Country-Musik 1980

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1980 im Genre Country-Musik.

Hits

Nummer-1-Hits

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Hot Country Songs des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.^[1]

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 – 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

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

Nummer-1-Alben

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.^[2]

seit 29. Dezember 1979 – Kenny – Kenny Rogers
3. Mai – There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me – Charley Pride
10. Mai – Gideon – Kenny Rogers
31. Mai – Greatest Hits – Waylon Jennings
12. Juli – Music Man – Waylon Jennings
2. August – Urban Cowboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Verschiedene Interpreten
13. September – Horizon – Eddie Rabbitt
4. Oktober – Honeysuckle Rose (Music from the Original Soundtrack) – Willie Nelson & Family
15. November – Greatest Hits – Kenny Rogers
20. Dezember – Greatest Hits – Ronnie Milsap

Weitere Alben

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly! – Dolly Parton
Lonestar Cowboy – Donna Fargo
Milsap Magic – Ronnie Milsap
My Home's in Alabama – Alabama
Roses in the Snow – Emmylou Harris
The Way I Am – Merle Haggard

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Geboren

1. April – Kip Moore
3. Juli – Sarah Buxton

Gestorben

04. April – Red Sovine
11. April – Cousin Emmy
14. Mai – Jimmy Voytek
16. Juni – Bob Nolan

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards

Beste weibliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female) – Emmylou Harris – Blue Kentucky Girl
Beste männliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male) – Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
Beste Countrydarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe mit Gesang (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal) – Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Bestes Darbietung eines Countryinstrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance) – Doc Watson & Merle Watson – Big Sandy / Leather Breetches
Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – You Decorated My Life – Autoren: Bob Morrison & Debbie Hupp, Interpret: Kenny Rogers ^[4]

Academy of Country Music Awards

Entertainer Of The Year – Willie Nelson
Song Of The Year – It's A Cheatin' Situation – Moe Bandy – Autoren: 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 Awards

Entertainer of the Year – Barbara Mandrell
Song Of The Year – He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones – Autoren: Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
Single Of The Year – He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones
Album Of The Year – Coal Miner's Daughter – Original Movie 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

American Music Awards

Favorite Country Male Artist – Kenny Rogers
Favorite Country Female Artist – Crystal Gayle
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – The Statler Brothers
Favorite Country Album – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
Favorite Country Song – Sleeping Single in a Double Bed – Barbara Mandrell

Einzelnachweise

↑ Hot Country Songs Chart - Chartssuche ab 5. Januar 1980. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).
↑ Top Country Albums - Chartssuche ab 5. Januar 1980. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).
↑ NaSHOF Inductees By Year. In: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 13. August 2022, abgerufen am 12. Oktober 2022 (englisch).
↑ 22st Grammy Awards - 1980. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).

[Singles-1] Hot Country Songs Chart - Chartssuche ab 5. Januar 1980. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).

[Alben-2] Top Country Albums - Chartssuche ab 5. Januar 1980. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).

[3] NaSHOF Inductees By Year. In: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 13. August 2022, abgerufen am 12. Oktober 2022 (englisch).

[4] 22st Grammy Awards - 1980. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).

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