1980 in country music - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1980.

Events

January 25 — At age 84, octogenerian comedian George Burns
George Burns
George Burns , born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, television and movies, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became...

becomes by far the oldest performer (to that time) to have a single in the top 40 of Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

s Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

chart with "I Wish I Was 18 Again." The song peaks at No. 15 in March.
March 2 — The Public Broadcasting Company
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

(PBS) telecasts the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...

for the third time, and this telecast lasts longer than any of the other telecasts. The telecast featured Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall
Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100...

, Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...

, Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff
Roy Claxton Acuff was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the King of Country Music, Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the star singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful.Acuff...

, Hank Snow
Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...

, Minnie Pearl
Minnie Pearl
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon , known professionally as Minnie Pearl, was an American country comedienne who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991.-Early life:Sarah Colley was born in Centerville, in Hickman County, Tennessee,...

, Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...

, Billy Grammer
Billy Grammer
Billy Wayne Grammer was an American country music singer and noted guitar player. He was known for the million-selling "Gotta Travel On", which made it onto both the country and pop music charts in 1959.-Biography:...

, George Hamilton IV
George Hamilton IV
George Hege Hamilton IV is an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.-Biography:Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...

, Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...

, and many others. Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek is an American actress and singer. She came to international prominence for her for role as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination...

also appeared on this telecast with Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...

, promoting the new movie Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical film which tells the story of country music icon Loretta Lynn. It stars Sissy Spacek in her Academy Award for Best Actress winning role, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo and Levon Helm, and was directed by Michael Apted.-Background:The film was...

, which opened the next week.
March — Alabama
Alabama (band)
Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...

, a southern rock
Southern rock
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...

-influenced band from Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 12,938. The city is the county seat of DeKalb County. It bills itself as the "Official Sock Capital of the World."...

, signs a recording contract with RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

, and records its first album, My Home's in Alabama. The album is released in May, and by late in the year, the band was on its way to superstardom.
April 19 — For the first time in chart history, the top 5 positions on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart are held (or co-held) by female artists. The list:

"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye
It's Like We Never Said Goodbye
"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" is a song made famous by country music singer Crystal Gayle.-Historic week:The song was part of a historic week on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the week it reached number one...

" by Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
"A Lesson in Leavin'" by Dottie West
Dottie West
Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
"Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" by Debby Boone
Debby Boone
Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...
"Beneath Still Waters" by Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
"Two Story House" by Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....

(Duet with George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....

)
- July 5 — George Jones' classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today
  He Stopped Loving Her Today
  "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is the title of a song by American country music artist George Jones that has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first No. 1 single...
  
  " reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.
- November 18 — The country-variety TV series, Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, debuts.

Country music goes Hollywood

Country music had a major impact on the motion picture industry throughout the year, with no less than four major box office hits released during the year:
- March 7 — Coal Miner's Daughter
  Coal Miner's Daughter
  Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical film which tells the story of country music icon Loretta Lynn. It stars Sissy Spacek in her Academy Award for Best Actress winning role, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo and Levon Helm, and was directed by Michael Apted.-Background:The film was...
  
  , the biography of Loretta Lynn
  Loretta Lynn
  Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
  
  told in film, opens. Sissy Spacek
  Sissy Spacek
  Sissy Spacek is an American actress and singer. She came to international prominence for her for role as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination...
  
  wins that year's Academy Award for Best Actress
  Academy Award for Best Actress
  Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
  
  for her portrayal of Lynn; Tommy Lee Jones
  Tommy Lee Jones
  Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and film director. He has received three Academy Award nominations, winning one as Best Supporting Actor for the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive....
  
  and Beverly D'Angelo
  Beverly D'Angelo
  Beverly Heather D'Angelo is an American actress and singer.-Early life:D'Angelo was born in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Priscilla , a violinist, and Gene D'Angelo, a bass player and television station manager. She is of part Italian ancestry...
  
  also play leading roles. The movie is a huge success with critics and at the box office, and briefly sparks Spacek's singing career.
- June 6 — The movie Urban Cowboy
  Urban Cowboy
  Released as a 2× vinyl record album, re-released on CD in 1995.Side A:#Hello Texas – Jimmy Buffett #All Night Long – Joe Walsh #Times Like These – Dan Fogelberg #Nine Tonight – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band...
  
  , starring John Travolta
  John Travolta
  John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
  
  and Debra Winger
  Debra Winger
  Mary Debra Winger is an American actress. Three-times an Oscar nominee, she received awards for acting in Terms of Endearment, for which she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1983, and in A Dangerous Woman, for which she won the Tokyo International Film Festival...
  
  , opens in American theaters. The movie — which showcases Mickey Gilley
  Mickey Gilley
  Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as...
  
  's nightclub, Gilley's — is a huge success at the box office ($54 million), and its soundtrack includes several major hits and makes stars out of several of the artists (most notably Johnny Lee
  Johnny Lee
  Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single, "Lookin' for Love" not only spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country singles chart in the second half of 1980 but also went to the Top 5 on the Pop charts, and Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey...
  
  ), and will have a major impact on the direction of country music of the early 1980s.
- July 18 — Honeysuckle Rose
  Honeysuckle Rose (film)
  Honeysuckle Rose is a 1980 romantic drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving.-Plot:...
  
  , starring Willie Nelson
  Willie Nelson
  Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
  
  , opens.
- December 19 — Nine to Five
  Nine to Five
  9 to 5 is a 1980 American comedy film starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Dabney Coleman. The film concerns three working women living out their fantasy of getting even with, and their successful overthrow of, the company's autocratic, "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical...
  
  – with Dolly Parton
  Dolly Parton
  Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
  
  in one of the leading roles – opens.

