Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1982 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. 9. Januar – Fourteen Carat Mind – Gene Watson 16. Januar – I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World – Ronnie Milsap 23. Januar – Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night – Conway Twitty 30. Januar – The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) – Juice Newton 6. Februar – Lonely Nights – Mickey Gilley 13. Februar – Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight – Eddie Rabbitt 20. Februar – Only One You – T.G. Sheppard 27. Februar – Lord, I Hope This Day is Good – Don Williams 6. März – You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had – Ed Bruce 13. März – Blue Moon With Heartache – Rosanne Cash 20. März – Mountain of Love – Charley Pride 27. März – She Left Love All Over Me – Razzy Bailey 3. April – Bobbie Sue – Oak Ridge Boys 10. April – Big City – Merle Haggard 17. April – The Clown – Conway Twitty 24. April – Crying My Heart Out Over You – Ricky Skaggs 1. Mai – Mountain Music – Alabama 8. Mai – Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson 22. Mai – Just to Satisfy You – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson 5. Juni – Finally – T.G. Sheppard 12. Juni – For All the Wrong Reasons – Bellamy Brothers 19. Juni – Slow Hand – Conway Twitty 3. Juli – Any Day Now – Ronnie Milsap 10. Juli – Don't Worry 'Bout Me Baby – Janie Fricke 17. Juli – ’Till You're Gone – Barbara Mandrell 24. Juli – Take Me Down – Alabama 31. Juli – I Don't Care – Ricky Skaggs 7. August – Honky Tonkin‘ – Hank Williams Jr. 14. August – I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home – David Frizzell 21. August – Nobody – Sylvia 28. August – Fool Hearted Memory – George Strait 4. September – Love Will Turn You Around – Kenny Rogers 11. September – She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) – Jerry Reed 25. September – What's Forever For – Michael Martin Murphey 2. Oktober – Put Your Dreams Away – Mickey Gilley 9. Oktober – (A Taste of) Yesterday's Wine – Merle Haggard und George Jones 16. Oktober – I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton 23. Oktober – He Got You – Ronnie Milsap 30. Oktober – Close Enough to Perfect – Alabama 6. November – You're So Good When You're Bad – Charley Pride 13. November – Heartbroke – Ricky Skaggs 20. November – War is Hell (On the Homefront Too) – T.G. Sheppard 27. November – It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy – Janie Fricke 4. Dezember – You and I – Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle 11. Dezember – Redneck Girl – Bellamy Brothers 18. Dezember – Somewhere Between Right and Wrong – Earl Thomas Conley 25. Dezember – Wild and Blue – John Anderson

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.

seit 26. Dezember 1981 – Feels So Right – Alabama 16. Januar – Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) – Willie Nelson 27. März – Bobbie Sue – Oak Ridge Boys 17. April – Mountain Music – Alabama 22. Mai – Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson 20. November – Highways & Heartaches – Ricky Skaggs

Weitere Alben The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: Soundtrack – Dolly Parton Family & Friends – Ricky Skaggs The Survivors – Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis Love Will Turn You Around – Kenny Rogers Strait to the Heart – George Strait

Geboren 24. April – Kelly Clarkson 5. Juli – Dave Haywood 28. August – LeAnn Rimes 28. Oktober – Leeroy Stagger 16. Dezember – Frankie Ballard

Gestorben 2. Juli – DeFord Bailey, 82 8. Dezember – Marty Robbins, 57 20. Dezember – Don Law, 80

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Country Music Hall of Fame Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975) Roy Horton (1914–2003) Marty Robbins (1925–1982)

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Chuck Berry (1926–2017) William J. "Billy" Hill (1923–2009)

Die bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards Beste weibliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female) – 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton Beste männliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male) – (There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me – Ronnie Milsap Beste Countrydarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe mit Gesang (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal) – Elvira – Oak Ridge Boys Bestes Darbietung eines Countryinstrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance) Country After All These Years – Chet Atkins Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – 9 to 5 Dolly Parton

Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Alabama Song Of The Year – You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma – David Frizzell and Shelly West Single Of The Year – Elvira – Oak Ridge Boys Album Of The Year – Feels So Right – Alabama Top Male Vocalist – Merle Haggard Top Female Vocalist – Barbara Mandrell Top Vocal Duo – Shelly West und David Frizzell Top New Male Vocalist – Ricky Skaggs Top New Female Vocalist – Juice Newton

Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year – Alabama Song Of The Year – Always On My Mind – J.Christopher / W.Carson / M.James Single Of The Year – Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson Album Of The Year – Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson Male Vocalist Of The Year – Ricky Skaggs Female Vocalist Of The Year – Janie Fricke Vocal Duo Of The Year – David Frizzell & Shelly West Vocal Group Of The Year – Alabama Instrumentalist Of The Year – Chet Atkins Horizon Award – Ricky Skaggs Instrumental Group Of The Year – Alabama

American Music Awards Favorite Country Male Artist – Willie Nelson Favorite Country Female Artist – Barbara Mandrell Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – The Oak Ridge Boys Favorite Country Album – Greatest Hits – Kenny Rogers Favorite Country Song – Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray / On the Road Again – Willie Nelson

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