Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1989 im Genre Country-Musik.
Ereignisse
9. Mai: Keith Whitley wird tot in seiner Wohnung aufgefunden. Der aufstrebende Country-Star verstarb im Alter von 33 Jahren an einer Alkoholvergiftung. Seine Witwe Lorrie Morgan wurde nach seinem Tod ein großer Star.
Top Hits des Jahres
Jahresendcharts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
A Better Man – Clint Black Killin' Time – Clint Black She's Got a Single Thing in Mind – Conway Twitty Lovin' Only Me – Ricky Skaggs I Got Dreams – Steve Wariner Above and Beyond – Rodney Crowell I'm No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds What's Going On In Your World – George Strait Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson
Nummer-1-Hits
7. Januar – Hold Me – K.T. Oslin 14. Januar – Change of Heart – The Judds 21. Januar – She's Crazy For Leavin‘ – Rodney Crowell 28. Januar – Deeper Than the Holler – Randy Travis 4. Februar – What I'd Say – Earl Thomas Conley 11. Februar – Song of the South – Alabama 18. Februar – Big Wheels in the Moonlight – Dan Seals 25. Februar – I Sang Dixie – Dwight Yoakam 4. März – I Still Believe in You – Desert Rose Band 11. März – Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me – Ronnie Milsap 18. März – From a Jack to a King – Ricky Van Shelton 25. März – New Fool at an Old Game – Reba McEntire 1. April – Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye – George Strait 8. April – I'm No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley 22. April – The Church on Cumberland Road – Shenandoah 6. Mai – Young Love (Strong Love) – The Judds 13. Mai – Is It Still Over – Randy Travis 20. Mai – If I Had You – Alabama 27. Mai – After All This Time – Rodney Crowell 3. Juni – Where Did I Go Wrong – Steve Wariner 10. Juni – A Better Man – Clint Black 17. Juni – Love Out Loud – Earl Thomas Conley 24. Juni – I Don't Want to Spoil the Party – Rosanne Cash 1. Juli – Come From the Heart – Kathy Mattea 8. Juli – Lovin' Only Me – Ricky Skaggs 15. Juli – In a Letter to You – Eddy Raven 22. Juli – What's Going On In Your World – George Strait 29. Juli – Cathy’s Clown – Reba McEntire 5. August – Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That – Dolly Parton 12. August – Timber, I'm Falling In Love – Patty Loveless 19. August – Sunday In the South – Shenandoah 26. August – Are You Ever Gonna Love Me – Holly Dunn 2. September – I'm Still Crazy – Vern Gosdin 9. September – I Wonder Do You Think of Me – Keith Whitley 16. September – Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson 23. September – Above and Beyond – Rodney Crowell 30. September – Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds 7. Oktober – I Got Dreams – Steve Wariner 14. Oktober – Killin' Time – Clint Black 21. Oktober – Living Proof – Ricky Van Shelton 28. Oktober – High Cotton – Alabama 4. November – Ace In the Hole – George Strait 11. November – Burnin' Old Memories – Kathy Mattea 18. November – Bayou Boys – Eddy Raven 25. November – Yellow Roses – Dolly Parton 2. Dezember – It's Just a Matter of Time – Randy Travis 9. Dezember – If Tomorrow Never Comes – Garth Brooks 16. Dezember – Two Dozen Roses – Shenandoah 23. Dezember – A Woman In Love – Ronnie Milsap
Weitere Hits Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USSingleKünstler185:01 BluesMerle Haggard5All the FunPaul Overstreet5All the Reasons WhyHighway 1014An American FamilyThe Oak Ridge Boys14And So It GoesJohn Denver/The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band4Any Way the Wind BlowsSouthern Pacific20Back in the FireGene Watson4A Better Love Next TimeMerle Haggard7Beyond Those YearsThe Oak Ridge Boys3Big Dreams in a Small TownRestless Heart5Big LoveThe Bellamy Brothers4Blue Side of TownPatty Loveless13BorderlineThe Shooters15Breaking New GroundWild Rose10Bridges and WallsThe Oak Ridge Boys3Burnin' a Hole in My HeartSkip Ewing4Call on MeTanya Tucker15The Coast of ColoradoSkip Ewing7Come as You WereT. Graham