United States

(as certified by Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

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Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	CAN peak	Spec. Note
January 5	Coward of the County	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...	3
January 26	I'll Be Coming Back for More I'll Be Coming Back for More "I'll Be Coming Back for More" is a 1979 single written by Curly Putman and Sterling Whipple and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "I'll Be Coming Back for More" would be T.G. Sheppard's fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven...	T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard is an American country music singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...	2	23
February 9	Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell and Donivan Cowart and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" would be The Oak Ridge Boys second number one country hit...	The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...	1
February 16	Love Me Over Again Love Me Over Again "Love Me Over Again" is a 1979 single written and recorded by Don Williams. "Love Me Over Again" would be Don Williams' tenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent twelve weeks on the country chart ....	Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...	1
February 23	Years Years (song) "Years" is the title of a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan and recorded by Barbara Mandrell. The song would be Barbara Mandrell third number one on the country chart...	Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s...	1
March 1	I Ain't Living Long Like This I Ain't Living Long Like This "I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. "I Ain't Living Long Like This" was first recorded in 1978 by Emmylou Harris as a track for her album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.-Waylon Jennings version:...	Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...	1
March 8	My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (song) "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" is the title of a song from the soundtrack to the 1979 film The Electric Horseman, and which was released as a single in 1980. It was his first release in the 1980s. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" was written by Sharon Vaughn and performed by Willie Nelson...	Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...	2
March 22	Why Don't You Spend the Night Why Don't You Spend the Night "Why Don't You Spend the Night" is a 1980 single written by Bob McDill and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Why Don't You Spend the Night" would be Ronnie Milsap's fourteenth number one on the country chart. The single spent a week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart .-Chart...	Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...	1	2
March 29	I'd Love to Lay You Down I'd Love to Lay You Down "I'd Love to Lay You Down" is a 1980 single written by Johnny MacRae and recorded by Conway Twitty. "I'd Love to Lay You Down" was Conway Twitty's 24th number one on the country chart...	Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...	1
April 5	Sugar Daddy Sugar Daddy (The Bellamy Brothers song) "Sugar Daddy" is a 1980 single by Bellamy Brothers. "Sugar Daddy" was written by David Bellamy and became the second of ten number one singles on the country chart for The Bellamy Brothers. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart...	The Bellamy Brothers	1	2
April 12	Honky Tonk Blues Honky Tonk Blues "Honky Tonk Blues" was a hit country and western song written and performed by Hank Williams. The original 1952 recording was a major hit, and it later became a hit for later-day superstar Charley Pride.-Song history:...	Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...	1
April 19	It's Like We Never Said Goodbye It's Like We Never Said Goodbye "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" is a song made famous by country music singer Crystal Gayle.-Historic week:The song was part of a historic week on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the week it reached number one...	Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...	1
April 26	A Lesson in Leavin'	Dottie West Dottie West Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...	1	23
May 3	Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" is a 1980 single written by Debbie Hupp and Bob Morrison and recorded by Debby Boone. The song was Debby Boone's most successful country hit and her only number one. The single stayed at number one for a week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country...	Debby Boone Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...	1	20	^[C]
May 10	Beneath Still Waters Beneath Still Waters (song) "Beneath Still Waters" is a 1970 single written by Dallas Frazier and recorded by Diana Trask. "Beneath Still Waters" was Diana Trask second hit on the country chart, spending two weeks on the country chart, where it peaked at number thirty-eight ....	Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...	1	2
May 17	Gone Too Far Gone Too Far (Eddie Rabbitt song) "Gone Too Far" is a 1980 single by Eddie Rabbitt, who co-wrote the song with Even Stevens and David Malloy. "Gone Too Far" was Eddie Rabbitt's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.-Chart...	Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...	1	7
May 24	Starting Over Again Starting Over Again "Starting Over Again" was a 1980 U.S. pop and country hit single for Dolly Parton. Telling the story of a middle aged couple separating after 30 years of marriage, the song was written by Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano...	Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...	1	2	Co-written by Donna Summer Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
May 31	My Heart My Heart (Ronnie Milsap song) "My Heart is a 1980 single written by Don Pfrimmer and Charles Quillen and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "My Heart" was Milsap's fourteenth number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:...	Ronnie Milsap	3	13	^[1]
June 21	One Day at a Time One Day at a Time (song) "One Day at a Time" is a popular Country and Western-style Christian song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson. It has been recorded by over 200 artists and has reached No.1 in several territories.- Marilyn Sellars version :...	Cristy Lane Cristy Lane Eleanor Johnston, known by her professional name as Cristy Lane is an American country music and gospel music singer, best known for a number of major country hits in the late 70s and the early 1980s, including her cover version of the song, "One Day at a Time".Lane's career began to take shape in...	1	10	^[C] Cover of the 1974 Top 20 country hit by Marilyn Sellars Marilyn Sellars Marilyn Sellars is an American country music and gospel singer who had several hits during the mid 1970s on Mega Records, most notably the original version of "One Day At A Time" in 1974.-Early career:... .
June 28	Trying to Love Two Women Trying to Love Two Women "Trying to Love Two Women" is a 1980 single written by Sonny Throckmorton and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "Trying to Love Two Women" was The Oak Ridge Boys' third number one hit on the Billboard country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the...	The Oak Ridge Boys	1
July 5	He Stopped Loving Her Today He Stopped Loving Her Today "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is the title of a song by American country music artist George Jones that has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first No. 1 single...	George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....	1	2
July 12	You Win Again You Win Again (Hank Williams song) "You Win Again" is a 1952 song by Hank Williams. In style, the song is a blues ballad and deals with the singer's dispair with his partner. "You Win Again" would peak at number ten on the Most Played in C&W Juke Boxes chart, where it remained for a single week .-Cover versions:* Late in 1957,...	Charley Pride	1	2	Cover of the 1952 Top 10 hit by Hank Williams.
July 19	True Love Ways True Love Ways "True Love Ways" is a song co-written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and recorded with the Ray Ellis orchestra in October 1958, four months before the singer's death. It was first released on the posthumous "The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2"...	Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as...	1		Co-written by Buddy Holly Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
July 26	Bar Room Buddies Bar Room Buddies Bar Room Buddies is the title of a song written by Milton Brown and Cliff Crofford and recorded by American country artist Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood. The song was featured in the film Bronco Billy starring Clint Eastwood...	Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... and Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...	1		^{[C] - Clint Eastwood}
August 2	Dancin' Cowboys Dancin' Cowboys "Dancin' Cowboys" is a 1980 single by The Bellamy Brothers. "Dancin' Cowboys" was written by David Bellamy and became The Bellamy Brothers third number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart...	The Bellamy Brothers	1	4
August 9	Stand by Me Stand by Me (song) "Stand by Me" is the title of a song originally performed by Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller, based on the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me,", plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2-3...	Mickey Gilley	1	3	Cover of the 1961 R&B hit by Ben E. King Ben E. King Benjamin Earl King , better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a U.S... .
August 16	Tennessee River Tennessee River (song) "Tennessee River" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by the group's lead singer, Randy Owen, the song was released in 1980, and eventually became the group's first No...	Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...	1		^[A]
August 23	Drivin' My Life Away Drivin' My Life Away "Drivin' My Life Away" is a country song by Eddie Rabbitt. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles in 1980, and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100....	Eddie Rabbitt	1	2
August 30	Cowboys and Clowns Cowboys and Clowns "Cowboys and Clowns" is a 1980 single written by Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett, Gary Harju, and Larry Herbstritt and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Cowboys and Clowns" was featured in the film "Bronco Billy" and was also Ronnie Milsap's fifteenth number one on the country chart...	Ronnie Milsap	1	10
September 6	Lookin' for Love Lookin' for Love "Lookin' for Love" is the title of a song written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison, and Patti Ryan. It was recorded by American country music singer Johnny Lee...	Johnny Lee Johnny Lee Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single, "Lookin' for Love" not only spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country singles chart in the second half of 1980 but also went to the Top 5 on the Pop charts, and Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey...	3	18	^[A]
September 27	Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" was a country song written by Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt. It provided a #14 U.S. country hit for Joe Sun in 1978, and a #86 hit for Brian Collins the same year. It was later covered by Dolly Parton, who took it to the top of the U.S. country charts in...	Dolly Parton	1	2
October 4	Do You Wanna Go to Heaven Do You Wanna Go to Heaven "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" is a 1980 single written by Curly Putman and Bucky Jones and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" would be T.G. Sheppard's fifth number one on the country chart...	T. G. Sheppard	1	15
October 11	Loving Up a Storm Loving Up a Storm "Loving Up a Storm" is a 1980 single by Razzy Bailey. "Loving Up a Storm" would be Razzy Bailey's seventh country hit and the first of his five number ones. "Loving up a Storm" went to to number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:...	Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey is an American country music artist.-Early life:Bailey was raised on a farm in La Fayette, Alabama. Bailey got his first experience of musical performance as a member of his high school's Future Farmers of America string band...	1	10	^[A]
October 18	I Believe in You I Believe in You (Don Williams song) "I Believe in You" is a 1980 single written by Roger Cook and Sam Hogin and recorded by Don Williams. "I Believe in You" would be Don Williams' eleventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent twelve weeks on the country chart. "I Believe in You"...	Don Williams	2
November 1	Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard " is a song made famous by country music singer Waylon Jennings. Recognizable to fans as the theme to the CBS comedy adventure television series The Dukes of Hazzard, the song became a No...	Waylon Jennings	1	2
November 8	On the Road Again On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song) "On the Road Again" is a song made famous by country music singer Willie Nelson, and is part of the soundtrack to the 1980 movie Honeysuckle Rose....	Willie Nelson	1	2
November 15	Could I Have This Dance Could I Have This Dance "Could I Have This Dance" is a 1980 single by Anne Murray. "Could I Have This Dance" was included in the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy" and would be Anne Murray's fifth number one country hit as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart...	Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....	1
November 22	Lady Lady (Kenny Rogers song) "Lady" is the title of a song written by Lionel Richie and recorded by American country artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in September 1980 as the only single from the album, Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits....	Kenny Rogers	1	2
November 29	If You Ever Change Your Mind If You Ever Change Your Mind "If You Ever Change Your Mind" is a 1980 single written by Parker McGee and Bob Gundry and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "If You Ever Change Your Mind" would be Crystal Gayle's eight number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart...	Crystal Gayle	1	3
December 6	Smoky Mountain Rain Smoky Mountain Rain "Smoky Mountain Rain" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1980, the song became one of his best-known songs....	Ronnie Milsap	1	8
December 13	Why Lady Why Why Lady Why "Why Lady Why" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Written by Rick Scott and band member Teddy Gentry, the song was released in 1980, and eventually became the group's second No...	Alabama	1	3
December 20	That's All That Matters That's All That Matters "That's All That Matters" is a 1980 single written by Hank Cochran and recorded by Mickey Gilley. "That's All That Matters" would be Mickey Gilley's tenth number one on the country charts. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart .-Chart...	Mickey Gilley	1	9
December 27	One in a Million One in a Million (Johnny Lee song) "One in a Million" is the title of a song written by Chick Rains and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Lee. It was released in October 1980 as the second single from the album Lookin' for Love. "One in a Million" would be Johnny Lee's second number one on the country chart...	Johnny Lee	2	8

