Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1988 im Genre Country–Musik.
Ereignisse 21. Mai – Im New Yorker Madison Square Garden findet ein großes Country–Musik–Konzert statt. Teilnehmer sind: Alabama, The Judds, George Strait und Randy Travis. Time–Life Records veröffentlicht den ersten Teil der „Country USA“ Serie. Die Serie sollte schließlich 23 Jahrgänge von 1950 bis 1972 umfassen. Für die Fernsehserie Großstadtrevier schrieb Truck Stop das gleichnamige Titellied. Obwohl die Serie 1986 Premiere hatte, erschien das Lied erst in diesem Jahr als B-Seite der Single Tanz mit mir
Top Hits des Jahres
Jahresendcharts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year–End–Charts, die vom Billboard–Magazin erhoben wurde.
Don't Close Your Eyes – Keith Whitley If You Change Your Mind – Rosanne Cash Set 'Em Up Joe – Vern Gosdin Strong Enough to Bend – Tanya Tucker Bluest Eyes in Texas – Restless Heart
I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried – Rodney Crowell If It Don’t Come Easy – Tanya Tucker I'm Gonna Get You – Eddy Raven Joe Knows How to Live – Eddy Raven
Nummer–1–Hits 9. Januar – I Can't Get Close Enough – Exile 16. Januar – One Friend – Dan Seals 23. Januar – Where Do the Nights Go – Ronnie Milsap 30. Januar – Goin' Gone – Kathy Mattea 6. Februar – Wheels – Restless Heart 13. Februar – Tennessee Flat Top Box – Rosanne Cash 20. Februar – Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star – Merle Haggard 27. Februar – I Won't Take Less Than Your Love – Paul Davis, Tanya Tucker, and Paul Overstreet 5. März – Face to Face – Alabama featuring K.T. Oslin 21. März – Too Gone Too Long – Randy Travis 19. März – Life Turned Her That Way – Ricky Van Shelton 26. März – Turn It Loose – The Judds 2. April – Love Will Find Its Way to You – Reba McEntire 19. April – Famous Last Words of a Fool – George Strait 16. April – I Wanna Dance With You – Eddie Rabbitt 23. April – I'll Always Come Back – K.T. Oslin 30. April – It's Such a Small World – Rodney Crowell mit Rosanne Cash 7. Mai – Cry, Cry, Cry – Highway 101 14. Mai – I'm Gonna – Eddy Raven 21. Mai – Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses – Kathy Mattea 4. Juni – What She is (is a Woman in Love) – Earl Thomas Conley 11. Juni – I Told You So – Randy Travis 25. Juni – He's Back and I'm Blue – Desert Rose Band 2. Juli – If It Don't Come Easy – Tanya Tucker 9. Juli – Fallin' Again – Alabama 16. Juli – If You Change Your Mind – Rosanne Cash 23. Juli – Set 'Em Up Joe –Vern Gosdin 30. Juli – Don't We All Have the Right – Ricky Van Shelton 6. August – Baby Blue – George Strait 13. August – Don't Close Your Eyes – Keith Whitley 20. August – Bluest Eyes in Texas – Restless Heart 27. August – The Wanderer – Eddie Rabbitt 3. September – I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried – Rodney Crowell 10. September – (Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes – Highway 101 17. September – Joe Knows How to Live – Eddy Raven 24. September – Addicted – Dan Seals 1. Oktober – We Believe in Happy Endings – Earl Thomas Conley mit Emmylou Harris 8. Oktober – Honky Tonk Moon – Randy Travis 15. Oktober – Streets of Bakersfield – Dwight Yoakam mit Buck Owens 22. Oktober – Strong Enough to Bend – Tanya Tucker 29. Oktober – Gonna Take a Lot of River – The Oak Ridge Boys 5. November – Darlene – T. Graham Brown 12. November – Runaway Train – Rosanne Cash 19. November – I'll Leave This World Loving You – Ricky Van Shelton 3. Dezember – I Know How He Feels – Reba McEntire 10. Dezember – If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') – George Strait 17. Dezember – A Tender Lie – Restless Heart 24. Dezember – When You Say Nothing at All – Keith Whitley
