1980 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1980.

Contents

List of years in country music (table)
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Events

  1. "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" by Crystal Gayle
  2. "A Lesson in Leavin'" by Dottie West
  3. "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" by Debby Boone
  4. "Beneath Still Waters" by Emmylou Harris
  5. "Two Story House" by Tammy Wynette (Duet with George Jones)

Country music goes Hollywood

Top hits of the year

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtist
1759After Hours Joe Stampley
1821 Always Patsy Cline
120 Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again Debby Boone
77 Baby, You're Something John Conlee
6 Back to Back Jeanne Pruett
11 Bar Room Buddies Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood
1843Bedroom Ballad Gene Watson
12 Beneath Still Waters Emmylou Harris
69 The Best of Strangers Barbara Mandrell
749 Blue Heartache Gail Davies
84 The Blue Side Crystal Gayle
218Bombed, Boozed and Busted Joe Sun
138 The Boxer Emmylou Harris
20Bring It on Home Big Al Downing
914 Broken Trust Brenda Lee with The Oak Ridge Boys
2214The Champ Moe Bandy
527 Charlotte's Web The Statler Brothers
2021 Cheatin' on a Cheater Loretta Lynn
71 Clyde Waylon Jennings
247 Coal Miner's Daughter Sissy Spacek
1635 Come to My Love Cristy Lane
1526 Couldn't Do Nothin' Right Rosanne Cash
11 Coward of the County Kenny Rogers
110 Cowboys and Clowns Ronnie Milsap
108 The Cowgirl and the Dandy Brenda Lee
36 Crackers Barbara Mandrell
1453 Crying Stephanie Winslow
328Dallas Floyd Cramer
14 Dancin' Cowboys The Bellamy Brothers
115 Do You Wanna Go to Heaven T. G. Sheppard
31 Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes
17Drinkin' and Drivin' Johnny Paycheck
12 Drivin' My Life Away Eddie Rabbitt
33 Faded Love Willie Nelson and Ray Price
14Free to Be Lonely AgainDebby Boone
23 Friday Night Blues John Conlee
17 Gone Too Far Eddie Rabbitt
23 Good Ole Boys Like Me Don Williams
716 Hard Times Lacy J. Dalton
12 He Stopped Loving Her Today George Jones
1728 He Was There (When I Needed You) Tammy Wynette
1720He's Out of My Life Johnny Duncan with Janie Fricke
33 Heart of Mine The Oak Ridge Boys
41 Help Me Make It Through the Night Willie Nelson
77Holding the BagMoe Bandy and Joe Stampley
11 Honky Tonk Blues Charley Pride
11 I Ain't Living Long Like This Waylon Jennings
11 I Believe in You Don Williams
1833 I Can See Forever in Your Eyes Reba McEntire
5I Can't Get Enough of You Razzy Bailey
20I Don't Want to Lose You Con Hunley
158I Wish I Was Eighteen Again George Burns
11 I'd Love to Lay You Down Conway Twitty
123 I'll Be Coming Back for More T. G. Sheppard
88I'll Even Love You (Better Than I Did Then)The Statler Brothers
525I'm Already Blue The Kendalls
1748I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (In My Dreams)Johnny Duncan
24 I'm Not Ready Yet George Jones
67I've Never Seen the Likes of YouConway Twitty
13 If You Ever Change Your Mind Crystal Gayle
1362 In America Charlie Daniels
104It's Hard to Be Humble Mac Davis
11 It's Like We Never Said Goodbye Crystal Gayle
1435It's Over Rex Allen, Jr.
9 It's Too Late Jeanne Pruett
52It's True LoveLoretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
128 Kaw-Liga Hank Williams Jr.
12 Lady Kenny Rogers
1239The Last Cowboy Song Ed Bruce
13 Lay Back in the Arms of Someone Randy Barlow
13Leavin's for Unbelievers Dottie West
11 Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight The Oak Ridge Boys
123 A Lesson in Leavin' Dottie West
617Let's Get It While the Getting's Good Eddy Arnold
1015Let's Keep it That WayMac Davis
17A Little Getting Used To Mickey Gilley
2716 Long Haired Country Boy Charlie Daniels
118 Lookin' for Love Johnny Lee
1457Losing Kind of LoveLacy J. Datlon
11 Love Me Over Again Don Williams
41 Love the World Away Kenny Rogers
330 Lovers Live Longer The Bellamy Brothers
110 Loving Up a Storm Razzy Bailey
612 Lying Time Again Mel Tillis
238Making Plans Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
12Man Just Doesn't Know What a Woman Goes Through Charlie Rich
712 Men Charly McClain
61 Midnight Rider Willie Nelson
