Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1983 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. 8. Januar – Can't Even Get the Blues – Reba McEntire 15. Januar – Going Where the Lonely Go – Merle Haggard 22. Januar – (Lost His Love) On Our Last Date – Emmylou Harris 29. Januar – Talk to Me – Mickey Gilley 5. Februar – Inside – Ronnie Milsap 12. Februar – ’Til I Gain Control Again – Crystal Gayle 19. Februar – Fakin' Love – T.G. Sheppard und Karen Brooks 26. Februar – Why Baby Why – Charley Pride 5. März – If Hollywood Don't Need You – Don Williams 12. März – The Rose – Conway Twitty 19. März – I Wouldn't Change You If I Could – Ricky Skaggs 26. März – Swingin‘ – John Anderson 21. April – When I'm Away From You – Bellamy Brothers 9. April – We've Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers und Sheena Easton 16. April – Dixieland Delight – Alabama 23. April – American Made – Oak Ridge Boys 30. April – You're The First Time I've Thought About Leaving – Reba McEntire 7. Mai – Jose Cuervo – Shelly West 14. Mai – Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love – B.J. Thomas 21. Mai – Common Man – John Conlee 28. Mai – You Take Me for Granted – Merle Haggard 4. Juni – Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will) – Waylon Jennings 11. Juni – Our Love is on the Faultline – Crystal Gayle 18. Juni – You Can't Run From Love – Eddie Rabbitt 25. Juni – Fool For Your Love – Mickey Gilley 2. Juli – Love is on a Roll – Don Williams 9. Juli – Highway 40 Blues – Ricky Skaggs 16. Juli – The Closer You Get – Alabama 23. Juli – Pancho and Lefty – Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard 30. Juli – I Always Get Lucky With You – George Jones 6. August – Your Love's on the Line – Earl Thomas Conley 13. August – He's a Heartache (Looking For a Place to Happen) – Janie Fricke 20. August – Love Song – Oak Ridge Boys 27. August – You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation – Ronnie McDowell 3. September – A Fire I Can't Put Out – George Strait 10. September – I'm Only in it For the Love – John Conlee 17. September – Night Games – Charley Pride 24. September – Baby What About You – Crystal Gayle 11. Oktober – New Looks From an Old Lover – B.J. Thomas 8. Oktober – Don't You Know How Much I Love You – Ronnie Milsap 15. Oktober – Paradise Tonight – Charly McClain und Mickey Gilley 22. Oktober – Lady Down on Love – Alabama 29. Oktober – Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton 12. November – Somebody's Gonna Love You – Lee Greenwood 19. November – One of a Kind, Pair of Fools – Barbara Mandrell 26. November – Holding Her and Loving You – Earl Thomas Conley 3. Dezember – A Little Good News – Anne Murray 10. Dezember – Tell Me a Lie – Janie Fricke 17. Dezember – Black Sheep – John Anderson 24. Dezember – Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You) – Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers

Weitere große Hits Amarillo By Morning – George Strait Everything's Beautiful in its Own Way – Dolly Parton und Willie Nelson Flight 309 to Tennessee – Shelly West Foolin‘ – Johnny Rodriguez Going Downhill – John Anderson Hard Candy Christmas – Dolly Parton Hey Bartender – Johnny Lee How Could I Love Her So Much – Johnny Rodriguez I.O.U. – Lee Greenwood I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before) – Earl Thomas Conley I Love Her Mind – Bellamy Brothers Leave Them Boys Alone – Hank Williams Jr. (mit Ernest Tubb und Waylon Jennings) Midnight Fire – Steve Wariner Nobody But You – Don Williams Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely) – Statler Brothers The Ride – David Allan Coe Save Me – Louise Mandrell Scarlet Fever – Kenny Rogers Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love On Me) – George Jones Snapshot – Sylvia Stranger in My House – Ronnie Milsap Tennessee Whiskey – George Jones Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More) – Tom Jones What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life) – Merle Haggard What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her – Gene Watson Why Do We Want What We Know We Can't Have – Reba McEntire The Wind Beneath My Wings – Gary Morris You've Got a Lover – Ricky Skaggs

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.

1. Januar – Mountain Music – Alabama 9. April – Panco & Lefty – Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson 16. April – The Closer You Get... – Alabama 29. Oktober – Eyes That See in the Dark – Kenny Rogers

Weitere Alben American Made – Oak Ridge Boys Don't Cheat in Our Hometown – Ricky Skaggs Don't Make it Easy for Me – Earl Thomas Conley Even the Strong Get Lonely – Tammy Wynette Heart to Heart – Merle Haggard A Little Good News – Anne Murray Lost in the Feeling – Conway Twitty Right or Wrong – George Strait Shine On – George Jones Take it to the Limit – Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson That's the Way Love Goes – Merle Haggard Tougher Than Leather – Willie Nelson Waylon and Company – Waylon Jennings We've Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers Without a Song – Willie Nelson

Geboren 10. März – Carrie Underwood 30. Juni – Cole Swindell 10. November – Miranda Lambert 29. Dezember – Jessica Andrews

Gestorben 2. April Cliff Carlisle 20. Oktober – Merle Travis

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Country Music Hall of Fame Little Jimmy Dickens

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame W. C. Handy Loretta Lynn Beasley Smith

Die bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards Beste weibliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female) – Break It to Me Gently – Juice Newton Beste männliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male) – Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson Beste Countrydarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe mit Gesang (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal) – Mountain Music – Alabama Bestes Darbietung eines Countryinstrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance) Alabama Jubilee – Roy Clark Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – Alway On My Mind von Autoren: Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Interpret Willie Nelson

Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Alabama Song Of The Year – Are The Good Times Really Over – Interpret: Merle Haggard – Autor: Merle Haggard Single Of The Year – Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson Album Of The Year – Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson Top Male Vocalist – Ronnie Milsap Top Female Vocalist – Sylvia Top Vocal Duo – Shelly West and David Frizzell Top Vocal Group – Alabama Top New Male Vocalist – Michael Martin Murphey Top New Female Vocalist – Karen Brooks

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 – Swingin – John Anderson Album Of The Year – The Closer You Get – Alabama Male Vocalist Of The Year – Lee Greenwood Female Vocalist Of The Year – Janie Fricke Vocal Duo Of The Year – Merle Haggard / Willie Nelson Vocal Group Of The Year – Alabama Instrumentalist Of The Year – Chet Atkins Horizon Award – John Anderson Instrumental Group Of The Year – Ricky Skaggs Band

American Music Awards Favorite Country Male Artist – Kenny Rogers Favorite Country Female Artist – Barbara Mandrell Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama Favorite Country Album – Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson Favorite Country Song – Love Will Turn You Around – Kenny Rogers

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