Country Music 1976
Top hits of the year
Number 1 hits
- January 31st - "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" - Conway Twitty
- February 7 - "Sometimes" - Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner
- February 14th - "The White Knight" - Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
- February 21 - "Good Hearted Woman" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
- March 13th - "The Roots of My Raising" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- March 20 - "Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet)" - Tom T. Hall
- March 27th - "Til the Rivers All Run Dry" - Don Williams
- April 3rd - "You'll Lose a Good Thing" - Freddy Fender
- April 10th - "'Til I Can Make it On My Own" - Tammy Wynette
- April 17th - "Drinkin 'My Baby (Off My Mind) - Eddie Rabbitt
- April 24th - "Together Again" - Emmylou Harris
- May 1st - "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" - Mickey Gilley
- May 8 - "My Eyes Can Only See As Far as You" - Charley Pride
- May 15 - "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down" - Ronnie Milsap
- May 22nd - "After All the Good is Gone" - Conway Twitty
- May 29th - "One Piece at a Time" - Johnny Cash
- June 12th - "I'll Get Over You" - Crystal Gayle
- June 19 - "El Paso City" - Marty Robbins
- July 3rd - "All These Things" - Joe Stampley
- July 10th - "The Door is Always Open" - Dave & Sugar
- July 17th - "Teddy Bear" - Red Sovine
- August 7th - "Golden Ring" - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
- August 14th - "Say it Again" - Don Williams
- August 21 - "Bring it on Home to Me" - Mickey Gilley
- August 28th - "I'm a Stand by Your Woman Man" - Ronnie Milsap
- September 11th - "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" - Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- September 25 - "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" - Willie Nelson
- October 2nd - "Here's Some Love" - Tanya Tucker
- October 9 - "The Games That Daddies Play" - Conway Twitty
- October 16 - "You and Me" - Tammy Wynette
- October 30th - " Among My Souvenirs " - Marty Robbins
- November 6th - "Cherokee Maiden" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- November 13th - "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin 'Tonight)" - Loretta Lynn
- November 27th - "Good Woman Blues" - Mel Tillis
- December 11th - "Thinkin 'of a Rendezvous" - Johnny Duncan
- December 25th - "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" - Emmylou Harris
More big hits
- "9,999,999 Tears" - Dickey Lee
- "After the Storm" - Wynn Stewart
- "Afternoon Delight" - Johnny Carver
- "All I Can Do" - Dolly Parton
- Amazing Grace (Used to be Her Favorite Song) "- Amazing Rhythm Aces
- "Angels, Roses and Rain" - Dickey Lee
- "The Blind Man in the Bleachers" - Kenny Starr
- "Broken Lady" - Larry Gatlin
- "Can't You See" - Waylon Jennings
- "Come On Over" - Olivia Newton-John
- "Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You" - Tanya Tucker
- "Don't Pull Your Love / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (medley)" - Glen Campbell
- "Don't Stop Believin '" - Olivia Newton-John
- "The End is Not in Sight (the Cowboy Song)" - Amazing Rhythm Aces
- "Fly Away" - John Denver
- "God Bless America Again" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- "Hank Williams You Wrote My Life" - Moe Bandy
- "Her Name Is ..." - George Jones
- "Hillbilly Heart" - Johnny Rodriguez
- "Home Made Love" - Tom Bresh
- "I Couldn't Be Me Without You" - Johnny Rodriguez
- "I Wonder if I Ever Said Goodbye" - Johnny Rodriguez
- "I'll Be Your San Antonio Rose" - Dottsy
- "I'm Gonna Love You" - Dave & Sugar
- "If I Had To Do it All Over Again" - Roy Clark
- "IOU" - Jimmy Dean
- "Is Forever Longer Than Always" - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
- "Just in Case" - Ronnie Milsap
- "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" - Kenny Rogers
- "Let Your Love Flow" - Bellamy Brothers
- "The Letter" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- "Livin 'it Down" - Freddy Fender
- "Lonely Teardrops" - Narvel Felts
- "Love Lifted Me" - Kenny Rogers
- "Love Revival" - Mel Tillis
- "Me and Ole CB" - Dave Dudley
- "Mental Revenge" - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
- "Misty Blue" - Billie Jo Spears
- "One of These Days" - Emmylou Harris
- "Queen of the Silver Dollar" - Dave & Sugar
- "Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming)" - Willie Nelson
- "Save All Your Kisses For Me" - Margo Smith
- "Show Me a Man" - TG Sheppard
- "Somebody Loves You" - Crystal Gayle
- "Standing Room Only" - Barbara Mandrell
- "Stranger" - Johnny Duncan
- "Suspicious Minds" - Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
- "Thank Got I've Got You" - Statler Brothers
- "That's What Made Me Love You" - Bill Anderson
- "('Til) I Kissed You" - Connie Smith
- "Tracks of My Tears" - Linda Ronstadt
- "Vaya Con Dios" - Freddy Fender
- "Walk Softly" - Billy "Crash" Craddock
- "What I've Got in Mind" - Billie Jo Spears
- "The Winner" - Bobby Bare
- "You Could Know as Much About a Stranger" - Gene Watson
- "You Rubbed it In All Wrong" - Billy "Crash" Craddock
- "You've Got Me to Hold On To" - Tanya Tucker
Albums (selection)
- Alone Again - George Jones (Epic)
- Their Greatest Hits: 1971–1975 - The Eagles (Asylum)
- Till I Can Make it on My Own - Tammy Wynette (Epic)
- Wanted! The Outlaws - Waylon Jennings , Willie Nelson , Tompall Glaser and Jessi Colter (RCA)
New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Significant awards
Grammy Awards
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - Linda Ronstadt - "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - Willie Nelson - "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group - Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson - "Lover Please"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance - Chet Atkins - "The Entertainer"
- Best Country Song - (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, Larry Butler , Chips Moman (songwriters), and BJ Thomas (performer)
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year - Mickey Gilley
- Song Of The Year - "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time" - Mickey Gilley - Baker Knight
- Single Of The Year - "Bring It On Home" - Mickey Gilley
- Album Of The Year - Gilley's Smoking - Mickey Gilley
- Top Male Vocalist - Mickey Gilley
- Top Female Vocalist - Crystal Gayle
- Top vocal duo - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- Top New Male Vocalist - Moe Bandy
- Top New Female Vocalist - Billie Jo Spears
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year - Mel Tillis
- Male Vocalist of the Year - Ronnie Milsap
- Female Vocalist of the Year - Dolly Parton
- Instrumental Group of the Year - Roy Clark and Buck Trent
- Vocal Group of the Year - Statler Brothers
- Vocal Duo of the Year - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
- Single of the Year - Good Hearted Woman , Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
- Song of the Year - Rhinestone Cowboy , Larry Weiss
- Album of the Year - Wanted! The Outlaws, Waylon Jennings , Willie Nelson , Tompall Glaser , and Jessi Colter
- Instrumentalist of the Year - Hargus "Pig" Robbins