1989 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1989.
Events
- May 9 — Rising country star Keith WhitleyKeith WhitleyJackie 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...
is found dead at his home, a victim of alcohol poisoning. News of his death sent shockwaves through the industry, given that he had been hailed as a future superstar who helped bring neotraditionalism to the forefront during the 1980s. His widow, Lorrie MorganLorrie MorganIn 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999....
, would become a major superstar after his death.
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- 1989 was one of two years during the 1980s which sprouted the most prolific class of newcomers in country music history (1986 being the other), a trend that had not been seen since the mid-1950s (when artists such as Elvis Presley, George Jones and Johnny Cash first rose to fame). Clint BlackClint BlackClint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...
was at the head of the class early on, given that he had two of the year's most memorable singles – "A Better ManA Better Man"A Better Man" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in February 1989 as the lead and debut single from his debut album, Killin' Time. It was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. When "A Better Man" went to No...
" and "Killin' TimeKillin' Time (Clint Black song)"Killin' Time" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in July 1989 as the second single and title track from his debut album. The song was his second number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and the...
" – and one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year (Killin' Time), and was already selling out shows nationwide. However, Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
proved to be the 1989 newcomer that stood head and shoulders above everyone else, eventually selling millions of albums, taking worldwide tours and creating some of the most influential music of the 1990s and beyond.
- Another newcomer, Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
, had a minor hit with his first release that fall, "Blue Blooded Woman;" future singles – all featuring the neotraditional style, would do considerably better, to say the least. Travis TrittTravis TrittJames Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...
contributed with his brand of rock-influenced country, while Lorrie MorganLorrie MorganIn 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999....
(daughter of Grand Ole Opry legend George Morgan) became a star in her own right following the alcohol-poisoning death of her husband, Keith Whitley. - Other top newcomers of the year were Suzy BoggussSuzy BoggussSusan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After...
, Lionel CartwrightLionel CartwrightLionel Cartwright is an American country music artist. Between 1988 and 1992, Cartwright charted twelve singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including a Number One single in 1991's "Leap of Faith"...
and Mary Chapin CarpenterMary Chapin CarpenterMary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 14 | 5:01 Blues | Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
| 1 | 1 | Above and Beyond Above and Beyond (song) "Above and Beyond", also known as "Above and Beyond " is the title of a song written by Harlan Howard and recorded by American country music singer Buck Owens. Released in 1960 as a single with "'Til These Dreams Come True" on the b-side, Owens' rendition reached #3 on the Billboard country singles... |
Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.... |
| 1 | 1 | Ace in the Hole Ace in the Hole (George Strait song) "Ace in the Hole" the title of a song written by Dennis Adkins and recorded by country music artist George Strait in 1989. George's touring band is called "The Ace in the Hole Band." It was the third single released from his album, Beyond the Blue Neon... |
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 | After All This Time After All This Time (Rodney Crowell song) "After All This Time" is a 1989 song written and recorded by Rodney Crowell. It was Crowell's seventh single to reach the U.S. country music chart and the third of four number ones. "After All This Time" spent one week at the top and fifteen weeks on chart overall.-Chart performance:-References:... |
Rodney Crowell |
| 5 | 10 | All the Fun All the Fun "All the Fun" is a single by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. Released in July 1989, it was the third single from his album Sowin' Love. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1989.... |
Paul Overstreet Paul Overstreet Paul 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... |
| 5 | ? | All the Reasons Why All the Reasons Why "All the Reasons Why" is a single by American country music group Highway 101. Released in September 1988, it was the second single from their album Highway 101². The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in January 1989.... |
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... |
| 4 | 32 | An American Family An American Family (song) "An American Family" is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album American Dreams... |
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... |
| 14 | 29 | And So It Goes | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... with 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... |
| 4 | 5 | Any Way the Wind Blows Any Way the Wind Blows (Southern Pacific song) "Any the Wind Blows" is the title of a song written by John McFee and Andre Pessis, and recorded by American country music group Southern Pacific. It was released in June 1989 as the first single from the slbum County Line. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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 | 6 | Are You Ever Gonna Love Me Are You Ever Gonna Love Me "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me" is a 1989 country music single made famous by Holly Dunn. Written by Dunn, along with Tom Shapiro and her brother Chris Waters, the song was her first single released by Warner Bros. Records, to which she signed after her previous label, MTM Records, was... |
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... |
| 1 | ? | Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" is the title of a song released by country singer George Strait. It was released in December 1988 as the first single from the album, Beyond the Blue Neon.-Content:... |
George Strait |
| 20 | 24 | Back in the Fire | Gene Watson Gene Watson Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched six number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.-Biography:Watson... |
| 1 | 1 | Bayou Boys Bayou Boys "Bayou Boys" is a 1989 single by Eddy Raven, who co-wrote the song with Troy Seals and Frank J. Myers. "Bayou Boys" was Eddy Raven's sixth and final number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart .-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... |
| 4 | 10 | A Better Love Next Time A Better Love Next Time "A Better Love Next Time" is a single by American country music artist Merle Haggard. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album 5:01 Blues. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was Haggard's last Top Ten hit.-Chart performance:... |
Merle Haggard |
| 1 | 1 | A Better Man A Better Man "A Better Man" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in February 1989 as the lead and debut single from his debut album, Killin' Time. It was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. When "A Better Man" went to No... |
Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
| 7 | 10 | Beyond Those Years Beyond Those Years "Beyond Those Years" is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1989, it was the third single from the album Monongahela. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 3 | 5 | Big Dreams in a Small Town Big Dreams in a Small Town (song) "Big Dreams in a Small Town" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in February 1989 as the third single and title track from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
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... |
| 5 | ? | Big Love Big Love (The Bellamy Brothers song) "Big Love" is a single by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Rebels Without a Clue. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Bellamy Brothers |
| 1 | ? | Big Wheels in the Moonlight Big Wheels in the Moonlight "Big Wheels in the Moonlight" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Dan Seals. It was the second single released from Dan Seals' 1988 album Rage On... |
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... |
| 4 | ? | Blue Side of Town Blue Side of Town "Blue Side of Town" is a single release by Patty Loveless, recorded at MCA/Nashville in the spring of 1988. It was included on her third album with MCA Records, Honky Tonk Angel, with the single being released in October 1988... |
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... |
| 13 | ? | Borderline | The Shooters The Shooters The Shooters was a five-piece country music band founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. It consisted of Walt Aldridge Gary Baker , Barry Billings , Chalmers Davis , and Michael Dillon . They charted several times on the Billboard country charts between 1986 and 1989... |
| 15 | 42 | Breaking New Ground | Wild Rose Wild Rose (band) Wild Rose was an American country music band founded in 1988 by five women: Pamela Gadd , Kathy Mac , Pam Perry , Nancy Given Prout , and Wanda Vick... |
| 10 | ? | Bridges and Walls Bridges and Walls "Bridges and Walls" is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Monongahela. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 3 | ? | Burnin' a Hole in My Heart Burnin' a Hole in My Heart "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released in November 1988 as the third single from the album The Coast of Colorado. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart... |
Skip Ewing Skip Ewing Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums, and has charted fifteen singles on the Billboard country charts.-Career:... |
