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1983 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1983.
Events
- March — In a span of two days, two major cable networks signed on the air. Country Music Television (CMT) went on-the-air March 5, while The Nashville Network (TNN) came on two days later on March 7. CMT (originally called "CMTV") was chiefly video-oriented, while TNN offered more feature-oriented programming.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 23 | After the Great Depression | Razzy Bailey |
| 10 | — | After the Last Goodbye | Gus Hardin |
| 7 | 27 | Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic) | Lee Greenwood |
| 13 | 3 | All My Life | Kenny Rogers |
| 20 | 16 | Almost Called Her Baby by Mistake | Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers |
| 4 | 1 | Amarillo by Morning | George Strait |
| 1 | 12 | American Made | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 17 | 17 | Anybody Else's Heart but Mine | Terri Gibbs |
| 9 | — | Atlanta Burned Again Last Night | Atlanta |
| 4 | — | Baby I Lied | Deborah Allen |
| 1 | 1 | Baby, What About You | Crystal Gayle |
| 2 | 1 | The Bird | Jerry Reed |
| 1 | 1 | Black Sheep | John Anderson |
| 20 | 25 | Born to Love Me | Ray Charles |
| 18 | 7 | The Boy Gets Around | Sylvia |
| 10 | 4 | Breakin' Down | Waylon Jennings |
| 10 | 18 | C.C. Waterback | Merle Haggard/George Jones |
| 1 | — | Can't Even Get the Blues | Reba McEntire |
| 17 | — | A Child of the Fifties | The Statler Brothers |
| 1 | 1 | The Closer You Get | Alabama |
| 1 | 1 | Common Man | John Conlee |
| 15 | 12 | The Conversation | Waylon Jennings with Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 9 | 39 | Dance Little Jean | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 11 | — | Dixie Dreaming | Atlanta |
| 1 | 1 | Dixieland Delight | Alabama |
| 9 | 22 | Don't Count the Rainy Days | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1 | 1 | Don't You Know How Much I Love You | Ronnie Milsap |
| 13 | 11 | Down on the Corner | Jerry Reed |
| 9 | 10 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 18 | — | Everybody's Dream Girl | Dan Seals |
| 7 | 5 | Everything's Beautiful in Its Own Way | Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson |
| 19 | — | Eyes of a Stranger | David Wills |
| 1 | 1 | Faking Love | T. G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks |
| 10 | — | Feel Right | Tanya Tucker |
| 1 | 2 | A Fire I Can't Put Out | George Strait |
| 4 | 8 | Flight 309 to Tennessee | Shelly West |
| 20 | 20 | Fly Into Love | Charly McClain |
| 1 | 1 | Fool for Your Love | Mickey Gilley |
| 4 | 8 | Foolin' | Johnny Rodriguez |
| 5 | 7 | Goin' Down Hill | John Anderson |
| 1 | 1 | Going Where the Lonely Go | Merle Haggard |
| 4 | 4 | Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 19 | 39 | A Good Night's Love | Tammy Wynette |
| 16 | 31 | Good Ole Boys | Jerry Reed |
| 9 | 16 | Guilty | The Statler Brothers |
| 9 | 5 | Hangin' Around | The Whites |
| 1 | 1 | He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen) | Janie Fricke |
| 6 | 3 | Heartache Tonight | Conway Twitty |
| 2 | 1 | Hey Bartender | Johnny Lee |
| 1 | 1 | Highway 40 Blues | Ricky Skaggs |
| 20 | 7 | Hold On, I'm Comin' | Waylon Jennings & Jerry Reed |
| 1 | 2 | Holding Her and Loving You | Earl Thomas Conley |
| 10 | 2 | Honkytonk Man | Marty Robbins |
| 1 | 1 | Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You) | Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers |
| 6 | 16 | How Could I Love Her So Much | Johnny Rodriguez |
| 6 | 4 | I.O.U. | Lee Greenwood |
| 1 | 6 | I Always Get Lucky with You | George Jones |
| 10 | 3 | I Don't Remember Loving You | John Conlee |
| 2 | 3 | I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before) | Earl Thomas Conley |
| 4 | 3 | I Love Her Mind | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 17 | — | I Love How You Love Me | Glen Campbell |