^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

US	CAN	Single	Artist
17	59	After Hours	Joe Stampley Joe Stampley Joe Stampley is an American country music singer.-Biography:He was born to R.C. Stampley, Jr. , and Mary E. Stampley...
18	21	Always	Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
7	7	Baby, You're Something Baby, You're Something "Baby, You're Something" is a single by American country music artist John Conlee. Released in 1979, it was the second single from the album Forever. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	John Conlee John Conlee John Conlee is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums...
6	—	Back to Back Back to Back (Jeanne Pruett song) "Back to Back" is a single co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jeanne Pruett. Released in October 1979, it was the second single from the album Encore!. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1980, becoming her first Top Ten single on that chart...	Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett is an American Country Music Singer and Grand Ole Opry star, best-known for her 1973 chart-topping Country hit, "Satin Sheets", that spent three weeks at No. 1....
18	43	Bedroom Ballad	Gene Watson Gene Watson Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched six number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.-Biography:Watson...
6	9	The Best of Strangers The Best of Strangers "The Best of Strangers" is the title of a song written by Kyle Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in September 1980 as the second single from the album, Love Is Fair. It peaked at #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles...	Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s...
7	49	Blue Heartache	Gail Davies Gail Davies Gail Davies is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson....
8	4	The Blue Side The Blue Side "The Blue Side" is a single by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. Released in 1980, it was the third single from the album Miss the Mississippi. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
21	8	Bombed, Boozed and Busted	Joe Sun Joe Sun James Joseph Paulsen is an American country music singer, songwriter of Danish descent, known professionally as Joe Sun. Recording for the Ovation and Elektra Records labels, Sun charted fourteen singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
13	8	The Boxer The Boxer "The Boxer" is a folk rock ballad written by Paul Simon in 1968 and first recorded by Simon & Garfunkel. It was released as the follow-up single to their number one hit "Mrs. Robinson", and reached #7 in the US charts. It later appeared on their last studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water, along...	Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
20	—	Bring It on Home	Big Al Downing Al Downing (musician) Al Downing , later known as Big Al Downing, was an entertainer, singer, songwriter, and pianist. He received the Billboard's New Artist of the Year and the Single of the Year Award in 1979. He was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and was a frequent performer at the Grand Ole Opry...
9	14	Broken Trust	Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis... with The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
22	14	The Champ	Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...
5	27	Charlotte's Web	The Statler Brothers
20	21	Cheatin' on a Cheater	Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
24	7	Coal Miner's Daughter Coal Miner's Daughter (song) "Coal Miner's Daughter" is an autobiographical 1969 country music song written, released and made famous by Loretta Lynn. Released in 1970, the song became Lynn's signature song, one of the genre's most widely-known songs, and provided the basis for both her autobiography and a movie on her...	Sissy Spacek Sissy Spacek Sissy Spacek is an American actress and singer. She came to international prominence for her for role as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination...
16	35	Come to My Love	Cristy Lane Cristy Lane Eleanor Johnston, known by her professional name as Cristy Lane is an American country music and gospel music singer, best known for a number of major country hits in the late 70s and the early 1980s, including her cover version of the song, "One Day at a Time".Lane's career began to take shape in...
15	26	Couldn't Do Nothin' Right	Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin....
10	8	The Cowgirl and the Dandy	Brenda Lee
3	6	Crackers Crackers (song) "Crackers" is the title of a song written by Kyle Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in June 1980 as the lead single from the album, Love Is Fair. It peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #6 on the...	Barbara Mandrell
14	53	Crying	Stephanie Winslow Stephanie Winslow Stephanie Winslow is an American country artist. In the late 70s and 80s, she had a series of hit singles on the Billboard country music chart....
32	8	Dallas	Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note...
17	—	Drinkin' and Drivin'	Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle , a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It"...
3	3	Faded Love Faded Love "Faded Love" is a Western swing song written by Bob Wills, his father John Wills, and his brother, Billy Jack Wills. The tune is considered to be an exemplar of the Western swing fiddle component of American fiddle.The melody came from an old fiddle tune Bob learned from his father, John Wills....	Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... and Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
14	—	Free to Be Lonely Again	Debby Boone Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...
2	3	Friday Night Blues Friday Night Blues "Friday Night Blues" is the title of a song co-written by Sonny Throckmorton and originally recorded by him. Throckmorton's version of the song went to number 89 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1980, released on Mercury Records with "It Always Rains on Me" on the b-side.Only one month after...	John Conlee
2	3	Good Ole Boys Like Me Good Ole Boys Like Me "Good Ole Boys Like Me" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1980, it was the second single from the album Portrait. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
7	16	Hard Times	Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which a number of critics likened to a country equivalent to Bonnie Raitt . She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." ...
17	28	He Was There (When I Needed You)	Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
17	20	He's Out of My Life	Johnny Duncan Johnny Duncan (country music artist) Johnny Richard Duncan was an American country singer. In his career, he released fourteen studio albums, including thirteen on Columbia Records... with Janie Fricke Janie Fricke Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s....
3	3	Heart of Mine Heart of Mine "Heart of Mine" is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1980, it was the second single from the album Together. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart .-Chart performance:...	The Oak Ridge Boys
7	7	Holding the Bag	Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
18	38	I Can See Forever in Your Eyes	Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
5	—	I Can't Get Enough of You	Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey is an American country music artist.-Early life:Bailey was raised on a farm in La Fayette, Alabama. Bailey got his first experience of musical performance as a member of his high school's Future Farmers of America string band...
20	—	I Don't Want to Lose You	Con Hunley Con Hunley Conard Logan "Con" Hunley is a country music singer.Hunley was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from Central High School in Knoxville, Hunley began playing with local bands, maturing musically and gaining his first fans. Hunley joined the Air Force in 1965 and spent most of his...
15	8	I Wish I Was Eighteen Again	George Burns George Burns George Burns , born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, television and movies, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became...
8	8	I'll Even Love You (Better Than I Did Then)	The Statler Brothers
5	25	I'm Already Blue	The Kendalls The Kendalls The Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records...
17	48	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (In My Dreams)	Johnny Duncan
2	4	I'm Not Ready Yet I'm Not Ready Yet "I'm Not Ready Yet" is a song written by Tom T. Hall. It was originally released by The Blue Boys in 1968, whose version peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song was covered by American country music artist George Jones on his 1980 album I Am What I Am. It was...	George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
6	7	I've Never Seen the Likes of You	Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
13	62	In America In America (Charlie Daniels song) "In America", is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band. It was released in May 1980 as the lead single from their album Full Moon...	Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer...
10	4	It's Hard to Be Humble	Mac Davis Mac Davis Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success...
14	35	It's Over	Rex Allen, Jr. Rex Allen, Jr. Rex Allen, Jr. is an American country music singer, who started singing at the age of six; he had followed in the footsteps of his father, Rex Allen, a singing cowboy and the narrator of many Walt Disney films. Rex Allen, Jr...
9	—	It's Too Late It's Too Late (Jeanne Pruett song) "It's Too Late" is a single by American country music artist Jeanne Pruett. Released in June of 1980, it was later released on Pruett's album for the Audiograph label entitled, Music Row in 1983. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, becoming her final Top Ten hit and Top...	Jeanne Pruett
5	2	It's True Love	Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
12	8	Kaw-Liga Kaw-Liga (song) Kaw-Liga is a country-music song written by Hank Williams and Fred Rose. Backed by the Drifting Cowboys, Hank Williams recorded the song in Nashville in September, 1952 and the single was released posthumously in January 1953 on the MGM Records label. It remained No. 1 on the Billboard Country...	Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
12	39	The Last Cowboy Song	Ed Bruce Ed Bruce William Edwin "Ed" Bruce, Jr. is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is known for penning the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" .-Early life & songwriting career:...
13	—	Lay Back in the Arms of Someone Lay Back in the Arms of Someone "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, performed by the English band Smokie.-Charts:-Cover versions:...	Randy Barlow Randy Barlow Randy Barlow is an American country music artist. Between 1976 and 1983, he released four albums, including three for Republic Records. In the same time span, he charted more than fifteen singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including a string of four songs in a row which all reached...
13	—	Leavin's for Unbelievers	Dottie West Dottie West Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
6	17	Let's Get It While the Getting's Good	Eddy Arnold Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
10	15	Let's Keep it That Way	Mac Davis
17	—	A Little Getting Used To	Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as...
27	16	Long Haired Country Boy Long Haired Country Boy "Long Haired Country Boy", is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1974 album Fire on the Mountain. It was first released as a single in April, 1975 and was re-released as a single in January, 1980....	Charlie Daniels
14	57	Losing Kind of Love	Lacy J. Datlon
3	30	Lovers Live Longer Lovers Live Longer "Lovers Live Longer" is a single by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. Released in 1980, it was the first single from the album Sons of the Sun. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	The Bellamy Brothers
6	12	Lying Time Again	Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
2	38	Making Plans	Porter Wagoner Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and... and Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
