Country-Musik 1983

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 8. Januar – "Can't Even Get the Blues" – Reba McEntire
• 15. Januar – "Going Where the Lonely Go" – Merle Haggard
• 22. Januar – "(Lost His Love) On Our Last Date" – Emmylou Harris
• 29. Januar – "Talk to Me" – Mickey Gilley
• 5. Februar – "Inside" – Ronnie Milsap
• 12. Februar – "'Til I Gain Control Again" – Crystal Gayle
• 19. Februar – "Fakin' Love" – T.G. Sheppard und Karen Brooks
• 26. Februar – "Why Baby Why" – Charley Pride
• 5. März – "If Hollywood Don't Need You" – Don Williams
• 12. März – "The Rose" – Conway Twitty
• 19. März – "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" – Ricky Skaggs
• 26. März – "Swingin'" – John Anderson
• 21. April – "When I'm Away From You" – Bellamy Brothers
• 9. April – "We've Got Tonight" – Kenny Rogers und Sheena Easton
• 16. April – "Dixieland Delight" – Alabama
• 23. April – "American Made" – Oak Ridge Boys
• 30. April – "You're The First Time I've Thought About Leaving" – Reba McEntire
• 7. Mai – "Jose Cuervo" – Shelly West
• 14. Mai – "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" – B.J. Thomas
• 21. Mai – "Common Man" – John Conlee
• 28. Mai – "You Take Me for Granted" – Merle Haggard
• 4. Juni – "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)" – Waylon Jennings
• 11. Juni – "Our Love is on the Faultline" – Crystal Gayle
• 18. Juni – "You Can't Run From Love" – Eddie Rabbitt
• 25. Juni – "Fool For Your Love" – Mickey Gilley
• 2. Juli – "Love is on a Roll" – Don Williams
• 9. Juli – "Highway 40 Blues" – Ricky Skaggs
• 16. Juli – "The Closer You Get" – Alabama
• 23. Juli – "Pancho and Lefty" – Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
• 30. Juli – "I Always Get Lucky With You" – George Jones
• 6. August – "Your Love's on the Line" – Earl Thomas Conley
• 13. August – "He's a Heartache (Looking For a Place to Happen)" – Janie Fricke
• 20. August – "Love Song" – Oak Ridge Boys
• 27. August – "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation" – Ronnie McDowell
• 3. September – "A Fire I Can't Put Out" – George Strait
• 10. September – "I'm Only in it For the Love" – John Conlee
• 17. September – "Night Games" – Charley Pride
• 24. September – "Baby What About You" – Crystal Gayle
• 11. Oktober – "New Looks From an Old Lover" – B.J. Thomas
• 8. Oktober – "Don't You Know How Much I Love You" – Ronnie Milsap
• 15. Oktober – "Paradise Tonight" – Charly McClain und Mickey Gilley
• 22. Oktober – "Lady Down on Love" – Alabama
• 29. Oktober – "Islands in the Stream" – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
• 12. November – "Somebody's Gonna Love You" – Lee Greenwood
• 19. November – "One of a Kind, Pair of Fools" – Barbara Mandrell
• 26. November – "Holding Her and Loving You" – Earl Thomas Conley
• 3. Dezember – "A Little Good News" – Anne Murray
• 10. Dezember – "Tell Me a Lie" – Janie Fricke
• 17. Dezember – "Black Sheep" – John Anderson
• 24. Dezember – "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" – Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers

Weitere große Hits

• "Amarillo By Morning" – George Strait
• "Everything's Beautiful in its Own Way" – Dolly Parton und Willie Nelson
• "Flight 309 to Tennessee" – Shelly West
• "Foolin'" – Johnny Rodriguez
• "Going Downhill" – John Anderson
• "Hard Candy Christmas" – Dolly Parton
• "Hey Bartender" – Johnny Lee
• "How Could I Love Her So Much" – Johnny Rodriguez
• "I.O.U." – Lee Greenwood
• "I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before)" – Earl Thomas Conley
• "I Love Her Mind" – Bellamy Brothers
• "Leave Them Boys Alone" – Hank Williams Jr. (with guests Ernest Tubb und Waylon Jennings)
• "Midnight Fire" – Steve Wariner
• "Nobody But You" – Don Williams
• "Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" – Statler Brothers
• "The Ride" – David Allen Coe
• "Save Me" – Louise Mandrell
• "Scarlet Fever" – Kenny Rogers
• "Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love On Me)" – George Jones
• "Snapshot" – Sylvia
• "Stranger in My House" – Ronnie Milsap
• "Tennessee Whiskey" – George Jones
• "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)" – Tom Jones
• "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" – Merle Haggard
• "What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her" – Gene Watson
• "Why Do We Want What We Know We Can't Have" – Reba McEntire
• "The Wind Beneath My Wings" – Gary Morris
• "You've Got a Lover" – Ricky Skaggs

Alben (Auswahl)

• American Made – Oak Ridge Boys (MCA)
• The Closer You Get – Alabama (RCA)
• Don't Cheat in Our Hometown – Ricky Skaggs (Sugar Hill)
• Don't Make it Easy for Me – Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
• Even the Strong Get Lonely – Tammy Wynette (Epic/Sony)
• Eyes That See In The Dark – Kenny Rogers (RCA)
• Heart to Heart – Merle Haggard (Epic/CBS)
• A Little Good News – Anne Murray (Capitol)
• Lost in the Feeling – Conway Twitty (Warner Bros.)
• Pancho & Lefty – Merle Haggard und Willie Nelson (Epic/CBS)
• Right or Wrong – George Strait (MCA)
• Shine On – George Jones (Epic/CBS)
• Take it to the Limit – Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson (RCA)
• That's the Way Love Goes – Merle Haggard (Epic/CBS)
• Tougher Than Leather – Willie Nelson (Columbia/CBS)
• Waylon and Company – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
• We've Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
• Without a Song – Willie Nelson (Columbia/Sony)

Geboren

• 29. Dezember – Jessica Andrews

Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame

• Little Jimmy Dickens

Bedeutende Auszeichnungen

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year – Alabama
• Song Of The Year – "The Wind Beneath My Wings" – Gary Morris – Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar
• Single Of The Year – "Islands In The Stream" – Kenny Rogers und Dolly Parton
• Album Of The Year – The Closer You Get – Alabama
• Top Male Vocalist – Lee Greenwood
• Top Female Vocalist – Janie Fricke
• Top Vocal Duo – Dolly Parton und Kenny Rogers
• Top Vocal Group – Alabama
• Top New Male Vocalist – Jim Glaser
• Top New Female Vocalist – Gus Hardin

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year – Alabama
• Song Of The Year – "Always On My Mind" – J.Christopher / W.Carson / M.James
• Single Of The Year – "Swingin" – John Anderson
• Album Of The Year – The Closer You Get – Alabama
• Male Vocalist Of The Year – Lee Greenwood
• Female Vocalist Of The Year – Janie Fricke
• Vocal Duo Of The Year – Merle Haggard / Willie Nelson
• Vocal Group Of The Year – Alabama
• Instrumentalist Of The Year – Chet Atkins
• Horizon Award – John Anderson
• Instrumental Group Of The Year – Ricky Skaggs Band

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