| 1 | 4 | Burnin' Old Memories Burnin' Old Memories "Burnin' Old Memories" is a 1989 single written by Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, and Gene Nelson and recorded by Kathy Mattea. "Burnin' Old Memories" was Kathy Mattea's fourth and final number one on the country chart. "Burnin' Old Memories" went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on... |
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... |
| 4 | 5 | Call on Me Call on Me (Tanya Tucker song) "Call on Me" is a single by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. Released in 1989, it was the third single from the album Strong Enough to Bend. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
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... |
| 1 | 1 | Cathy's Clown Cathy's Clown "Cathy's Clown" is a popular song, written and recorded by The Everly Brothers, in which an unnamed narrator informs Cathy that he "don't want your love anymore." It was their first single for Warner Bros., after spending three years on Archie Bleyer's Cadence label. "Cathy's Clown" sold eight... |
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 | ? | Change of Heart Change of Heart (The Judds song) "Change of Heart" is the title of a song written by Naomi Judd and performed by American country music duo The Judds. "Change of Heart" was The Judds' twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles for one week and spent a total of fifteen... |
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... |
| 1 | 1 | The Church on Cumberland Road The Church on Cumberland Road "The Church on Cumberland Road" is the title of a song recorded by country music group Shenandoah. It was released in January 1989 as the third single to their 1988 album The Road Not Taken. It was their first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada. In 2001, on a live CMT special,... |
Shenandoah Shenandoah (band) Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire... |
| 15 | 24 | The Coast of Colorado | Skip Ewing |
| 7 | ? | Come as You Were Come as You Were "Come as You Were" is a song written by Paul Craft and first recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis. It was released in 1983 on MCA Records and it peaked at number 66 on the country music charts in 1983. Six years later, T. Graham Brown covered the song for his album of the same name, releasing it and taking... |
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 | Come from the Heart Come From the Heart "Come from the Heart" is a country music song written by Richard Leigh and Susanna Clark and published in 1987. It is most widely known through the 1989 single by Kathy Mattea, released in conjunction with her album Willow in the Wind, though the song was first recorded and released on the 1987... |
Kathy Mattea |
| 9 | 22 | Country Club Country Club (song) "Country Club" is a song written by Catesby Jones and Dennis Lord, and recorded by country music artist Travis Tritt. It is his debut single, and the lead-off single to his 1990 debut album of the same name... |
Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... |
| 14 | 17 | Cross My Broken Heart | Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After... |
| 9 | 12 | Dear Me Dear Me (song) "Dear Me" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in February 1989, it was the second single from her album Leave the Light On. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1989.... |
Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
| 1 | ? | Deeper Than the Holler Deeper Than the Holler "Deeper Than The Holler" is a single released by American country music singer Randy Travis and written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. The second single released from Travis's 1988 album, Old 8x10, the song was his eighth Number One single, and his sixth consecutive.-Content:"Deeper Than the... |
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... |
| 5 | 5 | Don't Toss Us Away Don't Toss Us Away "Don't Toss Us Away" is a song written by Bryan MacLean and recorded by country rock band Lone Justice in 1985 on their self-titled debut album. In 1988, the song was recorded by country singer Patty Loveless, who released the song as the second single from her 1988 album, Honky Tonk Angel, in... |
Patty Loveless |
| 5 | ? | Don't Waste It on the Blues Don't Waste It on the Blues "Don't Waste It on the Blues" is a single by American country music artist Gene Watson. Released in 1988, it was the first single from the album Back in the Fire. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Gene Watson |
| 9 | 15 | Don't You Don't You "Don't You" is a single by American country music group The Forester Sisters. Released in 1989, it was the first new single from their Greatest Hits album. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
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... |
| 1 | ? | Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) "Don't You Ever Get Tired " is a country song written by Hank Cochran that was a hit single for Ray Price in 1965, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard chart. A later version by Ronnie Milsap in 1989 became Milsap's thirty-third number one single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one... |
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... |
| 6 | ? | Down That Road Tonight Down That Road Tonight "Down That Road Tonight" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in 1989 as the third single from the album Workin' Band. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo,... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 14 | ? | Early in the Morning and Late at Night | 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... |
| 5 | 5 | Fair Shake Fair Shake "Fair Shake" is a single by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album Faster & Llouder. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
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... |
| 6 | 5 | Finders Are Keepers Finders Are Keepers "Finders Are Keepers" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in May 1989 as the second new from the album Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 1 | ? | From a Jack to a King From a Jack to a King From a Jack to a King is a country music song. Originally a crossover hit for artist Ned Miller, who also wrote "Dark Moon", "A Falling Star", and many other Country songs. Elvis Presley recorded it in 1969 but it did not chart on Billboard. It has been covered extensively by country music artists... |
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... |
| 3 | ? | From the Word Go From the Word Go (song) "From the Word Go" is the title of a song written by Michael Garvin and Chris Waters, and recorded by Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in late 1988 as the fourth and final single from the album, River of Time. The song peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart... |
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... |
| 3 | 7 | Give Me His Last Chance Give Me His Last Chance "Give Me His Last Chance" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Lionel Cartwright. It was released in June 1989 as the second single from the album Lionel Cartwright. The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart... |
Lionel Cartwright Lionel Cartwright Lionel Cartwright is an American country music artist. Between 1988 and 1992, Cartwright charted twelve singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including a Number One single in 1991's "Leap of Faith"... |
| 10 | 11 | The Gospel According to Luke The Gospel According to Luke (song) "The Gospel According to Luke" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released in February 1989 as the fourth single from the album The Coast of Colorado. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart... |
Skip Ewing |
| 13 | ? | The Heart | Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which a number of critics likened to a country equivalent to Bonnie Raitt . She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." ... |
| 8 | ? | Heartbreak Hill Heartbreak Hill (song) "Heartbreak Hill" is a single by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album Bluebird. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including... |
| 16 | 16 | Heaven Only Knows | Emmylou Harris |
| 11 | 11 | Hello Trouble Hello Trouble (song) "Hello Trouble" is the title of a song written by Orville Couch and Eddie McDuff and was recorded by Couch in 1962. Couch's version made number 5 on the country charts that year.... |
The Desert Rose Band |
| 2 | 1 | Hey Bobby Hey Bobby "Hey Bobby" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist K.T. Oslin. Released in 1989, it was the third single from the album This Woman. The song reached #2 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:... |
| 1 | 1 | High Cotton High Cotton (song) "High Cotton" is a country song by Alabama from their 1989 album Southern Star. The song was one of four singles on the album to reach number one on the Hot Country Singles chart.- Lyrics :... |
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... |
| 2 | ? | Highway Robbery Highway Robbery (song) "Highway Robbery" is a single by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. Released in 1988, it was the second single from the album Strong Enough to Bend. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Tanya Tucker |
| 1 | ? | Hold Me Hold Me (K. T. Oslin song) "Hold Me" is a 1988 single written and recorded by K. T. Oslin, from her album, This Woman. "Hold Me" was K. T. Oslin's third 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 chart.-Chart performance:... |
K. T. Oslin |
| 6 | ? | Hold On (A Little Longer) Hold On (A Little Longer) "Hold On " is a single by American country music artist Steve Wariner. Released in 1988, it was the third single from the album I Should Be with You. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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... |
| 4 | 1 | Hole in My Pocket Hole in My Pocket "Hole in My Pocket" is the title of a song co-written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and recorded by American Country Music artist Ricky Van Shelton. It was the third single released from his album, Loving Proof in 1989... |
Ricky Van Shelton |
| 5 | ? | Honey I Dare You Honey I Dare You "Honey I Dare You" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Southern Pacific. It was released in January 1989 as the third single from the album Zuma. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by David Jenkins, Stu Cook,... |