| 19 | — | I Still Love You in the Same Ol' Way | Moe Bandy |
| 20 | — | I Wish I Was in Nashville | Mel McDaniel |
| 8 | 14 | I Wonder | Rosanne Cash |
| 10 | 10 | I Wonder Where We'd Be Tonight | Vern Gosdin |
| 9 | 14 | I Wonder Who's Holding My Baby Tonight | The Whites |
| 1 | 1 | I Wouldn't Change You If I Could | Ricky Skaggs |
| 5 | 1 | I'm Movin' On | Emmylou Harris |
| 1 | 2 | I'm Only in It for the Love | John Conlee |
| 1 | 1 | If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do) | Don Williams |
| 19 | — | If It Was Easy | Ed Bruce |
| 5 | 39 | If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right) | Vern Gosdin |
| 10 | 10 | In the Middle of the Night | Mel Tillis |
| 4 | 6 | In Times Like These | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1 | 1 | Inside | Ronnie Milsap |
| 1 | 1 | Islands in the Stream | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton |
| 14 | — | It Hasn't Happened Yet | Rosanne Cash |
| 29 | 19 | The Jogger | Bobby Bare |
| 1 | 1 | Jose Cuervo | Shelly West |
| 1 | 1 | Lady Down on Love | Alabama |
| 2 | 1 | Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning | Willie Nelson |
| 6 | 7 | Leave Them Boys Alone | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 10 | 27 | Let's Get Over Them Together | Moe Bandy (featuring Becky Hobbs) |
| 2 | 1 | Like Nothing Ever Happened | Sylvia |
| 10 | 20 | Little Old Fashioned Karma | Willie Nelson |
| 15 | 13 | Lonely But Only for You | Sissy Spacek |
| 1 | 3 | (Lost His Love) On Our Last Date | Emmylou Harris |
| 2 | 1 | Lost in the Feeling | Conway Twitty |
| 5 | 5 | Lost My Baby Blues | David Frizzell |
| 11 | 18 | Love Affairs | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1 | 1 | Love is On a Roll | Don Williams |
| 5 | 27 | The Love She Found in Me | Gary Morris |
| 1 | 1 | Love Song | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 3 | 1 | A Love Song | Kenny Rogers |
| 1 | 4 | Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will) | Waylon Jennings |
| 17 | — | The Man in the Mirror | Jim Glaser |
| 6 | 2 | Marina del Rey | George Strait |
| 5 | 11 | Midnight Fire | Steve Wariner |
| 7 | 3 | More and More | Charley Pride |
| 20 | — | Movin' Train | The Kendalls |
| 23 | 13 | My Baby Don't Slow Dance | Johnny Lee |
| 6 | 33 | My First Taste of Texas | Ed Bruce |
| 9 | — | My Lady Loves Me (Just As I Am) | Leon Everette |
| 1 | 6 | New Looks from an Old Lover | B. J. Thomas |
| 1 | 1 | Night Games | Charley Pride |
| 2 | 1 | Nobody but You | Don Williams |
| 2 | 26 | Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely) | The Statler Brothers |
| 1 | 1 | One of a Kind Pair of Fools | Barbara Mandrell |
| 12 | 42 | Only If There Is Another You | Moe Bandy |
| 1 | 1 | Our Love Is on the Faultline | Crystal Gayle |
| 18 | — | Outside Lookin' In | Bandana |
| 15 | — | Over You | Lane Brody |
| 1 | 1 | Pancho and Lefty | Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard |
| 1 | 1 | Paradise Tonight | Charly McClain and Mickey Gilley |
| 10 | 11 | Personally | Ronnie McDowell |
| 12 | — | Poor Side of Town | Joe Stampley |
| 20 | 13 | Potential New Boyfriend | Dolly Parton |
| 19 | — | Precious Love | The Kendalls |
| 5 | 6 | Queen of My Heart | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 6 | 7 | Reasons to Quit | Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson |
| 4 | 2 | The Ride | David Allan Coe |
| 1 | 1 | The Rose | Conway Twitty |
| 6 | 2 | Save Me | Louise Mandrell |
| 5 | 4 | Scarlet Fever | Kenny Rogers |
| 15 | 6 | Shadows on My Mind | Leon Everette |
| 15 | 10 | Shame on the Moon | Bob Seger |
| 3 | 8 | Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me) | George Jones |
| 19 | — | Shot Full of Love | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 17 | 19 | Singing the Blues | Gail Davies |
| 5 | 3 | Snapshot | Sylvia |
| 28 | 14 | So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) | Emmylou Harris |
| 1 | 2 | Somebody's Gonna Love You | Lee Greenwood |
