This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1977.
Events June 25 — Waylon Jennings smash, "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" spends its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It is just the third (and as it turned out, final) six-week No. 1 song of the 1970s, and will be the last song to spend as long atop the charts for 20 years (until 1997's "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill). June 26 — Elvis Presley performs his final concert at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. It would later be televised on October 3 on CBS to bad reviews. December 31 — Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" spends its fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It will be the last song to spend that long atop the chart until 1990's "Love Without End, Amen" by George Strait.
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
United States (as certified by Billboard)
DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. NoteJanuary 8Broken Down in Tiny PiecesBilly "Crash" Craddock12[B]January 15You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)Crystal Gayle1January 22I Can't Believe She Gives It All to MeConway Twitty1January 29Let My Love Be Your PillowRonnie Milsap1February 5Near YouGeorge Jones andTammy Wynette2[B] – Tammy WynetteFebruary 19Moody BlueElvis Presley13February 26Say You'll Stay Until TomorrowTom Jones1[C]March 5Heart HealerMel Tillis1March 12She's Just an Old Love Turned MemoryCharley Pride1March 19Southern NightsGlen Campbell22[B]April 2LucilleKenny Rogers2[A]April 16It Couldn't Have Been Any BetterJohnny Duncan1April 23She's Got YouLoretta Lynn1April 30She's Pulling Me Back AgainMickey Gilley1May 7Play Guitar PlayConway Twitty1May 14Some Broken Hearts Never MendDon Williams16May 21Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)Waylon Jennings6July 2That Was YesterdayDonna Fargo1[B]July 9I'll Be Leaving AloneCharley Pride1July 16It Was Almost Like a SongRonnie Milsap312August 6Rollin' with the FlowCharlie Rich2August 20Way DownElvis Presley1Elvis died four days before the song went to No. 1.August 27Don't It Make My Brown Eyes BlueCrystal Gayle4September 24I've Already Loved You in My MindConway Twitty14October 1Daytime FriendsKenny Rogers1October 8Heaven's Just a Sin AwayThe Kendalls4[A]November 5I'm Just a Country BoyDon Williams1November 12More to MeCharley Pride1November 19The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)Waylon Jennings2December 3Here You Come AgainDolly Parton5
Notes 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard. A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
Canada (as certified by RPM)
DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1U.S. peakSpec. NoteJanuary 8Every Face Tells a StoryOlivia Newton-John121[B]January 15Sweet DreamsEmmylou Harris1January 22I Can't Believe She Gives It All to MeConway Twitty1January 29You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)Crystal Gayle2February 12Let My Love Be Your PillowRonnie Milsap2February 26Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying GoodbyeJim Ed Brown andHelen Cornelius12[C] – Jim Ed Brown[C] – Helen CorneliusMarch 5Near YouGeorge Jones andTammy Wynette1March 12Say You'll Stay Until TomorrowTom Jones2[C]March 26She's Just an Old Love Turned MemoryCharley Pride1April 2It's My PartyCarroll Baker1—April 9Heart HealerMel Tillis1April 16LucilleKenny Rogers2[A]April 30It Couldn't Have Been Any BetterJohnny Duncan1May 7She's Got YouLoretta Lynn1May 14She's Pulling Me Back AgainMickey Gilley1May 21Play Guitar PlayConway Twitty1May 28Paper RosieGene Watson13[C]June 4The Rains CameFreddy Fender24[B]June 18Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)Waylon Jennings3July 9I'll Be Leaving AloneCharley Pride1July 16That Was YesterdayDonna Fargo2July 30It's Late (And I Have to Go)Carroll Baker2—August 13Making