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EVENTS

TOP HITS OF THE YEAR

Number one hits

''(As certified by Billboard Magazine )''

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 But 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

Other major hits

"Another Goodbye" – Donna Fargo

"Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way)" – Donna Fargo

"Night Time Magic" – Larry Gatlin

TOP NEW ALBUM RELEASES

''Country Soul'' – Mel Street (Polydor/Polygram)

''Only One Love in My Life'' – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)

''Heartbreaker'' - Dolly Parton (RCA)

''Oh Brother!'' - Larry Gatlin (Monument)

''Let's Keep it That Way'' - Anne Murray (Capital)

''Stardust'' - Willie Nelson (CBS)

BIRTHS

DEATHS

October 21 – Mel Street , 45, honky tonk-styled artist and one of the most promising new artists of the 1970s ( Suicide )

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Grandpa Jones ( 1913 - 1998 )

MAJOR AWARDS

Grammy awards

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

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.

OTHER LINKS

Country Music Association

Inductees Of The Country Music Hall Of Fame

EXTERNAL LINKS

Country Music Hall of Fame

Country Music Association