Country music 1980

Hits

Number 1 hits of the year

January 5th - "Coward of the County" - Kenny Rogers
January 26th - "I'll Be Coming Back For More" - TG Sheppard
February 9 - "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" - Oak Ridge Boys
February 16 - "Love Me Over Again" - Don Williams
February 23 - "Years" - Barbara Mandrell
March 1st - "Ain't Livin 'Long Like This" - Waylon Jennings
March 8 - "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" - Willie Nelson
March 22nd - "Why Don't You Spend the Night" - Ronnie Milsap
March 29th - "I'd Love to Lay You Down" - Conway Twitty
April 5th - "Sugar Daddy" - Bellamy Brothers
April 12th - Honky Tonk Blues - Charley Pride
April 19th - "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" - Crystal Gayle
April 26th - "A Lesson in Leavin '" - Dottie West
May 3 - "Are You on the Road to Lovin 'Me Again" - Debby Boone
May 10 - "Beneath Still Waters" - Emmylou Harris
May 17th - "Gone Too Far" - Eddie Rabbitt
May 24th - "Starting Over Again" - Dolly Parton
May 31 - "My Heart" - Ronnie Milsap
June 21 - "One Day at a Time" - Cristy Lane
June 28th - "Trying to Love Two Women" - Oak Ridge Boys
July 5th - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones
July 12th - "You Win Again" - Charley Pride
July 19 - "Bar Room Buddies" - Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood
July 26th - "True Love Ways" - Mickey Gilley
August 2nd - "Dancin 'Cowboys" - Bellamy Brothers
August 9th - "Stand By Me" - Mickey Gilley
August 16 - "Tennessee River" - Alabama
Aug 23 - "Drivin 'My Life Away" - Eddie Rabbitt
August 30th - "Cowboys and Clowns" - Ronnie Milsap
September 6th - "Lookin 'For Love" - Johnny Lee
September 27th - "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" - Dolly Parton
October 4th - "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" - TG Sheppard
October 11th - "Loving Up a Storm" - Razzy Bailey
October 18th - "I Believe in You" - Don Williams
November 1 - "Theme from ' The Dukes of Hazzard ' (Good Ol 'Boys)" - Waylon Jennings
November 8 - "On the Road Again" - Willie Nelson
November 15th - "Could I Have This Dance" - Anne Murray
November 22nd - "Lady" - Kenny Rogers
November 29th - "If You Ever Change Your Mind" - Crystal Gayle
December 6th - "Smoky Mountain Rain" - Ronnie Milsap
December 13 - "Why Lady Why" - Alabama
December 20th - "That's All That Matters" - Mickey Gilley
December 27th - "One in a Million" - Johnny Lee

Other major hits

"Blue Heartache" - Gail Davies
"The Blue Side" - Crystal Gayle
"Broken Trust" - Brenda Lee (with the Oak Ridge Boys )
"Charlotte's Web" - Statler Brothers
"Crackers" - Barbara Mandrell
"Clyde" - Waylon Jennings
"The Cowboy and the Dandy" - Brenda Lee
"Daydream Believer" - Anne Murray
"Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer" - Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes
"Faded Love" - Willie Nelson and Ray Price
"Friday Night Blues" - John Conlee
"Good Ol 'Boys Like Me" - Don Williams
"Hard Times" - Lacy J. Dalton
"Holding the Bag" - Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
"I'm Already Blue" - The Kendalls
"I'm Not Ready Yet" - George Jones
"It's Hard to Be Humble" - Mac Davis
"It's True Love" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
"Let's Get It While the Getting's Good" - Eddy Arnold
"Let's Keep It That Way" - Mac Davis
"Love the World Away" - Kenny Rogers
"Lying Time Again" - Mel Tillis
"Making Plans" - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
"Men" - Charly McClain
"Midnight Rider" - Willie Nelson
"Misery and Gin" - Merle Haggard
"Old Habits" - Hank Williams Jr.
"Over" - Leon Everette
"Pour Me Another Tequila" - Eddie Rabbitt
"Save Your Heart For Me" - Jacky Ward
"She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs" - John Anderson
"Smooth Sailing" - TG Sheppard
"Take Me to Your Lovin 'Place" - Larry Gatlin
"Tell Ole I Ain't Here" - Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
"Temporarily Yours" - Jeanne Pruett
"That Lovin 'You Feelin Again" - Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris
"That's What I Get For Loving You" - Eddy Arnold
"Tumbleweed" - Sylvia
"Two Story House" - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
"The Way I Am" - Merle Haggard
"Wayfaring Stranger" - Emmylou Harris
"Women I've Never Had" - Hank Williams Jr.
"You Know Just What I'd Do" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
"(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" - Reba McEntire
"Your Body is an Outlaw" - Mel Tillis

Albums (selection)

Dolly, dolly, dolly! - Dolly Parton (RCA)
Greatest Hits Vol. 1 - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
Lonestar Cowboy - Donna Fargo
Milsap Magic - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
My Home's in Alabama - Alabama (RCA)
Roses in the Snow - Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros.)
The Way I Am - Merle Haggard (Epic)

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

The artists were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and thus became honorary members:

Significant awards

Grammys

Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Anne Murray - Could I Have This Dance?
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison - That Lovin 'You Feelin' Again
Best Country Instrumental Performance - Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band (Mickey Gilley) - Orange Blossom Special / Hoedown
Best Country Song - Willie Nelson - On The Road Again

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year - Barbara Mandrell
Song Of The Year - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
Single Of The Year - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones
Album Of The Year - Movie Soundtrack Urban Cowboy
Top Male Vocalist - George Jones
Top Female Vocalist - Dolly Parton
Top New Male Vocalist - Johnny Lee
Top New Female Vocalist - Teri Gibbs

Country Music Association

Entertainer of the Year - Barbara Mandrell
Song Of The Year - He Stopped Loving Her Today - B.Braddock / C.Putman
Single Of The Year - He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Album Of The Year - Coal Miner's Daughter - Soundtrack
Male Vocalist Of The Year - George Jones
Female Vocalist Of The Year - Emmylou Harris
Vocal Duo Of The Year - Moe Bandy / Joe Stampley
Vocal Group Of The Year - Statler Brothers
Instrumentalist Of The Year - Roy Clark
Instrumental Group Of The Year - Charlie Daniels Band