1987 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1987.
Events
- June 13 — Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen" spends three weeks at No. 1 of the Billboard Hot Country SinglesHot Country SongsHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. It is the first multi-week chart-topping song since "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" by Ronnie Milsap spent two weeks atop the chart in September 1985; in that time span, 85 songs would rotate in and out of the chart's top spot. Incidentally, only three other songs during the entire 1980s decade — all of them in 1980 — would spend more than two weeks at No. 1, owing much to how Billboard compiled the chart data at the time. - September — Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly 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...
's much anticipated TV variety series, Dolly, premieres on ABC in September. Despite a promising start (due to strong ratings in its early weeks), the show was panned by critics and its audience began to lose interest. After a continual decline on viewership, the series was cancelled at the end of the 1987-1988 season.
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- 46-year-old singer-songwriter K.T. Oslin becomes the success story of the year with her hit "80s Ladies," a Grammy Award-winner which told the story of three friends from childhood who stayed together through an era of social change. The song spawned an award-winning video as well and despite only reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Country SinglesHot Country SongsHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart, was one of the most played songs of the year. Oslin's rise to fame in her mid-40s came at a time when mainstream country radio was beginning to shun older female artists in lieu of younger, more attractive stars.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 80's Ladies 80's Ladies (song) "80's Ladies" is a song written and recorded by American country artist K.T. Oslin. It was the second single and title track from the Oslin's 1987 album 80's Ladies. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
K. T. Oslin K. T. Oslin Kay Toinette "K. T." Oslin is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for a series of top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s, four of which topped the chart.-Early life and career:... |
| 86 | 17 | Ain't No Cure for Love Ain't No Cure For Love "Ain't No Cure for Love" is a pop song by Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen. It was first released by Jennifer Warnes on her 1987 tribute album Famous Blue Raincoat.... |
Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes is an American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between 1979 and 1987 Warnes surpassed Frank Sinatra as... |
| 1 | 1 | All My Ex's Live in Texas All My Ex's Live in Texas "All My Ex's Live In Texas" is the title of a song recorded by country singer George Strait. It was released in April 1987 as the second single from Strait's album, Ocean Front Property. A version of the song recorded by its co-author Sanger D... |
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 | 1 | Am I Blue Am I Blue (George Strait song) "Am I Blue" the title of a song written by David Chamberlain and recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was the third and final single released from his 1987 album, Ocean Front Property... |
George Strait |
| 16 | 35 | American Me | S-K-O S-K-O S-K-O, originally known as Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet, was an American country music group composed of Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch and Paul Overstreet. The original lineup recorded one album for MTM Records and charted three country hits, including the Number One "Baby's Got a New Baby"... |
| 4 | — | Another World Another World (Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris song) "Another World" is the title of a song written by John Leffler and Ralph Schuckett, and recorded by American country music artists Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris. It was released in 1987 as the second single from the What If We Fall in Love?. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country... |
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... with 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.... |
| 2 | 2 | Baby's Got a Hold on Me Baby's Got a Hold on Me "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" is a single by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album Hold On. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded... |
| 1 | — | Baby's Got a New Baby Baby's Got a New Baby "Baby's Got a New Baby" is a 1986 single by S-K-O. "Baby's Got a New Baby" was written by Fred Knobloch, who sings lead vocals and Dan Tyler and was S-K-O's second country hit and the group's only number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of... |
S-K-O |
| 4 | 8 | The Bed You Made for Me The Bed You Made for Me "The Bed You Made for Me" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music band Highway 101. Written by then-lead singer Paulette Carlson, it was the first single from the band's self-titled debut album... |
Highway 101 Highway 101 Highway 101 is an American country music band founded by Paulette Carlson , Jack Daniels , Curtis Stone and Scott "Cactus" Moser . With Carlson as lead vocalist, the band recorded three albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville and charted ten consecutive Top Ten hits on the Hot Country Songs... |
| 10 | 9 | Bonnie Jean (Little Sister) Bonnie Jean (Little Sister) "Bonnie Jean " is the debut single written and recorded by American country music artist David Lynn Jones. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album Hard Times on Easy Street. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
David Lynn Jones David Lynn Jones David Lynn Jones is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1994, Jones released four studio albums. He also charted four singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
| 1 | 1 | Born to Boogie Born to Boogie (song) "Born to Boogie" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It is the title track and lead single from his 1987 album of the same name. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.-Chart performance:... |
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... |
| 9 | 4 | Brilliant Conversationalist Brilliant Conversationalist "Brilliant Conversationalist" is a single by American country music artist T. Graham Brown. Released in 1987, it was the first single and title track from the album Brilliant Conversationalist. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
T. Graham Brown T. Graham Brown Anthony "T." Graham Brown is an American country music artist. Active since 1986, Brown has recorded a total of thirteen studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
| 1 | 1 | Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You" is a 1987 single by The O'Kanes. "Cant Stop My Heart from Loving You" was written by Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane and was The O'Kanes' second country hit and the duo's only number-one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of... |
The O'Kanes The O'Kanes The O'Kanes was an American country music duo, composed of Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane. Active between 1986 and 1990, the duo recorded three albums for Columbia Records and charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number One "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving... |
| 6 | 1 | The Carpenter The Carpenter (John Conlee song) "The Carpenter" is a single by American country music artist John Conlee. Released in September 1986, it was the third single from his album Harmony. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in January 1987 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart performance:... |
John Conlee John Conlee John Conlee is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums... |
| 4 | 7 | Chains of Gold Chains of Gold (song) "Chains of Gold" is a single by American country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Released in 1987, it was the fourth single from the album Sweethearts of the Rodeo. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Sweethearts of the Rodeo Sweethearts of the Rodeo Sweethearts of the Rodeo is an American country music duo composed of sisters Janis Oliver and Kristine Oliver . The duo recorded for Columbia Records between 1986 and 1991, releasing four albums and twelve singles for the label. In the 1990s, they also recorded two albums for Sugar Hill Records... |
| 16 | 30 | Changin' Partners | Larry Gatlin & 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... |
| 13 | 14 | Child Support | 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... |
| 5 | 3 | Cinderella Cinderella (Vince Gill song) "Cinderella" is a single by American Country music artist Vince Gill. Released in March 1987, it was the first single from the album The Way Back Home. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
| 10 | 23 | Cowboy Man Cowboy Man "Cowboy Man" is a single by American country music artist Lyle Lovett. It was released in October 1986 as the second single from his album Lyle Lovett. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:... |
Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"... |
| 3 | 7 | Crazy from the Heart Crazy from the Heart "Crazy from the Heart" is a single by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. Released in 1987, it was the first single and title track from the album Crazy from the Heart. The song reached #3 on the Billboard hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Bellamy Brothers |
| 4 | — | Crazy Over You Crazy Over You "Crazy Over You" is the title of the debut single of American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. It was co-written by the duo and released on their eponymous debut album in 1987 . It was their most successful single, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1987... |
Foster & Lloyd Foster & Lloyd Foster & Lloyd is an American country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd . Founded in 1986, the duo recorded three albums for RCA Records, in addition to charting nine singles on the Billboard country charts. The highest-peaking of these was their debut single... |
| 7 | 5 | Crime of Passion Crime of Passion (Ricky Van Shelton song) "Crime of Passion" is the title of a song written by Walt Aldridge and Mac McAnally, and recorded by American singer Ricky Van Shelton. It was released in 1987 as the second single from his debut album Wild-Eyed Dream. The song spent nineteen weeks on the Hot Country Singles charts, where it peaked... |
Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
| 1 | 2 | Cry Myself to Sleep Cry Myself to Sleep "Cry Myself to Sleep is a 1986 single written by Paul Kennerley and recorded by The Judds. "Cry Myself to Sleep" was The Judds eighth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart .... |
The Judds The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country... |
| 9 | 12 | Daddies Need to Grow Up Too Daddies Need to Grow Up Too "Daddies Need to Grow Up Too" is a single written and recorded by American country music duo The O'Kanes. Released in 1987, it was the third single from the album The O'Kanes. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
The O'Kanes |
| 10 | 10 | Deep River Woman Deep River Woman "Deep River Woman" is a single written by American artist Lionel Richie and recorded by Richie with American country music group Alabama. It was released in 1987 as the fifth single from Richie's album Dancing on the Ceiling. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart... |
Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records... with 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... |
| 85 | 17 | Didn't You Go and Leave Me | Rosemary Sharp Rosemary Sharp Rosemary Sharp is an American country music singer. Between 1987 and 1988, Sharp released four singles on Canyon Creek Records. While she never reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, three of her songs reached the Top 20 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... |
| 1 | 3 | Do Ya | K. T. Oslin |
| 4 | 5 | Domestic Life Domestic Life "Domestic Life" is a single by American country music artist John Conlee. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album American Faces. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart perofrmance:... |
John Conlee |
| 10 | 4 | Don't Be Cruel Don't Be Cruel -Legacy:"Don't Be Cruel" went on to become Presley's biggest selling single recorded in 1956, with sales over six million by 1961. It became a regular feature of his live sets until his death in 1977, and was often coupled with "Jailhouse Rock" or "Teddy Bear" during performances from 1969.Many... |
The Judds |
| 1 | 1 | Don't Go to Strangers Don't Go to Strangers (T. Graham Brown song) "Don't Go to Strangers" is a 1987 single written by Russell Smith and J.D. Martin and recorded by T. Graham Brown. "Don't Go to Strangers" was T. Graham Brown's second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country... |
T. Graham Brown |
| 20 | 19 | Don't Touch Me There | Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s.... |
| 4 | 7 | A Face in the Crowd A Face in the Crowd (Michael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn song) "A Face in the Crowd" is the title of a song written by Karen Staley and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country music artists Michael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn. It was released in January 1987 as the first single from the album Americana... |
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... with Holly Dunn Holly Dunn Holly Dunn is a country music artist who first found fame with her 1986 Top-10 hit "Daddy's Hands" from her self-titled début album. Dunn has charted more than a dozen country singles, two of which reaching the #1 spot.Dunn is the daughter of a minister father... |
| 2 | 2 | Fallin' for You for Years Fallin' for You for Years "Fallin for You for Years" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in 1986, it was the second single and title track from the album Fallin' for You for Years. 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... |
| 8 | 11 | Fallin' Out Fallin' Out "Fallin' Out" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in 1987, it was the second single from the album Hangin' Tough. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-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... |
| 7 | 5 | Fire in the Sky Fire in the Sky (song) "Fire in the Sky" is a single by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The first version of the song was released in 1981 and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. Five years later, the song was released to the country music format, peaking at number 7 on the Hot Country... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 1 | 1 | Fishin' in the Dark Fishin' in the Dark Fishin' in the Dark is a single written by Jim Photoglo and Wendy Waldman and recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, from their 1987 album Hold On. It reached number-one on the U.S. and Canadian country charts. It was the band's third number-one single on the U.S... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 7 | 11 | Forever Forever (The Statler Brothers song) "Forever" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in November 1986 as the third single from their album Four for the Show. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... |
The Statler Brothers |
| 1 | 1 | Forever and Ever, Amen Forever and Ever, Amen "Forever and Ever, Amen" is a single released in 1987 by country music artist Randy Travis, written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S... |
Randy Travis Randy Travis Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits... |
| 16 | 18 | Full Grown Fool | 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... |
| 7 | 10 | Girls Ride Horses Too Girls Ride Horses Too "Girls Ride Horses Too" is a single by American country music artist Judy Rodman. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album A Place Called Love. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Judy Rodman Judy Rodman Judy Rodman is an American Country Music Singer. In the mid-80s, she was a successful country music singer, making all the way to number one on the country charts in 1986 with the song "Until I Met You." She also won the Academy of Country Music's "Top New Female Vocalist" award in 1985.Today,... |
| 13 | 18 | Give Back My Heart | Lyle Lovett |
| 1 | 3 | Give Me Wings Give Me Wings "Give Me Wings" is a 1986 single written by Rhonda Fleming and Don Schlitz and recorded by Michael Johnson. "Give Me Wings" was Michael Johnson's third country hit and was the first of two number one country singles. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on... |
Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (singer) Michael Johnson , is an American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue". To date, he has charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and nine more on the Hot Country Songs charts, including two Number One country hits... |
| 18 | 23 | God Will | Lyle Lovett |
| 8 | 10 | Goodbye's All We've Got Left | Steve Earle Steve Earle Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play.... |
| 10 | 11 | Gotta Get Away Gotta Get Away (Sweethearts of the Rodeo song) "Gotta Get Away" is a single by American Country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Released in 1987, it was the fifth single from the album Sweethearts of the Rodeo. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
| 9 | 6 | Gotta Have You Gotta Have You "Gotta Have You" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1986, it was the fourth single from the album Rabbitt Trax. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974... |
| 2 | 3 | Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) "Half Past Forever " is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1986, it was the second single from the album It Still Rains in Memphis. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
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:... |
| 6 | 6 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (song) "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" is the title of a song written by Ted Harris and recorded by American country music artists Glen Campbell and Steve Wariner. It was released in 1987 as the first single from the album Still Within the Sound of My Voice. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot... |
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... with 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... |
| 10 | — | Hard Livin' Hard Livin' "Hard Livin" is a single by American country music artist Keith Whitley. Released in 1987, it was the fourth single from the album L.A. to Miami. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Keith Whitley Keith Whitley Jackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters... |
| 14 | 50 | Have I Got Some Blues for You | 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... |
| 18 | 39 | He's Letting Go | Baillie & the Boys Baillie & the Boys Baillie & the Boys is an American country music group that gained prominence in the late 1980s. The band's original lineup consisted of Kathie Baillie , her husband, Michael Bonagura , and Alan LeBoeuf . Baillie & the Boys has recorded five studio albums and charted ten Top-40 singles on the U.S... |
| 9 | 25 | Homecoming '63 Homecoming '63 "Homecoming '63" is a single by American country music artist Keith Whitley. Released in November 1986, it was the third single from the album L.A. to Miami. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Keith Whitley |
| 17 | 12 | House of Blue Lights The House of Blue Lights (song) "The House of Blue Lights" is a popular song published in 1946, written by Don Raye and Freddie Slack. It was first recorded by Freddie Slack with singer Ella Mae Morse, and was covered the same year by The Andrews Sisters.... |
Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel is a American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty... |
| 1 | 1 | How Do I Turn You On How Do I Turn You On "How Do I Turn You On" is a 1986 single by Ronnie Milsap. "How Do I Turn You On" was written by Robert Byrne and Mike Reid and was Ronnie Milsap's thirtieth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:... |
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 | 3 | I Can't Win for Losin' You I Can't Win For Losin' You "I Can't Win for Losin' You is the title of a song written by Robert Byrne and Rick Bowles and recorded by Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in November 1986 as the second single from the album "Loves on the Move" The song was Earl Thomas Conley's twelfth number one country single... |
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 | 1 | I Know Where I'm Going I Know Where I'm Going (The Judds song) "I Know Where I'm Going" is the title of a song written by Craig Bickhardt, Don Schlitz, and Brent Maher and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. The song was The Judds' ninth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen... |
The Judds |
| 14 | 19 | I Only Wanted You | Marie Osmond Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s... |
| 2 | 2 | I Prefer the Moonlight I Prefer the Moonlight (song) "I Prefer the Moonlight" is the title of a song written by Gary Chapman and Mark Wright, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in September 1987 as the second single and title track from the album I Prefer the Moonlight. The song reached #2 on the Billboard... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
| 2 | 2 | I Want to Know You Before We Make Love I Want to Know You Before We Make Love "I Want to Know You Before We Make Love" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in 1987, it was the second single from the album Borderline. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Conway Twitty |
| 1 | 1 | I Will Be There I Will Be There (Dan Seals song) "I Will Be There" is a single recorded by American country music singer Dan Seals. It was the second single released from his 1986 album On the Front Line. It peaked at #1, giving him his fifth straight number-one single.-Chart positions:... |
Dan Seals Dan Seals Danny Wayland "Dan" Seals was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals & Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as the "England Dan" half of the soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, which charted nine pop and adult contemporary singles between 1976 and 1980, including... |
| 1 | 1 | I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) "I Won't Need You Anymore " is the title of a single released by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was co-written by Max D. Barnes and Troy Seals. It was the second single released from his album, Always & Forever. It became his third number 1 hit... |
Randy Travis |
| 10 | 24 | I'll Be the One I'll Be the One "I'll Be the One" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in May 1987 as the first single from their album Maple Street Memories. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... |
