1982 in country music - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1982.

Events

October 30 — 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...

has nine albums simultaneously on the Billboard
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Top Country Albums chart.

United States

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Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	CAN peak	Spec. Note
January 9	Fourteen Carat Mind Fourteen Carat Mind "Fourteen Carat Mind" is a 1981 single written by Dallas Frazier and Larry Lee and recorded by Gene Watson. "Fourteen Carat Mind" would be Gene Watson's twentieth country hit and his only song to hit number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total...	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...	1	5	^[A]
January 16	I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1981, the song became one of his biggest hits in his recording career and came during the peak of his crossover success....	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
January 23	Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" is a 1981 single written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes and recorded by Conway Twitty. "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" was Conway Twitty's 27th number one hit on the country chart as a solo artist...	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	3
January 30	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) "The Sweetest Thing " is a country-pop song written by Otha Young . Young was the long-time musical partner of Juice Newton and wrote the song for her in the mid-1970s.-History:...	Juice Newton Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...	1		^[A]
February 6	Lonely Nights Lonely Nights "Lonely Nights" is a 1981 single by Mickey Gilley. "Lonely Nights" would be Mickey Gilley's thirteenth number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for one week and stayed a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	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
February 13	Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight" is a 1981 single by Eddie Rabbitt, who co-wrote the song with Even Stevens and David Malloy. "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight" would be Eddie Rabbitt's tenth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve...	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	4
February 20	Only One You Only One You "Only One You" is a 1981 single written by Michael Garvin and Bucky Jones and recorded by T.G. Sheppard.Released during the peak of Sheppard's early-1980s popularity, "Only One You" became his ninth No...	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:...	1
February 27	Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good "Lord I Hope This Day is Good" is a 1981 single written by Dave Hanner and recorded by Don Williams. "Lord I Hope This Day is Good" would be Don Williams' twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country music...	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
March 6	You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had" is a 1981 single written by Wayland Holyfield and Randy Hatch and recorded by Ed Bruce. "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had" would be Ed Bruce's twenty-second country hit and his only number one. The single went to number one for one week...	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:...	1	10	^[C]
March 13	Blue Moon with Heartache Blue Moon with Heartache "Blue Moon with Heartache" is a 1982 single written and recorded by Rosanne Cash. "Blue Moon with Heartache" was Rosanne Cash's third number one country hit. The single would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of 11 weeks on the chart ....	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....	1	2
March 20	Mountain of Love Mountain of Love "Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman . Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It performed well, becoming his only top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the highest charting single of his career.In 1964, Johnny Rivers released his remake as a single...	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
March 27	She Left Love All Over Me She Left Love All Over Me "She Left Love All Over Me" is a song made famous by country music singer Razzy Bailey.Issued in December 1981, the blues-tinged song about an emotional love affair just ended slowly but surely broke in popularity. When it reached No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart at the end...	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	2	^[B]
April 3	Bobbie Sue Bobbie Sue (song) "Bobbie Sue" is a song made famous by the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler and Adele Tyler, the song was released in 1982 as the title track to the group's album. That April, the song became the Oaks' sixth No...	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
April 10	Big City Big City (song) "Big City" is a song made famous by country music singer Merle Haggard. Co-written by Haggard and Dean Holloway, the song was released in 1982 as the title track to his first album for Epic Records...	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,...	1
April 17	The Clown The Clown (Conway Twitty song) "The Clown" is a 1982 single written by Wayne Carson, Brenda Barnett, Charlie Chalmers, and Sandra Rhodes and recorded by Conway Twitty. "The Clown" was Conway Twitty's 28th number one the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 13 weeks on the country chart...	Conway Twitty	1	7
April 24	Crying My Heart Out Over You Crying My Heart Out Over You "Crying My Heart Out Over You" is a 1982 single written by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Carl Butler, and Earl Sherry and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Crying My Heart Out Over You" would be Ricky Skaggs third country hit and the first of eleven number number one hits on the country chart. The single...	Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...	1	3	^[A]
May 1	Mountain Music Mountain Music (song) "Mountain Music" is the title of a song written by Randy Owen and recorded by his band, Alabama. It was released in January 1982 as the lead-off single and title track to Alabama's third album, Mountain Music.-About the song:...	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
May 8	Always on My Mind Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers...	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		^[1]
May 22	Just to Satisfy You Just to Satisfy You (song) "Just to Satisfy You" is the title track from a 1969 Waylon Jennings album. At the album release, "Just to Satisfy You" was written by Waylon Jennings and Don Bowman and was not released as a single and had been a country hit for Bobby Bare in 1965. In 1982, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson...	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... and Willie Nelson	2	2
June 5	Finally Finally (T.G. Sheppard song) "Finally" is a 1982 single written by Gary Chapman and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "Finally" would be T.G. Sheppard's tenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart ....	T. G. Sheppard	1	10
June 12	For All the Wrong Reasons For All the Wrong Reasons "For All the Wrong Reasons" is a 1982 single by The Bellamy Brothers. "For All the Wrong Reasons" was written by David Bellamy and became The Bellamy Brothers fifth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart...	The Bellamy Brothers	1	20
June 19	Slow Hand Slow Hand Slow Hand is a ballad written by John Bettis and Michael Clark and recorded by the Pointer Sisters. It was first released in the spring of 1981 as the advance single for Black & White.-Background/ Impact:...	Conway Twitty	2	6
July 3	Any Day Now	Ronnie Milsap	1
July 10	Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby "Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby" is a song made famous by country music singer Janie Fricke. The song was released in 1982 and became her first solo Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that summer....	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....	1	8
July 17	'Till You're Gone 'Till You're Gone "Till You're Gone" is the title of a song written by Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. "'Till You're Gone" would be Barbara Mandrell's fifth 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	3
July 24	Take Me Down	Alabama	1
July 31	I Don't Care I Don't Care (Webb Pierce song) "I Don't Care" is a 1955 song written by Webb Pierce and Cindy Walker and originally performed by Webb Pierce. "I Don't Care" spent twelve weeks at number one on the C&W Best Seller charts and spent a total of thirty-two weeks on the charts...	Ricky Skaggs	1	2
August 7	Honky Tonkin' Honky Tonkin' "Honky Tonkin" is a 1982 single by Hank Williams Jr. "Honky Tonkin'" would be the sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. "Honky Tonkin'" was written and originally recorded by his father Hank...	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...	1	6
