Country-Musik 1979

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1979 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres

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
6. Januar – Tulsa Time – Don Williams
13. Januar – Lady Lay Down – John Conlee
20. Januar – I Really Got the Feeling – Dolly Parton
27. Januar – Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For – Crystal Gayle
10. Februar – Every Which Way But Loose – Eddie Rabbitt
3. März – Golden Tears – Dave & Sugar
24. März – I Just Fall in Love Again – Anne Murray
14. April – (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to be Right – Barbara Mandrell
21. April – All I Ever Need is You – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
28. April – Where Do I Put Her Memory – Charley Pride
5. Mai – Backside of Thirty – John Conlee
12. Mai – Don't Take it Away – Conway Twitty
19. Mai – If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold it Against Me – Bellamy Brothers
9. Juni – She Believes in Me – Kenny Rogers
23. Juni – Nobody Likes Sad Songs – Ronnie Milsap
30. Juni – Amanda – Waylon Jennings
21. Juli – Shadows in the Moonlight – Anne Murray
28. Juli – You're the Only One – Dolly Parton
11. August – Suspicions – Eddie Rabbitt
18. August – Coca Cola Cowboy – Mel Tillis
25. August – The Devil Went Down to Georgia – The Charlie Daniels Band
1. September – Heartbreak Hotel – Willie Nelson und Leon Russell
8. September – I May Never Get to Heaven – Conway Twitty
15. September – You're My Jamaica – Charley Pride
22. September – Just Good Ol' Boys – Moe Bandy und Joe Stampley
29. September – It Must Be Love – Don Williams
6. Oktober – Last Cheater's Waltz – T.G. Sheppard
20. Oktober – All the Gold in California – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
3. November – You Decorated My Life – Kenny Rogers
17. November – Come With Me – Waylon Jennings
1. Dezember – Broken Hearted Me – Anne Murray
8. Dezember – I Cheated Me Right Out of You – Moe Bandy
15. Dezember – Happy Birthday Darlin‘ – Conway Twitty

Weitere Hits

Back on My Mind Again – Ronnie Milsap
Barstool Mountain – Moe Bandy
Before My Time – John Conlee
Blind in Love – Mel Tillis
Blue Kentucky Girl – Emmylou Harris
Come On In – Oak Ridge Boys
Crazy Blue Eyes – Lacy J. Dalton
Do You Ever Fool Around – Joe Stampley
Don't Let Me Cross Over – Jim Reeves und Deborah Allen
Down on the Rio Grande – Johnny Rodriguez
Dream On – Oak Ridge Boys
Everlasting Love – Narvel Felts
Family Tradition – Hank Williams Jr.
Farewell Party – Gene Watson
Fooled by a Feeling – Barbara Mandrell
Fools – Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky – Johnny Cash
Half the Way – Crystal Gayle
Happy Together – T.G. Sheppard
Here We Are Again – Statler Brothers
How to Be a Country Star – Statler Brothers
I Can't Feel You Anymore – Loretta Lynn
I Just Can't Stay Married to You – Cristy Lane
I Wanna Come Over – Alabama
I'll Love Away Your Troubles For Awhile – Janie Fricke
I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home – Charlie Rich
I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind – Loretta Lynn
I've Done Enough Dying Today – Larry Gatlin
If Everyone Had Someone Like You – Eddy Arnold
If I Could Write a Song (as Beautiful as You) – Billy "Crash" Craddock
In No Time at All – Ronnie Milsap
Isn't it Always Love – Lynn Anderson
It's a Cheating Situation – Moe Bandy
Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye – Mickey Gilley
The Lady in the Blue Mercedes – Johnny Duncan
Lay Down Beside Me – Don Williams
Lying in Love With You – Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
Maybellene – George Jones and Johnny Paycheck
My Silver Lining – Mickey Gilley
My World Begins and Ends With You – Dave & Sugar
No Memories Hangin' Around – Rosanne Cash und Bobby Bare
No One Else in the World – Tammy Wynette
Nothing as Original as You – Statler Brothers
The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell – Statler Brothers
Pick the Wildwood Flower – Gene Watson
Play Together Again, Again – Buck Owens und Emmylou Harris
Red Bandana – Merle Haggard
Reunited – Louise Mandrell and R. C. Bannon
Sail Away – Oak Ridge Boys
Save the Last Dance for Me – Emmylou Harris
Send Me Down to Tucson – Mel Tillis
Should I Go Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) – Gene Watson
Slow Dancing – Johnny Duncan
Somebody Special – Donna Fargo
Stay With Me – Dave & Sugar
Sweet Dreams – Reba McEntire
Sweet Memories – Willie Nelson
Sweet Summer Lovin‘ – Dolly Parton
Tell Me What It's Like – Brenda Lee
Texas (When I Die) – Tanya Tucker
They Call it Making Love – Tammy Wynette
Till I Can Make it on My Own – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
Too Far Gone – Emmylou Harris
When I Dream – Crystal Gayle
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound – Hank Williams Jr.
Whiskey River – Willie Nelson
You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie – Bellamy Brothers
You Feel Good All Over – T.G. Sheppard
Your Love Has Taken Me That High – Conway Twitty

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 30. Dezember 1978 – I've Always Been Crazy – Waylon Jennings
6. Januar – Willie Nelson and Family Live – Willie Nelson
20. Januar – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
2. Juni – Greatest Hits – Waylon Jennings
1. September – Million Mile Reflections – The Charlie Daniels Band
10. November – Kenny – Kenny Rogers

Geboren

18. Mai – David Nail
19. Mai – Shooter Jennings
8. Juni – Lee Brice
23. Juli – Jerrod Niemann
27. Dezember – Walker Hayes

Gestorben

8. Januar – Sara Carter
19. Februar – Carl T. Sprague
11. Mai – Lester Flatt
29. November – Ray Smith
29. November – Jimmie Tarlton

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

Hubert Long
Hank Snow

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Thomas A. Dorsey
Louvin Brothers
- Charles Louvin
- Ira Louvin
Elsie McWilliams
Joe South^[3]

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards

Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Dolly Parton – Here You Come Again
Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Willie Nelson – Georgia On My Mind
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson – Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Best Country Instrumental Performance – Asleep At The Wheel – One O’Clock Jump
Best Country Song – Don Schlitz – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers^[4]

Academy of Country Music Awards

Entertainer Of The Year – Kenny Rogers
Song Of The Year – You Needed Me – Anne Murray – Randy Goodrum
Single Of The Year – Tulsa Time – Don Williams
Album Of The Year – Y'all Come Back Saloon – Oak Ridge Boys
Top Male Vocalist – Kenny Rogers
Top Female Vocalist – Barbara Mandrell
Top Vocal Group – Oak Ridge Boys
Top New Male Vocalist – John Conlee
Top New Female Vocalist – Christy Lane

Country Music Association Awards

Entertainer of the Year – Willie Nelson
Song Of The Year – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers – Autor: Don Schlitz
Single Of The Year – The Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
Album Of The Year – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
Male Vocalist Of The Year – Kenny Rogers
Female Vocalist Of The Year – Barbara Mandrell
Vocal Duo Of The Year – Kenny Rogers / Dottie West
Vocal Group Of The Year – Statler Brothers
Instrumentalist Of The Year – Charlie Daniels
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 – Ten Years of Gold – Kenny Rogers
Favorite Country Song – Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt

Einzelnachweise

↑ Hot Country Songs Chart - Chartssuche ab 6. Januar 1979. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).
↑ Top Country Albums - Chartssuche ab 6. Januar 1979. 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).
↑ Grammy Awards 1979. In: Awards & Shows. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).