# Country-Musik 1979

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1979 im Genre Country-Musik.

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

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Hot Country Songs des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.
* 5. Januar – Coward of the County – Kenny Rogers
* 6. Januar – Tulsa Time – Don Williams
* 13. Januar – Lady Lay Down – John Conlee
* 20. Januar – I Really Got the Feeling – Dolly Parton
* 27. Januar – Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For – Crystal Gayle
* 10. Februar – Every Which Way But Loose – Eddie Rabbitt
* 3. März – Golden Tears – Dave & Sugar
* 24. März – I Just Fall in Love Again – Anne Murray
* 14. April – (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to be Right – Barbara Mandrell
* 21. April – All I Ever Need is You – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
* 28. April – Where Do I Put Her Memory – Charley Pride
* 5. Mai – Backside of Thirty – John Conlee
* 12. Mai – Don't Take it Away – Conway Twitty
* 19. Mai – If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold it Against Me – Bellamy Brothers
* 9. Juni – She Believes in Me – Kenny Rogers
* 23. Juni – Nobody Likes Sad Songs – Ronnie Milsap
* 30. Juni – Amanda – Waylon Jennings
* 21. Juli – Shadows in the Moonlight – Anne Murray
* 28. Juli – You're the Only One – Dolly Parton
* 11. August – Suspicions – Eddie Rabbitt
* 18. August – Coca Cola Cowboy – Mel Tillis
* 25. August – The Devil Went Down to Georgia – The Charlie Daniels Band
* 1. September – Heartbreak Hotel – Willie Nelson und Leon Russell
* 8. September – I May Never Get to Heaven – Conway Twitty
* 15. September – You're My Jamaica – Charley Pride
* 22. September – Just Good Ol' Boys – Moe Bandy und Joe Stampley
* 29. September – It Must Be Love – Don Williams
* 6. Oktober – Last Cheater's Waltz – T.G. Sheppard
* 20. Oktober – All the Gold in California – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
* 3. November – You Decorated My Life – Kenny Rogers
* 17. November – Come With Me – Waylon Jennings
* 1. Dezember – Broken Hearted Me – Anne Murray
* 8. Dezember – I Cheated Me Right Out of You – Moe Bandy
* 15. Dezember – Happy Birthday Darlin‘ – Conway Twitty

### Weitere Hits

* Back on My Mind Again – Ronnie Milsap
* Barstool Mountain – Moe Bandy
* Before My Time – John Conlee
* Blind in Love – Mel Tillis
* Blue Kentucky Girl – Emmylou Harris
* Come On In – Oak Ridge Boys
* Crazy Blue Eyes – Lacy J. Dalton
* Do You Ever Fool Around – Joe Stampley
* Don't Let Me Cross Over – Jim Reeves und Deborah Allen
* Down on the Rio Grande – Johnny Rodriguez
* Dream On – Oak Ridge Boys
* Everlasting Love – Narvel Felts
* Family Tradition – Hank Williams Jr.
* Farewell Party – Gene Watson
* Fooled by a Feeling – Barbara Mandrell
* Fools – Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
* (Ghost) Riders in the Sky – Johnny Cash
* Half the Way – Crystal Gayle
* Happy Together – T.G. Sheppard
* Here We Are Again – Statler Brothers
* How to Be a Country Star – Statler Brothers
* I Can't Feel You Anymore – Loretta Lynn
* I Just Can't Stay Married to You – Cristy Lane
* I Wanna Come Over – Alabama
* I'll Love Away Your Troubles For Awhile – Janie Fricke
* I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home – Charlie Rich
* I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind – Loretta Lynn
* I've Done Enough Dying Today – Larry Gatlin
* If Everyone Had Someone Like You – Eddy Arnold
* If I Could Write a Song (as Beautiful as You) – Billy "Crash" Craddock
* In No Time at All – Ronnie Milsap
* Isn't it Always Love – Lynn Anderson
* It's a Cheating Situation – Moe Bandy
* Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye – Mickey Gilley
* The Lady in the Blue Mercedes – Johnny Duncan
* Lay Down Beside Me – Don Williams
* Lying in Love With You – Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
* Maybellene – George Jones and Johnny Paycheck
* My Silver Lining – Mickey Gilley
* My World Begins and Ends With You – Dave & Sugar
* No Memories Hangin' Around – Rosanne Cash und Bobby Bare
* No One Else in the World – Tammy Wynette
* Nothing as Original as You – Statler Brothers
* The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell – Statler Brothers
* Pick the Wildwood Flower – Gene Watson
* Play Together Again, Again – Buck Owens und Emmylou Harris
* Red Bandana – Merle Haggard
* Reunited – Louise Mandrell and R. C. Bannon
* Sail Away – Oak Ridge Boys
* Save the Last Dance for Me – Emmylou Harris
* Send Me Down to Tucson – Mel Tillis
* Should I Go Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) – Gene Watson
* Slow Dancing – Johnny Duncan
* Somebody Special – Donna Fargo
* Stay With Me – Dave & Sugar
* Sweet Dreams – Reba McEntire
* Sweet Memories – Willie Nelson
* Sweet Summer Lovin‘ – Dolly Parton
* Tell Me What It's Like – Brenda Lee
* Texas (When I Die) – Tanya Tucker
* They Call it Making Love – Tammy Wynette
* Till I Can Make it on My Own – Kenny Rogers und Dottie West
* Too Far Gone – Emmylou Harris
* When I Dream – Crystal Gayle
* Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound – Hank Williams Jr.
* Whiskey River – Willie Nelson
* You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie – Bellamy Brothers
* You Feel Good All Over – T.G. Sheppard
* Your Love Has Taken Me That High – Conway Twitty

## Alben
### Nummer-1-Alben

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.
* seit 30. Dezember 1978 – I've Always Been Crazy – Waylon Jennings
* 6. Januar – Willie Nelson and Family Live – Willie Nelson
* 20. Januar – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
* 2. Juni – Greatest Hits – Waylon Jennings
* 1. September – Million Mile Reflections – The Charlie Daniels Band
* 10. November – Kenny – Kenny Rogers

## Geboren

* 18. Mai – David Nail
* 19. Mai – Shooter Jennings
* 8. Juni – Lee Brice
* 23. Juli – Jerrod Niemann
* 27. Dezember – Walker Hayes

## Gestorben

* 8. Januar – Sara Carter
* 19. Februar – Carl T. Sprague
* 11. Mai – Lester Flatt
* 29. November – Ray Smith
* 29. November – Jimmie Tarlton

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

* Hubert Long
* Hank Snow

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Thomas A. Dorsey
* Louvin Brothers
** Charles Louvin
** Ira Louvin
* Elsie McWilliams
* Joe South

## Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
### Grammy Awards

* 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 – Kenny Rogers

### Academy of Country Music Awards

* 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

### Country Music Association Awards

* Entertainer of the Year – Willie Nelson
* Song Of The Year – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers – Autor: Don Schlitz
* Single Of The Year – The Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
* Album Of The Year – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
* Male Vocalist Of The Year – Kenny Rogers
* Female Vocalist Of The Year – Barbara Mandrell
* Vocal Duo Of The Year – Kenny Rogers / Dottie West
* Vocal Group Of The Year – Statler Brothers
* Instrumentalist Of The Year – Charlie Daniels
* Instrumental Group Of The Year – Charlie Daniels Band

### American Music Awards

* Favorite Country Male Artist – Kenny Rogers
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Crystal Gayle
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – The Statler Brothers
* Favorite Country Album – Ten Years of Gold – Kenny Rogers
* Favorite Country Song – Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
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