August 14	I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" is a 1982 single written by Dewayne Blackwell and recorded by David Frizzell. "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" would be David Frizzell's only number one on the country chart as a solo artist...	David Frizzell David Frizzell David Frizzell is an American country music singer. He is the younger brother of country music legend Lefty Frizzell. His career first started in the late 1950s, but his biggest success came in the '80s, 30 years into his career....	1	3	^[B]
August 21	Nobody Nobody (Sylvia song) "Nobody" is the name of a Country Music song recorded by Sylvia, that became a Number One hit on the country charts in 1982.The song was first recorded in 1982 by Sylvia, who was already a Country Music star the previous year, achieving a #1 hit and 2 other Top Tens in 1981. "Nobody" was released...	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....	1		^[B]
August 28	Fool Hearted Memory Fool Hearted Memory "Fool Hearted Memory" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill and Blake Mevis, and was American country music singer George Strait's first #1 single . The single was from George Strait's 1982 Strait from the Heart album on MCA Records and was included in the soundtrack of the feature film "The...	George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...	1		^[A]
September 4	Love Will Turn You Around Love Will Turn You Around (song) "Love Will Turn You Around" is the title of a song performed and co-written by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. The song was released as a single in 1982 from Rogers' album of the same name. It is also the theme song to Rogers' 1982 film Six Pack....	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...	1
September 11	She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) "She Got the Goldmine " is the title of a song written by Tim DuBois and recorded by American country music singer Jerry Reed. It was released in June 1982 as the third and final single from the album, The Man with the Golden Thumb. A satire on divorce, the song became Reed's third and final No...	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...	2	3	^[B]
September 25	What's Forever For What's Forever For "What Forever For" is the title of a song written by Rafe VanHoy and recorded by Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in June 1982 as the third single from the album, Michael Martin Murphey. "What's Forever For" would be Murphey's second country hit and the first of two number ones on the...	Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...	1		^[A]
October 2	Put Your Dreams Away	Mickey Gilley	1
October 9	Yesterday's Wine Yesterday's Wine (song) "Yesterday's Wine" is the title track of the 1971 album of the same name by Willie Nelson. The track was also written by Willie Nelson. In 1982, Merle Haggard and George Jones recorded a duet of "Yesterday's Wine" which became a number one single on the country chart. The single went to number...	Merle Haggard and 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	5
October 16	I Will Always Love You I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:...	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
October 23	He Got You He Got You - Success & Reception :His 32nd single to be released, the song also became his 20th No.1 hit on the country charts. It was a major hit on the Adult Contemporary charts as well, peaking at No. 15. It also had minor success on the pop charts, stopping at No. 59. The song is one of Milsap's most...	Ronnie Milsap	1	2
October 30	Close Enough to Perfect Close Enough to Perfect "Close Enough to Perfect" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1982, the song was the third single from Alabama's third album, Mountain Music....	Alabama	1
November 6	You're So Good When You're Bad You're So Good When You're Bad "You're So Good When You're Bad" is a 1982 single written by Ben Peters and recorded by Charley Pride. "You're So Good When You're Bad" was Charley Pride's twenty-seventh number one single on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the...	Charley Pride	1	2
November 13	Heartbroke Heartbroke (Ricky Skaggs song) "Heartbroke" is a 1982 single written by Guy Clark and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Heartbroke" was Ricky Skaggs' third number one on the country chart...	Ricky Skaggs	1
November 20	War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too) War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too) "War is Hell " is the title of a song written by Curly Putman, Bucky Jones, and Dan Wilson and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. The song became Sheppard's 11th No. 1 song on the Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1982...	T. G. Sheppard	1	5
November 27	It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" is a 1982 single written by Mark Gray, Les Taylor, and Shawna Harrington-Burkhart and recorded by Janie Fricke. "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" was Janie Fricke's second number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a...	Janie Fricke	1
December 4	You and I	Eddie Rabbitt and 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
December 11	Redneck Girl Redneck Girl "Redneck Girl" is a 1982 single by The Bellamy Brothers. "Redneck Girl" was written by David Bellamy and was the sixth number one country hit for The Bellamy Brothers. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. Blake Shelton covered the...	The Bellamy Brothers	1	7
December 18	Somewhere Between Right and Wrong Somewhere Between Right and Wrong "Somewhere Between Right and Wrong" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in September 1982 as the second single fromthe album of the same name, "Somewhere Between Right and Wrong". The song was Earl Thomas Conley's second...	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...	1	39
December 25	Wild and Blue	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...	1	15	^[A]

^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard
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A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

US	CAN	Single	Artist
16	31	After the Love Slips Away	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...
4	5	Ain't No Money Ain't No Money "Ain't No Money" is a single by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. Released in 1982, it was the first single from the album Somewhere in the Stars. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	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....
5		The American Dream The American Dream (song) "The American Dream" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music Hank Williams, Jr. It was released in September 1982 as the first new single from the album Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...	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...
8	3	Another Chance	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....
4	20	Another Honky Tonk Night on Broadway	David Frizzell David Frizzell David Frizzell is an American country music singer. He is the younger brother of country music legend Lefty Frizzell. His career first started in the late 1950s, but his biggest success came in the '80s, 30 years into his career.... and Shelly West Shelly West Shelly West is an American country music singer. Her mother was the country music star Dottie West, whose career spanned three decades. Shelly West is best known for having hit duets with David Frizzell, and for their #1 hit "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"...
19	19	Ashes to Ashes	Terri Gibbs Terri Gibbs Teresa Fay "Terri" Gibbs is an American country music artist who was born blind. Between 1980 and 1990, she recorded seven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records...
36	15	Bad News	Boxcar Willie Boxcar Willie Boxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin was an American country music singer, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat...
10	5	Be There for Me Baby Be There for Me Baby "Be There for Me Baby" is the title of a song written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black, and recorded by American Country music artist Johnny Lee. It was released in January 1982 as the second single from the album Bet Your Heart on Me. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &...	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...
4	4	Big Ole Brew Big Ole Brew "Big Ole Brew" is the title of a song written by Russell Smith and most famously recorded by American country music artist, Mel McDaniel. McDaniel's version was released in June 1982 as the third single from his 1982 album, Take Me to the Country. It peaked at both number 4 on the U.S. Billboard...	Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel was an American country music artist. His chart making years were mainly the 1980s and his hits from that era include "Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", the Number One "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It Love", "Stand on It", and a remake of Chuck Berry's...
