Country-Musik 1966
Events
- 15. März – Roger Miller gewinnt sechs Grammys, darunter fünf für seinen Top-Hit King of the Road
Top Hits des Jahres
Nummer-1-Hits
- 8. Januar – "Giddyup Go" – Red Sovine
- 19. Februar – "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line/ In The Palm Of Your Hand" – Buck Owens
- 9. April – "I Want to Go with You" – Eddy Arnold
- 21. Mai – "Distant Drums" – Jim Reeves
- 18. Juni – "Take Good Care of Her" – Sonny James
- 2. Juli – "Think of Me" – Buck Owens
- 13. August – "Almost Persuaded" – David Houston
- 15. Oktober – "Blue Side of Lonesome" – Jim Reeves
- 22. Oktober – "Open Up Your Heart" – Buck Owens
- 19. November – "I Get the Fever" – Bill Anderson
- 26. November – "Somebody Like Me" – Eddy Arnold
- 24. December – "There Goes My Everything" – Jack Greene
Weitere große Hits
- "Ain't Had No Lovin'" – Connie Smith
- "Baby" – Wilma Burgess
- "Bad Seed" – Jan Howard
- "The Ballad of the Green Berets" – Barry Sadler
- "The Bottle Let Me Down" – Merle Haggard
- "The Company You Keep" – Bill Phillips
- "Crystal Chandelier" — Charley Pride
- "Dear Uncle Sam" – Loretta Lynn
- "Don't Touch Me" – Wilma Burgess
- "Don't Touch Me" – Jeannie Seely
- "England Swings" – Roger Miller
- "Evil on Your Mind" – Jan Howard
- "Flowers on the Wall" – Statler Brothers
- "Four-O-Thirty-Three" – George Jones
- "Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart" – Conway Twitty
- "History Repeats Itself" – Buddy Starcher
- "The Hurtin's All Over" – Connie Smith
- "Husbands and Wives" – Roger Miller
- "I Love You Drops" – Bill Anderson
- "I'm a People" – George Jones
- "It Takes A Lot Of Money" – Warner Mack
- "The Last Word in Lonesome is Me" – Eddy Arnold
- "Livin' in a House Full of Love" – David Houston
- "Look Into My Teardrops" – Conway Twitty
- "The Lovin' Machine" – Johnny Paycheck
- "A Million and One" – Billy Walker
- "Misty Blue" – Wilma Burgess
- "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" – Connie Smith
- "The One on the Right is on the Left" – Johnny Cash
- "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" – Bill Phillips
- "Room in Your Heart" – Sonny James
- "The Snakes Crawl at Night" – Charley Pride
- "Snowflake" – Jim Reeves
- "Stand Beside Me" – Jimmy Dean
- "Standing in the Shadows" – Hank Williams Jr.
- "The Streets of Baltimore" – Bobby Bare
- "Sweet Thang" – Nat Stuckey
- "Swinging Doors" – Merle Haggard
- "Take Me" – George Jones
- "Talkin' To The Wall" – Warner Mack
- "That's What You Get For Loving Me" – Waylon Jennings
- "Tippy Toeing" – The Harden Trio
- "Unmitigated Gall" – Faron Young
- "What We're Fighting For" – Dave Dudley
- "Would You Hold It Against Me" – Dottie West
- "You Ain't Woman Enough" – Loretta Lynn
Alben (Auswahl)
- Born to Sing - Connie Smith (RCA)
- Confessions of a Broken Man – Porter Wagoner (RCA)
- Distant Drums - Jim Reeves (RCA)
- Don't Touch Me - Wilma Burgess (Decca)
- Evil on Your Mind - Jan Howard (Decca)
- Folk Country - Waylon Jennings (RCA)
- I Want to Go With You - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- The Seely Style - Jeannie Seely (Monument)
- Somebody Like Me - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- The Streets of Baltimore - Bobby Bare (RCA)
- Suffer Time - Dottie West (RCA)
- Conway Twitty Sings - Conway Twitty (Decca)
- Look Into My Teardrops - Conway Twitty (Decca)
Geboren
- 29. Juli - Martina McBride
- 19. August - Lee Ann Womack
Neuaufnahmen in die Country Music Hall of Fame
- Eddy Arnold (1918–2008)
- James R. Denny (1911–1963)
- George D. Hay (1895–1968)
- Uncle Dave Macon (1870–1952)
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Female -- "Queen of the House," Jody Miller.
- Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male -- "King of the Road," Roger Miller.
- Best Country & Western Single -- "King of the Road," Roger Miller.
- Best Country Song -- "King of the Road," Roger Miller
- Best Country & Western Album -- The Return of Roger Miller, Roger Miller.
- Best New Country & Western Artist -- Statler Brothers
Academy of Country Music
- Top Male Vocalist -- Merle Haggard
- Top Female Vocalist -- Bonnie Guitar
- Top New Male Vocalist -- Billy Mize
- Top New Female Vocalist -- Cathie Taylor