# Country-Musik 1989

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1989 im Genre Country-Musik.

## Ereignisse

* 9. Mai: Keith Whitley wird tot in seiner Wohnung aufgefunden. Der aufstrebende Country-Star verstarb im Alter von 33 Jahren an einer Alkoholvergiftung. Seine Witwe Lorrie Morgan wurde nach seinem Tod ein großer Star.

## Top Hits des Jahres
### Jahresendcharts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* A Better Man – Clint Black
* Killin' Time – Clint Black
* She's Got a Single Thing in Mind – Conway Twitty
* Lovin' Only Me – Ricky Skaggs
* I Got Dreams – Steve Wariner
* Above and Beyond – Rodney Crowell
* I'm No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley
* Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds
* What's Going On In Your World – George Strait
* Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson

### Nummer-1-Hits

* 7. Januar – Hold Me – K.T. Oslin
* 14. Januar – Change of Heart – The Judds
* 21. Januar – She's Crazy For Leavin‘ – Rodney Crowell
* 28. Januar – Deeper Than the Holler – Randy Travis
* 4. Februar – What I'd Say – Earl Thomas Conley
* 11. Februar – Song of the South – Alabama
* 18. Februar – Big Wheels in the Moonlight – Dan Seals
* 25. Februar – I Sang Dixie – Dwight Yoakam
* 4. März – I Still Believe in You – Desert Rose Band
* 11. März – Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me – Ronnie Milsap
* 18. März – From a Jack to a King – Ricky Van Shelton
* 25. März – New Fool at an Old Game – Reba McEntire
* 1. April – Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye – George Strait
* 8. April – I'm No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley
* 22. April – The Church on Cumberland Road – Shenandoah
* 6. Mai – Young Love (Strong Love) – The Judds
* 13. Mai – Is It Still Over – Randy Travis
* 20. Mai – If I Had You – Alabama
* 27. Mai – After All This Time – Rodney Crowell
* 3. Juni – Where Did I Go Wrong – Steve Wariner
* 10. Juni – A Better Man – Clint Black
* 17. Juni – Love Out Loud – Earl Thomas Conley
* 24. Juni – I Don't Want to Spoil the Party – Rosanne Cash
* 1. Juli – Come From the Heart – Kathy Mattea
* 8. Juli – Lovin' Only Me – Ricky Skaggs
* 15. Juli – In a Letter to You – Eddy Raven
* 22. Juli – What's Going On In Your World – George Strait
* 29. Juli – Cathy’s Clown – Reba McEntire
* 5. August – Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That – Dolly Parton
* 12. August – Timber, I'm Falling In Love – Patty Loveless
* 19. August – Sunday In the South – Shenandoah
* 26. August – Are You Ever Gonna Love Me – Holly Dunn
* 2. September – I'm Still Crazy – Vern Gosdin
* 9. September – I Wonder Do You Think of Me – Keith Whitley
* 16. September – Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson
* 23. September – Above and Beyond – Rodney Crowell
* 30. September – Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds
* 7. Oktober – I Got Dreams – Steve Wariner
* 14. Oktober – Killin' Time – Clint Black
* 21. Oktober – Living Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
* 28. Oktober – High Cotton – Alabama
* 4. November – Ace In the Hole – George Strait
* 11. November – Burnin' Old Memories – Kathy Mattea
* 18. November – Bayou Boys – Eddy Raven
* 25. November – Yellow Roses – Dolly Parton
* 2. Dezember – It's Just a Matter of Time – Randy Travis
* 9. Dezember – If Tomorrow Never Comes – Garth Brooks
* 16. Dezember – Two Dozen Roses – Shenandoah
* 23. Dezember – A Woman In Love – Ronnie Milsap