9	4	Blaze of Glory Blaze of Glory (Kenny Rogers song) "Blaze of Glory" is the title of a song written by Danny Morrison, John Thomas Slate, and Larry Keith. It was recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers and released in November 1981 as the lead single from the album, Share Your Love. The song reached number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100...	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
3	10	Born to Run Born to Run (Emmylou Harris song) "Born to Run" is a single by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the album Cimarron. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	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...
2	2	Break It to Me Gently Break It to Me Gently "Break It to Me Gently" is a pop song written by blues musician Joe Seneca with lyrics by Diane Lampert. Both Brenda Lee and Juice Newton met with considerable success with their versions of the song....	Juice Newton Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
6	5	Busted	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...
10	24	Cherokee Fiddle Cherokee Fiddle "Cherokee Fiddle" is the title of a song written by Michael Martin Murphey and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Lee. It was released in October 1982 as the first single from the album Sounds Like Love. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...	Johnny Lee
2	2	A Country Boy Can Survive A Country Boy Can Survive "A Country Boy Can Survive" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. The song was released as a single in January 1982 and reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts in March 1982...	Hank Williams, Jr.
3	6	Dancing Your Memory Away Dancing Your Memory Away "Dancing Your Memory Away" is a single by American country music artist Charly McClain. Released in 1982, it was the first single from the album Too Good to Hurry. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....
9	22	Diamonds in the Stars	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...
12	35	Don't Look Back	Gary Morris Gary Morris Gary Gwyn Morris is an American country music artist who charted a string of countrypolitan-styled hit songs throughout the 1980s....
15		Dreams Die Hard	Gary Morris
4	4	Ever Never Lovin' You Ever Never Lovin' You "Ever Never Lovin' You" is a single by American country music artist Ed Bruce. Released in July 1982, it was the first single from his album, I Write It Down. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:...	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:...
5	28	Everybody Makes Mistakes	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." ...
10	9	Every Time You Cross My Mind (You Break My Heart)	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...
18	7	Forty and Fadin'	Ray Price
21	9	Get into Reggae Cowboy Get into Reggae Cowboy "Get into Reggae Cowboy" is a single by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. Released in 1982, it was the second single from the album When We Were Boys. The song reached #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	The Bellamy Brothers
8	27	Hard Candy Christmas Hard Candy Christmas "Hard Candy Christmas" is a song written by composer/lyricist Carol Hall for the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.Near the end of the original play, individual girls of the brothel sing lines of the verses as they are preparing to leave; they join together on the refrains...	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...
8	3	Heavenly Bodies Heavenly Bodies "Heavenly Bodies" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in May 1982 as the first single from the album Somewhere Between Right and Wrong. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...	Earl Thomas Conley
2	13	I Don't Know Where to Start I Don't Know Where to Start "I Don't Know Where to Start" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the album Step by Step. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 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...
3	9	I Just Came Here to Dance	David Frizzell and Shelly West
7	5	I Just Came Home to Count the Memories I Just Came Home to Count the Memories (song) "I Just Came Home to Count the Memories" is a single by American country music artist John Anderson. Released in 1981, it was the first single and title track from the album I Just Came Home to Count the Memories. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...	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...
11	24	I Just Cut Myself (On a Piece of Her Broken Heart)	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...
9	9	I Lie	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...
17		I Think About Your Lovin'	The Osmonds The Osmonds The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers...
2	4	I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone) I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone) "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head " is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton. He was also the first artist to release it, doing so on Mercury Records in 1978. His version went to number 54 on the country music charts that year....	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...
18	24	I'm Goin' Hurtin'	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...
3	11	I'm Not That Lonely Yet I'm Not That Lonely Yet "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1982, it was the first single from the album Unlimited. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 4, 1982.-Chart performance:...	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...
3	2	If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home) If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home) "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger " is the title of a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1982 as the third and final single from his 1981 debut album Strait Country...	George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
10		If You're Waitin' on Me (You're Backin' up)	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...
15	12	In Like with Each Other	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...
19	40	Innocent Lies	Sonny James Sonny James James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...
17		It Turns Me Inside Out	Lee Greenwood Lee Greenwood Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts....
19		It'll Be Her	Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & The Glaser Brothers was an American country music group composed of three brothers: Chuck, Jim, and Tompall Glaser, all of whom also had success in the 1970s as solo artists. Between 1960 and 1975, the trio recorded ten studio albums, and charted nine singles on the Billboard Hot Country...
16	31	It's High Time It's High Time "It's High Time" is the name of a Country music song by Dottie West.Although this song wasn't one of her highest-charting singles, it was noteworthy as West's final Top 20 hit on the Country charts...	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...
16		It's Who You Love	Kieran Kane Kieran Kane Kieran Kane is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number...
7	4	Just Give Me What You Think is Fair	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....
15		Kansas City Lights	Steve Wariner Steve Wariner Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
17		The Killin' Kind	Bandana Bandana (country band) Bandana was an American country music band composed of Lonnie Wilson , Jerry Fox , Tim Menzies , Joe Van Dyke , and Jerry Ray Johnston . After Menzies, Johnston and Van Dyke left, they were replaced with Michael Black and Billy Kemp on guitars, and Bob Mummert on drums. Between 1982 and 1986, they...
12	43	A Little Bit Crazy	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...
9	30	Livin' in These Troubled Times Livin' in These Troubled Times "Livin' in These Troubled Times" is a single by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the album Hollywood, Tennessee. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 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...
13	14	Love's Found You and Me	Ed Bruce
8	11	Love's Gonna Fall Here Tonight	Razzy Bailey
19	41	Making Love from Memory	Loretta Lynn
9	19	Midnight Rodeo	Leon Everette
12	7	Mis'ry River	Terri Gibbs
3	3	Mistakes Mistakes (Don Williams song) "Mistakes" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1982, it was the second single from the album Listen to the Radio. The song reached #3 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,...
20		Natural Love	Petula Clark Petula Clark Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...
12	32	New Cut Road	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:...
17		New Way Out	Karen Brooks Karen Brooks Karen Brooks is an American country music singer who is best known for a series of Top 40 hits on the Billboard Country Chart in the early 1980s, including "Faking Love," a duet with T.G. Sheppard which topped the country chart in February 1983.Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954. Attended...
20	44	No Relief in Sight	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...
