Country-Musik 1989

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 7. Januar – "Hold Me" – K.T. Oslin
• 14. Januar – "Change of Heart" – The Judds
• 21. Januar – "She's Crazy For Leavin'" – Rodney Crowell
• 28. Januar – "Deeper Than the Holler" – Randy Travis
• 4. Februar – "What I'd Say" – Earl Thomas Conley
• 11. Februar – "Song of the South" – Alabama
• 18. Februar – "Big Wheels in the Moonlight" – Dan Seals
• 25. Februar – "I Sang Dixie" – Dwight Yoakam
• 4. März – "I Still Believe in You" – Desert Rose Band
• 11. März – "Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me" – Ronnie Milsap
• 18. März – "From a Jack to a King" – Ricky Van Shelton
• 25. März – "New Fool at an Old Game" – Reba McEntire
• 1. April – "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" – George Strait
• 8. April – "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" – Keith Whitley
• 22. April – "The Church on Cumberland Road" – Shenandoah
• 6. Mai – "Young Love (Strong Love)" – The Judds
• 13. Mai – "Is It Still Over" – Randy Travis
• 20. Mai – "If I Had You" – Alabama
• 27. Mai – "After All This Time" – Rodney Crowell
• 3. Juni – "Where Did I Go Wrong" – Steve Wariner
• 10. Juni – "A Better Man" – Clint Black
• 17. Juni – "Love Out Loud" – Earl Thomas Conley
• 24. Juni – "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" – Rosanne Cash
• 1. Juli – "Come From the Heart" – Kathy Mattea
• 8. Juli – "Lovin' Only Me" – Ricky Skaggs
• 15. Juli – "In a Letter to You" – Eddy Raven
• 22. Juli – "What's Going On In Your World" – George Strait
• 29. Juli – "Cathy’s Clown" – Reba McEntire
• 5. August – "Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That" – Dolly Parton
• 12. August – "Timber, I'm Falling In Love" – Patty Loveless
• 19. August – "Sunday In the South" – Shenandoah
• 26. August – "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me" – Holly Dunn
• 2. September – "I'm Still Crazy" – Vern Gosdin
• 9. September – "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" – Keith Whitley
• 16. September – "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" – Willie Nelson
• 23. September – "Above and Beyond" – Rodney Crowell
• 30. September – "Let Me Tell You About Love" – The Judds
• 7. Oktober – "I Got Dreams" – Steve Wariner
• 14. Oktober – "Killin' Time" – Clint Black
• 21. Oktober – "Living Proof" – Ricky Van Shelton
• 28. Oktober – "High Cotton" – Alabama
• 4. November – "Ace In the Hole" – George Strait
• 11. November – "Burnin' Old Memories" – Kathy Mattea
• 18. November – "Bayou Boys" – Eddy Raven
• 25. November – "Yellow Roses" – Dolly Parton
• 2. Dezember – "It's Just a Matter of Time" – Randy Travis
• 9. Dezember – "If Tomorrow Never Comes" – Garth Brooks
• 16. Dezember – "Two Dozen Roses" – Shenandoah
• 23. Dezember – "A Woman In Love" – Ronnie Milsap

