New Male Vocalist – R.C. Bannon
- Top New Female Vocalist – Lacy J. Dalton
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year – Willie Nelson
- Song Of The Year – The Gambler – Don Schlitz
- Single Of The Year – The Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
- Album Of The Year – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
- Male Vocalist Of The Year – Kenny Rogers
- Female Vocalist Of The Year – Barbara Mandrell
- Vocal Duo Of The Year – Kenny Rogers / Dottie West
- Vocal Group Of The Year – Statler Brothers
- Instrumentalist Of The Year – Charlie Daniels
- Instrumental Group Of The Year – Charlie Daniels Band
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