12	—	Man Just Doesn't Know What a Woman Goes Through	Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...
7	12	Men Men (Charly McClain song) "Men" is a single by American country music artist Charly McClain. Released in 1980, it was the third single from the album Women Get Lonely. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....
3	4	Misery and Gin Misery and Gin "Misery and Gin" is the title of a song written by Snuff Garrett and John Durrill, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. Released in July 1980, it was the first single from the album Back to the Barrooms...	Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
2	2	Missin' You Missin' You (Charley Pride song) "Missin' You" is a single by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1979 as the second single from his album You're My Jamaica. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:...	Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
5	46	Morning Comes Too Early	Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981... and Helen Cornelius Helen Cornelius Helen Cornelius is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best remembered for a series of hit duets with Jim Ed Brown, many of which reached the U.S...
17	—	My Home's in Alabama My Home's in Alabama (song) "My Home's in Alabama" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, the song was released in 1980 and served as the title track to Alabama's first album for RCA Records....	Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
30	11	Naked in the Rain	Loretta Lynn
18	10	New York Wine and Tennessee Shine	Dave & Sugar Dave & Sugar Dave & Sugar was a pop-styled country music trio that enjoyed its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. It consisted of lead singer Dave Rowland and initially on backing vocalists, Vicki Hackeman and Jackie Frantz...
20	11	Night Games	Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:...
20	9	Night Life	Willie Nelson with Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass Danny Davis (country musician) Danny Davis was a band leader, trumpet player, vocalist and producer and founder/leader of the Nashville Brass.-Early life and career:...
13	22	No One Will Ever Know	Gene Watson
17	16	North of the Border	Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish....
4	3	Nothing Sure Looked Good on You Nothing Sure Looked Good on You "Nothing Sure Looked Good on You" is a single by American country music artist Gene Watson. Released in 1980, it was the second single from the album Should I Come Home. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Gene Watson
11	26	Numbers	Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...
6	40	Oh, How I Miss You Tonight Oh, How I Miss You Tonight "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" is a popular song, published in 1925, written by Benny Davis, Joe Burke, and Mark Fisher.The song is considered a pop standard, and has been recorded by many people, among them Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Glenda Collins, and a Jim Reeves/Deborah Allen duet....	Jim Reeves Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound... and Deborah Allen Deborah Allen Deborah Allen is an American country music singer. Since 1976, Allen has issued 12 albums and charted 14 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, most notably the 1983 crossover hit "Baby I Lied" which reached #4 on the country charts and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Allen has also...
6	58	Old Habits Old Habits "Old Habits" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. Released in 1980, it was the second single from the album Habits Old and New. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Hank Williams, Jr.
9	9	The Old Side of Town The Old Side of Town "Old Side of Town" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in December 1979 as the second and final single from the album, Ol't's in Town. The song peaked at number 9 on both the U.S. and Canadian country singles chart.-Chart...	Tom T. Hall Tom T. Hall Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100...
13	—	One of a Kind	Moe Bandy
10	—	Over	Leon Everette Leon Everette Leon Everette is an American country music artist. While in the Navy during the Vietnam War, Everette won a singing contest and decided to pursue a career in country music....
10	18	Over the Rainbow Over the Rainbow "Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...	Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
19	59	A Pair of Old Sneakers	George Jones and Tammy Wynette
22	12	Pass Me By	Janie Fricke
10	7	Pecos Promenade	Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
17	31	Play Another Slow Song	Johnny Duncan
5	3	Pour Me Another Tequila Pour Me Another Tequila "Pour Me Another Tequila" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in October 1979 as the second single from the album Loveline. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...
35	13	Pregnant Again	Loretta Lynn
9	5	Put It Off Until Tomorrow	The Kendalls
21	18	Rainy Days and Stormy Nights	Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears is an American country music singer. She reached the top-10 of the Country music charts five times between 1969 and 1977, her biggest hit being "Blanket on the Ground", which, in 1975, became her only number one...
15	—	Raisin' Cane in Texas	Gene Watson
38	20	The Real Buddy Holly Story	Sonny Curtis Sonny Curtis Sonny Curtis is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the Pop and Country genres. He was a teenage pal and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas...
20	17	Real Cowboy (You Say You're)	Billy Crash Craddock
8	—	Save Your Heart for Me	Jacky Ward Jacky Ward Jacky Ward is an American country music artist. Between 1972 and 1982, he recorded four albums for Mercury Records, and charted more than fifteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Jacky Ward (born November 18, 1946 in Groveton, Texas) is an American country music artist. Between 1972...
2	11	She Can't Say That Anymore She Can't Say That Anymore "She Can't Say That Anymore" is a single by American country music artist John Conlee. Released in 1980, it was the second single from the album Friday Night Blues. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	John Conlee
13	60	She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs	John Anderson
23	13	Shotgun Rider	Joe Sun
7	2	Shriner's Convention Shriner's Convention "Shriners Convention" is a country-and-western novelty song written, composed, and performed by Ray Stevens. It is allegedly based on his experiences at a hotel where an actual Shriners convention was being held....	Ray Stevens
13	21	The Shuffle Song	Margo Smith Margo Smith Margo Smith is an American Country Music Singer. In the 1970s, she was a popular female Country vocalist, acquiring two No. 1 hits on the Country charts during that time, "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" and "It Only Hurts for a Little While", both Country music remakes of previous Pop music...
6	7	Smooth Sailin' Smooth Sailin' (song) "Smooth Sailin" is a song co-written by Curly Putman and Sonny Throckmorton. Throckmorton released his version of the song in 1979 on Mercury Records as a double-A-side with "Last Cheater's Waltz". This double-sided single peaked at number 47 on the country music charts that year.A year later, T.G....	T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard is an American country music singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...
15	9	Standing Tall	Billie Jo Spears
17	41	Starting Over	Tammy Wynette
9	—	Steppin' Out	Mel Tillis
12	13	Sugarfoot Rag Sugar-Foot Rag "Sugar-Foot Rag" is the title of a song written by Hank Garland and Vaughn Horton. It was originally recorded by Garland and released in 1949, selling over a million records. It was then recorded by American country music artist Red Foley in 1950...	Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
15	—	Sure Thing	Freddie Hart Freddie Hart (musician) Frederick Segrest , known professionally as Freddie Hart, is an American country musician and songwriter best-known for his No. 1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972....
8	16	Sweet Sexy Eyes	Cristy Lane
10	—	Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me	Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen
5	12	Take Me to Your Lovin' Place	Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...
12	15	Takin' Somebody with Me When I Fall	Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
11	15	Tell Ole I Ain't Here, He Better Get on Home	Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
5	25	Temporarily Yours Temporarily Yours (song) "Temporarily Yours" is a single by American country music artist Jeanne Pruett. Released in February 1980, and was the third single from the album Encore!. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, becoming her biggest hit single on that chart since 1973's "Satin Sheets".-...	Jeanne Pruett
18	43	The Tennessee Waltz The Tennessee Waltz "Tennessee Waltz" is a popular/country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in December 1947 as a single by Cowboy Copas that same year...	Lacy J. Dalton
9	40	Texas in My Rear View Mirror	Mac Davis
6	3	That Lovin' You Feelin' Again	Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis... and Emmylou Harris
7	—	That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls	Jacky Ward
10	50	That's What I Get for Loving You	Eddy Arnold
18	36	There's Another Woman	Joe Stampley
19	—	They Never Lost You	Con Hunley
13	—	Too Old to Play Cowboy	Razzy Bailey
10	—	Tumbleweed Tumbleweed (song) "Tumbleweed" is a single by American country music artist Sylvia. Released in 1980, it was the second single from the album Drifter. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Sylvia Sylvia (singer) Sylvia Jane Kirby is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. More commonly known by the singular name Sylvia, she enjoyed crossover music success with the song "Nobody" in 1982....
18	15	We're Number One	Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
19	33	What'll I Tell Virginia	Johnny Rodriguez
15	17	When	Slim Whitman Slim Whitman Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...
11	15	When Two Worlds Collide	Jerry Lee Lewis
18	23	Women Get Lonely	Charly McClain
5	9	Women I've Never Had Women I've Never Had "Women I've Never Had" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in March 1980 as the second single from the album Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...	Hank Williams, Jr.
10	6	Yesterday Once More	Moe Bandy
4	5	You Almost Slipped My Mind You Almost Slipped My Mind "You Almost Slipped My Mind" is a single by American country music artist Kenny Price. It was released in March 1972 as the only single from his album of the same name. The song peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart....	Charley Pride
9	5	You Know Just What I'd Do	Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
19	19	You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" is a song written by Hank Beach and Forest Borders II. It has been recorded by Con Hunley, Tom Jones and Shania Twain.Con Hunley's version was on his 1980 release, I Don't Want To Lose You...	Con Hunley
8	22	(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven (You Lift Me) Up to Heaven " Up to Heaven" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1980, it was the first single from the album Feel the Fire. The reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Reba McEntire
5	17	You'd Make an Angel Wanna Cheat	The Kendalls
22	8	You're Gonna Love Yourself	Charlie Rich
60	12	You're Only Lonely You're Only Lonely (song) "You're Only Lonely" is a 1979 single by J. D. Souther from his album of the same name. The single peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, Souther's only top ten pop hit, and spent five weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart....	J. D. Souther J. D. Souther John David Souther is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written numerous hits songs recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt and Glenn Frey of the Eagles.-Singing career:...
3	32	Your Body Is an Outlaw	Mel Tillis
15	39	Your Lying Blue Eyes	John Anderson
5	5	Your Old Cold Shoulder	Crystal Gayle