Weitere Hits Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country–Billboard–Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USSingleKünstler9Always Late with Your KissesDwight Yoakam8AmericanaMoe Bandy5Another Place, Another TimeDon Williams2Baby I'm YoursSteve Wariner15The Best I Know HowThe Statler Brothers10Blue LoveThe O’Kanes5Blue to the BoneSweethearts of the Rodeo10Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country BluesCharlie Daniels Band4Button Off My ShirtRonnie Milsap9Chill FactorMerle Haggard6Chiseled in StoneVern Gosdin4Crying ShameMichael Johnson7DesperatelyDon Williams4Do You Believe Me NowVern Gosdin10Don't Give Candy to a StrangerLarry Boone11Everybody's SweetheartVince Gill6The FactoryKenny Rogers4The GiftThe McCarters2Give a Little LoveThe Judds8Givers and TakersS–K–O7Goodbye TimeConway Twitty4Heaven Can't Be FoundHank Williams Jr.14High Ridin' HeroesDavid Lynn Jones with Waylon Jennings12I Didn't (Every Chance I Had)Johnny Rodriguez8I Don't Have Far to FallSkip Ewing28I Give You MusicThe McCarters7I Have YouGlen Campbell2I Should Be with YouSteve Wariner12I Still BelieveLee Greenwood18I Want a Love Like ThatJudy Rodman7I Will Whisper Your NameMichael Johnson5I Wish That I Could Fall in Love TodayBarbara Mandrell9I Wouldn't Be a ManDon Williams6I'll Give You All My Love TonightThe Bellamy Brothers5I'll Pin a Note on Your PillowBilly Joe Royal13I'm Gonna Love Her on the RadioCharley Pride3I'm Gonna Miss You, GirlMichael Martin Murphey18I'm TiredRicky Skaggs2I've Been Lookin‘Nitty Gritty Dirt Band10If My Heart Had WindowsPatty Loveless16If Ole Hank Could Only See Us NowWaylon Jennings8If the South Woulda WonHank Williams Jr.17It Keeps Right on Hurtin‘Billy Joe Royal8It's Only Make BelieveRonnie McDowell5Just Lovin' YouThe O’Kanes9Just One KissExile4The Last ResortT. Graham Brown9Letter HomeThe Forester Sisters18A Little Bit CloserTom Wopat2A Little Bit in LovePatty Loveless20Louisiana RainJohn Wesley Ryles3Love Helps ThosePaul Overstreet4Love of a LifetimeLarry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers5Lyin' in His Arms AgainThe Forester Sisters5Mama KnowsShenandoah14Midnight HighwaySouthern Pacific13MoneyK. T. Oslin11My Baby's GoneSawyer Brown2New Shade of BlueSouthern Pacific7No More One More TimeJo–El Sonnier5Oh What a LoveNitty Gritty Dirt Band2Old FolksRonnie Milsap & Mike Reid2One Step ForwardThe Desert Rose Band4One True LoveThe O’Kanes11Only Love Can Save Me NowCrystal Gayle10Out of Sight and on My MindBilly Joe Royal6Please, Please BabyDwight Yoakam9Real Good Feel Good SongMel McDaniel9Rebels Without a ClueThe Bellamy Brothers5Santa FeThe Bellamy Brothers5Satisfy YouSweethearts of the Rodeo9Saturday Night SpecialConway Twitty9She Doesn't Cry AnymoreShenandoah17She's No LadyLyle Lovett5Shouldn't It Be Easier Than ThisCharley Pride16Some Old Side RoadKeith Whitley8Spanish EyesWillie Nelson with Julio Iglesias5Still Within the Sound of My VoiceGlen Campbell7Strangers AgainHolly Dunn2Summer WindThe Desert Rose Band5Sunday Kind of LoveReba McEntire8Sure ThingFoster & Lloyd16Talkin' to Myself AgainTammy Wynette4Talkin' to the Wrong ManMichael Martin Murphey (with Ryan Murphey)9Tear–Stained LetterJo–El Sonnier8Tell Me TrueJuice Newton18Texas in 1880Foster & Lloyd17Thanks AgainRicky Skaggs6That’s My JobConway Twitty9That’s ThatMichael Johnson5That's What Your Love Does to MeHolly Dunn2This Missin' You Heart of MineSawyer Brown5Timeless and True LoveThe McCarters5Touch and Go CrazyLee Greenwood5True HeartThe Oak Ridge Boys4Untold StoriesKathy Mattea7We Must Be Doin' Somethin' RightEddie Rabbitt6What Do You Want from Me This TimeFoster & Lloyd9Wilder DaysBaillie & the Boys6WildflowersDolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris4Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)Nitty Gritty Dirt Band20You Can't Fall in Love When You're Cryin‘Lee Greenwood2Young CountryHank Williams Jr.17Your Memory Wins AgainSkip Ewing
Deutschsprachige Singles
Big White Diesel – Truck Stop Freunde – Tom Astor International Airport – Tom Astor Tanz mit mir (B-Seite: Großstadtrevier) – Truck Stop
Alben
Jahres–End–Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year–End–Charts, die vom Billboard–Magazin erhoben wurde.
