Country-Musik 1978

Events

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 7. Januar – "Take This Job and Shove It" – Johnny Paycheck
• 21. Januar – "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" – Ronnie Milsap
• 28. Januar – "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" – Loretta Lynn
• 11. Februar – "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" – Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends
• 18. Februar – "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" – Margo Smith
• 4. März – "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" – Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson
• 1. April – "Ready for the Times to Get Better" – Crystal Gayle
• 8. April – "Someone Loves You Honey" – Charley Pride
• 22. April – "Every Time Two Fools Collide" – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
• 6. Mai – "It's All Wrong But It's All Right" – Dolly Parton
• 20. Mai – "She Can But Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)" – Johnny Duncan
• 27. Mai – "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" – Statler Brothers
• 10. Juni – "Georgia on My Mind" – Willie Nelson
• 17. Juni – "Two More Bottles of Wine" – Emmylou Harris
• 24. Juni – "I'll Be True to You" – Oak Ridge Boys
• 1. Juli – "It Only Hurts for a Little While" – Margo Smith
• 8. Juli – "I Believe in You" – Mel Tillis
• 15. Juli – "Only One Love in My Life" – Ronnie Milsap
• 5. August – "Love or Something Like It" – Kenny Rogers
• 12. August – "You Don't Love Me Anymore" – Eddie Rabbitt
• 19. August – "Talking in Your Sleep" – Crystal Gayle
• 2. September – "Blue Skies" – Willie Nelson
• 9. September – "I've Always Been Crazy" – Waylon Jennings
• 30. September – "Heartbreaker" – Dolly Parton
• 21. Oktober – "Tear Time" – Dave & Sugar
• 28. Oktober – "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" – Ronnie Milsap
• 4. November – "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" – Barbara Mandrell
• 25. November – "Sweet Desire" – The Kendalls
• 2. Dezember – "I Just Want to Love You" – Eddie Rabbitt
• 9. Dezember – "On My Knees" – Charlie Rich and Janie Fricke
• 16. Dezember – "The Gambler" – Kenny Rogers

Weitere Hits

Weitere große Hits

• "Another Goodbye" – Donna Fargo
• "Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way)" – Donna Fargo
• "Night Time Magic" – Larry Gatlin

Alben (Auswahl)

• Country Soul – Mel Street (Polydor/Polygram)
• Only One Love in My Life – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Heartbreaker – Dolly Parton (RCA)
• Oh Brother! – Larry Gatlin (Monument)
• Let's Keep it That Way – Anne Murray (Capital)
• Stardust – Willie Nelson (CBS)

Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame

• Grandpa Jones

Bedeutende Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• 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

Academy of Country Music

• 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

• Entertainer of the Year – Dolly Parton
• Song Of The Year – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Richard Leigh
• Single Of The Year – Heaven’s Just A Sin Away – The Kendalls
• Album Of The Year – It Was Almost Like A Song – Ronnie Milsap
• Male Vocalist Of The Year – Don Williams
• Female Vocalist Of The Year – Crystal Gayle
• Vocal Duo Of The Year – Kenny Rogers / Dottie West
• Vocal Group Of The Year – Oak Ridge Boys
• Instrumentalist Of The Year – Roy Clark
• Instrumental Group Of The Year – Oak Ridge Boys Band