1977 in country music
- 6.1 Grammys
- 6.2 Academy of Country Music
- 6.3 Country Music Association
Events
Top Hits of the Year
No. 1 Hits
- January 8 - "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces" - Billy " Crash" Craddock
- January 15 - " You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye ) " - Crystal Gayle
- January 22 - " I Can not Believe She Gives It All to Me" - Conway Twitty
- January 29 - " Let My Love Be Your Pillow " - Ronnie Milsap
- February 5 - "Near You" - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
- February 19 - " Moody Blue" / "She Thinks I Still Care" - Elvis Presley
- February 26 - " Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" - Tom Jones
- March 5 - "Heart Healer " - Mel Tillis
- March 12 - " She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory" - Charley Pride
- March 19 - " Southern Nights " - Glen Campbell
- April 2 - " Lucille " - Kenny Rogers
- April 16 - " It Could not Have Been Any Better " - Johnny Duncan
- April 23 - " She's Got You" - Loretta Lynn
- April 30 - " She's Pulling Me Back Again" - Mickey Gilley
- May 7 - "Play, Guitar Play " - Conway Twitty
- May 14 - "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend " - Don Williams
- May 21 - " Luke Bach, Texas ( Back to the Basics of Love ) " - Waylon Jennings
- July 2 - " That Was Yesterday " - Donna Fargo
- July 9 - "I'll Be Leaving Alone" - Charley Pride
- July 16 - " It Was Almost Like a Song " - Ronnie Milsap
- August 6th - "Rollin ' With the Flow " - Charlie Rich
- August 20 - " Way Down " - Elvis Presley
- August 27 - "Do not it Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Crystal Gayle
- September 24 - "I've Already Loved You in My Mind" - Conway Twitty
- October 1 - " Daytime Friends" - Kenny Rogers
- October 8 - "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" - The Kendalls
- November 5 - " I'm Just a Country Boy " - Don Williams
- November 12 - "More to Me" - Charley Pride
- November 19 - "The Wurlitzer Prize (I Do not Want to Get Over You ) " - Waylon Jennings
- December 3 - " Here You Come Again " - Dolly Parton
Other big hits
- "Adios Amigo " - Marty Robbins
- " (After Sweet Memories ) Play Born to Lose Again" - Dottsy
- "Are You Ready for the Country" - Waylon Jennings
- " Blue Bayou " - Linda Ronstadt
- " Bluest Heartache of the Year" - Kenny Dale
- "Born Believer " - Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- "Burning Memories" - Mel Tillis
- "Cheap Perfume and Candlelight" - Bobby Borchers
- " Country Party " - Johnny Lee
- "Crazy" - Linda Ronstadt
- " Desperado " - Johnny Rodriguez
- " Do not Be Angry " - Donna Fargo
- "Do not Let Me Touch You" - Marty Robbins
- "Do not Throw It All Away " - Dave & Sugar
- " Eastbound and Down " - Jerry Reed
- " Fools Fall in Love " - Jacky Ward
- "From Graceland to the Promise Land " - Merle Haggard
- "Georgia Keeps Pulling On My Ring" - Conway Twitty
- " Hangin 'On" - Vern Gosdin
- " Head to Toe" - Bill Anderson
- " Heard it in a Love Song" - Marshall Tucker Band
- " Honky Tonk Memories" - Mickey Gilley
- "I Can not Help Myself ( Here Comes That Feeling ) " - Eddie Rabbitt
- "I Can not Love You Enough" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- "I Do not Know Why (I Just Do ) " - Marty Robbins
- " I Do not Wanna Cry" - Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
- " I Got the Hoss " - Mel Tillis
- "I Love You a Thousand Ways" - Willie Nelson
- " I'll Do It All Over Again " - Crystal Gayle
- " I'm Sorry for You My Friend " - Moe Bandy
- "I'm the Only Hell ( Mama Ever Raised ) " - Johnny Paycheck
- "If It Is not Love By Now " - Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- "If Practice Makes Perfect " - Johnny Rodriguez
- "If We're Not Back in Love by Monday" - Merle Haggard
- "The King is Gone " - Ronnie McDowell
- " Knee Deep in Loving You " - Dave & Sugar
