# Country-Musik 1977

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1977 im Genre Country-Musik.

## Top Hits des Jahres
### Nummer-1-Hits

* 8. Januar – Broken down in tiny Pieces – Billy "Crash" Craddock
* 15. Januar – You never miss a real good thing (Till he says goodbye) – Crystal Gayle
* 22. Januar – I can't believe she gives it all to Me – Conway Twitty
* 29. Januar – Let my Love be your Pillow – Ronnie Milsap
* 5. Februar – Near You – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
* 19. Februar – Moody Blue / She thinks I still care – Elvis Presley
* 26. Februar – Say you'll stay until tomorrow – Tom Jones
* 5. März – Heart Healer – Mel Tillis
* 12. März – She's just an old love turned Memory – Charley Pride
* 19. März – Southern Nights – Glen Campbell
* 2. April – Lucille – Kenny Rogers
* 16. April – It couldn't have been any better – Johnny Duncan
* 23. April – She's got you – Loretta Lynn
* 30. April – She's pulling me back again – Mickey Gilley
* 7. Mai – Play, Guitar play – Conway Twitty
* 14. Mai – Some broken Hearts never Mend – Don Williams
* 21. Mai – Lukenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) – Waylon Jennings
* 2. Juli – That was Yesterday – Donna Fargo
* 9. Juli – I'll be leaving alone – Charley Pride
* 16. Juli – It was almost like a Song – Ronnie Milsap
* 6. August – Rollin' with the flow – Charlie Rich
* 20. August – Way Down – Elvis Presley
* 27. August – Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle
* 24. September – I've already loved you in my Mind – Conway Twitty
* 1. Oktober – Daytime Friends – Kenny Rogers
* 8. Oktober – Heaven's just a Sin away – The Kendalls
* 5. November – I'm just a Country Boy – Don Williams
* 12. November – More to Me – Charley Pride
* 19. November – The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) – Waylon Jennings
* 3. Dezember – Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton

### Weitere große Hits

* Adios Amigo – Marty Robbins
* (After sweet Memories) Play born to loose again – Dottsy
* Are you ready for the Country – Waylon Jennings
* Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
* Bluest Heartache of the Year – Kenny Dale
* Born Believer – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
* Burning Memories – Mel Tillis
* Cheap Perfume and Candlelight – Bobby Borchers
* Country Party – Johnny Lee
* Crazy – Linda Ronstadt
* Desperado – Johnny Rodriguez
* Don't be angry – Donna Fargo
* Don't let me touch You – Marty Robbins
* Don't throw it all away – Dave & Sugar
* East Bound and Down – Jerry Reed
* Fools fall in Love – Jacky Ward
* From Graceland to the Promiseland – Merle Haggard
* Georgia keeps pulling on my Ring – Conway Twitty
* Hangin' On – Vern Gosdin
* Head to Toe – Bill Anderson
* Heard it in a Love Song – Marshall Tucker Band
* Honky Tonk Memories – Mickey Gilley
* I can't help myself (Here comes that Feeling) – Eddie Rabbitt
* I can't love you enough – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
* I don't know why (I just do) – Marty Robbins
* I don't wanna cry – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
* I got the Hoss – Mel Tillis
* I love you a thousand Ways – Willie Nelson
* I'll do it All over again – Crystal Gayle
* I'm getting good at missing you (Solitaire) – Rex Allen Jr.
* I'm sorry for you my Friend – Moe Bandy
* I'm the only Hell (Mama ever raised) – Johnny PayCheck
* If it ain't love by now – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
* If Practice makes perfect – Johnny Rodriguez
* If we're not back in love by Monday – Merle Haggard
* The King is gone – Ronnie McDowell
* Knee Deep in Loving You – Dave & Sugar
* Let me down easy – Cristy Lane
* (Let's get together) One Last Time – Tammy Wynette
* Liars one, believers zero – Bill Anderson
* Light of a clear blue morning – Dolly Parton
* Love is Just a Game – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
* Making Believe – Emmylou Harris
* Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
* Married But Not to Each Other – Barbara Mandrell
* Midnight Angel – Barbara Mandrell
* Mockingbird Hill – Donna Fargo
* The Movies – Statler Brothers
* One of a Kind – Tammy Wynette
* Paper Rosie – Gene Watson
* The Rains Came – Freddy Fender
* Ramblin' Fever – Merle Haggard
* Roses for Mama – C. W. McCall
* Saying hello, saying I love you, saying goodbye – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
* Shame On Me – Donna Fargo
* Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets – Johnny PayCheck
* A Song in the Night – Johnny Duncan
* Southern California – George Jones and Tammy Wynette
* Statues without Hearts – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
* Still the One – Bill Anderson
* Sunflower – Glen Campbell
* A Tear Fell – Billy "Crash" Craddock
* That's the Way Love Should Be – Dave & Sugar
* ‘Til the End – Vern Gosdin
* Torn between two Lovers – Mary MacGregor
* Two Dollars in the Jukebox – Eddie Rabbitt
* Two less lonely People – Rex Allen Jr.
* Uncloudy Day – Willie Nelson
* We can't go on living like this – Eddie Rabbitt
* Why can't he be you – Loretta Lynn
* Why Lovers turn to Strangers – Freddie Hart
* Y'all come back Saloon – Oak Ridge Boys
* Yesterday's Gone – Vern Gosdin
* You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
* (You never can tell) C'est La Vie – Emmylou Harris
* You're free to go – Sonny James
* You're Man loves you Honey – Tom T. Hall