19		Nothing but the Radio On	James & Michael Younger James & Michael Younger James & Michael Younger, also known as The Younger Brothers, were an American country music group from Edinburg, Texas composed of brothers James and Michael Williams. Their eponymous debut album was released in 1983 by MCA Records...
12	26	Oh Girl Oh Girl "Oh Girl" is a number-one single recorded by the soul vocal group, The Chi-Lites and released on Brunswick Records in 1972. Included on the group's 1972 album A Lonely Man, "Oh Girl" centers around a relationship on the verge of break-up...	Con Hunley
19	18	Old Friends	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, and Roger Miller Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
13		Only You (And You Alone) Only You (And You Alone) "Only You " is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955....	Reba McEntire
9	9	Operator, Long Distance Please Operator, Long Distance Please "Operator, Long Distance Please" 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 August 1982 as the second and final single from the album, ...In Black and White. It peaked at #9 on the U.S...	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...
19	37	Preaching Up a Storm	Mel McDaniel
5	2	Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" is a single by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. Greenwood's version peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1982. A cover was released by Reba McEntire in November 1995 as the second single from her album, Starting Over...	Lee Greenwood
10	12	Rodeo Romeo	Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...
9	13	'Round the Clock Lovin'	Gail Davies Gail Davies Gail Davies is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson....
	16	Run for the Roses Run for the Roses "Run for the Roses" is a song on the album The Innocent Age, written and recorded by singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg in 1981. Released as a single the following year, it peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since been used as an unofficial theme for the Kentucky Derby...	Dan Fogelberg Dan Fogelberg Daniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass music...
19	21	She Used to Sing on Sunday	Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
7	6	She's Lying She's Lying "She's Lying" is a single by American country artist Lee Greenwood. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the album Inside Out. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Lee Greenwood
4	2	She's Not Really Cheating (She's Just Getting Even)	Moe Bandy
10		She's Playing Hard to Forget She's Playing Hard to Forget "She's Playing Hard to Forget" is a single by American country artist Eddy Raven. Released in 1982, it was the fourth single from the album Desperate Dreams. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Eddy Raven
13	2	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay " The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. It was first recorded by Otis Redding in 1967, just days before his death. It was released posthumously on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous number-one single in U.S...	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... with Willie Nelson
7	13	16th Avenue	Lacy J. Dalton
13		Slow Down	Lacy J. Dalton
22	16	So Fine	The Oak Ridge Boys
20	39	Some of My Best Friends Are Old Songs	Louise Mandrell Louise Mandrell Thelma Louise Mandrell, also known as Louise Mandrell, was born July 13, 1954 and is an American country music singer. She is the younger sister of country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell. Louise had a successful singing career in country music with a string of...
10	20	Soul Searchin'	Leon Everette
9	4	Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart) Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart) "Speak Softly " is a single by American country music artist Gene Watson. Released in 1982, it was the second single from album Old Loves Never Die. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	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...
17		Stay a Little Longer Stay A Little Longer "Stay a Little Longer" is a Western swing dance tune written by Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan. The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:*Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8230-8291-1...	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....
7		Step Back	Ronnie McDowell
19	35	Stuck Right in the Middle of Your Love	Billy Swan Billy Swan Billy Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs...
12	11	Sweet Yesterday	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....
10	22	Take Me to the Country Take Me to the Country (song) "Take Me to the Country" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist, Mel McDaniel. It was released in March 1982 as the second single from McDaniel's 1982 album of the same name, Take Me to the Country. It peaked at number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...	Mel McDaniel
10		Tell Me Why	Earl Thomas Conley
9	5	Tennessee Rose Tennessee Rose "Tennesee Rose" is a single by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. Released in 1982, it was the second single from the album Cimarron. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Emmylou Harris
8	11	This Dream's on Me This Dream's on Me "This Dream's on Me" is a single by American country music artist Gene Watson. Released in 1982, it was the first single and title track from the album This Dream's on Me. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Gene Watson
5	5	Through the Years Through the Years "Through the Years" is the title of a song written by Steve Dorff and New York native Marty Panzer, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers....	Kenny Rogers
24	17	Tie Your Dream to Mine	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
5	20	The Very Best Is You The Very Best Is You "The Very Best Is You" is a single by American country music artist Charly McClain. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the album Surround Me with Love. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Charly McClain
4	3	Watchin' Girls Go By Watchin' Girls Go By "Watchin' Girls Go By" is a single by American country music artist Ronnie McDowell. Released in 1981, it was the second single from the album Good Time Lovin' Man. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Ronnie McDowell
2	2	We Did But Now You Don't We Did But Now You Don't "We Did But Now You Don't" is a single by American country artist Conway Twitty. Released in 1982, it was the first single from the album Dream Maker. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart..-Chart performance:...	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...
7	13	Whatever	The Statler Brothers
18		When a Man Loves a Woman When a Man Loves a Woman (song) "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. It was listed 54th in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time...	Jack Grayson & Blackjack
14	46	When You Fall in Love When You Fall in Love "When You Fall in Love" is the title of a song written by John Scott Sherrill and Steve Earle, and recorded by American Country music artist Johnny Lee. It was released in May 1982 as the third and final single from the album Bet Your Heart on Me...	Johnny Lee
11		Who Do You Know in California	Eddy Raven
16	15	A Woman's Touch	Tom Jones Tom Jones (singer) Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
4	6	Women Do Know How to Carry On Women Do Know How to Carry On "Women Do Know How to Carry On" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the album Black on Black. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Waylon Jennings
6	15	Would You Catch a Falling Star Would You Catch a Falling Star "Would You Catch a Falling Star" is a single by American country music artist John Anderson. Released in 1982, it was the second single from the album I Just Came Home to Count the Memories. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	John Anderson
12		Years Ago	The Statler Brothers
5	3	You Never Gave Up on Me You Never Gave Up on Me "You Never Gave Up on Me" is a single by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. Released in 1982, it was the second single from the album Hollywood, Tennessee. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	Crystal Gayle
10		You Put the Blue in Me	The Whites The Whites The Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl , and their father Buck...
16	42	You Still Get to Me in My Dreams	Tammy Wynette
17	7	You Turn Me On (I'm a Radio)	Gail Davies
3		You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)	The Statler Brothers
5	26	You're My Bestest Friend	Mac Davis Mac Davis Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success...

