1976 in country music

5.1 Grammy Awards
5.2 Academy of Country Music
5.3 Country Music Association

Events

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

January 31 - "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" - Conway Twitty
February 7 - "Sometimes" - Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner
February 14 - "The White Knight" - Cledus Maggard & the Citizen 's Band
February 21 - "Good Hearted Woman " - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
March 13 - " The Roots of My Raising " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
March 20 - "Faster Horses ( The Cowboy and the Poet) " - Tom T. Hall
March 27 - " Til the Rivers All Run Dry" - Don Williams
April 3 - "You'll Lose a Good Thing " - Freddy Fender
April 10 - " 'Til I Can Make It On My Own " - Tammy Wynette
April 17 - " Drinkin ' My Baby (Off My Mind ) - Eddie Rabbitt
April 24 - " Together Again " - Emmylou Harris
May 8 - " My Eyes Can Only See As Far as You " - Charley Pride
May 15 - " What Goes On When The Sun Goes Down" - Ronnie Milsap
May 22 - " After All the Good is Gone " - Conway Twitty
June 12 - " I'll Get Over You" - Crystal Gayle
June 19 - " El Paso City" - Marty Robbins
July 3 - " All These Things " - Joe Stampley
July 10 - " The Door is Always Open" - Dave & Sugar
July 17 - "Teddy Bear" - Red Sovine
August 7 - "Golden Ring" - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
August 14 - " Say it Again" - Don Williams
August 21 - " Bring it on Home to Me" - Mickey Gilley
August 28 - "I'm a Stand by Your Woman Man" - Ronnie Milsap
September 11 - " I Do not Want to Have to Marry You " - Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
September 25 - " If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" - Willie Nelson
October 2 - "Here's Some Love " - Tanya Tucker
October 9 - "The Games That Daddies Play" - Conway Twitty
October 16 - " You and Me " - Tammy Wynette
October 30 - " Among My Souvenirs" - Marty Robbins
November 6 - " Cherokee Maiden " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
November 13 - "Somebody Somewhere ( Do not Know What He's Missin ' Tonight) " - Loretta Lynn
November 27 - " Good Woman Blues" - Mel Tillis
December 11 - " Thinkin ' of a Rendezvous" - Johnny Duncan
December 25 - "Sweet Dreams (Of You) " - Emmylou Harris

Other big hits

" 9,999,999 Tears" - Dickey Lee
" After the Storm " - Wynn Stewart
" Afternoon Delight " - Johnny Carver
" All I Can Do" - Dolly Parton
Amazing Grace ( Used to be Her Favorite Song) " - Amazing Rhythm Aces
"Angels, Roses and Rain " - Dickey Lee
" The Blind Man in the Bleachers " - Kenny Starr
"Broken Lady" - Larry Gatlin
" Can not You See " - Waylon Jennings
" Come On Over " - Olivia Newton-John
" Do not Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You " - Tanya Tucker
" Do not Pull Your Love / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye ( medley) " - Glen Campbell
"Do not Stop Believin ' " - Olivia Newton-John
"The End is Not in Sight ( the Cowboy Song) " - Amazing Rhythm Aces
"Fly Away" - John Denver
"God Bless America Again" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
" Hank Williams You Wrote My Life" - Moe Bandy
" Her Name Is ... " - George Jones
" Hillbilly Heart" - Johnny Rodriguez
"Homemade Love" - Tom Bresh
" I Could not Be Me Without You " - Johnny Rodriguez
" I Wonder if I Ever Said Goodbye" - Johnny Rodriguez
" I'll Be Your San Antonio Rose" - Dottsy
" I'm Gonna Love You" - Dave & Sugar
" If I Had To Do It All Over Again " - Roy Clark
" I.O.U. " - Jimmy Dean
" Is Forever Longer Than Always" - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
" Just in Case " - Ronnie Milsap
"Laura (What 's He Got That I Is not Got ) " - Kenny Rogers
" Let Your Love Flow " - Bellamy Brothers
"The Letter " - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
"Livin ' it Down " - Freddy Fender
"Lonely Teardrops " - Narvel Felts
"Love Lifted Me" - Kenny Rogers
"Love Revival" - Mel Tillis
"Mental Revenge" - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
" Misty Blue" - Billie Jo Spears
" One of These Days" - Emmylou Harris
" Queen of the Silver Dollar " - Dave & Sugar
" Remember Me ( When the candlelights are Gleaming ) " - Willie Nelson
"Save All Your Kisses For Me" - Margo Smith
"Show Me a Man" - T. G. Sheppard
" Somebody Loves You" - Crystal Gayle
" Standing Room Only " - Barbara Mandrell
" Stranger" - Johnny Duncan
"Suspicious Minds" - Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
"Thank Got I've Got You " - Statler Brothers
" That's What Made Me Love You" - Bill Anderson
" ( 'Til ) I Kissed You" - Connie Smith
" Tracks of My Tears " - Linda Ronstadt
" Vaya Con Dios " - Freddy Fender
"Walk Softly" - Billy " Crash" Craddock
" What I've Got in Mind" - Billie Jo Spears
"The Winner " - Bobby Bare
" You Could Know as Much About a Stranger" - Gene Watson
"You Rubbed it Add All Wrong " - Billy " Crash" Craddock
"You've Got Me to Hold On To" - Tanya Tucker

Albums ( selection)

Alone Again - George Jones ( Epic )
Their Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 - The Eagles ( Asylum )
Till I Can Make It On My Own - Tammy Wynette ( Epic )

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Paul Cohen
Kitty Wells

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - Linda Ronstadt - "I Can not Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You ) "
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - Willie Nelson - "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group - Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson - "Lover Please"
Best Country Instrumental Performance - Chet Atkins - " The Entertainer "
Best Country Song - (Hey Will not You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, Larry Butler, Chips Moman ( songwriters ), and BJ Thomas (performer )

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year - Mickey Gilley
Single Of The Year - " Bring It On Home " - Mickey Gilley
Album Of The Year - Gilley's Smoking - Mickey Gilley
Top Male Vocalist - Mickey Gilley
Top Female Vocalist - Crystal Gayle
Top Vocal Duo - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Top New Male Vocalist - Moe Bandy
Top New Female Vocalist - Billie Jo Spears

Country Music Association

Entertainer of the Year - Mel Tillis
Male Vocalist of the Year - Ronnie Milsap
Female Vocalist of the Year - Dolly Parton
Instrumental Group of the Year - Roy Clark and Buck Trent
Vocal Group of the Year - Statler Brothers
Vocal Duo of the Year - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
Single of the Year - Good Hearted Woman Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
Instrumentalist of the Year - Hargus " Pig" Robbins

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