Country-Musik 1977

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1977 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 8. Januar – Broken down in tiny Pieces – Billy "Crash" Craddock
• 15. Januar – You never miss a real good thing (Till he says goodbye) – Crystal Gayle
• 22. Januar – I can't believe she gives it all to Me – Conway Twitty
• 29. Januar – Let my Love be your Pillow – Ronnie Milsap
• 5. Februar – Near You – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
• 19. Februar – Moody Blue / She thinks I still care – Elvis Presley
• 26. Februar – Say you'll stay until tomorrow – Tom Jones
• 5. März – Heart Healer – Mel Tillis
• 12. März – She's just an old love turned Memory – Charley Pride
• 19. März – Southern Nights – Glen Campbell
• 2. April – Lucille – Kenny Rogers
• 16. April – It couldn't have been any better – Johnny Duncan
• 23. April – She's got you – Loretta Lynn
• 30. April – She's pulling me back again – Mickey Gilley
• 7. Mai – Play, Guitar play – Conway Twitty
• 14. Mai – Some broken Hearts never Mend – Don Williams
• 21. Mai – Lukenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) – Waylon Jennings
• 2. Juli – That was Yesterday – Donna Fargo
• 9. Juli – I'll be leaving alone – Charley Pride
• 16. Juli – It was almost like a Song – Ronnie Milsap
• 6. August – Rollin' with the flow – Charlie Rich
• 20. August – Way Down – Elvis Presley
• 27. August – Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle
• 24. September – I've already loved you in my Mind – Conway Twitty
• 1. Oktober – Daytime Friends – Kenny Rogers
• 8. Oktober – Heaven's just a Sin away – The Kendalls
• 5. November – I'm just a Country Boy – Don Williams
• 12. November – More to Me – Charley Pride
• 19. November – The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) – Waylon Jennings
• 3. Dezember – Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton

Weitere große Hits

• Adios Amigo – Marty Robbins
• (After sweet Memories) Play born to loose again – Dottsy
• Are you ready for the Country – Waylon Jennings
• Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
• Bluest Heartache of the Year – Kenny Dale
• Born Believer – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
• Burning Memories – Mel Tillis
• Cheap Perfume and Candlelight – Bobby Borchers
• Country Party – Johnny Lee
• Crazy – Linda Ronstadt
• Desperado – Johnny Rodriguez
• Don't be angry – Donna Fargo
• Don't let me touch You – Marty Robbins
• Don't throw it all away – Dave & Sugar
• East Bound and Down – Jerry Reed
• Fools fall in Love – Jacky Ward
• From Graceland to the Promiseland – Merle Haggard
• Georgia keeps pulling on my Ring – Conway Twitty
• Hangin' On – Vern Gosdin
• Head to Toe – Bill Anderson
• Heard it in a Love Song – Marshall Tucker Band
• Honky Tonk Memories – Mickey Gilley
• I can't help myself (Here comes that Feeling) – Eddie Rabbitt
• I can't love you enough – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
• I don't know why (I just do) – Marty Robbins
• I don't wanna cry – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
• I got the Hoss – Mel Tillis
• I love you a thousand Ways – Willie Nelson
• I'll do it All over again – Crystal Gayle
• I'm getting good at missing you (Solitaire) – Rex Allen Jr.
• I'm sorry for you my Friend – Moe Bandy
• I'm the only Hell (Mama ever raised) – Johnny PayCheck
• If it ain't love by now – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
• If Practice makes perfect – Johnny Rodriguez
• If we're not back in love by Monday – Merle Haggard
• The King is gone – Ronnie McDowell
• Knee Deep in Loving You – Dave & Sugar
• Let me down easy – Cristy Lane
• (Let's get together) One Last Time – Tammy Wynette
• Liars one, believers zero – Bill Anderson
• Light of a clear blue morning – Dolly Parton
• Love is Just a Game – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
• Making Believe – Emmylou Harris
• Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
• Married But Not to Each Other – Barbara Mandrell
• Midnight Angel – Barbara Mandrell
• Mockingbird Hill – Donna Fargo
• The Movies – Statler Brothers
• One of a Kind – Tammy Wynette
• Paper Rosie – Gene Watson
• The Rains Came – Freddy Fender
• Ramblin' Fever – Merle Haggard
• Roses for Mama – C. W. McCall
• Saying hello, saying I love you, saying goodbye – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
• Shame On Me – Donna Fargo
• Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets – Johnny PayCheck
• A Song in the Night – Johnny Duncan
• Southern California – George Jones and Tammy Wynette
• Statues without Hearts – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
• Still the One – Bill Anderson
• Sunflower – Glen Campbell
• A Tear Fell – Billy "Crash" Craddock
• That's the Way Love Should Be – Dave & Sugar
• ‘Til the End – Vern Gosdin
• Torn between two Lovers – Mary MacGregor
• Two Dollars in the Jukebox – Eddie Rabbitt
• Two less lonely People – Rex Allen Jr.
• Uncloudy Day – Willie Nelson
• We can't go on living like this – Eddie Rabbitt
• Why can't he be you – Loretta Lynn
• Why Lovers turn to Strangers – Freddie Hart
• Y'all come back Saloon – Oak Ridge Boys
• Yesterday's Gone – Vern Gosdin
• You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
• (You never can tell) C'est La Vie – Emmylou Harris
• You're free to go – Sonny James
• You're Man loves you Honey – Tom T. Hall

Alben (Auswahl)

• Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes – Jimmy Buffett (ABC)
• Daytime Friends – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
• Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton (RCA)
• I Remember Patsy – Loretta Lynn (MCA)
• It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Kenny Rogers – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
• Ol' Waylon – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
• Southern Nights – Glen Campbell (Capitol)

Geboren

• 09. Mai – Tami Neilson
• 28. April – Stoney LaRue
• 13. Mai – Ilse DeLange
• 04. Dezember – Dallas Smith

Gestorben

• 16. August – Elvis Presley
• 19. Oktober – Joseph Ernest Willis

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Merle Travis (1917–1983)

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Johnny Cash (1932–2003)
• Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)
• Merle Haggard (1937–2016)
• Kris Kristofferson (* 1936)

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Elite Hotel – Emmylou Harris
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – (I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man – Ronnie Milsap
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune) von Amazing Rhythm Aces
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chester And Lester – Chet Atkins & Les Paul
• Best Country Song – Broken Lady – Larry Gatlin

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 und Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist – Moe Bandy
• Top New Female Vocalist – Billie Jo Spears

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
• Song of the Year – Lucille – Roger Bowling / Hal Bynum
• Single of the Year – Lucille – Kenny Rogers
• Album of the Year – Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Crystal Gayle
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Jim Ed Brown / Helen Cornelius
• Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Roy Clark
• Instrumental Group of the Year – Original Texas Playboys

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Charley Pride
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Loretta Lynn
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
• Favorite Country Album – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
• Favorite Country Song – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain – Willie Nelson

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