Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1987 im Genre Country-Musik.
Ereignisse 13. Juni: Randy Travis’ Song Forever and Ever, Amen ist der erste Song seit dem September 1985, der mehr als zwei Wochen auf Platz 1 der Charts verbringt. September — Dolly Parton erhält eine eigene Fernsehshow: Dolly. Trotz eines viel versprechenden Starts und hohem Zuschauerinteresse wurde die Show von der Kritik verrissen. Nach einem ständigen Rückgang der Zuschauerzahlen wurde die Serie 1988 eingestellt.
Top Hits des Jahres
Jahresendcharts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
Give Me Wings – Michael Johnson Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) – T.G. Sheppard What Am I Gonna Do About You – Reba McEntire Fishin' in the Dark – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Cry Myself to Sleep – The Judds You Again – The Forester Sisters Somebody Lied – Ricky Van Shelton The Way We Make a Broken Heart – Rosanne Cash It Takes a Little Rain – Oak Ridge Boys
Nummer-1-Hits 10. Januar – Give Me Wings – Michael Johnson 17. Januar – What Am I Gonna Do About You – Reba McEntire 24. Januar – Cry Myself to Sleep – The Judds 31. Januar – You Still Move Me – Dan Seals 7. Februar – Leave Me Lonely – Gary Morris 14. Februar – How Do I Turn You On – Ronnie Milsap 21. Februar – Straight to the Heart – Crystal Gayle 28. Februar – Can't Win for Losin' You – Earl Thomas Conley 7. März – Mornin' Ride – Lee Greenwood 14. März – Baby's Got a New Baby – S-K-O 21. März – I'll Still Be Loving You – Restless Heart 28. März – Small Town Girl – Steve Wariner 4. April – Ocean Front Property – George Strait 11. April – You've Got' The Touch Alabama 18. April – Kids of the Baby Boom – The Bellamy Brothers 25. April – Rose in Paradise – Waylon Jennings 2. Mai – Don't Go to Strangerws – T. Graham Brown 9. Mai – The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder – Michael Johnson 16. Mai – To Know Him Is to Love Him – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt und Emmylou Harris 23. Mai – Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You – The O’Kanes 30. Mai – It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow) – The Oak Ridge Boys 6. Juni – I Will Be There – Dan Seals 13. Juni – Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis 4. Juli – That Was a Close One – Earl Thomas Conley 11. Juli – All My Ex's Live in Texas – George Strait 18. Juli – I Know Where I'm Going – The Judds 25. Juli – The Weekend – Steve Wariner 1. August – Snap Your Fingers – Ronnie Milsap 8. August – One Promise Too Late – Reba McEntire 15. August – A Long Line of Love – Michael Martin Murphey 22. August – Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right) – Restless Heart 29. August – Born to Boogie – Hank Williams, Jr. 5. September – She's Too Good to Be True ´Exile 12. September – Make No Mistake, She's Mine – Kenny Rogers und Ronnie Milsap 19. September – This Crazy Love – The Oak Ridge Boys 26. September – Three Time Loser – Dan Seals 3. Oktober – (I'd Choose) You Again – Forester Sisters 10. Oktober – The Way We Make a Broken Heart – Rosanne Cash 17. Oktober – Fishin' in the Dark – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 24. Oktober – Shine, Shine, Shine – Eddy Raven 31. Oktober – Right From the Start – Earl Thomas Conley 7. November – Am I Blue – George Strait 14. November – Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues – The Judds 21. November – I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) – Randy Travis 28. November – Lynda – Steve Wariner 5. Dezember – Somebody Lied – Ricky Van Shelton 12. Dezember – The Last One to Know – Reba McEntire 19. Dezember – Do Ya – K.T. Oslin 26. Dezember – Somewhere Tonight – Highway 101