BelieveEmmylou Harris18August 20I Can't Love You EnoughConway Twitty andLoretta Lynn12August 27Susan FlowersDick Damron1—[B]September 3Rollin' with the FlowCharlie Rich1[B]September 10Way Down/Pledging My LoveElvis Presley2 His Funeral aired on TV Channels across the country. However his funeral appeared on Der schwarze Kanal on East German Television.September 24Don't It Make My Brown Eyes BlueCrystal Gayle2October 8Christopher MaryBurton & Honeyman1—[C]October 15Daytime FriendsKenny Rogers2October 29Heaven's Just a Sin AwayThe Kendalls1[C]November 5The Morning After Baby Let Me DownCarroll Baker1—November 12I'm Just a Country BoyDon Williams1November 19We Can't Go On Living Like ThisEddie Rabbitt16November 26More to MeCharley Pride1December 3The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)Waylon Jennings1December 10Here You Come AgainDolly Parton2December 24Georgia Keeps Pulling on My RingConway Twitty13December 31Sweet Music ManKenny Rogers19
Notes 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM. A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
Other major hits
Singles released by American artists USCANSingleArtist2416AbileneSonny James43Adios AmigoMarty Robbins106(After Sweet Memories) Play Born to Lose AgainDottsy1223Anything but Leavin'Larry Gatlin73Are You Ready for the CountryWaylon Jennings1520Baby, I Love You SoJoe Stampley2220Baby, You Look Good to Me TonightJohn Denver19—Barbara Don't Let Me Be the Last to KnowMel Street22Blue BayouLinda Ronstadt1123Bluest Heartache of the YearKenny Dale128Born BelieverJim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius93Burning MemoriesMel Tillis2310C.B. SavageRod Hart97Chains of LoveMickey Gilley715Cheap Perfume and CandlelightBobby Borchers15—Close Enough for LonesomeMel Street1550Country PartyJohnny Lee1333Cowboys Ain't Supposed to CryMoe Bandy62CrazyLinda Ronstadt1619Dancing the Night AwayTanya Tucker1538The Danger of a StrangerStella Parton55DesperadoJohnny Rodriguez310Don't Be AngryDonna Fargo55Don't Go City Girl on MeTommy Overstreet65Don't Let Me Touch YouMarty Robbins15—Don't Say GoodbyeRex Allen, Jr.55Don't Throw It All AwayDave & Sugar22East Bound and DownJerry Reed1213Easy LookCharlie Rich147Everyday I Have to Cry SomeJoe Stampley19—The Feeling's RightNarvel Felts18—FoolJohn Wesley Ryles916Fools Fall in LoveJacky Ward43From Graceland to the Promised LandMerle Haggard18—Gentle to Your SensesMel McDaniel1615Hangin' OnVern Gosdin and Emmylou Harris1915He Ain't YouLynn Anderson74Head to ToeBill Anderson1214Hold MeBarbara Mandrell42Honky Tonk MemoriesMickey Gilley25I Can't Help MyselfEddie Rabbitt107I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)Marty Robbins3—I Don't Wanna CryLarry Gatlin33I Got the HossMel Tillis1510I Just Came Home to Count the MemoriesCal Smith920I Love You a Thousand WaysWillie Nelson88I Was ThereThe Statler Brothers23I'll Do It All Over AgainCrystal Gayle1017I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire)Rex Allen, Jr.24I'm Knee Deep in Loving YouDave & Sugar1129I'm Not EasyBillie Jo Spears99I'm Sorry for You, My FriendMoe Bandy86I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)Johnny Paycheck16—I've Got You (To Come Home To)Don King1218If It Ain't Love by NowJim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius1112If Love Was a Bottle of WineTommy Overstreet55If Practice Makes PerfectJohnny Rodriguez22If We're Not Back in Love by MondayMerle Haggard1116If You Don't Love Me (Why Don't You Just Leave Me Alone)Freddy Fender16—If You Ever Get to Houston (Look Me Down)Don Gibson2017If You Gotta Make a Fool of SomebodyDickey Lee817If You Want MeBillie Jo Spears1530In the Jailhouse NowSonny James72It's a Cowboy Lovin' NightTanya Tucker128It's All in the GameTom T. Hall14—It's Nothin' to MeJim Reeves138The King Is GoneRonnie McDowell728Let Me Down EasyCristy Lane68(Let's Get Together) One Last TimeTammy Wynette65Liars One, Believers