US	CAN	Single	Artist
—	10	All Her Letters	Terry Carisse Terry Carisse Terrance Victor Carisse known as Terry Carisse, was one of Canadian Country Music's most awarded, decorated and popular singer-songwriters. He was nominated four times for a Juno Award.-Early life:...
—	10	The Ballad of Lucy Jordan	Marie Bottrell Marie Bottrell Marie Bottrell is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Eighteen of Bottrell's singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including five which reached the Top Ten...
—	14	The Ballad of T.J.'s	Dick Damron Dick Damron Dick Damron, is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter. Guitar,Banjo,Violin and Blues Harp. Damron experimented with many musical styles in the country genre including: ‘Outlaw’, ‘Honkey tonk’ and Gospel...
—	15	Brown Eyed Girl	The Good Brothers The Good Brothers The Good Brothers are a Canadian country, bluegrass and folk music group originating from Richmond Hill, Ontario. The band's core members are Brian Good , his twin brother Bruce Good and younger brother Larry Good ....
—	13	Casey's Last Ride	Bytown Bluegrass
—	16	Caught in the Middle	Jack Hennig
—	20	Dollars	Dick Damron
—	4	Don't Ask the Question	Canadian Zephyr Canadian Zephyr Canadian Zephyr was a Canadian country music group. Twenty of their singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including the number one singles "You Made My Day Tonight" and "Guess I Went Crazy." They released two albums for United Artists and three albums for RCA.-Albums:-Singles:...
80	8	Dream Street Rose	Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
—	8	Evangeline	C-Weed Band
—	6	Flames of Evil Desire	Marie Bottrell
—	10	Hard Times (Comin' Down Again)	Carlton Showband Carlton Showband The Carlton Showband is a Canadian musical group of the Irish genre. Formed in Brampton, Ontario in November 1963, the band initially named themselves the Carlton Danceband in reference to Toronto's Carlton Street where Maple Leaf Gardens was located....
—	4	I Think I'll Say Goodbye	Eddie Eastman Eddie Eastman Eddie Eastman is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Twenty-five of Eastman's singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including five which reached the Top Ten...
—	15	I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head	Mercey Brothers Mercey Brothers The Mercey Brothers was a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989.-Before they were famous:The Mercey family grew up to music in their household at an early age. Brothers Larry, Ray, and Lloyd Mercey formed a country-infused musical group in 1966...
—	10	I'd Rather Be in L.A.	Gurney Anderson
23	10	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
—	9	In My Eyes	Glory-Anne Carriere
—	14	Liftin' Me Up, Lettin' Me Down	Eddie Eastman
9	4	Lucky Me	Anne Murray
—	7	Meant to Be	R. Harlan Smith and Chris Nielsen
—	10	My Broken Old Heart	David Thompson David Thompson (singer) David Thompson was a Canadian country music singer. Thirteen of Thompson's singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including the number one single "I Never Figured on This." In 1984, Thompson became the lead singer of Thunder Road. His band members included Sean Borton, Darryl Murray, Bob...
—	3	Phantom of the Opry	Ronnie Prophet Ronnie Prophet Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet is a Canadian-born country musician and comedy performer.In his childhood, Ronnie Prophet lived in Calumet, Quebec and began performing at local venues in his youth. His successful musical career in the United States began in the mid-1960s...
—	20	Rideau Street Queen	Wayne Rostad Wayne Rostad Wayne Victor Rostad, CM is a Canadian musician and television presenter.In 1969, he became a radio host for CJET in Smiths Falls, Ontario...
—	18	Somebody's Woman	Ralph Carlson
—	20	Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right	Iris Larratt
—	3	The Star	Marie Bottrell
—	9	Sweet Mountain Music	Laura Vinson
—	6	Thanks for the Dance	Ralph Carlson
—	10	We Could Make Beautiful Music Together	Terry Carisse
—	4	We've Got the Magic	R. Harlan Smith
—	16	What's Forever For	Cliff Edwards
—	7	Your Used to Be	Eddie Eastman