Weitere Hits Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USSingleKünstler780's LadiesK. T. Oslin16American MeS-K-O4Another WorldCrystal Gayle and Gary Morris2Baby's Got a Hold on MeNitty Gritty Dirt Band4The Bed You Made for MeHighway 10110Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)David Lynn Jones9Brilliant ConversationalistT. Graham Brown6The CarpenterJohn Conlee4Chains of GoldSweethearts of the Rodeo16Changin' PartnersLarry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers13Child SupportBarbara Mandrell5CinderellaVince Gill10Cowboy ManLyle Lovett3Crazy from the HeartThe Bellamy Brothers4Crazy Over YouFoster & Lloyd7Crime of PassionRicky Van Shelton9Daddies Need to Grow Up TooThe O’Kanes10Deep River WomanLionel Richie with Alabama4Domestic LifeJohn Conlee10Don’t Be CruelThe Judds20Don't Touch Me ThereCharly McClain4A Face in the CrowdMichael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn2Fallin' for You for YearsConway Twitty8Fallin' OutWaylon Jennings7Fire in the SkyNitty Gritty Dirt Band7ForeverThe Statler Brothers16Full Grown FoolMickey Gilley7Girls Ride Horses TooJudy Rodman13Give Back My HeartLyle Lovett18God WillLyle Lovett8Goodbye's All We've Got LeftSteve Earle10Gotta Get AwaySweethearts of the Rodeo9Gotta Have YouEddie Rabbitt2Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)T. G. Sheppard6The Hand That Rocks the CradleGlen Campbell (with Steve Wariner)10Hard Livin‘Keith Whitley14Have I Got Some Blues for YouCharley Pride18He's Letting GoBaillie & the Boys9Homecoming '63Keith Whitley17House of Blue LightsAsleep at the Wheel14I Only Wanted YouMarie Osmond2I Prefer the MoonlightKenny Rogers2I Want to Know You Before We Make LoveConway Twitty10I'll Be the OneThe Statler Brothers5I'll Be Your Baby TonightJudy Rodman2I'll Come Back as Another WomanTanya Tucker4I'll Never Be in Love AgainDon Williams9If There's Any JusticeLee Greenwood31It Won't HurtDwight Yoakam8It's Only Over for YouTanya Tucker2JuliaConway Twitty4Let the Music Lift You UpReba McEntire16Let's Do SomethingVince Gill7Little SisterDwight Yoakam8Little WaysDwight Yoakam10Love Can't Ever Get Better Than ThisRicky Skaggs & Sharon White2Love Me Like You Used ToTanya Tucker6Love ReunitedThe Desert Rose Band2Love Someone Like MeHolly Dunn6Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of MeJohn Schneider11Mama's Rockin' ChairJohn Conlee4Midnight Girl/Sunset TownSweethearts of the Rodeo19No Easy HorsesS-K-B2No Place Like HomeRandy Travis20Nowhere RoadSteve Earle9Oh HeartBaillie & the Boys11Old Bridges Burn SlowBilly Joe Royal2One for the MoneyT. G. Sheppard4Only When I LoveHolly Dunn9Plain Brown WrapperGary Morris3Right Hand ManEddy Raven8The Right Left HandGeorge Jones16The Rock and Roll of LoveTom Wopat6Rough and Rowdy DaysWaylon Jennings9SeñoritaDon Williams4She Couldn't Love Me AnymoreT. Graham Brown9She Thinks That She'll MarryJudy Rodman5SomeoneLee Greenwood20SusannahTom Wopat10Take the Long Way HomeJohn Schneider4Talkin' to the MoonLarry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers7Tar TopAlabama3Telling Me LiesDolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris3Then It's LoveDon Williams5Those Memories of YouDolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris6Till I'm Too Old to Die YoungMoe Bandy17Time InThe Oak Ridge Boys5Too Many RiversThe Forester Sisters6Train of MemoriesKathy Mattea2Twenty Years AgoKenny Rogers9What Can I Do with My HeartJuice Newton20When a Woman CriesJanie Fricke2Whiskey, If You Were a WomanHighway 10115Why I Don't KnowLyle Lovett11You Haven't Heard the Last of MeMoe Bandy2You're My First LadyT. G. Sheppard3You're Never Too Old for Young LoveEddy Raven5You're the PowerKathy Mattea12Your LoveTammy Wynette
Deutschsprachige Singles
Die Lady und der Tramp – Truck Stop
Alben
Jahres-End-Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
Storms of Life – Randy Travis Ocean Front Property – George Strait Wheels – Restless Heart The Touch – Alabama Guitars, Cadillac etc. etc. – Dwight Yoakam
Always & Forever – Randy Travis What Am, I Gona Do About You – Reba McEntire
Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
Nummer-1-Alben