The Statler Brothers |
| 5 | 9 | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | Judy Rodman |
| 2 | 1 | I'll Come Back as Another Woman I'll Come Back as Another Woman "I'll Come Back as Another Woman" is a single by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. Released in 1986, it was the third single from the album Girls Like Me. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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... |
| 4 | 15 | I'll Never Be in Love Again I'll Never Be in Love Again "I'll Never Be in Love Again" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1987, it was the fifth single from the album New Moves. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart-Chart perofrmance:... |
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 | 1 | I'll Still Be Loving You I'll Still Be Loving You "I'll Still Be Loving You" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in January 1987 as the second single from the album, Wheels. The song was written by Todd Cerney, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, and Pat Bunch and was Restless Heart's second... |
Restless Heart Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson... |
| 9 | 24 | If There's Any Justice If There's Any Justice (Lee Greenwood song) "If There's Any Justice" is a single by American country music artist Lee Greenwood, written by Michael Noble, C. Michael Spriggs and Tony Colton. Released in 1987, it was the second single and title track from the album If There's Any Justice. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country... |
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.... |
| 1 | 1 | It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow) It Takes a Little Rain (to Make Love Grow) "It Takes a Little Rain " is a 1987 single written by Roger Murrah, Steve Dean, and James Dean Hicks and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. It was their fourteenth number-one country single. The single went to number one for one week, spending a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:... |
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... |
| 31 | 7 | It Won't Hurt It Won't Hurt "It Won't Hurt" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in November 1986 as the third and final single from his debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.. While it missed the top 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, it becam a top... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
| 8 | 12 | It's Only Over for You It's Only Over for You "It's Only Over for You" is a single by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. Released in 1987, it was the fourth single from the album Girls Like Me. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Tanya Tucker |
| 2 | 3 | Julia Julia (Conway Twitty song) "Julia" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album Borderline. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Conway Twitty |
| 1 | 3 | Kids of the Baby Boom Kids of the Baby Boom "Kids of the Baby Boom" is a 1987 single by The Bellamy Brothers. "Kids of the Baby Boom" was written by David Bellamy and became The Bellamy Brothers' tenth and final number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country... |
The Bellamy Brothers |
| 37 | 20 | Killbilly Hill | Southern Pacific Southern Pacific (band) Southern Pacific was an American country rock band that ran from 1983 to 1991. They are best known for hits such as "Any Way the Wind Blows" , which was used in the soundtrack for the film Pink Cadillac starring Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters, and "New Shade of Blue"... |
| 1 | 2 | The Last One to Know The Last One to Know (song) ""The Last One to Know" is the title track from Reba McEntire's 1987 album. "The Last One to Know" was written by Matraca Berg and Jane Mariash and was Reba McEntire's ninth number one country hit as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on... |
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... |
| 1 | 1 | Leave Me Lonely Leave Me Lonely "Leave Me Lonely" is a 1986 song written and recorded by Gary Morris. "Leave Me Lonely" was Gary Morris' fourth and final number one on the country chart as asolo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:... |
Gary Morris |
| 4 | 5 | Let the Music Lift You Up Let the Music Lift You Up "Let the Music Lift You Up" is a single by American country artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1987, it was the second single from the album What Am I Gonna Do About You. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Reba McEntire |
| 16 | 17 | Let's Do Something | Vince Gill |
| 7 | 3 | Little Sister | Dwight Yoakam |
| 8 | 1 | Little Ways Little Ways "Little Ways" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released as the second single from his album, Hillbilly Deluxe in 1987. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and reached #1 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart... |
Dwight Yoakam |
| 1 | 1 | A Long Line of Love A Long Line of Love "A Long Line of Love" is the title of a song written by Paul Overstreet and Thom Schuyler. It was recorded by American country music artist, Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in April 1987 as the second single from his album Americana. The song reached number one on the U.S. and Canadian... |
Michael Martin Murphey |
| 10 | 7 | Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" is a single by American country music artists Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White. Released in 1987, it was the third single from the album Love's Gonna Get Ya!. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:... |
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:... with Sharon White The Whites The Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl , and their father Buck... |
| 2 | 3 | Love Me Like You Used To Love Me Like You Used To (song) "Love Me Like You Used To" is a single by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. Released in 1987, it was the first single and title track from the album Love Me Like You Used To. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Tanya Tucker |
| 6 | 5 | Love Reunited Love Reunited "Love Reunited" is a single by American country music group The Desert Rose Band. Released in 1987, it was the second single from the album The Desert Rose Band. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
The Desert Rose Band |
| 2 | 2 | Love Someone Like Me Love Someone Like Me "Love Someone Like Me" is a single by American country music artist Holly Dunn. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album Cornerstone. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Holly Dunn |
| 6 | 4 | Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me" is a single by American country music artist and actor John Schneider. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album You Ain't Seen the Last of Me. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
John Schneider John Schneider (television actor) John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a... |
| 1 | 1 | Lynda Lynda (Steve Wariner song) "Lynda" is a 1987 single written by Bill LaBounty and Pat McLaughlin and recorded by Steve Wariner. "Lynda" was Steve Wariner's seventh number one single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twenty-three weeks on the chart.... |
Steve Wariner |
| 1 | 1 | Make No Mistake, She's Mine Make No Mistake, She's Mine "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" is a duet single recorded by country pop artists Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers in 1987.The song topped the Billboard country charts and peaked at #42 on the Adult Contemporary... |
Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap |
| 11 | 7 | Mama's Rockin' Chair | John Conlee |
| 1 | 1 | Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues "Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues" is the title of a song recorded by American country music duo The Judds. The song was written by Graham Lyle and Troy Seals and was The Judds' tenth number one on the country chart .-Chart performance:... |
The Judds |
| 4 | 6 | Midnight Girl/Sunset Town Midnight Girl/Sunset Town "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" is a single by American country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Released in 1986, it was the third single from the album Sweethearts of the Rodeo. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
| 1 | 2 | The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder" is a 1987 single written by Hugh Prestwood and recorded by Michael Johnson. "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder" was Michael Johnson's second and last number one on the country chart and his follow up to "Give Me Wings" The single went to number one for... |
Michael Johnson |
| 1 | 1 | Mornin' Ride Mornin' Ride "Mornin' Ride" is a 1986 song written by Steve Bogard and Jeff Tweel and recorded by Lee Greenwood. "Mornin' Ride" was Lee Greenwood's seventh number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:... |
Lee Greenwood |
| 19 | 37 | No Easy Horses | S-K-B |
| 2 | 1 | No Place Like Home No Place Like Home (Randy Travis song) "No Place Like Home" is a single by American country music artist Randy Travis. Released in November 1986, it was the fourth and final single from his 1986 album, Storms of Life. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1987.-Chart performance:... |
Randy Travis |
| 20 | 7 | Nowhere Road | Steve Earle |
| 1 | 1 | Ocean Front Property Ocean Front Property (song) "Ocean Front Property" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in December 1986 as the lead-off single to his 1987 album of the same name. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada... |
George Strait |
| 9 | 17 | Oh Heart Oh Heart "Oh Heart" is the debut single by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. It was released in June 1987, it was the first single from the album Baillie & the Boys. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Baillie & the Boys |
| 11 | — | Old Bridges Burn Slow | Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s... |
| 2 | 2 | One for the Money One for the Money (song) "One for the Money" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1987, it was the first single and title track from the album One for the Money. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was Sheppard's last Top 10 hit.-Chart performance:... |
T. G. Sheppard |
| 1 | 1 | One Promise Too Late One Promise Too Late "One Promise Too Late" is a 1987 single by Reba McEntire. "One Promise Too Late" was written by Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz, and Lisa Silver and was Reba McEntire's eighth number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on... |
Reba McEntire |
| 4 | 7 | Only When I Love Only When I Love "Only When I Love" is a single by American country music artist Holly Dunn. Released in 1987, it was the second single from the album Cornerstone. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Holly Dunn |
| 9 | 9 | Plain Brown Wrapper Plain Brown Wrapper "Plain Brown Wrapper" is a single by American country music artist Gary Morris. Released in 1987, it was the second single and title track from the album Plain Brown Wrapper. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Gary Morris |
| 76 | 17 | Real Good Heartache | Rosemary Sharp |