Southern Pacific |
| 6 | 5 | Honky Tonk Heart Honky Tonk Heart "Honky Tonk Heart" is a single by American country music group Highway 101. Released in May 1989, it was the fourth single from their album Highway 101². The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in September 1989.... |
Highway 101 |
| 19 | 28 | House on Old Lonesome Road | 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... |
| 4 | 12 | Houston Solution Houston Solution "Houston Solution" is a single by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Stranger Things Have Happened. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Ronnie Milsap |
| 19 | 44 | How Do | Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer... |
| 1 | 1 | I Don't Want to Spoil the Party I Don't Want to Spoil the Party "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on the album Beatles for Sale in the United Kingdom in 1964. In the United States, Capitol released the song on the Beatles VI album and also as the B-side... |
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.... |
| 9 | ? | I Feel Fine I Feel Fine "I Feel Fine" is a riff-driven rock song written by John Lennon and released in 1964 by The Beatles as the A-side of their eighth British single. The song is notable for the use of feedback on a recording for the first time by any musician... |
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... |
| 1 | 3 | I Got Dreams I Got Dreams (song) "I Got Dreams" is the title track to Steve Wariner's 1989 album. "I Got Dreams" was written by Steve Wariner and Bill LaBounty and was the ninth and final number one on the country chart for Steve Wariner as a solo artist... |
Steve Wariner |
| 5 | 5 | I Got You I Got You (Dwight Yoakam song) "I Got You" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the third single released from his 1988 album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room. It peaked at #5 in both the United States and Canada.-Chart performance:-References:... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
| 16 | ? | I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again | 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... |
| 21 | 12 | I Know What I've Got | J.C. Crowley |
| 1 | ? | I Sang Dixie I Sang Dixie "I Sang Dixie" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the second single released from his 1988 album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room. It peaked at #1 in the United States in 1989.-Content:... |
Dwight Yoakam |
| 1 | ? | I Still Believe in You I Still Believe in You (The Desert Rose Band song) "I Still Believe in You" is a 1988 single by The Desert Rose Band. "I Still Believe in You" was written by Chris Hillman and Steve Hill and was the second and final number one on the country chart for The Desert Rose Band. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the... |
The Desert Rose Band |
| 4 | ? | I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams "I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in 1988, it was the third single from the album Still in Your Dreams. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Conway Twitty |
| 1 | 1 | I Wonder Do You Think of Me I Wonder Do You Think of Me (song) "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" is the title of a song written by Sanger D. Shafer and recorded by Keith Whitley. "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" was Keith Whitley's fourth 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... |
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... |
| 16 | ? | I'll Be Lovin' You | 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.... |
| 5 | ? | (I'm A) One Woman Man I'm a One-Woman Man "I'm a One-Woman Man" is a song co-written by American country music artist Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks. It was originally released as a single by Horton in 1956, whose version peaked at number 7 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.... |
| 1 | 1 | I'm No Stranger to the Rain I'm No Stranger to the Rain "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" is a song recorded by country music artist Keith Whitley. It is the fifth and final single released from his 1987 album Don't Close Your Eyes. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada. Joe Diffie covered the song on Whitley's 1995 tribute album... |
Keith Whitley |
| 1 | 1 | I'm Still Crazy I'm Still Crazy "I'm Still Crazy" is a 1989 single by Vern Gosdin, who co-wrote the song with his son Steve and Buddy Cannon. "I'm Still Crazy" was Vern Gosdin's third 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... |
Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed "The Voice" by his... |
| 4 | 11 | I've Been Loved by the Best I've Been Loved by the Best "I've Been Loved by the Best" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album One Good Well. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,... |
| 17 | 21 | If I Ever Go Crazy | The Shooters |
| 1 | 1 | If I Had You If I Had You (Alabama song) "If I Had You" is the title of a song written by Kerry Chater and Danny "Bear" Mayo and recorded by Alabama. "If I Had You" was Alabama's twenty-fifth number one on the country chart. The single went number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart... |
Alabama |
| 1 | 2 | If Tomorrow Never Comes If Tomorrow Never Comes "If Tomorrow Never Comes" served as the first single from Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating's second studio album, Destination. The song was produced by Steve Mac. The song peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as making the Top 10 in Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Germany,... |
Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
| 1 | 1 | In a Letter to You In a Letter to You "In a Letter to You" is a song written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by Shakin' Stevens. His version of the song went to #10 on the UK Singles Chart.... |
Eddy Raven |
| 1 | 1 | Is It Still Over? Is It Still Over? "Is It Still Over?" is the title of a song co-written by Ken Bell and Larry Henley and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in January 1989 as the third single from his album, Old 8x10. It became his ninth as well as his seventh consecutive #1 hit in the United... |
Randy Travis |
| 11 | ? | (It's Always Gonna Be) Someday | Holly Dunn |
| 1 | 1 | It's Just a Matter of Time It's Just a Matter of Time (Brook Benton song) "It's Just a Matter of Time" is a popular song written by Brook Benton and Clyde Otis. The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard rhythm & blues chart in 1959 and peaked at No... |
Randy Travis |
| 1 | 1 | Killin' Time Killin' Time (Clint Black song) "Killin' Time" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in July 1989 as the second single and title track from his debut album. The song was his second number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and the... |
Clint Black |
| 5 | 3 | Let It Be You Let It Be You "Let It Be You" is a single by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Kentucky Thunder. The song reached #5 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:... |
| 1 | 1 | Let Me Tell You About Love Let Me Tell You About Love "Let Me Tell You About Love" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group The Judds. It was written by Carl Perkins, Paul Kennerley, and Brent Maher and was The Judds' fourteenth and final number one on the country chart. The RCA/Curb single, 8947-7-R, b/w "Water of Love", went... |
The Judds |
| 12 | ? | Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart | The Statler Brothers |
| 4 | ? | Life as We Knew It Life as We Knew It "Life as We Knew It" is a single by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. Released in 1988, it was the fourth single from the album Untasted Honey. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Kathy Mattea |
| 14 | 21 | Like Father Like Son | Lionel Cartwright |
| 1 | 1 | Living Proof | Ricky Van Shelton |
| 6 | 5 | The Lonely Side of Love The Lonely Side of Love "The Lonely Side of Love" is a single released by Patty Loveless, recorded at MCA/Nashville in the spring of 1988. It was included on her third album with MCA Records, Honky Tonk Angel, with the single being released in September 1989... |
Patty Loveless |
| 5 | ? | Long Shot Long Shot (song) "Long Shot" is a single by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. Released in 1988, it was the first single from the album Turn the Tide. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
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... |
| 4 | 3 | Love Has No Right Love Has No Right "Love Has No Right" is a single by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Tell it Like it Is. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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... |
| 1 | 2 | Love Out Loud Love Out Loud (Earl Thomas Conley song) "Love Out Loud" is the title of a song written by Thom Schuyler and recorded by Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in March 1989 as the fourth single from the album, The Heart of It All. The song was Earl Thomas Conley's eighteenth and final number one on the country chart as a solo artist... |
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... |
| 7 | 20 | Love Will Love Will "Love Will" is a single by American country music group The Forester Sisters. Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album All I Need. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Forester Sisters |
| 1 | 1 | Lovin' Only Me Lovin' Only Me "Lovin' Only Me" is a 1989 single written by Hillary Kanter and Even Stevens and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Lovin' Only Me" was Ricky Skaggs' twelfth and final 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... |
Ricky Skaggs |
| 6 | 13 | More Than a Name on a Wall More Than a Name on a Wall "More Than a Name on a Wall" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in April 1989 as the third single from their Greatest Hits album. The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... |
The Statler Brothers |
| 8 | 9 | Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) "Much Too Young " is the debut single of Garth Brooks from his self-titled debut album. It was also featured on The Garth Brooks Collection, The Hits and The Ultimate Hits. It was co-written by Garth Brooks and Randy Taylor... |
