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. 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.
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
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
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
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