| 1 | 1 | Right from the Start Right From the Start "Right from the Start" is the title of a song written by Billy Herzig and Randy Watkins and recorded by Earl Thomas Conley. "Right from the Start" was Earl Thomas Conley fourteenth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the... |
Earl Thomas Conley |
| 3 | 5 | Right Hand Man Right Hand Man "Right Hand Man" is a single by American country music artist Eddy Raven. Released in 1986, it was the second single and title track from the album Right Hand Man. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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... |
| 8 | 6 | The Right Left Hand The Right Left Hand "The Right Left Hand" is a single by American country music artist George Jones. It was released in January 1987 as the second single from his album Wine Colored Roses. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... |
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.... |
| 16 | 14 | The Rock and Roll of Love | Tom Wopat Tom Wopat Tom Wopat is an American actor and singer. He first achieved fame as Luke Duke in the long-running 1979 television series The Dukes of Hazzard, along with John Schneider. He also played Jeff, one of Cybill Shepherd's ex-husbands in the TV series Cybill.-Life and career:Wopat was born in Lodi,... |
| 1 | 1 | Rose in Paradise Rose in Paradise "Rose in Paradise" is a 1987 single written by Stewart Harris and Jim McBride and recorded by Waylon Jennings. "Rose in Paradise" was Waylon Jennings' twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of nineteen weeks on the country chart... |
Waylon Jennings |
| 6 | 18 | Rough and Rowdy Days Rough and Rowdy Days "Rough and Rowdy Days" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album A Man Called Hoss. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart.... |
Waylon Jennings |
| 9 | 12 | Señorita Señorita (Don Williams song) "Señorita" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1987, it was the fourth single from the album New Moves. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Don Williams |
| 4 | 3 | She Couldn't Love Me Anymore She Couldn't Love Me Anymore "She Couldn't Love Me Anymore" is a single by American country music artist T. Graham Brown. Released in 1987, it was the second single from the album Brilliant Conversationalist. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
T. Graham Brown |
| 9 | — | She Thinks That She'll Marry She Thinks That She'll Marry "She Thinks That She'll Marry" is a single by American country music artist Judy Rodman. Released in 1986, it was the fifth single from the album Judy. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Judy Rodman |
| 1 | 1 | She's Too Good to Be True She's Too Good to Be True (Exile song) "She's Too Good to Be True" is 1987 single by Exile. "She's Too Good to Be True", which was written by then-lead singer J.P. Pennington and bass player Sonny LeMaire and featured Les Taylor on lead vocals, was Exile's ninth number one country song... |
Exile Exile (American band) Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period.Their name was shortened... |
| 1 | 1 | Shine, Shine, Shine Shine, Shine, Shine "Shine, Shine, Shine" is a 1987 single written by Ken Bell and Bud McGuire and recorded by Eddy Raven. "Shine, Shine, Shine" was Eddy Raven's second number one country single, his first since "I Got Mexico" three years before. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of... |
Eddy Raven |
| 1 | 1 | Small Town Girl Small Town Girl (Steve Wariner song) "Small Town Girl" is a 1987 single written by John Barlow Jarvis and Don Cook and recorded by Steve Wariner. "Small Town Girl" was Steve Wariner's fifth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 24 weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:... |
Steve Wariner |
| 1 | 1 | Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Fingers "Snap Your Fingers" is a song written by Grady Martin and Alex Zanetis. It was originally recorded by gospel singer Joe Henderson in 1962, whose version peaked at #2 on the R&B charts and at #8 on the Hot 100 .-Cover versions:... |
Ronnie Milsap |
| 1 | 5 | Somebody Lied Somebody Lied "Somebody Lied" is a country music song written by Joe Chambers and Larry Jenkins. First recorded by Conway Twitty on his 1985 album Don't Call Him a Cowboy, it was later recorded by American country music singer Ricky Van Shelton... |
Ricky Van Shelton |
| 5 | 3 | Someone Someone "Someone" is a single by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album If There's Any Justice. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Lee Greenwood |
| 1 | 1 | Somewhere Tonight Somewhere Tonight "Somewhere Tonight" is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell and Harlan Howard and recorded by Highway 101. "Somewhere Tonight" was Highway 101's third country hit and the first of four number ones on the country chart. The single went to Number One on Hot Country Singles, spending two... |
Highway 101 |
| 1 | 2 | Straight to the Heart Straight to the Heart (song) "Straight to the Heart" is a 1986 country song made famous by Crystal Gayle. Released in November 1986, the song became Gayle's 18th and, to date, last No. 1 hit of her career.-Chart positions:... |
Crystal Gayle |
| 20 | — | Susannah | Tom Wopat |
| 37 | 19 | Sweet Little '66 | Steve Earle |
| 10 | 7 | Take the Long Way Home Take the Long Way Home (John Schneider song) "Take the Long Way Home" is a single by American country music artist and actor John Schneider. Released in 1987, it was the second single and title track from the album Take the Long Way Home. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
John Schneider |
| 4 | 3 | Talkin' to the Moon Talkin' to the Moon "Talkin' to the Moon" is a single by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers. It was released in November 1986 as the second single from their album Partners. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:... |
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers |
| 7 | 4 | Tar Top Tar Top "Tar Top" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in August 1987, it was the first single from their album, Just Us. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in October 1987, making it their first commercial single not to reach #1 since 1980's "My Home's... |
Alabama |
| 3 | 6 | Telling Me Lies Telling Me Lies "Telling Me Lies" was a song written by Linda Thompson and Betsy Cook, that was included on Thompson's 1985 One Clear Moment album... |
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... , 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... and Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including... |
| 1 | 2 | That Was a Close One That Was a Close One "That Was a Close One" is the title of a song written by Robert Byrne and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. "That Was a Close One" was Earl Thomas Conley's thirteenth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks... |
Earl Thomas Conley |
| 3 | 4 | Then It's Love Then It's Love "Then It's Love" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1986, it was the third single from the album New Moves. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Don Williams |
| 1 | 2 | This Crazy Love This Crazy Love "This Crazy Love" is a 1987 single written by Roger Murrah and James Dean Hicks and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "This Crazy Love" was The Oak Ridge Boys' fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart... |
The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 5 | 1 | Those Memories of You Those Memories of You "Those Memories of You" is a song written by Alan O'Bryant. It was first released as a single by Pam Tillis in 1986, whose version peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... |
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris |
| 1 | 1 | Three Time Loser Three Time Loser "Three Time Loser" is the third and final single released from country music singer Dan Seals' 1986 album On the Front Line. It was his sixth straight number-one single on the Billboard country charts, reaching its peak in 1987.-Chart positions:... |
Dan Seals |
| 6 | 10 | Till I'm Too Old to Die Young Till I'm Too Old to Die Young "Till I'm Too Old to Die Young" is a single by American country music artist Moe Bandy. It was released in February 1987 as the second single from his album You Haven't Heard the Last of Me. The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:... |
Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer... |
| 17 | 35 | Time In | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 1 | 1 | To Know Him Is to Love Him To Know Him Is to Love Him "To Know Him Is to Love Him" is a song written by Phil Spector, inspired by words on his father's tombstone. It was first recorded by his first vocal group, the only one of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Their recording went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1958... |
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris |
| 5 | 4 | Too Many Rivers Too Many Rivers "Too Many Rivers" is a song written by Harlan Howard. It was recorded by Brenda Lee and reached #13 on July 13 1965.It was also recorded by American country-music group The Forester Sisters. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album You Again. The song reached #5 on the Billboard... |
The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters are an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim and Christy Forester. The quartet had commercial success in the 1980s, charting fifteen Top Tens on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Number Ones "I Fell in Love Again Last... |
| 6 | 15 | Train of Memories Train of Memories "Train of Memories" is a single by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. Released in 1987, it was the fourth single from the album Walk the Way the Wind Blows. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Kathy Mattea Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot... |
| 2 | 2 | Twenty Years Ago Twenty Years Ago "Twenty Years Ago" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in January 1987 as the second single from the album They Don't Make Them Like They Used To. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by... |
Kenny Rogers |
| 1 | 1 | The Way We Make a Broken Heart The Way We Make a Broken Heart "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is a song written by John Hiatt. It was recorded by Ry Cooder in 1980 on his album Borderline. "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" was covered by both John Hiatt and Rosanne Cash in 1983 as a duet. The single was produced by Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, however,... |
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 | 1 | The Weekend The Weekend (Steve Wariner song) "The Weekend" is a song recorded by country music artist Steve Wariner. It is the second single from his 1987 album It's a Crazy World. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada, spending twenty-three weeks on Hot Country Singles.... |
Steve Wariner |
| 1 | 1 | What Am I Gonna Do About You What Am I Gonna Do About You (song) "What Am I Gonna Do About You" is a song written by Jim Allison, Doug Gilmore, and Bob Simon. It was first recorded by American country music artist Con Hunley in 1986 on the Capitol Records label and later by Reba McEntire for her 1986 studio album of the same name... |
Reba McEntire |
| 9 | 7 | What Can I Do with My Heart What Can I Do with My Heart "What Can Do with My Heart " is a single by American country pop artist Juice Newton. Released in 1987, it was the fifth single from the album Old Flame. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Juice Newton Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist... |