Garth Brooks |
| 19 | 15 | My Train of Thought | 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... |
| 9 | 21 | Never Givin' Up on Love Never Givin' Up on Love "Never Givin' Up on Love" is the title of a song written by Michael Smotherman and recorded by Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in April 1989 as the lead single from the album, Land of Enchantment. The song peaked at #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at #21 on the... |
Michael Martin Murphey |
| 8 | 6 | Never Had It So Good Never Had It So Good "Never Had It So Good" is a single by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album State of the Heart. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 1 | ? | New Fool at an Old Game New Fool at an Old Game "New Fool at an Old Game" is a 1987 single by Michelle Wright. Wright's version peaked at #11 on RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Reba McEntire released her version in 1989 and was her twelfth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of... |
Reba McEntire |
| 1 | 1 | Nothing I Can Do About It Now Nothing I Can Do About it Now "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" is a 1989 single written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and recorded by Willie Nelson. It was Nelson's fourteenth number one single on the U.S. Country Singles chart. The single spent one week at number one and a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:... |
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... |
| 5 | 2 | Old Coyote Town Old Coyote Town "Old Coyote Town" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1989, it was the fourth single from the album Traces. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song previously appeared on co-writer Larry Boone's 1988 album Swingin'... |
Don Williams |
| 4 | 3 | One Good Well One Good Well "One Good Well" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1989, it was the first single and title track from the album One Good Well. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Don Williams |
| 2 | 3 | Out of Your Shoes Out of Your Shoes "Out of Your Shoes" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in July 1989, it was the third single from her album Leave the Light On. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in December 1989.... |
Lorrie Morgan |
| 13 | ? | Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight | J.C. Crowley |
| 30 | 11 | Planet Texas | Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
| 17 | 12 | Promises Promises (Randy Travis song) "Promises" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in May 1989 as the fourth and final single from his album, Old 8x10, it peaked at #17 in the United States and #12 Canada. Travis co-wrote this with John Lindley.-Chart... |
Randy Travis |
| 5 | 3 | The Race Is On The Race Is On (song) "The Race Is On" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist George Jones. It was the first single released from his 1965 album of the same name... |
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... |
| 4 | 1 | Say What's in Your Heart Say What's in Your Heart "Say What's in Your Heart" is the title of a song written by Donny Lowery and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in July 1989 as the fourth and final single from their album Big Dreams in a Small Town... |
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... |
| 7 | 4 | Setting Me Up Setting Me Up "Setting Me Up" is a song written by Mark Knopfler. It was originally recorded by British rock group Dire Straits on their self-titled debut album but not released as a single. Ken Tucker in Rolling Stone described the song as a "heavenly number" combining humor with bitterness, despite having a... |
Highway 101 |
| 8 | 5 | She Deserves You She Deserves You "She Deserves You" is a single by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Turn the Tide. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Baillie & the Boys |
| 3 | 4 | She Don't Love Nobody She Don't Love Nobody "She Don't Love Nobody" is the title of a song written by John Hiatt and recorded by US country music group The Desert Rose Band. It was released in March 1989 as the third single from the album Running. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
The Desert Rose Band |
| 1 | ? | She's Crazy for Leavin' She's Crazy for Leavin' "She's Crazy for Leavin" is a 1988 single by Rodney Crowell, who co-wrote the song with Guy Clark. "She's Crazy for Leavin'" was Rodney Crowell's second 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 the country... |
Rodney Crowell |
| 6 | 24 | She's Gone, Gone, Gone | 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... |
| 2 | 4 | She's Got a Single Thing in Mind She's Got a Single Thing in Mind "She's Got a Single Thing in Mind" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album House on Old Lonesome Road. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Conway Twitty |
| 19 | ? | She's There | Daniele Alexander Daniele Alexander Daniele Alexander is an American country music singer. She began her career as a teenager, performing jazz initially before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to sing in casinos. She also charted in the Top 20 on the Billboard charts with the single "She's There", a single from her 1989 Mercury Records... |
| 12 | 15 | Simple Man Simple Man (Charlie Daniels song) "Simple Man", is the title of a song written and recorded by the Charlie Daniels Band. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their 1989 album of the same name Simple Man... |
Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... |
| 8 | ? | Sincerely | The Forester Sisters |
| 1 | ? | Song of the South Song of the South (song) "Song of the South" is the title of a song written by Bob McDill. First recorded by American country music artist Johnny Russell, it reached number 57 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1981. Covered by Tom T. Hall and Earl Scruggs, it was a number 72 country single for them in 1982 from the... |
Alabama |
| 9 | 41 | Sowin' Love Sowin' Love (song) "Sowin' Love" is a single by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. Released in March 1989, it was the second single from his album Sowin' Love. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1989.... |
Paul Overstreet |
| 1 | 1 | Sunday in the South Sunday in the South "Sunday in the South" is the title of a song written by Jay Booker and recorded by country music group Shenandoah. It was released in May 1989 as the fourth single to their 1989 album The Road Not Taken... |
Shenandoah |
| 2 | 2 | Tell It Like It Is Tell It Like It Is "Tell It Like It Is" is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond. It was first recorded by Aaron Neville, who released the song as a single in 1966. It was issued at the end of the year on the Par-Lo label and became a hit, peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number... |
Billy Joe Royal |
| 4 | 8 | There Goes My Heart Again There Goes My Heart Again "There Goes My Heart Again" is a single by American country music artist Holly Dunn. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album The Blue Rose of Texas. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Joe Diffie, who co-wrote the song, sings backing vocals... |
Holly Dunn |
| 7 | ? | There's a Tear in My Beer There's a Tear in My Beer "There's a Tear in My Beer" is a country song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and later re-recorded by his son in 1988.-Original version:... |
Hank Williams, Jr. with Hank Williams, Sr. |
| 5 | 4 | They Rage On They Rage On "They Rage On" is a single recorded by American country music singer Dan Seals. It is the third and final single from his 1988 album Rage On. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard country charts in 1989, thus breaking his streak of number-one hits... |
Dan Seals |
| 5 | 2 | This Woman This Woman (song) "This Woman" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist K.T. Oslin. Released in 1989, it was the fourth single and title track from the album This Woman. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
K. T. Oslin |
| 4 | 5 | 'Til Love Comes Again 'Til Love Comes Again "Til Love Comes Again" is a single by American Country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Sweet Sixteen. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Reba McEntire |
| 4 | ? | 'Til You Cry 'Til You Cry "Til You Cry" is a single by American country music artist Eddy Raven. Released in 1988, it was the third new single from the album The Best of Eddy Raven. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart..-Chart performance:... |
Eddy Raven |
| 1 | 1 | Timber, I'm Falling in Love Timber, I'm Falling In Love Timber, I'm Falling In Love is a single release by Patty Loveless, recorded in the spring of 1988. It was included on her third album with MCA Records, Honky Tonk Angel, with the single being released in May 1989. It was the third single released from the album.-Background:"Timber, I'm Falling In... |
Patty Loveless |
| 20 | ? | Trainwreck of Emotion | Lorrie Morgan |
| 1 | 1 | Two Dozen Roses Two Dozen Roses "Two Dozen Roses" is a song recorded by country music group Shenandoah. It was released in August 1989 as the fifth single from their 1989 album The Road Not Taken. It was their third number-one hit in both the United States and Canada... |
Shenandoah |
| 9 | 5 | Up and Gone Up and Gone "Up and Gone" is a single by American country music trio Jennifer McCarter and The McCarters. It was released in March 1989 as the first single from their album Better Be Home Soon. The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... |
Jennifer McCarter & The McCarters The McCarters The McCarters was an American country music trio composed of Jennifer McCarter and her sisters Lisa and Teresa , who are twins. The trio was signed to Warner Bros... |
| 8 | 26 | The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You) The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You) "The Vows Go Unbroken " is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and Eric Kaz, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in 1989 as the second single from the album Something Inside So Strong. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