### Weitere Hits

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Single | Künstler |
| 18 | 5:01 Blues | Merle Haggard |
| 5 | All the Fun | Paul Overstreet |
| 5 | All the Reasons Why | Highway 101 |
| 4 | An American Family | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 14 | And So It Goes | John Denver/The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 4 | Any Way the Wind Blows | Southern Pacific |
| 20 | Back in the Fire | Gene Watson |
| 4 | A Better Love Next Time | Merle Haggard |
| 7 | Beyond Those Years | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 3 | Big Dreams in a Small Town | Restless Heart |
| 5 | Big Love | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 4 | Blue Side of Town | Patty Loveless |
| 13 | Borderline | The Shooters |
| 15 | Breaking New Ground | Wild Rose |
| 10 | Bridges and Walls | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 3 | Burnin' a Hole in My Heart | Skip Ewing |
| 4 | Call on Me | Tanya Tucker |
| 15 | The Coast of Colorado | Skip Ewing |
| 7 | Come as You Were | T. Graham Brown |
| 9 | Country Club | Travis Tritt |
| 14 | Cross My Broken Heart | Suzy Bogguss |
| 9 | Dear Me | Lorrie Morgan |
| 5 | Don't Toss Us Away | Patty Loveless |
| 5 | Don't Waste It on the Blues | Gene Watson |
| 9 | Don't You | The Forester Sisters |
| 6 | Down That Road Tonight | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 14 | Early in the Morning and Late at Night | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 5 | Fair Shake | Foster & Lloyd |
| 6 | Finders Are Keepers | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 3 | From the Word Go | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 3 | Give Me His Last Chance | Lionel Cartwright |
| 10 | The Gospel According to Luke | Skip Ewing |
| 13 | The Heart | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 8 | Heartbreak Hill | Emmylou Harris |
| 16 | Heaven Only Knows | Emmylou Harris |
| 11 | Hello Trouble | The Desert Rose Band |
| 2 | Hey Bobby | K. T. Oslin |
| 2 | Highway Robbery | Tanya Tucker |
| 6 | Hold On (A Little Longer) | Steve Wariner |
| 4 | Hole in My Pocket | Ricky Van Shelton |
| 5 | Honey I Dare You | Southern Pacific |
| 6 | Honky Tonk Heart | Highway 101 |
| 19 | House on Old Lonesome Road | Conway Twitty |
| 4 | Houston Solution | Ronnie Milsap |
| 19 | How Do | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 9 | I Feel Fine | Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
| 5 | I Got You | Dwight Yoakam |
| 16 | I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again | Larry Boone |
| 4 | I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams | Conway Twitty |
| 16 | I'll Be Lovin' You | Lee Greenwood |
| 5 | (I'm A) One Woman Man | George Jones |
| 4 | I've Been Loved by the Best | Don Williams |
| 17 | If I Ever Go Crazy | The Shooters |
| 11 | (It's Always Gonna Be) Someday | Holly Dunn |
| 5 | Let It Be You | Ricky Skaggs |
| 12 | Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart | The Statler Brothers |
| 4 | Life as We Knew It | Kathy Mattea |
| 14 | Like Father Like Son | Lionel Cartwright |
| 6 | The Lonely Side of Love | Patty Loveless |
| 5 | Long Shot | Baillie & the Boys |
| 4 | Love Has No Right | Billy Joe Royal |
| 7 | Love Will | The Forester Sisters |
| 6 | More Than a Name on a Wall | The Statler Brothers |
| 8 | Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) | Garth Brooks |
| 19 | My Train of Thought | Barbara Mandrell |
| 9 | Never Givin' Up on Love | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 8 | Never Had It So Good | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 5 | Old Coyote Town | Don Williams |
| 4 | One Good Well | Don Williams |
| 2 | Out of Your Shoes | Lorrie Morgan |
| 13 | Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight | J. C. Crowley |
| 17 | Promises | Randy Travis |
| 5 | The Race Is On | Sawyer Brown |
| 4 | Say What's in Your Heart | Restless Heart |
| 7 | Setting Me Up | Highway 101 |
| 8 | She Deserves You | Baillie & the Boys |
| 3 | She Don't Love Nobody | The Desert Rose Band |
| 6 | She's Gone, Gone, Gone | Glen Campbell |
| 2 | She's Got a Single Thing in Mind | Conway Twitty |
| 19 | She's There | Daniele Alexander |
| 8 | Sincerely | The Forester Sisters |
| 9 | Sowin' Love | Paul Overstreet |
| 2 | Tell It Like It Is | Billy Joe Royal |
| 4 | There Goes My Heart Again | Holly Dunn |
| 7 | There's a Tear in My Beer | Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams |
| 5 | They Rage On | Dan Seals |
| 5 | This Woman | K. T. Oslin |
| 4 | ’Til Love Comes Again | Reba McEntire |
| 4 | ’Til You Cry | Eddy Raven |
| 20 | Trainwreck of Emotion | Lorrie Morgan |
| 9 | Up and Gone | Jennifer McCarter & The McCarters |
| 8 | The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You) | Kenny Rogers |
| 2 | Who You Gonna Blame It on This Time | Vern Gosdin |
| 19 | Wine Me Up | Larry Boone |
| 4 | (Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone | Baillie & the Boys |
| 19 | You Ain't Down Home | Jann Browne |
| 6 | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn |
| 7 | You Got It | Roy Orbison |
| 14 | You Still Do | T. G. Sheppard |
| 10 | You'll Never Be Sorry | The Bellamy Brothers |

