1986 In Country Music ,
1987 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1987 ,
1988 In Country Music and the List Of Years In Country Music
- June 13 — Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen" spends three weeks at No. 1 of the '' Billboard '' Hot Country Singles chart. It is the first multi-week chart-topping song since "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" by Ronnie Milsap spent two weeks atop the chart in September 1985; in that time span, 85 songs would rotate in and out of the chart's top spot. Incidentally, only three other songs during the entire 1980s decade — all of them in 1980 — would spend more than two weeks at No. 1, owing much to how ''Billboard'' compiled the chart data at the time.
- September — Dolly Parton 's much anticipated TV variety series, ''Dolly'', premieres on ABC in September. Despite a promising start (due to strong ratings in its early weeks), the show was panned by critics and its audience began to lose interest. After a continual decline on viewership, the series was cancelled at the end of the 1987-1988 season.
- 46-year-old singer-songwriter K.T. Oslin becomes the success story of the year with her hit "80s Ladies," a Grammy Award-winner which told the story of three friends from childhood who stayed together through an era of social change. The song spawned an award-winning video as well and despite only reaching No. 7 on the '' Billboard '' Hot Country Singles chart, was one of the most played songs of the year. Oslin's rise to fame in her mid-40s came at a time when mainstream country radio was beginning to shun older female artists in lieu of younger, more attractive stars.
''(As certified by Billboard Magazine )''
- - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by '' Billboard Magazine ''.
- A - First ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
- B - Last ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
- C - Only ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
- ''Christmastime With the Judds'' - The Judds (RCA/Curb)
- ''Dolly'' (1987-1988, ABC)
- '' Hee Haw '' (1969-1993, syndicated)
- 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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