| 9 | 6 | Sometimes I Get Lucky and Forget | Gene Watson |
| 6 | 9 | Sounds Like Love | Johnny Lee |
| 3 | 17 | Still Taking Chances | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 5 | 1 | Stranger in My House | Ronnie Milsap |
| 15 | 15 | Strong Weakness | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 1 | 4 | Swingin' | John Anderson |
| 1 | 3 | Talk to Me | Mickey Gilley |
| 1 | 1 | Tell Me a Lie | Janie Fricke |
| 2 | 1 | Tennessee Whiskey | George Jones |
| 3 | 24 | Thank God for Kids | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 1 | 12 | 'Til I Gain Control Again | Crystal Gayle |
| 10 | — | Today My World Slipped Away | Vern Gosdin |
| 10 | 26 | Too Hot to Sleep | Louise Mandrell |
| 4 | 5 | Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More) | Tom Jones |
| 9 | 31 | Velvet Chains | Gary Morris |
| 5 | 3 | Way Down Deep | Vern Gosdin |
| 1 | 1 | We've Got Tonight | Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton |
| 3 | 2 | What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life) | Merle Haggard |
| 18 | — | What I Learned from Loving You | Lynn Anderson |
| 5 | 3 | What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her | Gene Watson |
| 1 | 1 | Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love | B. J. Thomas |
| 1 | 5 | When I'm Away from You | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 16 | — | When You're Not a Lady | Jim Glaser |
| 10 | 13 | Where Are You Spendin' Your Nights These Days | David Frizzell |
| 1 | 4 | Why Baby Why | Charley Pride |
| 3 | 1 | Why Do I Have to Choose | Willie Nelson |
| 7 | 45 | Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have) | Reba McEntire |
| 14 | 15 | Wild Montana Skies | John Denver & Emmylou Harris |
| 4 | 10 | The Wind Beneath My Wings | Gary Morris |
| 7 | 6 | With You | Charly McClain |
| 12 | 10 | Without You | T. G. Sheppard |
| 1 | 1 | You Can't Run from Love | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 4 | 3 | You Don't Know Love | Janie Fricke |
| 10 | 4 | You Put the Beat in My Heart | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 1 | 9 | You Take Me for Granted | Merle Haggard |
| 18 | 20 | You're a Hard Dog (To Keep Under the Porch) | Gail Davies |
| 1 | 1 | You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation | Ronnie McDowell |
| 2 | 5 | You're Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without | Gene Watson |
| 1 | 5 | You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving | Reba McEntire |
| 2 | 1 | You've Got a Lover | Ricky Skaggs |
| 5 | 6 | Your Love Shines Through | Mickey Gilley |
| 1 | 8 | Your Love's on the Line | Earl Thomas Conley |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 10 | Born Again | Terry Sumsion |
| — | 19 | Come January (You're My June) | Lou Natale |
| — | 19 | Could It Be Love | Kelita Haverland |
| — | 5 | Country Fever | Dallas Harms |
| — | 10 | Does Your Heart Still Belong to Me | Marie Bottrell |
| — | 8 | Dressed to Kill | Gilles Godard |
| — | 12 | Everybody Wants to Be Single | Marie Bottrell |
| — | 7 | Face in the Mirror | Albert Hall |
| — | 8 | Fooling with Fire | Dallas Harms |
| — | 1 | Honky Tonkin' (All Night Long) | Dallas Harms |
| — | 18 | I Need a Lover | Ronnie Prophet |
| — | 12 | I've Already Left You (In My Mind) | Mercey Brothers |
| 86 | 8 | If Tomorrow Never Comes | Ray Griff |
| 1 | 1 | A Little Good News | Anne Murray |
| — | 8 | Love Hangover | Carroll Baker |
| — | 18 | Loving You Needing You | Eddie Eastman |
| — | 8 | Memorized by Heart | Family Brown |
| — | 18 | Never Did Like That Train | Murray McLauchlan |
| — | 17 | One Less Lonely Night | Jessie Burns |
| — | 17 | Only the Names Have Been Changed | Marie Bottrell |
| — | 9 | Pressures of Progress | Harold MacIntyre |
| — | 18 | Right or Wrong | Carroll Baker |
| 7 | 3 | Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye | Anne Murray |
| — | 9 | Two Bits Worth of Hurtin' | Paul Weber |
| 67 | 4 | We Really Got a Hold on Love | Family Brown |
