1972 in country music

  • 6.1 Grammys
  • 6.2 Academy of Country Music
  • 6.3 Country Music Association

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

  • January 8 - "Would You Take Another Chance on Me " - Jerry Lee Lewis
  • January 15 - " Carolyn " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
  • February 5 - " One 's on the Way " - Loretta Lynn
  • February 19 - " Four in the Morning " - Faron Young
  • March 4 - "Bedtime Story" - Tammy Wynette
  • March 11 - " My Hang Up Is You " - Freddie Hart
  • April 22 - " Chantilly Lace " / " Think About it Darlin ' " - Jerry Lee Lewis
  • May 13 - " Grandma Harp" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
  • June 3 - "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" - Donna Fargo
  • June 24 - " That's Why I Love You Like I Do " - Sonny James
  • July 1 - " Eleven Roses " - Hank Williams Jr.
  • July 15 - "Made in Japan" - Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
  • July 22 - "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer " - Charley Pride
  • August 12 - " Bless Your Heart" - Freddie Hart
  • 26 August - " If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry " - Jerry Wallace
  • September 2 - " Woman ( Sensuous Woman) " - Don Gibson
  • September 9 - " If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry " - Jerry Wallace
  • September 16 - "When the Snow is on the Roses " - Sonny James
  • September 23 - "I Can not Stop Loving You" - Conway Twitty
  • September 30 - " I Is not Never" - Mel Tillis
  • October 14 - " Funny Face" - Donna Fargo
  • November 4 - " It's Not Love ( But It 's Not Bad ) " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
  • November 11 - " My Man ( Understands ) " - Tammy Wynette
  • November 18 - "She 's Too Good to be True" - Charley Pride
  • December 9 - " Got the All Overs for You ( All Over Me) " - Freddie Hart
  • December 30 - " She's Got To Be A Saint " - Ray Price

More Hits

  • " Is not Nothin ' Shakin ' But the Leaves on the Trees " - Billy " Crash" Craddock
  • " Is not That a Shame" - Hank Williams Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation
  • "All His Children" - Charley Pride
  • "All the Lonely Women in the World" - Bill Anderson
  • " Ann ( Do not Go Runnin ') " - Tommy Overstreet
  • "Baby Do not Get Hooked on Me" - Mac Davis
  • "The Best Part of Livin ' " - Marty Robbins
  • "Borrowed Angel" - Mel Street
  • " The Ceremony " - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
  • "Class of '57 " - Statler Brothers
  • "Cotton Jenny " - Anne Murray
  • " Cry" - Lynn Anderson
  • "Delta Dawn" - Tanya Tucker
  • " Do You Remember These" - Statler Brothers
  • " Fool Me" - Lynn Anderson
  • "Good Hearted Woman " - Waylon Jennings
  • "Heaven is My Woman's Love" - Tommy Overstreet
  • " Here I Am Again" - Loretta Lynn
  • "I Can not See Me Without You " - Conway Twitty
  • "I'm a Truck" - Red Simpson
  • " I've Found Someone of My Own" - Cal Smith
  • "I've Got to Have You" - Sammi Smith
  • "If It Is not Love Let's Leave it Alone" - Connie Smith
  • "If You Touch Me ( You've Got to Feel Me ) " - Joe Stampley
  • " Just for What I Am " - Connie Smith
  • " The Lawrence Welk -Hee Haw Counter- Revolution Polka" - Roy Clark
  • "Listen to a Country Song " - Lynn Anderson
  • "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" - Bob Luman
  • " Lonesomest Lonesome " - Ray Price
  • " Lovin ' You Could Never Be Better" - George Jones
  • " Manhattan, Kansas " - Glen Campbell
  • "Me and Jesus " - Tom T. Hall (featuring the Mt Pisgah United Methodist Church Choir )
  • " Missing You " - Jim Reeves
  • " Oney " - Johnny Cash
  • "Only Love ( Can Break a Heart ) " - Sonny James
  • " A Picture of Me ( Without You ) " - George Jones
  • " Pretend I Never Happened " - Waylon Jennings
  • " Reach Out Your Hand " - Tammy Wynette
  • " Red Red Wine " - Roy Drusky
  • " Sweet Dream Woman" - Waylon Jennings
  • "There 's a Party Going On " - Jody Miller
  • " A Thing Called Love " - Johnny Cash
  • " This Little Girl of Mine" - Faron Young
  • " To Get to You" - Jerry Wallace
  • "Tonight My Baby 's Comin 'Home " - Barbara Mandrell
  • "Touch Your Woman " - Dolly Parton
  • "We Can Make It " - Johnny Cash
  • "When You Say Love " - Bob Luman
  • " Whiskey River " - Johnny Bush
  • "White Silver Sands " - Sonny James

Albums ( selection)

  • The Eagles - The Eagles ( Asylum )
  • Garden Party - Rick Nelson ( MCA)
  • The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA - Donna Fargo (Dot)
  • The Right Combination - Burning the Midnight Oil - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA)
  • Will the Circle Be Unbroken? - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ( United Artists )

Born

  • April 5 - Pat Green
  • August 16 - Emily Robison ( Dixie Chicks)
  • October 28 - Brad Paisley

Died

New " Country Music Hall of Fame" members

Major Awards

Grammys

  • Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Donna Fargo - Happiest Girl In The Whole USA
  • Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Charley Pride - Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs
  • Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Statler Brothers - Class Of '57
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance - Charlie McCoy - Charlie McCoy / The Real McCoy
  • Best Country Song - Ben Peters - Kiss An Angel Good Mornin '

Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer Of The Year - Roy Clark
  • Song Of The Year - "The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA" - Donna Fargo - Yvonne Silver
  • Single Of The Year - " Happiest Girl" - Donna Fargo
  • Album Of The Year - Happiest Girl - Donna Fargo
  • Top Male Vocalist - Merle Haggard
  • Top Female Vocalist - Donna Fargo
  • Top Vocal Group - Statler Brothers
  • Top New Male Vocalist - Johnny Rodriguez
  • Top New Female Vocalist - Tanya Tucker

Country Music Association

  • Entertainer of the Year - Loretta Lynn
  • Male Vocalist of the Year - Charley Pride
  • Female Vocalist of the Year - Loretta Lynn
  • Instrumental Group of the Year - Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
  • Vocal Group of the Year - Statler Brothers
  • Vocal Duo of the Year - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
  • Single of the Year - "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA," Donna Fargo
  • Song of the Year - "Easy Lovin ' " Freddie Hart
  • Album of the Year - Let Me Tell You About a Song, Merle Haggard
  • Instrumentalist of the Year - Charlie McCoy

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