Country-Musik 1979

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1979 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Hot Country Songs des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.<ref name="Singles">Hot Country Songs Chart - Chartssuche ab 6. Januar 1979. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (). </ref>

• 5. Januar – Coward of the County – Kenny Rogers
• 6. Januar – Tulsa Time – Don Williams
• 13. Januar – Lady Lay Down – John Conlee
• 20. Januar – I Really Got the Feeling – Dolly Parton
• 27. Januar – Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For – Crystal Gayle
• 10. Februar – Every Which Way But Loose – Eddie Rabbitt
• 3. März – Golden Tears – Dave & Sugar
• 24. März – I Just Fall in Love Again – Anne Murray
• 14. April – (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to be Right – Barbara Mandrell
• 21. April – All I Ever Need is You – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
• 28. April – Where Do I Put Her Memory – Charley Pride
• 5. Mai – Backside of Thirty – John Conlee
• 12. Mai – Don't Take it Away – Conway Twitty
• 19. Mai – If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold it Against Me – Bellamy Brothers
• 9. Juni – She Believes in Me – Kenny Rogers
• 23. Juni – Nobody Likes Sad Songs – Ronnie Milsap
• 30. Juni – Amanda – Waylon Jennings
• 21. Juli – Shadows in the Moonlight – Anne Murray
• 28. Juli – You're the Only One – Dolly Parton
• 11. August – Suspicions – Eddie Rabbitt
• 18. August – Coca Cola Cowboy – Mel Tillis
• 25. August – The Devil Went Down to Georgia – The Charlie Daniels Band
• 1. September – Heartbreak Hotel – Willie Nelson und Leon Russell
• 8. September – I May Never Get to Heaven – Conway Twitty
• 15. September – You're My Jamaica – Charley Pride
• 22. September – Just Good Ol' Boys – Moe Bandy und Joe Stampley
• 29. September – It Must Be Love – Don Williams
• 6. Oktober – Last Cheater's Waltz – T.G. Sheppard
• 20. Oktober – All the Gold in California – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
• 3. November – You Decorated My Life – Kenny Rogers
• 17. November – Come With Me – Waylon Jennings
• 1. Dezember – Broken Hearted Me – Anne Murray
• 8. Dezember – I Cheated Me Right Out of You – Moe Bandy
• 15. Dezember – Happy Birthday Darlin‘ – Conway Twitty

Weitere Hits

• Back on My Mind Again – Ronnie Milsap
• Barstool Mountain – Moe Bandy
• Before My Time – John Conlee
• Blind in Love – Mel Tillis
• Blue Kentucky Girl – Emmylou Harris
• Come On In – Oak Ridge Boys
• Crazy Blue Eyes – Lacy J. Dalton
• Do You Ever Fool Around – Joe Stampley
• Don't Let Me Cross Over – Jim Reeves und Deborah Allen
• Down on the Rio Grande – Johnny Rodriguez
• Dream On – Oak Ridge Boys
• Everlasting Love – Narvel Felts
• Family Tradition – Hank Williams Jr.
• Farewell Party – Gene Watson
• Fooled by a Feeling – Barbara Mandrell
• Fools – Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
• (Ghost) Riders in the Sky – Johnny Cash
• Half the Way – Crystal Gayle
• Happy Together – T.G. Sheppard
• Here We Are Again – Statler Brothers
• How to Be a Country Star – Statler Brothers
• I Can't Feel You Anymore – Loretta Lynn
• I Just Can't Stay Married to You – Cristy Lane
• I Wanna Come Over – Alabama
• I'll Love Away Your Troubles For Awhile – Janie Fricke
• I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home – Charlie Rich
• I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind – Loretta Lynn
• I've Done Enough Dying Today – Larry Gatlin
• If Everyone Had Someone Like You – Eddy Arnold
• If I Could Write a Song (as Beautiful as You) – Billy "Crash" Craddock
• In No Time at All – Ronnie Milsap
• Isn't it Always Love – Lynn Anderson
• It's a Cheating Situation – Moe Bandy
• Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye – Mickey Gilley
• The Lady in the Blue Mercedes – Johnny Duncan
• Lay Down Beside Me – Don Williams
• Lying in Love With You – Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
• Maybellene – George Jones and Johnny Paycheck
• My Silver Lining – Mickey Gilley
• My World Begins and Ends With You – Dave & Sugar
• No Memories Hangin' Around – Rosanne Cash und Bobby Bare
• No One Else in the World – Tammy Wynette
• Nothing as Original as You – Statler Brothers
• The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell – Statler Brothers
• Pick the Wildwood Flower – Gene Watson
• Play Together Again, Again – Buck Owens und Emmylou Harris
• Red Bandana – Merle Haggard
• Reunited – Louise Mandrell and R. C. Bannon
• Sail Away – Oak Ridge Boys
• Save the Last Dance for Me – Emmylou Harris
• Send Me Down to Tucson – Mel Tillis
• Should I Go Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) – Gene Watson
• Slow Dancing – Johnny Duncan
• Somebody Special – Donna Fargo
• Stay With Me – Dave & Sugar
• Sweet Dreams – Reba McEntire
• Sweet Memories – Willie Nelson
• Sweet Summer Lovin‘ – Dolly Parton
• Tell Me What It's Like – Brenda Lee
• Texas (When I Die) – Tanya Tucker
• They Call it Making Love – Tammy Wynette
• Till I Can Make it on My Own – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
• Too Far Gone – Emmylou Harris
• When I Dream – Crystal Gayle
• Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound – Hank Williams Jr.
• Whiskey River – Willie Nelson
• You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie – Bellamy Brothers
• You Feel Good All Over – T.G. Sheppard
• Your Love Has Taken Me That High – Conway Twitty

