Country-Musik 1986

Events

• Buck Owens verlässt nach 17 Jahren die Hee Haw Show.

Nummer-1 Hits

• 11. Januar - "Morning Desire" - Kenny Rogers
• 18. Januar - "Bop" - Dan Seals
• 25. Januar - "Never Be You" - Rosanne Cash
• 1. Februar - "Just in Case" - Forester Sisters
• 8. Februar - "Hurt" - Juice Newton
• 15. Februar - "Making Up for Lost Time" - Gary Morris, Crystal Gayle
• 22. Februar - "There's No Stopping Your Heart" - Marie Osmond
• 1. März - "You Can Dream of Me" - Steve Wariner
• 8. März - "Think About Love" - Dolly Parton
• 15. März - "I Could Get Used to You" - Exile
• 22. März - "What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)" - John Schneider
• 29. März - "Don't Underestimate My Love for You" - Lee Greenwood
• 5. April - "100% Chance of Rain" - Gary Morris
• 12. April - "She and I" - Alabama
• 19. April - "Cajun Moon" - Ricky Skaggs
• 26. April - "Now and Forever (You and Me)" - Anne Murray
• 3. Mai - "Once in a Blue Moon" - Earl Thomas Conley
• 10. Mai - "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" - The Judds
• 17. Mai - "Ain't Misbehavin'" - Hank Williams Jr.
• 24. Mai - "Tomb of the Unknown Love" - Kenny Rogers
• 31. Mai - "Whoever's in New England" - Reba McEntire
• 7. Juni - "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" - Ronnie Milsap
• 14. Juni - "Life's Highway" - Steve Wariner
• 21. Juni - "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes" - Forester Sisters
• 28. Juni - "Living in the Promiseland" - Willie Nelson
• 5. Juli - "Everything That Glitters (is Not Gold)" - Dan Seals
• 12. Juli - "Hearts Aren't Made to Break (They're Made to Love)" - Lee Greenwood
• 19. Juli - "Until I Met You" - Judy Rodman
• 26. Juli - "On the Other Hand" - Randy Travis
• 2. August - "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" - George Strait
• 9. August - "Rockin' With the Rhythm of the Rain" - The Judds
• 16. August - "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight" - John Schneider
• 23. August - "Strong Heart" - T.G. Sheppard
• 30. August - "Heartbeat in the Darkness" - Don Williams
• 6. September - "Desperado Love" - Conway Twitty
• 13. September - "Little Rock" - Reba McEntire
• 20. September - "Got My Heart Set on You" - John Conlee
• 27. September - "In Love" - Ronnie Milsap
• 4. Oktober - "Always Have, Always Will" - Janie Fricke
• 11. Oktober - "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" - Eddie Rabbitt, Juice Newton
• 18. Oktober - "Just Another Love" - Tanya Tucker
• 25. Oktober - "Cry" - Crystal Gayle
• 1. November - "It'll Be Me" - Exile
• 8. November - "Diggin' Up Bones" - Randy Travis
• 15. November - "That Rock Won't Roll" - Restless Heart
• 22. November - "You're Still New to Me" - Paul Davis, Marie Osmond
• 20. November - "Touch Me When We're Dancing - Alabama
• 6. Dezember - "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" - George Strait
• 13. Dezember - "Hell and High Water" - T. Graham Brown
• 20. Dezember - "Too Much is Not Enough" - The Bellamy Brothers, Forester Sisters
• 27. Dezember - "Mind Your Own Business" - Hank Williams Jr., Reba McEntire, Tom Petty,Reverend Ike, Willie Nelson

