1986 in country music

  • 6.1 Grammy Awards
  • 6.2 Academy of Country Music
  • 6.3 Country Music Association

Events

  • Buck Owens is leaving after 17 years, the Hee Haw show.

Number - one hits

Other big hits

  • " 1982 " - Randy Travis (# 6)
  • " (Back to the) Heartbreak Kid" - Restless Heart (# 7)
  • " Betty's Bein ' Bad" - Sawyer Brown ( # 5)
  • "Born Yesterday" - The Everly Brothers (# 17)
  • "Cheap Love" - Juice Newton (# 9)
  • " Come On In ( You Did the Best You Could Do) " - The Oak Ridge Boys (# 3)
  • " Count On Me" - Statler Brothers ( # 5)
  • "Country State of Mind" - Hank Williams, Jr. ( # 2)
  • " Did not We " - Lee Greenwood (# 10)
  • " Every Night " - Pake McEntire (# 20)
  • " Fast Lanes and Country Roads" - Barbara Mandrell (# 4)
  • "Feelin 'the Feelin ' " The Bellamy Brothers ( # 2)
  • " Guitars, Cadillacs " - Dwight Yoakam (# 4)
  • "Heart Do not Fall Now" - Sawyer Brown ( # 14)
  • "Hold On" - Rosanne Cash (# 5)
  • " Home Again in My Heart" - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 3)
  • " Honky Tonk Man" - Dwight Yoakam (# 3)
  • " I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone ) " - Billy Joe Royal ( # 14)
  • " I Only Wanted You" - Marie Osmond (# 14)
  • " I Tell It Like It Used to Be" - T. Graham Brown ( # 5)
  • " I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again - T. Graham Brown ( # 7)
  • " Juliet " - The Oak Ridge Boys (# 15)
  • "Lonely Alone" - Forester Sisters ( # 2)
  • " Miami, My Amy" - Keith Whitley (# 14)
  • " Nights" - Ed Bruce (# 4)
  • "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You" - Barbara Mandrell (# 6)
  • " Old Bridges Burn Slow" - Billy Joe Royal ( # 11)
  • " Old Flame " - Juice Newton (# 5)
  • "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song) " - George Jones (# 3)
  • "Only in My Mind" - Reba McEntire (# 5)
  • "Out Goin ' Cattin ' " - Sawyer Brown ( # 11)
  • "Partners, Brothers and Friends" - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 6)
  • " Read My Lips" - Marie Osmond (# 4)
  • " Reno Bound" - Southern Pacific (# 9)
  • " Repititive Regret " - Eddie Rabbitt (# 4)
  • " Savin ' My Love For You" - Pake McEntire (# 3)
  • " Second to No One" - Rosanne Cash (# 5)
  • " Shakin ' " - Sawyer Brown ( # 15)
  • "She Thinks That She'll Marry " - Judy Rodman (# 9)
  • "She Used To Be Somebody 's Baby" - Larry Gatlin (# 2)
  • "Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way " - George Jones (# 9)
  • "Sometimes a Lady " - Eddy Raven (# 3)
  • "Stand a Little Rain" - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 5)
  • "Starting Over Again" - Steve Wariner (# 4)
  • " Sweeter and Sweeter " - Statler Brothers (# 8)
  • " Ten Feet Away" - Keith Whitley (# 9)
  • "Then It's Love " - Don Williams ( # 3)
  • " Til I Loved You" - Restless Heart (# 10)
  • " Too Many Times " - Earl Thomas Conley, Anita Pointer - (# 2)
  • "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" - Kathy Mattea (# 10)
  • " We've Got a Good Fire Going " Don Williams ( # 2)
  • " What Can I Do With My Heart? " - Juice Newton (# 9)
  • "What You'll Do When I'm Gone " - Waylon Jennings (# 8)
  • "When You Get to the Heart" - Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys (# 19)
  • " Will the Wolf Survive? " - Waylon Jennings ( # 5)
  • "Wine Colored Roses " - George Jones (# 10)
  • "Working Without a Net" - Waylon Jennings ( # 7)
  • " You Can not Stop Love" - SKO (# 9)
  • " You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone " - The Oak Ridge Boys (# 24)
  • " You're Something Special to Me" - George Strait (# 4)

Albums ( selection)

  • 7 - George Strait ( MCA)
  • Greatest Hits - Alabama (RCA)
  • Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc.. - Dwight Yoakam (Reprise)
  • Guitar Town - Steve Earle ( MCA)
  • Life's Highway - Steve Wariner ( MCA)
  • Out Goin ' Cattin - - Sawyer Brown ( Capitol / Curb )
  • Partners - Larry Gatlin (Columbia )
  • Shakin - - Sawyer Brown ( Capitol / Curb )
  • Storms of Life - Randy Travis ( Warner Bros. )
  • Straight To The Heart - Crystal Gayle ( Warner Bros. )
  • The Touch - Alabama (RCA)
  • What Am I Gonna Do About You - Reba McEntire ( MCA)
  • Whoever 's in New England - Reba McEntire ( MCA)
  • Falling for You For Years - Conway Twitty ( Warner Bros. )
  • Four For the Show - Statler Brothers ( Mercury / Polygram )
  • A Friend in California - Merle Haggard ( Epic )
  • Heart of the Matter - Kenny Rogers ( RCA)
  • Howard & David - Bellamy Brothers ( Warner Bros / Curb. )
  • Seasons - Oak Ridge Boys ( MCA)
  • Too Many Times - Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
  • Wine Colored Roses - George Jones ( Epic )

Died

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

  • The Duke of Paducah (1901-1986)
  • Wesley Rose (1918-1990)

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

  • Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - " Whoever 's In New England" - Reba McEntire
  • Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - " Grandpa (Tell Me ' Bout The Good Old Days ) " - Judds
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance ( Orchestra, Group Or Soloist ) - " Raisin 'The Dickins " - Ricky Skaggs
  • Best Country Song - " Grandpa (Tell Me ' Bout The Good Old Days ) " - Jamie O'Hara, songwriter

Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer Of The Year - Hank Williams Jr.
  • Song Of The Year - "On The Other Hand " - Randy Travis - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
  • Single Of The Year - "On The Other Hand " - Randy Travis
  • Album Of The Year - Storms of Life - Randy Travis
  • Top Male Vocalist - Randy Travis
  • Top Female Vocalist - Reba McEntire
  • Top Vocal Duo - The Judds
  • Top Vocal Group - Forester Sisters
  • Top New Male Vocalist - Dwight Yoakam
  • Video Of The Year - " Whoever 's In New England" - Reba McEntire ( Director: Jeff shock and Jon Small)

Country Music Association

  • Instrumental Group of the Year Oak Ridge Boys
  • -Instrumentalist of the Year - Johnny Gimble
  • Entertainer of the Year Reba McEntire
  • Male Vocalist of the Year - George Strait
  • - Female Vocalist of the Year Reba McEntire
  • Horizon Award - Randy Travis
  • - Vocal Group of the Year Judds
  • Vocal Duo of the Year Marie Osmond, Dan Seals
  • Song of the Year - "On The Other Hand " - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
  • - Single of the Year - Dan Seals
  • Music Video of the Year - " Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? " - George Jones ( Director: Marc Ball)

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