1978 in country music
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[edit] Events
[edit] Top hits of the year
[edit] Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
- January 7 – "Take This Job and Shove It" – Johnny PayCheck
- January 21 – "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" – Ronnie Milsap
- January 28 – "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" – Loretta Lynn
- February 11 – "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" – Larry Gatlin with Brothers & Friends
- February 18 – "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" – Margo Smith
- March 4 – "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
- April 1 – "Ready for the Times to Get Better" – Crystal Gayle
- April 8 – "Someone Loves You Honey" - Charley Pride
- April 22 – "Every Time Two Fools Collide" – Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
- May 6 – "It's All Wrong But It's All Right" – Dolly Parton
- May 20 – "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)" – Johnny Duncan
- May 27 – "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" – Statler Brothers
- June 10 – "Georgia on My Mind" – Willie Nelson
- June 17 – "Two More Bottles of Wine" – Emmylou Harris
- June 24 – "I'll Be True to You" – Oak Ridge Boys
- July 1 – "It Only Hurts for a Little While" – Margo Smith
- July 8 – "I Believe in You" – Mel Tillis
- July 15 – "Only One Love in My Life" – Ronnie Milsap
- August 5 – "Love or Something Like It" – Kenny Rogers
- August 12 – "You Don't Love Me Anymore" – Eddie Rabbitt
- August 19 – "Talking in Your Sleep" – Crystal Gayle
- September 2 – "Blue Skies" – Willie Nelson
- September 9 – "I've Always Been Crazy" – Waylon Jennings
- September 30 – "Heartbreaker" – Dolly Parton
- October 21 – "Tear Time" – Dave & Sugar
- October 28 – "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" – Ronnie Milsap
- November 4 – "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" – Barbara Mandrell
- November 25 – "Sweet Desire" – The Kendalls
- December 2 – "I Just Want to Love You" – Eddie Rabbitt
- December 9 – "On My Knees" – Charlie Rich and Janie Fricke
- December 16 – "The Gambler" – Kenny Rogers
[edit] Other major hits
- "Ain't No California" — Mel Tillis
- "All of Me" — Willie Nelson
- "Another Goodbye" – Donna Fargo
- "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" — Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
- "Bartender's Blues" — George Jones (feat. James Taylor)
- "Boogie Grass Band" — Conway Twitty
- "Burgers and Fries" — Charley Pride
- "Cryin' Again" — Oak Ridge Boys
- "Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way)" – Donna Fargo
- "Gotta Quit Lookin' at You Baby" — Dave & Sugar
- "Hearts on Fire" — Eddie Rabbitt
- "I Can't Wait Any Longer" — Bill Anderson
- "I Cheated on a Good Woman's Love" — Billy "Crash" Craddock
- "I Fought the Law" - Hank Williams Jr.
- "I Love You, I Love You, I Love You" - Ronnie McDowell
- "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" — Merle Haggard
- "It's Been a Great Afternoon" — Merle Haggard
- "Let's Shake Hands (and Come Out Lovin')" — Kenny O'Dell
- "A Lover's Question" — Jacky Ward
- "Never My Love" — Vern Gosdin
- "Night Time Magic" – Larry Gatlin
- "No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)" — Rex Allen Jr.
- "Penny Arcade" — Cristy Lane
- "Pittsburgh Stealers" — The Kendalls
- "Putting In a Little Overtime at Home" — Charlie Rich
- "Rake and Ramblin' Man" — Don Williams
- "Red Wine and Blue Memories" — Joe Stampley
- "Return to Me" — Marty Robbins
- "Rose Colored Glasses" — John Conlee
- "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" – Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings
- "Three Sheets in the Wind" — Jacky Ward and Reba McEntire
- "Walk Right Back" — Anne Murray
- "We Believe in Happy Endings" — Johnny Rodriguez
- "What Did I Promise Her Last Night" — Mel Tillis
- "When Can We Do This Again" — T.G. Sheppard
- "When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)" — Charley Pride
- "Whiskey River" — Willie Nelson
- "Who Am I to Say" — Statler Brothers
- "Womanhood" — Tammy Wynette
- "You Needed Me" — Anne Murray
- "You're the One" — Oak Ridge Boys
[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Gallery
 Dark Eyed Lady |
 The Gambler |
 Heartbreaker |
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 Night Time Magic |
 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town |
 Stardust |
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 TG |
 TNT |
 Waylon & Willie |
 When I Dream |
1 A collection of Crystal Gayle's earliest recordings from the early 1970s.
[edit] Other albums
- Bartender's Blues - George Jones (Epic/CBS)
- Billy "Crash" Craddock - Billy "Crash" Craddock (Capitol)
- Country Soul – Mel Street (Polydor/Polygram)
- Entertainers On and Off the Record - Statler Brothers (Mercury/Polygram)
- Every Time Two Fools Collide - Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (United Artists)
- Expressions - Don Williams (ABC/Dot)
- I Still Believe in Love - Charlie Rich (United Artists)
- Love's Ups and Downs - Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot)
- A Lover's Question - Jacky Ward (Mercury/Polygram)
- Only One Love in My Life – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
- Oh Brother! - Larry Gatlin (Monument)
- Let's Keep it That Way - Anne Murray (Capitol)
- Love ... & Other Sad Stories - [[Bill Anderson MCA
- Love or Something Like It - Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
- Room Service - Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot)
- Rose Colored Glasses - John Conlee (ABC/Dot)
- She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime - Johnny Duncan (Columbia/CBS)
- Tear Time - Dave & Sugar (RCA)
- Variations - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)
- White Mansions - Waylon Jennings (RCA)
[edit] Christmas albums
- Christmas Card - Statler Brothers (Mercury/Polygram)
[edit] Births
- September 14 - Danielle Peck, up-and-coming country music star
[edit] Deaths
- October 21 – Mel Street, 45, honky tonk-styled artist and one of the most promising new artists of the 1970s (suicide)
- October 23 - Maybelle Carter, 69, singer and songwriter of the Carter Family and a mother of Anita, Helen and June Carter Cash.
[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
[edit] Major Awards
[edit] Grammy awards
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female -- "Here You Come Again" - Dolly Parton
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male -- "Georgia On My Mind" - Willie Nelson
- Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group -- "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
- Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "One O'Clock Jump" - Asleep At The Wheel (Ray Benson, Link Davis, Floyd Domino, Tony Garnier, Daniel Levin, Bill Mabry, Lucky Oceans, Chris O'Connell, Leroy Preston, Pat Ryan, Andy Stein, Chris York)
- Best Country Song -- "The Gambler" - Don Schlitz
[edit] 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
[edit] Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