| — | 14 | What's He Doin' at the Door | David Thompson |
| — | 9 | Where Beauty Lives in Memory | Paul Weber |
Top new album releases
| US | Album | Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | *[20 Greatest Hits](20-greatest-hits-kenny-rogers-album)* | Kenny Rogers | Liberty |
| 9 | *All the People Are Talkin'* | John Anderson | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | *American Made* | The Oak Ridge Boys | MCA |
| 5 | *Burlap & Satin* | Dolly Parton | RCA |
| 5 | *Cage the Songbird* | Crystal Gayle | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | *Castles in the Sand* | David Allan Coe | Columbia |
| 10 | *Cheat the Night* | Deborah Allen | RCA |
| 1 | *The Closer You Get...* | Alabama | RCA |
| 23 | *Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits* | Crystal Gayle | Columbia |
| 25 | *A Decade of Hits* | Charlie Daniels | Epic |
| 1 | *Deliver* | The Oak Ridge Boys | MCA |
| 22 | *Dirty Looks* | Juice Newton | Capitol |
| 1 | *Don't Cheat in Our Hometown* | Ricky Skaggs | Epic |
| 9 | *Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young* | Tom Jones | Mercury |
| 3 | *Don't Make It Easy for Me* | Earl Thomas Conley | RCA |
| 20 | *Dream Baby* | Lacy J. Dalton | Columbia |
| 10 | *Exile* | Exile | Epic |
| 1 | *Eyes That See in the Dark* | Kenny Rogers | RCA |
| 20 | *Fool for Your Love* | Mickey Gilley | Epic |
| 22 | *Greatest Hits Vol. II* | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers | Columbia |
| 4 | *Greatest Hits Vol. II* | Eddie Rabbitt | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | *Hangin' Up My Heart* | Sissy Spacek | Atlantic |
| 15 | *Hey Bartender* | Johnny Lee | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | *If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)* | Vern Gosdinal | Compleat |
| 9 | *In My Eyes* | John Conlee | MCA |
| 10 | *It's Only Rock + Roll* | Waylon Jennings | RCA |
| 17 | *John Conlee's Greatest Hits* | John Conlee | MCA |
| 2 | *Keyed Up* | Ronnie Milsap | RCA |
| 9 | *A Little Good News* | Anne Murray | Capitol |
| 10 | *Love Lies* | Janie Fricke | Columbia |
| 16 | *The Man in the Mirror* | Jim Glaser | Noble Vision |
| 3 | *Man of Steel* | Hank Williams Jr. | Warner Bros./Curb |
| 16 | *Movin' Train* | The Kendalls | Mercury |
| 13 | *New Looks* | B. J. Thomas | Cleveland Int'l. |
| 20 | *Night Games* | Charley Pride | RCA |
| 22 | *Old Familiar Feeling* | The Whites | Warner Bros./Curb |
| 24 | *Our Best to You* | David Frizzell & Shelly West | Warner Bros./Viva |
| 1 | *Pancho & Lefty* | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson | Epic |
| 21 | *Paradise* | Charly McClain | Epic |
| 23 | *Personally* | Ronnie McDowell | Epic |
| 1 | *Right or Wrong* | George Strait | MCA |
| 7 | *Shine On* | George Jones | Epic |
| 17 | *Slow Burn* | T. G. Sheppard | Warner Bros./Curb |
| 7 | *Snapshot* | Sylvia | RCA |
| 25 | *Some Memories Just Won't Die* | Marty Robbins | Columbia |
| 3 | *Somebody's Gonna Love You* | Lee Greenwood | MCA |
| 16 | *Sometimes I Get Lucky* | Gene Watson | MCA |
| 5 | *Spun Gold* | Barbara Mandrell | MCA |
| 7 | *Strong Stuff* | Hank Williams, Jr. | Elektra/Curb |
| 5 | *T. G. Sheppard's Greatest Hits* | T. G. Sheppard | Warner Bros./Curb |
| 3 | *Take It to the Limit* | Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings | Columbia |
| 8 | *That's the Way Love Goes* | Merle Haggard | Epic |
| 10 | *Today* | The Statler Brothers | Mercury |
| 4 | *Tougher Than Leather* | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
| 12 | *Waylon and Company* | Waylon Jennings | RCA |
| 3 | *We've Got Tonight* | Kenny Rogers | Liberty |
| 6 | *West by West* | Shelly West | Warner Bros./Viva |
| 22 | *White Shoes* | Emmylou Harris | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | *Why Lady Why* | Gary Morris | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | *Without a Song* | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