| 20 | 10 | When a Woman Cries | 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.... |
| 2 | 1 | Whiskey, If You Were a Woman Whiskey, If You Were a Woman "Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" is the title of a song written by Mary W. Francis, Johnny MacRae and Bob Morrison, and recorded by the American country music band Highway 101. It was the second single from the band's self-titled debut album.... |
Highway 101 |
| 1 | 1 | Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right) Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right) "Why Does It Have to Be " is the title of a song written by Randy Sharp and Donny Lowery and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in April 1987 as the third single from the album, Wheels. The song was Restless Heart's third number one song on the country chart... |
Restless Heart |
| 15 | 24 | Why I Don't Know | Lyle Lovett |
| 1 | 3 | You Again You Again (The Forester Sisters song) "You Again" is a 1987 single written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz and recorded by The Forester Sisters. "You Again" was The Forester Sisters' fourth and final number one single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks within the top 40.-Chart... |
The Forester Sisters |
| 11 | — | You Haven't Heard the Last of Me | Moe Bandy |
| 1 | 1 | You Still Move Me You Still Move Me "You Still Move Me" is the lead-off single to Dan Seals' 1986 album On the Front Line. It reached Number One on the Billboard country charts in 1987.-Chart positions:... |
Dan Seals |
| 2 | 5 | You're My First Lady You're My First Lady "You're My First Lady" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1987, it was the third single from the album It Still Rains in Memphis. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
T. G. Sheppard |
| 3 | 6 | You're Never Too Old for Young Love You're Never Too Old for Young Love "You're Never Too Old for Young Love" is a single by American country music artist Eddy Raven. Released in 1987, it was the third single from the album Right Hand Man. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Eddy Raven |
| 5 | — | You're the Power You're the Power "You're the Power" is a single by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. Released in 1987, it was the third single from the album Walk the Way the Wind Blows. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Kathy Mattea |
| 1 | 1 | You've Got the Touch You've Got the Touch "You've Got the Touch" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1987, the song — a ballad done in the band's signature mellow style — became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1987.... |
Alabama |
| 12 | 13 | Your Love | 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.... |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
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| — | 8 | All I Really Need | Audie Henry |
| 20 | 10 | Are You Still in Love with Me | 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.... |
| — | 6 | Arms That Love (Hearts That Don't) | 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... |
| — | 19 | Better Off Alone | 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 .... |
| — | 9 | Cowboy Pride | Ian Tyson Ian Tyson Ian Tyson CM, AOE is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Four Strong Winds". He was also one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia.-Career:Tyson was born to British immigrants in Victoria in 1933, and grew up in Duncan B.C... |
| — | 10 | Death and Taxes and Me Lovin' You | Carroll Baker |
| — | 15 | Denim Blue Eyes | Sylvia Tyson Sylvia Tyson Sylvia Tyson, CM , is a musician, performer, singer-songwriter and broadcaster. From 1959 to 1974, she was half of the popular folk duo Ian & Sylvia with Ian Tyson.... |
| — | 14 | Diamonds in the Dark | Cameron Molloy with Silver Weasel |
| — | 9 | Heroes | Mercey Brothers Mercey Brothers The Mercey Brothers was a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989.-Before they were famous:The Mercey family grew up to music in their household at an early age. Brothers Larry, Ray, and Lloyd Mercey formed a country-infused musical group in 1966... |
| — | 10 | I Love You More | 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... |
| — | 20 | I've Found Someone Too | Anita Perras Anita Perras Anita Perras is a Canadian country music singer. Perras has released seven albums and charted twenty-six songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1981 and 1995, including the Top 10 singles "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" , "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" , "One Smokey Rose" , "The Tip of My... |
| — | 16 | Listen to My Heart | Stoker Bros |
| — | 11 | New Fool at an Old Game | Michelle Wright Michelle Wright Michelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice... |
| — | 9 | No Holiday in L.A. | 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... |
| — | 13 | None of the Feeling Is Gone | Terry Carisse Terry Carisse Terrance Victor Carisse known as Terry Carisse, was one of Canadian Country Music's most awarded, decorated and popular singer-songwriters. He was nominated four times for a Juno Award.-Early life:... with Michelle Wright |
| — | 3 | Old Photographs | Terry Carisse |
| — | 8 | Raised by the Radio | Mercey Brothers |
| 84 | 11 | Roller Coaster | Alibi |
| — | 13 | Say When | Tim Taylor |
| — | 14 | Small Talk | Glory-Anne Carriere |
| — | 10 | Starting Forever Again | Terry Carisse |
| — | 15 | Taste of Romance | Bootleg |
| — | 20 | Too Short a Ride | Sylvia Tyson |
| — | 14 | True Blue | Anne Lord |
| — | 1 | Try Try (Blue Rodeo song) "Try" is the title of a song written by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, and recorded by Canadian country rock group Blue Rodeo. Released in October 1987, it was the second single from their debut album, Outskirts. The song peaked at #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart, #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart... |
Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo is a Canadian pop and country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987... |
| — | 10 | Walk in the Rain Tonight | 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... |
| — | 20 | What a Fool I'd Be | Colleen Peterson Colleen Peterson Colleen Susan Peterson was a Canadian country and folk singer, who performed both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Quartette.-Career:... |
Top new album releases
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 10 | Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel is a American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty... |
Epic |
| 1 | 80's Ladies 80's Ladies -Line-up:*K. T. Oslin: Keyboards, Lead & Backing Vocal*David Briggs, Gary Prim: Keyboards*Costo Davis: Synthesizers*Bruce Dees, Steve Gibson, Brent Rowan: Guitars*Mike Brignardello, Larry Paxton: Bass*Eddie Bayers, Larrie Londin, James Stroud: Drums, Percussion... |
K. T. Oslin K. T. Oslin Kay Toinette "K. T." Oslin is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for a series of top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s, four of which topped the chart.-Early life and career:... |
RCA |
| 18 | After All This Time | 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... |
16th Avenue |
| 1 | Always & Forever | Randy Travis Randy Travis Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits... |
Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Angel Band Angel Band (album) Angel Band is an acoustic collection of gospel songs by Emmylou Harris, released on July 7, 1987. The album was recorded live "off the floor" featuring a band composed of Vince Gill , Carl Jackson and Emory Gordy Jr.... |
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. |
| 7 | The Best The Best (Dan Seals album) The Best is the first greatest hits compilation from country music artist Dan Seals. It features his highest charting songs from his previous four albums beginning with Rebel Heart . The album has been certified platinum... |
Dan Seals Dan Seals Danny Wayland "Dan" Seals was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals & Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as the "England Dan" half of the soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, which charted nine pop and adult contemporary singles between 1976 and 1980, including... |
Capitol |
| 25 | Borderline | 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 |
| 1 | Born to Boogie Born to Boogie (album) Born to Boogie is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in July 1987. The title track, "Heaven Can't Be Found" and "Young Country" were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been... |
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... |
Curb/Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Brilliant Conversationalist | T. Graham Brown T. Graham Brown Anthony "T." Graham Brown is an American country music artist. Active since 1986, Brown has recorded a total of thirteen studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
Capitol |
| 8 | Chill Factor | 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 |
| 17 | Come On Joe | Jo-El Sonnier Jo-El Sonnier Jo-El Sonnier is an American singer-songwriter and accordionist who performs country music and Cajun music. Originally signed to Mercury Nashville Records, Sonnier charted several minor singles on the Billboard country charts in the late 1970s... |
RCA |
| 22 | Cornerstone Cornerstone (Holly Dunn album) Cornerstone is a 1987 album by Holly Dunn. Although it yielded no #1 hits, as would some of her later albums, Cornerstone would attain the highest Billboard Top Country Albums rating in her career for Holly Dunn at #22, based on three hits which made it into the Country Top Ten singles list: the... |
Holly Dunn Holly Dunn Holly Dunn is a country music artist who first found fame with her 1986 Top-10 hit "Daddy's Hands" from her self-titled début album. Dunn has charted more than a dozen country singles, two of which reaching the #1 spot.Dunn is the daughter of a minister father... |
MTM |
| 21 | Country Rap | The Bellamy Brothers | Curb/MCA |
| 25 | Crackin' Up Crackin' Up -Album credits:As listed in liner notes.*Produced and arranged by: Ray Stevens*Recorded at: Ray Stevens Studio, Nashville, Tennessee*Engineer: Stuart Keathley*Mastered by: Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics*Mixed and mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System... |
Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
MCA |
| 24 | The Desert Rose Band The Desert Rose Band (album) The Desert Rose Band is the first studio album by American country music group The Desert Rose Band. It was released June 2, 1987 via MCA/Curb... |
The Desert Rose Band | Curb/MCA |
| 15 | Exit 0 Exit 0 (album) Exit 0 is the second album from country singer-songwriter Steve Earle, credited to Steve Earle & The Dukes, his backing band. It was released in 1987... |
Steve Earle & The Dukes Steve Earle Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play.... |
MCA |
| 2 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Reba McEntire album) Greatest Hits is Reba McEntire's first compilation for MCA Records. It covers her hit singles from 1984, 1985 and 1986. No new material was recorded for the album. Greatest Hits peaked at No. 2 on the country album chart and at No. 134 on the Billboard 200... |
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... |
MCA |
| 22 | Greatest Hits | John Schneider John Schneider (television actor) John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a... |
MCA |
