Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1980 im Genre Country-Musik.
Hits 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 26. Januar – I'll Be Coming Back For More – T.G. Sheppard 9. Februar – Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight – Oak Ridge Boys 16. Februar – Love Me Over Again – Don Williams 23. Februar – Years – Barbara Mandrell 1. März – Ain't Livin' Long Like This – Waylon Jennings 8. März – My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys – Willie Nelson 22. März – Why Don't You Spend the Night – Ronnie Milsap 29. März – I'd Love to Lay You Down – Conway Twitty 5. April – Sugar Daddy – Bellamy Brothers 12. April – Honky Tonk Blues – Charley Pride 19. April – It's Like We Never Said Goodbye – Crystal Gayle 26. April – A Lesson in Leavin‘ – Dottie West 3. Mai – Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again – Debby Boone 10. Mai – Beneath Still Waters – Emmylou Harris 17. Mai – Gone Too Far – Eddie Rabbitt 24. Mai – Starting Over Again – Dolly Parton 31. Mai – My Heart – Ronnie Milsap 21. Juni – One Day at a Time – Cristy Lane 28. Juni – Trying to Love Two Women – Oak Ridge Boys 5. Juli – He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones 12. Juli – You Win Again – Charley Pride 19. Juli – Bar Room Buddies – Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood 26. Juli – True Love Ways – Mickey Gilley 2. August – Dancin' Cowboys – Bellamy Brothers 9. August – Stand By Me – Mickey Gilley 16. August – Tennessee River – Alabama 23. August – Drivin' My Life Away – Eddie Rabbitt 30. August – Cowboys and Clowns – Ronnie Milsap 6. September – Lookin' For Love – Johnny Lee 27. September – Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You – Dolly Parton 4. Oktober – Do You Wanna Go to Heaven – T.G. Sheppard 11. Oktober – Loving Up a Storm – Razzy Bailey 18. Oktober – I Believe in You – Don Williams 1. November – Good Ol' Boys – Waylon Jennings 8. November – On the Road Again – Willie Nelson 15. November – Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray 22. November – Lady – Kenny Rogers 29. November – If You Ever Change Your Mind – Crystal Gayle 6. Dezember – Smoky Mountain Rain – Ronnie Milsap 13. Dezember – Why Lady Why – Alabama 20. Dezember – That's All That Matters – Mickey Gilley 27. Dezember – One in a Million – Johnny Lee
Weitere Hits Blue Heartache – Gail Davies The Blue Side – Crystal Gayle Broken Trust – Brenda Lee (mit den Oak Ridge Boys) Charlotte's Web – Statler Brothers Crackers – Barbara Mandrell Clyde – Waylon Jennings The Cowboy and the Dandy – Brenda Lee Daydream Believer – Anne Murray Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer – Kenny Rogers und Kim Carnes Faded Love – Willie Nelson und Ray Price Friday Night Blues – John Conlee Good Ol' Boys Like Me – Don Williams Hard Times – Lacy J. Dalton Holding the Bag – Moe Bandy und Joe Stampley I'm Already Blue – The Kendalls I'm Not Ready Yet – George Jones It's Hard to Be Humble – Mac Davis It's True Love – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn Let's Get It While the Getting's Good – Eddy Arnold Let's Keep It That Way – Mac Davis Love the World Away – Kenny Rogers Lying Time Again – Mel Tillis Making Plans – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton Men – Charly McClain Midnight Rider – Willie Nelson Misery and Gin – Merle Haggard Old Habits – Hank Williams Jr. Over – Leon Everette Pour Me Another Tequila – Eddie Rabbitt Save Your Heart For Me – Jacky Ward She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs – John Anderson Smooth Sailing – T.G. Sheppard Take Me to Your Lovin' Place – Larry Gatlin Tell Ole I Ain't Here – Moe Bandy und Joe Stampley Temporarily Yours – Jeanne Pruett That Lovin' You Feelin Again – Roy Orbison und Emmylou Harris That's What I Get For Loving You – Eddy Arnold Tumbleweed – Sylvia Two Story House – George Jones und Tammy Wynette The Way I Am – Merle Haggard Wayfaring Stranger – Emmylou Harris Women I've Never Had – Hank Williams Jr. You Know Just What I'd Do – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn (You Lift Me) Up to Heaven – Reba McEntire Your Body is an Outlaw – Mel Tillis
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Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.
seit 29. Dezember 1979 – Kenny – Kenny Rogers 3. Mai – There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me – Charley Pride 10. Mai – Gideon – Kenny Rogers 31. Mai – Greatest Hits – Waylon Jennings 12. Juli – Music Man – Waylon Jennings 2. August – Urban Cowboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Verschiedene Interpreten 13. September – Horizon – Eddie Rabbitt 4. Oktober – Honeysuckle Rose (Music from the Original Soundtrack) – Willie Nelson & Family 15. November – Greatest Hits – Kenny Rogers 20. Dezember – Greatest Hits – Ronnie Milsap
Weitere Alben Dolly, Dolly, Dolly! – Dolly Parton Lonestar Cowboy – Donna Fargo Milsap Magic – Ronnie Milsap My Home's in Alabama – Alabama Roses in the Snow – Emmylou Harris The Way I Am – Merle Haggard
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Country Music Hall of Fame Johnny Cash Connie B. Gay Sons of the Pioneers
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Ted Harris Mickey Newbury Ben Peters, Ray Stevens
Geboren 1. April – Kip Moore 3. Juli – Sarah Buxton
Gestorben 4. April – Red Sovine 11. April – Cousin Emmy 14. Mai – Jimmy Voytek 16. Juni – Bob Nolan
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammy Awards Beste weibliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female) – Emmylou Harris – Blue Kentucky Girl Beste männliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male) – Kenny Rogers – The Gambler Beste Countrydarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe mit Gesang (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal) – Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia Bestes Darbietung eines Countryinstrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance) – Doc Watson & Merle Watson – Big Sandy / Leather Breetches Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – You Decorated My Life – Autoren: Bob Morrison & Debbie Hupp, Interpret: Kenny Rogers
Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Willie Nelson Song Of The Year – It's A Cheatin' Situation – Moe Bandy – Autoren: Sony Throckmorton, Curly Putman Single Of The Year – All The Gold In California – Larry Gatlin Album Of The Year – Straight Ahead – Larry Gatlin Top Male Vocalist – Larry Gatlin Top Female Vocalist – Crystal Gayle Top Vocal Duo – Joe Stampley und Moe Bandy Top New Male Vocalist – R. C. Bannon Top New Female Vocalist – Lacy J. Dalton
Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year – Barbara Mandrell Song Of The Year – He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones – Autoren: Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman Single Of The Year – He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones Album Of The Year – Coal Miner's Daughter – Original Movie Soundtrack Male Vocalist Of The Year – George Jones Female Vocalist Of The Year – Emmylou Harris Vocal Duo Of The Year – Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley Vocal Group Of The Year – Statler Brothers Instrumentalist Of The Year – Roy Clark 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 – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers Favorite Country Song – Sleeping Single in a Double Bed – Barbara Mandrell
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