# Country-Musik 1973

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1973 im Genre Country-Musik.

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

* 20. Januar – Soul Song – Joe Stampley
* 27. Januar – (Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine – Tom T. Hall
* 3. Februar – She Needs Someone to Hold Her When She Cries – Conway Twitty
* 17. Februar – I Wonder if They Ever Think of Me – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
* 24. Februar – Rated ‚X‘ – Loretta Lynn
* 3. März – The Lord Knows I’m Drinkin’ – Cal Smith
* 10. März – ’Til I Get it Right – Tammy Wynette
* 17. März – The Teddy Bear Song – Barbara Fairchild
* 31. März – Keep Me in Mind – Lynn Anderson
* 7. April – Super Kind of Woman – Freddie Hart
* 14. April – A Shoulder to Cry On – Charley Pride
* 21. April – Superman – Donna Fargo
* 28. April – Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
* 12. Mai – Come Live With Me – Roy Clark
* 19. Mai – What’s Your Mama’s Name – Tanya Tucker
* 26. Mai – Satin Sheets – Jeanne Pruett
* 9. Juni – You Always Come Back to Hurtin’ Me – Johnny Rodriguez
* 16. Juni – Kids Say the Darndest Things – Tammy Wynette
* 23. Mai – Satin Sheets – Jeanne Pruett
* 30. Juni – Don’t Fight the Feelings of Love – Charley Pride
* 7. Juli – Why Me – Kris Kristofferson
* 14. Juli – Love is the Foundation – Loretta Lynn
* 28. Juli – You Were Always There – Donna Fargo
* 4. August – Lord, Mr. Ford – Jerry Reed
* 11. August – Trip to Heaven – Freddie Hart
* 18. August – Louisiana Woman, Mississisippi Man – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
* 25. August – Everybody’s Had the Blues – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
* 8. September – You’ve Never Been This Far Before – Conway Twitty
* 29. September – Blood Red and Goin’ Down – Tanya Tucker
* 6. Oktober – You’re the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to Me – Ray Price
* 13. Oktober – Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico – Johnny Rodriguez
* 27. Oktober – We’re Gonna Hold On – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
* 10. November – Paper Roses – Marie Osmond
* 24. November – The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich
* 15. Dezember – Amazing Love – Charley Pride
* 22. Dezember – If We Make it Through December – Merle Haggard and the Strangers

### Weitere Hits

* Amanda – Don Williams
* Any Old Wind That Blows – Johnny Cash
* Baby's Gone – Conway Twitty
* Bring it On Home to Your Woman – Joe Stampley
* Can I Sleep in Your Arms – Jeannie Seely
* Come Early Morning – Don Williams
* The Corner of My Life – Bill Anderson
* Country Sunshine – Dottie West
* Danny’s Song – Anne Murray
* Don’t Give Up On Me – Jerry Wallace
* Dreaming My Dreams With You – Waylon Jennings
* Drift Away – Narvel Felts
* Dueling Banjos – Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
* The Emptiest Arms in the World – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
* Good Times – David Houston
* I Hate You – Ronnie Milsap
* I Love You More and More Every Day – Sonny James
* I’m Your Woman – Jeanne Pruett
* If Teardrops Were Pennies – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
* If You Can Live With It (I Can Live Without It) – Bill Anderson
* If You Can’t Feel It (It Ain’t There) – Freddie Hart
* Jamestown Ferry – Tanya Tucker
* Just What I Had in Mind – Faron Young
* Kid Stuff – Barbara Fairchild
* The Last Love Song – Hank Williams Jr.
* Let Me Be There – Olivia Newton-John
* Little Girl Gone – Donna Fargo
* Love Me – Marty Robbins
* Love’s the Answer – Tanya Tucker
* Lovin' on Back Streets – Mel Street
* The Midnight Oil – Barbara Mandrell
* Mr. Lovemaker – Johnny PayCheck
* My Tennessee Mountain Home – Dolly Parton
* Neon Rosie – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
* Nobody Wins – Brenda Lee
* Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad As Losing You) – George Jones
* Pass Me By – Johnny Rodriguez
* Ravishing Ruby – Tom T. Hall
* Red Necks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer – Johnny Russell
* Sawmill – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
* Send Me No Roses – Tommy Overstreet
* The Shelter of Your Eyes – Don Williams
* Sing About Love – Lynn Anderson
* Slippin' and Slidin – Billy "Crash" Craddock
* Slippin’ Away – Jean Shepard
* Southern Loving – Jim Ed Brown
* Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) – Willie Nelson
* Sunday Sunrise – Brenda Lee
* Sweet Country Woman – Johnny Duncan
* ’Til the Water Stops Runnin’ – Billy "Crash" Craddock
* Top of the World – Lynn Anderson
* Touch the Morning – Don Gibson
* Uneasy Rider – Charlie Daniels Band
* Walking Piece of Heaven – Marty Robbins
* What My Woman Can't Do – George Jones
* Yellow Ribbon – Johnny Carver
* You Ask Me To – Waylon Jennings
* You Can Have Her – Waylon Jennings
* You Lay So Easy on My Mind – Bobby G. Rice

## Alben (Auswahl)

* Honky Tonk Heroes – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
* The Midnight Oil – Barbara Mandrell (Columbia)
* Shotgun Willie – Willie Nelson (Atlantic)

## Geboren

* 26. Juni – Gretchen Wilson
* 8. August – Mark Wills

## Gestorben

* 10. November – Stringbean, 58, Banjo-Spieler und Komiker in der TV-Serie Hee Haw

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

* Chet Atkins (1924–2001)
* Patsy Cline (1932–1963)

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Jack Clement (1931–2013)
* Don Gibson (1928–2003)
* Harlan Howard (1927–2002)
* Roger Miller (1936–1992)
* Willie Nelson (* 1933)

## Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
### Grammys

* Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Donna Fargo – Happiest Girl In The Whole USA
* Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Charley Pride – Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs
* Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Statler Brothers – Class Of '57
* Best Country Instrumental Performance – Charlie McCoy – Charlie McCoy / The Real McCoy
* Best Country Song – Kiss An Angel Good Mornin‘ – Charley Pride, (Autor: Ben Peters)

### Academy of Country Music Awards

* Entertainer Of The Year – Roy Clark
* Song Of The Year – The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. – Donna Fargo – Yvonne Silver
* Single Of The Year – Happiest Girl – Donna Fargo
* Album Of The Year – Happiest Girl – Donna Fargo
* Top Male Vocalist – Merle Haggard
* Top Female Vocalist – Donna Fargo
* Top Vocal Group – Statler Brothers
* Top New Male Vocalist – Johnny Rodriguez
* Top New Female Vocalist – Tanya Tucker

### Country Music Association Awards

* Entertainer of the Year – Roy Clark
* Male Vocalist of the Year – Charlie Rich
* Female Vocalist of the Year – Loretta Lynn
* Instrumental Group of the Year – Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
* Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
* Vocal Duo of the Year – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
* Single of the Year – Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich
* Song of the Year – Behind Closed Door, Kenny O’Dell
* Album of the Year – Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich
* Instrumentalist of the Year – Charlie McCoy
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