ZeroBill Anderson114Light of a Clear Blue MorningDolly Parton2110Look Who I'm Cheatin' on TonightBobby Bare36Love Is Just a GameLarry Gatlin12—Love's ExplosionMargo Smith19—Loving ArmsSammi Smith2018Lovin' OnT. G. Sheppard1416A Mansion on the HillRay Price138MargaritavilleJimmy Buffett33Married But Not to Each OtherBarbara Mandrell1512Me and Millie (Stompin' Grapes and Gettin' Silly)Ronnie Sessions1631Midnight AngelBarbara Mandrell279Mobile BoogieHank Williams, Jr.96Mockingbird HillDonna Fargo1727Mother Country MusicVern Gosdin1015The MoviesThe Statler Brothers20—My Good Thing's GoneNarvel Felts2414My Mountain DewCharlie Rich4312New Kid in TownEagles119The Old Man and His HornGene Watson59Once in a Lifetime ThingJohn Wesley Ryles617One of a KindTammy Wynette13—The Pay PhoneBob Luman1323The Pleasure's Been All MineFreddie Hart23Ramblin' FeverMerle Haggard127Ridin' RainbowsTanya Tucker1718Right Time of the NightJennifer Warnes25Roses for MamaC. W. McCall14—Savin' This Love Song for YouJohnny Rodriguez1921SemolitaJerry Reed817Shame on MeDonna Fargo1116Shame Shame on Me (I Had Planned to Be Your Man)Kenny Dale112She Just Loved the Cheatin' Out of MeMoe Bandy11—She Took More Than Her ShareMoe Bandy17—She's the Girl of My DreamsDon King1810Silver Medals and Sweet MemoriesThe Statler Brothers1932Sing a Sad SongWynn Stewart77Slide Off Your Satin SheetsJohnny Paycheck55A Song in the NightJohnny Duncan517Southern CaliforniaGeorge Jones and Tammy Wynette54Statues Without HeartsLarry Gatlin1113Still the OneBill Anderson47SunflowerGlen Campbell74A Tear FellBilly "Crash" Craddock1625Ten Years of ThisGary Stewart114Thank God She's MineFreddie Hart76That's the Way Love Should BeDave & Sugar1149There She Goes AgainJoe Stampley20—This Time I'm in It for the LoveTommy Overstreet737Till the EndVern Gosdin1811Too Much Is Not EnoughBillie Jo Spears33Torn Between Two LoversMary MacGregor18—Twenty-Four Hours from TulsaRandy Barlow32Two Dollars in the JukeboxEddie Rabbitt84Two Less Lonely PeopleRex Allen, Jr.44Uncloudy DayWillie Nelson2212Virginia, How Far Will You GoDickey Lee18—What a Way to GoBobby Borchers2114What're You Doing TonightJanie Fricke1912When It's Just You and MeDottie West1822Where Are You Going, Billy BoyBill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner1219WhispersBobby Borchers76Why Can't He Be YouLoretta Lynn83Why Lovers Turn to StrangersFreddie Hart169Wiggle WiggleRonnie Sessions168A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere TodayMerle Haggard126Wrap Your Love All Around Your ManLynn Anderson32Y'all Come Back SaloonThe Oak Ridge Boys911Yesterday's GoneVern Gosdin and Emmylou Harris46You Light Up My LifeDebby Boone64(You Never Can Tell) C'est La VieEmmylou Harris1611You Ought to Hear Me CryWillie Nelson921You're Free to GoSonny James411Your Man Loves You HoneyTom T. Hall117Your Place or MineGary Stewart20—Your Pretty Roses Came Too LateLois Johnson
Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtist—13Here Comes YesterdayR. Harlan Smith—17Hey Good Lookin'Bob Lucier—14Homemade WineThe Good Brothers—8I'd Love You Like Nobody Dared ToChris Nielsen—18If I Believed in MyselfMercey Brothers—9It's Crying Time for MeDallas Harms—20JamieMercey Brothers—7Jukebox LoverFamily Brown2711The Last of the Winfield AmateursRay Griff—11Leroy Can't Go HomeOrval Prophet—10Lovin' FoolFamily Brown—10Michelle's SongRussell Thornberry—18On the Road AgainBurton & Honeyman2820A Passing ThingRay Griff—19Phone Call from AllysonRonnie Prophet—14Race Among the RuinsGordon Lightfoot—20Rocky RoadGlory-Anne Carriere—19Shadow of a ManMike Graham—14Shilo SongGene MacLellan with Anne Murray—11Sing a Song of LoveFamily Brown—13Tulsa TurnaroundGustafson—13Waylon's T-shirtDick Damron—7Wiggle It a LittleRondini—16Winestoned PlowboyNestor Pistor—9Woman AloneGlory-Anne Carriere—19Would You Still Love MeMike Graham
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