| 25 | Greatest Hits | 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... |
MCA |
| 1 | Greatest Hits Volume Two | 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 |
| 19 | Hangin' Tough Hangin' Tough (Waylon Jennings album) Hangin' Tough is an album by Waylon Jennings, released on MCA Records in 1987. The second release of his two-year tenure at the label, it contained several songs, none of which were original compositions by Jennings. Among the tracks included is Sammy Johns' "Chevy Van" and two top ten country... |
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... |
MCA |
| 1 | Hank Live Hank Live Hank Live is a live album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in January 1987. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.-Track listing:... |
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... |
Curb/Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Harmony Harmony (Anne Murray album) Harmony is a studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in 1987. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Are You Still in Love with Me" – 4:21... |
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 |
| 13 | Heart & Soul Heart & Soul (Ronnie Milsap album) Heart & Soul was the eighteenth studio album of Country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1987 under the RCA Records label. The album produced four singles, three of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart" "Snap Your Fingers"; "Make No Mistake, She's Mine," a... |
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 |
| 20 | Heartbeat | The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s... |
MCA |
| 1 | Heartland Heartland (The Judds album) Heartland is the title of a studio album released by RCA Records in 1987 by the American country music duo The Judds. It features the singles "Don't Be Cruel" , "Turn It Loose", and "I Know Where I'm Going". The album was released in Europe under the title Give a Little Love, as a 15-track... |
The Judds The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country... |
Curb/RCA |
| 7 | Highway 101 Highway 101 (album) Highway 101 was the self-titled debut album of the American country music band Highway 101. It saw the group shoot straight to the tops of the country music charts with two singles hitting the #1 spot on the Billboard Country charts, another rising to #2, and a fourth song at #4. The album itself... |
Highway 101 Highway 101 (band) Highway 101 is an American country music band founded by Paulette Carlson , Jack Daniels , Curtis Stone and Scott "Cactus" Moser . With Carlson as lead vocalist, the band recorded three albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville and charted ten consecutive Top Ten hits on the Hot Country Songs... |
Warner Bros. |
| 1 | Hillbilly Deluxe Hillbilly Deluxe (Dwight Yoakam album) Hillbilly Deluxe is the second album by country music singer/songwriter Dwight Yoakam.The second consecutive No. 1 Billboard album by Yoakam, four of its tracks would find their way into the Top 40 of the Hot Country Singles chart in 1987 and 1988, all topping out in the lower half of the Top Ten.... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
Reprise |
| 24 | Hits | 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. |
| 14 | Hold On Hold On (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album) The album includes the third and final number one hit single by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Fishin' in the Dark".- Track listing :Hold On contains 10 tracks:#"Fishin' in the Dark" - 3:22#"Joe Knows How to Live" The album includes the third and final number one hit single by the Nitty Gritty Dirt... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded... |
Warner Bros. |
| 18 | I Prefer the Moonlight I Prefer the Moonlight I Prefer the Moonlight is a 1987 album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers.The album did respectably well for Rogers' current status in the industry to date, placing #18 on the charts. Though it only reached #163 in the Billboard 200, the success in the country market was enough for it to go... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
RCA |
| 14 | Island in the Sea Island in the Sea Island in the Sea is a 1987 album by country singer Willie Nelson. The title track was a minor hit. It also includes the song "Nobody There But Me" featuring Bruce Hornsby and the Range... |
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
Columbia |
| 1 | Just Us Just Us (album) Just Us is the eighth studio album from country music band Alabama. Released in 1987, the album produced the singles "Tar Top", "Face to Face" and "Fallin' Again"... |
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 |
| 6 | King's Record Shop King's Record Shop Although it was not Rosanne Cash's highest charting album at #6, King's Record Shop had the most singles topping the country charts. No fewer than four of its tracks placed #1 on the Billboard country singles 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.... |
Columbia |
| 3 | The Last One to Know The Last One to Know The Last One to Know is the thirteenth album and twelfth studio album by Reba McEntire, released in 1987. The title song and "Love Will Find Its Way to You" were both Number One singles from the album. It was also her first album to chart on the Billboard 200, in addition to peaking at #3 on Top... |
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... |
MCA |
| 23 | Lone Star State of Mind Lone Star State of Mind Lone Star State of Mind is Nanci Griffith's fifth album, and her first with a major recording label. Griffith's music had seen a turn from her original folk music base into more commercially viable country music in her previous two albums. On the current album she enlists the hit-making talents of... |
Nanci Griffith Nanci Griffith Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:... |
MCA |
| 10 | Love Me Like You Used To Love Me Like You Used To Love Me Like You Used To is a country music album released by Tanya Tucker in 1987. Continuing the success of her preceding comeback album Girls Like Me, the album produced three Billboard Top Ten Country singles, with "If It Don't Come Easy" and the collaboration with Paul Davis and Paul... |
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... |
Capitol |
| 22 | A Man Called Hoss A Man Called Hoss A Man Called Hoss is a concept album by Waylon Jennings, released on MCA Records in 1987. It is a quasi-autobiographical record which chronicles Jennings' life and experiences in ten "chapters", each of which corresponds with a single track on the album; the titles of these chapters are:... |
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... |
MCA |
| 9 | Maple Street Memories | The Statler Brothers | Mercury |
| 1 | Ocean Front Property Ocean Front Property Ocean Front Property is American country music singer George Strait's seventh studio album. It was released on MCA Records in 1987. It is certified 2× Multi-platinum by the RIAA. It is also Strait's first CD to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart... |
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 |
| 18 | Rainbow Rainbow (Dolly Parton album) -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... |
Columbia |
| 18 | Right Hand Man | 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... |
RCA |
| 5 | The Royal Treatment The Royal Treatment (album) The Royal Treatment is the sixth studio album by Billy Joe Royal, which was released in 1987.Three singles from this album charted on the Country Singles chart. The first was I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow, which peaked at #5 in 1987... |
Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s... |
Atlantic |
| 13 | Shelter from the Night | Exile Exile (American band) Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period.Their name was shortened... |
Epic |
| 16 | Somewhere in the Night Somewhere in the Night (album) Somewhere in the Night is the fourth studio album by American country music band Sawyer Brown. Its title track was a single, as were "This Missin' You Heart of Mine" and "Old Photographs". All three singles charted on the Hot Country Singles charts... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
Capitol/Curb |
| 24 | Sure Feels Good Sure Feels Good (album) Sure Feels Good is the twentieth studio album released by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in August 1987 on EMI America 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... |
EMI America |
| 14 | Too Wild Too Long Too Wild Too Long Too Wild Too Long is an album by American Country music artist George Jones. This album was released in 1987 on the Epic Records label. A music video was filmed for the track "The Old Man No One Loves."- Track listing :... |
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 |
| 1 | Trio Trio (album) Trio was a collaboration album by three of the most successful American female singers of the 1970s and 1980s, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris... |
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... , 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... & 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. |
| 11 | Untasted Honey Untasted Honey Untasted Honey is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1987 on Mercury Records. The album produced Mattea's first Number One hit on the Billboard country charts in its lead-off single "Goin' Gone"... |
Kathy Mattea Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot... |
Mercury |
| 13 | The Way Back Home The Way Back Home The Way Back Home is the third studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1987 on RCA Records and it produced four chart singles on the Billboard country charts. In order of release, these were "Cinderella" , "Let's Do Something , "Everybody's Sweetheart" , and... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
RCA |
| 25 | What If We Fall in Love? What If We Fall in Love? What If We Fall In Love is the first and only duet album by Crystal Gayle. All songs are performed by both Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris. Three of its tracks found positions on the Billboard Hot Country Singles 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... & 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. |
| 14 | Where the Fast Lane Ends | The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s... |
MCA |
| 1 | Wild-Eyed Dream Wild-Eyed Dream Wild-Eyed Dream is the title of the debut album of Country Music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first singles released from the album from 1986 to 1988 were "Wild-Eyed Dream" and "Crime of Passion", which charted at #24 and #7, respectively. The last three singles, "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her... |
Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
Columbia |
| 13 | You Again | The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters are an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim and Christy Forester. The quartet had commercial success in the 1980s, charting fifteen Top Tens on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Number Ones "I Fell in Love Again Last... |
Warner Bros. |
| 10 | You Haven't Heard the Last of Me | Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer... |
Curb |
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | After Midnight | 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 |
| 37 | Ain't No Binds | 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... |
MCA |
| 32 | Americana Americana (Michael Martin Murphey album) - Track listing :# "A Face in the Crowd" # "A Long Line of Love"# "Once Upon a Time"# "Out of Touch"# "Almost Free"# "Worlds Apart"# "No One Else But You"# "You're History"# "My Darling Wherever You Are"# "I'm Never Gonna Let You Go"... |
