Country-Musik 1989

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1989 im Genre Country-Musik.

Ereignisse

• 9. Mai: Keith Whitley wird tot in seiner Wohnung aufgefunden. Der aufstrebende Country-Star verstarb im Alter von 33 Jahren an einer Alkoholvergiftung. Seine Witwe Lorrie Morgan wurde nach seinem Tod ein großer Star.

Top Hits des Jahres

Jahresendcharts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.

1. A Better Man – Clint Black
2. Killin' Time – Clint Black
3. She's Got a Single Thing in Mind – Conway Twitty
4. Lovin' Only Me – Ricky Skaggs
5. I Got Dreams – Steve Wariner
6. Above and Beyond – Rodney Crowell
7. I'm No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley
8. Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds
9. What's Going On In Your World – George Strait
10. Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson

Nummer-1-Hits

• 7. Januar – Hold Me – K.T. Oslin
• 14. Januar – Change of Heart – The Judds
• 21. Januar – She's Crazy For Leavin‘ – Rodney Crowell
• 28. Januar – Deeper Than the Holler – Randy Travis
• 4. Februar – What I'd Say – Earl Thomas Conley
• 11. Februar – Song of the South – Alabama
• 18. Februar – Big Wheels in the Moonlight – Dan Seals
• 25. Februar – I Sang Dixie – Dwight Yoakam
• 4. März – I Still Believe in You – Desert Rose Band
• 11. März – Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me – Ronnie Milsap
• 18. März – From a Jack to a King – Ricky Van Shelton
• 25. März – New Fool at an Old Game – Reba McEntire
• 1. April – Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye – George Strait
• 8. April – I'm No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley
• 22. April – The Church on Cumberland Road – Shenandoah
• 6. Mai – Young Love (Strong Love) – The Judds
• 13. Mai – Is It Still Over – Randy Travis
• 20. Mai – If I Had You – Alabama
• 27. Mai – After All This Time – Rodney Crowell
• 3. Juni – Where Did I Go Wrong – Steve Wariner
• 10. Juni – A Better Man – Clint Black
• 17. Juni – Love Out Loud – Earl Thomas Conley
• 24. Juni – I Don't Want to Spoil the Party – Rosanne Cash
• 1. Juli – Come From the Heart – Kathy Mattea
• 8. Juli – Lovin' Only Me – Ricky Skaggs
• 15. Juli – In a Letter to You – Eddy Raven
• 22. Juli – What's Going On In Your World – George Strait
• 29. Juli – Cathy’s Clown – Reba McEntire
• 5. August – Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That – Dolly Parton
• 12. August – Timber, I'm Falling In Love – Patty Loveless
• 19. August – Sunday In the South – Shenandoah
• 26. August – Are You Ever Gonna Love Me – Holly Dunn
• 2. September – I'm Still Crazy – Vern Gosdin
• 9. September – I Wonder Do You Think of Me – Keith Whitley
• 16. September – Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson
• 23. September – Above and Beyond – Rodney Crowell
• 30. September – Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds
• 7. Oktober – I Got Dreams – Steve Wariner
• 14. Oktober – Killin' Time – Clint Black
• 21. Oktober – Living Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
• 28. Oktober – High Cotton – Alabama
• 4. November – Ace In the Hole – George Strait
• 11. November – Burnin' Old Memories – Kathy Mattea
• 18. November – Bayou Boys – Eddy Raven
• 25. November – Yellow Roses – Dolly Parton
• 2. Dezember – It's Just a Matter of Time – Randy Travis
• 9. Dezember – If Tomorrow Never Comes – Garth Brooks
• 16. Dezember – Two Dozen Roses – Shenandoah
• 23. Dezember – A Woman In Love – Ronnie Milsap

Weitere Hits

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.