Brown9Country ClubTravis Tritt14Cross My Broken HeartSuzy Bogguss9Dear MeLorrie Morgan5Don't Toss Us AwayPatty Loveless5Don't Waste It on the BluesGene Watson9Don't YouThe Forester Sisters6Down That Road TonightNitty Gritty Dirt Band14Early in the Morning and Late at NightHank Williams Jr.5Fair ShakeFoster & Lloyd6Finders Are KeepersHank Williams Jr.3From the Word GoMichael Martin Murphey3Give Me His Last ChanceLionel Cartwright10The Gospel According to LukeSkip Ewing13The HeartLacy J. Dalton8Heartbreak HillEmmylou Harris16Heaven Only KnowsEmmylou Harris11Hello TroubleThe Desert Rose Band2Hey BobbyK. T. Oslin2Highway RobberyTanya Tucker6Hold On (A Little Longer)Steve Wariner4Hole in My PocketRicky Van Shelton5Honey I Dare YouSouthern Pacific6Honky Tonk HeartHighway 10119House on Old Lonesome RoadConway Twitty4Houston SolutionRonnie Milsap19How DoMary Chapin Carpenter9I Feel FineSweethearts of the Rodeo5I Got YouDwight Yoakam16I Just Called to Say Goodbye AgainLarry Boone4I Wish I Was Still in Your DreamsConway Twitty16I'll Be Lovin' YouLee Greenwood5(I'm A) One Woman ManGeorge Jones4I've Been Loved by the BestDon Williams17If I Ever Go CrazyThe Shooters11(It's Always Gonna Be) SomedayHolly Dunn5Let It Be YouRicky Skaggs12Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My HeartThe Statler Brothers4Life as We Knew ItKathy Mattea14Like Father Like SonLionel Cartwright6The Lonely Side of LovePatty Loveless5Long ShotBaillie & the Boys4Love Has No RightBilly Joe Royal7Love WillThe Forester Sisters6More Than a Name on a WallThe Statler Brothers8Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)Garth Brooks19My Train of ThoughtBarbara Mandrell9Never Givin' Up on LoveMichael Martin Murphey8Never Had It So GoodMary Chapin Carpenter5Old Coyote TownDon Williams4One Good WellDon Williams2Out of Your ShoesLorrie Morgan13Paint the Town and Hang the Moon TonightJ. C. Crowley17PromisesRandy Travis5The Race Is OnSawyer Brown4Say What's in Your HeartRestless Heart7Setting Me UpHighway 1018She Deserves YouBaillie & the Boys3She Don't Love NobodyThe Desert Rose Band6She's Gone, Gone, GoneGlen Campbell2She's Got a Single Thing in MindConway Twitty19She's ThereDaniele Alexander8SincerelyThe Forester Sisters9Sowin' LovePaul Overstreet2Tell It Like It IsBilly Joe Royal4There Goes My Heart AgainHolly Dunn7There's a Tear in My BeerHank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams5They Rage OnDan Seals5This WomanK. T. Oslin4’Til Love Comes AgainReba McEntire4’Til You CryEddy Raven20Trainwreck of EmotionLorrie Morgan9Up and GoneJennifer McCarter & The McCarters8The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)Kenny Rogers2Who You Gonna Blame It on This TimeVern Gosdin19Wine Me UpLarry Boone4(Wish I Had A) Heart of StoneBaillie & the Boys19You Ain't Down HomeJann Browne6You Ain't Goin' NowhereChris Hillman & Roger McGuinn7You Got ItRoy Orbison14You Still DoT. G. Sheppard10You'll Never Be SorryThe Bellamy Brothers
Deutschsprachige Singleveröffentlichungen
Deutsches Laster, Gutes Laster – Gunter Gabriel Ist die Liebe vorbei – Tex Harper König der Nacht – Nancy Wood Lass dir nie den Tag verderben – Truck Stop Miteinander – Peter Tschernig & Western Union Traumfrau – Tennessee
Alben
Jahres-End-Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton Old 8 x 10 – Randy Travis This Woman – K. T. Oslin Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr. Greatest Hits – The Judds Beyond the Blue Neon – George Strait
Diamonds & Dirt – Rodney Crowell Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room – Dwight Yoakam Always & Forever – Randy Travis Reba – Reba McEntire
Nummer-1-Alben
31. Dezember 1988 – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton 7. Januar – Old 8 x 10 – Randy Travis 4. März – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton 11. März – Southern Star – Alabama 18. März – From a Jack to a King – Ricky Van Shelton 25. März – New Fool at an Old Game – Reba McEntire 1. April – Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr. 29. April – Beyond the Blue Neon – George Strait 6. Mai – Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr. 24. Juni – Sweet Sixteen – Reba McEntire 23. September – Killin' Time – Clint Black 4. November – No Holdin’ Back – Clint Black