| 6 | *The Woman in Me* | Charly McClain | Epic |
| 8 | *Wynonna & Naomi* | The Judds | RCA/Curb |
| 12 | *Yellow Moon* | Don Williams | MCA |
| 24 | *You've Really Got a Hold on Me* | Mickey Gilley | Epic |
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | *After All This Time* | Mel Tillis | MCA |
| 61 | *All-American Cowboys* | Various Artists | Kat Family |
| 41 | *All-American Redneck* | Randy Howard | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | *All Time Heart Touching Favorites* | Roger Whittaker | Main Street |
| 61 | *Back* | Lynn Anderson | Permian |
| 36 | *Behind the Scene* | Reba McEntire | Mercury |
| 48 | *Better Days* | Guy Clark | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | *Bill Monroe and Friends* | Bill Monroe | MCA |
| 57 | *Classic Conway* | Conway Twitty | MCA |
| 70 | *Classic Country* | Albert Coleman's Atlanta Pops | Epic |
| 30 | *Close Up* | Louise Mandrell | RCA |
| 56 | *Country Boy's Heart* | Ronnie McDowell | Epic |
| 63 | *Country Christmas, Volume 2* | Various Artists | RCA |
| 36 | *Country Classics* | Charley Pride | RCA |
| 50 | *Dangerous* | Tony Joe White | Columbia |
| 35 | *Delia Bell* | Delia Bell | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | *Devoted to Your Memory* | Moe Bandy | Columbia |
| 28 | *The Epic Collection (Recorded Live)* | Merle Haggard | Epic |
| 66 | *Even the Strong Get Lonely* | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 64 | *Footprints in the Sand* | Cristy Lane | LS/Liberty |
| 30 | *For Every Rose* | Johnny Rodriguez | Epic |
| 27 | *The Great American Dream* | B. J. Thomas | Cleveland Int'l. |
| 33 | *Greatest Hits* | Razzy Bailey | RCA |
| 63 | *Greatest Hits* | Lacy J. Dalton | Columbia |
| 41 | *Greatest Hits* | Johnny Lee | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | *Greatest Hits* | Ray Stevens | RCA |
| 31 | *Gus Hardin* | Gus Hardin | RCA |
| 42 | *Harvest Moon* | Joe Waters | New Colony |
| 27 | *The Heart Never Lies* | Michael Martin Murphey | Liberty |
| 44 | *Heart to Heart* | Merle Haggard & Leona Williams | Mercury |
| 38 | *Hello in There* | David Allan Coe | Columbia |
| 35 | *I Was the One* | Elvis Presley | RCA |
| 55 | *It's About Time* | John Denver | RCA |
| 65 | *The Jim Reeves Medley* | Jim Reeves | RCA |
| 27 | *Jones Country* | George Jones | Epic |
| 34 | *Leon Everette* | Leon Everette | RCA |
| 61 | *Let the Hard Times Roll* | McGuffey Lane | Atco |
| 26 | *Let's Go* | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Liberty |
| 36 | *A Lifetime of Song 1951–1982* | Marty Robbins | Columbia |
| 27 | *Lost in the Feeling* | Conway Twitty | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | *Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', | ||
| Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You* | Loretta Lynn | MCA | |
| 48 | *Master of the Art* | Ray Price | Viva |
| 36 | *Memory Lane* | Joe Stampley | Epic |
| 37 | *Merry Twismas from Conway Twitty | ||
| and His Little Friends* | Conway Twitty | Warner Bros. | |
| 39 | *Midnight Fire* | Steve Wariner | RCA |
| 62 | ''My Fingers Do the Talkin''' | Jerry Lee Lewis | MCA |
| 49 | *The Nashville Sessions* | Dean Martin | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | *Naturally Country* | Mel McDaniel | Capitol |
| 65 | *New Horizons* | Dottie West | Liberty |
| 35 | *...Not the Man I Used to Be* | Boxcar Willie | Main Street |
| 32 | *On My Own Again* | David Frizzell | Viva |
| 35 | *One Particular Harbour* | Jimmy Buffett | MCA |
| 32 | *Over Easy* | Terri Gibbs | MCA |
| 34 | *Ready* | Jerry Reed | RCA |
| 40 | *Rebel Heart* | Dan Seals | Liberty |
| 26 | *Red Hot* | Shelly West | Viva |
| 54 | *Those Were the Days* | Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon | RCA |
| 30 | *Today My World Slipped Away* | Vern Gosdin | AMI |
| 26 | *Too Hot to Sleep* | Louise Mandrell | RCA |