- "Let Me Down Easy " - Cristy Lane
- " ( Let's Get Together) One Last Time" - Tammy Wynette
- " Liars One, Believers Zero" - Bill Anderson
- "Light of a Clear Blue Morning " - Dolly Parton
- "Love is Just a Game " - Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
- "Making Believe" - Emmylou Harris
- " Margaritaville " - Jimmy Buffett
- " Married But Not to Each Other " - Barbara Mandrell
- "Midnight Angel" - Barbara Mandrell
- " Mockingbird Hill " - Donna Fargo
- " The Movies " - Statler Brothers
- " One of a Kind " - Tammy Wynette
- "Paper Rosie " - Gene Watson
- " The Rains Came " - Freddy Fender
- " Ramblin ' Fever" - Merle Haggard
- " Roses for Mama" - C. W. McCall
- " Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye " - Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- " Shame On Me" - Donna Fargo
- "Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets" - Johnny Paycheck
- " A Song in the Night " - Johnny Duncan
- "Southern California" - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
- " Statues Without Hearts" - Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
- " Still the One" - Bill Anderson
- "Sunflower" - Glen Campbell
- " A Tear Fell " - Billy " Crash" Craddock
- " That's the Way Love Should Be " - Dave & Sugar
- " 'Til the End" - Vern Gosdin
- " Torn Between Two Lovers " - Mary MacGregor
- "Two Dollars in the Jukebox " - Eddie Rabbitt
- "Two Less Lonely People" - Rex Allen Jr.
- " Uncloudy Day" - Willie Nelson
- " We Can not Go On Living Like This" - Eddie Rabbitt
- " Why Can not He Be You " - Loretta Lynn
- "Why Lovers Turn to Strangers" - Freddie Hart
- " Y'All Come Back Saloon" - Oak Ridge Boys
- "Yesterday's Gone" - Vern Gosdin
- " You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
- " ( You Never Can Tell ) C'est La Vie " - Emmylou Harris
- " You're Free to Go" - Sonny James
- " You're Man Loves You Honey" - Tom T. Hall
Albums ( selection)
- Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett (ABC)
- Daytime Friends - Kenny Rogers ( United Artists )
- Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton (RCA)
- I Remember Patsy - Loretta Lynn ( MCA)
- It Was Almost Like a Song - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
- Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers ( United Artists )
- Southern Nights - Glen Campbell ( Capitol )
Died
New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Major Awards
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Crystal Gayle - Do not It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Kenny Rogers - Lucille
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Kendalls - Heaven's Just a Sin Away
- Best Country Instrumental Performance - Hargus Pig Robbins - Country Instrumentalist of the Year
- Best Country Song - Richard Leigh - Do not It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year - Dolly Parton
- Song of the Year - " Lucille " - Kenny Rogers - Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum
- Single of the Year - " Lucille " - Kenny Rogers
- Album of the Year - Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers
- Top Male Vocalist - Kenny Rogers
- Top Female Vocalist - Crystal Gayle
- Top Vocal Group - Statler Brothers
- Top New Male Vocalist - Eddie Rabbitt
- Top New Female Vocalist - Debby Boone
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year - Ronnie Milsap
- Song of the Year - Lucille - Roger Bowling / Hal Bynum
- Single of the Year - Lucille - Kenny Rogers
- Album of the Year - Ronnie Milsap Live - Ronnie Milsap
- Male Vocalist of the Year - Ronnie Milsap
- Female Vocalist of the Year - Crystal Gayle
- Vocal Duo of the Year - Jim Ed Brown / Helen Cornelius
- Vocal Group of the Year - Statler Brothers
- Instrumentalist of the Year - Roy Clark
- Instrumental Group of the Year - Original Texas Playboys
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