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'' 1989 In Country Music '', '' 1990 In Music '', '' Other Events Of 1990 '', '' 1991 In Country Music '', '' 1990s In Music '' and the '' List Of Years In Country Music ''


EVENTS

  • Starting with its January 20 Hot Country Singles chart, Billboard Magazine begins basing the chart entirely on radio airplay through the Broadcast Data System (BDS), which uses a computerized system to detect actual airplay. The number of chart positions is reduced from 100 to 75.

  • : On February 17 , the chart is renamed " Hot Country Singles & Tracks " (to reflect the growing number of radio-popular songs that were not released commerically as singles).

  • The '', a 100-track, four-volume set including the most important and notable songs in the genre's history, from 1924 to 1987. The set, which includes an 84-page booklet by historian Bill Malone, replaces the Smithsonian's eight-volume, 143-track set – titled '' The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Country Music '' – issued in 1981.

  • : The release of ''Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection'' continues a trend toward issuing chronicling the genre's history via Compact Disc during the late 1980s/early 1990s. Time-Life Music's '' Country USA '' series continued to issue new albums, while Columbia Records issues its five-volume '' Country Classics '' series. Rhino Records also releases ten volumes of ''Billboard Top Country Singles'', each depicting the top 10 songs from the years 1959 through 1968.



TOP HITS OF THE YEAR


Number one hits

''(as certified by Billboard Magazine )''


Other major hits


TOP NEW ALBUM RELEASES



DEATHS


COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES



MAJOR AWARDS


Grammy awards


Academy of Country Music



Country Music Association


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.



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