1987 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1987.

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Top hits of the year

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtist
74 80's Ladies K. T. Oslin
8617 Ain't No Cure for Love Jennifer Warnes
11 All My Ex's Live in Texas George Strait
11 Am I Blue George Strait
1635American Me S-K-O
4 Another World Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris
22 Baby's Got a Hold on Me Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1 Baby's Got a New Baby S-K-O
48 The Bed You Made for Me Highway 101
109 Bonnie Jean (Little Sister) David Lynn Jones
11 Born to Boogie Hank Williams, Jr.
94 Brilliant Conversationalist T. Graham Brown
11 Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You The O'Kanes
61 The Carpenter John Conlee
47 Chains of Gold Sweethearts of the Rodeo
1630 Changin' Partners Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
1314 Child Support Barbara Mandrell
53 Cinderella Vince Gill
1023 Cowboy Man Lyle Lovett
37 Crazy from the Heart The Bellamy Brothers
4 Crazy Over You Foster & Lloyd
75 Crime of Passion Ricky Van Shelton
12 Cry Myself to Sleep The Judds
912 Daddies Need to Grow Up Too The O'Kanes
1010 Deep River Woman Lionel Richie with Alabama
8517Didn't You Go and Leave Me Rosemary Sharp
13 Do Ya K. T. Oslin
45 Domestic Life John Conlee
104 Don't Be Cruel The Judds
11 Don't Go to Strangers T. Graham Brown
2019 Don't Touch Me There Charly McClain
47 A Face in the Crowd Michael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn
22 Fallin' for You for Years Conway Twitty
811Fallin' Out Waylon Jennings
75 Fire in the Sky Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
11 Fishin' in the Dark Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
711 Forever The Statler Brothers
11 Forever and Ever, Amen Randy Travis
1618 Full Grown Fool Mickey Gilley
710 Girls Ride Horses Too Judy Rodman
1318Give Back My HeartLyle Lovett
13 Give Me Wings Michael Johnson
1823God WillLyle Lovett
810 Goodbye's All We've Got Left Steve Earle
1011 Gotta Get Away Sweethearts of the Rodeo
96 Gotta Have You Eddie Rabbitt
23 Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) T. G. Sheppard
66 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner)
10 Hard Livin' Keith Whitley
1450 Have I Got Some Blues for You Charley Pride
1839 He's Letting Go Baillie & the Boys
925 Homecoming '63 Keith Whitley
1712 House of Blue Lights Asleep at the Wheel
11 How Do I Turn You On Ronnie Milsap
13 I Can't Win for Losin' You Earl Thomas Conley
11 I Know Where I'm Going The Judds
1419 I Only Wanted You Marie Osmond
22 I Prefer the Moonlight Kenny Rogers
22 I Want to Know You Before We Make Love Conway Twitty
11 I Will Be There Dan Seals
11 I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) Randy Travis
1024 I'll Be the One The Statler Brothers
59 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Judy Rodman
21 I'll Come Back as Another Woman Tanya Tucker
415 I'll Never Be in Love Again Don Williams
11 I'll Still Be Loving You Restless Heart
924 If There's Any Justice Lee Greenwood
11 It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow) The Oak Ridge Boys
317 It Won't Hurt Dwight Yoakam
812 It's Only Over for You Tanya Tucker
23 Julia Conway Twitty
13 Kids of the Baby Boom The Bellamy Brothers
3720 Killbilly Hill Southern Pacific
12 The Last One to Know Reba McEntire
11 Leave Me Lonely Gary Morris
45 Let the Music Lift You Up Reba McEntire
1617 Let's Do Something Vince Gill
73 Little Sister Dwight Yoakam
81 Little Ways Dwight Yoakam
11 A Long Line of Love Michael Martin Murphey
107 Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White
23 Love Me Like You Used To Tanya Tucker
65 Love Reunited The Desert Rose Band
22 Love Someone Like Me Holly Dunn
64 Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me John Schneider
11 Lynda Steve Wariner
11 Make No Mistake, She's Mine Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap
117 Mama's Rockin' Chair John Conlee
11 Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues The Judds
46 Midnight Girl/Sunset Town Sweethearts of the Rodeo
12 The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder Michael Johnson
11 Mornin' Ride Lee Greenwood
1937No Easy HorsesS-K-B
21 No Place Like Home Randy Travis
207 Nowhere Road Steve Earle
11 Ocean Front Property George Strait
917 Oh Heart Baillie & the Boys
11 Old Bridges Burn Slow Billy Joe Royal
22 One for the Money T. G. Sheppard
11 One Promise Too Late Reba McEntire
47 Only When I Love Holly Dunn
99 Plain Brown Wrapper Gary Morris
7617Real Good HeartacheRosemary Sharp
11 Right from the Start Earl Thomas Conley
35 Right Hand Man Eddy Raven
86 The Right Left Hand George Jones
1614The Rock and Roll of Love Tom Wopat
11 Rose in Paradise Waylon Jennings
618 Rough and Rowdy Days Waylon Jennings
912 Señorita Don Williams
43 She Couldn't Love Me Anymore T. Graham Brown
9 She Thinks That She'll Marry Judy Rodman
11 She's Too Good to Be True Exile
11 Shine, Shine, Shine Eddy Raven
11 Small Town Girl Steve Wariner
11 Snap Your Fingers Ronnie Milsap
15 Somebody Lied Ricky Van Shelton
53 Someone Lee Greenwood
11 Somewhere Tonight Highway 101
12 Straight to the Heart Crystal Gayle
20SusannahTom Wopat
3719 Sweet Little '66 Steve Earle
107 Take the Long Way Home John Schneider
43 Talkin' to the Moon Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers
74 Tar Top Alabama
36 Telling Me Lies Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
12 That Was a Close One Earl Thomas Conley
34 Then It's Love Don Williams
12 This Crazy Love The Oak Ridge Boys
51 Those Memories of You Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
11 Three Time Loser Dan Seals
610 Till I'm Too Old to Die Young Moe Bandy
1735 Time In The Oak Ridge Boys
11 To Know Him Is to Love Him Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
54 Too Many Rivers The Forester Sisters
615 Train of Memories Kathy Mattea
22 Twenty Years Ago Kenny Rogers
11 The Way We Make a Broken Heart Rosanne Cash
11 The Weekend Steve Wariner
11 What Am I Gonna Do About You Reba McEntire
97 What Can I Do with My Heart Juice Newton
2010 When a Woman Cries Janie Fricke
21 Whiskey, If You Were a Woman Highway 101
11 Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right) Restless Heart
1524Why I Don't KnowLyle Lovett
13 You Again The Forester Sisters
11You Haven't Heard the Last of MeMoe Bandy
11 You Still Move Me Dan Seals
25 You're My First Lady T. G. Sheppard
36 You're Never Too Old for Young Love Eddy Raven
5 You're the Power Kathy Mattea
11 "You've Got" the Touch Alabama
1213 Your Love Tammy Wynette