Kenny Rogers |
| 1 | ? | What I'd Say What I'd Say "What I'd Say" is the title of a song written by Robert Byrne and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in October 1988 as the third single from his album, The Heart of It All. "What I'd Say" was Earl Thomas Conley's seventeenth number one... |
Earl Thomas Conley |
| 1 | 2 | What's Going On in Your World What's Going On in Your World "What's Going On in Your World" the title of a song recorded by country music artist George Strait in 1989. It was the second single released from his album, Beyond the Blue Neon... |
George Strait |
| 1 | 1 | Where Did I Go Wrong Where Did I Go Wrong "Where Did I Go Wrong" is a 1989 song written and recorded by Steve Wariner. It was Wariner's eighth number-one country single, spending one week at the top of the chart during a fourteen week chart run.-Chart performance:... |
Steve Wariner |
| 2 | ? | Who You Gonna Blame It on This Time Who You Gonna Blame It On This Time "Who You Gonna Blame It On This Time" is a single by American county music artist Vern Gosdin. Released in 1989, it was the fourth single from the album Chiseled in Stone. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Vern Gosdin |
| 1 | 1 | Who's Lonely Now Who's Lonely Now "Who's Lonely Now" is a 1989 single by Highway 101. "Who's Lonely Now" was Highway 101's ninth country hit and the last of four number one country hits. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twenty-six weeks on the country singles charts.-Chart performance:-References:... |
Highway 101 |
| 1 | 1 | Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" is a 1989 single by Dolly Parton. "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" was Dolly Parton's eighteenth number one on the country chart... |
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... |
| 19 | 36 | Wine Me Up | Larry Boone |
| 4 | 4 | (Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone (Wish I Had a) Heart of Stone " Heart of Stone" is a single by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. Released in 1989, it was the third single from the album Turn the Tide. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Baillie & the Boys |
| 1 | 1 | A Woman in Love A Woman in Love (Ronnie Milsap song) "A Woman in Love", recorded by country music singer Ronnie Milsap in 1989, was his last song to reach number one on the U.S. country singles chart. It tells of man who is confused with the way women in love behave... |
Ronnie Milsap |
| 1 | 1 | Yellow Roses Yellow Roses "Yellow Roses" is a 1989 single by Dolly Parton. "Yellow Roses" was Dolly Parton's nineteenth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of seventeen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:-References:... |
Dolly Parton |
| 19 | ? | You Ain't Down Home | Jann Browne Jann Browne Jann Browne is an American country singer. Before her solo career, she was a vocalist with the Western swing group Asleep at the Wheel. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest single is 1990's "Tell Me Why" at... |
| 6 | 11 | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere You Ain't Goin' Nowhere "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1967 in Woodstock, New York, during the self-imposed exile from public appearances that followed his July 29, 1966 motorcycle accident. A recording of Dylan performing the song was first officially released on the Bob Dylan's Greatest... |
Chris Hillman Chris Hillman Christopher Hillman was one of the original members of The Byrds which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke.... with Roger McGuinn Roger McGuinn James Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records... |
| 7 | 3 | You Got It You Got It "You Got It" is a song from Roy Orbison's album, Mystery Girl . The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the adult contemporary chart , returning Orbison to the Top 40 for the first time in 24 years. It also hit number three on the UK Singles Chart in the spring of 1989... |
Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis... |
| 14 | ? | You Still Do | 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:... |
| 10 | 14 | You'll Never Be Sorry You'll Never Be Sorry "You'll Never Be Sorry" is a single by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. Released in 1989, it was the second new single from their Greatest Hits Volume III album. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
The Bellamy Brothers |
| 1 | 1 | Young Love (Strong Love) Young Love (Strong Love) "Young Love " is the title of a song recorded by American country music duo The Judds. Originally released in February 1989, the song was the first single release from their 1989 album River of Time. In May, it became The Judds' 13th No... |
The Judds |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 10 | As Long as We Both Shall Love | 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... |
| — | 8 | Blue Jeans Boy | J. K. Gulley |
| — | 15 | C-Luv Radio | Mike Terry |
| — | 7 | Cowboy in Your Heart | Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Fjellgaard has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" , "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" , "Cowboy in Your... |
| — | 10 | Donna Lee | Greg Paul |
| 22 | 1 | Full Moon Full of Love Full Moon Full of Love "Full Moon Full of Love" is a single by Canadian country music artist k.d. lang. Released in 1989, it was the first single from lang's album Absolute Torch and Twang. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in September 1989 and #22 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart... |
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... |
| — | 9 | Goldmine | George Fox George Fox (musician) George Fox is a country/western music singer/songwriter raised in Cochrane, Alberta, the son of cattle ranchers Bert and Gert Fox.His debut single “Angelina” reached #8 on Canadian country music charts... |
| — | 20 | How Long | 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... |
| — | 9 | I Didn't Know You | Audie Henry |
| — | 10 | I Think That I'll Be Needing You | Cindi Cain Cindi Cain Cindi Cain is a Canadian country music artist. Cain was nominated for Best Country Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards in 1992. Her 1989 single "I Think That I'll Be Needing You" reached the Top 10 of the RPM Country Tracks chart.-Albums:-Singles:... |
| — | 7 | I Wish I Were Only Lonely | 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... |
| 28 | 9 | If I Ever Fall in Love Again | 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.... with Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
| — | 13 | In My Dreams | Laura Vinson |
| — | 17 | Just a Place Where Mem'ries Live | Cindi Cain |
| — | 12 | Love With a Capital "L" | Murray McLauchlan Murray McLauchlan Murray McLauchlan, CM is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player.-Biography:Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old... |
| — | 19 | The Lucky Ones | Willie P. Bennett Willie P. Bennett Willie P. Bennett was a Canadian folk-music singer and song writer.-Life and career:Born William Patrick Bennett in Toronto, Ontario, Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, alongside such figures as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and David Wiffen... |
| — | 10 | The Moon Is Out to Get Me | Gary Fjellgaard with Linda Kidder |
| — | 16 | Old Broken Heart | Greg Paul |
| — | 7 | Rock Me Gently | Michelle Wright |
| — | 9 | The Tip of My Fingers | 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... |
| — | 15 | Train of Life | Great Western Orchestra |
Top new album releases
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Absolute Torch and Twang Absolute Torch and Twang Absolute Torch and Twang is the third album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1989.-Track listing:#"Luck in My Eyes" – 4:10#"Three Days" – 3:17#"Trail of Broken Hearts" – 3:24... |
k.d. lang and the Reclines 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 |
| 11 | Alone Alone (Vern Gosdin album) Alone is a studio album by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in 1989 via Columbia Records. The album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"That Just About Does It" Alone is a studio album by American country music artist Vern Gosdin.... |
Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed "The Voice" by his... |
Columbia |
| 24 | American Dreams American Dreams (album) American Dreams is a studio album by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Cajun Girl"... |
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 | Beyond the Blue Neon Beyond the Blue Neon Beyond the Blue Neon is George Strait's ninth original studio album and 12th overall. It was released by MCA Records in 1989. It is certified platinum by the RIAA, and it produced the singles "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye", "What's Going on in Your World", "Ace in the Hole", and "Overnight Success"... |
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 |
| 15 | Bluebird Bluebird (Emmylou Harris album) Bluebird was an Emmylou Harris album from 1989, which merged a number of eclectic songs with polished, country-music production. It included her most recent top-ten country-charting single, "Heartbreak Hill"... |
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. |
| 2 | Garth Brooks Garth Brooks (album) Garth Brooks is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on April 12, 1989. It was both a critical and chart success, peaking at #13 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top Country Albums... |
Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
Capitol |
| 20 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (1989 Tanya Tucker album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released by Capitol Records in July 1989. The album peaked at #20 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.-Track listing:... |
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 | Greatest Hits 3 Greatest Hits 3 (The Oak Ridge Boys album) Greatest Hits 3 is a compilation album by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:... |
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 | Greatest Hits III Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 is a compilation album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in February 1989. "There's a Tear in My Beer" and "Finders Are Keepers" were released as singles... |