## Alben (Auswahl)

* Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes – Jimmy Buffett (ABC)
* Daytime Friends – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
* Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton (RCA)
* I Remember Patsy – Loretta Lynn (MCA)
* It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
* Kenny Rogers – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
* Ol' Waylon – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
* Southern Nights – Glen Campbell (Capitol)

## Geboren

* 09. Mai – Tami Neilson
* 28. April – Stoney LaRue
* 13. Mai – Ilse DeLange
* 04. Dezember – Dallas Smith

## Gestorben

* 16. August – Elvis Presley
* 19. Oktober – Joseph Ernest Willis

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

* Merle Travis (1917–1983)

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Johnny Cash (1932–2003)
* Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)
* Merle Haggard (1937–2016)
* Kris Kristofferson (1936–2024)

## Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
### Grammy Awards

* Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Elite Hotel – Emmylou Harris
* Best Male Country Vocal Performance – (I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man – Ronnie Milsap
* Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune) von Amazing Rhythm Aces
* Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chester And Lester – Chet Atkins & Les Paul
* Best Country Song – Broken Lady – Larry Gatlin

### Academy of Country Music

* Entertainer Of The Year – Mickey Gilley
* Song Of The Year – Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time – Mickey Gilley – Baker Knight
* Single Of The Year – Bring It On Home – Mickey Gilley
* Album Of The Year – Gilley's Smoking – Mickey Gilley
* Top Male Vocalist – Mickey Gilley
* Top Female Vocalist – Crystal Gayle
* Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
* Top New Male Vocalist – Moe Bandy
* Top New Female Vocalist – Billie Jo Spears

### Country Music Association

* Entertainer of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
* Song of the Year – Lucille – Roger Bowling / Hal Bynum
* Single of the Year – Lucille – Kenny Rogers
* Album of the Year – Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap
* Male Vocalist of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
* Female Vocalist of the Year – Crystal Gayle
* Vocal Duo of the Year – Jim Ed Brown / Helen Cornelius
* Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
* Instrumentalist of the Year – Roy Clark
* Instrumental Group of the Year – Original Texas Playboys

### American Music Awards

* Favorite Country Male Artist – Charley Pride
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Loretta Lynn
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
* Favorite Country Album – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
* Favorite Country Song – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain – Willie Nelson
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