Weitere große Hits

• "1982" - Randy Travis (#6)
• "(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid" - Restless Heart (#7)
• "At the Sound of the Tone" - John Schneider (#5)
• "Betty's Bein' Bad" - Sawyer Brown (#5)
• "Born Yesterday" - The Everly Brothers (#17)
• "Cheap Love" - Juice Newton (#9)
• "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" - The Oak Ridge Boys (#3)
• "Count On Me" - Statler Brothers (#5)
• "Country State of Mind" - Hank Williams, Jr. (#2)
• "Daddy's Hands" - Holly Dunn (#9)
• "Didn't We" - Lee Greenwood (#10)
• "Every Night" - Pake McEntire (#20)
• "Fast Lanes and Country Roads" - Barbara Mandrell (#4)
• "Feelin' the Feelin'" The Bellamy Brothers (#2)
• "Guitars, Cadillacs" - Dwight Yoakam (#4)
• "Heart Don't Fall Now" - Sawyer Brown (#14)
• "Hold On" - Rosanne Cash (#5)
• "Home Again in My Heart" - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#3)
• "Honky Tonk Man" - Dwight Yoakam (#3)
• "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" - Billy Joe Royal (#14)
• "I Only Wanted You" - Marie Osmond (#14)
• "I Tell It Like It Used to Be" - T. Graham Brown (#5)
• "I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again - T. Graham Brown (#7)
• "Juliet" - The Oak Ridge Boys (#15)
• "Lonely Alone" - Forester Sisters (#2)
• "Love at the Five and Dime" - Kathy Mattea (#3)
• "Miami, My Amy" - Keith Whitley (#14)
• "Nights" - Ed Bruce (#4)
• "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You" - Barbara Mandrell (#6)
• "Old Bridges Burn Slow" - Billy Joe Royal (#11)
• "Old Flame" - Juice Newton (#5)
• "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)" - George Jones (#3)
• "One Love at a Time" - Tanya Tucker (#3)
• "Only in My Mind" - Reba McEntire (#5)
• "Out Goin' Cattin'" - Sawyer Brown (#11)
• "Partners, Brothers and Friends" - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#6)
• "Read My Lips" - Marie Osmond (#4)
• "Reno Bound" - Southern Pacific (#9)
• "Repititive Regret" - Eddie Rabbitt (#4)
• "Savin' My Love For You" - Pake McEntire (#3)
• "Second to No One" - Rosanne Cash (#5)
• "Shakin'" - Sawyer Brown (#15)
• "She Thinks That She'll Marry" - Judy Rodman (#9)
• "She Used To Be Somebody's Baby" - Larry Gatlin (#2)
• "Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way" - George Jones (#9)
• "Sometimes a Lady" - Eddy Raven (#3)
• "Stand a Little Rain" - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#5)
• "Starting Over Again" - Steve Wariner (#4)
• "Sweeter and Sweeter" - Statler Brothers (#8)
• "Ten Feet Away" - Keith Whitley (#9)
• "Then It's Love" - Don Williams (#3)
• "Til I Loved You" - Restless Heart (#10)
• "Too Many Times" - Earl Thomas Conley, Anita Pointer - (#2)
• "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" - Kathy Mattea (#10)
• "We've Got a Good Fire Going" Don Williams (#2)
• "What Can I Do With My Heart?" - Juice Newton (#9)
• "What You'll Do When I'm Gone" - Waylon Jennings (#8)
• "When You Get to the Heart" - Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys (#19)
• "Will the Wolf Survive?" - Waylon Jennings (#5)
• "Wine Colored Roses" - George Jones (#10)
• "Working Without a Net" - Waylon Jennings (#7)
• "You Can't Stop Love" - SKO (#9)
• "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" - The Oak Ridge Boys (#24)
• "You're Something Special to Me" - George Strait (#4)

Alben (Auswahl)

• 7 — George Strait (MCA)
• Greatest Hits — Alabama (RCA)
• Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. — Dwight Yoakam (Reprise)
• Guitar Town — Steve Earle (MCA)
• Holly Dunn — Holly Dunn (MTM)
• Life's Highway — Steve Wariner (MCA)
• Out Goin' Cattin- — Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb)
• Partners — Larry Gatlin (Columbia)
• Shakin- — Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb)
• Storms of Life — Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
• Straight To The Heart — Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros.)
• The Touch — Alabama (RCA)
• What Am I Gonna Do About You — Reba McEntire (MCA)
• Whoever's in New England — Reba McEntire (MCA)
• Falling for You For Years - Conway Twitty (Warner Bros.)
• Four For the Show - Statler Brothers (Mercury/Polygram)
• A Friend in California - Merle Haggard (Epic)
• Heart of the Matter - Kenny Rogers (RCA)
• Howard & David - Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb)
• Lost in the Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Seasons - Oak Ridge Boys (MCA)
• Too Many Times - Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
• Wine Colored Roses - George Jones (Epic)

Gestorben

• 20. Juni - Whitey Ford, 85

Neue Mitglieder der Country Musik Hall of Fame

• The Duke of Paducah (1901–1986)
• Wesley Rose (1918–1990)

Bedeutende Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female – "Whoever's In New England" – Reba McEntire
• Best Country Vocal Solo Performance, Male – "Lost In The Fifties Tonight" – Ronnie Milsap
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal – "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)" – Judds)
• Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) – "Raisin' The Dickins" – Ricky Skaggs
• Best Country Song – "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)" – Jamie O’Hara, songwriter

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year – Hank Williams Jr.
• Song Of The Year – "On The Other Hand" – Randy Travis – Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
• Single Of The Year – "On The Other Hand" – Randy Travis
• Album Of The Year – Storms of Life – Randy Travis
• Top Male Vocalist – Randy Travis
• Top Female Vocalist – Reba McEntire
• Top Vocal Duo – The Judds
• Top Vocal Group – Forester Sisters
• Top New Male Vocalist – Dwight Yoakam
• Top New Female Vocalist – Holly Dunn
• Video Of The Year – "Whoever's In New England" – Reba McEntire (Regisseur: Jeff Schock and Jon Small)

Country Music Association

• -Instrumental Group of the Year- Oak Ridge Boys
• -Instrumentalist of the Year- Johnny Gimble
• -Entertainer of the Year- Reba McEntire
• -Male Vocalist of the Year- George Strait
• -Female Vocalist of the Year- Reba McEntire
• -Horizon Award- Randy Travis
• -Vocal Group of the Year- Judds
• -Vocal Duo of the Year- Marie Osmond, Dan Seals
• -Album of the Year- "Lost in the Fifties Tonight" – Ronnie Milsap
• -Song of the Year- "On The Other Hand"- Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
• -Single of the Year- Dan Seals
• -Music Video of the Year- "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?" – George Jones (Regisseur: Marc Ball)

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