US	CAN	Album	Artist	Record Label
	10	6 Cylinder	6 Cylinder	RCA
1	3	9 to 5 and Odd Jobs 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs Allmusic rated 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs four-and-a-half out of five stars. William Ruhlmann, who reviewed the album, stated that "most of Parton's albums are hard to recommend", but that "[the songs are] enough to put it a notch above most of Parton's RCA catalog." Critic Robert Christgau rated the...	Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...	RCA
13		10th Anniversary	The Statler Brothers	Mercury
	6	All for the Love of a Song	Carroll Baker Carroll Baker (singer) Carroll Baker, CM , , is a Juno Award winning Canadian country music singer and songwriter.-Biography:Carroll Baker was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia...	RCA
	24	American Son American Son (album) American Son is a Country Rock album by American musician Levon Helm, who is most famous for his work as drummer for rock group The Band. It was released in October 1980 on MCA Records, and was Helm's third studio album...	Levon Helm Levon Helm Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm , is an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band....	MCA
2	1	Anne Murray's Greatest Hits Anne Murray's Greatest Hits Anne Murray's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Anne Murray issued by Capitol Records in 1980. It is a collection of nine previously issued singles released between 1970 and 1980, as well as one new song, "Could I Have This Dance", which was newly recorded for this album...	Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....	Capitol
5	7	Any Which Way You Can (Soundtrack) Any Which Way You Can * Beers To You Written by Steve Dorff , John Durrill , Sandy Pinkard and Snuff Garrett Sung by Ray Charles and Clint Eastwood* Any Which Way You Can...	Various Artists	Warner Bros.
14		Ask Me to Dance	Cristy Lane Cristy Lane Eleanor Johnston, known by her professional name as Cristy Lane is an American country music and gospel music singer, best known for a number of major country hits in the late 70s and the early 1980s, including her cover version of the song, "One Day at a Time".Lane's career began to take shape in...	United Artists
8		Back to the Barrooms Back to the Barrooms Back to the Barrooms is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in October 1980. The album's first single, "Misery and Gin", reached the top-ten on the U.S...	Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...	MCA
	12	Back to the Sod	Carlton Showband Carlton Showband The Carlton Showband is a Canadian musical group of the Irish genre. Formed in Brampton, Ontario in November 1963, the band initially named themselves the Carlton Danceband in reference to Toronto's Carlton Street where Maple Leaf Gardens was located....	RCA
	18	Best Country Duets	Various Artists	Epic
	18	Best of Family Brown	Family Brown Family Brown Family Brown was a Canadian country music band founded in 1967 by Joe Brown , along with his son Barry and daughters Lawanda and Tracey , as well as Dave Dennison and Ron Sparling . Between 1967 and 1990, the band charted several singles in both Canada and the United States...	RCA
57	21	The Best of Jerry Jeff Walker	Jerry Jeff Walker Jerry Jeff Walker Jerry Jeff Walker is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is probably most famous for writing the song "Mr. Bojangles.-Biography:...	MCA
	11	Best of the Good Brothers	The Good Brothers The Good Brothers The Good Brothers are a Canadian country, bluegrass and folk music group originating from Richmond Hill, Ontario. The band's core members are Brian Good , his twin brother Bruce Good and younger brother Larry Good ....	RCA
20		Blue Pearl	Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which...	Sunbird
10		Bronco Billy (Soundtrack)	Various Artists	Elektra
57	6	The Champ	Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...	Columbia
2	1	Coal Miner's Daughter (Soundtrack) Coal Miner's Daughter Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical film which tells the story of country music icon Loretta Lynn. It stars Sissy Spacek in her Academy Award for Best Actress winning role, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo and Levon Helm, and was directed by Michael Apted.-Background:The film was...	Various Artists	MCA
	8	Come with Me	Nana Mouskouri Nana Mouskouri Nana Mouskouri , born Ioánna Moúschouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece, is a Greek singer who has sold about 300 million records worldwide in a career spanning over five decades, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She was known as Nána to her friends and...	Grand
7	2	A Country Collection A Country Collection A Country Collection is a compilation album by Anne Murray issued by Capitol Records in 1980. It is a collection of ten songs, nine of which were taken from albums released between 1978 and 1980, with one additional song, "Do You Think Of Me?", newly recorded for the album...	Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....	Capitol
16		Crying	Stephanie Winslow Stephanie Winslow Stephanie Winslow is an American country artist. In the late 70s and 80s, she had a series of hit singles on the Billboard country music chart....	Warner Bros./Curb
14		Danny Davis & Willie Nelson with the Nashville Brass	Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass Danny Davis (country musician) Danny Davis was a band leader, trumpet player, vocalist and producer and founder/leader of the Nashville Brass.-Early life and career:... & Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...	RCA
7	1	Dolly, Dolly, Dolly Dolly, Dolly, Dolly -Chart performance:- Personnel :Eddie Anderson – drumsAnita Ball – vocalsJeff Baxter – guitarGeorge Bohannon – hornAlexandra Brown – vocalsLenny Castro – conductorSteve Cropper – guitarDenise DeCaro – vocals*Frank DeCaro – strings...	Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...	RCA
21	4	Down & Dirty	Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...	Columbia
58	1	Dream Street Rose Dream Street Rose Dream Street Rose is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 14th original album released in 1980 on the Warner Brothers Records label...	Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...	Warner Bros.
47	17	Drunk & Crazy	Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...	Columbia
22		Ed Bruce	Ed Bruce Ed Bruce William Edwin "Ed" Bruce, Jr. is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is known for penning the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" .-Early life & songwriting career:...	MCA
	9	Eddie Eastman	Eddie Eastman Eddie Eastman Eddie Eastman is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Twenty-five of Eastman's singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including five which reached the Top Ten...	Columbia
8	2	Elvis Aron Presley	Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....	RCA
14		Encore	Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as...	Epic
	18	The Entertainer	Artie MacLaren	Broadland
16	11	Friday Night Blues	John Conlee John Conlee John Conlee is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums...	MCA
5	9	Full Moon Full Moon (Charlie Daniels album) Full Moon is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on July 18, 1980. It produced two hit singles for the band, In America and The Legend of Wooley Swamp...	Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer...	Epic
1	1	Gideon Gideon (album) Gideon is the eighth solo studio album by Kenny Rogers, issued by United Artists Records in 1980. It reached #1 on the country charts and the top 20 of the pop charts...	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...	United Artists
22		Greatest Hits	Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...	Columbia
1	10	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Ronnie Milsap album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits collection by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1980 by RCA Records. The album's only single, "Smoky Mountain Rain," reached Number One on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Easy Listening charts...	Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...	RCA
5	13	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Oak Ridge Boys album) Greatest Hits was the fifth album by The Oak Ridge Boys. It compiled most of their hits from their first four albums, songs from 1977 to 1980.-Track listing:#"You're the One" from the album Y'all Come Back Saloon...	The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...	MCA
1	2	Greatest Hits	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...	Liberty
	18	Gypsy	Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish....	Epic
4	7	Habits Old and New Habits Old and New Habits Old and New is an album by country artist Hank Williams Jr.. It was released in June 1980 under Warner Bros. Records.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Hank Williams Jr.; except where indicated#"Old Habits" – 3:02#"Dinosaur" – 3:17...	Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...	Elektra/Curb
18		Hard Times	Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which a number of critics likened to a country equivalent to Bonnie Raitt . She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." ...	Columbia
10	3	Heart & Soul	Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...	MCA
11	13	Help Yourself	Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...	Columbia
1	4	Honeysuckle Rose Honeysuckle Rose (album) Honeysuckle Rose is the soundtrack to the 1980 musical drama film by the same name, which stars Willie Nelson. Tracks on the album include songs by Nelson and various artists including Kenneth Threadgill, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Gimble, Hank Cochran, Jeannie Seely and Dyan Cannon.The song "On the...	Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...	Columbia
1	5	Horizon Horizon (Eddie Rabbitt album) Horizon was the sixth studio album of Country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1980 under the Elektra Records label. The album produced two singles, both of which reached number one on country charts. The lead-off single "Drivin' My Life Away" reached number 5 on the Billboard 100 and...	Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...	Elektra
