1980 in country music

4.1 Grammys
4.2 Academy of Country Music
4.3 Country Music Association

Hits

No. 1 Hits of the Year

January 5 - " Coward of the County " - Kenny Rogers
January 26 - "I'll Be Coming Back For More " - TG Sheppard
February 9 - "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight " - Oak Ridge Boys
February 16 - "Love Me Over Again" - Don Williams
February 23 - " Years" - Barbara Mandrell
1 March - "Is not Livin 'Long Like This" - Waylon Jennings
March 8 - "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys " - Willie Nelson
March 22 - " Why Do not You Spend the Night" - Ronnie Milsap
March 29 - "I'd Love to Lay You Down " - Conway Twitty
April 5 - "Sugar Daddy" - Bellamy Brothers
April 12 - " Honky Tonk Blues" - Charley Pride
April 19 - " It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" - Crystal Gayle
April 26 - " A Lesson in Leavin ' " - Dottie West
May 3 - "Are You on the Road to Lovin ' Me Again " - Debby Boone
May 10 - " Beneath Still Waters " - Emmylou Harris
May 17 - " Gone Too Far" - Eddie Rabbitt
May 24 - "Starting Over Again" - Dolly Parton
May 31 - " My Heart" - Ronnie Milsap
June 28 - "Trying to Love Two Women " - Oak Ridge Boys
July 5 - " He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones
July 12 - "You Win Again" - Charley Pride
July 19 - " Bar Room Buddies" - Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood
July 26 - " True Love Ways " - Mickey Gilley
August 2 - " Dancin ' Cowboys " - Bellamy Brothers
August 9 - " Stand By Me " - Mickey Gilley
August 16 - " Tennessee River" - Alabama
August 23 - " Drivin ' My Life Away" - Eddie Rabbitt
August 30 - " Cowboys and Clowns" - Ronnie Milsap
September 6 - "Lookin ' For Love" - Johnny Lee
September 27 - " Old Flames Can not Hold a Candle to You" - Dolly Parton
October 4 - "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" - TG Sheppard
October 11 - "Loving Up a Storm" - Razzy Bailey
October 18 - "I Believe in You" - Don Williams
November 8 - "On the Road Again" - Willie Nelson
November 15 - "Could I Have This Dance" - Anne Murray
November 22 - "Lady" - Kenny Rogers
November 29 - "If You Ever Change Your Mind" - Crystal Gayle
December 6 - " Smoky Mountain Rain" - Ronnie Milsap
December 13 - "Why Lady Why" - Alabama
December 20 - " That's All That Matters " - Mickey Gilley
December 27 - " One in a Million " - Johnny Lee

Other important Hits

"Blue Heartache " - Gail Davies
" The Blue Side" - Crystal Gayle
"Broken Trust" - Brenda Lee ( with the Oak Ridge Boys)
"Charlotte's Web" - Statler Brothers
" Crackers " - Barbara Mandrell
" Clyde " - Waylon Jennings
" The Cowboy and the Dandy" - Brenda Lee
" Daydream Believer " - Anne Murray
" Do not Fall in Love With a Dreamer " - Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes
" Faded Love" - Willie Nelson and Ray Price
"Friday Night Blues" - John Conlee
"Hard Times" - Lacy J. Dalton
" Holding the Bag " - Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
" I'm Already Blue" - The Kendalls
"I'm Not Ready Yet" - George Jones
"It's Hard to Be Humble " - Mac Davis
" It's True Love" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
" Let's Get It While the Gettin 's Good" - Eddy Arnold
"Let's Keep It That Way " - Mac Davis
" Love the World Away" - Kenny Rogers
" Lying Time Again " - Mel Tillis
" Making Plans " - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
" Men" - Charly McClain
"Midnight Rider" - Willie Nelson
" Misery and Gin " - Merle Haggard
" Old Habits " - Hank Williams Jr.
"Over" - Leon Everette
"Pour Me Another Tequila" - Eddie Rabbitt
" Save Your Heart For Me" - Jacky Ward
"She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs" - John Anderson
"Smooth Sailing" - T. G. Sheppard
" Take Me to Your Lovin 'Place " - Larry Gatlin
" Temporarily Yours" - Jeanne Pruett
" That Lovin 'You Feelin' Again" - Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris
" That's What I Get For Loving You" - Eddy Arnold
" Tumbleweed " - Sylvia
"Two Story House " - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
" The Way I Am " - Merle Haggard
" Wayfaring Stranger" - Emmylou Harris
"Women I've Never Had" - Hank Williams Jr.
" You Know Just What I'd Do " - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
" ( You Lift Me ) Up to Heaven" - Reba McEntire
" Your Body is an Outlaw" - Mel Tillis

Albums ( selection)

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly! - Dolly Parton (RCA)
Greatest Hits Vol 1 - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
Lonestar Cowboy - Donna Fargo
Milsap Magic - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
My Home 's in Alabama - Alabama (RCA)
Roses in the Snow - Emmylou Harris ( Warner Bros. )
The Way I Am - Merle Haggard ( Epic )

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Johnny Cash
Connie B. Gay
Sons of the Pioneers

Major Awards

Grammys

Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Anne Murray - Could I Have This Dance?
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison - That Lovin 'You Feelin ' Again
Best Country Instrumental Performance - Gilley 's Urban Cowboy band ( Mickey Gilley ) - Orange Blossom Special / Hoedown
Best Country Song - Willie Nelson - On The Road Again

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year - Barbara Mandrell
Song Of The Year - " He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
Single Of The Year - " He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones
Album Of The Year - Movie Soundtrack Urban Cowboy
Top Male Vocalist - George Jones
Top Female Vocalist - Dolly Parton
Top New Male Vocalist - Johnny Lee
Top New Female Vocalist - Teri Gibbs

Country Music Association

Entertainer of the Year - Barbara Mandrell
Song Of The Year - He Stopped Loving Her Today - B.Braddock / C.Putman
Single Of The Year - He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Album Of The Year - Coal Miner's Daughter - Soundtrack
Male Vocalist Of The Year - George Jones
Female Vocalist Of The Year - Emmylou Harris
Vocal Duo Of The Year - Moe Bandy / Joe Stampley
Vocal Group Of The Year - Statler Brothers
Instrumentalist of the Year - Roy Clark
Instrumental Group Of The Year - Charlie Daniels Band

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