Weitere Alben Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USAlbumKünstlerLabel12Absolute Torch and Twangk.d. lang and the ReclinesSire11AloneVern GosdinColumbia15BluebirdEmmylou HarrisWarner Bros.2Garth BrooksGarth BrooksCapitol20Greatest HitsTanya TuckerCapitol19Hillbilly RockMarty StuartMCA8Hits 1979–1989Rosanne CashColumbia2A Horse Called MusicWillie NelsonColumbia2I Wonder Do You Think of MeKeith WhitleyRCA3Just Lookin' for a HitDwight YoakamReprise18Kentucky ThunderRicky SkaggsEpic15Keys to the HighwayRodney CrowellColumbia6Leave the Light OnLorrie MorganRCA10Lyle Lovett and His Large BandLyle LovettCurb/MCA17Mystery GirlRoy OrbisonVirgin13An Old Time ChristmasRandy TravisWarner Bros.13One Woman ManGeorge JonesEpic2Pickin' on NashvilleThe Kentucky HeadhuntersMercury2Reba LiveReba McEntireMCA2River of TimeThe JuddsCurb/RCA6The Road Not TakenShenandoahColumbia2Simple ManThe Charlie Daniels BandEpic10Something Inside So StrongKenny RogersReprise13Sowin' LovePaul OverstreetRCA20Stranger Things Have HappenedRonnie MilsapRCA15Tell It Like It IsBilly Joe RoyalAtlantic2When I Call Your NameVince GillMCA3White LimozeenDolly PartonColumbia5Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume TwoNitty Gritty Dirt BandMCA6Willow in the WindKathy MatteaMercury
Deutschsprachige Albumveröffentlichungen
Collection 1983–1989 – Western Union Country Hits – Karel Gott Country Made in Germany – Various Artists Freiheit, die ich meine – Tom Astor Hello Mary Lou – Truck Stop (Kompilation) Golden Stars – Truck Stop (Kompilation) Kameraden der Straße – Tom Astor (Kompilation) Keep It Country – Truck Stop Nr.1 – Jonny Hill (Kompilation) Oh My Darliong Caroline – Ronny (Kompilation) Philharmonie Berlin 1985 – Western Union Ruf Teddybär Eins-Vier – 20 Erfolgsschlager – Jonny Hill (Kompilation) Die schönsten Pferdelieder – Fred Rai Taxi nach Texas – Martin Lauer (Kompilation) Trucker Weihnacht – Tom Astor Unterwegs – New Mavericks
Geboren
30. Januar: Devin Dawson 10. März: Rachel Reinert 20. März: Lindsay Ell 28. August: Cassadee Pope 13. Dezember: Taylor Swift
Gestorben 1. Februar: Blaze Foley (39) 4. Februar: Kenneth C. Burns (68) 8. März: Stuart Hamblen (80) 9. Mai: Keith Whitley (33) 25. August: Al Cherney (56) 23. September: Bradley Kincaid (94)
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
Country Music Hall of Fame Jack Stapp (1912–1980) Cliffie Stone (1917–1998) Hank Thompson (1925–2007)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Charlie Chamberlain Al Cherney (posthum) King Ganam Dallas Harms Earl Heywood Marg Osburne Ian Tyson Mercey Brothers Maurice Bolyer Don Grashey Maurice Bolyer
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Rory Michael Bourke Maggie Cavender Leadbelly Whitey Shafer
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammys Best Country Vocal Performance, Female – Hold Me – K. T. Oslin Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – Old 8x10 – Randy Travis Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal – Give A Little Love – The Judds Best Country Vocal Collaboration – Crying – Roy Orbison and k.d. lang Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Solist) – Sugarfoot Rag – Asleep At The Wheel Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal Or Instrumental) – Southern Flavor – Bill Monroe Best Country Song – Hold Me – K. T. Oslin, songwriter
Juno Awards Country Male Vocalist of the Year – George Fox Country Female Vocalist of the Year – k.d. lang Country Group or Duo of the Year – Family Brown
Academy of Country Music Entertainer Of The Year – Hank Williams Jr. Song Of The Year – Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses – Kathy Mattea – Autoren: Charles Nelson, Paul Nelson