34 Misery and Gin Merle Haggard
22 Missin' You Charley Pride
546Morning Comes Too Early Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
113 My Heart Ronnie Milsap
11 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Willie Nelson
17 My Home's in Alabama Alabama
3011 Naked in the Rain Loretta Lynn
1810New York Wine and Tennessee Shine Dave & Sugar
2011Night Games Ray Stevens
209 Night Life Willie Nelson with Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass
1322No One Will Ever KnowGene Watson
1716North of the Border Johnny Rodriguez
43 Nothing Sure Looked Good on You Gene Watson
1126Numbers Bobby Bare
640 Oh, How I Miss You Tonight Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen
12 Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You Dolly Parton
658 Old Habits Hank Williams Jr.
99 The Old Side of Town Tom T. Hall
12 On the Road Again Willie Nelson
110 One Day at a Time Cristy Lane
18 One in a Million Johnny Lee
13One of a KindMoe Bandy
10Over Leon Everette
1018 Over the Rainbow Jerry Lee Lewis
1959 A Pair of Old Sneakers George Jones and Tammy Wynette
2212 Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) Janie Fricke
107 Pecos Promenade Tanya Tucker
1731Play Another Slow SongJohnny Duncan
53 Pour Me Another Tequila Eddie Rabbitt
3513 Pregnant Again Loretta Lynn
95Put It Off Until TomorrowThe Kendalls
2118 Rainy Days and Stormy Nights Billie Jo Spears
15Raisin' Cane in TexasGene Watson
3820The Real Buddy Holly Story Sonny Curtis
2017Real Cowboy (You Say You're) Billy Crash Craddock
8Save Your Heart for Me Jacky Ward
211 She Can't Say That Anymore John Conlee
1360 She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs John Anderson
2313Shotgun RiderJoe Sun
72 Shriner's Convention Ray Stevens
1321 The Shuffle Song Margo Smith
18 Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap
67 Smooth Sailin' T. G. Sheppard
13 Stand by Me Mickey Gilley
159 Standing Tall Billie Jo Spears
1741 Starting Over Tammy Wynette
12 Starting Over Again Dolly Parton
9Steppin' OutMel Tillis
12 Sugar Daddy The Bellamy Brothers
1213 Sugarfoot Rag Jerry Reed
15Sure Thing Freddie Hart
816 Sweet Sexy Eyes Cristy Lane
10Take Me in Your Arms and Hold MeJim Reeves and Deborah Allen
512 Take Me to Your Lovin' Place Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band
1215 Taking Somebody with Me When I Fall Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band
1115Tell Ole I Ain't Here, He Better Get on HomeMoe Bandy and Joe Stampley
525 Temporarily Yours Jeanne Pruett
11 Tennessee River Alabama
1843 The Tennessee Waltz Lacy J. Dalton
940Texas in My Rear View MirrorMac Davis
63That Lovin' You Feelin' Again Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris
19 That's All That Matters Mickey Gilley
7That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and RollsJacky Ward
1050That's What I Get for Loving YouEddy Arnold
12 Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) Waylon Jennings
1836There's Another WomanJoe Stampley
19They Never Lost YouCon Hunley
13Too Old to Play CowboyRazzy Bailey
11 True Love Ways Mickey Gilley
11 Trying to Love Two Women The Oak Ridge Boys
10 Tumbleweed Sylvia
21 Two Story House George Jones & Tammy Wynette
21 The Way I Am Merle Haggard
71 Wayfaring Stranger Emmylou Harris
1815We're Number OneLarry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
1933What'll I Tell VirginiaJohnny Rodriguez
1517When Slim Whitman
1115When Two Worlds CollideJerry Lee Lewis
12 Why Don't You Spend the Night Ronnie Milsap
13 Why Lady Why Alabama
1823Women Get LonelyCharly McClain
59 Women I've Never Had Hank Williams Jr.
11 Years Barbara Mandrell
106Yesterday Once MoreMoe Bandy
45 You Almost Slipped My Mind Charley Pride
95You Know Just What I'd DoLoretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
1919 You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me Con Hunley
822 (You Lift Me) Up to Heaven Reba McEntire
12 You Win Again Charley Pride
517You'd Make an Angel Wanna CheatThe Kendalls
228You're Gonna Love YourselfCharlie Rich
6012 You're Only Lonely J. D. Souther
332Your Body Is an OutlawMel Tillis
1539 Your Lying Blue Eyes John Anderson
55 Your Old Cold Shoulder Crystal Gayle