US	CAN	Single	Artist
	19	Another Motel Memory	Ruth Ann
	6	Brand New Tears (For an Old Heartache)	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...
	9	Did I Forget to Tell Her	Jerry Palmer
	7	A Dreamer and a Fool (Am I)	Kevin Waara
	18	Everybody's Going Country	Midnite Rodeo Band
	8	The Ex-Superstar's Waltz	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...
	4	From the Bar Room to the Bedroom	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...
	9	Good Ol' Time Country Rock 'N' Roll	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...
	7	Honky Tonk Angels and Good Ol' Boys	Dick Damron
	20	I Am Your Fire	Bill Hersh & Blue Train
	13	I've Gotta Cowboy in the Saddle	Iris Larratt
	14	Intimate Strangers	Eddie Eastman
	7	Kentucky Serenade	Tony Prophet
	14	Lay Your Heart on the Line	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...
	10	(Livin' On) Fast Love	Midnite Rodeo Band
	12	Married or Single	Ruth Ann
	8	Maybe It's Love This Time	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...
	11	Nobody Quite Like You	Eddie Eastman
	15	Overnight Success	John Allan Cameron John Allan Cameron John Allan Cameron, was a Canadian folk singer, "The Godfather of Celtic Music" in Canada. Noted for performing traditional music on his twelve string guitar, he released his first album in 1968. He released 10 albums during his lifetime and was featured on national television...
	16	The Parting of the Ways	John Winters
	9	Raised on Country Music	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...
	9	Reunion	Dick Damron
	4	The Second Time Around	Carroll Baker
	10	Should You Ever Think of Cheating	John Winters
61	4	Some Never Stand a Chance	Family Brown
	16	Starlight Lady	Gurney Anderson
	10	Sugartime	Glory-Anne Carriere
	6	Summertime	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 ....
	17	Ten Years Old and Barefoot	Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Fjellgaard has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" , "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" , "Cowboy in Your...
	10	Took a Train to Vegas	Gilles Godard
	10	Took You Back Again	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:...
	15	You Never Really Loved Me	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...

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
23	16th Avenue	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
1	Always on My Mind Always on My Mind (album) Always on My Mind is a 1982 album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was the Billboard number one country album of the year for 1982, and stayed 253 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts, peaking at number one for a total of 22 weeks, as well as spending 99 weeks on the Billboard 200...	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
16	Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits	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
5	Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Soundtrack Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Soundtrack The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas film soundtrack was released along with the film in July 1982. The album was produced by Gregg Perry. In addition to the score of Carol Hall songs that had also appeared on the stage soundtrack, the film soundtrack included two Dolly Parton compositions: ...	Various Artists	MCA
22	Big Al Downing	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...	Team
17	Biggest Hits	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...	Columbia
20	The Bird	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
3	Black on Black Black on Black Black on Black is an album by Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Victor in 1982. The second Jennings record, after 1977's Ol' Waylon, to be produced by Chips Moman, who had collaborated with Willie Nelson on Always on My Mind, Nelson's most successful album, Black on Black features a different sound...	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
1	Bobbie Sue Bobbie Sue Bobbie Sue is the seventh album by the Oak Ridge Boys. It was released on February 10, 1982. Its title song was a #1 country chart hit and a #12 hit on the Hot 100 singles chart....	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
23	Brotherly Love	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... & Dean Dillon Dean Dillon Dean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...	RCA
21	Busted	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
10	Charley Sings Everybody's Choice	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
9	Christmas Christmas (Oak Ridge Boys album) Christmas was the eighth album by the Oak Ridge Boys.It is a holiday / Christmas album.-Track listing:#"Jesus Is Born Today "#"Christmas Is Paintin' The Town"#"Christmas Carol"#"Silver Bells"#"Santa's Song"#"White Christmas"...	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
25	Come Back to Me	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...	Columbia
21	Conway's #1 Classics Volume One	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...	Elektra
8	The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album	David Frizzell David Frizzell David Frizzell is an American country music singer. He is the younger brother of country music legend Lefty Frizzell. His career first started in the late 1950s, but his biggest success came in the '80s, 30 years into his career.... & Shelly West Shelly West Shelly West is an American country music singer. Her mother was the country music star Dottie West, whose career spanned three decades. Shelly West is best known for having hit duets with David Frizzell, and for their #1 hit "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"...	Warner Bros./Viva
7	Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits compilation was released in October 1982. It focused mostly on Parton's late '70s pop hits. The original track list was revised a year later to include Parton's 1983 duet hit with Kenny Rogers, "Islands in the Stream"...	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
15	Dream Maker	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...	Elektra
12	The Dukes of Hazzard (Soundtrack)	Various Artists	Scotti Brothers
7	The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine!	David Frizzell David Frizzell David Frizzell is an American country music singer. He is the younger brother of country music legend Lefty Frizzell. His career first started in the late 1950s, but his biggest success came in the '80s, 30 years into his career....	Warner Bros./Viva
10	Feelin' Right	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
4	Finally!	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
19	Get Closer	Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...	Asylum
3	Going Where the Lonely Go Going Where the Lonely Go Going Where the Lonely Go is an album by American recording artist Merle Haggard, released in 1982. It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Albums chart. The album bore two singles, both of which reached No...	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,...	Epic
9	Greatest Hits	The Bellamy Brothers	Warner Bros./Curb
5	Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in September 1982. "The American Dream" was the album's lone single...	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
5	Heartbreak Express Heartbreak Express -Chart performance:-External links:*...	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
3	High Notes High Notes High Notes is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in April 1982. "Honky Tonkin'" was the album's lone single...	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
1	Highways & Heartaches Highways & Heartaches (Ricky Skaggs album) Highways & Heartaches is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1982 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:...	Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...	Epic
7	...In Black and White ...In Black and White - Sales chart positions :AlbumSingles...	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
4	Inside Inside (Ronnie Milsap album) Inside is the title of the fourteenth studio album by Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1982 under the RCA Records Label. It contains the hits "Any Day Now", "Inside", and "He Got You".-Track listing:#"Any Day Now" 3:42...	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
12	Inside Out	Lee Greenwood Lee Greenwood Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts....	MCA
15	It Ain't Easy It Ain't Easy (Janie Fricke album) It Ain't Easy is the name of a 1982 Country Music album by Country music recording artist Janie Fricke. This was one of her most successful albums. The album featured her four big hits that year; "He's a Heartache ", "Tell Me a Lie", "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy", and "You Don't Know Love"; the...	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
2	Just Sylvia Just Sylvia Just Sylvia is the second album by country music singer Sylvia. It was released in 1982 on RCA Records, and was produced by Tom Collins. It featured a number one country hit in the song "Nobody", a Kyle Fleming-Dennis Morgan composition...	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....	RCA