Always & Forever – Randy Travis Wild Eyed Dream – Ricky Van Shelton 80′s Ladies – K. T. Oslin Born to Boogie – Hank Williams, Jr. Greatest Hits Vol. II – George Strait King’s Record Shop – Rosanne Cash The Royal Treatment – Billy Joe Royal If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’ – George Strait The Last One to Know – Reba McEntire Just Us – Alabama
Nummer–1–Alben
26. Dezember 1987 – Always & Forever – Randy Travis 27. Februar – 80′s Ladies – K. T. Oslin 5. März – Wild Eyed Dream – Ricky Van Shelton 15. März – Always & Forever – Randy Travis 16. April – Wild Eyed Dream – Ricky Van Shelton 23. April – If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’ – George Strait 7. Mai – Always & Forever – Randy Travis 11. Juni – Reba – Reba McEntire 6. August – Live – Alabama 13. August – Wild Streak – Hank Williams, Jr. 27. August – Old 8x10 – Randy Travis 22. Oktober – Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room – Dwight Yoakam 29. Oktober – Greatest Hits – The Judds 5. November – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
Weitere Alben Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in die Top 20 der US-Country-Album-Charts gekommen sind. USAlbumKünstlerRecord Label4Big Dreams in a Small TownRestless HeartRCA7Chiseled in StoneVern GosdinColumbia12Comin' Home to StayRicky SkaggsEpic7Copperhead RoadSteve EarleMCA8Diamonds & DirtRodney CrowellColumbia8Don't Close Your EyesKeith WhitleyRCA8Highway 101, Volume 2Highway 101Warner Bros.16Homesick HeroesThe Charlie Daniels BandEpic7Honky Tonk AngelPatty LovelessMCA20I Should Be with YouSteve WarinerMCA9MonongahelaThe Oak Ridge BoysMCA11One Time, One NightSweethearts of the RodeoColumbia12PontiacLyle LovettCurb/MCA6Rage OnDan SealsCapitol11River of TimeMichael Martin MurpheyWarner Bros.9Shadowlandk.d. langSire9Strong Enough to BendTanya TuckerCapitol2This WomanK. T. OslinRCA21Tired of the Runnin‘The O’KanesColumbia6What a Wonderful WorldWillie NelsonColumbia
Deutschsprachige Alben
Fest im Sattel – Truck Stop (2LP) Ich möcht’ so gern Dave Dudley hör’n – Truck Stop (Kompilation) Ruf Teddybär Eins-Vier – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
Geboren 15. März: Wesley MacInnes 30. März: Jordan Davis 29. April: Michael Ray 24. Mai: Billy Gilman 20. Juli: Julianne Hough 16. August: Lisa McHugh 21. August: Kacey Musgraves 17. November: Reid Perry
Gestorben 29. Februar: Vaughn Horton 24. August: Nat Stuckey 20. September: Leon McAuliffe 6. Dezember: Roy Orbison
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
Country Music Hall of Fame Loretta Lynn Roy Rogers
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Jack Feeney
ARIA Hall of Fame Slim Dusty
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Hoagy Carmichael
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammy Awards Best Country Vocal Performance, Female – 80's Ladies – K.T. Oslin Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – Always & Forever – Randy Travis Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal – Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris Best Country Vocal Collaboration – Ronnie Milsap und Kenny Rogers Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Solist) – String Of Pars – Asleep At The Wheel Best Country Song – Forever And Ever, Amen – Don Schlitz und Paul Overstreet – Interpret: Randy Travis
Juno Awards Country Male Vocalist of the Year – Murray McLauchlan Country Female Vocalist of the Year – k.d. lang Country Group or Duo of the Year – Family Brown
Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Hank Williams Jr. Song Of The Year – Forever And Ever Amen – Randy Travis – Autoren: Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz Single Of The Year – Forever And Ever Amen – Randy Travis Album Of The Year – Trio – Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris und Linda Ronstadt Top Male Vocalist – Randy Travis Top Female Vocalist – Reba McEntire Top Vocal Duo – The Judds Top Vocal Group – Highway 101 Top New Male Vocalist – Ricky Van Shelton Top New Female Vocalist – K.T. Oslin Video Of The Year – 80's Ladies – K.T. Oslin (Regisseur: Jack Cole)
ARIA Awards Best Country Album – This Town – Flying Emus
Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year – Hank Williams Jr. Male Vocalist of the Year – Randy Travis Female Vocalist of the Year – K. T. Oslin Horizon Award – Ricky Van Shelton