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtist
10All Her Letters Terry Carisse
10The Ballad of Lucy Jordan Marie Bottrell
14The Ballad of T.J.'s Dick Damron
15Brown Eyed Girl The Good Brothers
1 But It's Cheating Family Brown
13Casey's Last Ride Bytown Bluegrass
16Caught in the Middle Jack Hennig
11 Could I Have This Dance Anne Murray
31 Daydream Believer Anne Murray
20DollarsDick Damron
4Don't Ask the Question Canadian Zephyr
808Dream Street Rose Gordon Lightfoot
8Evangeline C-Weed Band
6Flames of Evil DesireMarie Bottrell
1 Guess I Went Crazy Canadian Zephyr
10Hard Times (Comin' Down Again) Carlton Showband
1 Hollywood Love Carroll Baker
4I Think I'll Say Goodbye Eddie Eastman
15I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head Mercey Brothers
10I'd Rather Be in L.A. Gurney Anderson
2310 I'm Happy Just to Dance with You Anne Murray
9In My Eyes Glory-Anne Carriere
14Liftin' Me Up, Lettin' Me DownEddie Eastman
1 Love Was on Our Side Family Brown
94 Lucky Me Anne Murray
7Meant to Be R. Harlan Smith and Chris Nielsen
10My Broken Old Heart David Thompson
3Phantom of the Opry Ronnie Prophet
20Rideau Street Queen Wayne Rostad
18Somebody's Woman Ralph Carlson
20Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right Iris Larratt
1 Sparkle in Her Eyes Terry Carisse
3The StarMarie Bottrell
1 Still Falling in Love Carroll Baker
9Sweet Mountain Music Laura Vinson
6Thanks for the DanceRalph Carlson
10We Could Make Beautiful Music TogetherTerry Carisse
4We've Got the MagicR. Harlan Smith
16What's Forever For Cliff Edwards
7Your Used to BeEddie Eastman

Top new album releases

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
106 Cylinder6 CylinderRCA
13 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs Dolly Parton RCA
13 10th Anniversary The Statler Brothers Mercury
6All for the Love of a Song Carroll Baker RCA
24 American Son Levon Helm MCA
21 Anne Murray's Greatest Hits Anne Murray Capitol
57 Any Which Way You Can (Soundtrack) Various ArtistsWarner Bros.
14 Ask Me to Dance Cristy Lane United Artists
8 Back to the Barrooms Merle Haggard MCA
12Back to the Sod Carlton Showband RCA
18Best Country DuetsVarious ArtistsEpic
5721The Best of Jerry Jeff Walker Jerry Jeff Walker MCA
18 Best of the Family Brown Family Brown RCA
11Best of the Good Brothers The Good Brothers RCA
20Blue Pearl Earl Thomas Conley Sunbird
10 Bronco Billy (Soundtrack) Various ArtistsElektra
576 The Champ Moe Bandy Columbia
21 Coal Miner's Daughter (Soundtrack) Various ArtistsMCA
8Come with Me Nana Mouskouri Grand
72 A Country Collection Anne Murray Capitol
16Crying Stephanie Winslow Warner Bros./Curb
14Danny Davis & Willie Nelson
with the Nashville Brass
Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass
& Willie Nelson
RCA
71 Dolly, Dolly, Dolly Dolly Parton RCA
214Down & Dirty Bobby Bare Columbia
581 Dream Street Rose Gordon Lightfoot Warner Bros.
4717Drunk & Crazy Bobby Bare Columbia
22 Ed Bruce Ed Bruce MCA
9Eddie Eastman Eddie Eastman Columbia
82Elvis Aron Presley Elvis Presley RCA
14Encore Mickey Gilley Epic
18The EntertainerArtie MacLarenBroadland
1611Friday Night Blues John Conlee MCA
59 Full Moon Charlie Daniels Epic
11 Gideon Kenny Rogers United Artists
22Greatest Hits Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Columbia
110 Greatest Hits Ronnie Milsap RCA
513 Greatest Hits The Oak Ridge Boys MCA
12 Greatest Hits Kenny Rogers Liberty
18Gypsy Johnny Rodriguez Epic
47 Habits Old and New Hank Williams, Jr. Elektra/Curb
18Hard Times Lacy J. Dalton Columbia
103 Heart & Soul Conway Twitty MCA
1113Help Yourself Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Columbia
14 Honeysuckle Rose Willie Nelson Columbia
15 Horizon Eddie Rabbitt Elektra
7 I Am What I Am George Jones Epic
23 I Believe in You Don Williams MCA
12I Wish I Was Eighteen Again George Burns Mercury
18Into a Mystery Murray McLauchlan True North
22Iris LarrattIris LarrattRCA
3It's Hard to Be Humble Mac Davis Casablanca
23King of the NewfiesMichael T. WallBoot
11Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton Columbia
4Live The Good Brothers Solid Gold
86Lookin' for Love Johnny Lee Asylum
17 Lookin' Good Loretta Lynn MCA
245Loretta Loretta Lynn MCA
17 Love Has No Reason Debby Boone Warner Bros./Curb
612 Love Is Fair Barbara Mandrell MCA
24M-M-Mel Live Mel Tillis MCA
12 Make a Little Magic Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Liberty
3 Milsap Magic Ronnie Milsap RCA
11 Music Man Waylon Jennings RCA
31 My Home's in Alabama Alabama RCA
9 Porter & Dolly Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton RCA
12Razzy Razzy Bailey RCA
1216 Rest Your Love on Me Conway Twitty MCA
23 Rockabilly Blues Johnny Cash Columbia
22 Roses in the Snow Emmylou Harris Warner Bros.
1 The Rovers The Rovers Attic
31 San Antonio Rose Willie Nelson & Ray Price Columbia
20She Don't Like the HighwayDale RussellSunshine
4 Shriner's Convention Ray Stevens RCA
1011 Smokey and the Bandit 2 (Soundtrack) Various ArtistsMCA
19 Smooth Sailin' T. G. Sheppard Warner Bros./Curb
151 Somebody's Waiting Anne Murray Capitol
2524Songs I Love to Sing Slim Whitman Cleveland Int'l.
18 Sons of the Sun The Bellamy Brothers Warner Bros./Curb
22Southern Rain Mel Tillis Elektra
3The Star Marie Bottrell MBS
12Texas in My Rear View Mirror Mac Davis Casablanca
8That's All That Matters to Me Mickey Gilley Epic
1 There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me Charley Pride RCA
6 These Days Crystal Gayle Columbia
101 Together The Oak Ridge Boys MCA
22True FeelingsSonny SinclairRural Root
12 Urban Cowboy (Soundtrack) Various ArtistsAsylum
16 The Way I Am Merle Haggard MCA
13We Could Make Beautiful Music Together Terry Carisse MBS
5With Love Marty Robbins Columbia
9 You Can Get Crazy The Bellamy Brothers Warner Bros./Curb
25Your Body Is an Outlaw Mel Tillis Elektra
2Zephyr Canadian Zephyr RCA

