Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1973 im Genre Country-Musik.
Top Hits des Jahres Nummer-1-Hits 20. Januar – Soul Song – Joe Stampley 27. Januar – (Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine – Tom T. Hall 3. Februar – She Needs Someone to Hold Her When She Cries – Conway Twitty 17. Februar – I Wonder if They Ever Think of Me – Merle Haggard and the Strangers 24. Februar – Rated ‚X‘ – Loretta Lynn 3. März – The Lord Knows I’m Drinkin’ – Cal Smith 10. März – ’Til I Get it Right – Tammy Wynette 17. März – The Teddy Bear Song – Barbara Fairchild 31. März – Keep Me in Mind – Lynn Anderson 7. April – Super Kind of Woman – Freddie Hart 14. April – A Shoulder to Cry On – Charley Pride 21. April – Superman – Donna Fargo 28. April – Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich 12. Mai – Come Live With Me – Roy Clark 19. Mai – What’s Your Mama’s Name – Tanya Tucker 26. Mai – Satin Sheets – Jeanne Pruett 9. Juni – You Always Come Back to Hurtin’ Me – Johnny Rodriguez 16. Juni – Kids Say the Darndest Things – Tammy Wynette 23. Mai – Satin Sheets – Jeanne Pruett 30. Juni – Don’t Fight the Feelings of Love – Charley Pride 7. Juli – Why Me – Kris Kristofferson 14. Juli – Love is the Foundation – Loretta Lynn 28. Juli – You Were Always There – Donna Fargo 4. August – Lord, Mr. Ford – Jerry Reed 11. August – Trip to Heaven – Freddie Hart 18. August – Louisiana Woman, Mississisippi Man – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn 25. August – Everybody’s Had the Blues – Merle Haggard and the Strangers 8. September – You’ve Never Been This Far Before – Conway Twitty 29. September – Blood Red and Goin’ Down – Tanya Tucker 6. Oktober – You’re the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to Me – Ray Price 13. Oktober – Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico – Johnny Rodriguez 27. Oktober – We’re Gonna Hold On – George Jones und Tammy Wynette 10. November – Paper Roses – Marie Osmond 24. November – The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich 15. Dezember – Amazing Love – Charley Pride 22. Dezember – If We Make it Through December – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Weitere Hits Amanda – Don Williams Any Old Wind That Blows – Johnny Cash Baby's Gone – Conway Twitty Bring it On Home to Your Woman – Joe Stampley Can I Sleep in Your Arms – Jeannie Seely Come Early Morning – Don Williams The Corner of My Life – Bill Anderson Country Sunshine – Dottie West Danny’s Song – Anne Murray Don’t Give Up On Me – Jerry Wallace Dreaming My Dreams With You – Waylon Jennings Drift Away – Narvel Felts Dueling Banjos – Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell The Emptiest Arms in the World – Merle Haggard and the Strangers Good Times – David Houston I Hate You – Ronnie Milsap I Love You More and More Every Day – Sonny James I’m Your Woman – Jeanne Pruett If Teardrops Were Pennies – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton If You Can Live With It (I Can Live Without It) – Bill Anderson If You Can’t Feel It (It Ain’t There) – Freddie Hart Jamestown Ferry – Tanya Tucker Just What I Had in Mind – Faron Young Kid Stuff – Barbara Fairchild The Last Love Song – Hank Williams Jr. Let Me Be There – Olivia Newton-John Little Girl Gone – Donna Fargo Love Me – Marty Robbins Love’s the Answer – Tanya Tucker Lovin' on Back Streets – Mel Street The Midnight Oil – Barbara Mandrell Mr. Lovemaker – Johnny PayCheck My Tennessee Mountain Home – Dolly Parton Neon Rosie – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders Nobody Wins – Brenda Lee Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad As Losing You) – George Jones Pass Me By – Johnny Rodriguez Ravishing Ruby – Tom T. Hall Red Necks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer – Johnny Russell Sawmill – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders Send Me No Roses – Tommy Overstreet The Shelter of Your Eyes – Don Williams Sing About Love – Lynn Anderson Slippin' and Slidin – Billy "Crash" Craddock Slippin’ Away – Jean Shepard Southern Loving – Jim Ed Brown Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) – Willie Nelson Sunday Sunrise – Brenda Lee Sweet Country Woman – Johnny Duncan ’Til the Water Stops Runnin’ – Billy "Crash" Craddock Top of the World – Lynn Anderson Touch the Morning – Don Gibson Uneasy Rider – Charlie Daniels Band Walking Piece of Heaven – Marty Robbins What My Woman Can't Do – George Jones Yellow Ribbon – Johnny Carver You Ask Me To – Waylon Jennings You Can Have Her – Waylon Jennings You Lay So Easy on My Mind – Bobby G. Rice
Alben (Auswahl) Honky Tonk Heroes – Waylon Jennings (RCA) The Midnight Oil – Barbara Mandrell (Columbia) Shotgun Willie – Willie Nelson (Atlantic)
Geboren 26. Juni – Gretchen Wilson 8. August – Mark Wills
Gestorben 10. November – Stringbean, 58, Banjo-Spieler und Komiker in der TV-Serie Hee Haw
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Country Music Hall of Fame Chet Atkins (1924–2001) Patsy Cline (1932–1963)
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Jack Clement (1931–2013) Don Gibson (1928–2003) Harlan Howard (1927–2002) Roger Miller (1936–1992) Willie Nelson (* 1933)
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammys Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Donna Fargo – Happiest Girl In The Whole USA Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Charley Pride – Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Statler Brothers – Class Of '57 Best Country Instrumental Performance – Charlie McCoy – Charlie McCoy / The Real McCoy Best Country Song – Kiss An Angel Good Mornin‘ – Charley Pride, (Autor: Ben Peters)
Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Roy Clark Song Of The Year – The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. – Donna Fargo – Yvonne Silver Single Of The Year – Happiest Girl – Donna Fargo Album Of The Year – Happiest Girl – Donna Fargo Top Male Vocalist – Merle Haggard Top Female Vocalist – Donna Fargo Top Vocal Group – Statler Brothers Top New Male Vocalist – Johnny Rodriguez Top New Female Vocalist – Tanya Tucker
Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year – Roy Clark Male Vocalist of the Year – Charlie Rich Female Vocalist of the Year – Loretta Lynn Instrumental Group of the Year – Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers Vocal Duo of the Year – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Single of the Year – Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich Song of the Year – Behind Closed Door, Kenny O’Dell Album of the Year – Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich Instrumentalist of the Year – Charlie McCoy
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