### Deutschsprachige Singleveröffentlichungen

* Deutsches Laster, Gutes Laster – Gunter Gabriel
* Ist die Liebe vorbei – Tex Harper
* König der Nacht – Nancy Wood
* Lass dir nie den Tag verderben – Truck Stop
* Miteinander – Peter Tschernig & Western Union
* Traumfrau – Tennessee

## Alben
### Jahres-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
* Old 8 x 10 – Randy Travis
* This Woman – K. T. Oslin
* Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
* Greatest Hits – The Judds
* Beyond the Blue Neon – George Strait
* Diamonds & Dirt – Rodney Crowell
* Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room – Dwight Yoakam
* Always & Forever – Randy Travis
* Reba – Reba McEntire

### Nummer-1-Alben

* 31. Dezember 1988 – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
* 7. Januar – Old 8 x 10 – Randy Travis
* 4. März – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
* 11. März – Southern Star – Alabama
* 18. März – From a Jack to a King – Ricky Van Shelton
* 25. März – New Fool at an Old Game – Reba McEntire
* 1. April – Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
* 29. April – Beyond the Blue Neon – George Strait
* 6. Mai – Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
* 24. Juni – Sweet Sixteen – Reba McEntire
* 23. September – Killin' Time – Clint Black
* 4. November – No Holdin’ Back – Clint Black

### Weitere Alben

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Album | Künstler | Label |
| 12 | Absolute Torch and Twang | k.d. lang and the Reclines | Sire |
| 11 | Alone | Vern Gosdin | Columbia |
| 15 | Bluebird | Emmylou Harris | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks | Capitol |
| 20 | Greatest Hits | Tanya Tucker | Capitol |
| 19 | Hillbilly Rock | Marty Stuart | MCA |
| 8 | Hits 1979–1989 | Rosanne Cash | Columbia |
| 2 | A Horse Called Music | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
| 2 | I Wonder Do You Think of Me | Keith Whitley | RCA |
| 3 | Just Lookin' for a Hit | Dwight Yoakam | Reprise |
| 18 | Kentucky Thunder | Ricky Skaggs | Epic |
| 15 | Keys to the Highway | Rodney Crowell | Columbia |
| 6 | Leave the Light On | Lorrie Morgan | RCA |
| 10 | Lyle Lovett and His Large Band | Lyle Lovett | Curb/MCA |
| 17 | Mystery Girl | Roy Orbison | Virgin |
| 13 | An Old Time Christmas | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | One Woman Man | George Jones | Epic |
| 2 | Pickin' on Nashville | The Kentucky Headhunters | Mercury |
| 2 | Reba Live | Reba McEntire | MCA |
| 2 | River of Time | The Judds | Curb/RCA |
| 6 | The Road Not Taken | Shenandoah | Columbia |
| 2 | Simple Man | The Charlie Daniels Band | Epic |
| 10 | Something Inside So Strong | Kenny Rogers | Reprise |
| 13 | Sowin' Love | Paul Overstreet | RCA |
| 20 | Stranger Things Have Happened | Ronnie Milsap | RCA |
| 15 | Tell It Like It Is | Billy Joe Royal | Atlantic |
| 2 | When I Call Your Name | Vince Gill | MCA |
| 3 | White Limozeen | Dolly Parton | Columbia |
| 5 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | MCA |
| 6 | Willow in the Wind | Kathy Mattea | Mercury |

### Deutschsprachige Albumveröffentlichungen

* Collection 1983–1989 – Western Union
* Country Hits – Karel Gott
* Country Made in Germany – Various Artists
* Freiheit, die ich meine – Tom Astor
* Hello Mary Lou – Truck Stop (Kompilation)
* Golden Stars – Truck Stop (Kompilation)
* Kameraden der Straße – Tom Astor (Kompilation)
* Keep It Country – Truck Stop
* Nr.1 – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
* Oh My Darliong Caroline – Ronny (Kompilation)
* Philharmonie Berlin 1985 – Western Union
* Ruf Teddybär Eins-Vier – 20 Erfolgsschlager – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
* Die schönsten Pferdelieder – Fred Rai
* Taxi nach Texas – Martin Lauer (Kompilation)
* Trucker Weihnacht – Tom Astor
* Unterwegs – New Mavericks