9	Last Date	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.
17	The Legend Goes On...	The Statler Brothers	Mercury
6	Listen to the Radio	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
22	Love to Burn	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
5	Love Will Turn You Around Love Will Turn You Around Love Will Turn You Around is the tenth solo studio album by Kenny Rogers, released in 1982.The title cut was the debut single and charted well, reaching #1 on the U.S. and Canadian country charts and adult contemporary charts, and #13 on the Hot 100 chart. The other single, "A Love Song", didn't...	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...	Liberty
10	The Man with the Golden Thumb	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
14	Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey (album) - Track listing :# "Still Takin' Chances"# "Two Step Is Easy"# "What's Forever For"# "Take It Like a Man"# "First Taste of Freedom"# "Love Affairs"# "Ring of Truth"# "Crystal"# "Lost River"# "Hearts in the Right Place"- Credits :...	Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...	Liberty
1	Mountain Music Mountain Music (album) Mountain Music, released in 1982, is the award-winning third studio album by country music group Alabama. A crossover success, it ranked well as an album on both country and pop charts and launched singles that were successful in several markets...	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
20	Number Ones	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
25	Perfect Stranger	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
10	Put Your Dreams Away	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
7	Quiet Lies Quiet Lies Quiet Lies is a 1982 album by American pop-country star Juice Newton. It reached #20 on the Billboard pop chart and includes three major hits, "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me", "Break It to Me Gently" and "Heart of the Night." Quiet Lies sold more than 900,000 copies in the U.S...	Juice Newton Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...	Capitol
5	Radio Romance Radio Romance (album) Radio Romance was the eighth studio album of Country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1982 under the Elektra Records label, but Liberty Records eventually took over the copyrights...	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...	Warner Bros.
18	Seasons of the Heart Seasons of the Heart (album) Seasons of the Heart is the 16th album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in February 1982. The singles released from this album are "Shanghai Breezes"/"What One Man Can Do" and "Seasons of the Heart."-Side one:...	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
19	She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Just Gettin' Even)	Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...	Columbia
10	Somewhere Between Right and Wrong	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...	RCA
6	Somewhere in the Stars Somewhere in the Stars Somewhere in the Stars is the 4th album by Rosanne Cash. It produced three Billboard hits in the country top 20, including the #4 "Ain't No Money", the #8 "I Wonder", and the #14 "It Hasn't Happened Yet"...	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....	Columbia
5	Southern Comfort	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...	Elektra
18	Strait from the Heart Strait from the Heart Strait From the Heart is the second studio album from American country music artist George Strait. It is certified platinum by the RIAA. The album includes George's first Number One single, "Fool Hearted Memory", as well as the singles "Marina del Rey", "Amarillo by Morning" and "A Fire I Can't Put...	George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...	MCA
17	Strong Weakness	The Bellamy Brothers	Elektra/Curb
18	Sure Feels Like Love	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
21	The Survivors Live The Survivors Live The Survivors Live is a live album by country musicians Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, released in 1982 on Columbia Records. It was recorded on April 23, 1981 in Böblingen, near Stuttgart, West Germany, when all three singers, who had been labelmates at Sun Records at the beginning...	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... , 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... and Carl Perkins Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...	Columbia
4	A Taste of Yesterday's Wine A Taste of Yesterday's Wine A Taste of Yesterday's Wine is an album by American country music artists George Jones and Merle Haggard, released in 1982...	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,... & 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
21	Tom Jones Country	Tom Jones Tom Jones (singer) Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...	Mercury
22	Too Good to Hurry	Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....	Epic
14	True Love True Love (Crystal Gayle album) True Love is an album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in 1982, it peaked at #14 on the Billboard Country Albums charts....	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...	Elektra
22	Unlimited Unlimited (Reba McEntire album) Unlimited is Reba McEntire's fifth studio album. It featured her first number one single "Can't Even Get The Blues". It was re-issued on CD in 1990...	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...	Mercury
15	When We Were Boys	The Bellamy Brothers	Elektra/Curb
3	Wild & Blue Wild & Blue Wild & Blue is the fourth studio album by country artist John Anderson. It was released in September 1982 under Warner Bros. Records. It includes the Number One country hits "Swingin" and "Wild and Blue".-Track listing:...	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.
7	Windows Windows (Charlie Daniels album) Windows was a southern rock and country album released by the Charlie Daniels Band on March 5, 1982.-Track listing:# "Still in Saigon" 3:51# "Ain't No Ramblers Anymore" 3:55...	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
4	The Winning Hand The Winning Hand The Winning Hand is a double album, released in December 1982, featuring Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee and Kris Kristofferson. The album consisted largely of unreleased tracks from their years with Monument Records...	Various Artists	Monument
3	WWII WWII (album) WWII is a duet album by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, released on RCA Victor in 1982. Featuring six solo Jennings songs and five duet tracks, it was originally intended to be, as the title suggests, a continuation of or sequel of sorts to 1978's extremely successful Waylon & Willie...	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... & 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

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
54	After All These Years	Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & The Glaser Brothers was an American country music group composed of three brothers: Chuck, Jim, and Tompall Glaser, all of whom also had success in the 1970s as solo artists. Between 1960 and 1975, the trio recorded ten studio albums, and charted nine singles on the Billboard Hot Country...	Elektra
29	Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose	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
37	Amazing Grace	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...	Liberty
53	Back in the Country	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...	Elektra
63	Backslidin	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
34	Best of Boxcar, Vol. 1	Boxcar Willie Boxcar Willie Boxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin was an American country music singer, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat...	Main Street
62	The Best of 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...	RCA
39	Biggest Hits	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
64	Biggest Hits	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
64	Bluegrass Spectacular	Osborne Brothers Osborne Brothers The Osborne Brothers, Sonny Osborne and Bobby Osborne , were an influential and popular bluegrass act during the 1960s and 1970s...	RCA
47	Changes Changes (Tanya Tucker album) Changes is the 14th album by Tanya Tucker, and her only long-play release on the Arista label. The album only rose to the #47 spot on the Billboard Country charts, with four charting singles released: "Feel Right" was at #10, "Changes" at #41, "Baby I'm Yours" at #22, and "Cry" at #89...	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...	Arista
62	Charley Pride Live	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
35	Conway's #1 Classics Volume Two	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...	Elektra
50	A Country Christmas	Various Artists	RCA
29	The Elvis Medley	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
52	Family & Friends	Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...	Rounder
39	Gary Morris	Gary Morris Gary Morris Gary Gwyn Morris is an American country music artist who charted a string of countrypolitan-styled hit songs throughout the 1980s....	Warner Bros.