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. |
| 19 | Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock -Personnel:*Richard Bennett - electric guitar, rhythm guitar, 6 string bass*Paul Franklin - steel guitar*Glen D. Hardin - piano*Paul Kennerley - background vocals*Kostas - background vocals*Joey Miskulin - concertina*Ralph Mooney - steel guitar... |
Marty Stuart Marty Stuart John Martin "Marty" Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music... |
MCA |
| 8 | Hits 1979–1989 | 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 |
| 2 | A Horse Called Music A Horse Called Music A Horse Called Music is a 1989 album by country singer Willie Nelson.- Track listing :#"Nothing I Can Do About It Now" – 3:17#"Highway" – 3:55... |
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 |
| 2 | I Wonder Do You Think of Me I Wonder Do You Think of Me I Wonder Do You Think of Me is an album released by country music artist Keith Whitley. It was released in August 1989 by RCA Records, one month after Whitley's death from alcohol poisoning. It peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart, and is certified gold by the RIAA... |
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... |
RCA |
| 3 | Just Lookin' for a Hit Just Lookin' for a Hit Just Lookin' for a Hit is the first greatest hits album released by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It includes eight singles from his 1980s albums for Reprise Records, as well as two newly-recorded cover songs: "Long White Cadillac", originally recorded by The Blasters, and "Sin... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
Reprise |
| 18 | Kentucky Thunder Kentucky Thunder (album) Kentucky Thunder is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1989 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:... |
Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:... |
Epic |
| 15 | Keys to the Highway Keys to the Highway Keys to the Highway is the title of a studio album by American country music artist, Rodney Crowell. It was released in October 1989 by Columbia Records . Expected by many to be as successful as his previous record-breaking album, Diamonds & Dirt, It was not. It peaked at #15 on the Top Country... |
Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.... |
Columbia |
| 1 | Killin' Time | Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
RCA |
| 6 | Leave the Light On Leave the Light On (Lorrie Morgan album) Leave the Light On was a #6 country album on the Billboard charts for country music singer Lorrie Morgan, with such singles as "Trainwreck of Emotion" at #20, "Dear Me" at #9, "Out of Your Shoes" at #2, "Five Minutes" at #1, and "He Talks to Me" at #4... |
Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
RCA |
| 10 | Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Lyle Lovett and His Large Band is Lyle Lovett's third album, released in 1989.Lovett's gender-bending cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" was later included in the soundtrack of the 1993 movie The Crying Game.... |
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"... |
Curb/MCA |
| 17 | Mystery Girl Mystery Girl -Core:*Roy Orbison – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar*Jeff Lynne – guitars on 1 5, acoustic guitar on 4, keyboards on 1 4 5, piano on 1, bass on 1 4 5, backing vocals on 1 4 5 9*Tom Petty – acoustic guitar on 1 5, backing vocals on 1 2 5... |
Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis... |
Virgin |
| 1 | No Holdin' Back No Holdin' Back No Holdin' Back is the title of American country music singer Randy Travis's fifth album. It was released on September 26, 1989, by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Three singles were released from it, all of which charted on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Number One hits "It's Just a Matter of... |
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. |
| 13 | An Old Time Christmas An Old Time Christmas An Old Time Christmas is an album of Christmas music by country music artist Randy Travis. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.-Track listing:# "Old Time Christmas" - 3:13... |
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. |
| 13 | One Woman Man One Woman Man One Woman Man is an album by American country music artist George Jones. This album was released on February 28, 1989 on Epic Records. This was Jones' second to last album with producer Billy Sherrill... |
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 |
| 22 | Paint the Town Paint the Town Paint the Town is the third album by the American country music band Highway 101. The last of their albums featuring Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist, it included the Billboard Country #1 "Who's Lonely Now," the #4 "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart," and the #11 "This Side of... |
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. |
| 2 | Pickin' on Nashville Pickin' on Nashville -Personnel:*Greg Martin - electric guitar, slide guitar*Doug Phelps - background vocals, bass guitar*Ricky Lee Phelps - lead vocals*Richard Ripani - organ on "Rock & Roll Angel" and "Oh Lonesome Me"*Fred Young - drums, percussion*Richard Young - rhythm guitar... |
The Kentucky Headhunters The Kentucky Headhunters The Kentucky Headhunters are an American country rock band. They were founded in 1968 as Itchy Brother, which comprised brothers Richard Young and Fred Young along with Greg Martin and Anthony Kenney... |
Mercury |
| 2 | Reba Live Reba Live Reba Live is Reba McEntire's first and only live album to date. It features material primarily from her MCA recordings, including several covers . The album had no singles promoted from it, but still sold respectably... |
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 |
| 2 | River of Time River of Time River of Time is the title of a studio album released by RCA Records in 1989 by the American country music duo The Judds. It features the singles "Young Love ," "Let Me Tell You About Love," "One Man Woman" and "Guardian Angel." While the first two singles reached #1 on the country charts, the... |
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 |
| 6 | The Road Not Taken The Road Not Taken (Shenandoah album) The Road Not Taken was the second album released by country music group Shenandoah and their most successful album to date. Of the six singles released from 1988 to 1990, all charted within the top ten and three of those, "The Church on Cumberland Road", "Sunday in the South", and "Two Dozen Roses"... |
Shenandoah Shenandoah (band) Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire... |
Columbia |
| 2 | Simple Man Simple Man (Charlie Daniels album) Simple Man is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on October 17, 1989.- Track listing :# " A Few More Rednecks" - 3:44# "Was It 26" - 3:50... |
The Charlie Daniels Band Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... |
Epic |
| 10 | Something Inside So Strong Something Inside So Strong (album) Something Inside So Strong is a 1989 album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers.- Overview :Something Inside So Strong is another album of Rogers' that heads in the adult-contemporary direction, but actually performs better than his other recent albums... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
Reprise |
| 1 | Southern Star Southern Star (Alabama album) Southern Star is the ninth studio album from country music band Alabama. It was released in February 1989. The album produced four singles, "Song of the South", "High Cotton", the title track and "If I Had You", all of which reached #1 on the Hot Country Singles charts between 1989 and 1990.-CD... |
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 |
| 13 | Sowin' Love Sowin' Love Sowin' Love is the second album released by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. The album was released by RCA Records in 1989 . The album reached #13 on Billboards Top Country Albums chart and charted at #31 on the Top Christian Albums chart... |
Paul Overstreet Paul Overstreet Paul 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... |
RCA |
| 20 | Stranger Things Have Happened Stranger Things Have Happened (Ronnie Milsap album) Stranger Things Have Happened was the nineteenth studio album of Country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1989 under the RCA Records label... |
Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s... |
RCA |
| 1 | Sweet Sixteen Sweet Sixteen (Reba McEntire album) Sweet Sixteen is the sixteenth studio album released by American country music singer Reba McEntire in 1989. It was released on MCA Records and it produced four singles for McEntire on the Billboard country charts: the Number One hits "Cathy's Clown" and "Walk On", and the Top Ten hits "Til Love... |
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 |
| 15 | Tell It Like It Is Tell It Like It Is (album) Tell It Like It Is is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released on January 31, 1989 via Atlantic Records... |
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 |
| 2 | When I Call Your Name When I Call Your Name (album) When I Call Your Name is the fourth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1989 on MCA Nashville Records... |
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... |
MCA |
| 3 | White Limozeen White Limozeen -Chart performance:-Singles:In anticipation of the album, in April 1989 the lead single, "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" was released... |
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 |
| 5 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two is a 1989 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The album follows the same concept as the band's 1972 album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which featured guest performances from many notable country music stars.-Composition:Circle II features largely acoustic,... |
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... |
MCA |
| 6 | Willow in the Wind Willow in the Wind Willow in the Wind is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1989 on Mercury Records. The album is her highest-peaking entry on the Top Country Albums charts, where it reached #6. It was also certified gold by the RIAA... |