## Geboren

* 30. Januar: Devin Dawson
* 10. März: Rachel Reinert
* 20. März: Lindsay Ell
* 28. August: Cassadee Pope
* 13. Dezember: Taylor Swift

## Gestorben

* 01. Februar – Blaze Foley (39)
* 04. Februar – Kenneth C. Burns (68)
* 08. März – Stuart Hamblen (80)
* 09. Mai – Keith Whitley (33)
* 25. August – Al Cherney (56)
* 23. September – Bradley Kincaid (94)

## Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
### Country Music Hall of Fame

* Jack Stapp (1912–1980)
* Cliffie Stone (1917–1998)
* Hank Thompson (1925–2007)

### Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

* Charlie Chamberlain
* Al Cherney (posthum)
* King Ganam
* Dallas Harms
* Earl Heywood
* Marg Osburne
* Ian Tyson
* Mercey Brothers
* Maurice Bolyer
* Don Grashey
* Maurice Bolyer

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Rory Michael Bourke
* Maggie Cavender
* Leadbelly
* Whitey Shafer

## Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
### Grammys

* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female – Hold Me – K. T. Oslin
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – Old 8x10 – Randy Travis
* Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal – Give A Little Love – The Judds
* Best Country Vocal Collaboration – Crying – Roy Orbison and k.d. lang
* Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Solist) – Sugarfoot Rag – Asleep At The Wheel
* Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal Or Instrumental) – Southern Flavor – Bill Monroe
* Best Country Song – Hold Me – K. T. Oslin, songwriter

### Juno Awards

* Country Male Vocalist of the Year – George Fox
* Country Female Vocalist of the Year – k.d. lang
* Country Group or Duo of the Year – Family Brown

### Academy of Country Music

* Entertainer Of The Year – Hank Williams Jr.
* Song Of The Year – Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses – Kathy Mattea – Autoren: Charles Nelson, Paul Nelson
* Single Of The Year – Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses – Kathy Mattea
* Album Of The Year – This Woman – K. T. Oslin
* Top Male Vocalist – George Strait
* Top Female Vocalist – K. T. Oslin
* Top Vocal Duo – The Judds
* Top Vocal Group – Highway 101
* Top New Male Vocalist – Rodney Crowell
* Top New Female Vocalist – Suzy Bogguss
* Video Of The Year – Young Country – Hank Williams Jr. (Regisseur: Bill Fishman)

### ARIA Awards

* Best Country Album – Boomerang Café (John Williamson)

### Canadian Country Music Association

* Entertainer Artist of the Year – k.d. lang
* Male Artist of the Year – Gary Fjellgaard
* Female Artist of the Year – k.d. lang
* Group of the Year – Family Brown
* SOCAN Song of the Year – Town of Tears, Barry Brown, Randall Prescott, Bruce Campbell (Performer: Family Brown)
* Single of the Year – Town of Tears, Family Brown
* Album of the Year – Shadowland, k.d. lang
* Top Selling Album – Old 8×10, Randy Travis
* Vista Rising Star Award – George Fox
* Duo of the Year – Gary Fjellgaard and Linda Kidder

### Country Music Association Awards

* Entertainer of the Year – George Strait
* Song Of The Year – Chiseled In Stone – M.D.Barnes / Vern Gosdin
* Single Of The Year – I’m No Stranger To The Rain – Keith Whitley
* Album Of The Year – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.II – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
* Male Vocalist Of The Year – Ricky Van Shelton
* Female Vocalist Of The Year – Kathy Mattea
* Vocal Duo Of The Year – The Judds
* Vocal Group Of The Year – Highway 101
* Musician Of The Year – Johny Gimble
* Horizon Award – Clint Black
* Vocal Event Of The Year – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams
* Music Video Of The Year – There’s A Tear In My Beer – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams

### American Music Awards

* Favorite Country Male Artist – Randy Travis
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
* Favorite Country Album – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
* Favorite Country Song – I Told You So – Randy Travis
* Favorite Country New Artist – Patty Loveless