1980 In Country Music

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EVENTS

Country music had a major impact on the motion picture inductry, with the film '' Urban Cowboy '', which included a number of top country acts on its soundtrack. Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson also made their film debuts in '' Nine To Five '' and '' Honeysuckle Rose '', respectively.

TOP HITS OF THE YEAR

Number one hits

''(As certified by Billboard Magazine )''

January 5 – " Coward Of The County " – Kenny Rogers

January 26 – "I'll Be Coming Back For More" – T.G. Sheppard

February 9 – "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" – Oak Ridge Boys

February 16 – "Love Me Over Again" – Don Williams

February 23 – "Years" – Barbara Mandrell

March 1 – "Ain't Livin' Long Like This" – Waylon Jennings

March 8 – "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" – Willie Nelson

March 22 – "Why Don't You Spend the Night" – Ronnie Milsap

March 29 – "I'd Love to Lay You Down" – Conway Twitty

April 5 – "Sugar Daddy" – Bellamy Brothers

April 12 – "Honky Tonk Blues" – Charley Pride

April 19 – "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" – Crystal Gayle

April 26 – "A Lesson in Leavin'" – Dottie West

May 3 – "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" – Debby Boone

May 10 – "Beneath Still Waters" – Emmylou Harris

May 17 – "Gone Too Far" – Eddie Rabbitt

May 24 – "Starting Over Again" – Dolly Parton

May 31 – "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap

June 21 – "One Day at a Time" – Cristy Lane

June 28 – "Trying to Love Two Women" – Oak Ridge Boys

July 5 – " He Stopped Loving Her Today " – George Jones

July 12 – "You Win Again" – Charley Pride

July 19 – "Bar Room Buddies" – Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood

July 26 – "True Love Ways" – Mickey Gilley

August 2 – "Dancin' Cowboys" – Bellamy Brothers

August 9 – "Stand By Me" – Mickey Gilley

August 16 – "Tennessee River" – Alabama

August 23 – "Drivin' My Life Away" – Eddie Rabbitt

August 30 – "Cowboys and Clowns" – Ronnie Milsap

September 6 – "Lookin' For Love" – Johnny Lee

September 27 – "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" – Dolly Parton

October 4 – "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" – T.G. Sheppard

October 11 – "Loving Up a Storm" – Razzy Bailey

October 18 – "I Believe in You" – Don Williams

November 1 – "Theme from ' The Dukes Of Hazzard ' (Good Ol' Boys)" – Waylon Jennings

November 8 – "On the Road Again" – Willie Nelson

November 15 – "Could I Have This Dance" – Anne Murray

November 22 – "Lady" – Kenny Rogers

November 29 – "If You Ever Change Your Mind" – Crystal Gayle

December 6 – "Smoky Mountain Rain" – Ronnie Milsap

December 13 – "Why Lady Why" – Alabama

December 20 – "That's All That Matters" – Mickey Gilley

December 27 – "One in a Million" – Johnny Lee

Other major hits

"Blue Heartache" -- Gail Davies

"The Blue Side" -- Crystal Gayle

"Broken Trust" -- Brenda Lee (with The Oak Ridge Boys )

"Charlotte's Web" -- Statler Brothers

"Crackers" -- Barbara Mandrell

"Clyde" -- Waylon Jennings

"The Cowboy and the Dandy" -- Brenda Lee

"Daydream Believer" -- Anne Murray

"Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer" -- Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes

"Faded Love" -- Willie Nelson and Ray Price

"Friday Night Blues" -- John Conlee

"Good Ol' Boys Like Me" -- Don Williams

"Hard Times" -- Lacy J. Dalton

"Holding the Bag" -- Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley

"I'm Already Blue" -- The Kendalls

"I'm Not Ready Yet" -- George Jones

"It's Hard to Be Humble" -- Mac Davis

"It's True Love" -- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

"Let's Get It While the Getting's Good" -- Eddy Arnold

"Let's Keep It That Way" -- Mac Davis

"Love the World Away" -- Kenny Rogers

"Lying Time Again" -- Mel Tillis

"Making Plans" -- Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton

"Men" -- Charly McClain

"Midnight Rider" -- Willie Nelson

"Misery and Gin" -- Merle Haggard

"Old Habits" -- Hank Williams Jr.

"Over" -- Leon Everette

"Pour Me Another Tequilla" -- Eddie Rabbitt

"Save Your Heart For Me" -- Jacky Ward

"She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs" -- John Anderson

"Smooth Sailing" -- T.G. Sheppard

"Take Me to Your Lovin' Place" -- Larry Gatlin

"Tell Ole I AIn't Here" -- Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley

"Temporarily Yours" -- Jeanne Pruett

"That Lovin' You Feelin Again" -- Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris

"That's What I Get For Loving You" -- Eddy Arnold

"Tumbleweed" -- Sylvia

"Two Story House" -- George Jones and Tammy Wynette

"The Way I Am" -- Merle Haggard

"Wayfaring Stranger" -- Emmylou Harris

"Women I've Never Had" -- Hank Williams Jr.

"You Know Just What I'd Do" -- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

"(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" -- Reba McEntire

"Your Body is an Outlaw" -- Mel Tillis

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