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtist
8All I Really Need Audie Henry
2010 Are You Still in Love with Me Anne Murray
6Arms That Love (Hearts That Don't) Carroll Baker
19Better Off Alone The Good Brothers
9Cowboy Pride Ian Tyson
10Death and Taxes and Me Lovin' YouCarroll Baker
15Denim Blue Eyes Sylvia Tyson
14Diamonds in the Dark Cameron Molloy with Silver Weasel
9Heroes Mercey Brothers
10I Love You More Family Brown
20I've Found Someone Too Anita Perras
16Listen to My Heart Stoker Bros
11New Fool at an Old Game Michelle Wright
9No Holiday in L.A. Ronnie Prophet
13None of the Feeling Is Gone Terry Carisse with Michelle Wright
3Old PhotographsTerry Carisse
8Raised by the RadioMercey Brothers
8411Roller Coaster Alibi
13Say When Tim Taylor
14Small Talk Glory-Anne Carriere
10Starting Forever AgainTerry Carisse
15Taste of Romance Bootleg
20Too Short a RideSylvia Tyson
14True Blue Anne Lord
1 Try Blue Rodeo
10Walk in the Rain Tonight Gary Fjellgaard
20What a Fool I'd Be Colleen Peterson

Top new album releases

USAlbumArtistRecord Label
1610 Asleep at the Wheel Epic
1420 Greatest Hits Don Williams MCA
1 80's Ladies K. T. Oslin RCA
18 After All This Time Charley Pride 16th Avenue
1 Always & Forever Randy Travis Warner Bros.
16 American Faces John Conlee Columbia
23 Angel Band Emmylou Harris Warner Bros.
7 The Best Dan Seals Capitol
25 Borderline Conway Twitty MCA
1 Born to Boogie Hank Williams, Jr. Curb/Warner Bros.
23 Brilliant Conversationalist T. Graham Brown Capitol
8 Chill Factor Merle Haggard Epic
17 Come On Joe Jo-El Sonnier RCA
22 Cornerstone Holly Dunn MTM
21 Country Rap The Bellamy Brothers Curb/MCA
25 Crackin' Up Ray Stevens MCA
24 The Desert Rose Band The Desert Rose Band Curb/MCA
15 Exit 0 Steve Earle & The Dukes MCA
2 Greatest Hits Reba McEntire MCA
22 Greatest Hits John Schneider MCA
25 Greatest Hits Steve Wariner MCA
1 Greatest Hits Volume Two George Strait MCA
19 Hangin' Tough Waylon Jennings MCA
1 Hank Live Hank Williams, Jr. Curb/Warner Bros.
9 Harmony Anne Murray Capitol
13 Heart & Soul Ronnie Milsap RCA
20 Heartbeat The Oak Ridge Boys MCA
1 Heartland The Judds Curb/RCA
7 Highway 101 Highway 101 Warner Bros.
1 Hillbilly Deluxe Dwight Yoakam Reprise
24 Hits Gary Morris Warner Bros.
14 Hold On Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Warner Bros.
18 I Prefer the Moonlight Kenny Rogers RCA
14 Island in the Sea Willie Nelson Columbia
1 Just Us Alabama RCA
6 King's Record Shop Rosanne Cash Columbia
3 The Last One to Know Reba McEntire MCA
23 Lone Star State of Mind Nanci Griffith MCA
10 Love Me Like You Used To Tanya Tucker Capitol
22 A Man Called Hoss Waylon Jennings MCA
9 Maple Street Memories The Statler Brothers Mercury
1 Ocean Front Property George Strait MCA
18 Rainbow Dolly Parton Columbia
18 Right Hand Man Eddy Raven RCA
5 The Royal Treatment Billy Joe Royal Atlantic
13 Shelter from the Night Exile Epic
16 Somewhere in the Night Sawyer Brown Capitol/Curb
24 Sure Feels Good Barbara Mandrell EMI America
14 Too Wild Too Long George Jones Epic