US	Single	Künstler
18	5:01 Blues	Merle Haggard
5	All the Fun	Paul Overstreet
5	All the Reasons Why	Highway 101
4	An American Family	The Oak Ridge Boys
14	And So It Goes	John Denver/The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4	Any Way the Wind Blows	Southern Pacific
20	Back in the Fire	Gene Watson
4	A Better Love Next Time	Merle Haggard
7	Beyond Those Years	The Oak Ridge Boys
3	Big Dreams in a Small Town	Restless Heart
5	Big Love	The Bellamy Brothers
4	Blue Side of Town	Patty Loveless
13	Borderline	The Shooters
15	Breaking New Ground	Wild Rose
10	Bridges and Walls	The Oak Ridge Boys
3	Burnin' a Hole in My Heart	Skip Ewing
4	Call on Me	Tanya Tucker
15	The Coast of Colorado	Skip Ewing
7	Come as You Were	T. Graham Brown
9	Country Club	Travis Tritt
14	Cross My Broken Heart	Suzy Bogguss
9	Dear Me	Lorrie Morgan
5	Don't Toss Us Away	Patty Loveless
5	Don't Waste It on the Blues	Gene Watson
9	Don't You	The Forester Sisters
6	Down That Road Tonight	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
14	Early in the Morning and Late at Night	Hank Williams Jr.
5	Fair Shake	Foster & Lloyd
6	Finders Are Keepers	Hank Williams Jr.
3	From the Word Go	Michael Martin Murphey
3	Give Me His Last Chance	Lionel Cartwright
10	The Gospel According to Luke	Skip Ewing
13	The Heart	Lacy J. Dalton
8	Heartbreak Hill	Emmylou Harris
16	Heaven Only Knows	Emmylou Harris
11	Hello Trouble	The Desert Rose Band
2	Hey Bobby	K. T. Oslin
2	Highway Robbery	Tanya Tucker
6	Hold On (A Little Longer)	Steve Wariner
4	Hole in My Pocket	Ricky Van Shelton
5	Honey I Dare You	Southern Pacific
6	Honky Tonk Heart	Highway 101
19	House on Old Lonesome Road	Conway Twitty
4	Houston Solution	Ronnie Milsap
19	How Do	Mary Chapin Carpenter
9	I Feel Fine	Sweethearts of the Rodeo
5	I Got You	Dwight Yoakam
16	I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again	Larry Boone
4	I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams	Conway Twitty
16	I'll Be Lovin' You	Lee Greenwood
5	(I'm A) One Woman Man	George Jones
4	I've Been Loved by the Best	Don Williams
17	If I Ever Go Crazy	The Shooters
11	(It's Always Gonna Be) Someday	Holly Dunn
5	Let It Be You	Ricky Skaggs
12	Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart	The Statler Brothers
4	Life as We Knew It	Kathy Mattea
14	Like Father Like Son	Lionel Cartwright
6	The Lonely Side of Love	Patty Loveless
5	Long Shot	Baillie & the Boys
4	Love Has No Right	Billy Joe Royal
7	Love Will	The Forester Sisters
6	More Than a Name on a Wall	The Statler Brothers
8	Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)	Garth Brooks
19	My Train of Thought	Barbara Mandrell
9	Never Givin' Up on Love	Michael Martin Murphey
8	Never Had It So Good	Mary Chapin Carpenter
5	Old Coyote Town	Don Williams
4	One Good Well	Don Williams
2	Out of Your Shoes	Lorrie Morgan
13	Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight	J. C. Crowley
17	Promises	Randy Travis
5	The Race Is On	Sawyer Brown
4	Say What's in Your Heart	Restless Heart
7	Setting Me Up	Highway 101
8	She Deserves You	Baillie & the Boys
3	She Don't Love Nobody	The Desert Rose Band
6	She's Gone, Gone, Gone	Glen Campbell
2	She's Got a Single Thing in Mind	Conway Twitty
19	She's There	Daniele Alexander
8	Sincerely	The Forester Sisters
9	Sowin' Love	Paul Overstreet
2	Tell It Like It Is	Billy Joe Royal
4	There Goes My Heart Again	Holly Dunn
7	There's a Tear in My Beer	Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams
5	They Rage On	Dan Seals
5	This Woman	K. T. Oslin
4	’Til Love Comes Again	Reba McEntire
4	’Til You Cry	Eddy Raven
20	Trainwreck of Emotion	Lorrie Morgan
9	Up and Gone	Jennifer McCarter & The McCarters
8	The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)	Kenny Rogers
2	Who You Gonna Blame It on This Time	Vern Gosdin
19	Wine Me Up	Larry Boone
4	(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone	Baillie & the Boys
19	You Ain't Down Home	Jann Browne
6	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere	Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn
7	You Got It	Roy Orbison
14	You Still Do	T. G. Sheppard
10	You'll Never Be Sorry	The Bellamy Brothers