7		I Am What I Am	George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....	Epic
2	3	I Believe in You	Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...	MCA
12		I Wish I Was Eighteen Again	George Burns George Burns George Burns , born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, television and movies, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became...	Mercury
	18	Into a Mystery	Murray McLauchlan Murray McLauchlan Murray McLauchlan, CM is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player.-Biography:Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old...	True North
	22	Iris Larratt	Iris Larratt	RCA
3		It's Hard to Be Humble	Mac Davis Mac Davis Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success...	Casablanca
	23	King of the Newfies	Michael T. Wall	Boot
11		Lacy J. Dalton	Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which a number of critics likened to a country equivalent to Bonnie Raitt . She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." ...	Columbia
	4	Live	The Good Brothers The Good Brothers The Good Brothers are a Canadian country, bluegrass and folk music group originating from Richmond Hill, Ontario. The band's core members are Brian Good , his twin brother Bruce Good and younger brother Larry Good ....	Solid Gold
8	6	Lookin' for Love	Johnny Lee Johnny Lee Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single, "Lookin' for Love" not only spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country singles chart in the second half of 1980 but also went to the Top 5 on the Pop charts, and Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey...	Asylum
17		Lookin' Good Lookin' Good Lookin' Good is a 1980 country music album by Loretta Lynn released on MCA Records.-Album Tracks:"Cheatin' on a Cheater" "Take Your Time in Leavin" *"Sometimes I Go Crazy"...	Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...	MCA
24	5	Loretta	Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...	MCA
17		Love Has No Reason Love Has No Reason Unable to approach the success of You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone left Top 40 radio behind in 1980 and turned her career toward Country music with the release of her fourth album, Love Has No Reason . Boone had already established a presence on Country radio prior to the release of this album...	Debby Boone Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...	Warner Bros./Curb
6	12	Love Is Fair Love Is Fair Love is Fair is a studio album by American country music singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in August 1980.Love is Fair was Mandrell's first studio album of the decade. The album was successful for Mandrell, spawning four singles...	Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s...	MCA
24		M-M-Mel Live	Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....	MCA
	12	Make a Little Magic Make a Little Magic Make a Little Magic is the 1980 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is notable for having many charting albums and singles...	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded...	Liberty
3		Milsap Magic Milsap Magic Milsap Magic is the eleventh studio album by Country singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1980 under the RCA Records label.-Track listing:#"Why Don't You Spend the Night" #"She Thinks I Still Care"...	Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...	RCA
1	1	Music Man Music Man (album) Music Man is an album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1980 on RCA Victor. It was Jennings' final album in a streak of releases which mostly reached #1 on the country charts...	Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...	RCA
3	1	My Home's in Alabama	Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...	RCA
9		Porter & Dolly Porter & Dolly Porter & Dolly is an album, released in June 1980, featuring Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, mostly of previously unreleased material from their duet years . The album was part of a settlement from legal action Wagoner took following Parton's departure from his band in 1974...	Porter Wagoner Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and... & Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...	RCA
12		Razzy	Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey is an American country music artist.-Early life:Bailey was raised on a farm in La Fayette, Alabama. Bailey got his first experience of musical performance as a member of his high school's Future Farmers of America string band...	RCA
12	16	Rest Your Love on Me	Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...	MCA
	23	Rockabilly Blues Rockabilly Blues Rockabilly Blues is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1980 . It is a collection of songs in the rockabilly style. Highlights include "Cold Lonesome Morning," which had some minor chart success Rockabilly Blues is an album by American country singer...	Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...	Columbia
2	2	Roses in the Snow Roses in the Snow Roses in the Snow was a 1980 album by Emmylou Harris. While Harris' previous release, 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl featured traditional, straight-ahead country , Roses in the Snow found Harris performing Bluegrass-inspired music, with material by Flatt and Scruggs, Paul Simon, The Carter Family, and...	Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...	Warner Bros.
	1	The Rovers The Rovers (album) The Rovers is a 1980 album by the music group The Irish Rovers. It was their first album after they rebranded themselves as The Rovers, dropping "Irish" from the group name, and includes their crossover country hit "Wasn't That a Party"....	The Rovers The Irish Rovers The Irish Rovers is a Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover". The group is best known for their international television series, and renditions of traditional Irish drinking songs, as well as early hits, Shel Silverstein's "The Unicorn",...	Attic
3	1	San Antonio Rose San Antonio Rose (album) San Antonio Rose is a studio album by American country music artists Willie Nelson and Ray Price. It was released in 1980 via Columbia Records...	Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... & Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...	Columbia
	20	She Don't Like the Highway	Dale Russell	Sunshine
4		Shriner's Convention Shriner's Convention (album) -Album credits:Arranged and produced by: Ray Stevens at Ray Stevens Studio, Nashville, TennesseeEngineer: Stuart KeathleyCover concept: Jerry BradleyArt direction and cartoon illustration: Herb Burnette*Lettering: Bill Noss...	Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:...	RCA
10	11	Smokey and the Bandit 2 (Soundtrack)	Various Artists	MCA
19		Smooth Sailin	T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard is an American country music singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...	Warner Bros./Curb
15	1	Somebody's Waiting Somebody's Waiting Somebody's Waiting is the fifteenth studio album by Anne Murray issued, in March 1980 on Capitol Records. The album charted lower in the U.S. than most of Murray's other releases from the same period, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number 88 on the Billboard Pop...	Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....	Capitol
25	24	Songs I Love to Sing	Slim Whitman Slim Whitman Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...	Cleveland Int'l.
18		Sons of the Sun	The Bellamy Brothers	Warner Bros./Curb
22		Southern Rain	Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....	Elektra
	3	The Star	Marie Bottrell Marie Bottrell Marie Bottrell is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Eighteen of Bottrell's singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including five which reached the Top Ten...	MBS
12		Texas in My Rear View Mirror	Mac Davis Mac Davis Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success...	Casablanca
8		That's All That Matters to Me	Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as...	Epic
1		There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me is a studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in 1980 via RCA Records...	Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...	RCA
6		These Days These Days (Crystal Gayle album) These Days is an album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in 1980, it peaked at #6 on the Billboard Country Album chart....	Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...	Columbia
10	1	Together Together (Oak Ridge Boys album) -Track listing:#"Whiskey Lady" #"Ready to Take My Chances" #"Trying to Love Two Women" #"Heart of Mine" #"Beautiful You"...	The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...	MCA
	22	True Feelings	Sonny Sinclair	Rural Root
1	2	Urban Cowboy (Soundtrack) Urban Cowboy Released as a 2× vinyl record album, re-released on CD in 1995.Side A:#Hello Texas – Jimmy Buffett #All Night Long – Joe Walsh #Times Like These – Dan Fogelberg #Nine Tonight – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band...	Various Artists	Asylum
16		The Way I Am The Way I Am (Merle Haggard album) The Way I Am is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1980. The single "The Way I Am" reached number 2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.-Reissues:*The Way I Am was reissued by MCA combined with Back to the Barrooms...	Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...	MCA
	13	We Could Make Beautiful Music Together	Terry Carisse Terry Carisse Terrance Victor Carisse known as Terry Carisse, was one of Canadian Country Music's most awarded, decorated and popular singer-songwriters. He was nominated four times for a Juno Award.-Early life:...	MBS
	5	With Love	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...	Columbia
9		You Can Get Crazy	The Bellamy Brothers	Warner Bros./Curb
25		Your Body Is an Outlaw	Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....	Elektra
	2	Zephyr	Canadian Zephyr Canadian Zephyr Canadian Zephyr was a Canadian country music group. Twenty of their singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including the number one singles "You Made My Day Tonight" and "Guess I Went Crazy." They released two albums for United Artists and three albums for RCA.-Albums:-Singles:...	RCA