40	A Gatlin Family Christmas	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
41	Givin' Herself Away	Gail Davies Gail Davies Gail Davies is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson....	Warner Bros.
41	Goin' Home for Christmas Goin' Home for Christmas Goin' Home for Christmas is a Christmas album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1982. It reached Number 41 on the Billboard Country album chart.- Track listing :All songs by Merle Haggard unless otherwise noted....	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,...	Epic
62	Good Love & Heartbreak	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
49	Greatest Hits	Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...	Columbia
34	Greatest Hits	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
43	Greatest Hits	Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....	Epic
59	He Set My Life to Music He Set My Life to Music He Set My Life to Music is the thirteenth studio album by American country artist, Barbara Mandrell. It was released in August 1982 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins...	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
48	Heartbreak	Rodney Lay and the Wild West	Churchill
42	Here's to Us	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...	Liberty
27	Honkytonk Man (Soundtrack)	Various Artists	Warner Bros.
29	The Hottest Night of the Year The Hottest Night of the Year The Hottest Night of the Year is a studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in 1982. The album peaked at number 90 on the Billboard 200.-Track listing:#"The Hottest Night of the Year" – 2:56...	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
63	I Write It Down	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
37	I'm Goin' Hurtin	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
38	It's a Long Way to Daytona	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
59	Jack Grayson Sings	Jack Grayson Jack Grayson C. Jackson "Jack" Grayson, Jr. is the chairman of APQC, dean of two business schools, head of the U.S. Price Commission , a farmer, newspaper reporter and FBI agent. In 1977 he founded APQC as a private sector, non-profit organization.C. Jackson Grayson was the U.S...	Joe-Wes
26	Just Hooked on Country	Albert Coleman's Atlanta Pops Atlanta Pops Symphony Orchestra The Atlanta Pops Symphony Orchestra was established in 1945 and was run by Albert Coleman. Albert Coleman, a French immigrant, began working at WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia in 1944. At the time- he saw a need to gather what he considered to be the best musicians to form the Atlanta Pops Symphony...	Epic
38	Kieran Kane	Kieran Kane Kieran Kane Kieran Kane is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number...	Elektra
27	Last Train to Heaven	Boxcar Willie Boxcar Willie Boxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin was an American country music singer, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat...	Main Street
59	A Little More Razz	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
67	Live Live (Tanya Tucker album) Live is the 13th released album by Tanya Tucker, but her first one recorded live in concert. She primarily performs live versions of songs that have been previously recorded in studio and released on her earlier albums...	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
58	Mel Tillis' Greatest Hits	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
48	Memories of Christmas	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
37	Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits	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
45	Night After Night	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...	Asylum
56	Oh Girl	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.
33	Old Home Town Old Home Town Old Home Town is the 39th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1982 .-Track listing:Side 1:# "Old Home Town" - 3:38# "I Love How You Love Me" - 2:29...	Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...	Atlantic America
54	The Osmond Brothers	The Osmond Brothers The Osmonds The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers...	Elektra/Curb
41	Pistol Packin' Mama	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
49	The Roy Clark Show Live from Austin City Limits	Roy Clark Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969–1992. Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre...	Churchill
31	Soft Touch	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
33	Some Days It Rains All Night Long	Terri Gibbs Terri Gibbs Teresa Fay "Terri" Gibbs is an American country music artist who was born blind. Between 1980 and 1990, she recorded seven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records...	MCA
32	Sounds Like 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...	Full Moon
35	Steve Wariner	Steve Wariner Steve Wariner Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...	RCA
38	Stickin' Together	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...	Mercury
56	Sugar Free	Dave Rowland 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...	Elektra
43	Take Me to the Country	Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel was an American country music artist. His chart making years were mainly the 1980s and his hits from that era include "Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", the Number One "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It Love", "Stand on It", and a remake of Chuck Berry's...	Capitol
67	Talk to Me	Cindy Hurt	Churchill
27	This Dream's on Me	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...	MCA
43	Turned Loose	Roy Clark Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969–1992. Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre...	Churchill
38	Walk On	Karen Brooks Karen Brooks Karen Brooks is an American country music singer who is best known for a series of Top 40 hits on the Billboard Country Chart in the early 1980s, including "Faking Love," a duet with T.G. Sheppard which topped the country chart in February 1983.Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954. Attended...	Warner Bros.