Deutschsprachige Singleveröffentlichungen

• Deutsches Laster, Gutes Laster – Gunter Gabriel
• Ist die Liebe vorbei – Tex Harper
• König der Nacht – Nancy Wood
• Lass dir nie den Tag verderben – Truck Stop
• Miteinander – Peter Tschernig & Western Union
• Traumfrau – Tennessee

Alben

Jahres-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.

1. Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
2. Old 8 x 10 – Randy Travis
3. This Woman – K. T. Oslin
4. Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
5. Greatest Hits – The Judds
6. Beyond the Blue Neon – George Strait
8. Diamonds & Dirt – Rodney Crowell
9. Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room – Dwight Yoakam
10. Always & Forever – Randy Travis
11. Reba – Reba McEntire

Nummer-1-Alben

→ Hauptartikel: Liste der Nummer-eins-Country-Alben in den USA (1989)

• 31. Dezember 1988 – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
• 7. Januar – Old 8 x 10 – Randy Travis
• 4. März – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
• 11. März – Southern Star – Alabama
• 18. März – From a Jack to a King – Ricky Van Shelton
• 25. März – New Fool at an Old Game – Reba McEntire
• 1. April – Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
• 29. April – Beyond the Blue Neon – George Strait
• 6. Mai – Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
• 24. Juni – Sweet Sixteen – Reba McEntire
• 23. September – Killin' Time – Clint Black
• 4. November – No Holdin’ Back – Clint Black

Weitere Alben

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.

US	Album	Künstler	Label
12	Absolute Torch and Twang	k.d. lang and the Reclines	Sire
11	Alone	Vern Gosdin	Columbia
15	Bluebird	Emmylou Harris	Warner Bros.
2	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks	Capitol
20	Greatest Hits	Tanya Tucker	Capitol
19	Hillbilly Rock	Marty Stuart	MCA
8	Hits 1979–1989	Rosanne Cash	Columbia
2	A Horse Called Music	Willie Nelson	Columbia
2	I Wonder Do You Think of Me	Keith Whitley	RCA
3	Just Lookin' for a Hit	Dwight Yoakam	Reprise
18	Kentucky Thunder	Ricky Skaggs	Epic
15	Keys to the Highway	Rodney Crowell	Columbia
6	Leave the Light On	Lorrie Morgan	RCA
10	Lyle Lovett and His Large Band	Lyle Lovett	Curb/MCA
17	Mystery Girl	Roy Orbison	Virgin
13	An Old Time Christmas	Randy Travis	Warner Bros.
13	One Woman Man	George Jones	Epic
2	Pickin' on Nashville	The Kentucky Headhunters	Mercury
2	Reba Live	Reba McEntire	MCA
2	River of Time	The Judds	Curb/RCA
6	The Road Not Taken	Shenandoah	Columbia
2	Simple Man	The Charlie Daniels Band	Epic
10	Something Inside So Strong	Kenny Rogers	Reprise
13	Sowin' Love	Paul Overstreet	RCA
20	Stranger Things Have Happened	Ronnie Milsap	RCA
15	Tell It Like It Is	Billy Joe Royal	Atlantic
2	When I Call Your Name	Vince Gill	MCA
3	White Limozeen	Dolly Parton	Columbia
5	Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	MCA
6	Willow in the Wind	Kathy Mattea	Mercury

Deutschsprachige Albumveröffentlichungen

• Collection 1983–1989 – Western Union
• Country Hits – Karel Gott
• Country Made in Germany – Various Artists
• Freiheit, die ich meine – Tom Astor
• Hello Mary Lou – Truck Stop (Kompilation)
• Golden Stars – Truck Stop (Kompilation)
• Kameraden der Straße – Tom Astor (Kompilation)
• Keep It Country – Truck Stop
• Nr.1 – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
• Oh My Darliong Caroline – Ronny (Kompilation)
• Philharmonie Berlin 1985 – Western Union
• Ruf Teddybär Eins-Vier – 20 Erfolgsschlager – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
• Die schönsten Pferdelieder – Fred Rai
• Taxi nach Texas – Martin Lauer (Kompilation)
• Trucker Weihnacht – Tom Astor
• Unterwegs – New Mavericks