Other top albums

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
60After Hours Joe Stampley Epic
27 Always Patsy Cline MCA
28 Autograph John Denver RCA
43 The Best of Chet on the Road — Live Chet Atkins RCA
34The Best of the Kendalls The Kendalls Ovation
64 But What Will the Neighbors Think Rodney Crowell Warner Bros.
49 Cactus and a Rose Gary Stewart RCA
71 Changes Billy "Crash" Craddock Capitol
47Christmas with Slim Whitman Slim Whitman Cleveland Int'l.
29Dallas Floyd Cramer RCA Victor
51Don't It Break Your Heart Con Hunley Warner Bros.
45 Double Trouble George Jones & Johnny Paycheck Epic
41 Dreamlovers Tanya Tucker MCA
37 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Lynn Anderson Columbia
55 Eyes Eddy Raven Dimension
26 Family Bible Willie Nelson MCA
37 Favorites Crystal Gayle United Artists
44 Following the Feeling Moe Bandy Columbia
40The Game Gail Davies Warner Bros.
59Greatest Country Hits of the 70'sVarious ArtistsColumbia
61I Don't Want to Lose Leon Everette Orlando
29I Don't Want to Lose You Con Hunley Warner Bros.
27I'll Be There Gail Davies Warner Bros.
28 I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry Janie Fricke Columbia
66 I've Got Something to Say David Allan Coe Columbia
61In My Dreams Johnny Duncan Columbia
56 Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce Jerry Reed RCA
61 John Anderson John Anderson Warner Bros.
35 Killer Country Jerry Lee Lewis Elektra
26A Legend and His Lady Eddy Arnold RCA
59Love So Many Ways Ronnie McDowell Epic
61Many Moods of Mel Mel Street Sunbird
48New York Town Johnny Paycheck Epic
47New York Wine Tennessee Shine Dave Rowland & Sugar RCA
45No One Will Ever Know Gene Watson Capitol
69Oklahoma Rose Rex Allen, Jr. Warner Bros.
52Once a Drifter Charlie Rich Elektra
35One Man, One Woman Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius RCA
37 Only Lonely Sometimes Tammy Wynette Epic
70 Standing Tall Billie Jo Spears United Artists
52A Sure Thing Freddie Hart Sunbird
30Take Me Back Brenda Lee MCA
43Texas Bound and Flyin' Jerry Reed RCA
56There's Always Me Jim Reeves RCA
26 Together Again George Jones & Tammy Wynette Epic
32 When Two Worlds Collide Jerry Lee Lewis Elektra
31Where Did the Money Go? Hoyt Axton Jeremiah
28Who's Cheatin' Who Charly McClain Epic
73Women Get Lonely Charly McClain Epic

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Regular series

Specials

Births

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Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

Country Music Association

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