| 48 | *Viva Porter Wagoner* | Porter Wagoner | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | *What Can I Say* | Gail Davies | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | *Wish You Were Here Tonight* | Ray Charles | Columbia |
| 64 | *Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P.* | Chet Atkins | Columbia |
| 35 | *You're Not Leavin' Here Tonight* | Ed Bruce | MCA |
On television
Regular series
- Hee Haw (1969–1993, syndicated)
- That Nashville Music (1970–1985, syndicated)
Specials
Births
- January 29 — Eric Paslay, singer-songwriter of the 2010s.
- March 10 — Carrie Underwood, 2005 American Idol winner, boosting her career.
- June 20 — Grace Potter, rock singer who crossed-over to country with duets with Kenny Chesney.
- June 30 — Cole Swindell, singer-songwriter of the 2010s.
- July 2 — Michelle Branch, member of The Wreckers.
- July 12 — Kimberly Perry, lead singer of The Band Perry.
- October 3 — Drake White, singer known for his single Livin' the Dream.
- November 10 — Miranda Lambert, member of Pistol Annies.
- December 12 — Katrina Elam, singer-songwriter of the 2000s.
- December 29 — Jessica Andrews, popular teen singer of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Deaths
- April 6 — Cliff Carlisle, 79, country yodeler of the 1930s and steel guitar pioneer.
- October 20 — Merle Travis, 65, singer and composer of classic songs such as "Sixteen Tons", "Dark as a Dungeon", "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" and "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette." (heart attack)
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Little Jimmy Dickens (1920–2015)
Major awards
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "A Little Good News", Anne Murray
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "I.O.U.", – Lee Greenwood
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "The Closer You Get", Alabama
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Fireball", New South
- Best Country Song — "Stranger in My House," Mike Reid (Performer: Ronnie Milsap)
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Eddie Eastman
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Anne Murray
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Good Brothers
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Alabama
- Song of the Year — "The Wind Beneath My Wings", Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar (Performer: Gary Morris)
- Single of the Year — "Islands in the Stream", Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
- Album of the Year — The Closer You Get..., Alabama
- Top Male Vocalist — Lee Greenwood
- Top Female Vocalist — Janie Fricke
- Top Vocal Duo — Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
- Top Vocal Group — Alabama
- Top New Male Vocalist — Jim Glaser
- Top New Female Vocalist — Gus Hardin
Canadian Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Family Brown
- Male Artist of the Year — Dick Damron
- Female Artist of the Year — Marie Bottrell
- Group of the Year — Family Brown
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Raised on Country Music", Family Brown (Performer: Family Brown)
- Single of the Year — "Raised on Country Music", Family Brown
- Album of the Year — Raised on Country Music, Family Brown
- Vista Rising Star Award — Kelita Haverland
- Duo of the Year — Donna & LeRoy Anderson
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Alabama
- Song of the Year — "Always on My Mind", Johnny Christopher, Wayne Carson Thompson and Mark James (Performer: Willie Nelson)
- Single of the Year — "Swingin'", John Anderson
- Album of the Year — The Closer You Get..., Alabama
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Lee Greenwood
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Janie Fricke
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson
- Vocal Group of the Year — Alabama
- Horizon Award — John Anderson
- Instrumentalist of the Year — Chet Atkins
- Instrumental Group of the Year — Ricky Skaggs Band
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