Geboren

• 30. Januar: Devin Dawson
• 10. März: Rachel Reinert
• 20. März: Lindsay Ell
• 28. August: Cassadee Pope
• 13. Dezember: Taylor Swift

Gestorben

• 01. Februar – Blaze Foley (39)
• 04. Februar – Kenneth C. Burns (68)
• 08. März – Stuart Hamblen (80)
• 09. Mai – Keith Whitley (33)
• 25. August – Al Cherney (56)
• 23. September – Bradley Kincaid (94)

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Jack Stapp (1912–1980)
• Cliffie Stone (1917–1998)
• Hank Thompson (1925–2007)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

• Charlie Chamberlain
• Al Cherney (posthum)
• King Ganam
• Dallas Harms
• Earl Heywood
• Marg Osburne
• Ian Tyson
• Mercey Brothers
• Maurice Bolyer
• Don Grashey
• Maurice Bolyer

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Rory Michael Bourke
• Maggie Cavender
• Leadbelly
• Whitey Shafer

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female – Hold Me – K. T. Oslin
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – Old 8x10 – Randy Travis
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal – Give A Little Love – The Judds
• Best Country Vocal Collaboration – Crying – Roy Orbison and k.d. lang
• Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Solist) – Sugarfoot Rag – Asleep At The Wheel
• Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal Or Instrumental) – Southern Flavor – Bill Monroe
• Best Country Song – Hold Me – K. T. Oslin, songwriter

Juno Awards

• Country Male Vocalist of the Year – George Fox
• Country Female Vocalist of the Year – k.d. lang
• Country Group or Duo of the Year – Family Brown

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year – Hank Williams Jr.
• Song Of The Year – Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses – Kathy Mattea – Autoren: Charles Nelson, Paul Nelson
• Single Of The Year – Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses – Kathy Mattea
• Album Of The Year – This Woman – K. T. Oslin
• Top Male Vocalist – George Strait
• Top Female Vocalist – K. T. Oslin
• Top Vocal Duo – The Judds
• Top Vocal Group – Highway 101
• Top New Male Vocalist – Rodney Crowell
• Top New Female Vocalist – Suzy Bogguss
• Video Of The Year – Young Country – Hank Williams Jr. (Regisseur: Bill Fishman)

ARIA Awards

• Best Country Album – Boomerang Café (John Williamson)

Canadian Country Music Association

• Entertainer Artist of the Year – k.d. lang
• Male Artist of the Year – Gary Fjellgaard
• Female Artist of the Year – k.d. lang
• Group of the Year – Family Brown
• SOCAN Song of the Year – Town of Tears, Barry Brown, Randall Prescott, Bruce Campbell (Performer: Family Brown)
• Single of the Year – Town of Tears, Family Brown
• Album of the Year – Shadowland, k.d. lang
• Top Selling Album – Old 8×10, Randy Travis
• Vista Rising Star Award – George Fox
• Duo of the Year – Gary Fjellgaard and Linda Kidder

Country Music Association Awards

• Entertainer of the Year – George Strait
• Song Of The Year – Chiseled In Stone – M.D.Barnes / Vern Gosdin
• Single Of The Year – I’m No Stranger To The Rain – Keith Whitley
• Album Of The Year – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.II – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Male Vocalist Of The Year – Ricky Van Shelton
• Female Vocalist Of The Year – Kathy Mattea
• Vocal Duo Of The Year – The Judds
• Vocal Group Of The Year – Highway 101
• Musician Of The Year – Johny Gimble
• Horizon Award – Clint Black
• Vocal Event Of The Year – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams
• Music Video Of The Year – There’s A Tear In My Beer – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Randy Travis
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
• Favorite Country Album – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
• Favorite Country Song – I Told You So – Randy Travis
• Favorite Country New Artist – Patty Loveless

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