Alben

Nummer-1-Alben

→ Hauptartikel: Liste der Nummer-eins-Country-Alben in den USA (1979)

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.<ref name="Alben">Top Country Albums - Chartssuche ab 6. Januar 1979. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (). </ref>

• seit 30. Dezember 1978 – I've Always Been Crazy – Waylon Jennings
• 6. Januar – Willie Nelson and Family Live – Willie Nelson
• 20. Januar – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
• 2. Juni – Greatest Hits – Waylon Jennings
• 1. September – Million Mile Reflections – The Charlie Daniels Band
• 10. November – Kenny – Kenny Rogers

Geboren

• 18. Mai – David Nail
• 19. Mai – Shooter Jennings
• 8. Juni – Lee Brice
• 23. Juli – Jerrod Niemann
• 27. Dezember – Walker Hayes

Gestorben

• 8. Januar – Sara Carter
• 19. Februar – Carl T. Sprague
• 11. Mai – Lester Flatt
• 29. November – Ray Smith
• 29. November – Jimmie Tarlton

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Hubert Long
• Hank Snow

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Thomas A. Dorsey
• Louvin Brothers
  • Charles Louvin
  • Ira Louvin
• Elsie McWilliams
• Joe South<ref>NaSHOF Inductees By Year. In: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 13. August 2022, abgerufen am 12. Oktober 2022 (). </ref>

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Dolly Parton – Here You Come Again
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Willie Nelson – Georgia On My Mind
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson – Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Asleep At The Wheel – One O’Clock Jump
• Best Country Song – Don Schlitz – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers<ref>Grammy Awards 1979. In: Awards & Shows. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (). </ref>

Academy of Country Music Awards

• Entertainer Of The Year – Kenny Rogers
• Song Of The Year – You Needed Me – Anne Murray – Randy Goodrum
• Single Of The Year – Tulsa Time – Don Williams
• Album Of The Year – Y'all Come Back Saloon – Oak Ridge Boys
• Top Male Vocalist – Kenny Rogers
• Top Female Vocalist – Barbara Mandrell
• Top Vocal Group – Oak Ridge Boys
• Top New Male Vocalist – John Conlee
• Top New Female Vocalist – Christy Lane

Country Music Association Awards

• Entertainer of the Year – Willie Nelson
• Song Of The Year – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers – Autor: Don Schlitz
• Single Of The Year – The Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
• Album Of The Year – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
• Male Vocalist Of The Year – Kenny Rogers
• Female Vocalist Of The Year – Barbara Mandrell
• Vocal Duo Of The Year – Kenny Rogers / Dottie West
• Vocal Group Of The Year – Statler Brothers
• Instrumentalist Of The Year – Charlie Daniels
• Instrumental Group Of The Year – Charlie Daniels Band

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Kenny Rogers
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Crystal Gayle
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – The Statler Brothers
• Favorite Country Album – Ten Years of Gold – Kenny Rogers
• Favorite Country Song – Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt

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