Weitere größere Hits

• "All the Fun" – Paul Overstreet
• "All the Reasons Why" – Highway 101
• "An American Family" – Oak Ridge Boys
• "And So it Goes" – John Denver and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• "Any Way the Wind Blows" – Southern Pacific
• "A Better Love Next Time" – Merle Haggard
• "Beyond Those Years" – Oak Ridge Boys
• "Big Dreams in a Small Town" – Restless Heart
• "Big Love" – Bellamy Brothers
• "Blue Blooded Woman" – Alan Jackson
• "Blue Side of Town" – Patty Loveless
• "Bridges and Walls" – Oak Ridge Boys
• "Burnin' a Hole In My Heart" – Skip Ewing
• "Call On Me" – Tanya Tucker
• "Come As You Were" – T. Graham Brown
• "Country Club" – Travis Tritt
• "Cross My Broken Heart" – Suzy Bogguss
• "Dear Me" – Lorrie Morgan
• "Don't Toss Us Away" – Patty Loveless
• "Don't Waste it on the Blues" – Gene Watson
• "Down That Road Tonight" – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• "Fair Shake" – Foster & Lloyd
• "Finders Are Keepers" – Hank Williams Jr.
• "From the Word Go" – Michael Martin Murphey
• "Give Me His Last Chance" – Lionel Cartwright
• "The Gospel According to Luke" – Skip Ewing
• "The Heart" – Lacy J. Dalton
• "Heartbreak Hill" – Emmylou Harris
• "Hey Bobby" – K.T. Oslin
• "Hold On (A Little Longer)" – Steve Wariner
• "Hole In My Pocket" – Ricky Van Shelton
• "Honey I Dare You" – Southern Pacific
• "Honky Tonk Heart" – Highway 101
• "I Got You" – Dwight Yoakam
• "(I Wish I Had a) Heart of Stone" – Baillie and the Boys
• "I Wish I Was Still In Your Dreams" – Conway Twitty
• "(I'm a) One Woman Man" – George Jones
• "I've Been Loved By the Best" – Don Williams
• "(It's Always Gonna Be) Someday" – Holly Dunn
• "Let it Be You" – Ricky Skaggs
• "Lonely Side of Love" – Patty Loveless
• "Long Shot" – Baillie and the Boys
• "Love Has No Right" – Billy Joe Royal
• "More Than a Name On a Wall" – Statler Brothers
• "Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old)" – Garth Brooks
• "Never Givin' Up On Love" – Michael Martin Murphey
• "Never Had it So Good" – Mary Chapin Carpenter
• "Old Coyote Town" – Don Williams
• "One Good Well" – Don Williams
• "Out of Your Shoes" – Lorrie Morgan
• "Planet Texas" – Kenny Rogers
• "The Race is On" – Sawyer Brown
• "Say What's In Your Heart" – Restless Heart
• "Setting Me Up" – Highway 101
• "She Deserves You" – Baillie and the Boys
• "She Don't Love Nobody" – Desert Rose Band
• "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" – Glen Campbell
• "She's Got a Single Thing in Mind" – Conway Twitty
• "Sowin' Love" – Paul Overstreet
• "Tell it Like it Is" – Billy Joe Royal
• "There Goes My Heart Again" – Holly Dunn
• "There's a Tear In My Beer" – Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams Sr.
• "They Rage On" – Dan Seals
• "This Woman" – K.T. Oslin
• "'Til You Cry" – Eddy Raven
• "Till Love Comes Again" – Reba McEntire
• "Trainwreck of Emotion" – Lorrie Morgan
• "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" – Kenny Rogers
• "Who You Gonna Blame it On This Time" – Vern Gosdin
• "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn
• "You'll Never Be Sorry" – Bellamy Brothers

Gestorben

9. Mai – Keith Whitley

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – k.d.lang – Absolute Torch And Twang
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Lyle Lovett – Lyle Lovett And His Large Band
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Volume Two
• Best Country Vocal Collaboration – Hank Williams Jr. & Hank Williams Sr. – There's A Tear In My Beer
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Randy Scruggs – Amazing Grace
• Best Bluegrass Recording – Bruce Hornsby & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – The Valley Road
• Best Country Song – Rodney Crowell – After All This Time

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year – George Strait
• Song Of The Year – "Where've You Been" – Kathy Mattea – Jon Vezner, Don Henry
• Single Of The Year – "A Better Man" – Clint Black
• Album Of The Year – Killin' Time – Clint Black
• Top Male Vocalist – Clint Black
• Top Female Vocalist – Kathy Mattea
• Top Vocal Duo – The Judds
• Top Vocal Group – Restless Heart
• Top New Male Vocalist – Clint Black
• Top New Female Vocalist – Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Kentucky HeadHunters
• Video Of The Year – "There's A Tear In My Beer" – Hank Williams Jr.

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year – George Strait
• Song Of The Year – Chiseled In Stone – M.D.Barnes / Vern Gosdin
• Single Of The Year – I’m No Stranger To The Rain – Keith Whitley
• Album Of The Year – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.II – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Male Vocalist Of The Year – Ricky Van Shelton
• Female Vocalist Of The Year – Kathy Mattea
• Vocal Duo Of The Year – The Judds
• Vocal Group Of The Year – Highway 101
• Musician Of The Year – Johny Gimble
• Horizon Award – Clint Black
• Vocal Event Of The Year – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams
• Music Video Of The Year – There’s A Tear In My Beer – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams

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