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... |
Warner Bros. |
| 56 | Angel with a Lariat Angel with a Lariat Angel with a Lariat is the second album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1987. This was the first release outside of Canada. Angel with a Lariat is a country recording, influenced by rock and rockabilly and possibly even new wave. The album was recorded in London England in 1986, though... |
k.d. lang K.D. Lang Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress... |
Sire |
| 48 | Back to Basics | 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 |
| 27 | Baillie & the Boys Baillie & the Boys (album) Baillie & the Boys is the eponymous debut album of American country music act Baillie & the Boys. Three singles charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart - "Oh Heart" at #9, "He's Letting Go" at #18, and "Wilder Days" at #9... |
Baillie & the Boys Baillie & the Boys Baillie & the Boys is an American country music group that gained prominence in the late 1980s. The band's original lineup consisted of Kathie Baillie , her husband, Michael Bonagura , and Alan LeBoeuf . Baillie & the Boys has recorded five studio albums and charted ten Top-40 singles on the U.S... |
RCA |
| 53 | The Best of Crystal Gayle | 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... |
Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Blue Skies Again Blue Skies Again Blue Skies Again is the ninth studio album from country music artist John Anderson. It was released in November 1987.-Track listing:#"Blue Skies Again" - 3:26#"There's Nothing Left for Me to Take for Granted" - 3:01#"Quittin' Time" - 3:57... |
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... |
MCA |
| 51 | Break the Routine | 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... |
Step One |
| 63 | Celebration | Janie Fricke Janie Fricke Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s.... |
Columbia |
| 66 | A Christmas Card | The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters The Forester Sisters are an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim and Christy Forester. The quartet had commercial success in the 1980s, charting fifteen Top Tens on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Number Ones "I Fell in Love Again Last... |
Warner Bros. |
| 57 | A Christmas Tradition | Various Artists | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | Christmas with the Judds | The Judds The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country... |
Curb/RCA |
| 47 | Country Collection | Various Artists | K-Tel |
| 48 | Country Now | Various Artists | K-Tel |
| 50 | Crazy from the Heart | The Bellamy Brothers | Curb/MCA |
| 69 | A Crystal Christmas A Crystal Christmas -Chart performance:... |
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s... |
Warner Bros. |
| 59 | Emotion | Juice Newton Juice Newton Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist... |
RCA |
| 33 | Foster & Lloyd Foster & Lloyd (album) Foster & Lloyd is the eponymous debut of the American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. Commercially, It was their most successful album producing three top-ten singles, "Crazy Over You" , "Sure Thing" , and "What Do You Want from Me This Time?" . The other single, "Texas in 1880", peaked at #18 on... |
Foster & Lloyd Foster & Lloyd Foster & Lloyd is an American country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd . Founded in 1986, the duo recorded three albums for RCA Records, in addition to charting nine singles on the Billboard country charts. The highest-peaking of these was their debut single... |
RCA |
| 43 | Greatest Hits | 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 |
| 59 | Greatest Hits | 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 |
| 41 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Ray Stevens album) -Album credits:Compiled from liner notes.*All selections except "Gitarzan" and "Along Came Jones" were produced and arranged by: Ray Stevens*"Gitarzan" and "Along Came Jones" were produced by Ray Stevens, Fred Foster and Jim Malloy... |
Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
MCA |
| 62 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Ray Stevens album) -Album credits:Compiled from liner notes.*"Would Jesus Wear a Rolex," "Can He Love You Half as Much as I," "The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone," "I Need Your Help Barry Manilow," "Mama's in the Sky With Elvis" and "The Haircut Song" were produced and arranged by: Ray Stevens*"Mr... |
Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
MCA |
| 28 | Hard Times on Easy Street | David Lynn Jones David Lynn Jones David Lynn Jones is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1994, Jones released four studio albums. He also charted four singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Mercury |
| 43 | Higher Ground | 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 |
| 54 | Honky Tonk Crazy | 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... |
Epic |
| 38 | If There's Any Justice | 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 |
| 29 | It's a Crazy World It's a Crazy World It's a Crazy World is an album released by country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in 1987 by MCA Nashville. Three singles were released from it, and all three reached number-one... |
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... |
MCA |
| 36 | Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1987 , and his first for Mercury Records. It was re-released in 2003, paired with Boom Chicka Boom on a single CD... |
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... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 54 | Larry Boone | Larry Boone Larry Boone Larry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988... |
Mercury |
| 63 | The Lonesome Jubilee The Lonesome Jubilee The Lonesome Jubilee is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, credited as John Cougar Mellencamp. The album was released by Mercury Records on August 24, 1987 . Four singles were released from the album, the first two in 1987 and the last two in 1988.The album was one of... |
John Mellencamp John Mellencamp John Mellencamp, previously known by the stage names Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock that eschews synthesizers and other artificial sounds... |
Mercury |
| 50 | A Matter of Life…and Death | David Allan Coe David Allan Coe David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career... |
Columbia |
| 72 | Merry Christmas to You Merry Christmas to You Merry Christmas to You, released in 1987, is the fourteenth album and first Christmas album by Reba McEntire, with most of the tunes being McEntire's renditions of very familiar traditional Christmas fare. It is currently the latest album to bear McEntire's last name on the front cover... |
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... |
MCA |
| 54 | Modern Times | Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle , a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It"... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 52 | No Easy Horses | S-K-B S-K-O S-K-O, originally known as Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet, was an American country music group composed of Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch and Paul Overstreet. The original lineup recorded one album for MTM Records and charted three country hits, including the Number One "Baby's Got a New Baby"... |
MTM |
| 47 | One for the Money | 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:... |
Columbia |
| 55 | The Only One | O. B. McClinton O. B. McClinton Obie Burnett McClinton was a Black country music singer and songwriter. The second-youngest child born to Rev. G. A. McClinton, a clergyman and farmer who owned his own ranch in Mississippi, not far from Memphis, Tennessee... |
Epic |
| 71 | The Patsy Cline Story The Patsy Cline Story The Patsy Cline Story is a double album compilation of consisting of American country music singer Patsy Cline's best-known songs between 1961 and 1963... |
Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s... |
MCA |
| 35 | Patty Loveless Patty Loveless (album) Patty Loveless is the self-titled debut album from country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in 1986. Among its tracks were Billboard Top Country Singles minor hits, "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights," "I Did," "After All," and "Wicked Ways." The album peaked at #35 on the Top Country Albums... |
Patty Loveless Patty Loveless Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and... |
MCA |
| 29 | A Place Called Love | Judy Rodman Judy Rodman Judy Rodman is an American Country Music Singer. In the mid-80s, she was a successful country music singer, making all the way to number one on the country charts in 1986 with the song "Until I Met You." She also won the Academy of Country Music's "Top New Female Vocalist" award in 1985.Today,... |
MTM |
| 49 | Rattlesnake Annie | Rattlesnake Annie Rattlesnake Annie Rattlesnake Annie is a country singer and songwriter under the stage name Rattlesnake Annie. She earned her nickname as a child from her respect of snakes. McGowan began recording music in 1974 and achieved success in Europe... |
Columbia |
| 60 | Romeo's Escape | Dave Alvin Dave Alvin Dave Alvin , is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music.... |
Epic |
| 65 | Rosie Flores | Rosie Flores Rosie Flores Rosie Flores is a rockabilly and country music artist of Mexican American heritage. Her music blends rockabilly, honky tonk, jazz, and Western swing along with traditional influences from her Tex-Mex heritage... |
Reprise |
| 31 | Seashores of Old Mexico | 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,... & 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... |
Epic |
| 35 | Still I Stay | Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s.... |
Epic |
| 32 | Still within the Sound of My Voice Still within the Sound of My Voice Still Within the Sound of My Voice is the 43rd album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1987 .-Track listing:Side 1:# "I'm a One-Woman Man" - 2:31... |
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... |
MCA |
| 26 | Super Hits Super Hits (George Jones album) Super Hits is an album by American country music singer George Jones. This album was released in 1987 on the Epic Records label. This album went Gold and Platinum in 1992.-Track listing:# White Lightnin' Super Hits is an album by American country music singer George Jones. This album was released... |
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 |
| 39 | Walking the Line | 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.... & 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... |
Epic |
| 42 | What a Girl Next Door Could Do | Girls Next Door Girls Next Door (band) Girls Next Door is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1982 and disbanded in 1991. The group consisted of Doris King, Cindy Nixon, Diane Williams, and Tammy Stephens. They were previously known as Belle and Wildflower. Girls Next Door recorded two albums for MTM... |
MTM |
| 41 | You Ain't Seen the Last of Me | John Schneider John Schneider (television actor) John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a... |
MCA |
Regular series
- DollyDolly (TV series)Dolly is a television variety show that ran on ABC during the 1987-1988 season featuring Dolly Parton.-Overview:The show was an attempt at a traditional variety show, featuring music, comedy skits and various guest stars...
