Country-Musik 1980

Events

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 5. Januar – "Coward of the County" – Kenny Rogers
• 26. Januar – "I'll Be Coming Back For More" – T.G. Sheppard
• 9. Februar – "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" – Oak Ridge Boys
• 16. Februar – "Love Me Over Again" – Don Williams
• 23. Februar – "Years" – Barbara Mandrell
• 1. März – "Ain't Livin' Long Like This" – Waylon Jennings
• 8. März – "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" – Willie Nelson
• 22. März – "Why Don't You Spend the Night" – Ronnie Milsap
• 29. März – "I'd Love to Lay You Down" – Conway Twitty
• 5. April – "Sugar Daddy" – Bellamy Brothers
• 12. April – "Honky Tonk Blues" – Charley Pride
• 19. April – "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" – Crystal Gayle
• 26. April – "A Lesson in Leavin'" – Dottie West
• 3. Mai – "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" – Debby Boone
• 10. Mai – "Beneath Still Waters" – Emmylou Harris
• 17. Mai – "Gone Too Far" – Eddie Rabbitt
• 24. Mai – "Starting Over Again" – Dolly Parton
• 31. Mai – "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap
• 21. Juni – "One Day at a Time" – Cristy Lane
• 28. Juni – "Trying to Love Two Women" – Oak Ridge Boys
• 5. Juli – "He Stopped Loving Her Today" – George Jones
• 12. Juli – "You Win Again" – Charley Pride
• 19. Juli – "Bar Room Buddies" – Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood
• 26. Juli – "True Love Ways" – Mickey Gilley
• 2. August – "Dancin' Cowboys" – Bellamy Brothers
• 9. August – "Stand By Me" – Mickey Gilley
• 16. August – "Tennessee River" – Alabama
• 23. August – "Drivin' My Life Away" – Eddie Rabbitt
• 30. August – "Cowboys and Clowns" – Ronnie Milsap
• 6. September – "Lookin' For Love" – Johnny Lee
• 27. September – "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" – Dolly Parton
• 4. Oktober – "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" – T.G. Sheppard
• 11. Oktober – "Loving Up a Storm" – Razzy Bailey
• 18. Oktober – "I Believe in You" – Don Williams
• 1. November – "Theme from 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)" – Waylon Jennings
• 8. November – "On the Road Again" – Willie Nelson
• 15. November – "Could I Have This Dance" – Anne Murray
• 22. November – "Lady" – Kenny Rogers
• 29. November – "If You Ever Change Your Mind" – Crystal Gayle
• 6. Dezember – "Smoky Mountain Rain" – Ronnie Milsap
• 13. Dezember – "Why Lady Why" – Alabama
• 20. Dezember – "That's All That Matters" – Mickey Gilley
• 27. Dezember – "One in a Million" – Johnny Lee

Weitere Hits

Weitere bedeutende Hits

• "Blue Heartache" – Gail Davies
• "The Blue Side" – Crystal Gayle
• "Broken Trust" – Brenda Lee (mit den Oak Ridge Boys)
• "Charlotte's Web" – Statler Brothers
• "Crackers" – Barbara Mandrell
• "Clyde" – Waylon Jennings
• "The Cowboy and the Dandy" – Brenda Lee
• "Daydream Believer" – Anne Murray
• "Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer" – Kenny Rogers und Kim Carnes
• "Faded Love" – Willie Nelson und Ray Price
• "Friday Night Blues" – John Conlee
• "Good Ol' Boys Like Me" – Don Williams
• "Hard Times" – Lacy J. Dalton
• "Holding the Bag" – Moe Bandy und Joe Stampley
• "I'm Already Blue" – The Kendalls
• "I'm Not Ready Yet" – George Jones
• "It's Hard to Be Humble" – Mac Davis
• "It's True Love" – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
• "Let's Get It While the Getting's Good" – Eddy Arnold
• "Let's Keep It That Way" – Mac Davis
• "Love the World Away" – Kenny Rogers
• "Lying Time Again" – Mel Tillis
• "Making Plans" – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
• "Men" – Charly McClain
• "Midnight Rider" – Willie Nelson
• "Misery and Gin" – Merle Haggard
• "Old Habits" – Hank Williams Jr.
• "Over" – Leon Everette
• "Pour Me Another Tequila" – Eddie Rabbitt
• "Save Your Heart For Me" – Jacky Ward
• "She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs" – John Anderson
• "Smooth Sailing" – T.G. Sheppard
• "Take Me to Your Lovin' Place" – Larry Gatlin
• "Tell Ole I Ain't Here" – Moe Bandy und Joe Stampley
• "Temporarily Yours" – Jeanne Pruett
• "That Lovin' You Feelin Again" – Roy Orbison und Emmylou Harris
• "That's What I Get For Loving You" – Eddy Arnold
• "Tumbleweed" – Sylvia
• "Two Story House" – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
• "The Way I Am" – Merle Haggard
• "Wayfaring Stranger" – Emmylou Harris
• "Women I've Never Had" – Hank Williams Jr.
• "You Know Just What I'd Do" – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
• "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" – Reba McEntire
• "Your Body is an Outlaw" – Mel Tillis

Alben (Auswahl)

• Dolly, Dolly, Dolly! – Dolly Parton (RCA)
• Greatest Hits Vol. 1 – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Lonestar Cowboy – Donna Fargo
• Milsap Magic – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• My Home's in Alabama – Alabama (RCA)
• Roses in the Snow – Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros.)
• The Way I Am – Merle Haggard (Epic)

Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame

• Johnny Cash
• Connie B. Gay
• Sons of the Pioneers

Bedeutende Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Anne Murray – Could I Have This Dance?
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – George Jones – He Stopped Loving Her Today
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison – That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band (Mickey Gilley) – Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown
• Best Country Song – Willie Nelson – On The Road Again

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year – Barbara Mandrell
• Song Of The Year – "He Stopped Loving Her Today" – George Jones – Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
• Single Of The Year – "He Stopped Loving Her Today" – George Jones
• Album Of The Year – Movie Soundtrack Urban Cowboy
• Top Male Vocalist – George Jones
• Top Female Vocalist – Dolly Parton
• Top New Male Vocalist – Johnny Lee
• Top New Female Vocalist – Teri Gibbs

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year – Barbara Mandrell
• Song Of The Year – He Stopped Loving Her Today – B.Braddock / C.Putman
• Single Of The Year – He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones
• Album Of The Year – Coal Miner's Daughter – Soundtrack
• Male Vocalist Of The Year – George Jones
• Female Vocalist Of The Year – Emmylou Harris
• Vocal Duo Of The Year – Moe Bandy / Joe Stampley
• Vocal Group Of The Year – Statler Brothers
• Instrumentalist Of The Year – Roy Clark
• Instrumental Group Of The Year – Charlie Daniels Band

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