37	When a Man Loves a Woman	Jack Grayson Jack Grayson C. Jackson "Jack" Grayson, Jr. is the chairman of APQC, dean of two business schools, head of the U.S. Price Commission , a farmer, newspaper reporter and FBI agent. In 1977 he founded APQC as a private sector, non-profit organization.C. Jackson Grayson was the U.S...	Koala
44	(You're My) Super Woman/(You're My) Incredible Man	Louise Mandrell Louise Mandrell Thelma Louise Mandrell, also known as Louise Mandrell, was born July 13, 1954 and is an American country music singer. She is the younger sister of country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell. Louise had a successful singing career in country music with a string of... & R.C. Bannon R.C. Bannon Daniel Shipley is an American country music singer, known professionally as R.C. Bannon. Active since 1977, Bannon has recorded for the Columbia and RCA labels. He was also married to singer Louise Mandrell from 1979 to 1991, and charted six duets with her in addition to twelve singles of his own...	RCA

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Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	U.S. peak	Spec. Note
January 16	Love in the First Degree Love in the First Degree (Alabama song) "Love in the First Degree" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1981 and is included on the band's second RCA Records album, Feels So Right. It became the group's fifth straight No. 1 single "Love in the First Degree" is a song made famous by the country...	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
January 23	I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1981, the song became one of his biggest hits in his recording career and came during the peak of his crossover success....	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...	2
February 6	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) "The Sweetest Thing " is a country-pop song written by Otha Young . Young was the long-time musical partner of Juice Newton and wrote the song for her in the mid-1970s.-History:...	Juice Newton Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...	1		^[A]
February 13	Have You Ever Been Lonely? Have You Ever Been Lonely? "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" is a popular song with music by Peter De Rose and lyrics by Billy Hill , published in 1932. It has been recorded by many singers, becoming a standard.1933 Ted Lewis, Ray Noble1955 Jaye P...	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... and 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...	1	5	^{[B] - Jim Reeves} ^{[C] - Patsy Cline}
February 20	Lonely Nights Lonely Nights "Lonely Nights" is a 1981 single by Mickey Gilley. "Lonely Nights" would be Mickey Gilley's thirteenth number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for one week and stayed a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	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
February 27	Only One You Only One You "Only One You" is a 1981 single written by Michael Garvin and Bucky Jones and recorded by T.G. Sheppard.Released during the peak of Sheppard's early-1980s popularity, "Only One You" became his ninth No...	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:...	1
March 6	Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good "Lord I Hope This Day is Good" is a 1981 single written by Dave Hanner and recorded by Don Williams. "Lord I Hope This Day is Good" would be Don Williams' twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country music...	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
March 13	Do Me with Love Do Me with Love "Do Me with Love" is a single by American country music artist Janie Fricke. Released in November 1981, it was the second single from her album Sleeping with Your Memory. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart...	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....	1	4
March 20	Shine Shine (Waylon Jennings song) "Shine" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in November 1981, it was the first single from his album Black on Black. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart performance:...	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	5
March 27	Mountain of Love Mountain of Love "Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman . Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It performed well, becoming his only top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the highest charting single of his career.In 1964, Johnny Rivers released his remake as a single...	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 3	Bobbie Sue Bobbie Sue (song) "Bobbie Sue" is a song made famous by the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler and Adele Tyler, the song was released in 1982 as the title track to the group's album. That April, the song became the Oaks' sixth No...	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...	2
April 17	Big City Big City (song) "Big City" is a song made famous by country music singer Merle Haggard. Co-written by Haggard and Dean Holloway, the song was released in 1982 as the title track to his first album for Epic Records...	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,...	1
April 24	Another Sleepless Night Another Sleepless Night (song) "Another Sleepless Night" is a single by Canadian country music artist Anne Murray. Released in January 1982, it was the fourth single from her album Where Do You Go When You Dream. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada and #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in...	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	4
May 1	Same Ole Me Same Ole Me "Same Ole Me" is a single by American country music artist George Jones with The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in January 1982, it was the second single from Jones' album Still the Same Ole Me. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...	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....	2	5
May 15	Mountain Music Mountain Music (song) "Mountain Music" is the title of a song written by Randy Owen and recorded by his band, Alabama. It was released in January 1982 as the lead-off single and title track to Alabama's third album, Mountain Music.-About the song:...	Alabama	2
May 29	Single Women Single Women "Single Women" is a song, written by Saturday Night Live writer Michael O'Donoghue. The song, which depicted a number of women looking for love in a singles bar was originally performed during an SNL sketch by Christine Ebersole on the October 10, 1981 broadcast. The song later provided a top-ten...	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	8
June 5	Always on My Mind Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers...	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
June 19	Listen to the Radio	Don Williams	1	3
June 26	Tears of the Lonely Tears of the Lonely "Tears of the Lonely" is a single by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. Released in February 1982, it was the third single from his album You Don't Know Me. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart performance:...	Mickey Gilley	1	3
July 3	Any Day Now	Ronnie Milsap	3
July 24	Take Me Down	Alabama	2
August 7	I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore "I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore" is a single by American country music artist Charley Pride. Released in March 1982, it was the second single from his album Everybody's Choice...	Charley Pride	1	2
August 14	Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) "Are the Good Times Really Over " is a single by American country music artist Merle Haggard. Released in May 1982, it was the third single from his album Big City. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart performance:...	Merle Haggard	1	2
August 21	Heartbreak Express	Dolly Parton	1	7
August 28	Some Memories Just Won't Die Some Memories Just Won't Die "Some Memories Just Won't Die" is a single by American country music artist Marty Robbins. Released in April 1982, it was the first single from his album Come Back to Me. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart...	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...	1	10	^[B]
September 4	Nobody Nobody (Sylvia song) "Nobody" is the name of a Country Music song recorded by Sylvia, that became a Number One hit on the country charts in 1982.The song was first recorded in 1982 by Sylvia, who was already a Country Music star the previous year, achieving a #1 hit and 2 other Top Tens in 1981. "Nobody" was released...	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....	1		^[A]
September 11	Fool Hearted Memory Fool Hearted Memory "Fool Hearted Memory" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill and Blake Mevis, and was American country music singer George Strait's first #1 single . The single was from George Strait's 1982 Strait from the Heart album on MCA Records and was included in the soundtrack of the feature film "The...	George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...	1		^[A]
September 18	Love Will Turn You Around Love Will Turn You Around (song) "Love Will Turn You Around" is the title of a song performed and co-written by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. The song was released as a single in 1982 from Rogers' album of the same name. It is also the theme song to Rogers' 1982 film Six Pack....	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...	2		^[1]
October 2	Hey! Baby Hey! Baby "Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, who recorded the song in 1961. Channel co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label...	Anne Murray	1	7
October 9	Put Your Dreams Away	Mickey Gilley	1
October 16	What's Forever For What's Forever For "What Forever For" is the title of a song written by Rafe VanHoy and recorded by Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in June 1982 as the third single from the album, Michael Martin Murphey. "What's Forever For" would be Murphey's second country hit and the first of two number ones on the...	Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...	1		^[A]
October 23	I Will Always Love You I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:...	Dolly Parton	2
November 6	Let It Be Me	Willie Nelson	2	2
November 20	Close Enough to Perfect Close Enough to Perfect "Close Enough to Perfect" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1982, the song was the third single from Alabama's third album, Mountain Music....	Alabama	2
December 4	Heartbroke Heartbroke (Ricky Skaggs song) "Heartbroke" is a 1982 single written by Guy Clark and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Heartbroke" was Ricky Skaggs' third number one on the country chart...	Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...	1		^[A]
December 11	It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" is a 1982 single written by Mark Gray, Les Taylor, and Shawna Harrington-Burkhart and recorded by Janie Fricke. "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" was Janie Fricke's second number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a...	Janie Fricke	1
December 18	You and I	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... and 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
December 25	Sure Feels Like Love Sure Feels Like Love (song) "Sure Feels Like Love" is a single by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers. Released in August 1982, it was the first single from their album Sure Feels Like Love. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...	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...	1	5