Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1972 im Genre Country-Musik.
Top Hits des Jahres Nummer-1-Hits 8. Januar – Would You Take Another Chance on Me – Jerry Lee Lewis 15. Januar – Carolyn – Merle Haggard and the Strangers 5. Februar – One’s on the Way – Loretta Lynn 19. Februar – Four in the Morning – Faron Young 4. März – Bedtime Story – Tammy Wynette 11. März – My Hang Up Is You – Freddie Hart 22. April – Chantilly Lace / Think About it Darlin’ – Jerry Lee Lewis 13. Mai – Grandma Harp – Merle Haggard and the Strangers 27. Mai – (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date – Conway Twitty 3. Juni – The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. – Donna Fargo 24. Juni – That’s Why I Love You Like I Do – Sonny James 1. Juli – Eleven Roses – Hank Williams Jr. 15. Juli – Made in Japan – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos 22. Juli – It’s Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer – Charley Pride 12. August – Bless Your Heart – Freddie Hart 26. August – If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry – Jerry Wallace 2. September – Woman (Sensuous Woman) – Don Gibson 16. September – When the Snow is on the Roses – Sonny James 23. September – I Can’t Stop Loving You – Conway Twitty 30. September – I Ain’t Never – Mel Tillis 14. Oktober – Funny Face – Donna Fargo 4. November – It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad) – Merle Haggard and the Strangers 11. November – My Man (Understands) – Tammy Wynette 18. November – She’s Too Good to be True – Charley Pride 9. Dezember – Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me) – Freddie Hart 30. Dezember – She’s Got to be a Saint – Ray Price
Weitere Hits Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ But the Leaves on the Trees – Billy "Crash" Craddock Ain't That a Shame – Hank Williams Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation All His Children – Charley Pride All the Lonely Women in the World – Bill Anderson Ann (Don’t Go Runnin’) – Tommy Overstreet Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis The Best Part of Livin’ – Marty Robbins Borrowed Angel – Mel Street The Ceremony – George Jones und Tammy Wynette Class of ’57 – Statler Brothers Cotton Jenny – Anne Murray Cry – Lynn Anderson Delta Dawn – Tanya Tucker Do You Remember These – Statler Brothers Fool Me – Lynn Anderson Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings Heaven is My Woman’s Love – Tommy Overstreet Here I Am Again – Loretta Lynn I Can’t See Me Without You – Conway Twitty I’m a Truck – Red Simpson I’m Gonna Knock at Your Door – Billy "Crash" Craddock I’ve Found Someone of My Own – Cal Smith I’ve Got to Have You – Sammi Smith If It Ain’t Love Let’s Leave it Alone – Connie Smith If You Touch Me (You’ve Got to Feel Me) – Joe Stampley Just for What I Am – Connie Smith The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka – Roy Clark Listen to a Country Song – Lynn Anderson Lonely Women Make Good Lovers – Bob Luman Lonesomest Lonesome – Ray Price Lovin’ You Could Never Be Better – George Jones Manhattan, Kansas – Glen Campbell Me and Jesus – Tom T. Hall (featuring the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Choir) Missing You – Jim Reeves Oney – Johnny Cash Only Love (Can Break a Heart) – Sonny James A Picture of Me (Without You) – George Jones Pretend I Never Happened – Waylon Jennings Reach Out Your Hand – Tammy Wynette Red Red Wine – Roy Drusky Rocky Mountain High – John Denver Sweet Dream Woman – Waylon Jennings There’s a Party Going On – Jody Miller A Thing Called Love – Johnny Cash This Little Girl of Mine – Faron Young To Get to You – Jerry Wallace Tonight My Baby's Comin' Home – Barbara Mandrell Touch Your Woman – Dolly Parton We Can Make It – Johnny Cash When You Say Love – Bob Luman Whiskey River – Johnny Bush White Silver Sands – Sonny James
Alben (Auswahl) The Eagles – The Eagles (Asylum) Garden Party – Rick Nelson (MCA) The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA – Donna Fargo (Dot) The Right Combination – Burning the Midnight Oil – Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA) Will the Circle Be Unbroken? – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)
Geboren 28. Februar – Boss Burns 5. April – Pat Green 16. August – Emily Robison (Dixie Chicks) 28. Oktober – Brad Paisley
Gestorben 23. Januar – T. Texas Tyler, 55 22. Juni – Elton Britt, 58, Country-Star der 1940er Jahre
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Country Music Hall of Fame Jimmie Davis
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Felice und Boudleaux Bryant Lefty Frizzell Jack Rhodes Don Robertson Mel Tillis
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammys Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Sammi Smith – Help Me Make It Through the Night Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Jerry Reed – When You're Hot, You're Hot Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty – After The Fire Is Gone Best Country Instrumental Performance – Snowbird – Chet Atkins Best Country Song – Sammi Smith – Help Me Make It Through The Night – (Autor: Kris Kristofferson)
Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Freddie Hart Song Of The Year – Easy Lovin‘ – Freddie Hart – Freddie Hart Single Of The Year – Easy Lovin‘ – Freddie Hart Album Of The Year – Easy Lovin‘ – Freddie Hart Top Male Vocalist – Freddie Hart Top Female Vocalist – Loretta Lynn Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn Top New Male Vocalist – Tony Booth Top New Female Vocalist – Barbara Mandrell
Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year – Loretta Lynn Male Vocalist of the Year – Charley Pride 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 – The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A., Donna Fargo Song of the Year – Easy Lovin‘, Freddie Hart Album of the Year – Let Me Tell You About a Song, Merle Haggard Instrumentalist of the Year – Charlie McCoy
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