(1987–1988, ABC) - Hee HawHee HawHee Haw is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop. It aired on CBS-TV from 1969–1971 before a 20-year run in local syndication. The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the major difference being...
(1969–1993, syndicated)
Deaths
- June 25 - Boudleaux BryantFelice and Boudleaux BryantFelice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant were an American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team best known for songs such as "Rocky Top," "Love Hurts" and numerous Everly Brothers hits, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Bye Bye Love".-Beginnings:Boudleaux was born Diadorius...
, 67, songwriter (with wife Felice) of many 1950s and 1960s hits.
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "80's Ladies," K. T. OslinK. T. OslinKay Toinette "K. T." Oslin is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for a series of top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s, four of which topped the chart.-Early life and career:...
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — Always & Forever, Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — TrioTrio (album)Trio was a collaboration album by three of the most successful American female singers of the 1970s and 1980s, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris...
, Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly 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...
, Linda RonstadtLinda RonstadtLinda 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...
and Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisEmmylou 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... - Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Make No Mistake, She's MineMake No Mistake, She's Mine"Make No Mistake, She's Mine" is a duet single recorded by country pop artists Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers in 1987.The song topped the Billboard country charts and peaked at #42 on the Adult Contemporary...
," Ronnie MilsapRonnie MilsapRonnie 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...
and Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... - Best Country Instrumental Performance — "String of Pars," Asleep at the WheelAsleep at the WheelAsleep at the Wheel is a American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty...
- Best Country Song — "Forever and Ever, AmenForever and Ever, Amen"Forever and Ever, Amen" is a single released in 1987 by country music artist Randy Travis, written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S...
," Paul OverstreetPaul OverstreetPaul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
and Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
(Performer: Randy Travis)
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Ian TysonIan TysonIan Tyson CM, AOE is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Four Strong Winds". He was also one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia.-Career:Tyson was born to British immigrants in Victoria in 1933, and grew up in Duncan B.C...
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — k.d. langK.D. LangKathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie OysterPrairie OysterPrairie Oyster is an award-winning Canadian country music group from Ontario. They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association and the Juno Awards. The band also won the Bud Country Fans' Choice Award from the CCMA in 1994...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — 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...
- Song of the Year — "Forever and Ever, AmenForever and Ever, Amen"Forever and Ever, Amen" is a single released in 1987 by country music artist Randy Travis, written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S...
," Paul OverstreetPaul OverstreetPaul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
and Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
(Performer: Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
) - Single of the Year — "Forever and Ever, Amen," Randy Travis
- Album of the Year — TrioTrio (album)Trio was a collaboration album by three of the most successful American female singers of the 1970s and 1980s, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris...
, Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisEmmylou 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...
, Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly 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...
, and Linda RonstadtLinda RonstadtLinda 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... - Top Male Vocalist — Randy Travis
- Top Female Vocalist — Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba 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...
- Top Vocal Duo — The JuddsThe JuddsThe Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
- Top Vocal Group — Highway 101Highway 101 (band)Highway 101 is an American country music band founded by Paulette Carlson , Jack Daniels , Curtis Stone and Scott "Cactus" Moser . With Carlson as lead vocalist, the band recorded three albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville and charted ten consecutive Top Ten hits on the Hot Country Songs...
- Top New Male Vocalist — Ricky Van SheltonRicky Van SheltonRicky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
- Top New Female Vocalist — K. T. OslinK. T. OslinKay Toinette "K. T." Oslin is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for a series of top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s, four of which topped the chart.-Early life and career:...
- Video of the Year — "80's Ladies," K. T. Oslin (Director: Jack Cole)
Canadian Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — k.d. langK.D. LangKathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
- Male Artist of the Year — Ian TysonIan TysonIan Tyson CM, AOE is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Four Strong Winds". He was also one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia.-Career:Tyson was born to British immigrants in Victoria in 1933, and grew up in Duncan B.C...
- Female Artist of the Year — Anita PerrasAnita PerrasAnita Perras is a Canadian country music singer. Perras has released seven albums and charted twenty-six songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1981 and 1995, including the Top 10 singles "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" , "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" , "One Smokey Rose" , "The Tip of My...
- Group of the Year — Family BrownFamily BrownFamily 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...
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Heroes," Gary FjellgaardGary FjellgaardGary 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...
(Performer: Mercey BrothersMercey BrothersThe 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...
) - Single of the Year — "Navajo Rug," Ian Tyson
- Album of the Year — Cowboyography, Ian Tyson
- Top Selling Album — Storms of LifeStorms of LifeStorms of Life is the debut album by country music star Randy Travis, and was released on June 6, 1986 by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for American shipments of three million copies, it features the singles "On the Other Hand" Storms of Life is the...
, Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits... - Vista Rising Star Award — k.d. lang
- Duo of the Year — Anita Perras and Tim Taylor
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — 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...
- Song of the Year — "Forever and Ever, AmenForever and Ever, Amen"Forever and Ever, Amen" is a single released in 1987 by country music artist Randy Travis, written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S...
," Paul OverstreetPaul OverstreetPaul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
and Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
(Performer: Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
) - Single of the Year — "Forever and Ever, Amen," Randy Travis
- Album of the Year — Always & Forever, Randy Travis
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Randy Travis
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba 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...
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Ricky SkaggsRicky SkaggsRickie 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:...
and Sharon WhiteThe WhitesThe Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl , and their father Buck... - Vocal Group of the Year — The JuddsThe JuddsThe Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
- Horizon Award — Holly DunnHolly DunnHolly Dunn is a country music artist who first found fame with her 1986 Top-10 hit "Daddy's Hands" from her self-titled début album. Dunn has charted more than a dozen country singles, two of which reaching the #1 spot.Dunn is the daughter of a minister father...
- Music Video of the Year — "My Name Is Bocephus," Hank Williams, Jr. (Directors: Bill Fishman and Preacher Ewing)
- Instrumentalist of the Year — Johnny GimbleJohnny GimbleJohn Paul Gimble , better known as Johnny Gimble, is an American country musician associated with Western swing. He is an award-winning fiddle player and considered one of the most impressive fiddlers in the genre's history....
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.