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 |
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 5:01 Blues | 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 |
| 70 | 20 Gold Hits | 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 |
| 42 | Back in the Fire | 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... |
Warner Bros. |
| 51 | Beside Myself Beside Myself Beside Myself was Ray Stevens' twenty-sixth studio album and his sixth for MCA Records, released in 1989. It includes the singles "I Saw Elvis in a UFO" and "There's a Star Spangled Banner." The album was also his last for MCA Records before he moved to Curb Records for his next studio album,... |
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 |
| 30 | The Blue Rose of Texas The Blue Rose of Texas The Blue Rose of Texas is country music artist Holly Dunn's fourth album, the first with Warner Bros. Records. With this album, Holly Dunn achieved her first number 1 Billboard country single with "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me". Another major hit from the album was the number 4 "There Goes My Heart... |
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... |
Warner Bros. |
| 29 | The Boys Are Back | 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... |
Curb |
| 45 | Christmas in America Christmas in America - Overview :Marking Rogers' third Christmas album and his first in five years, Rogers and Norman have produced a series of classic tunes, including the new title track... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
Reprise |
| 56 | Coming Home | Wayne Newton Wayne Newton Wayne Newton is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment... |
Curb |
| 60 | Fellow Travelers | 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... |
16th Avenue |
| 59 | First Move | Daniele Alexander Daniele Alexander Daniele Alexander is an American country music singer. She began her career as a teenager, performing jazz initially before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to sing in casinos. She also charted in the Top 20 on the Billboard charts with the single "She's There", a single from her 1989 Mercury Records... |
Mercury |
| 44 | Faster & Llouder Faster & Llouder Faster & Llouder is the second album released by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. It contained their last top 10 song, "Fair Shake". The other singles released, "Before the Heartache Rolls In", "Suzette", and "Fat Lady Sings" failed to break into the top 40 while the latter failed to... |
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 |
| 52 | Greatest Hits | 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. |
| 32 | Greatest Hits Volume II | 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 |
| 50 | Greatest Hits, Vol. III | The Bellamy Brothers | Curb/MCA |
| 39 | House on Old Lonesome Road House On Old Lonesome Road (Conway Twitty album) House On Old Lonesome Road is a full-length album by country singer Conway Twitty. It was released in 1989 on MCA Records, and features the hit "She's Got A Single Thing In Mind", which allmusic's Jason Ankeny called "the energizing hit which reaffirmed Twitty's standing among the era's country's... |
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 |
| 55 | I Am Just a Rebel | Billy Hill Billy Hill (supergroup) Billy Hill was an American country music group founded by Dennis Robbins , Bob DiPiero , and John Scott Sherrill , along with Reno Kling and Martin Parker . Before the group's foundation, Robbins had been a member of The Rockets... |
Reprise |
| 32 | I Got Dreams I Got Dreams I Got Dreams is the title of an album by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. The album includes "Where Did I Go Wrong", "I Got Dreams" and "When I Could Come Home to You"... |
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 |
| 66 | If Only For One Night | 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 |
| 64 | Labor of Love | 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 |
| 33 | Land of Enchantment Land of Enchantment (Michael Martin Murphey album) - Track listing :# "Never Givin' up on Love"# "Got to Pay the Fiddler"# "Route 66"# "Land of Enchantment"# "Jukebox"# "Woodsmoke in the Wind"# "The Heart Knows the Truth"# "Land of the Navajo"# "Desperation Road"# "Family Tree"- Credits :... |
Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter... |
Warner Bros. |
| 44 | Lionel Cartwright Lionel Cartwright (album) Lionel Cartwright is the self-titled debut album from American country music singer Lionel Cartwright. It was released in March 1989 on MCA Records. The album includes the singles "You're Gonna Make Her Mine", "Like Father, Like Son", "Give Me His Last Chance" and "In My Eyes"... |
Lionel Cartwright Lionel Cartwright Lionel Cartwright is an American country music artist. Between 1988 and 1992, Cartwright charted twelve singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including a Number One single in 1991's "Leap of Faith"... |
MCA |
| 48 | Many Mansions | Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer... |
Curb |
| 51 | Moody Woman | 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 |
| 38 | More Great Dirt More Great Dirt More Great Dirt is the 1989 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It is subtitled The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vol. II, so it is the sequel to Twenty Years of Dirt. The songs on this compilation are from albums released from 1984 through 1988... |
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. |
| 48 | New Classic Waylon | 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 |
| 71 | Next of Kin (Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Columbia |
| 42 | Next to You | Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.... |
Epic |
| 54 | One Good Well | 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,... |
RCA |
| 45 | Pink Cadillac (Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | Pure N Simple | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles... |
Curb/Universal |
| 61 | Radio Romance | Canyon Canyon (country music band) Canyon was an American country music group composed of Steve Cooper , Johnny Boatright , Jay Brown , Randy Rigney and Keech Rainwater . Between 1988 and 1989, the band released two studio albums on 16th Avenue... |
16th Avenue |
| 32 | Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas is the first Holiday album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton.It was released following the success of his first two albums. The album includes versions of traditional and popular Christmas songs, along with two older country Christmas songs, Willie Nelson's... |
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 |
| 65 | The Rodney Crowell Collection The Rodney Crowell Collection The Rodney Crowell Collection is the title of the first compilation album by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in 1989 by Crowell's former label, Warner Bros. Records, following the huge success of his album Diamonds & Dirt. It features selections from his first three... |
Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.... |
Warner Bros. |
| 40 | Solid as a Rock | The Shooters The Shooters The Shooters was a five-piece country music band founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. It consisted of Walt Aldridge Gary Baker , Barry Billings , Chalmers Davis , and Michael Dillon . They charted several times on the Billboard country charts between 1986 and 1989... |
Epic |
| 41 | Somewhere Between Somewhere Between Somewhere Between is the major label debut by country artist Suzy Bogguss. Released on March 21, 1989, the album included the singles "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" and "Cross My Broken Heart," which became a top 20 hit on the country music charts... |
Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After... |
Capitol |
| 28 | State of the Heart State of the Heart (Mary Chapin Carpenter album) State of the Heart is singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter's second album. It is much more country sounding than her preceding basically folk début Hometown Girl. State of the Heart eventually rose to the #28 position on the Billboard Country Albums chart, with four of its tracks finding places... |
Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer... |
Columbia |
| 40 | Statler Brothers Live – Sold Out | The Statler Brothers | Mercury |
| 68 | Steppin' Stone Steppin' Stone (album) Steppin' Stone is the title of American country music singer Marie Osmond's eighth solo studio album. It was her fourth and final studio album issued on Capitol/Curb records. It was released in 1989.-Background:Steppin' Stone consisted of ten tracks... |
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... |
Capitol/Curb |
| 40 | Stones | 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.... |
Capitol/MCA |
| 42 | Storms | Nanci Griffith Nanci Griffith Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:... |
MCA |
| 61 | Sunrise | Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne is an American singer, songwriter and actress. The success of the 1999 album I Am Shelby Lynne led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, even though she had been active in the music industry for some time... |
Epic |
| 31 | Survivor | Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which a number of critics likened to a country equivalent to Bonnie Raitt . She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." ... |
Capitol/MCA |
| 31 | Temporary Sanity | 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... |
Capitol |
| 30 | Turn the Tide Turn the Tide Turn the Tide is the second album from country music group Baillie & the Boys. It was a #30 Country Album on Billboard charts. Its Hot Country Singles hits were, chronologically, "Long Shot" at #5, "She Deserves You" at #8, " Heart of Stone" at #4, and "I Can't Turn the Tide" 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 |
| 44 | The Will to Love | Skip Ewing Skip Ewing Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums, and has charted fifteen singles on the Billboard country charts.-Career:... |
MCA |
Births
- December 13 — Taylor SwiftTaylor SwiftTaylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, teen star who quickly enjoyed major crossover success by the end of the decade.