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
60	After Hours	Joe Stampley Joe Stampley Joe Stampley is an American country music singer.-Biography:He was born to R.C. Stampley, Jr. , and Mary E. Stampley...	Epic
27	Always	Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...	MCA
28	Autograph	John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...	RCA
43	The Best of Chet on the Road — Live The Best of Chet on the Road — Live The Best of Chet on the Road — Live is a live album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1980.-Side one:# "This String" – 3:40# "Dance With Me" – 3:51# "Blind Willie" – 3:16# "Stars and Stripes Forever" – 3:28...	Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...	RCA
34	The Best of the Kendalls	The Kendalls The Kendalls The Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records...	Ovation
64	But What Will the Neighbors Think But What Will the Neighbors Think But What Will the Neighbors Think is the title of the second studio album by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in 1980 by Warner Bros. Records. It reached #64 on the Top Country Albums chart and #155 on the Billboard 200 albums chart...	Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....	Warner Bros.
49	Cactus and a Rose Cactus and a Rose Cactus and a Rose is a 1980 honky tonk/Southern rock album by Country music singer Gary Stewart. The singer's seventh studio album, it only reached reached #49 on Billboard's "Country Albums" chart, spawning two low-charting singles: "Cactus and a Rose" and "Are We Dreamin' the Same Dream"...	Gary Stewart Gary Stewart (singer) Gary Stewart was a country musician and songwriter known for his distinctive vibrato voice and his southern rock influenced, outlaw country sound...	RCA
71	Changes	Billy "Crash" Craddock	Capitol
47	Christmas with Slim Whitman	Slim Whitman Slim Whitman Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...	Cleveland Int'l.
29	Dallas	Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note...	RCA
51	Don't It Break Your Heart	Con Hunley Con Hunley Conard Logan "Con" Hunley is a country music singer.Hunley was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from Central High School in Knoxville, Hunley began playing with local bands, maturing musically and gaining his first fans. Hunley joined the Air Force in 1965 and spent most of his...	Warner Bros.
45	Double Trouble Double Trouble (George Jones and Johnny Paycheck album) Double Trouble is an album by American country music artists George Jones and Johnny Paycheck. This album was released in 1980 on the Epic Records label...	George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... & Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle , a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It"...	Epic
41	Dreamlovers	Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...	MCA
37	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (album) Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is the name of a studio album, by country music legend Lynn Anderson, released in 1980.This was Anderson's last album with Columbia records, the record company she been signed to since 1970. Anderson was deciding to go into brief retirement to marry oil tycoon Harold...	Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...	Columbia
55	Eyes	Eddy Raven Eddy Raven Edward Garvin Futch is an American country music artist known professionally as Eddy Raven. Known for his Cajun-influenced country music, Raven has been a recording artist since 1962...	Dimension
26	Family Bible	Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...	MCA
37	Favorites Favorites (Crystal Gayle album) Favorites is a compilation album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released in 1980, only a short time after another compilation album, Classic Crystal, though consisted of her lesser known songs from the period she was signed to United Artists Records.The album peaked at...	Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...	United Artists
44	Following the Feeling	Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...	Columbia
59	Greatest Country Hits of the 70's	Various Artists	Columbia
61	I Don't Want to Lose	Leon Everette Leon Everette Leon Everette is an American country music artist. While in the Navy during the Vietnam War, Everette won a singing contest and decided to pursue a career in country music....	Orlando
29	I Don't Want to Lose You	Con Hunley Con Hunley Conard Logan "Con" Hunley is a country music singer.Hunley was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from Central High School in Knoxville, Hunley began playing with local bands, maturing musically and gaining his first fans. Hunley joined the Air Force in 1965 and spent most of his...	Warner Bros.
27	I'll Be There	Gail Davies Gail Davies Gail Davies is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson....	Warner Bros.
28	I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry	Janie Fricke Janie Fricke Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s....	Columbia
66	I've Got Something to Say I've Got Something to Say I've Got Something to Say is an album released by country musician David Allan Coe. It was released in 1980 on Columbia. Guy Clark, Bill Anderson, Dickey Betts , Kris Kristofferson, Larry Jon Wilson, and George Jones are all featured on this album.-Track listing:All Songs written by David Allan Coe...	David Allan Coe David Allan Coe David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career...	Columbia
61	In My Dreams	Johnny Duncan	Columbia
56	Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce is an album by American country music singer Jerry Reed, released in 1980. The album is a tribute album for Jim Croce who died in 1973 in a plane crash during the peak of his career. Seven of the ten songs were singles released by Croce. The album peaked at number 56 on...	Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...	RCA
61	John Anderson John Anderson (album) John Anderson is country artist John Anderson's debut album. It was released in 1980 on the Warner Bros. Records label. The album produced the singles "The Girl at the End of the Bar", "Low Dog Blues", "1959", "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs", "If There Were No Memories" and "Your Lying...	John Anderson John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years...	Warner Bros.
35	Killer Country	Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...	Elektra
26	A Legend and His Lady	Eddy Arnold Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...	RCA
59	Love So Many Ways	Ronnie McDowell Ronnie McDowell Ronald Dean "Ronnie" McDowell is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1977 with the song "The King Is Gone", a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had died not long before the single's release. From that single onward, McDowell has charted more than thirty Top 40 hits on the Billboard...	Epic
61	Many Moods of Mel	Mel Street Mel Street King Malachi Street , commonly known as Mel Street, was an American country music singer.-Biography:Street was born in Rowe, Virginia to a coal mining family...	Sunbird
48	New York Town	Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle , a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It"...	Epic
47	New York Wine Tennessee Shine	Dave Rowland & Sugar Dave & Sugar Dave & Sugar was a pop-styled country music trio that enjoyed its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. It consisted of lead singer Dave Rowland and initially on backing vocalists, Vicki Hackeman and Jackie Frantz...	RCA
45	No One Will Ever Know	Gene Watson Gene Watson Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched six number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.-Biography:Watson...	Capitol
69	Oklahoma Rose	Rex Allen, Jr. Rex Allen, Jr. Rex Allen, Jr. is an American country music singer, who started singing at the age of six; he had followed in the footsteps of his father, Rex Allen, a singing cowboy and the narrator of many Walt Disney films. Rex Allen, Jr...	Warner Bros.
52	Once a Drifter	Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...	Elektra
35	One Man, One Woman	Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981... & Helen Cornelius Helen Cornelius Helen Cornelius is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best remembered for a series of hit duets with Jim Ed Brown, many of which reached the U.S...	RCA
37	Only Lonely Sometimes	Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....	Epic
70	Standing Tall	Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears is an American country music singer. She reached the top-10 of the Country music charts five times between 1969 and 1977, her biggest hit being "Blanket on the Ground", which, in 1975, became her only number one...	United Artists
52	A Sure Thing	Freddie Hart Freddie Hart (musician) Frederick Segrest , known professionally as Freddie Hart, is an American country musician and songwriter best-known for his No. 1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972....	Sunbird
30	Take Me Back	Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...	MCA
43	Texas Bound and Flyin	Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...	RCA
56	There's Always Me	Jim Reeves Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...	RCA
26	Together Again Together Again (George Jones and Tammy Wynette album) Together Again is an album by country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. This album was released in 1980 on the Epic Records label...	George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... & Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....	Epic
32	When Two Worlds Collide	Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...	Elektra
31	Where Did the Money Go?	Hoyt Axton Hoyt Axton Hoyt Wayne Axton was an American country music singer-songwriter, and a film and television actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. As he matured, some of his songwriting efforts became well...	Jeremiah
28	Who's Cheatin' Who	Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....	Epic
40	A Woman's Heart	Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...	Liberty
73	Women Get Lonely	Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....	Epic

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