Country-Musik 1978
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[Bearbeiten] Events
[Bearbeiten] Top Hits des Jahres
[Bearbeiten] Nummer-1-Hits
- 7. Januar – "Take This Job and Shove It" – Johnny Paycheck
- 21. Januar – "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" – Ronnie Milsap
- 28. Januar – "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" – Loretta Lynn
- 11. Februar – "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" – Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends
- 18. Februar – "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" – Margo Smith
- 4. März – "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" – Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson
- 1. April – "Ready for the Times to Get Better" – Crystal Gayle
- 8. April – "Someone Loves You Honey" – Charley Pride
- 22. April – "Every Time Two Fools Collide" – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
- 6. Mai – "It's All Wrong But It's All Right" – Dolly Parton
- 20. Mai – "She Can But Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)" – Johnny Duncan
- 27. Mai – "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" – Statler Brothers
- 10. Juni – "Georgia on My Mind" – Willie Nelson
- 17. Juni – "Two More Bottles of Wine" – Emmylou Harris
- 24. Juni – "I'll Be True to You" – Oak Ridge Boys
- 1. Juli – "It Only Hurts for a Little While" – Margo Smith
- 8. Juli – "I Believe in You" – Mel Tillis
- 15. Juli – "Only One Love in My Life" – Ronnie Milsap
- 5. August – "Love or Something Like It" – Kenny Rogers
- 12. August – "You Don't Love Me Anymore" – Eddie Rabbitt
- 19. August – "Talking in Your Sleep" – Crystal Gayle
- 2. September – "Blue Skies" – Willie Nelson
- 9. September – "I've Always Been Crazy" – Waylon Jennings
- 30. September – "Heartbreaker" – Dolly Parton
- 21. Oktober – "Tear Time" – Dave & Sugar
- 28. Oktober – "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" – Ronnie Milsap
- 4. November – "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" – Barbara Mandrell
- 25. November – "Sweet Desire" – The Kendalls
- 2. Dezember – "I Just Want to Love You" – Eddie Rabbitt
- 9. Dezember – "On My Knees" – Charlie Rich and Janie Fricke
- 16. Dezember – "The Gambler" – Kenny Rogers
[Bearbeiten] Weitere Hits
[Bearbeiten] Weitere große Hits
- "Another Goodbye" – Donna Fargo
- "Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way)" – Donna Fargo
- "Night Time Magic" – Larry Gatlin
[Bearbeiten] Wichtige neue Alben
- Country Soul – Mel Street (Polydor/Polygram)
- Only One Love in My Life – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
- Heartbreaker – Dolly Parton (RCA)
- Oh Brother! – Larry Gatlin (Monument)
- Let's Keep it That Way – Anne Murray (Capital)
- Stardust – Willie Nelson (CBS)
[Bearbeiten] Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame
[Bearbeiten] Bedeutende Auszeichnungen
[Bearbeiten] Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Dolly Parton – Here You Come Again
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Willie Nelson – Georgia On My Mind
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson – Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – Asleep At The Wheel – One O'Clock Jump
- Best Country Song – Don Schlitz – The Gambler
[Bearbeiten] Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year – Kenny Rogers
- Song Of The Year – "You Needed Me" – Anne Murray – Randy Goodrum
- Single Of The Year – "Tulsa Time" – Don Williams
- Album Of The Year – Y'all Come Back Saloon – Oak Ridge Boys
- Top Male Vocalist – Kenny Rogers
- Top Female Vocalist – Barbara Mandrell
- Top Vocal Group – Oak Ridge Boys
- Top New Male Vocalist – John Conlee
- Top New Female Vocalist – Christy Lane
[Bearbeiten] Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year – Dolly Parton
- Song Of The Year – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Richard Leigh
- Single Of The Year – Heaven’s Just A Sin Away – The Kendalls
- Album Of The Year – It Was Almost Like A Song – Ronnie Milsap
- Male Vocalist Of The Year – Don Williams
- Female Vocalist Of The Year – Crystal Gayle
- Vocal Duo Of The Year – Kenny Rogers / Dottie West
- Vocal Group Of The Year – Oak Ridge Boys
- Instrumentalist Of The Year – Roy Clark
- Instrumental Group Of The Year – Oak Ridge Boys Band