1 Trio Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt
& Emmylou Harris
Warner Bros.
11 Untasted Honey Kathy Mattea Mercury
13 The Way Back Home Vince Gill RCA
25 What If We Fall in Love? Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris Warner Bros.
14 Where the Fast Lane Ends The Oak Ridge Boys MCA
1 Wild-Eyed Dream Ricky Van Shelton Columbia
13 You Again The Forester Sisters Warner Bros.
10You Haven't Heard the Last of Me Moe Bandy Curb

Other top albums

USAlbumArtistRecord Label
29 After Midnight Janie Frickie Columbia
37Ain't No Binds The Whites MCA
32 Americana Michael Martin Murphey Warner Bros.
56 Angel with a Lariat k.d. lang Sire
48Back to Basics Mickey Gilley Epic
27 Baillie & the Boys Baillie & the Boys RCA
53 The Best of Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Warner Bros.
41 Blue Skies Again John Anderson MCA
51Break the Routine The Kendalls Step One
63 Celebration Janie Frickie Columbia
66A Christmas Card The Forester Sisters Warner Bros.
57A Christmas TraditionVarious ArtistsWarner Bros.
49 Christmas Time with The Judds The Judds Curb/RCA
47Country CollectionVarious ArtistsK-Tel
48Country NowVarious ArtistsK-Tel
50 Crazy from the Heart The Bellamy Brothers Curb/MCA
69 A Crystal Christmas Crystal Gayle Warner Bros.
59 Emotion Juice Newton RCA
33 Foster & Lloyd Foster & Lloyd RCA
43Greatest Hits Mel McDaniel Capitol
59 Greatest Hits Sylvia RCA
41 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Ray Stevens MCA
62 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Ray Stevens MCA
28 Hard Times on Easy Street David Lynn Jones Mercury
43 Higher Ground Tammy Wynette Epic
54Honky Tonk Crazy Gene Watson Epic
38 If There's Any Justice Lee Greenwood MCA
29 It's a Crazy World Steve Wariner MCA
36 Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Johnny Cash Mercury/PolyGram
54Larry Boone Larry Boone Mercury
63 The Lonesome Jubilee John Mellencamp Mercury
50 A Matter of Life... and Death David Allan Coe Columbia
72 Merry Christmas to You Reba McEntire MCA
54Modern Times Johnny Paycheck Mercury/PolyGram
52No Easy Horses S-K-B MTM
47 One for the Money T. G. Sheppard Columbia
55The Only One O. B. McClinton Epic
71 The Patsy Cline Story Patsy Cline MCA
29 A Place Called Love Judy Rodman MTM
49 Rattlesnake Annie Rattlesnake Annie Columbia
60Romeo's Escape Dave Alvin Epic
65Rosie Flores Rosie Flores Reprise
31 Seashores of Old Mexico Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson Epic
35Still I Stay Charly McClain Epic
32 Still within the Sound of My Voice Glen Campbell MCA
26 Super Hits George Jones Epic
39 Walking the Line Merle Haggard, George Jones
& Willie Nelson
Epic
42What a Girl Next Door Could Do Girls Next Door MTM
41 You Ain't Seen the Last of Me John Schneider MCA

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Academy of Country Music

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on March 2, 1987)

Canadian Country Music Association

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