Country Music 1978
Events
Top hits of the year
Number 1 hits
- January 7th - "Take This Job and Shove It" - Johnny Paycheck
- January 21st - "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" - Ronnie Milsap
- January 28th - "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" - Loretta Lynn
- February 11 - "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" - Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends
- February 18 - "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" - Margo Smith
- March 4th - "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
- April 1st - "Ready for the Times to Get Better" - Crystal Gayle
- April 8th - "Someone Loves You Honey" - Charley Pride
- April 22nd - "Every Time Two Fools Collide" - Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
- May 6th - "It's All Wrong But It's All Right" - Dolly Parton
- May 20th - "She Can But Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)" - Johnny Duncan
- May 27th - "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" - Statler Brothers
- June 10 - Georgia on My Mind - Willie Nelson
- June 17th - "Two More Bottles of Wine" - Emmylou Harris
- June 24th - "I'll Be True to You" - Oak Ridge Boys
- July 1st - "It Only Hurts for a Little While" - Margo Smith
- July 8th - "I Believe in You" - Mel Tillis
- July 15th - "Only One Love in My Life" - Ronnie Milsap
- August 5th - "Love or Something Like It" - Kenny Rogers
- August 12th - "You Don't Love Me Anymore" - Eddie Rabbitt
- August 19th - "Talking in Your Sleep" - Crystal Gayle
- September 2nd - " Blue Skies " - Willie Nelson
- September 9th - "I've Always Been Crazy" - Waylon Jennings
- September 30th - "Heartbreaker" - Dolly Parton
- October 21 - "Tear Time" - Dave & Sugar
- October 28th - "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" - Ronnie Milsap
- November 4th - "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" - Barbara Mandrell
- November 25th - "Sweet Desire" - The Kendalls
- December 2nd - "I Just Want to Love You" - Eddie Rabbitt
- December 9th - "On My Knees" - Charlie Rich and Janie Fricke
- December 16 - "The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers
More hits
More big hits
- "Another Goodbye" - Donna Fargo
- "Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way)" - Donna Fargo
- "Night Time Magic" - Larry Gatlin
Albums (selection)
- Country Soul - Mel Street (Polydor / Polygram)
- Only One Love in My Life - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
- Heartbreaker - Dolly Parton (RCA)
- Oh brother! - Larry Gatlin (Monument)
- Let's Keep It That Way - Anne Murray (Capital)
- Stardust - Willie Nelson (CBS)
New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Significant awards
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Willie Nelson - Georgia On My Mind
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
- Best Country Instrumental Performance - Asleep At The Wheel - One O'Clock Jump
- Best Country Song - Don Schlitz - The Gambler
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year - Kenny Rogers
- Song Of The Year - "You Needed Me" - Anne Murray - Randy Goodrum
- Single Of The Year - "Tulsa Time" - Don Williams
- Album Of The Year - Y'all Come Back Saloon - Oak Ridge Boys
- Top Male Vocalist - Kenny Rogers
- Top Female Vocalist - Barbara Mandrell
- Top Vocal Group - Oak Ridge Boys
- Top New Male Vocalist - John Conlee
- Top New Female Vocalist - Christy Lane
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year - Dolly Parton
- Song Of The Year - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Richard Leigh
- Single Of The Year - Heaven's Just A Sin Away - The Kendalls
- Album Of The Year - It Was Almost Like A Song - Ronnie Milsap
- Male Vocalist Of The Year - Don Williams
- Female Vocalist Of The Year - Crystal Gayle
- Vocal Duo Of The Year - Kenny Rogers / Dottie West
- Vocal Group Of The Year - Oak Ridge Boys
- Instrumentalist Of The Year - Roy Clark
- Instrumental Group Of The Year - Oak Ridge Boys Band