Deaths
- February 4 - Kenneth C. "Jethro" BurnsKenneth C. BurnsKenneth C. Burns was an American country musician, comedian, and mandolin player. He was better known by his stage name Jethro from his years with Henry D. Haynes as part of the comedic musical duo Homer and Jethro beginning in 1936.-Biography:Burns was born Conasauga, Tennessee on March 10, 1920...
, 68, of the Homer and JethroHomer and JethroHomer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. Haynes and Kenneth C. Burns , popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs...
comedy duo. - March 8 — Stuart Hamblen, 80, one of radio's first country music superstars, whose later works reflected his religious convictions.
- May 9 — Keith WhitleyKeith WhitleyJackie 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...
, 33, honky tonk-styled singer who rose to fame in the mid-1980s (alcohol poisoning)
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Jack StappJack StappJack Stapp was an influential country music manager.- External links :*...
(1912-1980) - Cliffie StoneCliffie StoneCliffie Stone , born Clifford Gilpin Snyder, was an American country singer, musician, record producer, music publisher, and radio and TV personality who was pivotal in the development of California’s thriving country music scene after World War II during a career that lasted six decades...
(1917-1998) - Hank ThompsonHank Thompson (music)Henry William Thompson , known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades...
(1925-2007)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Charlie ChamberlainCharlie ChamberlainCharlie Chamberlain was a featured entertainer on Don Messer's Jubilee, which ran from 1957 through 1969 on CBC Television.-Death:...
- Al Cherney
- King Ganam
- Dallas HarmsDallas HarmsDallas Harms is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Twenty of Harms' singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including the number one single "Honky Tonkin' ." Harms was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989.-Albums:-Singles:-References:...
- Earl Heywood
- Marg OsburneMarg OsburneMarg Osburne was a Canadian country, folk and gospel singer.-History:She was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and received her vocal training as a member of a community choir. When she was 17 her cousin made her a bet that she did not have the nerve to answer a newspaper advertisement for a female...
- 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...
- 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...
- Maurice BolyerMaurice BolyerMaurice Bolyer , born Maurice Beaulieu, was a composer and musician known as “Canada's King of the Banjo”.Bolyer was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada...
- Don GrasheyDon GrasheyDon Grashey was a song writer and music producer, owner of Zero Records and Gaiety Records.-Early life:...
- Maurice BolyerMaurice BolyerMaurice Bolyer , born Maurice Beaulieu, was a composer and musician known as “Canada's King of the Banjo”.Bolyer was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada...
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — Absolute Torch and TwangAbsolute Torch and TwangAbsolute Torch and Twang is the third album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1989.-Track listing:#"Luck in My Eyes" – 4:10#"Three Days" – 3:17#"Trail of Broken Hearts" – 3:24...
, 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... - Best Male Country Vocal Performance — Lyle Lovett and His Large BandLyle Lovett and His Large BandLyle Lovett and His Large Band is Lyle Lovett's third album, released in 1989.Lovett's gender-bending cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" was later included in the soundtrack of the 1993 movie The Crying Game....
, Lyle LovettLyle LovettLyle 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"... - Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume TwoWill the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume TwoWill the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two is a 1989 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The album follows the same concept as the band's 1972 album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which featured guest performances from many notable country music stars.-Composition:Circle II features largely acoustic,...
, Nitty Gritty Dirt BandNitty Gritty Dirt BandThe 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... - Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "There's a Tear in My Beer," Hank Williams and 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...
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
," Randy ScruggsRandy ScruggsRandy Scruggs is a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13... - Best Country Song — "After All This Time," Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
- Best Bluegrass Recording — "The Valley RoadThe Valley Road"The Valley Road" is the title of a song recorded by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Hornsby co-wrote the song with his brother John Hornsby and co-produced it with Neil Dorfsman...
," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Bruce HornsbyBruce HornsbyBruce Randall Hornsby is an American singer, pianist, accordion player, and songwriter. Known for the spontaneity and creativity of his live performances, Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions with his songwriting and...
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — George FoxGeorge Fox (musician)George Fox is a country/western music singer/songwriter raised in Cochrane, Alberta, the son of cattle ranchers Bert and Gert Fox.His debut single “Angelina” reached #8 on Canadian country music charts...
- 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 — 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...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge 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...
- Song of the Year — "Where've You Been," Jon Vezner and Don Henry (Performer: Kathy MatteaKathy MatteaKathleen 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...
) - Single of the Year — "A Better ManA Better Man"A Better Man" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in February 1989 as the lead and debut single from his debut album, Killin' Time. It was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. When "A Better Man" went to No...
," Clint BlackClint BlackClint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... - Album of the Year — Killin' Time, Clint Black
- Top Male Vocalist — Clint Black
- Top Female Vocalist — Kathy Mattea
- 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 — Restless HeartRestless HeartRestless 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...
- Top New Male Vocalist — Clint Black
- Top New Female Vocalist — Mary Chapin CarpenterMary Chapin CarpenterMary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — The Kentucky HeadhuntersThe Kentucky HeadhuntersThe Kentucky Headhunters are an American country rock band. They were founded in 1968 as Itchy Brother, which comprised brothers Richard Young and Fred Young along with Greg Martin and Anthony Kenney...
- Video of the Year — "There's a Tear in My Beer," 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...
and Hank Williams (Director: Ethan RussellEthan RussellEthan Allen Russell is a photographer, author and video director, mostly of musicians. He is known as "the only rock photographer to have shot album covers for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who."...
)
Canadian Country Music Association
- Entertainer Artist 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 — 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...
- Female Artist of the Year — k.d. lang
- 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 — "Town of Tears," Barry BrownBarry Brown (Canadian musician)Barry Brown is a Canadian country music artist and songwriter. Brown, a former member of Family Brown and Prescott-Brown. Both bands included his sister, singer Tracey Brown.-Biography:...
, Randall Prescott, Bruce Campbell (Performer: Family Brown) - Single of the Year — "Town of Tears," Family Brown
- Album of the Year — Shadowland, k.d. lang
- Top Selling Album — Old 8×10Old 8×10Old 8×10 is the third album by country music star Randy Travis. It was released on July 12, 1988 by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. The album produced the singles "Honky Tonk Moon", "Deeper Than the Holler", "Is It Still Over", and "Promises". All of these except "Promises" reached Number One...
, 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 — George FoxGeorge Fox (musician)George Fox is a country/western music singer/songwriter raised in Cochrane, Alberta, the son of cattle ranchers Bert and Gert Fox.His debut single “Angelina” reached #8 on Canadian country music charts...
- Duo of the Year — Gary Fjellgaard and Linda Kidder
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge 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...
- Song of the Year — "Chisled in Stone," Max D. Barnes and Vern GosdinVern GosdinVern Gosdin was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed "The Voice" by his...
(Performer: Vern Gosdin) - Single of the Year — "I'm No Stranger to the Rain," Keith WhitleyKeith WhitleyJackie 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...
- Album of the Year — Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume TwoWill the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume TwoWill the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two is a 1989 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The album follows the same concept as the band's 1972 album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which featured guest performances from many notable country music stars.-Composition:Circle II features largely acoustic,...
, Nitty Gritty Dirt BandNitty Gritty Dirt BandThe 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... - Male Vocalist of the Year — 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...
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Kathy MatteaKathy MatteaKathleen 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...
- Vocal Duo 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...
- Vocal Group of the Year — 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...
- Horizon Award — Clint BlackClint BlackClint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...
- Music Video of the Year — "There's a Tear in My Beer," 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...
and Hank Williams (Director: Ethan Russell) - Vocal Event of the Year — Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams
- Musician 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.