27. Dezember 1986 – The Touch – Alabama 24. Januar – What Am I Gonna Do About You – Reba McEntire 14. Februar – Ocean Front Property – George Strait 21. März – Heartland – The Judds 28. Februar – Can't Win for Losin' You – Earl Thomas Conley 7. März – Mornin' Ride – Lee Greenwood 11. April – Hank Live – Hank Williams, Jr. 18. April – Wheels – Restless Heart 2. Mai – Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris 6. Juni – Hillbily Deluxe – Dwight Yoakam 20. Juni – Always & Forever – Randy Travis 29. August – Born to Boogie – Hank Williams, Jr. 5. September – Always & Forever – Randy Travis 7. November – Greatest Hits Volume II – George Strait 14. November – Always & Forever – Randy Travis 21. November – Just Us – Alabama 28. November – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
Weitere Alben Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USAlbumArtistRecord Label1610Asleep at the WheelEpic1420 Greatest HitsDon WilliamsMCA18After All This TimeCharley Pride16th Avenue7The BestDan SealsCapitol8Chill FactorMerle HaggardEpic17Come On JoeJo-El SonnierRCA15Exit 0Steve Earle & The DukesMCA2Greatest HitsReba McEntireMCA19Hangin' ToughWaylon JenningsMCA9HarmonyAnne MurrayCapitol13Heart & SoulRonnie MilsapRCA20HeartbeatThe Oak Ridge BoysMCA7Highway 101Highway 101Warner Bros.14Hold OnNitty Gritty Dirt BandWarner Bros.18I Prefer the MoonlightKenny RogersRCA14Island in the SeaWillie NelsonColumbia6King's Record ShopRosanne CashColumbia3The Last One to KnowReba McEntireMCA10Love Me Like You Used ToTanya TuckerCapitol9Maple Street MemoriesThe Statler BrothersMercury18RainbowDolly PartonColumbia18Right Hand ManEddy RavenRCA5The Royal TreatmentBilly Joe RoyalAtlantic13Shelter from the NightExileEpic16Somewhere in the NightSawyer BrownCapitol/Curb14Too Wild Too LongGeorge JonesEpic11Untasted HoneyKathy MatteaMercury13The Way Back HomeVince GillRCA14Where the Fast Lane EndsThe Oak Ridge BoysMCA13You AgainThe Forester SistersWarner Bros.10You Haven't Heard the Last of MeMoe BandyCurb
Deutschsprachige Alben
Greatest Hits – Live – Western Union Lass rollen, Trucker! – Tom Astor Freunde bleiben – Truck Stop Eine kleine Dosis Freiheit – Tom Astor Viel Herz – D. W. Rogers Weit ist der Weg – Freddy Quinn (Kompilation)
Geboren 31. Januar: Tyler Hubbard 7. Mai: Russell Dickerson 23. Juni: Caitlin Rose 16. August: Dan Smyers 25. September: Greg Bates 17. Oktober: Jameson Rodgers
Gestorben 5. Februar: Dub Adams 14. März: Tex Fletcher 25. Juni: Boudleaux Bryant 27. August: Benny Barnes 27. November: Charline Arthur
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
Country Music Hall of Fame Rod Brasfield
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Lucille Starr
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Roy Orbison Sonny Throckmorton
Bedeutende Auszeichnungen Grammy Awards Best Country Vocal Performance, Female – Whoever’s In New England – Reba McEntire Best Country Vocal Solo Performance, Male – Lost In The Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal – Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days) – Judds Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) – Raisin' The Dickins – Ricky Skaggs Best Country Song – Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days) – Jamie O’Hara, Autor
Juno Awards Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Ian Tyson Country Female Vocalist of the Year — k.d. lang Country Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster
Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer of The Year – Hank Williams Jr. Song The Year – On The Other Hand – Randy Travis – Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz Single of The Year – On The Other Hand – Randy Travis Album of The Year – Storms of Life – Randy Travis Top Male Vocalist – Randy Travis Top Female Vocalist – Reba McEntire Top Vocal Duo – The Judds Top Vocal Group – Forester Sisters Top New Male Vocalist – Dwight Yoakam Top New Female Vocalist – Holly Dunn Video of The Year – Whoever's In New England – Reba McEntire (Regisseur: Jeff Schock and Jon Small)
ARIA Awards Best Country Album - Mallee Boy (John Williamson)
Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year — k.d. lang